"I don't need you to know me.
I don't need you to recognize me.
I merge my youth into the rivers of our homeland.
The mountains know me.
The rivers know me.
Our homeland will not forget, will not forget me..."
On the rusty railroad tracks, four people carrying guns and backpacks, walking with sticks in hand, singing loudly the song "Our Homeland Will Not Forget."
Yan Zhiming had learned and sung this song on the train when he first joined the army, and he often sang it in the new recruits' training camp. However, it wasn't until he arrived at the Seventh Company, at this border supply station, that he truly embraced this song as his spiritual pillar.
In the wilderness and mountains, there was a weekly supply truck that brought their essential goods.
Apart from that, they hardly saw any other people or vehicles.
It was tough.
The monotonous and lonely environment made him deeply appreciate this song.
