In the middle of winter, the first ray of sunshine in the morning covered the snowy mountains, and the officers and soldiers of the Japanese House Border Guard Company of a Xizang Military Region were ready to go. After emphasizing patrol discipline and precautions, Company Commander Zhang Yunfei issued the departure order, and the patrol team immediately boarded the vehicle and advanced towards a mountain pass at an altitude of 5230 meters. Unlike usual, this time there is a new face in the team - new recruit Gao Bin. This college student soldier stepped onto the patrol road for the first time. It is reported that this patrol road is the most difficult patrol route within the company's management section, with an average altitude of over 5000 meters. The road surface is covered with snow all year round, and a slight mistake may result in injury from stepping on it. Not only that, officers and soldiers also have to climb over a glacier, wade over a glacier, and climb three snow capped mountains during patrols. Due to the harsh environment, this patrol road is referred to as the "Hero Road" by the officers and soldiers of the company. Driving on the plateau, the road surface is wet and slippery. The driver and second level sergeant Wu Fuzi keeps shifting gears and driving the patrol car through multiple sharp turns continuously. The roar of the engine and the bumpy ride of the car intertwined, causing waves of discomfort in Gao Bin's chest. Due to consecutive snowfall, the patrol road has accumulated thick snow, with some areas reaching up to one meter in thickness. Half an hour later, the patrol car was blocked by snow. The officers and soldiers disembarked and gathered, and began to march on foot. On the snowy plain, the sunlight reflected by the snow was particularly glaring, and Gao Bin felt his eyes pricked by the sunlight. Marching on foot against the wind and snow requires a lot of physical exertion from the officers and soldiers. Zhang Yunfei divided the patrol team into three groups: the first and third groups were composed of party members and backbone, taking turns to be responsible for clearing the way in the front. The new recruit Gao Bin and several soldiers with relatively weaker physical fitness advanced in the second group, stepping on the footprints of the "clearing the way group". In the team, Gao Bin followed closely in the footsteps of class monitor Wang Wenbo. For Gao Bin, this is not only his first patrol, but also the "coming of age ceremony" of his military career. Influenced by his family, Gao Bin has longed for military camps since childhood. Last year, after Gao Bin's university issued a notice for autumn conscription, he immediately submitted his application for enlistment and resolutely chose to go to the plateau to guard the border. During the winter season, the howling cold wind and severe altitude sickness gave Gao Bin a sense of awe, making him deeply feel the harshness of the high-altitude environment. In the "first lesson" of the new recruits after joining the company, the company commander told them about the company's old tradition: only soldiers who achieve excellent results in all military training courses are eligible to embark on the "heroic path". Young soldiers bravely strive to be the first, and Gao Bin secretly decides to pass the assessment and embark on the "heroic path" as soon as possible. In order to improve his physical fitness, Gao Bin has been practicing push ups and abdominal rolls every day, no matter how tired he is. For basic courses such as running, he takes the initiative to seek training experience from the class monitor whenever he has time, and scientifically carries out intensive training. Thanks to the guidance of his comrades, Gao Bin stood out among the same group of new recruits and was the first to achieve excellent results in all military training courses, earning him the qualification to embark on the "heroic path". As the altitude increases, the wind force becomes stronger and stronger. The patrol team trekked for over three hours on foot and arrived at the most difficult section of the road, known as the "back of the knife". In front of the steep glacier section, Zhang Yunfei used a pickaxe to carve a footwell on the ice wall and climbed up with both hands and feet. After reaching the mountaintop, he threw the rope to his comrades below. Gao Bin and other comrades held onto the rope tightly and cautiously climbed up the footwell left by the platoon leader. Ice shards kept splashing on his face, hurting like a knife, but Gao Bin was not afraid in his heart. He had only one thought in his heart: to turn over the 'back of the sword', conquer the 'heroic path', and become a true border soldier. Flipping glaciers, trekking on glaciers, climbing snow capped mountains... Gao Bin felt that his physical strength had reached its limit, as if he had been injected with lead under his feet. Zhang Yunfei ordered the team to rest in place and encouraged everyone. After a brief adjustment, the team set off again. After nearly 10 kilometers of trekking, a bluish gray boundary marker caught the sight of the officers and soldiers. According to the company's practice, the new recruits who perform patrol tasks for the first time mark the boundary markers in red. The cold wind howled, and Gao Bin bent down to hold his pen, with bright red paint spreading along the two characters' China '. I am a soldier of the People's Liberation Army of China, and I swear... "After the red lines were drawn, the officers and soldiers swore to the boundary markers. The resounding oath echoed from the top of the snow capped mountains, lingering in Gao Bin's heart for a long time. (New Society)