The story of flying over Luding Bridge

1935 In May, the Red Army, which fought against Japan in the north, advanced into the natural barrier Dadu River. The Dadu River is fast-flowing, with mountains on both sides, and only one cable bridge can cross it. Yesterday's railway bridge is the Luding Bridge that the Red Army will seize. Kuomintang reactionaries sent two regiments to guard the bridge early, and then reinforced two brigades, hoping to destroy our army on the bridge. Seeing the enemy's tricks, our army decided to let the Red Fourth Regiment seize the Luding Bridge on the morning of the 29th. The time is only over 20 hours, and the distance is 120 km. Arriving at Luding Bridge before the arrival of two reinforced brigades is the key for our army to defeat the enemy. The Red Fourth Regiment crossed the mountains and mountains, defeated the enemy for several blocks, and arrived at 55 kilometers away from Luding Bridge at 7 pm. Regardless of hunger and fatigue, the soldiers braved the heavy rain to walk in the mud. They found that the enemy who reinforced their two brigades was also on the road, so they also lit torches to race with the enemy. The enemy asked us which department we belonged to, and we replied that it was pulled down by the Red Army. I walked 23 kilometers with the enemy and crossed the Dadu River. It rained so hard that the torch went out. The enemy stopped camping, and our army continued to move forward and arrived at Luding Bridge in the early morning of the 29th. Luding Bridge is tens of feet high, and consists of 13 iron bars, two on each side, and nine on the bottom side by side. The deck is paved with formwork. People are swaying on it, just like swinging. It's terrible. The current in the river is fast and the sound of water is deafening. On the other side of the bridge is Luding City, which is close to the mountain. The west gate blocks the bridge. The enemy guarding the city built fortifications and frantically shouted to the Red Army: "Come on, watch you fly!" " "GongSiTuan immediately launched a general assault. The colonel and political commissar commanded the battle, and the soldiers fired with all their weapons. Twenty-two heroes from three commandos climbed the iron company and rushed to the other side. Three commandos followed, pushed forward and laid the bridge. Hardly had the commandos rushed to the front when the enemy set fire to it. The colonel and political commissar shouted, "Comrades! For the cause of the party, for the final victory, go "The cry inspired the heroes to March forward bravely, and fought fiercely with the enemy through the sea of fire. After two hours of fierce fighting, they defeated the enemy. The Red Fourth Regiment successfully captured the Luding Bridge and won another decisive victory in the Long March.