Luo Yuqi is a 13-year-old Red Army from Langzhong, Sichuan. His family was very poor, his parents died young, and he had only one sister to take care of him. In 1934, when Luo Yuqi heard that the Red Army was recruiting, she resolutely signed up, wanting to contribute to the revolutionary cause. Although his sister was reluctant, she still supported his choice and gave him a piece of red cloth to sew on his clothes as a symbol of the Red Army.
Luo Yuqi joined the Red Army, but because he was too young, the soldiers took good care of him and did not let him participate in the battle, just doing some logistics work. Although he did not have a gun, he had a passionate heart, and he longed to one day go to war and fight the enemy to the death.
In October 1934, the Red Army began the Long March, and Luo Yuqi followed the troops on a difficult journey. They endured numerous difficulties and dangers, climbed mountains, crossed rivers, and fought many fierce battles with the enemy. Although Luo Yuqi did not go to the front line, she also followed the troops to trek through mountains and rivers, suffering from hunger, cold, fatigue and pain. His body gradually became weak, and he also had a lot of chilblains on his feet, and it was difficult for him to walk. But he never wanted to give up, he persevered, followed the team, and moved towards the goal.
In August 1935, the Red Army came to a vast meadow, the most difficult part of the Long March. The meadows here are not flat, but hide many swamps that can get stuck in them and make it difficult to get out. Moreover, the climate here is very cold, with wind and snow, which is almost unbearable. The Red Army soldiers did not have enough clothing and food, so they could barely survive by eating grass roots and wearing straw sandals. In such an environment, many fighters died of frostbite, hunger, disease, and some could not even bury their bodies, but could only remain in the grass and become eternal revolutionary martyrs.
Luo Yuqi is no exception, he has encountered unprecedented difficulties here. Because he was so hungry, he pulled the grass and put it in his mouth, but he didn't expect the grass to be poisonous, and it didn't take long for his stomach to start hurting, and he knew he was going to have diarrhea. He didn't want to solve the problem near the team, for fear of affecting other comrades, so he hurriedly left the team with his stomach covered and found a remote place to go to conveniently. But he never imagined that this would be a life-and-death disaster.
When he returned to the same place after solving the problem, he was horrified to find that there was no trace of the Red Army in the entire meadow, only the sound of the wind blowing through the grass. He couldn't believe his eyes, how could he be left behind?
His heart was filled with fear and despair, after all, he was only a 13-year-old child, and he didn't know what to do when he was in such a crisis. He wanted to shout loudly, but he was afraid of attracting the attention of the enemy, so he could only hold back his panic and think calmly. He remembered the red cloth his sister had given him, tore it off his clothes, bit it into small pieces with his teeth, and stuck them in the grass as his mark. He hopes that this will allow the team to spot him, or allow him to find the direction of the team.
He followed the route the team had taken, but he soon discovered that the grass was too big for him to discern the direction. He could only rely on his intuition to go in what he thought was the right direction.
After walking for a while, he felt extremely tired, his stomach was still aching, and his feet were bloodied with grass thorns. He wanted to take a break, but he was worried that he would fall behind too much and miss out on the reunion with the team. He gritted his teeth and forced himself to keep walking, he was unwilling to give up, he believed that he would be able to find his comrades.
But in the vast grassland, how can it be so easy to find the team, after going around several times, Luo Yuqi found that he had been spinning in place, thinking about the sound and smile of his comrades, Luo Yuqi cried aggrievedly, and when he was helpless, he heard a burst of shouts in the distance: "Little comrade!" ”。
When he looked back, it turned out to be a man in his thirties, dressed in a Red Army uniform and holding a gun in his hand. As soon as Luo Yuqi saw him, she was so happy that she almost cried, and if it weren't for the severe pain in her legs, he might have jumped up to welcome him.
The man ran to Luo Yuqi's side, introduced himself and said that his surname was Li, and he was the deputy company commander of the Red Army, because the communicator was missing, and he came back to look for him, but he didn't expect that he was also separated from the large army because of diarrhea, and the two people who were connected with the same fate supported each other and slowly chased in the direction of the large army. On the way, they also met some other Red Army soldiers who had fallen behind, all of whom looked depressed, and some of them were even desperate.
Seeing this situation, Deputy Company Commander Li knew in his heart that relying on such morale alone would not be able to find the team at all, and in this vast jujube orchard, only strong morale was the only magic weapon to survive. He endured the pain and jumped onto a stone and said to everyone in a loud voice: "Comrades, although we are facing some difficulties now, we must not give up, as long as we are united, we will definitely find a large army!" ”
Deputy Company Commander Li's words gave everyone some confidence, but everyone knew that the vast grassland could not distinguish the direction at all, and there were chasing soldiers behind, so it was not easy to find the troops. Deputy Company Commander Li was still listless when he saw everyone, and he thought about it.
In the evening, Deputy Company Commander Li asked everyone to sit down around a fire and held a small meeting. He said to everyone: "Comrades, we are the Red Army, we all have the same ideals, although now we are separated from the army, but our spirit cannot be dispersed, I propose, now elect a temporary party branch, everyone votes!" ”
Four older fighters were elected as members of the party branch, deputy company commander Li became the temporary team leader, and the party members began to take charge of different tasks. With the leadership of the party branch, this team seems to have a soul, and the fighting spirit has gradually recovered a lot.
There were a lot of wounded in the team, they were slowing down the team, but no one wanted to abandon them, everyone helped each other and moved forward together.
The good times didn't last long, their speed was still too slow, and the advance of the enemy's pursuers still kept up with them. In the fierce battle, some fighters were killed, others were seriously wounded. After the battle, a soldier with a broken leg said: "It can't go on like this, we seriously wounded people are dragging everyone down, we should separate from the lightly wounded and let them hurry up and find the big army." ”
This suggestion silenced everyone, they had been with the seriously injured for a long time, and they had a deep affection for each other, how could they abandon them? However, the facts are in front of us, and Deputy Company Commander Li also has to consider this issue. He held a meeting with the members of the party branch, and finally decided to act separately.
The party branch took out all the food and distributed it to the seriously wounded, and wanted to leave them with the two guns captured from the enemy. However, the seriously wounded refused to accept it, and they distributed all their food to the lightly wounded, and let them take them to the large army.
We don't have much time left, so take this food and hurry to the big troops, and you must carry the revolution through to the end. ”
Before leaving, Deputy Company Commander Li and Luo Yuqi silently sent their blessings to their comrades-in-arms with tears in their eyes: "Comrades, you must take good care, as long as you live, there is hope." Take these food and guns, and if you can find your fellow countrymen, hide first and come out when you are well. ”
After Deputy Company Commander Li said these words to the comrades who remained, he continued to move forward with the other lightly wounded. Luo Yuqi didn't know whether the seriously wounded escaped alive, he only knew that he had never seen them again on the road of revolution after that.
Deputy Company Commander Li and Luo Yuqi also encountered many difficulties and obstacles on their way to find the large army. The meadow where they are located is actually below the snow-capped mountains, and the climate is very cold. The Red Army soldiers simply did not have enough clothes, they only wore thin clothes, hard against the cold wind. The grass was damp, and it was difficult to start a fire. Even if a fire is lit, everyone should work together to maintain the temperature of the fire. If you accidentally fall asleep, you may never wake up again.
The Red Army was not afraid of the difficulties of the expedition, and after going through many hardships, they finally found a large force and continued the heroic long march.