In the autumn of 1935, when it has stumbled along for a full year, the Central Red Army, a heroic force, stops for a rest in Hadapu, a strategic town in Longnan, Gansu.
Along their arduous march, the Central Red Army gets into a sanguinary battle in the Xiangjiang River Basin first, then crosses the Chishui River four times, and later staggers across snow-capped mountains and grasslands. After all this, there are only fewer than 8,000 fighters remained, with fewer than 5,000 remaining fit for combat. Moreover, they are still surrounded ring upon ring by the Kuomintang reactionaries - hundreds of thousands of Kuomintang soldiers are glaring fiercely at them, an army that shoulders the heavy responsibility of preserving the revolutionary spark. At this point, Vice Chairman ZHOU Enlai, one of the principal leaders of the Red Army, falls ill… Everything is forcing the great man to make a critical decision with his wisdom and courage. Which path will he take?
Like a ray of warm sunshine through the clouds and chilly autumn mist, Hadapu brings comfort to this heroic and indomitable army… Abundance provides for the troops, allowing them to rest and reorganise here. Local herbs, in which Hadapu abounds, soothe pain for the fighters. Vice Chairman ZHOU receives a rehabilitation in Hadapu, illness cured. At the same time, with their hands and true feelings, local people, who are simple-hearted, warm the soul of every Red Army soldier, who has suffered so much along the march… Yet Hadapu is not the final destination. Under the window of the Yihechang Herb Shop, there is a faint lamp flickering steadfastly all the time. Sitting under the lamp is a great man, whose mind is flickering together with the lamplight - he is pondering where the army should go, about how to remedy the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Revolution, and about how to save the old nation in such a desolate, ravaged land… Hadapu plays a pivotal role in the Red Army’s Long March, serving as a link between the past and the future. It is not just a “filling station” where the Red Army gets out of adversity for a fresh start, but also a place where a critical decision must be made to alter the course of the Chinese revolution. This historic event vividly reveals how the CPC makes a scientific decision with their wisdom in the midst of adversity. It also eulogises the revolutionary tradition of forging a deep bond between the army and the people.
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