Ostrovsky said: A person's life may burn or decay, I cannot decay, I am willing to burn!
In the torrent of history, it is often those small people who stand up, they are very ordinary, doing ordinary work, living an ordinary life, but in the face of historical choices, they can always give up their lives and forget death, stand up, and burn themselves.
Their coming forward could cause them and their families great trouble,
But when the dust of history settles, the sun, moon, mountains and rivers all remember their credit, and they are real heroes.
The boat boss who crossed the Dadu River
On May 12, 1935, the Central Red Army decided to continue north to cross the Dadu River and meet the Red Fourth Front in northwest Sichuan.
However, the Dadu River has been a natural danger since ancient times, and it is simply an impossible task to cross the Dadu River by force. On 24 May, the Red Regiment, an advance detachment of the Red Army, arrived at Anshun Field, defeated the defenders, and captured a ferry. At that time, the Red Army had pursuing troops behind and defenders in front of them, and they could only cross the Dadu River by force.
And all the hopes of the Red Army were pressed on this ferry.
With a ferry, there was also a need for experienced boatmen, and the Red Army advance team learned that the best and most experienced boatmen in the area were called
Handsome
。 Shuai Shigao is more than 20 years old, calm and calm, from a young age in the Dadu River to fight the wind and waves, practice a skill,
He is a famous boat boss at the port
。
When the Red Army looked for Shuai Shigao, Shuai Shigao was a little hesitant, he knew that May was not enough to cross the river. In 1863, it was in Anshunchang in the Dadu River area that Shi Dakai, the wing king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, led his troops to cross the north, resulting in the collapse of the entire army, plus Shuai Shigao's home was located within the jurisdiction of the National Government, if the National Government knew that Shuai Shigao helped the Red Army cross the river, it would be retaliated by the National Government.
Under the meticulous explanation of the Red Army, Shuai Shigao gradually put down his hesitation, and he chose to stand up for this people's armed force
On May 25, Shuai Shigao immediately found a good partner
Zhang Ziyun, Wang Yougang, Zheng Benli
The 4 people decided to cross the river together. Shuai Shigao looked at the choppy Dadu River in front of him, and the sound of thunder came from his ears. They took a deep breath and shoved the boat into the river, the rushing river and the waves of undercurrents deflecting the bow.
Shuai Shigao is worthy of the title of "ship boss",
As soon as they saw the bow shift, they immediately asked one of their companions to jump into the river, and they firmly pressed their shoulders against the side of the boat, and the remaining two companions rowed forward desperately to make the bow of the boat stop following the tide.
After the boat straightened up, 17 Red Army commandos boarded the boat. Then the handsome man held up the pole and stirred the rushing river, just like that, in
The four boatmen forgot to die
With the help of the commandos, they took the enemy position, successfully controlled the ferry port on the opposite bank, successfully helped the Red Army cross the Dadu River, and solved the crisis of the Red Army.
After the main force of the Red Army crossed the river, a Red Army general excitedly grabbed the hands of the handsome man and thanked him in succession
and give Handsome High 8 oceans
This Red Army general was the famous Marshal Peng. Small people will often be pushed onto the stage of history by fate, their choices will change the direction of history, some people are afraid of hardship and choose to retreat, some people are brave enough to go forward, and they are famous in history.
Endless hunts
After Shuai Shigao helped the Red Army to cross the Dadu River, he soon received a notice from his relatives that the agents of the Nationalist government were looking for a boatman to help the Red Army cross the river, and the relatives asked Shuai Shigao to quickly avoid the wind, so,
Shuai Shigao left the hometown where his ancestors had lived for generations and lived a life of wandering
After Shuai Shigao left, the Agents of the National Government quickly found out that Shuai Shigao was the person who helped the Red Army cross the river, and the Agents of the National Government surrounded Shuai Shigao's home, and after discovering that Shuai Shigao had escaped,
Angry Nationalist agents pointed the finger at Shuai Shigao's family
Shuai Shigao's father was imprisoned by the Asbestos County Government of the Nationalist Government for 3 months and was subjected to inhumane torture. A few years later, Handsome Shigao's parents died one after another, and his brother and sister were pressed
"Bandit"
The crime of living in fear all day long.
Along the way, Shuai Shigao did not dare to reveal his name, and could only do the most bitter and tiring work, and as soon as he heard the news of the National Government, he fled in fear.
In the end, Shuai Shigao, who was desperate, was actually sold into the Gaji Yi tribe of Daliangshan in Mianning County and became a slave.
Shuai Shigao suffered a lot in the Yi tribe, and could only live with cattle and sheep, and the cold atmosphere of the Daliang Mountains blinded one of Shuai Shigao's eyes, and he spent several years in suffering until the founding of New China.
Making a choice at the crossroads of history is a matter of courage.
Because once you make a choice, you have to bear the corresponding consequences, and the people who can stick to it are great.
Real heroes
After the founding of New China, the Party Central Committee was eager to find the boatmen who helped the Red Army to cross the Dadu River, but due to their long age, it was difficult to find their traces.
But the party has never given up on finding the heroes
In 1952, it was discovered that there was a group of slaves in the Gaji Yi tribe, and one of them attracted everyone's attention, and it was said that this person was not a native, but had fled. At that time, a group of Red Army commissioners came, and when they heard that they were looking for the boatman of the year, the slave was very excited, and he said that he was the boatman who helped the Red Army cross the river.
After the Party Central Committee received this news, it immediately took Shuai Shigao back to Asbestos County and gave him heroic courtesy
In his hometown, he built 3 rooms for Shuai Shigao, and helped him introduce the object to solve the major events of life and live a happy life.
In 1953, when Marshal Peng went to work in Asbestos County, he also paid a special visit to Shuai Shigao, personally expressed his gratitude to him, and took Shuai Shigao to Beijing to participate in the activities, and Liu Bocheng and other senior generals cordially received Shuai Shigao.
In 1995, the 84-year-old handsome Shigao died peacefully in the sound of the waves.
In 2007, Shuai Shigao was awarded the "Special Award for Patriotic Supporting Military Journalists", and his exploits were sung by countless people and remembered by future generations.
Hero is a heavy two words, heroes have nothing to do with origin, only in what one person does, those who bravely stand up at a critical moment in the country, regardless of personal safety, are the real heroes of the country.
Text/Nangong Qin