After the Red Army's Long March stepped into the grassland, Chairman ** always maintained close communication with the commanders and soldiers. From time to time, he had in-depth conversations with members of the unit to understand their state of mind, and sometimes he was concerned about the condition of the wounded and sick, and encouraged the medical workers to make every effort to strengthen medical care. Upon learning that the wounded and sick were in danger due to lack of food, ** immediately instructed the adjutant to slaughter a few horses during the break and distribute horse meat to the wounded and sick in the companies. However, ** chose to eat only barley and wild vegetable soup every day, just like the soldiers, and resolutely did not eat horse meat. This insistence embarrassed the comrades of the adjutant's office, who secretly sent a piece of horse meat the size of a palm to the guard squad while talking to the doctor. The piece of horse meat was quietly accepted,** unbeknownst to him, and the warriors planned to wait until the camp was ready to cook it before presenting it to the chairman.
However, ** seems to have expected it, and he understands that the food has run out. Before arriving at the camp, he led his warriors on a march while picking wild onions and wild vegetables in the grass. When they arrived at the camp, the warriors took out the piece of horse meat and planned to cook it into a soup with wild onions and wild vegetables. As soon as he saw the horse, he immediately said, "You are ambushing me again!"After that, he took the initiative to help the soldiers make a fire, and ordered: "You can't finish the horse meat, and you should keep some for Comrade Dai Tianfu." "* Particularly concerned about Dai Tianfu, who was the youngest comrade in the guard squad and was taken care of by the chairman because of his young age. When he arrived at the Dadu River, Xiao Dai unfortunately contracted malaria, and ** had been caring for him. The soldiers comforted *** and said: "Although the grain bags are empty, there are always a few handfuls of rice that can be poured out and kept for Comrade Dai Tianfu." As for horse meat, Xiao Dai is seriously ill, and he will definitely get a share. "The purpose of the warriors is to make *** eat this piece of horse meat.
However, ** was silent for a long time after hearing this, and he suppressed the grief in his heart, but it could be seen that his heart was heavy. ** took the piece of horse meat that Xiao Dai left him, looked at it over and over for a while, and then wrapped it in its original form. ** Deeply said to the soldiers: "Thousands of martyrs died bravely for the liberation of the Chinese people, they would rather die than give in, and no difficulty can stop their progress." This spirit will certainly move the people of the whole country and the whole world to support our just cause. And this just cause is destined to victory. After that, ** looked into the distance and slowly took off his military hat. The guards and soldiers also took off their military hats one after another, bowing their heads to mourn Dai Tianfu. Seeing that everyone continued to prepare the meal with tears in their eyes, he put the bag of horse meat in his pocket, carried the small burden, and patrolled the companies as usual.
The next day, the dawn appeared, and the assembly call resounded in the sky. ** Raise your voice to the fighters: "Comrades, we are about to get out of the meadow." In order for the martyrs to hear the singing, everyone should sing and go. ”