We all know that Red Army was forced to start the 25,000-mile long march of due to the failure of the fifth combat strategy against encirclement and suppression during the struggle against the Kuomintang. During the march of the strategic shift, the Red Army soldiers overcame one difficulty after another and passed down many heroic deeds. Among them, "Flying over Luding Bridge" is the most widely known great historical event.
At that time, the Red Army was chased by the Kuomintang troops in all directions, only to cross the swift Dadu River north to the road to choose. The cunning National Army anticipated that the Red Army would break through the opening of Luding Bridge. The Kuomintang made sufficient preparations. They first used two regiments to defend at Ludingqiao, and then transferred two brigades to reinforce the troops of and Ludingqiao . From this we can see that the Kuomintang’s determination to destroy the Red Army is still great, but why did they not choose a foolproof plan: directly blow up the Luding bridge?
This issue has been discussed by many people, and most people agree with this statement:
Luding Bridge was the only channel connecting Sichuan and Tibet at that time, and its strategic location was very important. The Sichuan Army and other guards at that time Soldiers are reluctant to blow up this passage of life.
Locals know that it took a lot of money and energy to build this Luding Bridge on the turbulent Dadu River. There are 13 chains in Luding Bridge, and each chain is one. It is more than a hundred meters long and weighs 1.76 tons. When erecting the iron chain, because the iron chain is very heavy, the craftsman also thought of a lot of ways to lead the iron chain from one end to the other. In order to build this bridge, the Kangxi government spent five full years.
In addition to the time-consuming erection of this bridge, it also took the financial resources of the four provinces of the imperial court to build it.
If it were blown up, it would be very difficult to rebuild this bridge.In addition to time-consuming, the most important thing is that there is not so much money to rebuild.
Although the argument that you are reluctant to blow up the bridge makes sense, it is actually not the main reason. Because at the time, the KMT high-level officials ordered to blow up the Luding Bridge. Although Liu Wenhui, the commander of the Sichuan Army who guarded the bridge, was extremely reluctant to blow up the bridge out of economic considerations, the military order was like a mountain, and in the face of high-level pressure, he was also unwilling to blow up the bridge. Disobey orders.
So in the early stage, Liu Wenhui only removed the planks on the Luding Bridge. Liu Wenhui delayed the time and did not want to blow up the bridge. He considered the economic value of the bridge. Later, when he was ready to blow up the chains, he heard about the Red Army troops. Has successfully come to Anshun field.
So, he requested reinforcements from the Kuomintang Central Army, and the Kuomintang reinforcements needed to use Luding Bridge to cross the river for reinforcements. They plan to wait for reinforcements to cross the bridge, where they will annihilate the Red Army soldiers on the Dadu River in one fell swoop. But what they didn't expect was that the speed of the Red Army was too fast. Within 24 hours, he ran for 240 miles, leaving the Kuomintang reinforcements far behind.
The Sichuan Army general Liu Wenhui who guarded the bridge was meant to delay time. This did not blow up the chain, but only removed the wooden planks. Unexpectedly, our Red Army soldiers rushed day and night, walking continuously at a marching speed of 10 miles per hour. After 24 hours, our Red Army soldiers can be compared to the gods, and their perseverance and endurance are beyond imagination. The back road left for himself was used by the Red Army who arrived at Luding Bridge first, and was caught off guard by the defenders of Luding Bridge, which made the Kuomintang regret it.
Therefore, the national army did not blow up the Luding Bridge because they wanted to leave a way for themselves. Thinking that reinforcements were coming soon, they hesitated and did not dare to blow up the bridge.
At that time, the Red Army was attacking in two ways. Liu Bocheng led a part of the Red Army to cross the river from Anshun Field and attacked Luding City. At that time, the main force of the Sichuan Army was defending in Luding City, and there was only one squad on the Luding Bridge.
and the Red Army Red Fourth Regiment , which was responsible for attacking Luding Bridge, dispatched the heavy weapons of the whole army.Hundreds of light and heavy machine guns squeezed the defenders, and the Sichuan Army defenders had a range of bird blunders that couldn't be beaten by a river. The 22 Red Army commandos who climbed the iron ropes all changed into MP18 submachine guns and fully automatic Mauser pistols.
Under such a powerful firepower, the will of the defenders quickly collapsed, and the Red Army occupied the cable bridge . In fact, it didn't take long at all, and it didn't receive much resistance.
, including many Sichuan Army veterans recalled: Many people ran away halfway through the fight, and it was too late to bomb them.
Now this chain bridge still traverses the Dadu River, it is engraved with historical imprints of the vicissitudes of life, and there is an endless stream of travelers who come to pay tribute to the revolutionary martyrs. The perseverance and courage of the Red Army soldiers and the iron discipline of the Red Army troops enabled our army to successfully seize Luding Bridge. Living in a peaceful era, we may not have imagined the difficult environment faced by the Red Army at that time, but we should always remember the great revolutionary years of the Red Army. .
.
