Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-11

马兰花又开，年轻的战士也已把根扎进戈壁

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又到驻训季，新疆军区某团再次驻进这片戈壁。抵达当晚，李涛便摸到营区附近那片骆驼刺丛——去年驻训时，他亲手在这里栽下几株马兰花，日日浇水，小心看护。如今再见到它，叶子比记忆中硬挺，边缘虽有些干枯泛黄，可叶芯依旧倔强地透着一抹嫩绿。 “去年种的马兰花，还活着呢！”李涛嘴角忍不住地扬起。去年初到此地，满目荒凉。阳光如烙铁般炙烤大地，热浪从脚下蒸腾而起。班长张桥望着远处疏落的骆驼刺，缓缓地说：“戈壁滩上能活下来的生命，都不简单。” 他们托战友从营地送来几株花苗。李涛挥锹挖坑，铁锹磕在碎石上迸出火星，半晌才刨出一个拳头大的土坑。“这能活？”李涛甩着震得发麻的手，有些泄气。张桥将花苗轻轻放入坑中，语气笃定：“能。马兰花的根，能扎一米深。” 那夜起了大风，飞沙走石，帐篷被吹得呼呼作响。李涛躺在铺上，心里却惦记着那株嫩苗。翌日天刚亮，他便跑出去看，见花苗安然无恙才长长舒了口气。驻训的日子并不轻松。低姿匍匐磨破手肘，沙粒嵌进肉里生疼；深夜站哨，寒风灌入衣襟；仰望满天星斗时，思乡的念头总不期而至。日子像戈壁的风沙，一层层地压实下来。唯一的慰藉，便是看着那株马兰花一点点地扎下根去。那天中午天色骤暗，暴雨倾盆，泥浆涌进帐篷。班长一声大喊：“大家快帮忙搬物资！”李涛冲进帐篷，扛起箱子就往外运。泥水灌满靴筒，肩膀被箱角硌得生疼……不知搬了多少趟，他突然想起那株马兰花，急忙跑去看——只见花颈被雨水打弯，叶片上沾满泥浆。雨停的深夜，李涛打着手电又摸到那片戈壁滩。当他找到那株马兰花时，整个人愣住了：细长的叶片间，竟冒出几朵淡紫色的小花。望着那抹紫色，李涛心里溢满光亮。从那以后队列训练，他不再躲烈日，任骄阳晒黑脖颈；风沙袭来，他照常据枪，眼神沉定如铁。闲暇时，他端着水壶蹲在花旁浇水，剔去叶片缝隙里嵌着的碎石。 “马兰开花二十一……”儿时的歌谣，李涛如今才真正读懂。这花能在戈壁绽放，全凭一身韧劲。去年换防那天，李涛最后一次为马兰花浇水，轻声说：“明年花开时，我再来看你。”整个冬天，每当想起戈壁滩上的那株花，他便循环播放那首歌《花开的时候，你就来看我》。李涛真的回来了。看着那株生机勃勃的马兰花，心里有说不出的欢喜。那天，李涛带着上等兵马伍沙来看花，叮嘱他每天浇水。一周后，马伍沙拉着李涛跑去看——那株马兰花，竟又绽出了新的花蕊。远处地平线上，沙尘暴正缓缓逼近。李涛抬头望向远方，目光平静——他和那株马兰花一样，早已把根扎进戈壁。

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "马兰花又开，年轻的战士也已把根扎进戈壁." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-11. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16473108.html.

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