What does extreme wilderness survival look like in your mind? Today I will take you to see the real experience of a fighter of the Anti-Japanese League.
Li Zhaolin
In the early spring of 1941, Li Zhaolin, commander-in-chief of the Three Armies of the Anti-Japanese Coalition, led a detachment of seven or eight people to escort two radio stations from Foshan County (now Jiayin County) to Suileng County. For the Anti-Allied Forces at that time, the two radio stations were very precious, and sending them to the headquarters of the three armies of the Anti-Allied Forces would play a very important role.
This squad, led by Li Zhaolin himself, had two radio operators, and the others were anti-coalition fighters who were responsible for escorting them. From the winter of 1939, the Japanese army began to carry out crazy "crusade" operations, and the environment for the struggle of the Anti-Japanese Coalition became more and more difficult. In this operation, in order to avoid the search and encirclement of the Japanese puppet army, the small detachment could only pass through the deep mountains and dense forests, which was even more difficult.
In the early spring, the dense forest in the northeast is still in a state of heavy snow sealing the mountains, and it takes a great risk to pass through the middle. Two operators carry the radio, the soldiers have to carry weapons and ammunition, soldier Zhang Xiang recalled, he carried a shell gun, a crooked machine gun, three dozen pounds of dry batteries, and five hundred rounds of ammunition. In addition, everyone also has to carry a lot of grain, the whole body weighs more than a hundred pounds, and it is not easy to move in the dense forest and snow.
Initially, everyone was operating in plains and barren mountains, so skis were used, which was relatively relaxed. But soon into the dense forest, skis are not good. The deep mountain forest is inaccessible all year round, and the trees are very dense, and skis are not used. The snow didn't pass my knees, and it was very difficult to step in, trying to pull out and take the next step, because the things on my shoulders were too heavy, and I fell down when I stepped on the snow. Once you fall, it is difficult to get up, and you need the help of the people next to you, which undoubtedly hinders the speed of progress.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > is much more difficult than expected in the deep mountains and dense forests. </h1>
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It's hard to move forward without a road, and it's even more difficult to get there with thick snow. The squad fell into the snow alone, and the comrades around them all came to help, so they walked more and more slowly. During the day, everyone has become a "snowman", and at night, the cold wind whistles, and can only build a snow wall to block the wind, and light a campfire in the middle for warmth. It was too cold, and everyone tried to sleep around the fire. "The fire is warm on the chest, and the wind blows behind the cold", this is a true portrayal of the life of the anti-coalition fighters.
It took half a month of hard walking to reach the Tangwang River, about a third of the way. Everyone faces a big problem: although we carry a lot of grain when we leave, because the speed of progress is too slow, the grain has been consumed by more than half, and there will be no food until the destination.
One day, during a temporary break, Li Zhaolin told everyone that it was best to check the grain storage. The anti-coalition fighters have been operating in the dense forest for a long time and have become accustomed to regularly checking the grain reserves, so they quickly put the grain together and found that the problem was serious. Li Zhaolin thought for a moment and said that the snow road was too difficult to walk, the distance was not halfway through, but the food of the team had eaten half of it. Therefore, starting from today, each person can only eat three small spoons of fried noodles per meal, enough is so much, everyone is the same, no one is an exception. Of course, the warriors had no opinion, because this was already a habitual situation.
Each person has only three small spoons of fried noodles per meal, stirred with boiling water, that is, a small bowl of paste, and it is impossible to eat enough. But there was no way, in order to reach the destination, it was all about it.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="37" > went upstream along the Tangwang River for a few days, and new difficulties emerged. </h1>
The upper reaches of the river are only about ten meters wide, and the river is not too deep, but the problem is that in early spring, the river has been frozen, and there are large pieces of ice floes floating on the surface, and the water flow is also very fast. It is very difficult to reach the other side of the river.
When the grain was almost finished and could not be consumed at all, Li Zhaolin found that there was no good place to cross the river, so he told everyone that now he could only wade across the river, and immediately after passing, he would make a fire to dry his clothes, and there was no other way. How easy is it to cross a river with floating ice cubes?
Everyone carried their backpacks on their shoulders, put them on their heads, and then helped each other into the water. Just a few steps away, the river reached the waist, the cotton coat was completely soaked, the legs hurt like pinpricks, and then it was completely numb. Although it was only ten meters away, it was very difficult for everyone to move, and when they reached the other side, they were completely frozen, trembling, teeth trembling, and could not stop shivering.
Everyone quickly built a fire, took off their cotton clothes and baked them, and baked them for a long time. The next day, seeing that there was a lot less snow in front of them, everyone thought that the road might be getting better and better in the future, so they threw away their skis. However, I regretted it after not walking for two days, because the snow was getting more and more difficult to walk.
Heavy snow can barely move forward, the key is that there is a layer of snow shell, one foot is fine to step on it, the other foot is lifted, and the front foot clicks and sinks. This road is too difficult to walk, every step is laborious, these days the squad only eats 3 small spoons of fried noodles per meal, hungry and weak, walking more and more slowly.
Seeing that there was less and less grain, Li Zhaolin had to decide to eat two spoonfuls of fried noodles at each meal in the future. After another two days, it was changed to one spoonful of fried noodles per meal. What is a small spoonful of fried noodles enough? I could only taste the grain, and my stomach was still grumbling. What if I'm too hungry? Then grab a handful of snow from your feet, fill it in your mouth and slowly melt it.
If it still doesn't work, fold a small branch and put it in your mouth and bite it slowly. Of course, the small branches could not be eaten, and they were chewing bitterly, but there was saliva in the mouth slowly, and it would not be so uncomfortable to swallow.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="38" > one day, the squad encountered a big surprise. </h1>
That day, when we walked to a small hill, everyone suddenly saw a few roe deer on the flat ground in front of them.
Everyone immediately squatted down, unable to hide the joy on their faces. Zhang Xiang, who had the best marksmanship in the team, calmly aimed at one of them, and with a single shot he killed it. Everyone quickly ran over, and when they saw that this roe deer was really not small, they quickly peeled it and filled their stomachs.
Such a precious thing, certainly can not be eaten in one meal, the roe deer skin remained, the intestines are reluctant to throw away. Everyone shared some meat for the first time, and the rest was carried on their bodies to save food. However, there was not much roe deer meat, and the squad had so many people that they ate it in three or four days.
No way, or a meal a small spoonful of fried noodles. After a few more days, the fried noodles were also eaten, and there was no food at all, and I could only move forward hungry. Some people may think that how to say that in the mountains, any animal can last for a few days - in fact, the snow is closed, and there are few animals to be seen in the dense forest, and the roe deer is an unexpected surprise.
What should I do if I don't have food? Hold on. There was a warrior who kept smoking cigarettes with leaves, and he told everyone that after smoking, he didn't feel hungry, and this leaf cigarette could top the rice. Everyone was so hungry that they put their chests on their backs, and they also tried to smoke leaf cigarettes, although they couldn't stand the meal, but they did have some effect.
Sometimes with good luck, you can find ten eight mushroom-like things on the fallen trees, and you will fill your stomach. But most of the time, everyone can only eat snow and bite the branches, and everyone is hungry and skinny. In this case, it is still necessary to rush the road, and naturally it is slower and slower.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > counted the days, probably more than forty days, and could not move. </h1>
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On this day, everyone walked into a small ravine, exhausted. Li Zhaolin suddenly told everyone that today he was going to invite guests to dinner and eat a good meal that no Shanghai Hotel did! The grain bag has long been empty, can it be conjured up to eat? Everyone is scratching their heads. I saw that Li Zhaolin took out the roe deer skin, and when he slept for the past few days, he used the roe deer skin as a mattress and cushioned it under his body.
Everyone sat around the campfire, and Li Zhaolin took out the roe deer skin and burned the hair on the fire little by little. Then, with a knife, cut the skin into small pieces and throw it all into the pot to cook. After that, everyone turned over all the fried noodle bags and slapped them on top of the pot a few times.
Slowly, the pot boiled up, the heat filled the air, and the roe deer skin tumbled in the water. Everyone looked closely, with light in their eyes, and the saliva went straight into their stomachs. After waiting for a long time, the roe deer skin soup was cooked, and everyone shared a bowl and ate it happily. I haven't eaten for several days in a row, and when the hot soup is brought into my mouth, everyone's eyes flash with tears, and their hearts are full of mixed feelings.
Can a roe deer skin eat a person and cry? Many people will not understand, but the anti-coalition fighters of that era, who often starved in the deep mountains and dense forests, could have such a delicious thing, it was not easy. After everyone finished eating this meal, it seemed that they had endless strength on their bodies, and they had firm confidence that they must go to their destination.
Early the next morning, continue on your departure. Still hungry, hungry people are shaking, but you must keep walking, otherwise you can only die in this deep mountain. After walking for a few more days, one day at noon, climbing a hill, Li Zhaolin told everyone to hold on a little longer, climb the mountain in front of them, and then reach the headquarters.
The headquarters is also in the mountains, so that the enemy is not easy to find. Everyone knew that they were finally going to their destination, as if they were full of strength again, biting the small branch in their mouths and continuing to walk forward.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" > that night, everyone finally came to the headquarters. </h1>
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The comrades in charge of the headquarters immediately came out to greet them, and several female fighters of the Anti-Japanese Coalition immediately realized that the squad might not have eaten for several days, so they quickly burned the fire to cook. After the rice was ready, everyone ate two bowls of yellow rice - not too much, because they were hungry for a few days and suddenly had enough to eat, and people could not stand it. Besides, there is not much food stored in the command headquarters, and it needs to be saved.
That night, everyone slept beautifully, trekked for more than forty days, and persevered forward by willpower. Now, finally, I can get a good night's sleep...
Now there are many wilderness survival variety shows, so that many people have admiration for those survival masters. But in fact, the Northeast Anti-Coalition fighters are the real extreme wilderness survival, they have no way to retreat, and they are always fighting against hungry, cold, and cruel enemies. They are the most admirable heroes!