Original title: (New Ideas Lead a New Journey • Red Footprints) Xiangjiang will always remember - the Guangxi chapter of the Red Holy Land that General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited
On the morning of April 25, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Memorial Garden of the Xiangjiang Campaign of the Red Army's Long March in Caiwan Town, Quanzhou County, Guilin, Guangxi Province, to commemorate the spiritual blood of the revolutionary martyrs and the continuation of the communists.
The site of the memorial garden is the battlefield site of the Xiangjiang Battle of Foothill Paving. At the end of 1934, in order to ensure that the main forces of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Red Army crossed the river and crushed the enemy's attempt to encircle and annihilate the Red Army east of the Xiang River, tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers stained the banks of the Xiang River with blood. General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke highly of the Xiangjiang Campaign: "The Xiangjiang Campaign was a heroic battle of the Red Army's Long March and an important historical event that determined the life and death of the Chinese revolution. ”
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that revolutionary ideals are higher than heaven, and once the fire of ideals and beliefs is ignited, it will produce great spiritual strength. The lofty spirit of the officers and men of the Red Army who regard death as a homecoming, who live to the death, who forge ahead, who dare to overcome all difficulties and are not overwhelmed by any difficulties is always worth remembering and carrying forward.
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【Red Footprint】
"It was dangerous!" Before the Central Red Army rushed to cross the four major ferries of the Xiang River, General Secretary Xi Jinping sighed like this.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Just imagine, if there is no such a group of Red Army soldiers who bravely go forward and sacrifice their lives and forget their deaths, how can the Red Army rush out of the enemy's blockade line and rush out to pay so much sacrifice, and have not yet collapsed." By what? It is precisely the power of ideals and beliefs that depends on it! ”
【Xiangjiang Memory】
Before the Red Army rushed to cross the Xiang River, the enemy army had formed a "pocket" in a vain attempt to wipe out the Red Army east of the Xiang River.
In front of them were enemy troops several times larger than themselves and with vast disparities in equipment and strength, and in the repeated bombardments of aircraft and the rain of bullets and bullets, the soldiers of the Red First and Red Third Armies shouted: "Swear to die to defend the Party Central Committee!" "Long live the Red Army!" Holding their positions, they covered the column of the Central Military Commission and the fraternal troops to rush across the Xiang River.
"As long as there is one person, you can't let the enemy go to Xinxu!" Li Tianyou, then commander of the Fifth Division of the Red Third Army, once wrote in a memoir that this was a military order issued by the Fifth Red Division. Before the Xinwei blockade battle, the Red Fifth Division received a telegram order: "At all costs, make every effort to persist for three to four days." ”
There were not enough bullets, and the large knife and white blade fought at close range; the person in front fell, and the person behind followed closely. The battlefield was filled with smoke, aircraft strafing, shelling, and the enemy's fierce attacks were repelled by the Red Fifth Division. On the afternoon of the third day, the Fifth Red Division received a telegram from the regiment: two columns of the Central Military Commission had broken through and crossed the Xiang River.
When counting the number of people, Li Tianyou, who only shed blood and no tears on the battlefield, blurred his eyes and stood silently for a long time: more than 3,000 people in the whole division and only more than 1,000 wounded were left, and Hu Zhen, chief of staff of the division, Huang Mianchang, commander of the 14th Regiment, and other commanders and fighters died heroically.
The New Polder Blockade took place at the foot of the maple tree, when the maple leaves were red.
Sculpture at the Memorial Hall of the Red Army's Long March on the Xiangjiang River in Quanzhou County, Guilin, Guangxi Province, on April 26. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Bo'an
【Guardianship and Inheritance】
The grandfather of Hu Yaxin, the "post-90s" docent of the Xiangjiang Campaign Memorial Hall of the Red Army' Long March, was a Red Army soldier who participated in the bloody battle of the Xiangjiang River. After the completion of the memorial in September 2019, she applied for a docent. "When I tell the story of the Red Army, I often have tears in my eyes, and I can see many visitors with tears in their eyes." Hu Yaxin said.
Zhou Yunliang, deputy director of the Cultural Protection and Inheritance Center of the Long March of the Red Army in the whole prefecture, said that the memorial garden, including the memorial hall and the memorial forest, has been completed for more than a year, and more than 3.6 million cadres and masses from all over the world have come to receive red education. On the first day of this year's "May Day" holiday, more than 30,000 people were received.
faith
"Magnificent! Chen Shuxiang is a typical one of the heroes who sacrificed. In front of the oil painting "Chen Shuxiang", the general secretary stopped and stared for a long time. In the picture, Chen Shuxiang is lying on a stretcher, with blood flowing from his abdomen.
The Red Thirty-fourth Division served as the commander-in-chief of the whole army and was known as the "Desperate Rear Guard Division". After covering the last team to cross the Xiang River, the Red Thirty-fourth Division was cut off by the enemy's heavy troops east of the Xiang River and fell heavily encircled. After many unsuccessful breakthroughs, division commander Chen Shuxiang was shot in the abdomen and was captured, and the enemy carried him on a stretcher to ask for merit and reward. On the way, Chen Shuxiang woke up, violently tore open the bandage, forced himself to endure severe pain and strangled his intestines with his hands, fulfilling his vow of "shedding the last drop of blood for the Soviets". Chen Shuxiang will forever freeze youth and life at the age of 29.
At the Memorial Hall of the Xiangjiang Campaign of the Red Army's Long March in Quanzhou County, Guilin, Guangxi, Zhou Yunliang, deputy director of the Cultural Protection and Inheritance Center of the Long March of the Jeonju Red Army, gives a lecture in front of the oil painting "Chen Shuxiang" (photographed on April 25). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Bo'an
【Questioning and Answering】
"The troops behind the palace blocked the pursuit of the well-equipped Kuomintang Central Army, and faced various difficulties such as ammunition and food shortages, which basically meant sacrifice." Wen Dongbai, an expert on party history in Guanyang County, Guilin City, said.
At the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery in Guanyang County, Guangxi Province, Guanyang County Party History Expert Wen Dongbai pays homage to the Monument to the Unknown Soldier (pictured on February 2). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Bo'an
In the midst of hunger and cold and siege, what kind of faith supports them to fight until the last moment? What kind of power makes them invincible and desperate to be reborn? During the interview, the reporter repeatedly asked this question to the local cadres and masses, and their answers were highly consistent - faith.
General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed: "No matter how difficult it is, think of the Long March of the Red Army and think of the bloody battle on the Xiang River." ”
On the journey of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, there are still many "Loushan Passes" and "Lazikou," and we must inherit the legacy of our revolutionary ancestors and strive to walk well in the Long March of the new era with firm conviction and confidence in victory.
Remember
General Secretary Xi Jinping spoke highly of the Xiangjiang Campaign, always cared about the revolutionary martyrs who died in the Xiangjiang Campaign, and specially made important instructions to do a good job in the collection and protection of the remains of the martyrs, and planned and built commemorative facilities. The Memorial Park of the Xiangjiang Campaign of the Long March of the Red Army was built under the personal care of General Secretary Xi Jinping.
Sakai-jing, about 2 meters in diameter, connects to the underground dark river. On that cold winter day, more than 100 seriously wounded red army soldiers were thrown into the wine well by the enemy because they were too late to move, and all of them died heroically.
In 2017, Guanyang County launched the salvage of the remains of the Red Army martyrs in Jiuhaijing, and after a series of efforts, more than 20 martyrs' remains were buried.
The green mountains are always there, and the loyal soul will always exist. In recent years, Guilin City has carried out rescue protection of the memorial facilities and relics of the Xiangjiang Campaign, repaired monuments and memorial halls, and concentrated on the 82 remains of Red Army martyrs and 7465 scattered skeletons excavated and buried.
Pines and cypresses are green, flowers are like brocade, and in the memorial garden of the Long March of the Red Army in Jeonju, huge stones of different shapes are scattered on the back hill, and each stone is engraved with a number that is easy to distinguish, and the remains of martyrs are buried below. Zhou Xiong, a party history expert in Jeonju County, said: "These heroes and martyrs have been integrated with the surrounding mountains, stones, grasses and trees. ”
Guangxi Guanyang County Xiangjiang Battle Xinwei Blockade Battle Jiuhaijing Red Army Memorial Park (drone photo, April 27). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Bo'an
【New Starting Point, New Development】
We will always remember, Xiangjiang will always remember...
In the Battle of the Xiangjiang River, the Red Army was reduced from 86,000 people at the beginning of the Long March to more than 30,000 people. Later, from Laoshanjie all the way to Liping, the central leading comrades argued and pondered many major issues in military command, gradually unified their thinking, and laid the foundation for the later Zunyi Conference to establish Mao Zedong's leading position in the Party Central Committee and the Red Army.
The Chinese revolution was reborn from the ashes and ushered in a great turning point.
Xiangshui soup soup, the spirit of the Long March passed on from generation to generation. The Communist Party of China led the masses of the people to struggle hard, and earth-shaking changes have taken place in the mountainous townships of Northern Guizhou:
——In Hemu Village, Xinwei Town, Guanyang County, the Guanfeng Expressway opened 6 years ago has brought more tourists and driven the hot sales of fruits such as black plums and watermelons. Jiang Junfa, secretary of the village party branch, led the villagers to open restaurants and homestays, develop red tourism, and the road to industrial prosperity is getting wider and wider.
——Liangjiazhai village of Gaozhai Village, Huajiang Township, Xing'an County, is located at the foot of the old mountain boundary, and the green mountains and green waters are lined with residential houses with national characteristics, and red tourism attracts tourists from all over the world. During this year's "May Day" period, the farm of Yang Shengyou's family, a poverty alleviation household, opened its doors to welcome guests, and Yang Jinwang, the son of a former migrant worker in Shenzhen, started a business with his father.
——More than 320 acres of grapes are planted in Maozhushan Village, Caiwan Town, Jeonju County, and now rural tourism and leisure agriculture have been expanded, and the annual per capita net income of 46 villagers is nearly 30,000 yuan. Villager Luo Lingling's family has 12 acres of grapes, with an annual income of more than 100,000 yuan, "life is like sesame blossoms."
At the new starting point of rural revitalization, local cadres and masses continued to struggle.
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