Luding Bridge is a suspension bridge on the Dadu River, but on two arduous missions, the Chinese Red Army braved difficulties and obstacles, survived many tribulations, and finally won victory.
Forced crossing of the Dadu River
1. Twenty-five thousand miles long march
The Red Army's "encirclement and suppression" of breaking the Kuomintang in the Soviet zone has failed, and it can only be forced to withdraw from the Soviet zone and carry out a strategic shift, that is, what everyone calls the "Long March".
The Long March, a total of 25,000 miles, is a great miracle in Chinese history.
The Long March is not easy, especially for women, it is even more difficult, the preparation time is not enough, and the things to bring are not less than those of gay men. Each of them carried only 15 catties of food, and food accounted for one-third of them.
Under normal circumstances, women's physical strength and endurance are not as good as men's, although they are soldiers, but men who are different from them are also soldiers, so there is still a certain gap between the two.
They don't have much to carry with them, because strategic shifts don't bring too many things, because everyone doesn't know how long they have to go or what kind of difficulties and obstacles they will encounter. So what they bring is far less than what gay men bring. Bringing not much should be faster, but it is not.
Because their units are concentrated in almost all the old, young, sick and disabled, they need to take care of these people, and even help people who are inconvenient to carry things, so their speed is getting slower and slower. Therefore, some people will dislike them for dragging their feet and be prejudiced against them.
It is not easy for male comrades, they are probing the way ahead, and if they encounter danger, they must immediately enter a state of alert, and when they encounter the enemy, they must immediately join the battle.
Twenty-five thousand miles of the long march, step by step, they did not have a single complaint, some just gritted their teeth and insisted, some just persevered.
2. The flood surge of the Dadu River
"The golden sands and waters beat the clouds and cliffs warmly, and the Dadu Bridge crosses the iron cables."
The Dadu River is a high-prone area for geological disasters in China, with turbulent water currents, fierce water potential, and steep valley slopes; boulders in the river are obstructed and dangerous beaches are dense; and there are steep mountains on both sides, and if you are not careful, you will fall down.
In May 1935, the Chinese Red Army crossed the Jinsha River and continued northward, preparing to cross the dangerous Dadu River. However, Chiang Kai-shek urgently summoned his soldiers to intercept them, sent many main forces, and sent more troops to defend, so that they would not successfully cross the river. The time and place were favorable, and Chiang Kai-shek's army attempted to use the natural danger of the Dadu River to surround and annihilate the Red Army.
Crossing or not crossing is a big question of life and death. Without crossing, the Red Army's plan for the Long March will be incomparable. Crossing, the Dadu River is too dangerous, coupled with the enemy's obstruction, crossing the river is even more difficult!
Successfully crossing the Dadu River will be the key to the Chinese revolution, so the Dadu River must be crossed!
The leaders of the army worked together to formulate a plan for crossing the river and strive for victory in one blow.
3. The Chinese Red Army is not afraid of difficulties and forced crossings of the Dadu River
On May 25, 1935, the two armies engaged in battle, and the battlefield was even more dangerous than the Dadu River, known as "natural danger". Bullets flew like heavy rain, passing over the Dadu River and passing by the soldiers' ears.
Inside, there was a teenager who had just become a soldier, and he had seen such a scene for the first time, and his heart was extremely frightened, and his hands holding the gun were trembling. He thought: I don't know when I will end the war and when I will be able to go home. He had never missed his hometown and the family there waiting for him to return as much as he did now.
One veteran noticed his fear, and when he was changing the bullets, he said to him, "Missed?" I'm homesick too, but alas, I don't have a home anymore..." After saying that, he had already changed his bullets and joined the fight again.
Looking at the scars on the hands of the older men, the young soldier fell into contemplation. All soldiers, no matter what the reason for becoming soldiers, now there is only one wish, and that is peace!
There are too many wars! From the birth of the Communist Party of China to this moment, how many people have been involved in this unprovoked war, too many people have lost their homes and been forced to leave their families and die. Corpses were strewn across the field, starvation was everywhere, and How many white bones had been added to China. He became a soldier just to protect his family and hometown! He wants to protect his own family, and he wants to protect the families of more people, so why should he be afraid?
He clutched the gun, his hands no longer shaking, aiming, shooting, all in one go. The young soldier was no longer afraid, and he seemed to have endless courage and enthusiasm to sustain his life.
At 7 o'clock, the forced crossing began, and all weapons opened fire at the same time, covering the commando team to cross the river.
When the young soldier saw the seventeen warriors rushing through him with bullets and bullets, he became more and more excited, and he wished that he was one of the seventeen men. He did not dare to be careless, and tried to do his task - to cover the commandos to cross the river.
It seemed as if a long time had passed, and as if only a few minutes had passed, he saw the brave warriors who were not afraid of anything ascend to the other shore. Soon, they repelled the counterattacking Sichuan army, and coupled with the timely reinforcements of the troops behind them, they destroyed a battalion of the Sichuan army in one fell swoop.
The insurmountable natural danger of the Great Crossing River was successfully crossed by the Red Army, which was eliminated from all difficulties!
Fly over the Luding Bridge
1. Dadu Bridge crosses the iron cable cold
Everyone knows that Luding Bridge is a long bridge on the Dadu River, but the forced crossing of the Dadu River is not the same event as the seizure of the Luding Bridge.
On May 25, 1935, after the Red Army forcibly crossed the Dadu River, a new question came, how could a few small boats transport tens of thousands of soldiers across the river? Coupled with the fact that there are pursuing soldiers in the back, it is simply too late. As a last resort, they had to cross the bridge.
Luding Bridge is not as safe as the Dadu River, Luding Bridge is on the raging Dadu River, on both sides are cliffs, the cold iron cable is only covered with some empty wooden planks, people walk on it dangling leisurely, than swinging a hundred times. However, things are getting worse. It turned out that before they arrived, the enemy troops guarding the city had removed the wooden planks on the bridge, leaving only the hanging iron cables, alone, like dead branches swaying in the wind.
2. Twenty-two warriors
Beneath the empty iron cables was a rushing stream of water, and the long chains were even more chilling and intimidating. At this point, there is no going back.
22 heroes with weapons and ammunition rushed towards the enemy with chains in the face of the enemy's ferocious attack. The troops behind them had been covering them, and the warriors behind them were holding wooden planks and laying bridges as they advanced. They were fast and did not dare to delay, otherwise the situation would be more critical.
After they rushed over, the enemy set fire again and shot and threw grenades. "Comrades! For the sake of the people, for the sake of the party and the country, for the sake of the final victory, rush! The brave warriors were even more desperate, passing through the raging fire and rushing forward, fighting the enemy for life and death.
Lasting two or three hours, the Red Army finally heroically captured the Luding Bridge and won another victory in the Long March.
Some people say that the warriors who rushed in front of the bridge at that time were not 22, but 23, and some said 21. Later, however, according to the famous article "Flying to Seize luding bridge", people identified the warriors who flew to seize luding bridge at that time as 22.
The warrior's name is Hero
In 1985, Luding County prepared a celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory of the "Flying Capture of Luding Bridge", and General Yang Chengwu was invited to participate in this celebration. "At the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Luding Bridge, it is the soldiers who threw their heads and spilled their blood to participate!"
Although it was the 22 warriors selected by General Yang that year, after taking the Luding Bridge at that time, the army continued to fight forward, and there was no time to remember their names. Most of these fearless warriors died in different battles later. In the end, only the names of the eight Warriors can be confirmed.
But one thing you can't go wrong with is: they're all warriors! Be the hero of the people!
Mountains and rivers are magnificent, and the home and country are the same dream
Thousands of rivers and mountains are just waiting for idleness
The forced crossing of the Dadu River and the capture of the Luding Bridge were important battles in the Long March of the Chinese Red Army, and even more embodied the fearless spirit of the Red Army in not being afraid of difficulties and obstacles and daring to carry out the revolutionary cause.
Their difficulties at that time are beyond our imagination now, the environment, the enemy... Too many factors lead to more trials. But they did not give up, let alone retreat, they have been walking forward, not afraid of hardships, heroic struggle.
On the 25,000-mile Long March, the Chinese Red Army endured all kinds of difficulties and dangers and finally won victory. The Long March crushed the attempt of the Kuomintang reactionaries to destroy the Red Army and turned the Chinese revolution into a safe place. The great spirit of the Long March, which regards the interests of the people and the nation as more important than the lives of individuals, cannot be replaced by anything.
The mountains and rivers are unharmed
We live in a country without war, and today's China, Guotai Min'an, is thriving. But in some countries, this is not the case, their people are in a deep situation, and the children who are still in school have to put down their pens and pick up heavy guns to protect themselves and their families, as well as the country they love.
I believe that many people have seen "Wolf Warrior 2", at the end of the film, the passport reads: "Citizens of the People's Republic of China: When you encounter danger overseas, don't give up!" Remember, behind you, there is a mighty motherland! ”
Yes, our motherland is getting better and better, prosperous and prosperous, and is no longer the country that was constantly beaten up. We stand up! You can stand up and say, "I'm Chinese!" ”
Where there are good years, but someone carries the weight for us!
summary
The mountains and rivers are unharmed, and the world is safe. The great spirit of the Long March needs us to inherit and carry forward!
bibliography:
Baidu Encyclopedia: Forced crossing of the Dadu River
Baidu Encyclopedia: Fly to seize the Luding Bridge
Baidu Encyclopedia: Long March
Su Xin "Where there are some years of quiet, but someone carries the weight for you"
Mao Zedong's Seven Laws: The Long March