"Captain of the boat, you have the strength, the first shot you will hold!"
With a strong wave of Shuai Shigao's arms, the small boat carrying 17 Red Army soldiers rushed forward in the rushing river, and a small boat was like a dragon swimming in the water, flexibly dodging the enemy's bullets under the control of Shuai Shigao, and riding the wind and waves to rush straight to the opposite shore.
Shuai Shigao, who made a great contribution to the forced crossing of the Dadu River, was retaliated against by the Kuomintang after returning to his hometown.
His house was burned down and his family was persecuted, so he had no choice but to flee to Daliangshan, but he became a slave of the Yi slave owners and suffered a lot.
It was not until 1952, when the People's Liberation Army was ordered to go to Daliangshan to suppress bandits, that this past had a chance to see the light of day...
Surprise attack on the Anshun ferry
In October 1934, the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign ended in failure.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek's government fully grasped the initiative, and in order to avoid the sharp edge of the Kuomintang army and preserve its living strength, our army opened the prelude to the twenty-five thousand mile long march.
However, the Kuomintang troops were in hot pursuit, and the Nanjing government openly said: "Our 200,000 troops are pressing the border, and if you do not surrender, you will do the second Shi Dakai!" ”
In fact, the situation of the Red Army at this time was indeed very similar to that of Shi Dakai, who was also surrounded by a large force of the enemy on the bank of the Dadu River, and at that time, Shi Dakai did not cross the river, but had to fall into the Siege and Kill of the Qing Army.
At this time, the biggest problem faced by the Red Army was also to cross the river.
The Dadu River was turbulent, the surface of the river was 300 meters wide, and it had to rise by 200 meters during the flood season, and both sides were steep cliffs, and 20,000 Red Army against 200,000 Kuomintang troops wanted to successfully escape from the encirclement, which was simply impossible in terms of the situation at that time.
In order to completely cut off the Red Army's rear road, Chiang Kai-shek issued an order: "All the crews of the Ships at anshunchang Ferry Port are sent to the north shore, and those that cannot be burned are not left behind!" ”
However, Chiang Kai-shek, who had exhausted his calculations, did not expect that the officer in charge of destroying the ship would accept a bribe and let a landlord hide a ferry; what was even more incredible was that the Red Army on the south bank descended from the sky and made a surprise attack on the Anshunchang ferry port, and the ship that the landlord kept became the key to breaking the situation.
With a boat, there are conditions for crossing the river, but most of the Red Army soldiers have different water characteristics, looking at the raging river in front of them, who can cross it safely? Unless it's an old-fashioned man who walks on the Dadu River all year round!
17 warriors broke the wind and waves, and the boatmen crossed the river to make meritorious achievements
"Fellow, open the door!"
There was a "banging" sound outside the door, and the sleeping handsome Man Gao opened the door in a confused way, and saw the Red Army soldiers with live ammunition standing neatly in front of his door.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
Because of Chiang Kai-shek's hype, in the eyes of the local people, the Red Army burned and plundered, and did nothing wrong, he looked at the soldiers with trepidation, not understanding why he was being found.
"Fellow, please believe us, we are here to help everyone."
Under the repeated persuasion of the Cadres of the Red Army, Shuai Shigao finally put his mind at ease, and he looked at the patches on the soldiers' bodies and the grass shoes on their feet--how could such a soldier be a bandit in Chiang Kai-shek's mouth?
The Red Army cadres took the opportunity to make a request, "Tomorrow we will cross the Dadu River, and I implore the boat boss to help find a few people to row with." ”
The Red Army's vision is indeed accurate, and the generations of shipwrights in the handsome Shigao family in their early 20s have long trained a strong water skill, and they are the famous local ship bosses and have a high prestige among the shipwrights.
Without saying a word, he agreed to help the Red Army, and soon found seven helpers, and the two sides agreed to meet at the Anshunchang ferry port tomorrow.
On May 25, 1935, a small boat carrying 17 warriors quietly descended the water.
Shuai Shi gao plucked up the first shot with all his strength, the sound of the water roaring, and he drove the boat from side to side, dodging the enemy's attacks again and again.
Suddenly, just as it was about to dock, the boat was disrupted by the waves that were being photographed, and it was about to crash into the reef, and the soldiers on the ship were all pinching a cold sweat, and the guns entered the water, which would cause great obstacles to their movements!
At the critical moment, Shuai Shigao jumped directly into the water, he pressed hard against the hull of the ship, forced his back to exert force, and pushed the boat to the shore!
The 17 fighters did not have time to thank him, and immediately rushed to the enemy's position and seized the ferry on the opposite bank at the cost of zero casualties!
At this time, Shuai Shigao once again played the role of the boss of his own ship - he found more than 70 shipwrights, worked day and night for 3 days, and sent four shifts together, and all the Red Army on the south bank were safely sent to the north bank, and the Red Army crossed the Dadu River and completed a strategic transfer!
After more than 10 years of running away from home, goodbye is already a slave
Crossing the Dadu River by force, Shuai Shi was highly meritorious, he wanted to join the Red Army directly, but he was worried about his family, or decided to stay in his hometown.
This was an extremely bad decision—Chiang Kai-shek failed in his siege, vented all his resentment on the people at the bottom, and ordered that not a single person who had ever helped the Red Army should be spared.
In a few years, Shuai Shigao's parents were imprisoned by the Kuomintang and tortured to death, his brother and sister's persecuted family was destroyed, and the boatmen and friends who fought together also left their hometowns...
Shuai Shigao, who lost his home, fled to the depths of the Daliang Mountains, sold himself into slavery under the hands of the Yi slave owners, and in the snow and ice, he carried water for his master barefoot and launched a high fever and no one cared.
Shuai Shigao, who struggled on the death line, finally saved his life, but his left eye lost its light forever.
"There is no way, those who are slaves will suffer if they have suffering."
His biggest regret was that he did not join the ranks of the Red Army, "If I had carried a gun at that time, maybe my family would not have suffered such torture." ”
In 1950, Marshal Liu Bocheng, stationed in the southwest region, received several Yi compatriots, and they reflected an important situation to the marshal.
"Do the boatmen who helped you remember?" It was miserable! Those who are persecuted are no longer the same! Life can't go on! ”
Marshal Liu Bocheng was distraught and hurriedly sent the People's Liberation Army to find those heroes and give them some help in life.
Time flies, and the shipwrights of that year have successively received government subsidies, and only Shuai Shigao has never been seen.
However, there was no place to step on the iron shoes, and in 1952, Shuai Shigao volunteered to be an interpreter for the People's Liberation Army, and inadvertently sighed, "Before, the Red Army was as good as you, but it is a pity!" ”
The army cadre asked with interest, "Have you ever been in contact with the Red Army before?" We were once the Red Army, and now we've just changed our name! ”
The handsome old man then revealed his identity, "I! It was the boatman who helped you cross the river! ”
Meritorious deeds will eventually be rewarded, and the revolutionary soul will be passed on from generation to generation
After Shuai Shigao was taken back to his hometown, the local government took great care of him.
The handsome Shigao, who was divided into three houses and a piece of land, was in his 40s and finally lived a good life with his wife and children.
In 1966, when Marshal Peng Dehuai visited Dukou City in Sichuan province to inspect the work, he personally went to the asbestos mine hospital to visit Shuai Shigao, who was treating his eyes.
Seeing this old shipwright who had made great contributions to the revolutionary cause, Marshal Peng shook his hand with great excitement, "Fellow countryman, I was the Red Army of that year!" ”
For Shuai Shigao, Marshal Peng represents the memories of the past, he said of these years of experience, tears in his eyes, "You just left, the Kuomintang came, these years I have been working as a slave in the Yi district, my eyes are blind, I hope that our Red Army can fight back as soon as possible!" ”
The hands of the shipwright and the marshal were tightly intertwined, and before leaving, Peng Dehuai stuffed the old shipwright with 30 yuan and three packs of large front door cigarettes in his pocket, hoping that he could heal his eyes as soon as possible.
Under the care of the leaders, Shuai Shigao lived happily in his later years, and in 1995, the old hero who had helped the Red Army to cross the Dadu River ended his magnificent life at the age of 84.
His grandson Shuai Fei fulfilled his grandfather's dream of becoming a soldier in the People's Liberation Army.
On August 16, 2008, Shuai Fei went to Beijing instead of his grandfather and received the honorary medal of the top ten patriotic supporting journalists in the country, Shuai Fei was very proud that he was born in such a family, and he firmly said that he would inherit and carry forward his grandfather's revolutionary spirit.
"Without the hard work of the older generation, there will be no bright future for us, the party will not forget the contributions made by every heroic son and daughter, and I hope that I can be like my grandfather in the future and become a person who is useful to society and the party."
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