At the beginning of 1935, 30,000 Red Army troops came to the Wujiang River. Looking at the surging river in front of him, ** fell into deep thought.
In times of crisis, a 19-year-old soldier stepped forward and offered a clever plan to help our army defeat the enemy. ** Deeply admired and praised for it"A man of God in the army"！
So, what exactly did this valiant little warrior say? And how did our army pass"Forcibly crossing the Wujiang River"What about miracles? When it comes to the meeting that changed the fate of our party, many people immediately think of the Zunyi meeting, but ignore the three important meetings held before that, such as the so-called"A conference lasts for two years"of"Monkey Field Meeting"。
This meeting is the eve of a great turning point! ”
Because the monkey farm is very close to the Wujiang River, when the decision was made, the fighters quickly reached the banks of the Wujiang River. However, when *** and others arrived here, they found that the Wujiang River did indeed live up to its reputation, with steep stone walls on both banks, and the river in the river was turbulent, and the width even reached an astonishing 250 meters.
In this case, the Red Army had very limited options for crossing the river. Either the enemy's heavily guarded main crossing, or the north and south banks that were barely able to climb.
Although the former is difficult to cross the river, the enemy is equipped with reserves and may be suppressed by fire; Although the latter is difficult to cross, it is relatively hidden and not easy to detect.
After careful consideration, our army decided to adopt a two-pronged strategy: on the one hand, it forced a crossing from the main ferry to divert the attention of the enemy; On the other hand, they secretly crossed 500 meters upstream of the ferry, and then took advantage of the enemy's inattention to pull out the sentry.
The commander of the avant-garde regiment directed the fighters to carry out the battle plan, but suffered setbacks. After the soldiers offered advice, at about 9 a.m. on January 2, 1935, the plan to cross the river began.
The troops first launched a feint at the crossing, firing and carrying bridge-building materials, where the bridge was planned. But the enemy also accelerated the construction of fortifications and began to counterattack.
At this critical moment, Mao Zhenhua and other soldiers carried shell guns, bravely jumped into the icy river, and successfully crossed the river as originally planned.
On their journey, the cold waters, machine guns and mortars threatened them everywhere. However, after more than ten minutes of struggle, Mao Zhenhua and others successfully reached the other side of the river, and were sheltered by stone cliffs, so they did not need to worry about the enemy's attack.
However, unfortunately, the cable carried by the fighters was broken by artillery shells and it was not possible to build the bridge as originally planned. This means that they have to start from scratch and get back on their feet. This makes people confused, is it really only possible to cross the river according to the previous methods of the local people?
According to the local people, in order to cross the Wujiang River, three conditions are required: a large wooden boat, a good boatman, and a sunny day. However, our troops could not cross the river in this way, because it was easy to be spotted on a sunny day, and the boats on the riverside had been burned by the Kuomintang.
1.When everyone was helpless, a 19-year-old Red Army soldier Shi Changjie stepped forward and suggested that everyone use the bamboo by the river to make their own bamboo rafts to cross the river.
The idea caught people's eyes, and everyone immediately took action. Although the Kuomintang reactionaries burned all the boats and large trees suitable for shipbuilding, the bamboo forests along the river were preserved.
Although bamboo cannot be used to build ships, it can be used to make bamboo rafts and bridges, because after soaking in water, it becomes a good material for making rafts. Under the instructions of *** and others, the warriors began to cut bamboo, but they were very particular.
They only cut male bamboos, not female bamboos, and also gave some subsidies to each family of the surrounding people. 2.When everyone was in trouble, a 19-year-old Red Army soldier Shi Changjie stepped forward and offered to cross the river on a self-made bamboo raft using the bamboo by the river.
The idea caught people's heads, and everyone immediately got into action. Although the Kuomintang reactionaries burned all the boats and large trees suitable for shipbuilding, the bamboo forests along the river were preserved.
Although bamboo cannot be used to build ships, it can be used to make bamboo rafts and bridges, because after it is soaked in water, it becomes a good material for making rafts. Under the guidance of *** and others, the warriors began to cut bamboo, but they were very particular.
They only cut male bamboos, not female bamboos, and also gave some subsidies to each family of the surrounding people. 3.When everyone was helpless, a 19-year-old Red Army soldier Shi Changjie stood up and offered to use the bamboo by the river to make his own bamboo raft to cross the river.
The idea struck a chord, and everyone immediately went into action. Although the Kuomintang reactionaries burned all the boats and large trees suitable for shipbuilding, the bamboo forests along the river were preserved.
Although bamboo cannot be used to build ships, it can be used to make bamboo rafts and bridges, because after soaking in water, it becomes a good material for making rafts. Under the guidance of *** and others, the soldiers began to cut bamboo, they were very particular, only cut male bamboo, not female bamboo, and also gave some subsidies to each family of the surrounding people.
After witnessing the efforts of our army, the local people were also deeply moved. They spontaneously organized themselves and helped our army sappers to make bamboo rafts. With the assistance of the population, our army finally succeeded in building bamboo rafts and bridges, and once again tried to cross the river.
However, this time our troops did not choose to use artillery fire cover, but chose to stow out after nightfall. Five fighters from the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment were the first to reach the other side of the river, and then signaled with flashlights that they could continue the crossing.
According to the original plan, our troops would have liked to gather a platoon of men and then launch a fierce attack directly on the enemy's positions. However, due to the rapidity of the river and the delay in sending a flashlight signal from the opposite side, the crossing operation had to be terminated.
However, the fighters did not give up, and at 9 a.m. on January 3, our troops pretended to engage the enemy across the river, but in fact three fighters were already approaching the opposite side on a bamboo raft.
Everyone was very nervous at first, especially when the raft was about to dock, when they suddenly heard a dense gunfire from the opposite side.
In the operation of forcibly crossing the Wujiang River, Mao Zhenhua and others successfully provided cover for our army. However, due to the loss of the flashlight, they could not signal our troops after reaching the opposite bank.
Although they tried to show light with matches, our troops could not see them due to the distance and the faintness of the light of the matches. Although some fighters proposed to let them go ashore to engage the enemy, Mao Zhenhua was adamantly opposed.
In his opinion, they may expose the actions of our army and will not be able to play much role. Mao Zhenhua's decision turned out to be correct, and their sacrifice ensured the success of our army's operation.
Mao Zhenhua and others foresaw the enemy's actions and stuck to the opposite shore and waited for an opportunity. When they realized that our troops had crossed the river again, they used the cliff to open fire to lure the enemy, and fought with the soldiers crossing the river inside and outside, and quickly eliminated the enemy's platoon posts.
However, our troops were blocked by enemy reinforcements while pursuing the victory, and the small roads of communication made it difficult for our reinforcements to break through the enemy lines. At the critical moment, the commander of the first battalion of our army led the soldiers to climb the stone wall on the left side, and despite the steep stone wall, the soldiers overcame difficulties and successfully climbed it.
They suppressed the enemy with artillery fire on the stone wall, opened the door to victory for our troops, and successfully broke through the enemy defenses.
The bamboo bridge along the river has been built, countless soldiers have successfully crossed it, and the morale of the enemy has been greatly damaged. Seeing this scene, the enemy began to flee, and our troops successfully crossed the Wujiang River. The Wujiang River is known as "the road that crisscrosses the world and crosses the Wujiang River", but it is a miracle that our army has passed through this "natural danger" with many beaches and deep valleys and turbulent rivers in an ingenious way.
On January 6, the Red Army successfully crossed the Wujiang River and burned the pontoon bridge that had been built earlier, and began the strategic shift. When the pursuers arrived at the Wujiang River, our army had long been gone, and the Kuomintang army did not have the fighting spirit of our army, so they could only build bridges and cross the river step by step, which took a lot of time.
Our army's forced crossing of the Wujiang River was the first great victory of the Red Army on the road, which successfully broke Chiang Kai-shek's plan of annihilation, boosted the morale of our army, and also bought precious time for the convening of the Zunyi Conference and the establishment of the revolutionary base area in northern Qianbei.
In order to celebrate this victory, General Xiao Feng wrote a commemorative poem, the most resonant of which are two sentences: "Firmly grasp the initiative in the war, the wit of the Red Army is better than the sky!" ”
These two were named God-men and became the focus of remembrance. The Red Army's success in crossing the Wujiang River was inseparable from the wise leadership of the commanders and the heroic battles of the soldiers.
In order to quickly cross the river, many soldiers sacrificed their lives on the north bank of the Wujiang River, including the aforementioned 19-year-old soldier Shi Changjie. It is said that after crossing the Wujiang River, ** specially inquired about Shi Changjie's situation, and after learning that he had been sacrificed, he was silent for a long time, and then said with emotion: "There are gods in the Red Army!" ”
The "god man" here refers to a person who is wise and admirable, and in the Red Army, there were many "god men" like Shi Changjie.
Deng Ping and Wu Huanxian, two revolutionary pioneers, were young and promising, and had made remarkable achievements in their respective fields. Deng Ping became the commander of the Red Fifth Army in 1930 and was appointed chief of staff of the Eastern Army in 1932, showing extremely high military talent.
Wu Huanxian was one of the leaders of the Jute Uprising, and also participated in the creation of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui Revolutionary Base Area, and single-handedly strengthened the Red 25th Army. However, their lives came to an abrupt end during the Long March and the war, and Deng Ping died at the age of 27 during the attack on the old city of Zunyi; Wu Huan first went to the front line to command when he crossed the Ne River in the south, and finally died unfortunately at the age of 28.
Their heroic deeds, forever etched in the pages of history, inspire us to continue to move forward.
The originally brilliant general star fell on the Long March, which is regrettable. These high-ranking cadres certainly deserve to be called"God-man"However, on the Long March, not only them, but also many unsung heroes were also shown"God-man"tenacity and perseverance.
Have you heard of it?"Golden Fish Hook"The story? In the course of the Long March, hunger was as terrifying an enemy as bombing and containment. When the warriors climbed the snowy mountains and crossed the meadows, their food had long been exhausted, and in order to survive, they had to dig wild vegetables and eat grass roots.
In the process, some fighters showed extraordinary craftsmanship, such as:"Golden Fish Hook"The protagonist of the story, the obscure old squad leader.
He bent a red-hot sewing needle into a hook, hung the bait, and threw it into the pond, where he succeeded in catching many fish. The fish were used to make the fish soup that sustained some of the sick little warriors.
However, no one knows that the old squad leader, who often fishes, never eats fish, he just picks up some fish bones and chews. When he was finally about to get out of the meadow, the scrawny old squad leader fell.
The warriors immediately boiled fish soup in the hope that he would take a sip, but he pushed the bowl away and said to the crowd with the last of his strength: "I can't go any further, don't waste food, you must get out of here ......."”
The old squad leader An passed away in detail, and his little warriors silently shed tears, packed up their hooks, and continued to move forward. Whether it is wisdom or morality, the old squad leader is a model we admire, and his "inheritance" spirit is even more admirable, which is in line with the spirit of Shi Changjie who sacrificed on the side of the Wujiang River.
Success does not have to be in me, success must have me", what a great mind is this? As long as the soldiers can cross the Wujiang River on a bamboo raft and continue to move forward, Shi Changjie will smile even if he falls.
As long as the soldiers can drink the fish soup to recover their strength and get out of the meadow, the old squad leader will have no regrets even if he starves to death.
Their lives burned for the revolution, let the fire shine, and their fearless dedication is really admirable. Today, we should also follow the example of these heroes, as long as the spirit and will continue"Forcibly crossing the Wujiang River"feat will last forever.