What is the most dangerous battle on the Road of the Red Army's Long March, flying to seize the Luding Bridge? Or the Dadu River? I don't think so. Although these battles are familiar grand battles, they have even been made into movies. But these battles are only grand in scale, not the most dangerous. To say that the most dangerous level of the Red Army is the Battle of Lazikou. Why? Because the Battle of Lazikou was a battle in which the Red Army faced a life-and-death struggle!
Lazikou was an important passageway for the Red Army to enter Gansu, and it was also the last dangerous pass on the Long March Road. The terrain here is steep and easy to defend, and two high mountains are sandwiched by a ravine. The width of the ravine is more than 30 meters, and below it is a rapids shisha river, and a small wooden bridge more than 1 meter wide is erected on the river, which is the only passage of Lazikou. It can be said that this is a dangerous place where everything is closed.
With this natural danger, Chiang Kai-shek attempted to intercept the Red Army here. In order not to let go of the great advantage, Chiang Kai-shek sent heavy troops to defend Lazikou, and deployed eight battalions of troops at only one point, and the cliffs were full of bunkers and military fortifications. If the Red Army is stopped here, then the Red Army will have to walk through the meadows again.
At this critical moment, Chairman Mao clearly knew that no matter how dangerous the Lazikou was, it would have to be attacked, otherwise the Red Army would have little hope of survival!
The Red Army's Long March was difficult to obstruct, and the Wujiang River, the Dadu River, the snow-capped mountains, the meadows, and the dangerous situations in every place failed to stop the Red Army's advance. Now facing the last hurdle, victory is at hand and nothing can stop them.
On September 15, 1935, chairman Mao Zhou and others came to Lazikou and immediately studied in detail the terrain and enemy situation of Lazikou. Prior to this, the Red Army's reconnaissance units had collected a great deal of information. Chairman Mao spread out the map and solemnly pointed out that only by breaking through the natural danger of Lazikou is the only way out. Therefore, it was decided to fight a crucial battle into Gannan at Lazikou, and Chairman Mao personally formulated a battle plan for attacking Lazikou. So Chairman Mao issued an order to take down Lazikou within two days. At the same time, he also specifically instructed that the battle of Lazikou was very important and must be won. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to return to the south, and we will not be able to go out to the north, and we will be in a dilemma politically and militarily.
The offensive task finally fell on the shoulders of the Fourth Regiment of the Second Division of the First Army, which made many achievements in the course of the Long March, breaking through the Dadu River and flying over the Chain Bridge, all of which led the way. Now the arduous task of attacking Lazikou was the most suitable for them.
After receiving the order, the whole regiment rubbed its fists up and down, preparing for the first frontal assault. After careful reconnaissance, the Red Army discovered the enemy's weakness. When the enemy built the offensive, it did not add roofs to the bunkers and turrets. Moreover, the enemy felt that everything would be fine if he was in charge of heaven, and he concentrated all his forces together. This led to many weakly defended areas throughout the level, and the troops in charge of the attack immediately decided to break through from these places. But the first priority is to seize that only bridge before the plan below can be implemented.
When night falls, the battle to capture the bridge begins!
A red army squad, under the cover of dense fire, launched a frontal assault on the enemy, and the Red Army's bullets washed away the enemy's position like a flood. However, the enemy's fortifications were complete, and the Red Army's attack did not bring much damage. When the Red Army's firepower decreased, the enemy immediately drilled out of the bunkers and poured grenades and bullets at the Red Army positions. Because of the unfavorable terrain, several charges by the Red Army did not work. Until midnight, the Red Army still had no chance to approach the bridgehead. By this time it was already the middle of the night, and in a few hours it would be light. Several successive attacks failed to get close to the bridgehead, and the grenades thrown by the enemy rolled on the ground one by one, and the dumb bullets that did not explode had been piled up.
If a frontal attack is not good, it can only break through the enemy's flank dangerously. The Red Army of the two companies, led by the regimental commander, struggled to climb the enemy's weakly defended mountain. The stone walls on both sides of the Lazikou are very steep, and if you are not careful, you will fall to the bottom of the valley.
However, the Red Army team was full of talents, and a small Miao soldier from Yunguichuan volunteered. The young warrior, who was only sixteen or seventeen years old, said he used to collect medicine and firewood at home, and climbing mountain walls was a common occurrence. After saying this, the little warrior wrapped his bare feet around his waist, and the rope made of leggings was flexibly climbed to the top of the mountain, and then put the rope down. The Red Army soldiers in charge of rock climbing, one by one, hung submachine guns on their backs, pinned more than 10 grenades to their waists, and lined up one by one to attach to the mountain.
When all the Reds had reached the top of the hill, they began to encircle the enemy flanks. However, just as the Red Army soldiers were groping between the cliffs, a soldier suddenly fell into the abyss.
Finally, after several turns, the Red Army troops found the enemy's bunker, and the Kuomintang army that was napping was suddenly awakened by a rapid gunshot!
Just when the Red Army's frontal assault was blocked, a signal flare suddenly rose from the rear of the enemy, which was a signal of the success of the enveloping troops. After seeing the signal, the Red Army on the front blew the charge horn, and light machine guns, heavy fire, mortars and shouts sounded from all sides of the enemy! Gunshots rang out from up and down the hill, and the Red Army surrounded the enemy on all sides.
At this time, a commander of a Nationalist company ran into the bunker to report the situation, and he said in horror: Report the commander! We were attacked by enemy troops on our flanks, and the woods were full of Red Army! If you don't retreat now, you won't be able to leave at dawn!
By this time the outside of the bunker was in disarray, the frontal general attack troops had begun to cross the river, and the one-wood bridge was full of enemy corpses. After two hours of fighting, the frontal forces broke through the enemy's defensive positions, took most of the turrets, and occupied several warehouses filled with guns and ammunition. The fleeing enemy was intercepted by the Red Army's enveloping forces and retreated to the rear of the second line of defense, ready to gather forces to resist. At this time, the frontal and roundabout forces cooperated with each other and continued to pursue the enemy.
Under the fierce fire of the Red Army, the enemy finally collapsed completely.
At this point, the Battle of Lazikou was over!
After the war, Yang Chengwu, the political commissar of the Red Army, improvised a poem called "Breaking Through the Heavenly Danger Of Lazikou":
The world of Lazi is dangerous, and the warriors attack hard.
In order to open the road north, it is a pity that the blood is stained.
The Battle of Lazikou was a rare hard battle on the long march of the Red Army, and it was also a battle that was surprisingly won. The Battle of Lazikou was of great significance, and this battle brought out the prestige of the Red Army and showed that the soldiers of the Red Army were full of talents and wisdom and courage. It also shows the hard-bone spirit of the soldiers of the Red Army who are not afraid of sacrifice or hardship. The Kuomintang was completely crushed in an attempt to trap the Red Army in a sinister plot on the snowy mountains and meadows.
The Battle of Lazikou was also a battle of fate for the Red Army, and when the Red Army passed through Lazikou, it was another village of willow dark flowers and bright flowers. The environment on the Long March Road is extremely harsh, crossing meadows, walking through forests, living in wastelands, starving, and resisting the attacks and pursuits of Tibetan toastmasters! There is no way to see the masses of the people, or even little hope. But all this at the moment of its end brought the Red Army firm will and infinite strength.
When the Red Army broke through the Lazikou and entered the Han area, the diary of a Red Army soldier was both warm and sad.
He said that seeing the crowd that he hadn't seen in months, smiling and welcoming us on the side of the road, it was a big difference, and he was so happy to jump up! As soon as I saw them, I couldn't help but ask for directions and talk, so that the masses could not cope. The work of beating the local tycoons has resumed, and the long-severed trading life has returned.
In the Battle of Lazikou, the Red Army captured a lot of materials. After setting up camp in the Han area, take a detailed inventory:
100,000 catties of grain were seized
Salt 2 thousand catties
This was priceless to the Red Army, which had just emerged from the snowy mountains and meadows. The starving warriors can finally eat a full meal. However, the Long March is only the first step of the revolution, and everything is just the beginning. This road is incredibly long, and even sometimes we are confused, there is no end to this road. But it is precisely because there is no end to this road that we can see hope. We will not stop, and if the revolution has a fork in the road and the signs tell you that you can see the destination at another junction, I will not hesitate to turn around and choose to continue.
Progress never stops, people don't settle for the status quo, what if they fail? Tomorrow the sun will still rise again!