"The Fifteenth Moon", it turned out to be sung like this! The prototype is them...

Tap water is available in the camp area, which solves the problem of draft (remake photo). Photo by Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporter Li Zhipeng

Xinhua Daily Telegraph reporter Yin Yao, Zhu Wenzhe, and Li Zhipeng

"The fifteenth moon, shining on the side and taking care of my hometown... The military medal is half of mine, and it is also yours. Half."

The song " 15 Moon" is still sung from the north and south of the motherland. The beautiful melody sings the supreme glory of guarding the "everyone" of the frontier soldiers and also sings it. The army sisters alone supported the sweat and hard work of each "small family". However, few people know that the prototype of this song is a heroic force stationed in the Inner Mongolia grassland of .

In the 1960s, in order to relieve the pressure brought by the Soviet Union's Chen Bing on my country's border, the Chinese People's Liberation Army was stationed in the Qiulinggou area of ​​Huade County, Ulanchabu City, Inner Mongolia. In the following ten years, the garrisoned officers and soldiers and the local people overcame numerous difficulties, took root in the Qiuling ditch and built the Qiuling ditch, and jointly composed an ode to the times that rooted in the border and dedicated to national defense.

The military writer was moved by his sister-in-law to create "Fifteen Moons"

"When the troops first entered Qiulinggou, not only were the natural conditions poor, but the living conditions of the officers and soldiers were equally difficult, let alone living with the military." Qiu Jinkai, the former commander of the First Defensive Division, recalled that in the early days of garrisoning in Qiulinggou, the actual conditions were restricted and family members of the troops could not follow the army. Later, as conditions improved, the First Defensive Division built a detention post in Jining, more than 150 kilometers away from the division headquarters. Live with family members of the army. "Despite these houses, most of the families of officers and soldiers still live in their hometowns to support their husbands with a warm home." The separated life of the two places makes the ordinary title of "sister-in-law" even more magnificent.

"I have always wanted to write a song praising the military. The experience of the autumn Linggou made this idea in my heart bloom." As a military writer, Shi Xiang_ is over eighty years old. span8span has created many popular military songs,The style of the troops depicted in the pen has influenced generations of young people to join the enthusiastic military camp. Looking back at his work, the song "Fifteen Moons" is the most unforgettable for him.

At the end of the 1970s, Shi Xiang came to Qiulinggou to experience life, eating and living with the officers and soldiers of the First Defensive Division. "Experiencing life in the company is to find inspiration at the grassroots level. When I visited, people often told me about Li Youxia, my military wife. After listening to it, I felt that this thing can be written, and it is especially worth writing." After gathering the wind in the ditch, all the past events immediately surfaced in Shi Xiang's mind.

"When it comes to military wife Li Youxia, everyone in the division can talk to me. I am very curious about whose family she is, and it turns out that she is the lover of teacher Qiu Jinkai." Shi Xiang held a sheet for many years. After taking a photo with Qiu Jinkai and Li Youxia, he told reporters that Qiu Jinkai’s hometown was in Hebei. When he joined the army, there were elderly people who wanted to do their filial piety, and there were younger brothers and sisters to raise, and the burden of the family fell on Li Youxia's shoulders.

Carrying water, farming, washing, and cooking, this ordinary rural woman has worked like a scalper in her hometown in Hebei for several years.

"The elderly at home fell ill. Li Youxia took care of her at the bedside, wiped her face, fed meals, and fed medicines, just like the old girl’s daughters. She worked hard and never let her husband at the border distract her from the family." Shi Xiang said, both said. The elder sister-in-law is like a mother. Watching Qiu Jinkai’s younger siblings gradually grow up, Li Youxia is still busy, giving her younger brother the materials for the house, and walking dozens of miles to prepare a satisfactory dowry for her younger sister. "In the letter to her husband, she always said,'It's all right at home, don't read it'."

"The officers and soldiers chatted with me about Li Youxia's story, but they were actually telling the story of themselves and their family members. In every officer and soldier's mind, They all pretend to be a person, a family, and they have their own stories, and they are all worthy of praise." Shi Xiang said that Li Youxia is just an ordinary military sister-in-law. Her husband took on the important responsibility of the family, let these passionate men hold steel guns in their hands to defend their homes and the country!

So, I wrote a song praising the military, and this idea began to take root in Shi Xiang's heart.

In the early 1980s, the song "Fifteen Moons" composed by Shi Xiang began to be sung in the barracks. The simple words and sentences express the feelings of the officers and soldiers, and the soothing melody also sings the softest in the hearts of military women Love.Time has passed in the long river of history, but "The Fifteenth Moon" has drifted into the hearts of every officer and soldier stationed in the frontier.

"I am guarding the baby's cradle, you are patrolling the border line of the motherland, I cultivate the farmland in my hometown, you stand guard in the frontier, there is your sweetness in the harvest fruit, and there is my sweetness..." walking on the guard Gui Ru, the former division site of the First Division, who had served in Qiulinggou for 6 years, unconsciously hummed this familiar melody.

Moisturizing things are silent, the creative inspiration of a song may come from a person's story, but it conveys the emotions of a group, and praises the spirit of a group.

"Although the prototype of this song is defending the First Division, it sings the praises of every member of the army and every officer and soldier who has contributed to the national defense cause of the motherland." Gui Ru said, it is the selflessness of the general officers and soldiers. Dedication is the only way to have peace and good in the present years.

"It's like dried branch plum on the grassland. Although it is not well known, its small branches are full of pale pink flowers, even if they experience wind and rain, they never fall." Gui Ru Said, dried branch plum is particularly resistant to barrenness, drought, and strong stress resistance, which is very common in the local area.

Qiulinggou does not grow vegetables at first, but the People’s Liberation Army has grown vegetables here.

The car travels all the way north from Huade County, and it takes half an hour to reach Qiulinggou.

In the grasslands of Inner Mongolia in September, the sun is a bit softer, the blooming flowers are dotted with the fragrance of autumn pastures, and the blossoming pale pink dried plums sway gently with the breeze, dancing in the vast and poetic grassland. .

"It took more than half a day to walk this road in the past." The grassland outside the car window withdrew like a picture, and Gui Ru's thoughts were also drawn back to that hard but passionate age.

Gui Ru was born in Qiulinggou in 1957. He joined the army in 1974 and served in Qiulinggou for 6 years. His father was a branch secretary of the Qiulinggou Brigade, and his grandfather was an old party member who joined the party in 1946. "I grew up listening to the singing of'brilliant, energetic, and crossing the Yalu River'."

"Here! Here!" Pointing to the eight characters on the distant hillside, "Take roots in the ravine, make contributions and make achievements", and return to the autumn again. Gui Ru of Linggou,The excitement was beyond words.

Gui Ru said that since the autumn of 1964, troops were stationed in Qiulinggou. With the gradual formation of related facilities, at the end of 1969, the first garrison division, which was responsible for the task of garrisoning positions, was stationed in Qiulinggou.

"Uncle of the People's Liberation Army is here!" Seeing the truck of the army, all the men, women and children of Murakami walked out of the house. "I will also become the People's Liberation Army in the future." Gui Ru said, from that moment on, the idea of ​​joining the army sprouted and blossomed in her heart.

The traces of the years are illuminated on the hillside of Qiulinggou, and the cave dwellings embedded on the hillside seem to be telling the past. Gui Ru said that these cave dwellings were later replaced by brick and tiled barracks under the hillside, and the brick and tiled barracks in those days have now become homes for nearby villagers.

According to Gui Ru's introduction, we met Shiyong, a 67-year-old villager, who lives in these brick houses. When he was 15 years old, Shiyong became a militiaman, training with the soldiers of the first division. Speaking of the barracks, the shy old man quickly opened the conversation.

"When the troops first came to Qiulinggou, they didn’t have many barracks, and they didn’t care about building barracks. During the day, the soldiers prepared for battle and training. The roof of the "di nest" made of branches and thatch would be leaked." Shi Yong recalled that the army built a large-scale barracks in 1973. Before that, some soldiers temporarily lived in the homes of the villagers.

I heard that the People's Liberation Army was going to stay overnight. Li Xiumei, the director of the Village Women's Federation, immediately mobilized the villagers to vacate their houses. "The village was very lively when the house was vacated. Everyone was like a Chinese New Year. You vacated one house and his house vacated two. The enthusiasm is very high. Our village cadres don't need to do any work at all." The 82-year-old Li Xiumei said with excitement and pride, "My house has vacated two rooms, and there are tents in the yard. More than 30 people lived."

Qiu Jinkai recalled that when the army first arrived in Qiulinggou There is an urgent need to solve the problem of "no house, no water, no vegetables". With the help of the villagers, the soldiers have a stable residence and the problem of drinking water and eating remains to be solved.

"The Qiulinggou is already short of water. It is already troublesome to live with fellow villagers. The troops can no longer compete with the villagers for water. They must find a way to solve the draft problem by themselves." Qiu Jinkai said that in the summer, the soldiers went to dozens of soldiers. Pulling water from a kilometer away, a basin of water is often used by two or three people together. First wash your face and then wash your clothes.After washing the clothes, we still need to pour the ground. In winter, the soldiers use pots to melt the snow, and before using the melted snow water, they have to use a fence to fish out the sheep dung eggs and weeds.

In a small valley on the back of the old barracks site, Shi Yong lifted a wooden cover, and the well water under the cover was extremely clear. "This is the well that the army officers and soldiers drilled in the ravine." As he said, he raised a bucket of water from the well and poured it into the livestock drinking trough. According to Shi Yong, after finding the water source, the soldiers and the local people built a "military-civilian friendship reservoir" not far away, and the barracks also had running water. , "A basin of water does not need to be used three times again!"

"The wind blows once a year from spring to winter. Snow stops just in June and freezes again in September." This was the climate of the Linggou area in autumn that year Portrayal.

The special terrain makes the temperature in Qiulinggou low, and there are very few vegetables that can be grown. Ulanchabu is rich in potatoes, and the small potatoes became the "frequent visitors" on the dinner table of the officers and soldiers of that era. There is a slogan in the camp: "Shredded potatoes, potato chips, potato balls, potato pieces, and dumplings. It's all potato stuffing."

"In the early 1970s, the living conditions of the officers and soldiers were still very difficult, and few could eat leafy greens. Some soldiers suffered from night blindness because of their low vitamin intake." Qiu Jinkai recalled.

solves the housing, drinking water, and vegetable problems must also be solved.

The constant exploration finally solved the difficulty. Around 1975, officers and soldiers built large sheds in the barracks and slowly set up farms. All meat, eggs, vegetables and milk were all self-sufficient. More than 20 kinds of vegetables in the shed ended the history of potatoes "occupying" the table. Locals say that Qiulinggou does not grow vegetables, but the People's Liberation Army grows vegetables here.

Building houses, finding water, and growing vegetables, the victory of the "Three Great Wars" improved the lives of officers and soldiers. This wasteland, which has been sleeping for a thousand years, has become a fertile land in the hands of the soldiers.

It’s the first time to ride in a car and eat rice for the first time...

"In those days,It is difficult to get out of Qiulinggou and go to the county seat. It is rare to see a car, let alone a car. Looking at the old photo album at home, Li Xiumei told reporters about the first time she was in a car. Li Xiumei said that the soldiers used to stay at the people’s home and helped the villagers chop wood and sweep the courtyard, carry water and hoe the ground every day. We were close to each other. When we heard that almost no one in the village had ever been in a car, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Defense Division drove the unit's car out, letting fellow villagers "experience the car addiction".

"The day the soldiers took us in the car , The village is very lively. "Li Xiumei recalled that the common people went out in the car for 10 miles, and returned to the village to replace a group of people. The people who got in the car were excited to see each other, while those waiting for the car gathered together and pulled together. Home style, talking and smiling. "It feels like gathering together to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

Speaking of dumplings, Li Xiumei’s daughter Ling Fengxian took the stubbornness and told us a story of “eating rice”.

Ling Fengxian said that the first time she ate rice was “the light of the child’s mouth”. Rice It was specially reserved for the children in the village when the officers and soldiers of the No. 1 Defense Division were improving their lives.

"At that time, let alone eat rice, we had never seen rice. The most popular snack was potatoes. "Ling Fengxian recalled, "Later, the first defensive division had a vegetable shed. The soldiers would often send vegetables to the people in the village. When meeting a gathering, they would leave some rare vegetables for the children in the village and put them in their lunch boxes. Send out the heat.

Eat better and better, and life in Qiulinggou has become more colorful.

The division auditorium of the First Division of the Defense Division will show a movie almost every week, and from time to time it can invite a big show. The common people can go and see. "The soldiers sit on the first floor of the auditorium. The second floor is reserved for the common people. Everyone has a seat. "Ling Fengxian recalled.

Although the troops were moved as early as the mid-1980s, the grass and trees in Qiulinggou can evoke Gui Ru's youthful years of service. Pointing to a row of bungalows near the village Gui Ru said excitedly: "That house is the '626' back then!

Gui Ru said that in order to solve the problem of the people’s difficulty in seeing a doctor, the Department of Defense No. 1 dispatched two or three military doctors and three or four nurses from the division hospital to build a clinic in a small house next to the village. It was called "626". Outpatient".

"Don't look at this outpatient clinic,Farmers and herdsmen from ten miles and eight townships all came here to see the sick. Gui Ru said that around 1972, many children near Qiulinggou had meningitis. It was the exquisite medical skills of the "626 Clinic" military doctors that allowed the children to heal healthily. It is free to see the doctor, and people give their thumbs up when they talk about the '626 outpatient clinic'! "

The army loves the people, and the people support the army. In the more than ten years of being stationed in the Qiulinggou area, the officers and soldiers of the First Division always thought of the villagers and helped the villagers in everything, and the villagers gave their simple love unreservedly. Enter the camp.

Li Xiumei recalled that the village had set up a "army support group" and went to the division guest house from time to time to help the soldiers wash and quilt. Wawa, training is hard and costly every day, so we wondered what we want to do for them. Sewing and mending are the easiest and most practical for everyone.

"Looking at the female doctors in the '626 Outpatient Clinic' treating the villagers, I admired them in my heart and dreamed of becoming a female military doctor when I grew up. "Although Ling Fengxian who works at the school does not wear a military uniform, her second brother joined the army in Qiulinggou." In the army, that is the glory of the whole family!

Where did the bright moon ever be the two townships

Between the vast plains and hills, a bus drove towards Qiulinggou, and finally stopped in front of the guard side memorial of the First Division of the Defense Division.

Fifteen alternate moon cycles The deeds of the No. 1 Defense Division stationed in the frontier and dedicated to national defense have long been sublimated into the inspiring and inspiring Ganzhimei spirit. Today, the former division site has become a memorial hall, and the "curator" Shi Yong has also given explanations. The role of a member.

"Welcome everyone to visit the Border Memorial Hall of the Defence No. 1 Division. What you see here is the monument to the eternal existence of the spirit of dried branches and plums. "Shiyong enthusiastically told the party members the story of the defense of the First Division.

The small trees planted by the officers and soldiers have now grown into towering trees, and Shiyong's dark cheeks are also covered with deep and shallow wrinkles. Shi Yong said that he hadn't written an explanatory draft, because everything about the Defence No. 1 Division in Qiulinggou was deeply engraved in his heart.

"Although my curator was jokingly called out by my comrades in arms, I am willing to introduce to people the deeds of the First Defense Division in this capacity, so that more people will know this dried branch plum blooming in the grassland." Despite his small stature, Shi Yong's eyes were full of soldier's perseverance.

In Beijing, which is more than 300 kilometers away from Huade County, Ding Yaozheng, vice chairman of Chinese Social and Cultural Development Foundation , discussed work arrangements with his colleagues. Although he had served in the first defensive division, although he was over sixty years old, he still maintained the temperament of a soldier in his gestures, his words were sonorous and energetic.

"I joined the army in 1970 and spent the best youth time in the First Defensive Division." Speaking of the prosperous years of the year, Ding Yao seemed to put on the military uniform again.

The green hills are together with the clouds and rain, and the bright moon has never been two towns. For soldiers, the station is his second hometown. Ding Yao also returned to Huade County and returned to Qiulinggou, and the scene in his memory has undergone earth-shaking changes. The low earthen house has become a high-rise building, and fruits and vegetables are no longer the "rare customers" on the people's table. .

"After retiring, I worked in the China Old District Construction Promotion Association. The reason for this choice was the defense of the First Division." Ding Yao said, whether in the army, transferred to other positions, or life after retirement, The spirit of tenacity and dedication contained in the dried branches and plums on the grassland has always run through his life.

The First Defensive Division brought excitement and popularity to this small valley, engraving a glorious history of hard work by officers and soldiers. Together, the spirit of dried branches and plums has taken root in the land of Huade and passed down from generation to generation among the people of .

Zheng Cai is an ordinary retired teacher in Huade County. With the support of the relevant departments of Huade County, in 2018, he began to unearth and sort out the story of the First Defense Division during its garrison in Huade County, and trace back the source of the Ganzhimei spirit.

"Why did the Ganzhimei spirit arose in the First Defense Division, and why was it passed on in the land of Huade?" After interviewing more than 200 interviewees including veterans and residents, Zheng Cai found the answer.

"Although this piece of land has not given us much, it is hard-working people’s soldiers,He just created a touching deed that shines through the annals of history in a barren land. "Zheng Cai said, flipping through his interview notes, his slightly trembling hands seemed to tell his inner touch and admiration.

Under his careful preparation, "Eternal Monument-Ode to Dry Branches and Plums" The book will be completed in 2020. The book fully tells the story of the No. 1 Defense Division during its garrison in Huade, and provides detailed text materials for the inheritance of the Ganzhimei spirit.

In recent years, Huade County has relied on transportation, resources, and Industry and other comparative advantages have embarked on a new path of industrialization. The rapid development of potato, oatmeal, raw pork and sheep and other industries have significantly improved the happiness and sense of acquisition of the people. On the website of the Huade County People’s Government today, the story of the Guardian First Division The spirit of Ganzhimei has been placed in a prominent position in the introduction of the county, and the spirit of Ganzhimei has long been integrated into the daily life of the people in Huade. "The Moon", growing toward the sun.

Source: Xinhua Daily Telegraph

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