"This is the best gift we have received."

Reporter Yang Shuhan Correspondent Man Yinde

"This is the best gift we received by us ..." On July 30th, looking at the complete comprehensive buildings, complete gyms, warm and comfortable family courtyards, a base of the Xinjiang Military Region, Qin Yuhao Excitedly say.

"Don't talk about people before, even the birds don't come!" Qin Yuhao told reporters that the oasis in front of him were a barren, rustic stone, and yellow sand, even the birds had nowhere to inhabit.

Residential buildings rising on the ground. Photo by correspondent Wang Xiaojun

In 2019, an agency of a project of the Xinjiang Military Region received the task of building a new camp in the residence, and began to build a "new home" for officers and soldiers stationed in this desert.

The high temperature is baked, and the Gobi Beach will change from time to time, making the soldiers of the construction more and more feel that it is not easy for officers and soldiers stationed here. "It's sunny tomorrow, the dark clouds are pressing, the sand and soil comes, wrapped in stones, hitting the face and hurting. Sometimes it is too late to avoid. . At night, the wind sand swept Gobi Beach, and the windows in the station were not closed. When the sheets and quilts woke up, all layers of sand were covered. "Talking about the scene just arrived here, the staff of the agency Zhao Jie shook his head straight. "The more we do, the more we need to speed up the construction pace to allow the officers and soldiers to stay in the comfortable camp as soon as possible," he said.

Clean and tidy dormitory. Correspondent Wu Yehao Photo

But everything was not as smooth as expected. Difficulty in foundation pit excavation, poor material transportation, and vehicles often fall into sand ponds ... One by one, in order to complete the tasks as scheduled, everyone is brainstorming and pondering a set of "three fast -moving, fast preparation, and quickly poured" Three Fast Quick "The construction method, also innovated the" Drop Maintenance Method "in the new idea of ​​concrete maintenance in the Gobi region's dry climate and difficulty in concrete maintenance, which greatly shortened the construction cycle and reduced safety risks.

Three years have passed, and the officers and men of the agency were eaten, lived, and worked together on this barren and barren land to build a comfortable, peaceful and assured new barracks for defense officers and soldiers.

The indoor training hall just put into use. Correspondent Li Mengting Photo

As the first batch of officers and soldiers relocated to Xinying District, Xu Haisheng, a scholar of a base, has always sketched the "new home" in his mind. But when he really came here, he and his comrades couldn't help but shouted "unexpectedly". From the vast Gobi in the past, it became a modern camp. Perfect supporting facilities made them feel the warmth of the wind and dust home.

With the continuous improvement of infrastructure conditions, more and more family members choose to follow the army.

Every evening, the aroma of the meal in the family's courtyard, the laughter of the children echoed over the camp, the lights from the apartment building made Gobi the night gentle and affectionate. "This is our home. We have to take root here and keep the motherland's border defense." Xu Haisheng said deeply.

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