"Crossing the River Reconnaissance": Let faith and emotion grow

Open the computer, watch "Cross the River Reconnaissance", the camera inside the wind blowing the reeds by the river swaying, the moisture on the surface of the water seems to come to the face, and there is a feeling of returning to childhood in an instant. Released in 1954 and directed by Tang Xiaodan, this film has the simple flavor that was characteristic of that era. Watching it process, like chewing a grain of coffee candy, the rich sweetness and bitterness swirled on the tip of the tongue at the same time, the sweetness was because the Battle of the River Crossing was finally won, the bitter taste was to obtain intelligence, and several soldiers sacrificed their precious lives.

　　The film is adapted from the deeds of the "Heroic Company of The Pioneer Crossing the River", the story is not complicated, telling that in 1949, after the victory of the People's Liberation Army in the Battle of Huaihai, it liberated a vast area north of the Yangtze River, preparing to cross the Yangtze River and liberate all of China in the south. Chiang Kai-shek resisted by strengthening fortifications on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Before the large army crossed the river, in order to understand the situation of the river defense, Li Company Commander of the Pla.S. People's Liberation Army special reconnaissance unit led a reconnaissance squad and sent the first to cross the river to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. After accepting the order, Li Company Commander led Wu Laogui, Zhou Changxi, Yang Wei, Xiao Ma, and nine other people to cross the Yangtze River by sailing ship in the dark of night, enter the Baima Mountains occupied by Chiang Kai-shek's troops, contact local guerrilla leader Liu Sijie, find out the enemy's river defense deployment, and assist the large troops in achieving successful battles.

　　Today, when the story is king, such a story is a little too simple, and the lack of earth-shattering scenes is not attractive enough, but the firm belief of the Communists it shows, and the sincere feelings between the people and the soldiers are still touching. After reading it, two poems in Mao Zedong's "Seven Laws to Shaoshan" immediately came to mind, "For the sake of sacrificing more ambitions, dare to teach the sun and the moon to change into a new heaven." In the film, whether it is the reconnaissance squad of the People's Liberation Army or the guerrilla group led by Liu Sijie, they are well-deserved heroes, who stand up for their ideals and beliefs in the face of danger and difficulties, and pay great sacrifices, even their lives.

　　Among them, the most touching are Zhou Changxi and Wu Laogui. Zhou Changxi drove the enemy truck intercepted on the road, disguised as an enemy with his comrades-in-arms, drove into the enemy's howitzer position to reconnoiter the situation, and was found by the enemy when he drove back.

　　Wu Laogui was because the enemy shells hit the radio, causing the reconnaissance squad to lose contact with Jiangbei. In order to report the situation to the command headquarters in time, he and Xiao Ma were ordered to break through, cross the river by night, and bring the report to the command. When crossing the river, he was discovered by the enemy, and Wu Laogui fought tenaciously with the enemy in order to cover the pony, and heroically sacrificed.

　　When portraying these two characters, the film highlights the decisiveness of Zhou Changxi. After getting his comrades out of the car, he drove alone and did not hesitate to rush to the enemy army. His silent actions were like a solid monument, and his sacrifice was silent and heroic.

　　For Wu Laogui, he highlighted the heroism and sentimentality, and after he was shot, he knew that it was difficult to cross the river and chose to cover the pony. Then he said a few words, real and touching. "Pony, I cover you up and remember to write a letter to my wife and tell her that I don't wear the cloth shoes she made for me." At the last moment of his life, Wu Laogui did not say bold words, but worried about giving his wife an explanation. Let the audience see that communists are also human beings, and there are also the emotions of ordinary people.

　　In addition to these two people, the other Communists in the film are also heroes. For example, Captain Li. In order to understand the situation of the enemy's newly added howitzer regiment with strong firepower, he and everyone disguised themselves as enemy troops and went deep into the tiger's den; in order to get the map of the river fortifications, he and his comrades-in-arms disguised themselves as ordinary people, mixed with the people who had been forcibly recruited to build the river defense fortifications, and entered the fortress area. Although it is necessary for reconnaissance work to take risks alone, only with the support of ideals and convictions will we be willing to do so. As a leader, he disregarded his personal safety and took the lead, allowing people to see the spirit of the Communist Party leadership who is not afraid of sacrifice and dares to sacrifice.

　　The leaders are brave, and so are the ordinary soldiers. After Wu Laogui's sacrifice, the task of crossing the river to deliver intelligence could only be completed by Xiao Ma alone. In the vast darkness of the night, the rapids and shoals, the ponies did not flinch, struggled in the river all night, and when exhausted, delivered the report to the chief of staff.

　　A drop of water can reflect the brilliance of the sun, and a reconnaissance company can reflect the spirit of countless Communists. The reason why the Chinese revolution has been able to win victory is precisely because there are thousands of such Communist Party members who have ideals and convictions, and who are not afraid of difficulties and sacrifices.

　　With these company commanders, squad leaders, and ordinary soldiers who were full of ideals and convictions and who sacrificed their lives in spite of difficulties, the Communist Party won the love, trust, and support of the common people.

　　The young Liu Sijie was able to step forward to rescue Li Company Commander, join the guerrillas, and have been fighting heroically. Because at that time, Li Lianchang once said, "Little girl, we must help you avenge, and we must fight back to Jiangnan." ”

　　The grandmother, who had been living in Jiangnan, saw Li Company Commander and asked happily, "Are you really the New Fourth Army of that year?" Seeing your New Fourth Army coming, I can close my eyes when I die. ”

　　These sincere and simple feelings are exchanged by Communist Party members with actions that the common people can see and feel.

　　At the conference to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed, On the new journey, we must keep in mind that iron must be its own. At the same time, he also stressed, "Jiangshan is the people, the people are the Jiangshan, and fighting the Jiangshan and guarding the Jiangshan is the people's heart." "We must let faith and emotion grow, let Communist Party members always maintain the party's fine traditions, and let the party and the people always maintain sincere feelings."

Yang Yao