2000年2月16日,《南国早报》在头版头条位置刊登了该报见习记者采写的《飞夺泸定桥十一勇士壮家人》一文。该文摘引了红七军老战士黄荣的谈话和覃应机的回忆录《硝烟岁月》等记述,指出“飞夺泸定桥包括覃应机本人在内的12名勇士,除蔡树礼是湖南人外,其余11个都是广西巴马、东兰 On February 16, 2000, “Nanfang Zaobao” published the article titled “Flying the Eleven Warriors of Luding Bridge on Zhuding” written by the newspaper’s trainee reporter on the front page. The article quotes Huang Rongrong, a soldier of the Red Army, and his memoir, “Smoke and Smoke Years,” stating that "the 12 warriors who took Luding Bridge, including Qin Yingji himself, except Hunan Province In addition, the remaining 11 are both Bama and Donglan in Guangxi