Where is Shantaoliao Village in the west, the former site of activities in Guidong, Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi Red Army guerrillas?

Shantaoliao Village in the west, the former site of activities of the Red Army guerrillas in Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi, is a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province and a classic scenic spot for red tourism.

Shantaoliao Village in the west, the former site of activities of the Red Army guerrillas in Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi

Here, there are beautiful scenery and flowers. There is Bamian Mountain, which is three feet and three meters from the sky. There are primitive sub-forests surrounded by towering old trees and dense forests. Now, we are in this beautiful place. See the rows of tall walnut trees nearby? It is with this wild walnut forest. So the locals call this small village "Taoliao".

Taoliao village is a famous Red Army village. During the period of new-democratic revolution, the guerrillas in the Hunan-Jiangxi border region and the guerrillas in southern Hunan carried out arduous and outstanding revolutionary activities in Taoliao Village of Bamian Mountain.

the former site of the Soviet government revolution in the west mountain center

follow me, everyone. The place where we are standing now is called Long Row Brain. It is the former site of the Soviet government revolution in the west mountain center.

eastern Guangxi is divided into east and west mountains. The mountains in Zhuguang Mountain Range are called Dongbian Mountain in Guidong. The area around Bamian Mountain Range is called Xibian Mountain. The eastern mountain and the western mountain are basically divided in this way in eastern Guangxi.

In May p>1935, You Shixiong, deputy political commissar of the Red Army, and Li Guoxing, director of the Political Department, led a team of the Red Army guerrilla detachment in the Hunan-Guangdong-Jiangxi border region to open up a new guerrilla base from Chishuixian in Pule to the western mountain. Soon the Soviet government in the west mountain center was established. The office of the West Mountain Soviet government is in this house.

Now this adobe house (dry base) is the Soviet government in the west mountain center at that time. This is a two-story adobe house with the characteristics of eastern Guangxi. There is a hall in the middle with two rooms on the left and right. One room was used as a kitchen, and the other three rooms were used as houses upstairs. In those days, Red Army guerrillas were used as houses. There are many shooting holes in the earth wall of each house.

There was a fierce battle with the enemy in this house. There are still many holes left in the adobe wall from which the enemy shot.

In this house, the Red Army guerrillas held a mass meeting in Taoliao Village. At the mass meeting, Zhong Weizhong was elected as the chairman of the West Mountain Soviet. Under the cultivation of the Party and the Red Army guerrillas, Zhong Weizhong understood the truth of the revolution and was determined to contribute everything to the revolutionary cause. Driven by him, Zhong Weizhong's father and wife Li Fengcai also joined the Red Army.

There are only 17 families in Taoliao Village with the surnames of Min, Guo, Li, Yang and Zeng, among which Zhong is the majority. More than 6 people in the village, taking Bamian Mountain, a vast forest, as the revolutionary base, waged an arduous struggle with the enemy.

all the villagers in the west mountain, under the leadership of Zhong Weizhong, chairman of the Soviet government in the west mountain center, fought against local tyrants and bandits. Later, the Soviet government in Taoliao village center expanded its scope of work, and five regional Soviet governments were established on the borders of Guidong, Zixing and Rucheng.

In the extremely difficult years, Zhong Weizhong and his comrades-in-arms have made remarkable achievements in supporting the Red Army and mobilizing the masses to join the army in order to consolidate and develop the guerrilla base area in Xibianshan.

In one year, under the instigation of You Shixiong and Zhong Weizhong, the deputy political commissars of the Red Army, 23 young men and women in Taoliao Village successively joined the Red Army guerrillas. Added strength to the revolution. Later, some soldiers went to Jinggangshan with Wang Zhen's team to carry out revolutionary struggle with Chairman Mao.

In order to better carry out local work, the Party organization and the guerrilla detachment of the Red Army set up three working groups in Taoliao, Bamian Mountain, and went to Zixing, Rucheng and Lingxian to carry out revolutionary activities. They worked hard to publicize the revolutionary truth to the masses, helped the local government to set up the Soviet Union, and sent grain donations to wealthy families. Explore the enemy, send information, lift the wounded, mobilize the people to buy daily necessities for the Red Army, and so on. Organizationally, Zhong Weizhong was also appointed as the director of the working group of Mian and Guibian. The working group has made great contributions to actively cooperate with the revolutionary ranks to fight against the enemy.

Battle site in Taoliao Manren 'ao

Friends, let's continue to visit the former battle site in Taoliao Manren 'ao. Please pay attention to safety on the way, don't be crowded to prevent this fall.

ok, here we are. This place is called savage depression, also known as buried depression.

Here, the Red Army guerrillas and the enemy fought fiercely many times. One of the biggest battles was called "Man's Depression War". You Shixiong and Zhong Weizhong commanded the Red Army guerrillas to engage with the 48th Kuomintang Army. The Red Army suffered no casualties, and the enemy suffered as many as 13 casualties. Later, the enemy was unconvinced, and while the Red Army was unprepared, they immediately dispatched a large number of troops to fight back, and launched a fierce battle on the small slope in the bamboo forest of Cheche Bay, with heavy artillery fire. The Red Army guerrillas were finally outnumbered and suffered heavy losses. The battle caused more than 2 casualties of the Red Army, and several Red Army soldiers, such as Zhong Weizhong and Liu Fengcai, stopped the enemy from behind a boulder, only to survive.

look, everyone, this is the big stone. At that time, it was behind this stone that the Red Army fired at the enemy. This is a hero's stone.

Now, I will continue to tell the ancient story of Man 'ao and the red story of Taoliao Village.

before the founding of the people's Republic of China, when people in eastern Guangxi mentioned the savage depression in the west mountain, they would associate it with the place where bandits robbed. Rich people have to take several bodyguards when they pass through here.

On this mountain road in the west mountain, it was the only road from eastern Guangxi to Lingxian at that time. This mountain road must pass through Taoliao, Bamian Mountain. This road is called "On the Road". There are three roads in the west mountain, up, middle and down. It is through this road that you go to Beijing to take the exam and Lingxian merchants trade. From the military camp to Taoliao, you have to climb a mountain above 167 meters above sea level, and it usually takes about two hours to climb this mountain. People climbed into the ravine, exhausted. Usually, I will rest here and catch my breath. Often at this time, bandits appear and take the opportunity to rob. If passers-by don't follow, bandits will put passers-by to death.

There are three bandits in the West Mountain. One is called "Chiba Tsai", the other is called "Weasel" and the other is Zhong Yachuan's. Robbery is often carried out in the whole western mountain area, especially in Rucheng, Zixing, Yanling and Taoliao, where people are bullied and often go underground in groups to rob things.

What is even more abominable is to help the enemy spy on the whereabouts of the Red Army guerrillas. Among the three bandits, Zhong Yachuan has the closest relationship with the enemy. He can also invite enemy troops to attack the Red Army guerrillas.

after the barbarian's depression. The enemy clamored for the forest to go too far and the stone to go through the knife. Zhong Weizhong's family was all killed, and Yang's family, Zeng's family and others were all killed. More than 1 people in the village were tortured by the Kuomintang government, and some even pierced their arms with wire, causing lifelong disability. More than 2 thatched cottages were spared, all of them were burned, and dozens of acres of forest were burned. Now there is no Yang or Zeng in Taoliao. There are only 17 families in the village, and 46 people have given their precious lives for the revolution.

When Zhong Weizhong went to work in Dunli in mid-July, 1936, he was unfortunately arrested. He was tied to the county seat with a wire, and died heroically.

Liu Fengcai, Zhong Weizhong's wife, wiped away her tears, took over the martyr's-,rallied, shouldered the burden of the chairman of the Soviet government in the west mountain center, organized all the martyrs' legacy frost and their families, made straw sandals, sent food, bought medicines and other materials for the Red Army guerrillas, passed on information in time, and led them to take up knives and fight bravely and tenaciously against the enemy. Until 1949, Guidong was completely liberated.

The people in Taoliao Village have made outstanding contributions to the liberation of the whole country. Every inch of land in Shantaoliao Village in the west is dyed red with blood. Taoliao Village deserves to be regarded as the admirable Red Army Village.

Author: Guo Mingde