How to describe 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 iron cable bridge can cross it. This iron cable bridge is the Luding bridge that the Red Army will seize when it goes north.

Kuomintang reactionaries have sent two regiments to defend Luding Bridge and prevent the Red Army from going north. Later, two brigades were sent to reinforce, hoping to wipe out our Red Army on the bridge. Our army has long seen through the enemy's tricks. On the morning of the 28th, the Red Fourth Regiment received an order from its superior: "On the morning of the 29th, capture the Luding Bridge!" There are only more than 20 hours left, and the Red Four Regiment is 240 miles away from Luding Bridge. Two enemy brigades and reinforcements are marching on the Luding Bridge on the other side. Leading the enemy is the key for our army to defeat the enemy.

The Red Fourth Regiment climbed over the mountains and defeated several enemies blocking along the road. By 7: 00 p.m., there are still 1 10 miles from Luding Bridge. The soldiers didn't take care of eating all day. It began to rain again, and they all got wet. The determination to defeat the enemy made them forget hunger and fatigue. In the dark night, they braved the heavy rain and walked on through the mud.

Suddenly, countless torches appeared on the other side, like a long snake running in the direction of Luding Bridge, apparently the enemy's reinforcements. The soldiers of the Red Fourth Regiment simply lit a fire to light the road and race with the enemy on the other side. When the enemy saw the torch here, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Where are you from?" Our soldiers loudly replied, "It was the Red Army that brought it down." The enemy on the other side is not suspicious. The two armies, like two fire dragons, walked twenty or thirty miles across the Dadu River. It rained harder and harder, pouring out torches on both sides. The enemy on the other side couldn't walk any further, so they had to stop and camp. The Red Fourth Regiment still marched in the dark and in the rain, and finally arrived at Luding Bridge in the early morning of the 29th, leaving behind the enemies of the two reinforced brigades.

Luding Bridge is several feet high from the water and consists of 13 chains: two on each side, which is considered as a bridge fence; There are nine blocks side by side under it, and the deck is paved with wooden boards. People stagger on the bridge, just like swinging. Now even the boards have been removed by the enemy, leaving only chains. Look under the bridge, it's really scary. Like a waterfall, the reddish-brown river plunges down from the upstream canyon, hitting the rocks and splashing waves more than ten feet high. The sound of the waves was deafening. The Luding Bridge on the other side of the bridge is backed by mountains, and the west gate is facing the bridge head. The enemies of the two regiments guarding the city have already built fortifications on the city walls and hillsides, and with natural hazards, they frantically shouted to the Red Army: "Come on, watch you fly!"

The Red Fourth Regiment immediately launched a general attack. The colonel and the political commissar personally stood on the bridge to direct the battle. The trumpeter sounded the horn, and all the weapons fired at once. The sound of guns and shouts shook the valley instantly. The second company served as a commando, and 22 heroes, armed with spears, sabers and grenades, braved the enemy's dense bullets and climbed the chain and rushed to the other side. Behind them is the third company. The soldiers, except for weapons, each took a board and paved the bridge as they advanced.

No sooner had the commandos rushed to the other side than the enemy set fire to the bridge, which was immediately surrounded by fire. At this critical moment, there came the shouts of the colonel and the political commissar: "Comrades! For the cause of the party, for the final victory, go! " Hearing the call of the party, the heroes became more desperate. They all rushed into the city like arrows through the blazing fire and fought fiercely with the enemies in the city. After two hours of fierce fighting, most of the enemies guarding the city were wiped out, and the rest fled in panic.

The Red Fourth Regiment heroically captured Luding Bridge and won another decisive victory in the Long March. The main force of the Red Army crossed the natural barrier Dadu River and went to the anti-Japanese front.