Where is the memorial hall of the former site of the Sixth Division of the New Fourth Army?

The memorial hall of the former site of the Sixth Division of the New Fourth Army is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province and a red tourism classic scenic spot.

The memorial hall of the former site of the Sixth Division of the New Fourth Army is located in the lanes of Zhaimen Village, Xibei Town, Xishan District, Wuxi City. It is a historical relic protection unit, a patriotic education base and a party history education base in Wuxi City. The former site of the Sixth Division of the New Fourth Army is the western-style private residence of Professor Zhu Shuiben, director of the Department of Electrical Engineering of Zhejiang University and a doctor studying in the United States.

during the anti-Japanese war, the people's anti-Japanese struggle in Wuxi was closely linked with the people's anti-Japanese struggle in southern Jiangsu. Southern Jiangsu is the richest region in China. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese puppet troops heavily controlled this area, and the Kuomintang also sent the second armed loyalty and national salvation army to southern Jiangsu in an effort to restore control over this area. In the vast urban and rural areas of Wuxi, a large number of anti-Japanese armed forces also emerged. By the first half of 1938, there were 39 guerrilla armed forces.

In this case, the higher-level party organization sent Wang Chengye (also known as Wang Zhongliang) to Wuxi to rebuild the county party committee. Taking Meicun as the base, the county party committee rebuilt the Party's grass-roots organizations, reformed local guerrilla forces, and gradually formed an anti-Japanese guerrilla base with Meicun as the center.

during this period, in order to carry out the central Committee's strategic policy of "consolidating to the south, fighting to the east and developing to the north", in April 1938, the military headquarters of the New Fourth Army decided that Chen Yi, commander of the first detachment, would be responsible for setting up an advance detachment to conduct strategic reconnaissance behind enemy lines in southern Jiangsu. In June, Chen Yi came into Maoshan. In October, Chen Yi sent Wang Bicheng, the chief of staff of the second regiment, to lead the first battalion eastward for strategic reconnaissance to learn more about the guerrilla forces and Japanese strongholds in Wuxi and Suzhou. Zhang Zhuoru and Chen Zhenbai, local cadres in Wuxi, reported the situation in Wuxi. In October, Chen Yi awarded three anti-Japanese armed forces led by Mei Guangdi and others, which were mastered by the underground party, to form the Third Road of Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Volunteers.

after making these preparations, Chen Yi decided to send the sixth regiment eastward into southern Jiangsu. At that time, there were only two regiments under Chen Yi, namely the second and sixth regiments of the New Fourth Army. Chen Yi decided that the second regiment should be solely responsible for the anti-Japanese guerrilla warfare in Maoshan area, and sent the sixth regiment eastward into southern Jiangsu. Chen Yi made it clear that the task of eastward advancement was: to expand the anti-Japanese forces is to develop troops, strengthen weapons and equipment, and raise funds for supplies. Specifically, it is three words: "people, guns and money".

In order to prevent the Kuomintang die-hards from looking for excuses to sabotage their eastward advance, Chen Yi decided that the Sixth Regiment of the New Fourth Army would advance eastward in the name of local anti-Japanese armed forces. To this end, Ye Fei, the head of the regiment, took a long vacation to the Kuomintang Third Theater, and all the regiment leaders changed their names.

in may, 1939, Ye Fei led more than 7 people in the sixth regiment to March eastward against Japan from Maoshan to Daixiqiao in Wujin under the banner of "Jiang Kang" Second Road, and reorganized with the Mei Guangdi Department, which was previously reorganized as "the Third Road of Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Volunteers", and moved eastward against Japan under the name of "Jiang Kang". After arriving in Wuxi, the headquarters of "Jiangkang" was located on the storage ridge of Songshan Mountain. Taking Meicun area as the basic point, the troops gave full play to their active and flexible guerrilla warfare expertise, and used ambush, attack, night fighting and other tactical means to crack down on the Japanese puppet troops in the movement.

on may 3th, the first main force, led by Wu _, commander of the Second Road of "Jiangkang", after destroying more than 1 Japanese and puppet strongholds and bandits and puppet armed forces in Dongxiang, Changshu, returned to Meicun and passed through Huangtutang in the northeast corner of Wuxi, where it met with the Japanese troops who had "swept through" the countryside and fought. After the fighting started, the Japanese army sent reinforcements. The "Jiang Kang" fighters fought tenaciously with poor weapons and equipment. After half a day of fierce fighting, more than 3 Japanese soldiers were killed, including one colonel. The battle of Huangtutang was the first battle against the Japanese army after the "Jiang Kang" moved eastward. The victory of the "Jiang Kang" in the first battle with the Japanese army greatly inspired the anti-Japanese fighting spirit of Wuxi people. Since then, Jiang Kang fighters attacked Hushuguan at night and attacked Hongqiao Airport, shocking the Shanghai-Nanjing line.

While fighting against the Japanese Puppet, the "Jiang Kang" negotiated with local guerrillas about the incorporation. As Wuxi County Party Committee has done a lot of fighting and reforming work for local guerrillas, it has laid a good foundation for the incorporation of "Jiang Kang". From May to June, 1939, with the cooperation of the local party, "Jiang Kang" incorporated and added seven guerrilla armed forces in Wuxi, with a total of more than 1,35 people. Four heavy machine guns, 36 light machine guns, more than 11 rifles and pistols were brought with the editor.

After the battle in Huangtutang, the ten teams of "Zhong Jiu" entrenched in Xibei hindered the anti-Japanese war, and "Jiang Kang" decided to collect the guns of "Zhong Jiu" stubborn army. After careful deployment, on the night of June 2, "Jiang Kang" marched from Zhaimen Alleys to Shijiabang, Donghu Tang and Hetang Bridge in three ways, attacked the headquarters of the No.1 Zhong Rescue Team, defeated the two brigades of the No.1 Zhong Rescue Team, and seized 4 heavy machine guns, 2 light machine guns, more than 3 portable rifles and a small radio station. This action not only dealt a blow to the stubborn army that hindered the anti-Japanese war, but also greatly improved the equipment of the "Jiang Kang".

The performance of "Jiang Kang" in the eastward advance of the Anti-Japanese War not only made the Japanese aggressor troops along beijing-shanghai railway feel uneasy, but also aroused the envy and annoyance of the Kuomintang die-hards. After learning that "Jiang Kang" was the New Fourth Army, the Kuomintang Third Theater secretly ordered "suppression" under the pretext of "cross-border activities". In order to avoid friction, in October 1939, "Jiang Kang" was ordered to withdraw westward and cross the river northward.

By the end of 1939, the number of "Jiang Kang" had grown from 1, to more than 5,, and the three major tasks of "man, gun and money" assigned by superiors had been completed.

After the "Jiang Kang" moved westward, it took away some local anti-Japanese armed forces. Wuxi party organization lost the support of Jiang Kang, unable to open its activities and turned to secret work. The struggle situation is very severe.

considering the strategic position of the East Road is very important, but the anti-Japanese war force is relatively weak, while planning the main force of the New Fourth Army to cross the river to the north, Chen Yi recommended Tan Zhenlin, deputy commander of the third detachment of the New Fourth Army and one of the founders of the anti-Japanese base area in southern Anhui, to "stand alone" in southern Anhui and open up a new situation. In March 194, the Southeast Bureau of the Central Committee and the Military Department of the New Fourth Army decided to transfer Tan Zhenlin to Sunan East Road to organize a military and political committee to unify the leadership of the army.

In April, 194, Tan Zhenlin was transferred from southern Anhui to the East Road area, and first came to Changshu. The East Road Command of Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Volunteers, which was established and developed mainly by cadres and soldiers who were left by the Yangcheng Lake, was renamed as the East Road Command of Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Salvation Army (which is different from the Jiangnan Anti-Japanese Volunteers led by Ye Fei, referred to as "Xinjiang Resistance" for short), and Tan Zhenlin served as commander and political commissar.

after the establishment of the "Xinjiang resistance", we resolutely carried out the instructions of the central government to "expand the army and build the government", set up military and political committees, and created anti-Japanese guerrilla base areas. The work focuses on the development of armed forces and the creation of the ground. The East Road Military and Political Committee, based in Su Changtai, made the decision to leave Kunjiatai (Kunshan, Jiading and Taicang) in the east and enter Chengxiyu (Jiangyin, Wuxi and Changshu) in the west, and attacked the Japanese puppet troops by attacking and breaking the attack. After the expansion of the "Xinjiang Resistance Army" was initially opened, in September 194, Tan Zhenlin led the "Xinjiang Resistance Army" from Su Changtai into the Chengxiyu area and set its headquarters in this western-style private house in Zhaimenzhuxiang. The entry of "New Jiang Kang" has opened up a situation for the establishment of anti-Japanese guerrilla base areas in Wuxi.

After Tan Zhenlin led the "Xinjiang Anti-Japanese" headquarters to Chengxiyu area, Wang Chengye, a member of the East Road Military and Political Committee, worked with the local party in Wuxi area to build an anti-Japanese democratic regime. In February 1941, Wuxi County Government and Xibei Administrative Office were established. In more than half a year after the establishment of county and district governments, there are more than 8 townships (towns) and more than 5 villages in Wuxi, and grassroots political power has been produced through democratic elections. Through the anti-Japanese democratic regimes at all levels, the local party in Wuxi has extensively carried out financial, cultural, educational, military and other work, implemented a reasonable tax land tax system, and issued "Jiangnan commercial currency coupons", that is, "anti-currency", which unified the currency in circulation in the East Road base area; Established educational institutions at all levels to carry out anti-Japanese education; Organize the hospital in the rear of Jiangkang, thus consolidating the anti-Japanese guerrilla base areas.

After the Southern Anhui Incident, the New Fourth Army rebuilt its military headquarters in Yancheng, and at the same time reorganized the troops of the New Fourth Army in all parts of Central China. In early March, 1941, the main forces of the New Fourth Army in southern Jiangsu, namely Jiangnan Command and Jiangnan People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, were reorganized into the Sixth Division of the New Fourth Army, with Tan Zhenlin as the division commander and political commissar. The Sixth Division of the New Fourth Army was once located in this western-style house in Zhaimen Zhuxiang.

In July, 1941, the Japanese Puppet Army brutally "cleaned up" Su Changtai area, and turned to Wuxi area in September. According to the instructions of the Central China Bureau and the Military Department of the New Fourth Army, the "Xinjiang Rebellion" was ordered to jump out of the "Qingxiang" area, and the northern part of the river was evacuated and transferred to the Soviet base area.

Traffic Guide

Address of the scenic spot: Zhuxiang, Zhaimen Village, Xibei Town, Xishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province

Bus route: Take bus No.738 in Suzhou and get off at Xinzhai Road.