In December 1932, the Red Fourth Front led by General Xu Qianqian broke through the enemy's repeated encirclements and blockades, and fought and marched, crossing the Qin mountains and entering the Chenggu area of the Hanzhong Plain. On December 11, we came to the shore of the Han River and prepared to cross the river in the south and enter the southern foothills of Daba Mountain.
It was a cold winter, and in the vast night, the Han river was rolling and rushing, the waves were turbulent, and it had frozen in a slightly shallow place. The thinly dressed soldiers of the Red Fourth Front had been starving and marching in the cold for months.
In the face of the bone-chilling Han Shui in front and the menacing Hu Zong's southern pursuing troops in the back, the Red Fourth Front's army can only cross the Han River by force, so that it is possible that the entire army will not be destroyed, but the Red Fourth Front army is fighting against the water, the terrain is unfavorable, there is no bridge and few ships, and it is undoubtedly a huge problem to cross the Han River in a short period of time.
Commander-in-Chief Xu Qianqian led the scouts to the riverside to investigate, and he found that although the river surface was wide, because it was the dry season, the water level was only to the chest, and it was completely possible to cross the Han River, and Commander-in-Chief Xu Qianqian did not feel timid because of the severe cold, because he was the commander-in-chief, and if the commander-in-chief himself was timid and hesitated, the soldiers below would inevitably have low morale, causing a bad atmosphere, and there was no room for the enemy to stay at present.
Therefore, Xu Qianqian chose the location of the river crossing and decided to cross the Han River overnight.
In the process of crossing the river, the voice of Commander Xu spread throughout the entire army.
"Comrades! This Han river can't stop us, I sent scouts to explore on horseback, the water here is not deep, it can be completely passed! ”
Hearing General Commander Xu's "completely can pass",
The soldiers' hanging hearts let go. Commander Xu's words made the soldiers forget the coldness of Hanshui and forget the pain on their bodies, but they could not forget the cruelty of the enemy and the original intention of the communists.
Xu Xiangqian took the lead in striding into the cold and bone-chilling river water, he did not hesitate in the slightest, did not bow his head, his tall and thin figure firmly walked to the opposite shore, his guards could not keep up with his footsteps with their horses, the guards advised him to ride across the river, but he sternly refused, Xu General Commander said: "The headquarters stipulates that leaders will cross the river on foot with the soldiers, and only the wounded and women will be transported by boats and horses.
Hurry up and get The Horse back, the wounded! Wounded!
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The iron warriors followed Commander Xu to the opposite shore, and many soldiers fell because they could not stand the cold water, but they stood up silently and continued to stubbornly walk to the other side. The lightly wounded wrapped their wounds tightly and walked over to each other, while the hygienists held the stretcher carrying the seriously wounded high on their heads, and the soldiers arm in arm formed a to block the rapids and let the stretcher pass safely.
Looking back at this touching scene, we can't help but shed tears, our peace today was bought with the blood of countless revolutionary ancestors, and without their selfless efforts, without thousands of such fighters, our today would not be what we are today.
General Xu Qianqian was an outstanding general of the party and a famous commander and fighter of our country, and he made outstanding contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. Let us pay tribute to the vast number of revolutionary ancestors, including General Xu Qianqian.