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The First Issue of the Sixth "Little Anchor of the Red House", "Medal Witness the Leg

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Memorial Hall of the Battle of Crossing the Yangtze River 2025 The Sixth "Little Anchor of the Red House" The first issue is online! Today, "Little Anchor" Li Ruohan and Hu Shuhao To introduce to you


《Medal witnesses the legend of "blacksmith"》

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In the long history, there was a military general whose life was like a legend, depicting the ups and downs and glory of the Chinese revolution. This brave general is Zhang Xiulong. From a cowherd to a general, from a blacksmith to a revolutionary soldier, from the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to the Eighth Route Army, from the New Fourth Army to the People's Liberation Army, he went through a hundred battles throughout his life, using his life and passion to build the backbone of the nation. Like countless comrades in arms, he dedicated his entire life to the Party and the people. The three medals in the museum, the "August 1st Medal," the "Independence and Freedom Medal," and the "Liberation Medal," witnessed this glorious history.

On February 26, 1914, when the villagers in Mianyang, Hubei Province were celebrating the custom of "February 2, the rise of the dragon", suddenly there was a loud cry of a baby, and a boy was born on the day of the rise of the dragon. With the surprise and high expectations of his elders, his name was expected to be a "dragon" character, named Zhang Xiulong.
In 1928, at the age of 14, he left home and became an apprentice in a blacksmith shop. He then participated in revolutionary activities such as building knives, guns, weapons, distributing leaflets, and posting slogans for the Red Army guerrilla forces. He joined the local guerrilla team at the age of 15 and the Communist Party at the age of 16. In the same year, he joined the Hanchuan Independent Regiment of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and became a Red Army soldier. In the second "anti encirclement and suppression" battle, as the squad leader, he led the soldiers to repel the enemy in one fell swoop and captured hundreds of tons of grain. He Long praised him for being "like a blacksmith". From then on, the name "blacksmith" became more and more famous.
In February 1935, Chiang Kai shek mobilized 100000 regular troops from Hunan and Hubei provinces to launch a large-scale "encirclement and suppression" campaign against the Hunan Hubei Sichuan Guizhou Soviet Area and the 2nd and 6th Army Groups. An enemy regiment suddenly launched a surprise attack on the headquarters of the Red Sixth Army Corps. The safety of leaders such as He Long and Ren Bishi has been threatened. At a critical moment, He Long, who had personally been to the front line, came to Zhang Xiulong and said, "Blacksmith, this battle is up to you. You lead your men to charge forward." "Comrades, charge forward!" The entire battalion bravely launched a charge with his shout. Gunshots rang out everywhere, and bullets whizzed past their ears. Zhang Xiulong did not retreat. They bravely advanced towards the enemy, risking their lives. The interweaving of artillery fire dealt devastating blows to the enemy's positions time and time again. But the Red Army soldiers never stopped, their fighting spirit was higher than the sky and wider than the sea. Returning victorious, the soldiers were carrying three or four guns on their backs. Seeing this scene, He Long smiled and said to Zhang Xiulong, "Blacksmith, you're really amazing. As soon as you charged forward, the enemy was scared away by you
However, Zhang Xiulong's military achievements were not limited to this. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kang family in Jingle, Shanxi fought. He led his troops to annihilate a Japanese squadron and captured a Japanese officer. During the Huaihai Campaign, as the commander of the Independent Brigade of the Jianghuai Military Region, he bravely advanced and led his troops to surround the enemy's 238th Division, clearing obstacles for the liberation of Lingbi County; During the Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign, as the Chief of Staff of the 34th Army, he led his troops to cross the Yangtze River, occupy Jurong, and enter Nanjing, while also taking over the security tasks within the city. After the victory of the Crossing of the Yangtze River Campaign, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the 22nd Army of the Third Field Army and participated in the battle to liberate the Zhoushan Islands, and was promoted to the commander of the 22nd Army.
Nowadays, the smoke of war has long dissipated, but the old general reminds us that although the world is safe, forgetting the war will inevitably lead to danger. As a soldier, we must always have a sense of crisis, firmly establish the standard of combat effectiveness, and be ready to fight and win when called upon. Only in this way can our army live up to the title of the steel Great Wall of our motherland.
He stood amidst the flames of war and smoke, forging the legendary title of "General Blacksmith". It was this blacksmith like resilience that forged countless legends in the history of the Chinese revolution and also created a great country. The second level "August 1 Medal", the second level "Independence and Freedom Medal" and the first level "Liberation Medal" are the witness of his lifelong revolution, the heroic and tenacious liberation of the Chinese people, and more importantly, the CPC people's courage and dedication to the people. Telling this story well is my honor.


Camera, Editor/Su Tianning, Li Ruoyu

Typesetting/Huang Jiale, Poster/Zheng Yi 

First trial/Zhang Zhang; 

second trial/Zhang Qiuhong; 

third trial/Lu Wenju


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