"Red Star Shining Over China" is an immortal masterpiece by the famous American journalist Edgar **, which truly records what the author saw and heard in the revolutionary base areas of northwest China from June to October 1936, and truly reports the true situation of the Communist Party of China and the Red Army to the world, and is known as "a classic encyclopedia for the study of the Chinese revolution". There are many touching stories in this work, but nothing moved me the most than the story of the Red Army's Long March.
In October 1934, after the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression", the main force of the Red Army, in order to get rid of the encirclement and pursuit of the Kuomintang army, was forced to carry out a major strategic shift, withdraw from the ** base area, and carry out the Long March. This is a great miracle in the history of human warfare and a glorious chapter in the history of the Chinese revolution. ** The Red Army carried out more than 600 campaigns and battles, captured more than 700 county seats, and the Red Army sacrificed more than 430 cadres above the battalion level, with an average age of less than 30 years old, and defeated hundreds of regiments of the Kuomintang Army, during which a total of 14 provinces, 18 mountains, 24 rivers, barren grasslands, and snow-capped mountains were crossed, and the journey was about 25,000 miles. In October 1935, the Red Army arrived at the revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi and joined forces with the Red Army in northern Shaanxi. October 1936, Red.
The 2nd and 4th Front Armies arrived in the Huining area of Gansu and joined forces with the Red Front Army. The meeting of the three main forces of the Red Army marked the victorious end of the Long March.
In the course of the Long March, the soldiers of the Red Army went through countless hardships and obstacles, and many touching heroic deeds occurred. One of the things that touched me the most was the story of the "Golden Fishhook". This story tells the story of a cooking squad leader who sacrificed his life to fish in order to give his comrades fish in order to eat fish during the Red Army's Long March. In order to let his comrades-in-arms eat fish and increase nutrition, this cooking squad leader did not hesitate to sacrifice his rest time and went fishing in the wind and snow. The fish he caught not only made his comrades taste delicious, but also made them feel the warmth of home. However, when the cooking squad leader was fishing for his comrades in the icy river, his feet were already frozen stiff by the bitter cold water. By the time he returned to camp, he had lost sensation in both feet. Despite this, he insisted on cooking for his comrades, until one day, when he died from overwork and bitter cold.
I was deeply moved by this story, because it fully embodied the spirit of the Red Army soldiers who were willing to give everything for the revolutionary cause. This cooking squad leader did not hesitate to sacrifice his life in order to let his comrades-in-arms eat fish, which is a vivid embodiment of this spirit. Compared with all kinds of utilitarianism and money worship in today's society, this spirit is particularly valuable. In today's society, many people pursue material interests too much and ignore spiritual pursuits. And this story in "Red Star Shining over China" undoubtedly sounded the alarm bell for us, reminding us not to forget those martyrs who fought bravely for the revolutionary cause, and not to forget their spirit of willing to give everything for the revolutionary cause.
The story in "Red Star Shines on China" also made me deeply appreciate the power of faith. It is precisely because of the firm belief in the revolutionary cause of the Red Army soldiers that they were able to persevere in such a difficult environment and create one miracle after another. And this cooking squad leader is a vivid embodiment of the power of this faith. In this story, we can see how the power of faith sustained the Red Army soldiers through one difficult moment after another, and finally won the victory of the Long March.
In short, the story of the "golden fishhook" in "Red Star Shining over China" made me deeply understand the spirit of the Red Army soldiers who were willing to give everything for the revolutionary cause, as well as the power of faith. This story not only gave me a deeper understanding of the history of the Red Army's Long March, but also made me understand what kind of qualities and spirit a person should possess in the process of pursuing ideals and beliefs. In my future studies and Xi work, I will always remember this story and strive to cultivate myself with the spiritual and faith strength that I am willing to give everything for the revolutionary cause.