In the course of the struggle for the construction of the motherland, the Long March is undoubtedly the most difficult journey, and literary and artistic works about this period of history have been emerging in recent years, but the most touching work is General Xiao Hua's "Long March Poems".
As a participant in the Long March, he has deeper and more painful memories of those years.
At the beginning of the Long March, General Xiao Hua was only 18 years old, but he had already played an important role in political work and made outstanding contributions to the successful completion of the Long March by the Red Army soldiers.
Admiral Xiao Hua has shown talent since childhood, and is good at subtly expressing things around him with smooth words and lyrics, giving publicity work entertainment. At the beginning of the Long March, the Red Army was forced to make a strategic shift due to the failure of the anti-encirclement and suppression operation, and the soldiers did not know where to go in the future, and their morale was low.
Xiao Hua boosted the morale of the troops, intensified propaganda, and every time the International Division of the Young Communist Party participated in the battle, he personally went to the grassroots units to give speeches. During the march of the Red Army, the soldiers had to cope with the harsh tests of nature and be prepared for the enemy's attack at any time.
In order to allow the soldiers to quickly master the skills of marching and fighting in the field, Xiao Hua incorporated some common sense into the lyrics, such as he went to the company to teach the soldiers the "Song of Fighting Cavalry", so that they could memorize the tactical essentials in the face of cavalry attacks.
While climbing snowy mountains, some fighters experienced dizziness due to altitude sickness. In order to solve this problem, Mr. Xiao Hua made great efforts, which greatly reduced the number of non-combat attrition of the Red Army and helped the troops to survive this difficult period.
At the same time, in order to boost the morale of the soldiers, Mr. Xiao Hua also left inspirational slogans on the snow around the marching route to inspire the later team.
During the march, his young division not only sang military songs and shouted slogans to boost the morale of the brothers, but also attracted the attention of the surrounding people. Some young people were infected by the slogans of the Red Army and took the initiative to join the ranks, which further demonstrated Xiao Hua's outstanding talent in propaganda work.
Although Xiao Hua had the status of a high-ranking general in the ranks of the Red Army, he was about the same age as the Red Army soldiers, so he always accompanied the soldiers in his daily marching battles.
During the difficult course of the Long March, the Red Army soldiers experienced countless fierce battles and were in an extremely tense mental state. At this time, Xiao Hua, who was naturally optimistic, became the spiritual pillar of the warriors, and he was always able to calm the emotions of the warriors in a unique way, so that they could regain their confidence and strength.
In the war-torn years, every night, the soldiers would look forward to Xiao Hua's story, which was the best way for them to relax. However, in one battle, the heroic death of a well-loved big squad leader made the soldiers' hearts heavy, and no one was willing to invite Xiao Hua to tell a story.
But Xiao Hua did not give up, he took the initiative to find the soldiers, told them the story of Lin Chong's Fengxue Mountain Temple, and used the power of the story to help the soldiers relieve the haze in their hearts.
Under Xiao Hua's vivid narration, the soldiers seemed to see Lin Chong's heroic image, which made them forget the cruelty of war for a while and sleep peacefully. Xiao Hua cared for his comrades-in-arms, and during the Long March, he successfully rescued several soldiers who were almost eliminated by the team, and he was always able to lend a helping hand in time when other soldiers encountered difficulties.
For example, when camping in a high pine forest near Maurgay, he gave his quilt to a young officer, but he stayed up all night in the cold wind. When he was crossing the meadow, he saw that his guards had no food to eat, so he gave him the only barley he had left, and said that he could go to the headquarters himself.
Xiao Hua's care for his comrades made the Red Army soldiers around him deeply feel that the Red Army was different from other armies, and this concern enabled them to move forward firmly in the face of any difficulties.
As a result, Xiao Hua's political work has achieved remarkable results. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, General Zeng Siyu recalled the Long March and said that Xiao Hua always maintained a lively, enthusiastic, hearty smile and constant singing image, like a clear stream in the ranks of the Red Army.
During the Long March, in addition to the day-to-day political work, the troops were also exposed to the risk of emergencies. In the process, Xiao Hua successfully led two river crossing operations, fully demonstrating his outstanding ability as a political commissar in the line of fire.
Xiao Hua served as a front-line political commissar in the Red Army's second crossing of the Wujiang River, and he used the Red Army's first successful deeds to boost the morale of the soldiers.
On the stormy night, some commanders and fighters thought that it was not appropriate to cross the river, but Xiao Hua firmly believed that this was the enemy's flaw, and he resolutely advocated crossing the river. With his resolute push, General Huang Yongsheng gave the order, which eventually led to a crucial victory.
This victory was the battle of forcibly crossing the Dadu River at Anshun Field, which was famous in the Long March.
The boatmen of the Dadu River, distraught by their limited numbers and fear of battle, Comrade Xiao Hua stepped forward and had a frank exchange with them, so that they could understand that the suffering before them was due to the oppression of the Kuomintang reactionaries.
In order to appease the emotions of the shipwrights, Comrade Xiao Hua took out more than a dozen pieces of ocean and had dinner with them. This series of actions comforted the boatmen, and then the Red Army soldiers successfully completed the battle of crossing the river with the help of a small boat, creating a feat in the history of warfare.
Comrade Xiao Hua played a vital role in the meticulous political work of the shipwrights.
At the most intense moment of the battle, the military horn on the bank of the Dadu River suddenly stopped, because the commander was worried that he would expose the *** general who was patrolling. However, Liu Shuai insisted that the military horn could not be stopped, and he asked the trumpeter to blow it again.
However, due to nervousness, the trumpeter was unable to blow again. At this time, Xiao Hua on the side quickly took over the military horn, he did not hesitate, and immediately sounded the loud trumpet.
This heroic act showed Xiao Hua's fighting courage, and the ** marshal also praised afterwards: "Xiao Hua, your trumpet is blowing very well, very good!" ”
During the Long March, the young General Xiao Hua had already shown outstanding political work ability, especially in creating a good atmosphere for the army, and his influence was incomparable.
His rich political work experience provided a valuable reference for later political commissars and laid a solid foundation for the victory of the revolution.