On December 27, 1944, a unit of the New Fourth Army crossed the Yangtze River and quietly marched in the snow and wind.
They were commanders and fighters of the First Division of the New Fourth Army led by a generation of famous generals Su Yu and a group of local cadres, with a total of more than 3,000 people. This time, they risked being chased and intercepted by the enemy to make a long journey in order to open up a new base area at the junction of the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Just as the troops were preparing to cross the shanghai-Nanjing railway, Sun Xiaomei, an underground worker of our party and head of the Railway Work Committee, hurriedly rushed to report to Su Yu a hundred thousand urgent intelligence.
It turned out that our party had discovered a message through intelligence personnel installed in the puppet army: the Japanese chief Okamura Ningzi was about to meet with two lieutenant generals sent by the Japanese Emperor to inspect Nanjing, and in order to ensure the safety of the two lieutenant generals, Okamura Ningzi ordered people to plant a large number of mines on both sides of the Shanghai-Nanjing railway.
Although the Japanese army did this to prevent the New Fourth Army from blowing up the railway and trains, it also created a great problem for Su Yu and others who were about to lead their troops across the railway: more than 3,000 people wanted to cross the railway, and the slightest carelessness would cause a mine explosion, even if only one mine exploded, it would also attract the enemy to pursue.
What makes everyone even more anxious is that when crossing the Yangtze River, it is already nine deaths, if you can't cross the railway, it is impossible to go back, and now it is really equivalent to falling into a desperate situation!
At this time, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and if the railway could not be crossed before dawn, the Japanese puppet army would inevitably make a big move.
As the commander of this unit, Su Yu is undoubtedly the one with the greatest pressure - if he cannot solve the problem in front of him, the elite of the First Division of the New Fourth Army is very likely to be completely destroyed!
It is impossible to retreat, it is completely contrary to the strategic intention of the troops, and there is only one way out, that is, to advance and advance without hesitation!
However, the Japanese army planted dense mines along the railway line, which was invincible, and there was simply not enough tools and time to detect and clear mines, so how to cross the railway?
While Su Yu was pondering, a guard next to him said to himself urgently, "Alas, if we all work lightly, we can fly over the devil's mine array..."
One of the warriors said in a nonchalant manner, "What light feat?" Have you ever seen it? You little boy can just talk nonsense, can you say something serious? ”
The guard blushed and said, "Then tell me, how did you get past?" ”
"Light work... Light work... Maybe it's a good idea! Su Yu listened to the conversation between the two, but his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he was inspired by the two words "light gong".
The guard listened for a moment and laughed awkwardly: "Commander, this is what I said casually, where is the good way..."
"No, what you're saying makes a lot of sense! What a wake-up call to the dreamer! Su Yu said with a smile.
Everyone was very surprised to hear this, and did not know why the commander had said this.
Su Yu did not immediately say his thoughts, but turned to Sun Xiaomei and said, "Comrade Xiaomei, have you ever understood what kind of thunder the Japanese army planted along the railway line?" ”
Sun Xiaomei nodded and replied affirmatively, "It's all watermelon thunder." ”
"Watermelon Ray?" Su Yu was overjoyed, "Are you sure they are all watermelon thunder?" ”
"That's right, according to the information we have, the enemy is all planted with watermelon mines."
"That's easy to do!" Su Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Commander, isn't the watermelon mine the most explosive?" Why are you so happy to hear that it is Watermelon Ray? The crowd was stunned.
Su Yu smiled and said, "The explosive power of the watermelon thunder is indeed great, but it also has a flaw." ”
"What defect?"
"Its sensitivity is relatively poor, and in general, when it is subjected to pressure of more than 70 pounds, it will be detonated."
The crowd was still puzzled: "But there are more than 3,000 of us, and none of us weigh less than 70 pounds!" ”
"Indeed, this requires the use of the 'light work' you just discussed!" Su Yu was confident.
The guard was confused: "We do have some comrades who have practiced martial arts, but I haven't heard of anyone who really has light skills?" ”
"In fact, more than 3,000 of us can use light work!"
"Huh? How to use it? Commander, you can say it quickly, but you will kill us! ”
Seeing that the crowd was asking questions one after another, Su Yu revealed the answer: "We just have to climb through the minefield!" As long as this is done, the weight of the body can be evenly dispersed to the ground, and even if it is pressed on the mine, it generally does not exceed 70 pounds. While this does not completely eliminate the risk of detonating mines, it is the only solution. I believe that as long as everyone is as careful as possible when they move, they can safely pass through the minefield! ”
Everyone suddenly realized, "Yes! The commander's method is so wonderful, it should be done! ”
Subsequently, Su Yu immediately summoned the cadres to a meeting, seriously discussed and made meticulous arrangements for the action of crawling through the minefield, and asked the troops to seize the two hours before dawn and cross the minefield in the two hours before dawn without detonating the mine.
There is no doubt that this is Su Yu's sudden appearance under the helplessness of the troops when they are in a desperate situation, it is a kind of creative thinking, and it is also an extremely risky and very bold method -- with a unit of more than 3,000 people, only one link has a slight flaw, and any one person who is slightly careless may cause a disaster that affects the whole division.
But incredibly, during the two crawls through the minefield (one on each side of the railway), not a single person triggered the mine to explode!
This fully proves that Su Yu's bold approach in desperate circumstances is not a desperate gamble, but that he has a deep understanding and full self-confidence in applying theoretical knowledge to military practice.
In the end, Su Yu created a miracle and led the troops to unknowingly cross the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway and embark on a new journey to open up the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Military Region.