Journey to the West

Qilu. Com Xinjiang 10.2 News1947 In February, the teaching brigade of Shandong Bohai Military Region was established in a short time by more than 8,000 peasants who turned over from Dezhou and other places in the old revolutionary area of Bohai Sea. After that, these soldiers put down their hoes and picked up guns all the way west, becoming a strong force of the northwest people. In more than two years, they traveled more than 20,000 miles, participated in 10 battles, liberated 16 cities, and finally entered Xinjiang with General Wang Zhen. Finally, they collectively moved to other places to settle down and developed into the second division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. They are the only army in the history of our army that fought from the easternmost part of the motherland to the westernmost part. From farmers to soldiers to members of the Corps, these Bohai warriors have made indelible contributions to the liberation of China, the construction of Xinjiang and the containment of * * *. Yongfeng Town, pucheng county City, Shaanxi Province, is the historical place where a bloody battle occurred in Yongfeng. The battle of Yongfeng is another bloody battle since the Sixth Brigade of the Western Expedition became an army. Today's people can speculate on the tragic battle that year through the tombstones in Yongfeng Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery. The battle of Yongfeng completely shattered Hu Zongnan's "mobile defense" strategy, annihilated the 76th Army 17000 people, and captured the enemy captain Li Riji alive. In this campaign, a number of war heroes emerged in the 6th Brigade alone, killing and injuring 1200 people. Zhang Yu, deputy chief of staff of the brigade, and Liu Ying, deputy director of the political department, and other 505 officers and men died heroically. Many of them failed to return to their hometown, and some of them didn't even leave their names and places of origin. Centered on this meritorious military unit, The Journey to the West told the story of their army building in the old Bohai Sea area of Shandong Province during the Liberation War, fighting in the northwest battlefield, and stationing troops in Xinjiang after the founding of New China, highlighting the great theme of "obeying the party's command and selfless dedication" of soldiers in Bohai Sea, Shandong Province.