Jiuquan is such a city. Located in the western part of the motherland and the western end of Hexi Corridor, it is an oasis embedded in the desert Gobi. Therefore, the memory of Jiuquan is old and fresh, just like the wind whistling in the desert. As long as the snow in Qilian Mountain never dries up, it will last forever.
I am a passer-by in this city. Nearly forty years ago, I was a soldier in Yumen, and Jiuquan was a frequent haunt. Jiuquan was not big at that time. In the center of the city, there is a Drum Tower which was built in the Jin Dynasty. Go east along the Drum Tower. Not far away, you see a dilapidated garden surrounded by fences and barbed wire on the right. Looking from the outside to the inside, we can see a dry well with a low platform and hay all around, which makes people feel sad, but it is this well that clearly presents the history of Jiuquan and makes people close to a talented young hero.
The grass rustles, listen, the wind in the Gobi in autumn begins to sing to you-
It was a turbulent time, and Hexi area was also a horse farm for Huns. This powerful northern nomadic people often set out from here and invaded the Central Plains, threatening the security of the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Liu Che succeeded to the throne, the national strength was restored. Therefore, Liu Che vowed to completely solve the threat from the north by military means and end the humiliating history of being forced to transport property to Xiongnu and Qinqin. In this way, a generation of war generals gathered under the authority of the emperor, fought bloody battles and made contributions, among which Huo Qubing became a brilliant general.
Of course, Huo Qubing played an important role. 17 years old, went out with his uncle Wei Qing and took the Hun Long Ting; 19 years old, led the troops to attack Hexi twice, making a long-distance attack and reaching Qilian; At the age of 22, he participated in the decisive battle in Mobei, drank the horse sea and sealed the wolf in Xu. From today's point of view, in the ancient military history, such a young talent seems to be unique, and he also left an eternal story of "The Huns are not extinct, why should they be at home?"
In Jiuquan's memory, after Huo Qubing attacked Hexi for the second time, it completely opened the door of the Central Plains to the Western Regions. Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the royal wine to be rewarded. Huo Jun returned to Jiuquan, and the royal wine was delivered, but after all, it was a long way, with more people and less wine. Huo Qubing was not good at drinking alone, so he ordered the sergeant to pour the wine into the spring, and then he took the water from the spring and shared it with all the soldiers to celebrate the victory, leaving a much-told story in Jiuquan.
For the birth of a city, this is a romantic story in the blood, full of heroic spirit of the winner, but it is true. Since then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has set up four counties in Hexi: Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang. Jiuquan is an important town in Hexi, where the Silk Road passes. Split into two roads not far away. South Road goes out of Yangguan along Altun Mountain and the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain, passing through Loulan, Khotan and shache to Shule. North Road goes out of Yumenguan Pass along the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain, passes through Auto Market, Yanqi, Qiuci to Shule and joins South Road, then passes through Congling to South Asia, Central Asia and Europe, and reaches the Mediterranean coast as far as possible.
Some people say that this story is hard to distinguish between true and false, but I prefer to believe that it is a historical detail that has been deeply imprinted in Jiuquan's memory. In Maoling, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, the stone carving of "Walking on Xiongnu" in front of Huo Qubing's tomb vividly records the life story of this young general. It seems that he was born to be the bane of Xiongnu. His military pioneering work of leading cavalry to attack from a long distance, especially his six strikes against Huns in his life, annihilating the enemy 1 10000, until "sealing the wolf in a professional position", became the highest ideal of future soldiers. Unfortunately, the young general died at the age of 24, and a generation of generals fell.
Jiuquan still remembers it, which is also a historical detail. Two thousand years after the Battle of Hexi in Huo Qubing, Zuo, an important official in the late Qing Dynasty, carried the coffin at the age of 64 to quell the chaos in Xinjiang, and commanded his Huxiang soldiers to overcome unimaginable difficulties, defeat Agubai and recover Xinjiang. Perhaps he was also impressed by Huo Qubing's achievements. During his stay in Jiuquan, he surrounded the drinking fountains in Huo Qubing, built the first real park in China-Jiuquan Park, and mobilized the military and civilians to plant trees along the Hexi Corridor, which was later called "Zuo Gong Huai" and "Zuo Gong Liu". When I was in Yumen, there was a locust tree and a willow tree planted by my family in the yard. Two people embraced each other and shaded half the yard. Many years later, I came to Yumen again. All I saw here were tall buildings and disappearing old trees.
In fact, Hexi Qianli is not only a battlefield in the cold weapon era, but also a place where wars have been frequent since modern times, especially in the mid-1930s, where heroic scenes were staged. The autumn wind whimpered, and Qilian bowed his head. This is the saddest and most painful memory of Jiuquan-
After the Long March of the Red Army entered Huining, Gansu, the main forces of the Gongsi Army and the Gongwu Army were ordered by the Central Military Commission to cross the river. Immediately, according to the instructions of the central authorities, they formed a flag army to carry out the task of "receiving the distance". From then on, this Red Army unit with no base area was besieged by Ma Jiajun, which was several times its own, in the narrow strip of Hexi Corridor, and was finally defeated after fighting with Nijiaying and Xueliyuan. In Anxi, Jiuquan, the left detachment of the marked army headed by Mr. Li and others fought the last battle with an exhausted division, and the Shule River was dyed red with blood. ......
Yes, I know, it was a painful memory. In Hexi area, most soldiers of the marked army threw their bones into the Gobi desert, and their souls were accompanied by the west wind. In the end, only a few people were rescued and returned to Yan 'an, including more than 400 people who entered Xinjiang after Anxi broke through. In addition, some soldiers are stranded in Gansu and Qinghai. At that time, whenever I saw an old man or woman with a wrinkled face and a Sichuan-Shaanxi accent in any village in Hexi, I couldn't help but be filled with respect, because it was probably the veterans of the Red West Route Army, and they had many exciting stories.
There is a man that Jiuquan will never forget. It was about the experience of a soldier. His name is Xiong Guobing. Whenever I think of it, Jiuquan is always difficult to restrain the sadness in my heart, accompanied by the constant sobs of the west wind.
Xiong Guobing is a native of Tongjiang, Sichuan, which is a place that should not be forgotten in the Republic of China. During the Agrarian Revolution, more than 40,000 people joined the Red Army in Tongjiang, which is a famous "hometown of the Red Army". Xiong Guobing was elected as the chairman of the government of Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area, and later participated in the Long March with the Red Fourth Front Army. After the Long March, he was ordered to participate in the Western Expedition. He, Chen Changhao and Xu Tong are members of the Military and Political Committee of the marked army. 1in March, 937, the western expedition failed, and together with Mr. Li and Mr. Wang Shusheng, the marked army working committee was formed. Under the siege of the enemy, Xiong Guobing was unfortunately captured. He escaped from danger as a cook and begged all the way to Jiuquan with serious injuries. Since then, Xiong Guobing, alias Zhang Bingnan, has lived in the ancient city of Hexi, earning a living by doing odd jobs and setting up stalls.
Jiuquan will always remember the day when 1960+00 ended. That winter, the Hexi Corridor was particularly cold, and heavy snow swallowed Jiuquan City. Xiong Guobing's family was hungry and cold, and there was nothing they could do. He went to the government to apply for relief. After being rejected, he went back to the freezing cold and dripping into ice, and walked forward, but after a few steps, he curled up outside Jiuquan Park, his eyebrows covered with frost and snow, and he was dying. On the same day, the battle-hardened 62-year-old former senior general of the Red Army closed his eyes after more than 20 years of anonymity. ...
A generation of Red Army generals were frozen and starved in the streets after the founding of the Republic of China, which made people sad. Many years later, I looked through the local historical materials, but in fact I only said "death" or "illness". I think that the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty sank to the bottom of the sea, and some people will try their best to salvage them after centuries. However, isn't it sad that Xiong Guobing, who was the chairman of Sichuan-Shaanxi Supreme Soviet and a member of the military and political committee of the marked army during the agrarian revolution in China, quietly disappeared from the political stage in China?
In fact, the marked army fought hard in the desert Gobi for more than four months and supported the action of Hedong Red Army with great sacrifice, which contributed greatly. However, due to political reasons, the history of the marked army has not been correctly evaluated for a long time, which led many veterans to die with a grudge like Xiong Guobing.
Tingfu Zhang, the old Red Army, was the first female minister of Sichuan-Shaanxi Provincial Committee. On the way to the Long March, she was introduced by many people and married in a hat. After participating in the Western Expedition, the troops were scattered and captured. After being rescued and escaped, she lived in a high platform and married someone else. This experience is similar to that of Xiong Guobing. A few years later, he was persuaded to marry a local woman because there were rumors that his wife died in Linze. Jiuquan is close at hand, and bear and Zhang will not rest until they die. Many years ago, Tingfu Zhang, who was over 90 years old, happened to know Xiong Guobing's experience from capture to death. It was like a bolt from the blue. The old man was filled with emotion: "He didn't die, and I didn't die. I don't know. I got married separately. What is this? Who did it? "
When I learned this story, I cried: man is really like a duckweed, bumping in the wind and rain, and I don't know where fate will take him. This is also a historical detail, but Jiuquan hesitated and asked passers-by in the city to comment. Also very helpless, the political situation is changing, and some people and things change color in it. Fortunately, Jiuquan has become more generous, magnificent and beautiful today, and is more willing to leave some historical details in the depths of memory. Just like Jiuquan Park in those days, it has now been transformed into a spring lake park with profound historical connotation.
I call people passers-by in the city, which I think is appropriate. History has far-reaching influence. I think it's a bit much to say that people are passers-by of history, unless a few people can manipulate the historical process, not including Huo Qubing and Xiong Guobing. After all, man is a duckweed in the storm of history.
It seems that the history of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's expansion of territory has become a final conclusion. With the intervention of witnesses such as Li and others, the truth about the history of the marked army was gradually clarified in the 1980s. These two heroes of the Republic of China deeply miss their comrades-in-arms buried in Qilian Mountain and Gobi Desert. They left their last thoughts here, and the ashes were scattered here, which became the permanent memory of the mountain Gobi. ......
I think: history is actually vivid because of these details, and then constitutes a whole history; When people judge history, if these details are erased intentionally or unintentionally, it can only be a dry concept and has no meaning.