When mentioning the Long March, everyone will think of the figure of the revolutionary predecessors who made a strategic transfer after arduous long journeys for the country, and in order to escape the frenzied pursuit of the Kuomintang troops, they passed through Places such as Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangdong, Guizhou, Qianchuan, Yunnan, Kangxi, Kanggan, shaanxi, and other places, and every footprint they walked down from October 1934 to October 1936 made the Long March a great miracle in human history.
In the course of the Long March, countless things happened that are worth remembering for future generations, and many old objects that carry the past at that time were also left behind. And today I want to introduce you to an old wooden board, this board looks ordinary, so what is worth studying about a plank? In fact, it is an "IOU", and if you continue to read it, you will understand its value.
In 1933, the Kuomintang launched the fifth "encirclement and suppression" against the Red Army, and our soldiers were brave and fearless and desperately killed the enemy, but due to the wrong command of some leaders, which eventually led to the failure of the anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign, in 1934, our army was forced to start a strategic shift.
At this time, the various units were scattered in the Long March. By July 1935, tired and hungry Red Army troops came to the Area of Songpan Maurgai. Before arriving, they had successfully climbed several extremely difficult snowy mountains to resist the enemy's repeated pursuits.
These tall snow-capped mountains stretch on and the snow never melts all year round.
During the Long March of the three main forces of the Red Army, many soldiers died on the snowy mountains.
The biggest difficulty in climbing the snow-capped mountains is the cold weather, thin air, rain and snow, and difficult roads, where there is snow all year round
The air is thin, there are no roads, the weather is fickle, it is cloudy and sunny, rainy and snowy, it is extremely difficult to cross.
After climbing the snowy mountain and exhausting his physical strength, everyone found that they still needed to cross the meadow next, so the Red Army decided to stop and rest for a while and then continue to advance, and there was little food left, waiting to be replenished.
At this time, everyone may have a question, how can the snowy mountain turn over the grass and can't continue to walk.
It turns out that the vast grassland here is different from what we understand, and it is really a safe grass with no road. The first is that the road is difficult, there are water and grass swamps and mud everywhere, and people and horses must step on the meadow. There are three fears of crossing the meadow: one is afraid of not stepping on the meadow and falling into the mud. The mud swamp sinks deeper and deeper, and the wound will be red, swollen or even ulcerated when exposed to contact. Second, I am afraid of rain. The road is softer and slipperier on rainy days, and you will fall down if you are not careful. Three fears of crossing the river. There were many rivers in the meadows, and almost every time a river was crossed, warriors fell. In the event of a torrential rain, the river soared, and many people were immediately engulfed. Coupled with the difficulty of eating, the difficulty of staying cold, and the difficulty of camping, everyone should be able to understand the hardships.
The warriors found that the local barley was ripe, but the people had all disappeared. It turned out that there were reactionary people who slandered the Red Army, and the people were afraid and hid in the mountains before the Red Army came.
The Red Army has a policy of resolute observance: it does not take a needle or a thread from the masses. But the situation was so critical that it would have been worse off without resupply. In desperation, the General Political Department of the Red Army issued an order to the soldiers: to harvest the grain in the fields, and it must be fully mature, and after collection, the accurate quantity and reason must be recorded on a wooden sign and inserted in the ground, which will be used as an "IOU" for future exchange of money for the troops.
These wooden plaques date back more than 80 years, and most of the wooden plaques in the Maurgai area have been broken, and only two of them may have survived. Because the Tibetans' fields suddenly appeared one by one wooden plaques, everyone was very curious, but the local Tibetans did not know many characters, and even fewer knew Chinese characters, so the uninformed Tibetans burned the wooden plaques as firewood.
One of the pieces that can be preserved now is in the renqing Dolma's house, which has been preserved because this wooden plaque was found more than 20 years ago when renovating the old house, and it turned out that although the family did not understand the meaning of the wooden plaque at that time, they used it to build a house in urgent need of wood to build a house. Therefore, 20 years later, Renqing Dolma, who renovated the old house, found that this wooden plaque was about 100 centimeters long, 20 centimeters wide, and about 1 centimeter thick, and the handwriting on it looked very clear, and after so many years of preservation, it was still intact. The wooden plaque probably reads: The Red Army has collected a thousand catties of barley in the field, and later can use this wooden plaque as a voucher to exchange it for equivalent items with the Red Army troops or the Soviet government.
After knowing the story behind the wooden plaque, Renqing Dolma was very moved, and at this time the matter was reported by the media, which confirmed that it was indeed left by the Red Army. The government said that during the Red Army period, the IOUs that were borrowed by the people had a legal effect for many years, and as long as they held wooden cards, they could exchange money or exchange for goods. The state always puts the interests of the people first, so it hopes to take the initiative to compensate this "arrears", but it is rejected, and a rich businessman who wants to buy wooden cards at a high price after learning the news is also rejected.
She refused compensation from the state because she thought that the living conditions were already very good, with comfortable houses, repaired cement roads and her own land. These are all brought to her by the state, the debts of that year have long been paid off, how to be willing to compensate again, looking at the cattle and sheep at home and the barley that is about to be harvested in the field, she is very happy every day. As for the reluctance to sell the wooden plate, she knew that the wooden plate was of great historical value, so Renqing Dolma hoped that she could keep it by herself.
In fact, ious from the Red Army are often discovered, because when the Red Army borrows things from the people, it will leave an IOU and promise to return it. Because the conditions of everyone at that time were too difficult, many troops had a shortage of food, and if they did not seek relief from the common people, it was very likely that there would be a large number of casualties.
During the Long March, the Red Army, with its firm conviction of victory, was not afraid of suffering or death, and with perseverance and perseverance, united and helped each other with one heart and one mind, overcame many difficulties and obstacles, and wrote a glorious page in history.
At such a difficult time, although the Red Army had to borrow some grain, it resolutely did not take it in vain, which shows the firm will of the Red Army and its determination to serve the people. At that time, the villagers were tricked into distrusting the Red Army, but when they felt the real good policy, they also understood the goodness of the government, including Renqing Dolma, and everyone knew how to be grateful, and her behavior was worthy of our praise for her. A small wooden plaque has long been not only an "IOU", but also a link connecting the hearts of the military and the people.
It is really touching that the Red Army adheres to principles and the people are grateful.