"In three seconds, you should complete the actions of loading the bomb, warning, pulling the bolt and preparing to shoot..." after a day's construction guard task, corporal Wen Shancheng of the ninth batch of Chinese peacekeeping engineering detachment to Mali wrote in his diary. Last August, the Gao camp of the United Nations multidimensional integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (minusma) welcomed the ninth batch of Chinese peacekeepers and engineers to Mali. In Mali, more than a dozen organizations and factions are in constant conflict, and many terrorist forces exist, making it impossible to prevent terrorist attacks. When Wen Shancheng recalled his first guard mission a few months ago, his memory was still fresh: when the convoy drove to the airport, the streets were full of small pickup trucks with armed personnel on them. At this time, he really felt: "this is the battlefield. We came with a mission!" Now, Wen Shancheng, who has carried out more than 50 guard tasks, has a little more calm and calm in his eyebrows. He said: "whether it's marching guard or construction guard, I must play a twelve point spirit in the whole process to ensure that I can deal with the situation effectively at the first time." Turn right, turn the bucket forward and start dumping... In Gao, the hot season, Li Jin, the excavator operator, is stepping up his work at the construction site of the bunker reconstruction task of the minusma headquarters. Born in 1998, Li Jin is the youngest manipulator in the engineering unit. At the moment, he is wearing a 20 kilogram bulletproof vest and a steel helmet. His whole body has been soaked with sweat, and his eardrums are hurt by the huge mechanical roar. Since joining the Peacekeeping Training Team in May 2021, the wish of "maintaining peace" has taken root in Li Jin's heart. In the process of intensive training, Li Jin worked hard on the operation skills of construction machinery in the training ground during the day and carefully studied the general knowledge of laws and regulations with books at night. After more than 60 days of unremitting efforts, he passed the professional assessment of the training team and became a member of China's blue helmet team. Menaka, a city in the Sahara desert of West Africa, is known as the "most dangerous zone" in the eastern theater of minusma. Since its deployment in October last year, signalman Yang Zhe and his comrades in arms of the Menaka detachment of the engineering unit have been sticking to it. In the early morning of November 22, 2021, Yang zhe was awakened by a loud bang mixed with the sound of crisp metal explosion. He quickly put on protective equipment and rushed to the air defense bunker. The explosion came again. According to the United Nations walkie talkie briefing, the plank house in the United Nations civil area of Menaka camp was hit by rockets from armed elements. In the face of an emergency, Yang zhe immediately set up a portable radio station, reported the situation to Wang Meng, deputy commander of the engineering unit, and quickly conveyed the instruction of "starting the emergency plan immediately" to all points. Recalling what happened at that time, Yang zhe still had lingering fear: "when I felt the strong shock wave mixed with the explosion, it was false to say I was not afraid. But when I really experienced the test of life and death on the battlefield, all I did was to summon up my courage to perform the duties and tasks of a peacekeeper on behalf of my motherland." Living in a foreign country and facing the life and death test of blood and fire, these young Chinese officers and soldiers are always full of confidence. As the May 4th Youth Day approached, the engineering unit held a theme party of "I dedicate my youth to the motherland". Corporal Yan Qingsong, who was rated as "youth civilization" by the unit, expressed his heart in the poem reading: "the experience of peacekeeping makes me better understand that the significance of youth is growing and the value of soldiers is on the battlefield. It is my mission and responsibility as a Chinese blue helmet to go abroad, maintain world peace and show the style of Chinese soldiers with love for the motherland in my heart." (Shao Xuchang, Wang Hongyang) (Xinhua News Agency)