Original Li Jianping
Chapter 28 Barking of Dogs in the Snow (Part 1)
The liberation vehicle moved forward cautiously in the dusk. The soldiers on the vehicle fastened their hats and turned their ears back to the front. They were huddled together, shaking with the bumpy road, like penguins hugging each other to protect themselves from the cold in the polar night.
This was the second time I drove close to Wulin Cave from the direction of Baoqing. I persisted for another five kilometers and finally returned to the small airport.
jumped out of the car, got into the hut, took off his coat and cotton-padded clothes, and hurriedly sat by the stove (everyone in the Northeast knows that when it is freezing, return to a warm room and take off your coat immediately to warm up faster).
"How is it? Is the pig faded clean?" Squad leader Zheng Zhi asked with a smile.
"Turn off your hair? You haven't done it! Don't mention it. I'll talk to you after I get warmer." I feel like I can't speak properly.
Wearing a coat and still freezing like this, no wonder Zhang Shili was so cold that he couldn't speak last time.
"Okay, it's finally getting better." I told them the whole story.
The day before, the Second Squadron contacted me and told me that I could take a shower. When our group set out at noon and arrived at the place after swaying and freezing for more than two hours, we found out that the boiler in the bathhouse was broken in the morning and we couldn't wash it today. Do you think you should carry it? How should it feel? Just so angry. It was very cold to go back and forth (it was never arranged again. I was in the war zone for a year and a half and never entered a bathhouse).
Before I went there, I was afraid of going back and forth from the cold, but after arriving at the front line, I had never been anywhere except Wulin Cave. I really wanted to go out and see what was new, and maybe see Wang Tianmin, so I made up my mind to go. As a result, I didn't know until I arrived that this place was still far away from the Second Squadron and I didn't have time to go there.
I didn’t see Tianmin this time, so let’s wait until next time. Haha, the next time will be more than two years later. He couldn't help himself. More than half a year after he was transferred from the First Squadron to the Second Squadron, he went to the Third Squadron and returned to China Zhenbao Island. In April 1972, after the Air Force mission ended, we returned to China Jiamusi and we met him. Then, he went to the army brick factory and burned bricks for a few months. After catching up with the compilation, he was transferred to the 20th Air Division and assigned to a bombing range care facility in the Baicheng area of Jilin. well! The poor Tianmin were transferred here and there until their term of service was over and they returned home to work in the fields.
On the eve of Yuanqu’s class reunion in 2017, old comrade Shi Zongming told him: Wang Tianmin passed away due to heart disease ten years ago, and I will never see him again. I really miss him.
I didn’t finish taking a hot bath, but I still gained something. There is a small photo studio next to the bath for mailing. I took the time to take a full-length portrait. This was the second time I entered the photo studio in almost a year as a soldier (about ten days later, the photo came in the mail. I was wearing all winter clothes. It had something in common with the first photo I took when I was in the Nanjing recruit company - it was silly).
Taken on the front line of Zhenbao Island in January 1970
Since the bath has not been washed yet, let’s boil water and wash it ourselves. We were not afraid of jokes from our classmates (comrades-in-arms), because our personal hygiene was not very good at that time. The stove is burned every day in the small house, which creates a lot of dust. Black mud walls, black mud floors, and there is always a layer of black soil on the earth kang covered with black mud under the rough mat. We are like mice in a soil hole, always clinging to the fertile black soil of Beidahuang .
Just like every time I prepare to wash my body and wash my hair, I shave ice cubes in advance and pile them on the outside wall. Don’t be short of water, just put in the effort!
In the evening, several veterans were bragging in the house, and I boiled water on the kang stove outside. A veteran opened the door curtain and came out and saw me wiping my body wearing only my underpants: "Ah ha! I have a good little figure. I am much stronger than when I first came here, with a bit of muscle."
"Of course, look at how hard my tendons are!" I proudly bent my arms to show them.
"Okay! When Little Plum grows up, he will become hard all over his body." He slapped me casually, pushed the door open and left.
What the veteran said is correct. After almost a year in the army, the army's sorghum rice ballast porridge made the body strong and strong. The villi on the lips become thicker and harder, and a small beard appears. The body has endless energy and is not afraid of hard work.
also feels restless in the body and often has special thoughts. I always think about it in my sleep and dreams. Haha, to be honest with my classmates, I once thought about some female classmates.
I feel embarrassed about the increasing number of unspeakable thoughts.Confused and wondering, how come you have "rogue" thoughts? Is this the reason why veterans say that women’s eyes turn blue when they look at them? However, I have realized that my boyhood is fading away, and I am about to become an adult and full of energy!
I don’t know if my memory is accurate. It was a relatively peaceful day. There was little action on the other side of the Wusuli River. In Hutou Town, there were regular meetings between the border guards of the two countries. Everyone is working step by step in their respective positions.
There is a time period when there are always some dogs wandering around our camp. They are not wild dogs , they must be raised by the army company. There must be a reason for coming here every day. Everyone said that it must be for the little bitch in the squadron.
Hi! Even though the little female dog doesn’t look very good, it’s not easy to attract a group of male dogs.
How can I keep a dog on the front line? There is a reason for this: a few months ago, I heard dogs barking in the Third Border Guard Regiment. When I went to check the line, I also saw dogs playing there. I heard that the army company over at Wulindong also has one.
"Let's also get a dog." Our group of soldiers had an idea, but since they were here to perform a mission and the stationing time was uncertain, they gave up. After
merged with the No. 1 Squadron, it was impossible to leave. Some people suggested: "Get a dog and raise it," and got a response. Cui Yong and I are definitely active advocates. Everyone’s original intention is: If you can have a big dog, you won’t feel lonely when standing guard at night. The dog can be courageous, can look after the house, and can detect the situation in advance. There are many benefits, but where to get it?
Some veterans suggested to the leaders to get one in a forest farm or rural area, and many people agreed.
Squadron Leader's ears were weak: "Want to get a dog? Isn't that easy? Our brigade has one in Jiamusi. It seems that the police station company (guards and field staff) has several dogs. Isn't one dog enough?" We are all very happy and look forward to when we can get a car or take a ride to bring him over.
What kind of dog can come? wolf dog is definitely impossible. It is probably a big dumb dog, young and strong. The team has been established for less than a year, so there will be no old dogs. I hope to be a tall, ferocious-looking and obedient dog that will follow me when I'm standing guard. Look: a young People's Liberation Army soldier patrols with a gun, and a big dog next to him stares majestically ahead - what an awesome scene
