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　　Xinhua News Agency, Taiyuan, July 3rd (Reporter Liu Xiangxiao, Yuan Xun) A hundred years of struggle has left countless footprints. A "riddled" marching pot, an "earth tool" for emergency crossing the river, and a "special" battlefield award flag … …

　　They tell a touching story, engraved with an indelible spirit.

　　17 special "medals" on the marching pot

　　A marching pot with seventeen iron patches is one of the most striking exhibitions in the Taihang Memorial Hall of the Eighth Route Army.

　　During the Long March, in addition to carrying food, the soldiers of the Red Army Cooking Class also carried all kinds of cooking utensils with them, each with a weight of 30 to 40 kilograms. When crossing the grass, the superior ordered to travel light, and the cooking squad soldiers reduced the pots and pans they carried with them a lot, except for this marching pot — — Even if there is no rice in the pot, you can use it to boil some hot water for everyone to drink.

　　When crossing the grass, the kitchen soldier in front fell down, and the kitchen soldier behind had no time to bury the body of his comrade-in-arms, so he had to endure grief and carry on with this pot.

　　The Eighth Route Army Taihang Memorial Hall exhibited Chen’s marching pot and made 17 patches. (Video screenshot)

　　"After the Long March, many soldiers in the cooking class died, and that pot became the most cherished thing in the hearts of the cooking soldiers." Shi Yongping, director of the Eighth Route Army Taihang Memorial Hall, said.

　　After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Red Army led by the Communist Party of China (CPC) was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army and went to the anti-Japanese battlefield in North China. This marching pot also followed to the Taihang base area.

　　In 1938, the Eighth Route Army launched an anti-"Nine-way siege" against the Japanese army. Li Huanlan, a villager in Wangjiayu Village, Wuxiang County, Shanxi Province, joined the Eighth Route Army stretcher team that year. Once, when he was rescuing the wounded, he found an Eighth Route Army cooking squad leader who was covered in blood and seriously injured. On his deathbed, the cooking squad leader still clung to a marching pot and refused to let go. He said that this pot is very important. He followed him to climb snow-capped mountains, cross grasslands, boil grass roots and boil belts, which saved many comrades and blocked many bullets for him. He really couldn’t bear to throw it away … … I hope that Li Huanlan’s husband will help him save this pot.

　　Li Huanlan’s husband tearfully agreed to the old monitor’s request and took it back to Wangjiayu.

　　Later, the Eighth Route Army headquarters was stationed in Wangjiayu, and Li Huanlan sent the pot back for the soldiers to continue to use.

　　In the 1980s, this pot, which had made great contributions, was donated to the Taihang Memorial Hall of the Eighth Route Army. Shi Yongping said that there are as many as 17 patches on this wok, just like 17 special "medals".

　　Yellowing "sheepskin buoy"

　　Shilou county, Shanxi, Red Army Crusade Memorial Hall. National revolutionary cultural relics — — A yellowed sheepskin buoy brought people’s thoughts back to 1936.

　　"At that time, Yan Xishan’s troops detained the ferry on the east bank of the Yellow River. The Red Army had no tools, and crossing the river became a big problem." Liu Jian, director of the Shanxi Red Army’s crusade memorial hall, said that the Red Army adopted the old method — — Visit the Yellow River, mobilize the masses and ask them to make suggestions.

　　Some people suggest that you can cross the river by peeling off the sheepskin to make a buoy and putting it under your arm. In order to help the Red Army cross the river, the masses donated their hidden pontoons that were not confiscated by Yan Xishan’s troops, and some ordinary people even brought their own sheep. Within a few days, hundreds of buoys were made, which were the "heroes" of Shilou people who helped the army cross the river.

　　National first-class revolutionary cultural relics exhibited in the Red Army’s crusade memorial hall — — Sheepskin buoy (Photo courtesy of the Red Army Crusade Memorial Hall)

　　At 8 o’clock on the evening of February 20, 1936, the Red Army of the Eastern Expedition began to cross the river. Ren Yongzhong, an old boatman in shilou county, holds a relatively large boat, which can carry more than 100 people at a time. He risked his life to transport the Red Army back and forth many times. After landing, the Red Army quickly attacked the enemy and opened the gap.

　　After sending the Red Army across the river, Ren Yongzhong sent his children to join the Red Army, then sold his boat and went to Shaanxi to take part in the revolution.

　　At that time, it was in the cold winter and at night, and there were large chunks of ice on the Yellow River, so it was very difficult to cross the river. Fortunately, Ren Yongzhong, Bai Ruyao, Xu Maoqian, Qiao Yongsheng and other old boatmen and soldiers worked together to ensure that the Red Army soldiers crossed the river safely.

　　"At that time, many progressive young people in Shanxi followed the Red Army to northern Shaanxi and soon joined the Red Army." Liu Jian said that when the Red Army of the Eastern Expedition expanded 8,000 children in Shanxi, many touching stories of loving the people and supporting the army emerged.

　　A special award flag

　　Stepping into Taiyuan Liberation Memorial Hall, people will always stop in front of a prize flag for a long time.

　　"During the war years, materials were scarce. In order to support the people’s army to win the battle, the people have made great efforts to donate money and materials. " Cao Aijie, a commentator of Taiyuan Liberation Memorial Hall, said that this flag with a red background and a white border was awarded to an army that fought bravely in the liberation of Taiyuan, but the flag surface was made of quilt surface donated by ordinary people.

　　Dianzidi Village, Yangqu County, Taiyuan City is a model village before attacking Taiyuan during the Liberation War. At that time, combat materials gathered from all over the world were continuously gathered here and transported to the front line from here.

　　A prize flag displayed in Taiyuan Liberation Memorial Hall is made of quilt cover. (Photo courtesy of Taiyuan Liberation Memorial Hall)

　　"At that time, ordinary people carried out the door panels at home, and the five-mile-long passages were fortifications built with door panels." Huang Genming, former secretary of the Party branch of Dianzidi Village, said that all the men, women and children in the village went into battle together, and people made room for caves and big kang to actively support the front line.

　　"A cooking monitor gave my grandfather a pair of boots. He said, hometown, give this to you. We are going to town. The next day, after six cooks came back, they didn’t talk on the kang. It was a tragic battle that 130 people were sacrificed that night. "

　　Li Helin, a 90-year-old man from Dianzidi Village, had her husband carrying a stretcher at the front, and she and her parents-in-law took care of more than 20 PLA wounded. "Those are all teenagers and twenties. I picked up the eggs and made bowls of egg soup for the soldiers." Li Helin said.

　　The Battle of Taiyuan lasted for more than six months, with a total of 240,000 people participating in the support, using more than 50,000 animal power and 500,000 door panels … …

　　"These historical objects that have survived all reflect the combat effectiveness and vitality of this people’s army and reflect the will of the people." Ju Wenhui, deputy director and researcher of Shanxi Provincial Archives, said.