——Preface·]—
I believe that everyone has read many stories of the Red Army's Long March in primary and secondary school textbooks when they were children, and they have all sacrificed themselves for their ancestorsPerfect teammates' stories to feel admired.
They were not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and in the face of the dangerous Long March, they did not hesitate to embark on the Long March, and when their ancestors encountered difficulties, they tried their best to solve them, leaving the hope of survival to their teammates as much as possible.
When they walked to the vast meadow, the bad weather and the regional crisis did not stop themAfter crossing this steppe, the Red Army lost many soldiers.
As a result, this meadow is now also known as the "man-eating" meadow.
Now, the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China has been celebratedAnd it has a history of more than 80 years from that glorious history of the Long March.
So what's really going on in the cannibal steppe?Where are the grasslands located?What is the state of this meadow now?
——The Red Army's Long March].
Whether it is a primary school or a junior high school Chinese textbook, there will be several stories of the Long March of the ancestors during the Red Army period, and these stories are not only for us to Xi learn their spiritIt's more about remembering that history.
In the stories of the Red Army's Long March, there are many stories that make people cry, and the most awe-inspiring story is the one that eats the man-eating grassland.
"The Golden Fishhook"., the old squad leader who would rather be hungry than fill the stomachs of his subordinates,There is also the "stubborn little Red Army" who is the youngest, but does not want to occupy the resources of the army.
InChen GengIn the memories of the comrades, that day was an afternoon in late autumn, and he was so tired from long-term hunger that he accidentally fell behind the troops and got lost, so he had to lead his horse to catch up with the troops.
As he walked, he suddenly saw a little Red Army, who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, and his face was frozen redIt seems that he has fallen behind like himself.
Comrade Chen Geng stepped forward and wanted the little Red Army to ride on his horse and take a rest, but the little Red Army straightened his waist and said that he still had a lot of physical strength.
Regarding the rhetoric of the Little Red Army, Comrade Chen Geng said that he wanted to go with him, but the Little Red Army saidHe still has companions, and he has to wait for them.
Therefore, Comrade Chen Geng believed his words and prepared to leave, but before leaving, he still turned over his few dry rations and handed them to the Little Red Army.
However, the little Red Army gently patted his "bulging" grain bag and asked Comrade Chen Geng to put it away, and his own dry food was much more than the other party's.
In this way, Comrade Chen Geng put his mind at ease, turned over and continued to hurry, but he had not yet walked a few milesA child I had met in another place suddenly came to mind.
They all rejected their kindness, but in fact, they didn't want to cause trouble to others, thinking of this, Comrade Chen Geng suddenly realized that he seemed to have been deceived by the half-old little ghost just now.
He immediately returned to the place where the Little Red Army wasBut the little Red Army had already fallen to the ground, and when he picked up the little comrade, his hand accidentally touched his grain bag.
After Comrade Chen Geng opened the grain bag, he was stunned, and the bag was not grain at all, but a black cow bone covered with tooth marks.
At this moment, the little Red Army gradually stopped breathing, and the failure to rescue the Little Red Army in time also became the heart knot of Comrade Chen Geng's life.
When the Little Red Army faced life and death, it had no idea of retreating at all, stubbornly refused the help of others, he didn't want to add some unnecessary trouble to the other party.
Such a selfless spirit is vividly embodied in a teenager, who resolutely left the hope of survival to the other party and death to himself, but during the Long March, such things were not the only one.
We can't forget the loyalty of the ancestors to the benefit of the people in "Seven Matches", and we can't forget the sacrifice of the ancestors in "Flying to Lugou Bridge".
The ancestors crossed countless mountains and rivers with their own flesh and bloodThey conquered the grasslands, known as the "death trap".
For the "Death Meadow", many netizens are a little puzzled, it stands to reason that Lugou Bridge and Snow Mountain are the most difficult, why only a mediocre grassland is called a "death trap"?
In fact, getting through this meadow is not as simple as everyone thinks.
- Ruoergai cannibal steppe ·] —
This grassland, known as the "death trap" by the world, is the meadow of the Zoige region.
This grassland is not simple, it is located in the transition zone between Sichuan and Qinghai-Tibet, that is, the "Ruoergai region" at an altitude of about 3,500 meters, this grassland is about 500 kilometers long and more than 300 kilometers wideIt covers an area of more than 15,000 kilometers.
In addition, this is not a simple grassland, but a "grassland wetland", which is full of intricate swamps that can kill you if you are not careful, so it is called a "death trap".
Moreover, at the time of = crossing the swamp, the conditions of our party were also very difficultThe only food we have is barley flour, which is a dough made from sorghum, which needs to be boiled and eaten.
But there is basically no water source in the grassland, and the water in the swamp is inedible, and everyone can't eat it dry, because if you eat it, you will be thirstyTherefore, everyone only cooks when it rains.
However, when it rains, the barley noodles are soaked in the rain, and when they are boiled in water, they will spread out and eventually become a pot of gnocchi soup, and everyone will eat some "barley wheat" when they are hungry.
After the dry food was eaten, the grass was probably only halfway over, and the soldiers had nothing to eat, so they could only dig some grass roots and bark nearby, cook and eat, and the rest of the food was basically poisonous and inedible.
At that time,Many officers and men of the Red Army stepped forward, like tasting herbs from Shennong, looking for edible plants for the troops, and when they were poisoned, they insisted on telling other members that they could not eat them.
Among them, the most representative story is "Zhang Side", at that time, his subordinates of the commander-in-chief, seeing his teammates lose their lives due to lack of food, he volunteered to go elsewhere to "taste the herbs".
When looking for food, he was the most active, and when he saw something he hadn't seen before, he sent it to his mouth, and onceThe troops found a meadow like a turnip leaf.
He plucked the leaf and stuffed it into his mouth, but soon, his head began to get dizzy, and then Zhang Side saw that there were still little comrades ready to eat, so he shouted to stop it.
But he only said that he could not eat it and fainted, and when he woke up, he hurriedly told his teammates that the grass was poisonous and could not be eaten, and he greatly avoided the loss of the army, and was praised by the commander.
When there is no food, people will eat their own belts, because these belts are made of cowhideIt needs to be boiled in boiling water to reveal the hide.
Sometimes, some soldiers can live on a belt for a month, and some even dig out their cowhide shoes and cook them, which is the food that supports their faith in the wetland.
When there is really no food, everyone will divide their mounts and eat them, ** The general once distributed his mounts to various troops, and everyone walked out of the wetland with this meat.
Even so, during the Long March, there were still many comrades in the Red Army who ended up sleeping in the wetlands and meadows because of lack of food.
Of course, it is not only in terms of food, but also when crossing the grasslandsThe comrades of the Red Army had another insurmountable problem, and that was the bad weather.
Due to the cold winter when entering the wetland, and the weather in the area is unpredictable, it may be very cold in the morning and very hot in the middle of the day.
This, combined with the occasional rainfall, makes the nights even colder in the wetlandsWhen I sleep at night, I huddle together to keep warm, and when it's really cold, everyone eats spirits and chili water.
Therefore, when everyone is looking for a place to sleep in the open, they will try to look for those dry areas, and if they don't find it, they can only find it in the wetlands.
Since everyone was lightly armed when they set off, they naturally couldn't set up any tents, so they could only lie on the spot, and some comrades would sit and nap.
When sleeping in the wetlands, everyone worries about accidentally rolling into the swampTherefore, we came up with a way to take turns on duty, so as to avoid some unnecessary dangers.
But even so, there were always a few comrades sleeping in the grass the next day, because the night in the wetlands was too cold, and the cotton clothes distributed by the troops at the time of departure were simply not enough.
Some of the soldiers were back to back, with wraps and guns in their arms, and some of them fell to the ground, and some of them sat as if they had fallen into a deep sleep, sleeping in the wetland.
Most of the comrades have made it out of the wetlands, but there are still many who are buried hereDue to various reasons, these martyrs did not leave their names, and our party was unable to erect a monument for them.
It can be seen from this that the soldiers were determined to dedicate themselves to the revolution, and they sacrificed their lives to death with the idea of sacrificing themselves to complete the country.
Now, the soldiers of those years have already survived the most difficult time, and their efforts have built a new life for us.
The Zoige wetland, once known as the "man-eating grassland", has also undergone new changes.
——Changes in the Man-Eating Meadow·]—
Under the influence of China's industrial development, the wetlands that were once known as the "man-eating grasslands" have gradually become "desertified", and the grasslands that were once full of swamps have become a "desert".
In most cases, this situation is very bad, because there are many herders in the area who depend on the grassland for their livelihoodThe Zoige region is desertified, and the herders have no food rations for their livestock.
However, under the protection of the state, the wetlands have changed a lot, the desertified areas have gradually recovered, and the animals in them have slowly returned to the embrace of the Ruoergai grassland.
The herdsmen's livestock can leisurely look for their favorite food on this grasslandAnd the herders don't have to drag them on long walks.
Today, the Zoige wetland has brought a lot of convenience to the local animal husbandry, and it is no longer the "death trap" it once was.
From the difficulties of the past to the prosperity of today, the development of our country was not contributed to overnightOur stable life is all the result of the struggle of our ancestors with their own flesh and blood, and we must never forget their actions.
-- Epilogue·] —
We must always remember the efforts of our ancestors and that difficult historyWhen we encounter difficulties, we can also learn Xi from the spirit of our ancestors and work together with our partners to overcome difficulties.