Flying over Luding Bridge, why did the enemy only tear down the boards and keep the chains? Sichuan veterans tell the truth

Modern China suffered a lot. After being driven out of the country by western powers, China also carried out a series of reforms. However, due to the situation and unrealistic changes at that time, China was always at a loss. It was not until the Russian October Revolution was successful that China vaguely knew his own development path. After seeing the success of Russian October Revolution, China began to quickly sum up experience and learn Marxism-Leninism. With the joint efforts of countless people with lofty ideals, new ideas began to gradually replace stale feudal ideas. Later, some advanced thinkers, conforming to * * *, established the China * * Producers' Party.

In order to revitalize China, countless producers are fighting in the front line, spreading advanced knowledge to the people and teaching them Marxism-Leninism. Seeing that the influence of the * * * production party gradually deepened, the reactionary forces could not sit still, so under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek, the national army began to suppress the * * * production party at home.

Faced with this situation, the Red Army troops under the leadership of the Producer Party are naturally not to be outdone, and have been fighting with the reactionary forces to the death. However, in the whole process of anti-encirclement, only through the Long March can the Red Army avoid further damage to its troops due to operational defeat. In order to finish the meeting as soon as possible, the Red Army decided to cross the Dadu River.

However, there was a situation at that time. At that time, there were not enough ferries on the Dadu River. If we only rely on these ferries, we will eventually be overtaken by the national army, causing losses and casualties to the Red Army. So under the decision of the headquarters, the Red Army decided to fly the Luding Bridge to ensure the speed of the troops.

The national army naturally anticipated this. In order to stop the Red Army from marching, the Sichuan Army troops stationed in Luding Bridge directly removed the boards that hindered the Red Army. In order to seize the Luding Bridge as soon as possible, the Red Army soldiers firmly grasped the iron cable on the bridge, strove forward step by step, and finally successfully controlled the Luding Bridge.

Flying to win the battle of Luding Bridge laid a solid foundation for the later war of liberation and has been sung by later generations. However, some people have such doubts. At that time, when flying over Luding Bridge, why did the enemy only dismantle the boards and keep the chains? Wouldn't it be safer to blow up the bridge directly?

Sichuan veterans tell the truth. At that time, they didn't expect the Red Army to move so fast. Before they finished dismantling the bridge deck, the Red Army appeared on the other side of the bridge, and the only crossing channel nearby was Luding Bridge. In order to avoid a more serious impact, the Sichuan army had to give up bombing the bridge.

There is another reason. At that time, the Sichuan Army underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Red Army. They thought that the Red Army would retreat when it encountered difficulties, and left a chain for the convenience of pursuing victory. But what they didn't expect was that the Red Army soldiers would directly choose to cross the Dadu River. At this time, even if the Sichuan army wanted to blow up the bridge, it would be too late.

There is such a poem in the Long March of the Seven Laws, "Dadu Bridge Crossing the Iron Cold", which tells the dangers of crossing the Luding Bridge at that time, but it must be said that it is precisely because the Red Army soldiers are not afraid of difficulties and obstacles that they can successfully win this battle. We want to thank these Red Army heroes who dare to sacrifice. Without them, there would be no good life for us today.