In March 1950, Mianning County, Sichuan Province was liberated. An old man over 60 years old handed over a flag of the "Chinese Yi People's Red Army Fruit Foundation Detachment" to the People's Government. This flag was kept by her husband Xiaoyedan before being arrested in 1941. At that time, he repeatedly reminded: " If I die, hand it over to Commander Liu ."
Xiao Ye Dan's wife showed the Red Army flag
- Yi Unknown the truth accidentally hurt people. The Red Army convinced people with love and promoted good stories
On May 21, 1935, Liu Bocheng's troops crossed the Jinsha River to fight in Liangshan, Sichuan were blocked by the local Yi armed forces. The Yi people guarded this land for generations and were very unfriendly to the Red Army that "break in" with weapons. Before they could figure out the situation, they killed and injured several soldiers at the end of the team.
Faced with the hostility of the Yi people, the Red Army, which suffered heavy losses, chose to convince people with emotion and reason. They patiently told the Yi people that the soldiers had no malice when they came here, and they would never hurt anyone. All ethnic groups in China must unite. Everything they did was to save the millions of people suffering.
General Liu Bocheng
Seeing the Red Army's sincere feelings, the highly vigilant Yi people were finally influenced. The leader Xiao Ye Dan ordered people to put down their guns. After seeing General Liu Bocheng and learning about his past, he admired them even more and hoped to make an alliance with him.
General Liu Bocheng readily agreed to Xiao Yedan's proposal. On May 22, the two swore brothers to Tianmeng in accordance with the customs of the Yi people by Haizi, and they promised each other that they had no different intentions.
- liangshan Red Army flag was raised, and the Yi people made great promises and did not change
That night, Xiao Yedan took over the red flag of the "Chinese Yi People's Red Army Fruit Foundation Detachment" sent by Liu Bocheng. Xiao Yedan served as the captain of the detachment and his younger brother served as the deputy captain.
Xiao Yedan, the leader of the Yi people in Liangshan, has since become a member of the Red Army.
Before General Liu Bocheng left, he also gave Xiao Yedan a few rifles and paid tribute to him. Xiao Yedan gave him the mule that he often rode, and ordered all Yi villages to open the way for them. Liu Bocheng's troops successfully arrived at Anshunchang , and bought precious time for to cross the Dadu River .
Forced to cross the Dadu River
Say goodbye to my brother-in-law, Xiao Yedan began the revolutionary road.
Under the guidance of a Red Army political commissar left by injury, Xiao Yedan joined forces with various Yi villages to expand the Red Army detachment and fight against the reactionaries.
However, the enemy's moves are hard to defend against. The Yi people have produced a scum Deng Xiuting. He often causes rebellion and is cruel. After being bribed by the reactionaries, he is even more arrogant in his work. Those who are not in harmony with him either die tragically or are seriously injured and disabled.
Faced with the growing team of Xiao Ye Dan’s troops, Deng Xiuting did not choose to fight with him, but kidnapped the Red Army political commissar and threatened him, and then asked Xiao Ye Dan to pay the money to redeem him.
Xiao Yedan finally paid the money and took the political commissar back, but Deng Xiuting found another opportunity. While he was out, he found the letter of appointment for Xiao Yedan's detachment captain before Liu Bocheng left.
Under the eyes of the reactionaries, the Red Army's letter of appointment is a fatal thing.
Deng Xiuting took Xiao Yedan's handle and went back to mobilize his troops to attack Xiao Yedan's troops. Due to the huge gap in troops, after a few days of fighting between the two sides, in order to avoid greater casualties, Xiao Yedan chose to cease the war and seek peace.
Xiao Yedan handed over the gun and gave a huge amount of money as compensation, which finally stopped the spread of the war.
But Deng Xiuting was still not satisfied. He didn't know where to learn that Xiao Yedan had a Red Army flag and asked his subordinate Xie Rudong to take it.
This is a symbol of the glory of the Red Army and the place where Xiao Yedan is proud of. He pretends to be stupid and would rather spend all his wealth than let go of the whereabouts of the red flag.
Deng Xiuting and Xie Rudong did not achieve their goal. They were so angry that they arrested Xiao Yedan.
- mistakenly passed away, and the heroic deeds became famous
Xiaoye Dan seemed to have expected such a day. He hid the red flag in the mezzanine made by the special carvings and said to his wife: "The Red Army talks about national equality and unity, and does not regard the Yi people as enemies. One day, Brother Liu Bocheng will come back. You must keep the flag well. If I die, give him the flag in the future."
The wife responded with tears. When the vicious Xie Rudong broke in with people, she could only watch them take Xiaoye Dan away.
Xiao Ye Dan was imprisoned for more than a year. No matter how they coerced and tempted them, they would never say anything related to the Red Army. Deng Xiuting and others searched for his family's wealth, and later found that it was indeed unprofitable, so they released Xiao Ye Dan.
On June 18, 1942, under the instigation of reactionaries, an armed fight occurred within the Yi people. Xiao Yedan was ambushed by an armed tribe and unfortunately died at the age of 49.
Xiaoye Dan is like
- Conclusion
A very unpleasant first meeting led to a good story of people of different ethnic groups fighting for blood to alliances. The word "righteousness" comes first, Xiaoye Dan lives up to his oath that day. Although he is thousands of miles apart, he has always been united with Liu Bocheng and shared the same hatred for the enemy.
He let Baili Yi villages open the way for the Red Army, created favorable conditions for the Red Army to cross the river along the way, and made significant contributions to the Chinese revolution. In 2009, Xiao Yedan was named one of the "100 heroes and models who made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China ".
