In 1944, the situation of World War II was reversed, the anti-fascist alliance was gaining more and more advantage, and the defeat of the arrogant and domineering Japanese army in Asia was present. At the same time, China's "anti-Japanese national united front" once again joined forces and launched a fierce battle with the Japanese army in Northeast China, North China, Central China, East China and other places.
Under the tenacious struggle of our officers and soldiers, the Japanese army was wiped out in large numbers, especially in the second half of 1944, the Japanese army has become the end of the crossbow, and the dawn of victory seems to be close at hand.
Please note that the above is "our soldiers", to put it bluntly, at that time, our country was ostensibly unified to resist Japan, but in fact, some people had selfish intentions; At a time when the Japanese army was about to be defeated and undefeated, the "anti-Japanese national united front" was loosened, and how could the "Chiang Party" tolerate our army's victory?
At the critical moment, the "Chiang Party" was not thinking about how to quickly drive out the Japanese army, but wanted to use the remnants of the Japanese army to contain and destroy our army, and at the same time planned how to take over the land occupied by the Japanese army after the victory.
Thinking about this carefully, the "great man" has already clearly predicted that the battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party will be inevitable in the end, and I only hope that this day will come later, so that our people can breathe a sigh of relief; How do you know that the "Jiang army" can't bear it so quickly, since the other party's murderous intentions have risen, our army needs to take precautions as soon as possible.
In this regard, the great man put forward the strategic plan of "narrowing the enemy-occupied areas and expanding the liberated areas", and the communists should lead another Long March; The main task of this Long March was to sweep away the remnants of the Japanese army in the enemy's rear and to open up the north-south trunk line in the enemy's rear.
To put it simply, this long march will be a difficult task, as the Japanese army is losing ground on the frontal battlefield, and a large part of it is retreating behind enemy lines; It is no exaggeration to say that the remnants of the Japanese army in the rear of the enemy are even more numerous than on the frontal battlefield, and the combat effectiveness is constantly increasing.
Not only the Japanese army, but also the "Chiang army" actually mixed in, and its purpose was nothing more than to target our side.
To put it simply: as the war draws to a close, the remnants of the Japanese army will have some contact with the top brass of the Kuomintang, and they will be hostile on the surface, but when facing our army, they will become mutually cooperative.
From the perspective of the Japanese army, seeing that the defeat was decided, the Kuomintang had a request at this time, and the Japanese army was willing to cooperate, the purpose of which was to obtain some preferential treatment from Chiang's army after the defeat in the future; This "flattering mind" was very obvious, and Chiang Jun was happy to do so, slowly directing the main forces of the Japanese army to the rear of the enemy.
Let me stress once again, don't look at the fact that the defeat of the Japanese army has appeared, but the combat strength should not be underestimated, especially the original units of the Japanese army in the rear of the enemy, who have clashed with our army many times over the years, gradually learned and imitated the combat methods of the New Fourth Army and the Eighth Route Army, and even started a guerrilla war with us!
In a word, at that time, there were two forces entrenched in the rear of the enemy, Japan and Chiang, and if they wanted to sweep away or get rid of them in such an environment, the difficulty was not something that could be solved by "millet plus rifles", but also required great wisdom.
From a certain point of view, the difficulty coefficient of the "Second Long March" is no less than or even more than the last one; The great man clearly saw this, such a difficult task needs to be handed over to a tiger general who can fight habitually and experienced, who can do it?
After careful consideration, the great man called, "** He is a veritable tiger general, even in the Japanese and Chiang armies, he is also a famous existence; The great man knows that the more difficult the task, the more it must be entrusted to "**** This is not only trust, but also an affirmation of the ability of this tiger general.
In November 1944, the great man said to ** with a serious expression, "This road will be very hard, not only with the changing landscape, but also with the enemy, do you want to go?" You can answer me when you think about it. ”
Without the slightest hesitation, he puffed up his chest and replied firmly, "Even if you give me this task, I will complete it no matter how difficult it is!" ”
On November 7, 1944, the Military Commission decided to take ** as the commander and Wang Shoudao as the political commissar to lead more than 4,000 soldiers of the 359th Regiment to the south of the "Second Long March"; Not to mention the Japanese and Chiang forces, they also saw the "big move of **", how could they sit idly by?
Speaking of the more than 4,000 officers and men of the 359th Regiment alone, the "Second Long March" can be described as full of difficulties and dangers, they not only have to climb mountains and wade through rivers, overcome many geomorphological difficulties, but also face the nuisance of the Japanese army at all times.
The Japanese army learned wisely, and the elite troops they sent did not pursue our army in groups, but divided into small forces and pursued and intercepted more than 4,000 soldiers who were heading south in a stepwise manner.
Again, although the defeat of the Japanese army was certain at that time, its strength was still strong, and they used mechanized and motorized equipment, while the officers and men of our army relied on two feet, and the gap was clear at a glance.
It was under such a huge gap that the Japanese army gradually caught up with the footsteps of the "southward detachment", and the crisis became closer and closer; Seeing this, he immediately ordered the soldiers to break up into pieces, use the mountains and rivers as a cover, and disperse to deal with the Japanese army.
Although the Japanese army was well-equipped, they could not find where the main force of our army was, and they often found that they had lost the people after chasing for a long time!
Seeing that the ground army could not catch up with the "southbound detachment," the Japanese army sent air force support, and planes loaded with explosives bombed indiscriminately on the path of the "southbound detachment" in an attempt to stop the 359th Regiment from continuing to advance with gunpowder smoke and fire nets.
The indiscriminate bombardment did affect more than 4,000 of our soldiers, but the 359th Regiment was all made of bronze and iron, and the smoke of gunpowder covered the road, so the soldiers groped their way forward, gritting their teeth and refusing to speak even if they were injured.
Such tenacious perseverance is difficult to describe in words, more than 4,000 soldiers smoked and spitted fire, and finally reached the bank of the Yellow River, but an even more difficult scene appeared.
To put it simply, the Japanese army had a tricky plan, and before the 359th Regiment arrived, they took the first step to collect and destroy all the ships along the Yellow River; With the Yellow River blocking the road in front and the Japanese army chasing after it, the 359th Regiment at this time was equivalent to falling into a Jedi.
On December 28, 1944, the lower reaches of the Yellow River were covered with snow and ice, and "* was sweating profusely in a makeshift grass hut". This is like asking the political commissar "Wang Shoudao", and it seems to be talking to himself.
In the face of such a desperate situation, the political commissar "Wang Shoudao" shook his head helplessly: "The comrades who had just gone out to investigate came back to report that several branch ferries in the lower reaches of the Yellow River had all been intercepted by the Japanese army in advance, and nearby fishing boats had also been confiscated. ”
* With a fire in his heart, he slapped the map on the table and yelled, "We can't wait any longer, we have to cross the river tomorrow!" ”
To put it simply, the Yellow River here is more than 2,000 meters wide, and the Yellow River is treacherous and changeable, not to mention that it is difficult to reach the deep water area without a boat, even the shallow water area on both sides of the bank is dense with whirlpools; In this dangerous environment, no matter how brave and fearless the more than 4,000 soldiers are, there is nothing they can do in the face of the Yellow River!
As a commander and fighter, "how could he not know this, he reluctantly slowly walked out of the grass hut, trying to blow the cold wind to calm himself down; When he opened his mouth to take a deep breath, "* had a flash of inspiration, and he found that the haqi he exhaled instantly formed into a cloud of white mist" Without a boat, we can cross the river by stepping on the ice!" ”
Thinking of this, "* ran excitedly to the Yellow River, and the water was indeed frozen; This should be a great event, right? But "** was worried again.
The water here is turbulent, and it is not easy to condense into ice, and even sporadic broken ice will be washed away by the turbulent current; Even if the weather is particularly cold and causes the river to freeze, but the Yellow River has a large sand content, even if it freezes into ice, it will not be too strong, more than 4,000 young and strong adult soldiers, and carrying guns and equipment, how can such a weight safely "wade through ice" to cross the Yellow River?
* "Thinking of this catastrophe, he will be sad, turn his head and run back to the camp and say that he listened to the political commissar, and the two of them made trouble together; Stayed up until midnight, "* unwilling to run to the bank of the Yellow River again to observe the ice conditions, and looked up to see that an ice bridge appeared on the Yellow River more than 2,000 meters wide!
In addition to the excitement, "* hurriedly brought the news back to the camp and told the political commissar, and the two experienced commanders and fighters immediately reacted and ordered more than 4,000 soldiers to cross the river overnight!"
In order to prevent the ice surface from shattering, all the commanders and fighters of the 359th Regiment fell on the ice with brushes, almost rolled themselves into a tube, and "rolled" from the ice one by one!
To put it easily, at this time on the Yellow River in North China, the ice and snow, the air turned into ice, before departure, because of the fear that the weight would affect the speed of the march, many soldiers did not even bring winter clothes to protect against the cold, and some soldiers were still wearing cotton autumn clothes.
In addition, while fighting and marching all the way, the dry food has long been gone, and the soldiers are hungry and yellow-skinned; Now it is necessary to "roll" over the Yellow River more than 2,000 meters wide by the ice surface, what is the concept of "more than 2,000 meters wide"? The suffering of the warriors is described in words.
But even so, none of the more than 4,000 warriors complained, and they all had a raging fire in their hearts, which is the power of faith; With this force, all the commanders and fighters of the 359th Regiment successfully crossed the Yellow River through the "ice bridge".
Looking back, the ** political commissar, and even more than 4,000 soldiers, no one can understand how the Yellow River, which is still turbulent in the afternoon, can there be an "ice bridge" at night?
In other words, the Yellow River was not completely frozen at that time, and there was still a continuous flow of water on both sides of the "Ice Bridge".
Theoretically, the Yellow River is "partially frozen in the case of continuous flow", which is completely illogical; Although it is "illogical", it actually appeared in 1944, is this not providential?
The Yellow River is also helping the Chinese people, who have suffered many disasters and difficulties, but are tenacious and unyielding.