Garrison the border for 20 years and drive more than one million kilometers safely—— "Youth on the road" of a gambala veteran ■ special correspondent huxiaoyu of PLA Daily A veteran walking on the plateau. Facing the cold wind in the snow, he drove steadily into the company parking lot, and his heart fell steadily with the brake sound. On the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, Shen Dongchu, the driver and electrician of gambala radar station of an Air Force Radar Brigade in the Western Theater, and the third grade Sergeant chief, will spend the long road in the snow. Loading and unloading materials, maintaining vehicles, and transporting equipment... Just a month ago, this Gelao veteran and his comrades in arms returned from a long-distance mission to the Gobi desert, and then drove nonstop to the top of the snow mountain. The night before his departure, he had a video conversation with his wife and daughter in Zunyi, Guizhou. His wife was making rice dumplings, and his 9-year-old daughter ran around to beat her mother. In retrospect, during the Spring Festival this year, he received an order to return to the army ahead of schedule to perform tasks. In a flash, he had left their mother and mother for more than three months. "Dad, be safe!" Before hanging up the phone, her daughter did not forget to tell him. On the Dragon Boat Festival, Gelao people not only make rice dumplings, but also make mung bean flour, drink realgar wine, and race dragon boats... Walking through the cold wind in the snow, the fragrance of Artemisia argyi was filled in their hearts, and the eyes of President Shen were hot at the beginning. "Under the sky, above the clouds", this is what Shen Dongchu said about the living environment. "Snow mountain, ice river" is the daily work of Mr. Shen. "The line of life and death, soldiers and chariots" is what Shen Dongchu said about his youth in battle. With a smile, he called his military life "youth on the road". Hometown is far away, and the long road is under the wheel. 20 years of youth, it seems that the past, but left a deep rut. —— Editor After completing a task, Mr. Shen looked into the distance in front of the snow mountain. "Be a good soldier" "Work hard in the army. Don't come back to see me if you can't!" In December, 2002, in Sankeng village, Daping Town, Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, Shen Dongchu was sent away by his mother who was suffering from cancer. She tearfully asked him to leave. At that time, the 20-year-old Gelao youth did not expect that this parting message with an obvious "exciting general" color would become his mother's will. More than three months after leaving home, shendongchu was conducting professional training in a radar training regiment of the air force. The sad news of his mother's death suddenly came, and he burst into tears. Before joining the army, he had been working hard to earn money to cure his mother. Unexpectedly, the old man left in such a hurry. The army leaders specially approved Shen Dongchu to go home to see his mother for the last time. "My son must be a good worker in the army. I won't disgrace you!" In front of his mother's body, Shen Dongchu swore with tears. His heart was like a knife. At the moment, he had only one idea: "be a good soldier! Comfort mother's spirit in heaven." Professional training is the biggest test for the recruits Shen Dongchu. He clenched his teeth and practiced his skills. He asked questions if he didn't understand and couldn't learn. At the time of graduation examination, his professional performance ranked third among the more than 40 new soldiers in the same batch. What made him even more excited was that he thought of making contributions to Tibet, and his dream came true at this moment. "Go to gambala!" During the training, the team leader told them about gambala and "gambala spirit". Shen Dongchu was full of longing for this "highland". After flying to the snow covered plateau and arriving at a certain air force radar regiment stationed in Tibet, the army organized new soldiers to visit the "gambala hero radar station". A black-and-white photo in the honor room firmly held his eyes—— Xuzhengbing, an 18-year-old radar operator from Zunyi, Guizhou Province, was killed by high altitude pulmonary edema on January 13, 1989 when he was on duty at the battlefield. "Zunyi people in Guizhou! My fellow townsman!" Mr. Shen was shocked and distressed at first, but he was also a little proud. He immediately felt that he had a deep relationship with the world's highest human controlled radar station. "The villagers set the benchmark here and in the front. I can't pull my crotch and lose face!" His body was thin and small, but his goal was to rise high at this moment. The recruits were assigned to another radar station at an altitude of 4900 meters. It doesn't matter that he failed to work in gambala. The "gambala spirit" of "willing to bear hardships, silent dedication, conscientiousness and tenacious struggle" has already taken root in his heart. On the battlefield, he carefully followed the shift, became familiar with the equipment, and rushed to do everything. After finishing his combat readiness duty and going down the mountain, he worked overtime to study new weapons and practiced until 1:00 a.m. every day. Soon, he was recommended to participate in driver training due to his outstanding performance. Driving, repairing, troubleshooting... Shen Dong, who wanted to be a good soldier, worked hard at first, and humbly asked the veterans for advice when encountering problems. He became a "tough guy" in the training team. During the examination, the monitor asked him to set questions to test other cadets. The driver's post also extends his gambala love. In the spring of 2005, Shen Dongchu ascended the position of 5374 meters above sea level for the first time. On that day, he, who had been assigned to the regiment car company for several months, served as a co pilot to deliver water with the old driver. The Panshan road leading to the cloud position is narrow and rugged, with cliffs on one side and deep valleys on the other. The veteran drove carefully through the "one hundred ninety-nine turns" that he had to turn around, and Shen Dongchu was in a cold sweat! Arrived at the position for several hours. When he saw the comrades on duty on the top of the mountain, their lips were dark purple, their cheeks were black and red, and their eyes were full of blood. His mind became more firm: "no matter how difficult the road to gambala is, I will conquer you!" "Tomorrow you go to gambala to deliver water!" Six months later, Mr. Shen received the task of going up the mountain as the main driver. The night before his departure, he was so excited that he almost lost sleep. In his mind, he turned every corner of the road over and over again. For the sake of "gambala in his heart", he seized every opportunity to practice and explore his skills with the car for half a year. Veterans of the same fleet are on family leave. They take the initiative to drive a variety of vehicles and carefully experience and summarize in practice. "Gambara, I'm coming!" On that occasion, Shen Dongchu drove smoothly to bring water to the battlefield, as well as vegetables, materials and letters and parcels. His comrades in arms were as happy as the new year, and his heart was like soaking in a sweet spring, not to mention how sweet it was! There is no water source in gambala position, and every drop of water is transported under the mountain. After that, every two weeks, Shen Dongchu and his comrades in arms would go to the front. Sometimes, he would go to Xu Zhengbing's battle position and the dormitory where he had died to taste the tenacious spirit of the villagers who could not stand down. Gambala has become the altitude for him to experience driving skills and the spiritual altitude for him to polish his faith. In his eighth year as a soldier, he took only two vacations -- just to have the opportunity to train more cars and perform more tasks when the veterans took a vacation in winter. Cranes, trailers, trucks, excavators, bulldozers... He studied the same thing, and he achieved "clear door" for all special vehicles equipped by the army. Now, Mr. Shen has mastered the operation and maintenance skills of 18 types of vehicles in 8 categories, and has become a "ace auto soldier" and a "soldier expert" of the team's professional auto Sergeant review position. Every time he went to the gambala position, Shen Dongchu would stop at the place where his comrades in arms had died and talk. "Task is days" On August 11th, 2010, chairman Shen was deeply impressed. On that day, he and his comrades in arms were ordered to go to the gambala position to transport the radar antenna windscreen. Shen Dongchu was the main driver of the third vehicle. In the early morning, the team set out with full equipment and trekked all the way up the steep winding mountain highway. The positions on the mountain top gradually came into view. "The fifth cart fell down the mountain to avoid yaks!" Midway, just as he was concentrating on "coping" with the next corner, bad news came from the intercom. The leader of the leading group ordered the team to stop at the same place. Everyone jumped out of the car quickly and ran down a mountain stream tens of meters deep to search for his comrades in distress. Shendongchu and two comrades in arms took the lead in discovering mengdejiang, the car repairman and third grade sergeant on the car. He was seriously injured in the head and had fallen into a coma. They hurriedly lifted up their comrades in arms, climbed the highway, and other comrades in arms rushed mengdejiang and another driver, Sun Lin, who were seriously injured to the hospital for rescue. The life and death of our comrades in arms are uncertain, the task has not been completed, and the position is still high. Wiping away tears, Shen Dongchu and his comrades in arms continued to drive up. After arriving at the position to unload the equipment, shendongchu was ordered to drive down the mountain to transfer the materials on mengdejiang's car When accepting the task, shendongchu did not hesitate or flinch. His idea was simple and solemn: "other veterans have families. I am not married yet, and I am not a drag." On that day, the driver who went up the mountain, together with gambala officers and soldiers, dismantled old equipment and erected new equipment. He was busy driving down the mountain until dark. When he returned to the company at more than 2 a.m., he learned that his wounded comrade in arms had not been rescued. Shen Dongchu felt paralyzed and heartbroken. His initial perception of the sacrifice in the peaceful years came from the black-and-white photos of xuzhengbing and the stories "passed down by word of mouth" of his comrades in arms. Now, the sacrifice of our comrades in arms is in front of us. For a time, the company was shrouded in grief and depression. A week later, the gambala position was in urgent need of water! "Are you afraid to send you to gambala to deliver water?" The company commander was the first to ask Shen Dongchu. He answered firmly, "it is false to say that he is not afraid, but someone must go first, and I will go!" On August 17, the seventh day after his comrades in arms died, Shen Dongchu drove to the gambala position. He specially brought cigarettes and fruit, stopped at the place where his comrades in arms had died, whistled, lit cigarettes, talked to the veterans, and drove up and forward along the winding mountain highway. "In the eyes of the plateau auto soldiers, the task is a day, and there is no excuse to stop the wheels from moving forward." After two sacrifices of more than 20 years, Shen Dongchu's belief of "being a good soldier" turned into an action to challenge difficulties and overcome cowardice, which led to the company's morale slowly rising. He also became an excellent soldier of "Four Haves" recognized by the team as "able to fight, carry and win", and won the third class merit three times. "If you don't understand anything about driving, ask shendongchu!" This sentence has become everyone's pet phrase. Everyone's trust comes from the fact that Mr. Shen had a "steering wheel" in mind at the beginning: he was familiar with traffic laws and regulations and strictly observed them; The principle of plateau driving skills shall be summarized carefully and never forgotten; Before each departure, prepare a disposal plan for difficult sections; No matter how tired you are, you should clean and maintain the vehicle... After assuming the task of new driver coach, these are his strict teaching contents. In april2016, Shen Dongchu finally became an official member of the heroic group of gambala radar station - he was appointed as the driver and electrician of the company. When this moment really came, he found that the "gambala spirit" was not far away, but flowed in the blood of every officer and soldier - "the veteran took the lead, the recruits followed, and the whole company was on fire", which made him full of passion for moving forward. In the deep winter of that year, he was assigned by the team to perform the task of winter storage and preparation. One day, he led sergeant yeqian to the border to deliver oil. When driving through a bend, two cars collided in front of him. In a panic, ye Qian forgot to step on the brake. He saw that he had more than 10 meters to hit it. At the critical moment, Shen Dongchu, sitting in the co pilot's position, quickly stretched his left foot and stepped on the brake, holding the steering wheel with his left hand and pulling the handbrake with his right hand, avoiding the accident Moving on, he taught Ye Qian driving essentials, handling methods and psychological adjustment. He has been a coach for 13 consecutive years and has brought out more than 60 apprentices. Driving to the snow mountain position has been the normal work of chairman Shen in the past 20 years. "The road is at your feet" "Little man, great energy