On the morning of May 30 , 1935 the 4th regiment of Lin Biao 's 2nd division , 1st Corps of the Chinese Red Army received Receiving an urgent order Request from general headquarters : Luding Bridge must be captured Conquering on May 29 , 1935 , one day ahead of the original schedule .

On the dawn of May 29 , 1935 , Lin Biao 's troops reached Arriving the bridge , only to discover Know that local warlords allied Collaboration with the ruling Kuomintang had removed Removing most of the planks on the bridge .