In the past few days, it has been raining outside the window with no intention of stopping. The rainy season is here, and it lasts for several days at a time. It may be pattering, dripping, or windy and rainy, pouring like water. I have an almost partial preference for rain. I don’t know why, but I just like to listen to the sound of rain. It makes people feel extra quiet, just listen quietly. It will always bring those lingering memories and an unforgettable comradeship.
In the early morning of the 19th, I rushed to the hotel. I thought that after yesterday’s tour, I drank wine and stayed up late, and my energy would be a little sluggish. After all, I was over 50 years old. Unexpectedly, my comrades and two sisters-in-law, All of them were neatly dressed, had breakfast, were in high spirits, and were waiting for my arrival with twinkling eyes. According to the agreed itinerary, in the morning, we visited the "Memorial Hall of Revolutionary Martyrs of Western Hunan and Hubei Soviet Area" in Honghu City. The comrades took a small car together and set off from Shakou. In the car, the comrades expressed their feelings. The most talked about was the difficult experience in the army. They were separated for more than 30 years.
The few years in the army are just a brief moment in the long history of mankind, but for every soldier's life, it is the most precious golden period. In my life, in the years to come, everyone will not have too many, decades or thirty years ago, we broke up and had no contact with each other. Over the years, I have been thinking about me all the time. Comrades from afar. In the past, it felt like a long journey to the city, but today, we arrived at our destination without even realizing it. The "Memorial Hall" is located in Xinti Town, Honghu City, at the junction of western Hunan and Hubei provinces, in the southwest, facing the Yangtze River in the south and Honghu Lake in the north. It is majestic and solemn. The whole museum covers an area of ??more than 350 acres. The main buildings include a memorial hall and a martyrs' temple, with the names of more than 40,000 martyrs inscribed on them.
The exhibition hall, etc., is a national key martyr building protection unit. It was established on November 10, 1984. There are four horizontal pillars standing in front of the door. On the archway, there is an inscription by Chairman Li Xiannian "Revolution in the Western Soviet Area of ??Hunan and Hubei". After visiting the "Memorial Hall", I learned that the "Memorial Hall" is cleaned every Monday and is not open to the public on this day. Comrades from far away come here to visit. It is a pity that the comrades are still at the "Memorial Hall". Outside the Museum, in front of the monument, there are many photos left in front of the statue of Marshal He Long.
Since we had to go to Yueyang City, Hunan Province in the afternoon to visit the "Yueyang Tower" due to time constraints, we returned to the city before 10.30 in the morning. The lunch was arranged by our comrade Dai Wucan's brother. , the representative works in the Honghu Agricultural Machinery Office as the director of the Agricultural Machinery Office. In response to our arrival, he was very enthusiastic and personally accompanied his comrades to lunch. He received the comrades with high standards. At the banquet, he expressed a warm welcome to our arrival, congratulated our comrades on meeting each other, and sincerely called comrades Eat well and drink well. On behalf of my comrades, I would like to thank Director Dai Yun.
After lunch without rest, at 12:30 noon, the comrades took a car together to Yueyang City, Hunan Province to visit the world-famous "Yueyang Tower". The "Yueyang Tower" was built since Zhang Shuo built it in the Tang Dynasty. Behind the building, for more than 1,000 years, through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, until now, the "Yueyang Tower" scenic area expansion project broke ground in 2006 and cost 320 million on May 1, 2007. From a small point, it expanded into a large scenic area.
From the original 70 acres to the current 670 acres, he has rebuilt and renovated many times in history. Among them, the one who made the greatest contribution to building buildings was Teng Zijing in the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, he was Yuezhou It is the magistrate of today's Yueyang City. After the building was built, Teng Zijing sent people all the way to bring it to Fan Zhongan, who was far away in Dengzhou, Henan at that time. As a result, there was a 369-character "Yueyang Tower Notes" that focused on literature and history. By the Song Dynasty, A fire broke out in 1079 AD, the second year of Shenzong Yuanfeng, and everything was reduced to ashes. After the Song Dynasty and until the end of the Qing Dynasty for more than 700 years, the "Yueyang Tower" was repaired and built repeatedly. In the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Derong, the prefect of Yuezhou, rebuilt it. .
On the way to Yueyang City, Hunan, in the car, we also talked about the past of the army. My two comrades did not forget the friendship between the army and traveled thousands of miles to meet their respective comrades at their own expense and gathered in Honghu. , Their behavior cannot be measured in terms of monetary value. At the same time, it is also beyond the comprehension and understanding of ordinary people. Comrade Qin Benyu sighed and said: "Even my biological brothers born from the same mother can't do it." When I received the call from my comrade Wang Fujiang, the joy in my heart was simply indescribable.
The old memories in my mind, about my military life more than thirty years ago, were activated again. The scene, the familiar yet blurry faces of the company’s comrades, appeared before my eyes like one beautiful picture after another. All of this made me unable to calm down... The comrades were in the car. Everyone rushed to speak, so many emotions...
While speaking, the driver reminded us: "Yueyang," we didn't believe it was so fast. The driver told me: "We drove today. Very slow. "The purpose is to let everyone recall the past of the army.
On October 2 this year, I visited the "Yueyang Tower" scenic spot. There were so many people at that time. It was like a sea of ??people. There was a lot of traffic and people coming and going. I had to wait in line to buy tickets and queue up to climb the "Yueyang Tower". I could only go upstairs at one time. There were 50 people on the trip. This trip was no longer the same as last time. The tickets were taken care of by my brother Fan Xianwen, who is currently the "Director of Hunan Linxiang Municipal Tourism Bureau" and provided free VIP tickets. I would like to thank him here.
Enter the scenic spot and climb to the highest point of the "Yueyang Tower" to see all the scenery, the waves of "Dongting Lake", passing large and small passenger ships, cargo ships, shuttles in the lake, and the sound of whistles from time to time... Tourists coming and going in the scenic spot can enjoy it all In front of my eyes, the sun, moon and stars of nature are floating on Dongting Lake day and night, and the light of heaven and earth is rippling and floating on the lake day and night. The 800 miles of Dongting Lake, the 300 Chinese characters "Yueyang Tower", the five miles of city wall along the lake, the hundreds of poetry monuments leaning on the railings, and the three-story platform all left the footprints of my comrades and I, enjoying the nature of Dongting Lake. , the wonders of the Xiangshui River, witness the rise and fall of the times, learn about the five dynasties' repeated constructions, listen to the "Shuang Gong Ci" tour guide's explanation, learn the application of multimedia culture, worship the bronze statues of ancestors as lifelike, and care for each other wherever their comrades go.
I took a series of photos, individually and together, to leave a lasting memory in an instant. The comrades had a great time. Seeing the happy expressions of the two sisters-in-law, I thought a lot about the secret of the long-lasting friendship between comrades. A military song sang like this: "Comrades, dear comrades." Like brothers, the revolution has called us together..." Some people in the society simply summarize and understand it as: "carrying guns together, riding through trenches together, and smelling gunpowder together." I think: "This is not comradeship. "Only those who are soldiers will naturally understand the true charm of "the real charm of the army," and understand more personally that the appearance of our comrades today is the vicissitudes left by the years. The glory and vigor of those years do not exist, but Comradeship is eternal...
Time passed unknowingly. By 17:00 in the afternoon, the sun had already set, and the dark shadow was about to cover the ancient city of Yueyang. Comrades in the distance, They have to break up with us again and say: "Goodbye." There is no banquet in the world that lasts forever. The short but unforgettable gathering of comrades-in-arms is over. This reminds me of a famous saying: "There is nothing more beautiful and fascinating than friendship in the world." What a joy, without friendship the world seems to have lost the sun." This kind of friendship, this love, the love of comrades-in-arms is the most appropriate to use in today's situation.
The friendship of comrade-in-arms is pure and indifferent, sincere and long-lasting. It can only be felt with the heart and can only be stored with the heart. This kind of love has long transcended the boundaries of friends, classmates and colleagues, because it has gone through glorious processes Influenced by tradition, gone through the baptism of hardships, the test of life and death, too many, too many experiences, this is the emotion of comrades-in-arms, the trickling water is not blocked by stones, the sincere friendship lasts forever, and is not blocked by the distance. And the alienation and incompetence last for thirty years, or how many years, until the end of our lives, this emotion will never be let go, it will last for a long time, pervade, and become strong forever...
We are separated in At the East Railway Station in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, the parting scene was sad. A group of middle-aged and elderly people in their early 50s were so impulsive, so energetic, so full of passion. They all stepped forward to shake hands and say goodbye, regardless of their own safety. Passionate, vivid, and heartfelt sighs, they said in unison: "We will meet again next year."
The two sisters-in-law in the distance are exactly in the "transition" period of age, which is a milestone. I wish my My two sisters-in-law, in this "transformation" period of life, their faces are more beautiful, the green is greener, the apples are redder, and the blue sky is bluer... I wish my comrades a smooth journey, have fun in the next trip, and bless me I wish my comrades a long and healthy life, a harmonious family, and eternal happiness... No number of words of congratulations can accurately express my deep affection for my comrades.
A collection of words: "I hope we can meet again in the future, and we will always be young..." (End)