(Women Talking about History - Issue 67)
Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army in 25,000 miles Long March , people later summarized the ten classic battles (battles), namely, the battle of forcing the Xiangjiang River, the battle of forcing the Wujiang River, the battle of four crossings of the Chishui River, the forcing the Jinsha River, the forcing the Jinsha River, the forcing the Dadu River, the forcing the Luding Bridge, the forcing the forcing the Jialing River, the brute-handed battle of Lazikou, the battle of Zhiluo Town, etc.
Among the 10 major battles, except for the Zhiluo Town Battle , the other nine battles were all river crossing battles, or river-related (Baozuo Battle and Lazikou Battle also involve Baozuo River and Lazi River), which shows the huge role of rivers in the battlefield.
Of course, rivers are mainly used as natural dangers. Unfortunately, during the Long March, the Red Army was all attacking sides and existed to conquer the river. All the above fierce battles are very dangerous, while the battle to capture Luding Bridge is very prominent. Among the above ten classic battles, it can be said to be the smallest battle (in fact, the capture of Luding Bridge is not a battle, it can only be said to be a battle), but it is very dangerous and of great significance, so it has been recorded in history and has been remembered for generations.
mentions taking off and capturing Luding Bridge, and everyone will think of the 22 warriors who participated in capturing the bridge at that time. So who are they? What are the results of the battle later? What is its fate or ending?
fly capture Luding Bridge
(I) 18 Warriors forcibly crossing the Dadu River
Luding Bridge is a bridge on the Dadu River, so the battle to capture Luding Bridge can also be said to be a battle in the battle to cross the Dadu River.
In May 1935, after Central Red Army crossed the Jinsha River, it continued northward, preparing to cross the Dadu River and enter northwestern Sichuan.
Cheng Kai-shek He heard about it, so he dispatched troops and attempted to encircle and intercept the Red Army. These include the Kuomintang "Central Army" led by Xue Yue , who have pursued to the south bank of Jinsha River; and in front are the troops of Sichuan warlords Liu Wenhui, Liu Xiang , and Yang Sen . The task before the Red Army was very arduous, which was to quickly cross the Dadu River before the enemy army arrived, otherwise they would be forced to turn westward into the more dangerous Sichuan-Kang area.
Dadu River is a major tributary of Minjiang . It is 1,062 kilometers long, but it has 15 names including Beijiang, Dadu Shui , Zhongzhen River, Jinchuan, Tonghe , and it is also rare in the world. Among them, the water flows in Sichuan is turbulent, with high mountains and steep ridges on both sides, and the terrain is extremely dangerous. It is not easy for the Red Army to cross the river smoothly. Besides, the enemy is not stupid. They already know our army's intentions. They will inevitably strengthen the defensive power of the Dadu River and encircle and annihilate our army with the natural dangers of this river.
However, for the future of the revolution, the Red Army must forcibly overcome it. The Battle of Dadu River in a general sense took place before the capture of Luding Bridge. On May 24, 1935, the Red Army first arrived at the southern bank of Dadu River through the Yi living area. If we could cross the river smoothly here, there would be no later flying to capture Luding Bridge.
However, at that time, the only one who arrived by the river was the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the vanguard. They first opened the way and came to a must-pass place, namely Anshunchang Ferry Crossing . This place is stationed by two companies of Sichuan Army, and there is also a battalion of Sichuan Army battalion defending the ferry crossing on the other side. The enemy's troops were not large, so the Red Army did not hesitate. Under the leadership of the regiment commander Yang Dezhi , the Red 1st Regiment suddenly launched an attack on the enemy. It took only more than 20 minutes to defeat two companies of the Sichuan Army, occupied the Anshunchang Ferry, and found a wooden boat.
Yang Dezhi
On the morning of 25, the follow-up troops of the Red Army arrived and under the personal command of Liu Bocheng, Nie Rongzhen and others, the battle to cross the river began. Sun Jixian, the battalion commander of the 1st Battalion of the Red 1st Regiment, led 17 soldiers to form a river crossing commando. Under the cover of our army's guns and cannons, they began to forcibly cross the river.
Sun Jixian
In the fierce artillery fire between the enemy and us, the 18th Warriors defeated the evil waves of the Dadu River and successfully crossed, went ashore, and repelled the defenders and controlled the ferry crossing on the other side. Subsequently, the 1st Division of the Red 1st Army and the cadre regiment began to cross the river in full swing.But at that time, only 4 ships were obtained (three of them had problems and had to be repaired). At this speed of crossing the river, it would take at least one month for my 30,000 troops to cross the river completely; and all the enemy troops were rushing towards him, which could not afford to delay this time at all. So on May 26, our army leaders Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other comrades decided to seize the Luding Bridge. If the bridge was successfully captured, the army could pass through the Dadu River in an instant.
(II) 22 Warriors seized Luding Bridge
At that time, the specific deployment of the Red Army was to lead the first division of the Red Army led by Liu Bocheng and Nie Rongzhen, and Chen Geng's cadre regiment as the right army; the Central Column and the 1, 3, 5 and 9 corpses were the left army, and at the same time they crossed the river to capture Luding Bridge. Of course, all plans must be opened by the Pioneer Army, and the arduous task of was handed over to the 4th Regiment of the Red Second Division led by Huang Kaixiang and Yang Chengwu.
As Yang Chengwu, the right is Huang Kaixiang
There are 320 miles from Anshunchang to Luding Bridge, and most of them are mountain roads; especially, there are more or less harassment from enemies along the way, so it is very difficult to just rush the road. But it's nothing. The Red Army made its Long March with two legs. After taking on the mission, the team ran all the way, saw gods killing gods, encountered ghosts and slaughtering ghosts, and had already walked 80 miles by the morning of May 28.
But at 5 a.m., when the soldiers were resting, they received a new order from the Military Commission. In view of the approaching of the enemy's pursuit, the 4th Regiment must complete the bridge capture mission on the 29th!
This is quite "cruel". In other words, there are only one day left, and there are 240 miles to reach Luding Bridge alone. Not to mention fighting, it is not exhausted to go through these 200 miles with just two feet. This is simply an impossible task. If the Kuomintang army were put on hold, it would have been a big deal. But the Red Army is the Red Army, with iron-clad bones. Is there anything to say, take it! Leader Huang Kaixiang and political commissar Yang Chengwu immediately ordered everyone to act immediately and continue moving forward!
Another marching. By around 7 o'clock in the evening, the soldiers of the 4th regiment had already walked 130 miles, halfway through. When everyone wanted to take a break, it started raining heavily in the sky!
I don’t know when the rain will fall. Facing the remaining 100 miles, everyone did not dare to neglect at all, so they took a break, ate two bites of dry food, and continued on their way...
The next march was extremely difficult! It rained , and the mountains were dangerous and the road was slippery. There are mountains on one side and deep ditches on the other side. The soldiers run along the rugged road in the rain, and accidentally fall into the Dadu River! Another factor is that it is dark and there is no lighting. This is very upsetting. Because I am afraid that the target will be exposed, I cannot even hit the torch. It is terrible to think about it in this situation.
Fortunately, in the middle of the night, the soldiers suddenly discovered that many torches appeared on the other side of the Dadu River, running towards the Luding Bridge like an long snake. Obviously, it must be the enemy's reinforcements. So the soldiers of the of the Red Fourth Regiment simply lit a torch, and the march was faster.
The enemy on the other side saw the torch here and shouted at the top of his voice: "Which part are you from?" The Red Army soldiers lied to them and said that they were part of the Sichuan Army they had defeated before. The enemy did not doubt it and continued to march. In this way, two "fire dragons" raced on both sides of the Dadu River.
But soon the enemy on the other side stopped, they began to camp and go to bed. Our army took the opportunity to rush and threw them away from afar.
The soldiers are very fast, and the 4th Red Regiment finally arrived at the bridgehead on the west side of Luding Bridge at around 6 a.m. on the 29th. By this calculation, our army has spent 25 hours to march 240 miles from the morning of the 28th to the present, and under such a difficult situation, it has created a miracle!
can finally take a break. You must also have a rest, because there is a more difficult task next: grab the bridge!
At that time, the soldiers were not in a hurry to fight the bridge. Another important reason was that our heavy weapon cannon had not been shipped yet and needed to wait. During the rest, everyone observed the legendary Luding Bridge.
is no exaggeration. When everyone saw this bridge, they were shocked! This is not a bridge? There are a few iron chains hanging high on the river surface (the iron chain is 30 meters high from the river surface), and the turbid waves are rolling below, and the waves are more than one meter high. I am afraid to see them.
Of course, Luding Hashimoto is not like this. Its iron chains are covered with wooden boards. At this time, the enemy basically removed all the wooden boards. Even if there are wooden boards on it, walking on it, it is still shaking and very creepy.
Luding Bridge is also famous. It is a must-pass place to connect Sichuan-Tibet . It was built in the 45th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1706). The bridge is 103 meters long and 3 meters wide. 13 iron chains are fixed in the wells of the abutments on both sides. 9 iron chains are used as bottom chains, and the other 4 are used as handrails on both sides. There are 12,164 iron rings connected by the iron chains, and the iron parts of the entire bridge weigh more than 40 tons.
According to legend, when the bridge was repaired, the 13 iron chains were too heavy and could not be led to the other side, so many methods failed. Later, craftsmen from various counties gathered here to discuss the plan to cross the river. Finally, the principle of rope crossing was adopted, and a thick bamboo rope was tied to both sides of the straits. Each bamboo rope had more than 10 short bamboo tubes. Then the iron chain was tied to the bamboo tube, and then the rope that had been tied to the bamboo tube was pulled from the other side, so cleverly pulled the bamboo tube and the iron chain to the other side.
Dadu Bridge cross-iron iron cable
There is another allusion about Dadu River. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom general Shi Dakai led tens of thousands of troops across the river and failed and the entire army was wiped out. What's scary about is that it was also in late May. Of course, Chiang Kai-shek knew about this, so he also wanted to imitate the Qing army that year against the Red Army.
Maybe you have to ask, why didn’t the Kuomintang army completely demolish the Luding Bridge and leave iron chains? The reason is very simple, one is passive slacking off. Because the iron cables are as thick as the mouth of the bowl, it is not easy to break. In addition, the Red Army marched too fast, and I'm afraid they would not have time to destroy the bridge as a whole. Also, the enemy underestimated the enemy too much. They believed that these dozen iron ropes were naked and could not be crossed no matter what.
Of course, there is another reason why the enemy did not completely destroy Luding Bridge. Later, a veteran of the Kuomintang recalled (perhaps an excuse) that the Kuomintang army originally sent only two regiments to guard the bridge at that time, but later they planned to send two more brigades, and they wanted to wait for the two brigades to cross the river before blowing up the bridge. But I waited for a long time and didn’t wait. It was not true that I wouldn’t demolish the bridge at this time, but it was not true that I would blow up the bridge. What if their own people could not cross the bridge? Therefore, there is only one compromise method, namely, to remove the wooden boards on the bridge deck (in fact, they did not finish the demolition in a hurry, and there was still a small part left).
However, they underestimated the adventurous spirit of the Red Army too much. In the afternoon, after our artillery was transported, everyone had a rest and began the battle to seize the bridge. Just like the previous crossing Dadu River , we must also select a group of warriors to take the lead in the commando. Who to choose?
There were standards for picking people at that time. It was not someone who could get along with his passion and ruthlessness. The commander chose this: Any cadres, including company commanders, instructors, party branch secretaries and platoon leaders, must be selected first (this one is worthy of respect and must be respected); was once a fighting hero and brave in combat, for example, those who have made contributions in previous battles must also be selected; the selected people must be party members, league members, and at least they must be active members of the party and league. Finally, 22 people were selected as commandos that met these three items, including Liao Dazhu, the commander of the second company, as the commando.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the battle started. The regiment commander Huang Kaixiang and political commissar Yang Chengwu personally stood on the bridge to direct the battle. When the charge sounded, all the light and heavy weapons were heading towards the defenders on the other side, and their firepower was fully opened! For a moment, the sound of military trumpets, gunfires, and shouts of killing resounded throughout the mountain stream! Under the cover of firepower, the 22 heroes of the commando held short guns, sabers, and grenades, , while braved the enemy's dense bullets and climbed the iron chain to rush towards the opposite shore! This shot
appeared many times in later movies and TV series. However, some objections arose later. Some people think that the iron chain is so smooth and still swaying on the river, like swinging , how can you step on it firmly?
There are similar ways to play in some parks today, with iron chains on a lake surface to let tourists go up to "seek excitement".What is the result? The bold ones would go up and move forward slowly with fear; the timid ones would be scared to pieces after taking two steps, and the little girl would be even more scared and would soon turn around and give up! The cable bridges in the park are often as horizontal as mirrors, and there are often protection personnel watching on the lake. The key is that no one shoots you, which is very safe. But at that time, the Red Army was facing the rolling waves under its feet and the whistling bullets in its ears. How could it pass? How is this possible?
Otherwise, I’m a Red Army soldier! The situation at that time, if you don’t rush, you will die. If you rush forward, you may still have a way out, and you will be able to live by putting it to death! When a person is not afraid of death, what else can't be done? Have you ever seen an acrobat walking a tightrope? They were not under their feet, but steel wires thinner than their fingers; there were two iron wires next to Luding Bridge as handrails, and there were no handrails for walking tightropes while playing acrobatics, just one steel wire. In fact, the difficulty coefficient was not smaller than that of the Red Army crossing Luding Bridge, but the actors were facing the audience, not the enemy.
There is another factor. The iron cable of Luding Bridge is only 103 meters, and our army only walked for two hours in these 103 meters! shows that the soldiers are still very cautious, not rushing hard as you imagined, and rushed over with a huh, like a hundred-meter sprint.
Of course, the movie is also a bit exaggerated. Later, Marshal Nie Rongzhen pointed out in his article "The Long March of the Red Front Army" and the monument he wrote about "The Passage of the Luding Bridge of the Dadu River" that the commandos did not rush directly on the naked iron chain, but "rising the firepower of the enemy on the east coast to blockade, lay wooden boards on the iron chain bridge while crawling forward." , he corrected others' exaggerated descriptions.
lay wooden boards on the iron cable bridge while crawling and shooting forward
Military Nie’s statement should be relatively accurate. Because only in this way can we minimize casualties and "steadily walk", rather than "acting acrobatics". In fact, at that time, only four warriors were shot and fell into the rolling Dadu River, and died heroically. The other 18 people successfully crossed the bridge. Even so, the 22 Warriors' behavior is enough to go down in history!
When the commando was about to attack the enemy's bridgehead, the enemy saw that it could not stop our army's charge and set off a fire at the bridgehead. Of course, it is not like some people described that gasoline is poured on the iron cable and ignite it. In that case, the fire will not last long. At that time, they lit the wooden boards on the bridge that had not been demolished yet, so the fire naturally rose!
However, it was once a world of terrible water! The 100-meter iron chain has come over, what are these fires? Bounce directly!
Captain Liao Dazhu jumped up, stepped onto the bridge board, and rushed to the east bridge. The warriors also shouted one by one, followed the captain and rushed over, pulled out his saber, and started a hand-to-hand battle with the enemy...
Since the 22 Warriors were laying wooden boards and charging on the other side, our follow-up troops of course followed them to lay wooden boards. Soon the wooden boards were laid on the bridge deck, and the soldiers rushed over with the 22 Warriors. Everyone fought while putting out the fire. The enemy at the bridge head had never seen this formation. What a guy, like a group of tigers. They were already scared to death. After a little resistance, they ran away.
The entire battle, from the beginning of crossing the bridge to the capture of the bridgehead, our army only took two hours, and then the Central Red Army troops successfully crossed the Dadu River, completely shattering Chiang Kai-shek's dream of using the Dadu River to turn the Red Army into the second Shi Dakai.
Luding Bridge therefore became an important milestone in the Red Army's Long March. It opened the door to victory for the reunion of the First, Second and Fourth Red Army, and finally went north to northern Shaanxi to end the Long March, and wrote an immortal chapter for the history of the Chinese revolution. Seven of the ten founding marshals later passed through Luding Bridge during the Long March.At that time, Marshal Liu Bocheng once stomped his feet on the bridge board with his feet and said with emotion: "Luding Bridge, Luding Bridge, how much energy and effort have we spent for you? Now we have won, we have won!"
Later, Commander-in-Chief Zhu De wrote the poem "Thousand miles of Yangtze River , I still remember the danger of Luguan"; Comrade Mao Zedong even praised "The golden sand water beats the warm cloud cliffs, and the Dadu Bridge is cold in the iron chain"; later generations even had the magnificent praise of "Thirteen iron chains split the road to the republic"!
So, what is the ending of the 22 warriors who made unparalleled achievements at that time?
(III) 22 The whereabouts of the Warriors
On August 29, 1935, the Red Army Military Commission commended the battle heroes who captured Luding Bridge, and each person was rewarded with a set of Lenin suits, a pen, a diary, an enamel bowl, and a pair of chopsticks. Because the conditions were very difficult during the Long March at that time, these awards were already very generous.
As mentioned above, when the bridge was seized, four soldiers had already died heroically. In fact, the names of the 22 warriors, including the four of them, were buried in the dust of history for a long time and unknown to everyone. Because time was too tight at that time, I only focused on rushing to fight during the Long March, and no one deliberately promoted them. Of course, the warriors who survived only care about fighting and would not care about everyone remembering them. They would rather be unsung heroes!
Until 1966, a comrade named Wang Yongmo went to Luding County to work. Facing the rolling water of the Dadu River under the Luding Bridge, he was filled with emotion: New China has been established for so many years, and the warriors who captured Luding Bridge were still not yet seen. They don’t know whether they are dead or alive, so sorry for them! He vowed to find a hero. With his efforts, in 1975, Ganzi Prefecture, Luding County, established a Red Army Long March investigation team, composed of three people, Wang Yongmo served as the team leader, and began the journey of finding heroes.
Of course, this process is very difficult, with funding issues, historical issues, etc. In 1985, Luding County prepared a commemorative celebration for the 50th anniversary of the victory of "Flying to Seize Luding Bridge". Wang Yongmo was appointed by the county to Beijing to invite General Yang Chengwu to attend the celebration, and asked General Yang about clues about the 22 Warriors.
General Yang told Wang Yongmo that the war was very tense and the names of the 22 warriors were not available to be recorded. Later, on the Long March, most of their comrades died one after another. Speaking of this, General Yang was very excited. He was crying and called over and over again: My 22 Warriors, where are you, where are you...
Later, after the efforts of Wang Yongmo and others, he finally "find" part of the 22 Warriors.
The first part is the four people who died heroically at that time: Li Furen, Liu Dagui, Wei Xiaosan, and Wang Hongshan.
The warriors who did not sacrifice at that time found the eight warriors (that is, confirmed): namely Liao Dazhu, Wang Haiyun, Li Youlin, Liu Jinshan, Liu Zihua , Zhao Changfa, Yang Tianming, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan , etc.
part Luding Bridge hero
So far, a total of 12 warriors have been confirmed, and the names of 10 warriors are still unknown. They have become real unsung heroes.
Among them, Liu Zihua was discovered by Wang Yongmo in August 1975; Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan were discovered in 1985; and Yang Tianming and Zhao Changfa were discovered in 2007.
First talk about Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan . He is a young man from Miao . He has been poor since childhood. When he was a child, he often followed his father up the mountain to collect herbs and chop wood. When he joined the army, he didn't have a name, and the soldiers called him Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.
When he flew to capture Luding Bridge, Yunguichuan was only sixteen or seventeen years old. He was of medium size, with high eyebrows and cheekbones, dark face, and big bright eyes. In the battle to capture the bridge, he and captain Liao Dazhu rushed to the front. After winning the bridge, he continued to follow the army in the Long March, and later made a contribution in the Lazikou Battle. Afterwards, the whereabouts of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan were unknown.
Commando Commando Liao Dazhu : from Gao'an, Jiangxi, he was the company commander of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment, 2nd Division, Red 1st Army at that time. After winning the bridge, he continued the Long March with the Red Army. In 1935, Liao Dazhu unfortunately died in the battle in northern Shaanxi. He left little information.Martyr Liao Dazhu will be immortal!
Wang Haiyun : His hometown is unknown, and he was the political instructor of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the Red 4th Regiment at that time. After successfully seizing the bridge, he continued the Long March and unfortunately died in the battle in northern Shaanxi in 1935. Martyr Wang Haiyun will be immortal!
Liu Zihua : At that time, he was the deputy squad leader of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Regiment. Liu Zihua was born in 1912 and is from Shangdong Village, Shuijiang Township, Yuanzhou District, Jiangxi Province. He joined the Peasant Red Guard at the age of 16 and joined the Red Army at the age of 17. Since then, he has experienced previous anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles in the Central Soviet Area. At the beginning of the Long March, Liu Zihua served as a platoon leader of the Red Fourth Regiment of the First Red Front Army. When the battle at Luding Bridge began, Liu Zihua was the first to stand up and join the Bridge-Snatching Commando.
After successfully seizing the bridge, Liu Zihua followed the Red Army to complete the Long March. Later, he participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Zihua fell ill due to years of war (a second-level disabled soldier), and organized him to go to the North China Military Region for recuperation. As soon as his health improved, he started working and served as deputy chief of staff of the Tianjin Military Sub-district.
On April 17, 1951, Liu Zihua died of illness in Beijing at the age of 39. is a pity that the hero died young and did not catch up with the title awarded in 1955. Liu Zihua made meritorious service five times in his life and was seriously injured nine times. He is one of the only two of the Warriors who have left a picture. Martyr Liu Zihua will be immortal!
Li Youlin : At that time, he was the Party Branch Secretary of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the Red 4th Regiment. Li Youlin was born in 1914 in a peasant family in Huanggang Village, Ruijin, Jiangxi Province. He studied in a private school for several years and joined the Red Army at the age of 17. Because of his certain cultural foundation, he served as a clerk in the 44th Division. Before the Long March, Li Youlin participated in the Battle of Shuikou and Guangchang; after the battle of capturing Luding Bridge, Li Youlin followed the Red Army troops to continue the Long March. In addition to the Battle of Luding Bridge, he also participated in the battles such as the forced crossing of Wujiang and Lazikou.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Li Youlin entered the Dalian Port Bureau and served as the director and political commissar of the Public Security Bureau; during the War of Liberation, he served as the deputy political commissar of the Independent Third Division of the Andong Military Region, deputy political commissar of the 624th Regiment of the 208th Division of the North China Military Region, director of the Political Department of the 103rd Division of the Anti-aircraft Artillery, etc., and participated in a series of major battles such as the Liaoshen Battle.
Li Youlin is the lucky one among the 22 Warriors. 1955 Zhongnanhai awarded the title, and he was awarded the rank of colonel ; in 1957 he was awarded the third-level August 1st Medal, the third-level freedom Medal, and the third-level liberation Medal issued by the Republic. In 1958, Li Youlin transferred from the army and entered the atomic department of the University of Science and Technology of China, serving as deputy director. After that, Li Youlin worked at the Comprehensive Examination Conference of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a long time. On September 9, 1997, Li Youlin died of illness in Beijing at the age of 83.
When commemorating the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, Li Youlin (first left) and his old Red Army comrades-in-arms
Liu Jinshan : At that time, he was the party branch secretary of the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion of the Red 4th Regiment. Liu Jinshan was born in 1908 in Hongwei Village, Tiancun Town, Gan County, Jiangxi Province, and joined the Red Army at the age of 21. He participated in the second, third, fourth and fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" battles in the Central Soviet Area, and made many military achievements in the battles of attacking Ganzhou , Fujian Zhangzhou, Guangdong Shuikou and other battles.
During the Long March, in addition to the Battle of Luding Bridge, he also participated in the forced crossing of Wujiang, clever crossing of Jinsha River, and the great battles of Lazikou. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Liu Jinshan was appointed as the battalion commander of the Second Regiment of the Third Division of the Jin-Cha-Hebei Division. In 1938, he entered the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and after graduation, he served as the captain of the Third Detachment of the Jin-Cha-Hebei Detachment. Liu Jinshan participated in the Pingxingguan victory, , Hundred Regiments Battle, , and Anti-May Day "Sweeping" and so on. Especially in the Huangtuling Battle, , he charged forward and showed his courage. After , he served as the commander and commander of the Northeast Liaonan Division of the Eighth Route Army.
During the Liberation War, Liu Jinshan served as the deputy commander of the 168th Division of the People's Liberation Army, and led his army to participate in the Liaoshen Campaign and the Pingjin Campaign in , and .
Liu Jinshan was also relatively lucky (he was also one of the two people who left photos among the 22 Warriors). After the founding of the People's Republic of China, served as the commander of the military sub-district of Huxi, Heze and Jining, Shandong Province. He was awarded the rank of colonel in 1955. In September 1999, Liu Jinshan died in Suzhou at the age of 91.
Liu Jinshan
So far, only these warriors who have captured Luding Bridge have found only these, and there are very few information (there are still a few who have no information to find). I believe that in the near future, the truth about other warriors will also surface, and their names will shine in history. Here, I would like to pay tribute to all the warriors! They will all be immortal! !
(Text/Woman Talking about History·Summer Ice Wash)
Reference materials: Peng Jialun's "Flying to Capture Luding Bridge" and so on.
