Long March first ferry

Long March first ferry

The greatest feat in the world is the 25000 Li Long March of the world-famous Chinese workers' and peasants' Red Army. Yudu, the red land, is the main assembly site and one of the starting points of the long march of the Central Red Army.

historical background

During the fifth anti "encirclement and suppression" campaign, due to the wrong leadership of the "left" opportunism within the party, under the heavy encirclement and suppression and economic blockade of the Kuomintang army, the central red army fought bravely in the base area for one year, but still did not break the enemy's encirclement and suppression. The base area was shrinking day by day, and the Red Army was forced to move.

historical event

In October 1934, according to the order of the Central Military Commission, the first field column (also known as the Red Star column) was composed of the Red Army General Headquarters and the General Political Department of the Central Military Commission. Ye Jianying served as commander and political commissar. The second field column (also known as the Red Army column) was composed of the Soviet government of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the general trade union, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, the Ministry of health, the Ministry of supply and the University of the Red Army, Li Weihan served as commander and political commissar. The 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th and 9th regiments of the central red army withdrew from the battlefield and assembled in Yudu.

Starting from October 8, the first, third, fifth, eighth and ninth regiments and the first and second field columns of the Red Army evacuated from Xingguo, Ningdu, Shicheng, Changting and Ruijin, respectively, and moved to Duanwu, Chexi, luoao and the county seat of Yudu. They gathered to replenish weapons and ammunition, soldiers and grain, and arranged the transfer to the West.

The Yudu River (Gongjiang River) was the first river that the Red Army had to cross during the long march. At that time, the river was more than 600 meters wide and the current was fast. The only way for large troops to cross the river was to set up floating bridges. In order to ensure the Red Army to cross the river smoothly, under the leadership of the Gannan provincial Party committee and the provincial Soviet government, Yudu people selflessly contributed and strongly supported the Red Army. At that time, all the civilian ships along the river were shut down, and more than 800 ships of different sizes were gathered, some of which were used for erecting pontoons and some for ferry. In order to avoid the Kuomintang's plane bombing and conceal the Red Army's strategic intention, the construction of floating bridges was carried out at night. In the evening, organized people flocked to the bridge construction site, some with torches, some with tea and rice, and some with door panels. In just four days, many floating bridges and ferries were set up on the 30 Li River in Duxian county.

From the evening of October 16 to 19, a total of 87000 people from the general headquarters of the Red Army of the Central Military Commission, the organs of the central government and the first, third, fifth, eighth and ninth regiments of the Red Army crossed the river from shanfengba, Huaqiao, Dongmen, Nanmen, Ximen, luoaomengkou, Liyu, Zhongbu, Sanmen and yuwengbu in Zishan, respectively, and embarked on the long march. This is where the central authorities such as the Central Military Commission and the headquarters of the Red Army, as well as Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai, Zhang Wentian and Bogu, crossed the Tudu River and began the long march. Before crossing the Duhe River, Yudu people, men and women, old and young, rushed to the bridge from all directions, and sent a cup of tea and a hat to the ferry. They could not express their boundless affection for the Red Army. The soldiers of the Red Army gazed at the mountains and rivers of the base area and said goodbye to their comrades in arms and villagers.

Postwar remembrance

In 1996, a memorial tablet garden covering an area of 3.5 Mu was built in memory of the great achievements of our ancestors. The monument is 10.18 meters high. The central authorities, the headquarters of the Red Army, Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Zhou Enlai and other leading comrades crossed the river here on October 18. The body of the tablet is in the shape of double sails, implying that the Central Red Army set sail for the expedition. On the left side of the tablet is the first song of "Long March suite song" written by Lu Dingyi: "the autumn wind is cool in October, the Central Red Army is busy in the expedition, crossing the Duhe River in the starry night, Gupi Xintian wins the battle.". This is a true portrayal of the Central Red Army's long march in Duhe at night. On the right is a poem written by Ye Jianying in 1962 in memory of Liu Bojian, director of the Political Department of Gannan military region at that time: "the Red Army's Anti Japanese Long March, crossing the capital at night, Liang shangbojian's coming to build, and Jing Qing's heroism gradually departing.". In the poem, Gao Jianli of the state of Yan in the Qin Dynasty was quoted as saying goodbye to Jing Qing, a strong man, who assassinated the king of Qin. He recalled the heroic scene and moving scene when he crossed Duhe on the night of the long march and Comrade Liu Bojian saw him off.

Honors

In 2000, the scenic spots of the first crossing of the long march of the Central Red Army were approved by the provincial people's government as key cultural relics protection units in Jiangxi Province.

In 2004, it was rated as "the top ten red tourist attractions in Jiangxi Province".

In 2005, Yudu was listed as 30 excellent red tourism routes and 100 classic red tourism scenic spots in China.

Address: Yudu County, Ganzhou City

Longitude: 115.43145927116

Latitude: 25.9579723539

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