Reading the Company's History: Soldiers of the "Hard Bone Sixth Company" Take Up the Baton of Army-Building

Source-stated date: 15 October 2026 · PLA Daily (解放军报)

读连史故事，“硬骨头六连”官兵接过强军的接力棒

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Published15 October 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
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The 'Hard Bone Sixth Company' (硬骨六连) conducted a history education session in its unit exhibition hall, where a veteran recounted the Long March-era wounding and amputation of founding commanders Yu Qiuli and He Bingyan to newly arrived recruits, framing the story around the question of why soldiers train for war. The article documents standard political work (政治工作) — specifically the use of unit lineage and revolutionary martyrology to instill ideals and convictions (理想信念) in new personnel — and its value is as a record of how the PLA frames combat motivation to junior soldiers, not as evidence of a new policy line or changed readiness posture. The embedded anecdote about soldier Xiao Tian completing a behind-the-lines infiltration exercise despite losing a toenail extends the same frame into contemporary training, illustrating how the company uses its own recent exercise record to reinforce the lineage narrative.

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“敌人打断我一只胳膊，我还有一条命” ■石伟 “当年，在哲庄坝的激烈战斗中，余秋里不幸负伤，失去了左臂，但他依然笑着对战友说，‘敌人打断我一只胳膊，我还有一条命，照样革命’……”这天，在“硬骨头六连”展览馆，一名老兵指着墙上一张老照片，向初入连队的新兵讲述连史故事。照片中的两人眼神坚毅，站得坚挺笔直。细看之下却发现，右边那位的右袖管空着，左边那位的左袖管空着。“这两位就是创立我们连队前身部队的余秋里和贺炳炎，由于两人都是‘独臂将军’，这支部队也被称作‘一把手’队伍。” 老兵翻开余秋里将军回忆录，讲起了那段浴血奋战的峥嵘岁月，官兵们从中感受着穿越时空的精神力量—— 1936年3月，上级要求红2军团第6师第18团在贵州哲庄坝截击敌人。团长成钧和政委余秋里赶到哲庄坝时，敌人已占据附近高地。战斗中，成钧站起来准备观察地形，余秋里却发现对面山坡上的一挺机枪正对准这边。千钧一发之际，他伸出左臂将成钧推倒。就在此时，子弹呼啸而来，余秋里的左臂被子弹击中，骨头被打断，鲜血瞬间浸透了衣衫。战事紧急，卫生员简单包扎后，余秋里强忍疼痛继续指挥战斗。未曾想，左臂伤处再次被敌人子弹击中，伤势更加严重。彼时，部队正处于激烈战斗中，加之医疗条件有限，余秋里无法及时接受手术。他拖着伤臂，在敌人的重兵包围中，带领部队继续行军作战。乌蒙山地区山高林密，阴雨连绵。没有手术条件，也缺少药品，他的伤口不断发炎溃烂。每当剧痛袭来，余秋里就把伤臂浸入冷水之中，以此缓解钻心的疼痛。当年9月，部队抵达甘肃徽县，伤势越来越重的余秋里在极其简陋的条件下接受了截肢手术。后来，面对“是什么力量支撑你带伤走完长征”的提问，余秋里说：“只要还有一口气，就要跟着党、跟着红军，把革命进行到底。” “没有哀怨、没有消沉，只有那股坦然和投身革命的坚定信念。”讲解的老兵告诉新兵们，余秋里和贺炳炎两位将军都是在长征途中失去了一只胳膊，但长征就像熔炉，把他们骨头里的钙质，熔铸成了比钢铁还坚韧的信念。“红军将士们凭着这股信念，淬炼出超越一切的刚毅与执着，克服了一切艰难险阻，最终取得胜利。” “今天，强军的接力棒传到我们手中，我们必须问自己：练兵备战为什么？战场打赢靠什么？”面对老兵的提问，新兵们陷入沉思。去年一次演习，战斗正处于胶着状态，上级给连队下达了穿插敌后的任务。勘察地形后，官兵们决定从地势险要的悬崖处发起进攻。盛夏的山林潮湿闷热、荆棘密布。面对陌生的环境和高温高湿的气候，大家没有丝毫退缩。不久后，一名班长发现战士小田跑起来一瘸一拐的，便上前询问情况，小田摆摆手，连说“没关系”。可后来，他脚步越来越沉，在班长的追问下，他才道出实情。原来，长时间负重行军，战靴反复摩擦挤压，他的一枚脚指甲意外脱落，可为了不影响任务进度，他选择了咬牙坚持。卫生员检查后，建议小田退出演习。“演习就是战场，这点小伤不算什么！”小田坚定地说。简单消毒处理后，小田穿上作战靴，和战友们继续投入战斗。最终，全连官兵没有一个人掉队，提前1小时成功破袭“敌”核心阵地，活捉“敌”指挥员。连队官兵用实际行动回答着那个问题——坚定理想信念，练就过硬本领，没有克服不了的困难，没有完成不了的任务，没有战胜不了的敌人。如今，每逢新兵下连、新干部来队、重大任务出征，全连官兵都会来到展览馆，重温先辈的钢铁意志和忠诚担当，在每一次练兵备战中淬火，在每一次攻坚克难中冲锋，让连旗始终高高飘扬。

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