march to victory

"Comrades, it is said that everyone should take a good rest now, but look down the mountain..."

The main force of the Red Army has already arrived at the foot of the mountain one after another. Looking down from a high altitude, it looks like flowing water. There is a black line flowing here in the distance, gathering at the foot of the mountain like a small plate.And at the other end of this small plate, a black line extends up the mountain, gradually extending upward... From the distance estimate, the front team of the main force is no more than a kilometer away from the assault company.

"I believe that they will arrive here in less than an hour and a half." Speaking of this, Zhang Qingshan deliberately paused, and said: "We are the assault company and the Long March vanguard company personally designated by the leaders of the headquarters. Carefully selected elites...if they are caught up by comrades from the main force behind, do we still have the face to be called pioneers?"

Seeing the faces of the comrades gradually becoming serious, Zhang Qingshan also put on a straight face, saying: "Our assault company should be twice as strong as the ordinary company by nature. Whether it is fighting or facing various difficulties, our assault company is born to We should be braver than others... When others retreat, we cannot retreat! When others advance, we should charge! When others drink soup, we should eat meat! In the same way, now, facing this snow-capped mountain, our assault company, as the pioneer, should We should be more tenacious than others, braver than others, and more able to bear hardships and stand hard work than others. Therefore, we should drive them as far as they go, even in the snow... Comrade Ladies and gentlemen, tell them with our actual actions why our assault company can eat meat and why it is better than them, because of one thing, we are the vanguard of the Long March—assault company!"

"Assault company - go forward bravely!" Hu Yingze knew how to grasp the timing. As soon as Zhang Qingshan's voice fell, he immediately raised his arms and shouted, causing comrades to shout: "Assault company - go forward bravely!"

"Assault Company!"

"Go forward!"

"Assault Company!"

"Go forward!"

Every time Hu Yingze calls the assault company, the comrades will respond and move forward bravely.In the midst of this shout, everyone's emotions gradually became high, and finally, they all stood up with enthusiasm, waiting in a belligerent state.

"Okay!" Zhang Qingshan shouted, and said: "The leaders of each row will follow the previous arrangement, starting from the first row, and take turns to shovel snow to open the way."

With a shovel in his left hand, he swung forward with his right hand, leading the way forward: "Let's go!"

The comrades in a row followed quickly, while the people behind were carrying firewood and other items, deliberately slowing down to follow.

After advancing several hundred meters, Zhang Qingshan thrust the red flag into the snow, took the shovel from Tian Guozhong, turned around and shouted at the comrades behind him: "Okay, now we have entered the snow area. Comrades, The time has come to carry forward the spirit of our Red Army, which is not afraid of difficulties and goes forward bravely. Let the comrades below see why our assault company can become the first company of the army...Especially the Communist Party members, we must lead by example and strive to be the first in everything... Comrades Let's compete to see who can shovel the most snow."

Previously, they came all the way up the mountain. Although they only saw snow occasionally on the side of the road at first, it was rare after all.Then as the altitude rises, the snow on the road naturally begins to increase.At this time, they were still more than 2000 meters away from the top of the mountain, but snow had begun to accumulate under their feet. Although there was only a thin layer, it indicated that they had begun to enter the snow area, so snow shoveling began... (Everyone Don't be fooled by the scenes in movies and TV dramas. In fact, it is impossible to walk into the snow area as soon as you come up. This has the most direct relationship with the altitude. You must slowly walk into the snow area as the altitude increases. district.)

From our point of view, under normal circumstances, there is only a thin layer of snow, and there is no need to shovel snow at all. Moreover, wouldn’t it be more slippery to walk up to the surface of the snow covered by shoveling off the ground to expose the ground?In fact, this is a last resort.Because the vast majority of the Red Army wore straw sandals, they had to step directly into the snow. After walking for a long time, everyone's feet would freeze to death.But all the way to go are remote areas, where supplies are scarce, where can I get leather shoes to wear?But they have to climb the snow-capped mountains. For this reason, everyone can only find a way.Fortunately, they have the experience of the Central Red Army, so everyone can only find a way to prevent the snow from soaking through the 'socks': the innermost layer is a layer of cotton cloth, and the outside of the cotton cloth is wrapped in kraft paper (this is still collected along the way, plus There is a small local workshop that specializes in making kraft paper, which is barely enough), and the outside of the kraft paper is wrapped with cotton or cloth (some comrades can’t find cotton, so they stuff it with dried leaves). The outside is wrapped with palm leaves or bark, so that even if it is soaked in melted snow, it can be separated. The outermost layer is wrapped with cloth. Once this layer of cloth freezes, it can also be waterproof. effect.

Then, tie the straw sandals to the feet. Although it looks bloated, it can indeed play a certain protective role. At least, it is better than putting the feet directly into the snow... Some soldiers even connected the 'socks' to the thighs , but there are still a small number of comrades who can only bind their feet because they did not find much material.

Originally, the thicker the snow, the harder it is to walk. If you wear this kind of 'socks' and want to step on the snow, it is like hanging a shot put on your legs, and you will be surrounded by snow within a few steps. Finally collapsed.

Two powers harm each other whichever is less!Between falling down and breaking your leg or even losing your life, of course you have to choose wrestling.In order to prevent this from happening, Zhang Qingshan and others had the task of shoveling snow to open the way... and the leaders were considered thoughtful, and even ordered that the soldiers must each wear two pairs of new straw sandals, because the new straw sandals are not slippery. Absolutely better than the old one.

"Okay!" Everyone cheered loudly.On the contrary, a prickly head couldn't help asking: "Company commander, is there any reward for the one who shovels the most?"

Tian Guozhong on the side stared wide-eyed, and was about to criticize that guy, but Zhang Qingshan pulled him lightly, and smiled at the soldier: "Of course! I decided that the class that shovels the most snow will be rewarded with two bites each." liquor."

Comrades applaud again.

Tian Guozhong hurriedly added: "Comrades, pay attention, you can only shovel out a width of about two meters at most, but don't waste your energy by shoveling too wide."

Immediately, everyone started shoveling snow.

In the beginning, everyone was full of energy, taking the class as a unit, each responsible for a section, and the competition was speed—the first place was second, but the point was, no one wanted to be the last one, it would be a joke.In addition, the snow on this section of the road is thin, so in a burst of snowflakes, everyone quickly shoveled a road about two meters wide and nearly 200 meters long.

But later, everyone’s speed dropped sharply: first, everyone’s physical exertion was too much when they climbed the mountain all the way; Increase……

Seeing this, Zhang Qingshan had no choice but to order everyone to rest.With a wave of his hand back, the soldiers in the second row rushed up immediately, and then opened the way.

The comrades in a row straightened up one after another, wiping their sweat.Looking around, everyone saw that everyone was covered in mist, like three flowers gathered on the top, and they all laughed immediately.

It has to be said that the Assault Company is worthy of the carefully selected elites. This can be seen from the physical strength alone: ​​they miraculously shoveled a thousand-meter-long road in only about five hours.But it can also be seen that the higher you go, the more difficult it is to shovel snow.

At this time, the sky has already darkened, but because it is in the vast snowfield, the visibility is naturally high.Although the comrades asked to continue fighting, Zhang Qingshan shook his head when he saw that everyone was sweating profusely: In addition to appealing to the three reasons, bad weather became one of the biggest reasons.In just a few hours, they have been baptized by rain three times and hit by hail twice.

Another reason was that the 49th Pioneer Regiment was less than [-] meters away from them, and the leader Tian Jingshan, who was walking in the front, had already waved to them.

"Comrades, I know that everyone is hungry and tired now, and would like to sit down and have a rest, but according to the experience of the Central Red Army when climbing snow-capped mountains, at this time, everyone must not sit down or lie down, and must supervise each other. ..." At this point, Zhang Qingshan pondered for a moment - the soldiers of the assault company were all proud, so naturally they refused to admit defeat.If you don't take care of their emotions, it might be counterproductive.Therefore, after Zhang Qingshan paused for a while, he pointed to the road that opened, and solemnly shouted: "Everyone look back and look at the results of our hard work for several hours. It is absolutely fruitful, and other companies will never be able to do it..."

Everyone looked back one after another, and when they heard this, they all showed happy smiles.

"But to achieve such results, everyone knows how hard and tired they are. Therefore, at this time, it is not shameful to ask the comrades around you to help you when you are tired, because it shows that You have put in a lot of physical strength to complete this glorious task... Therefore, I order that all commanders and fighters of the company must help each other, stand and lean on each other to rest."

Being able to issue such an order in advance is the benefit of benefiting from the experience of the Central Red Army.

Soon, head Tian Jingshan arrived one after another with the 49th regiment.

Panting, Tian Jingshan came to Zhang Qingshan, and asked the following comrades to take the shovel from the assault company and go to the front.Then, he looked back and smiled at Zhang Qingshan: "Tsk! Tsk! Xiao Zhang, your assault company is indeed an elite! The speed of shoveling snow is still very good~!"

No matter how uncomfortable it is to hear this, the irony is too strong.

Zhang Qingshan wiped the sweat from his forehead, gasped heavily, rolled his eyes at him, and replied angrily: "Old Tian, ​​I found that since you got upright, you have become more powerful, more tempered, and even speak louder There are quite a few, and they still like to carry guns and sticks. Tell me, sir, do you have any new instructions?"

"Hey! Hey!" Tian Jingshan would never say that in front of other people, but his friendship with Zhang Qingshan was born out of a confrontation, and the relationship is very close. Sometimes, it is natural to quarrel.After a few dry laughs, he said with a smile: "I don't have any major instructions, I just feel a little surprised that you can drive such a long distance with such recklessness."

Zhang Qingshan was startled, and then asked very dissatisfied: "From what you said, do you have a way not to be reckless? Come, Mr. Captain, give me some pointers."

"Well~! It's okay to point out, but I don't have any taste in my mouth, so this is just..." Iron Rooster Tian Jingshan laughed, put the index finger and middle finger of his right hand to his mouth and made a motion of pinching a cigarette, blinking Eyes closed, you know what it means...