“To save the nation and the people, one must sacrifice and give up everything.” Chinese President Xi Jinping once summed up: “The great spirit of the great journey is the red gene of the Communist Party of China, deeply embedded in the blood and spirit of the Chinese nation.”
In southwest China, there is a vast grassland that is as big as the surface area of Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake during the rainy season. In summer, the grassland is very hot during the day, with heavy rain and frequent sleet. At night, the temperature drops to below zero.
In contrast to the Tonle Sap Lake that nourishes life, the Song Phan grasslands devour life. When you walk on them, you feel as soft as walking on a jelly because under the grass is mud that is tens of meters deep.
In world military history, the week-long march to cross here more than 90 years ago is recorded as a great act of faith. The Red Army responded to the challenges of adverse conditions with optimism.
Lack of food Limited weapons Straw sandals were torn after only two days On average, there was one battle every three days , etc. Before the Great March, the Red Army had about 30,000 people At the end of the Great March, only about 30,000 people remained . &nb sp; When setting off, no one knew when this journey would end but the Red Army firmly believed: “ Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China going against the Japanese invaders to save the nation only then will there be a future.”
Today, in the National Museum of China, there is a half-burnt leather belt. It was the leftover food of the Red Army during the Great March through the Songpan Grassland. .
When a group of soldiers can swallow even a leather belt, what else can stop them?
