Bei Lian Village after the rain is filled with a moist atmosphere, and several gray tiles and white walled houses are lying in the green mountains and green waters: either by the mountains, appearing between the ancient woods and seas; or by the water, reflected on the blue waves of the Meijiang River. The houses complement each other with clouds and fog and layers of mountains, making them a beautiful picture of the blending of people and natural mountains and rivers.
witnessed the vicissitudes of the world for two hundred years. A few leaves fell with the sound of rustling green bamboos and fell to the plum river with the wind, and as the blue waves swayed, drifting further and further away. Qiu Yongping, secretary of the Party Branch of Beilian Village, sat by the river, looking around the river, recalling the story of the revolutionary ruins passed down by his father - the Battle of Liaoziba Ferry.
completely blocked the key points of the throat
"Liaoziba Ferry is one of the six ancient ferries in Xiyang , and it is also the ferry in Xiyang at the end of the Meijiang River Basin. Wars and smoke have continued for several years. In the spring of 1948, the land route from eastern Guangdong was destroyed by revolutionary armed forces, leaving only a water route from Shantou to Meicheng . All supplies of the Kuomintang must be transported by Hanjiang. In this way, the geographical location of the Liaoziba Ferry, which is located on the verge of Meijiang and blocking the key points of the water transportation of Meicheng to Bingyan, Songkou and even Dapu , is particularly important." Qiu Yongping, who sat on the ground, introduced.
"From the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the government set up Tangxun (similar to the water police station) in the neighboring village Qingcaopu (now Tangqing Village ), with 5 shops, four guards and one clutch. This 'palm sized place' has two dilapidated bamboo rafts. Although it is simple, it has been an important transportation point in the Meijiang River Basin from ancient times to the present, and has played a relatively important role in the long-term revolutionary struggle of Meizhou ." Qiu Yongping said.
It turns out that in order to grasp the situation closely in its own hands, the Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi border column should control important military locations, strictly control the Meijiang River section in accordance with the requirements of superiors, and impose taxes on merchant ships to ensure the military supply of the troops, and at the same time strengthen the blockade of the Kuomintang's military movement. However, at that time, water and land were not connected, which posed a great threat to the Kuomintang's offensive "sweeping" raid. Therefore, the Kuomintang army at that time tried every means to break the blockade and turn the situation around.
Qiu Yongping continued: "Faced with the blockade of the eastern Guangdong detachment and guerrilla squadrons and the successive victory of the war, the then chairman of Guangdong Province, Song Ziwen and Fujian Province Liu Jianxu could no longer sit still. They immediately joined forces to discuss and formulate a "clearance" plan for local armed forces in the border areas."
It is understood that Tu Sizong, the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang Fujian-Guangdong Border Region bandit suppression at that time, led his direct troops to directly enter Songkou, and jointly implemented a "cross sweep" in the eastern Guangdong region, and adopted the combined forces of military sweep, political offensive, and economic blockade, in an attempt to eliminate the eastern Guangdong detachment of the Fujian-Guangdong Border Region Corps and local armed forces in various border counties and districts, and destroy the guerrilla base.
launched a fierce battle with the guerrillas were ambushed at the Beilian stronghold
open guns can block hidden arrows and are hard to defend against. "At this time, the guerrillas at the Beilian stronghold were already thorns in the eyes of the Kuomintang army. The enemy sent secret spies to keep an eye on them early and set up layers of ambush nearby, hoping to pull out the guerrillas." Qiu Yongping said.
One day, Lin Zhaosheng, the director of the Only Brigade, led two team members to the Liaoziba Ferry as usual to collect taxes, but unexpectedly met an enemy ship disguised as an ordinary merchant ship. The cunning enemy looked for an excuse to deliberately let Lin Zhaosheng's boat approach, and then suddenly lifted out the machine gun and fired it indiscriminately. Lin Zhaosheng was unfortunately shot. "The guerrillas on the shore heard the gunshots and immediately started fighting. Suddenly, gunshots and shouts resounded over the Beilian. The guerrilla soldiers and the Kuomintang army fought fiercely at the Liaoziba Ferry."
Speaking of this, a villager surnamed Lin sitting next to Qiu Yongping couldn't help but say: "You can follow the previous war scenes in the 'Tunnel Warfare', 'Railway Guerrillas', and imagine the fierce situation at that time!"
villager Mr. Lin said that he had heard his grandfather tell this story since he was a child. "My grandfather said that Lin Zhaosheng was injured at that time. In order to preserve his strength, the guerrillas decided to cover the collective retreat of the wounded, and moved from land to village C to heal Lin Zhaosheng. Since then, hundreds of wars of all sizes, including guns, ammunition, food, drugs, clothing, etc., were staged here.Look at the warrior who was kneeling on one leg in the sculpture over there, covering the wound on his left arm with his right hand, and fighting bloody battle with the injured man holding a shell gun in his left hand was Lin Zhaosheng. "
Lin Zhaosheng's image is vividly revealed on paper. He is one of the three martyrs in the central house of Beilian Village. He joined the Meipu guerrillas in November 1947 and served as the captain of the Chaotang Armed Forces Team and the director of the No. 1 brigade. He is a revolutionary activist and participated in many armed revolutionary activities. After being arrested in September 1948, he died heroically in Bing Village .
restoration site to build a red spirit missionary platform
" Whether during the Great Revolution, the land revolution or the War of Liberation, Liaoziba Ferry was an important transportation line for the Beilian Revolutionary Armed Forces and a forefront of the struggle with hostile elements. "Qiu Yongping said that the Beilian Revolutionary Armed Warriors who fought bloody battles made the local government of the Kuomintang in Meixian at that time fearful.
It is understood that in order to let future generations remember this history and better feel the influence of revolutionary culture, since December 2017, Beilian Village has been identified as a provincial "red village".
Meijiang District Xiyang Town attached great importance to it and hired a professional planning and design team to hold a special research The ruling meeting, the "household representative meeting", and organized party members to go out to visit and study, and scientifically planned and built 13 projects in 8 categories of the "Red Village Party Building" demonstration project. The restoration of the Liaoziba Ferry Site is one of the key projects and is scheduled to be fully completed in July this year.
With the joint efforts of party members and masses, the project has completed the restoration of 230 square meters of site, renovated and upgraded the surrounding environment of the site, built steps, installed iron chain railings, and erected 2 long The sculptures of 30 cm, 150 cm wide and 200 cm high are used as a memorial monument to the history of red transportation in Beilian. The monument will serve as a "red spirit education platform" for activities such as celebrating historical sites, commemorating martyrs, and on-site teaching.
In addition, the project focuses on integrating open spaces around the site and building supporting facilities such as tourist public toilets, red markets, parking lots, and 10.5-meter ferry battle corridors.
Today, The ruins of the Ziba Ferry Crossing site ride on the spring breeze to reveal their new faces. The sunlight after the rain passes through the green bamboo and banyan leaves softly on the sculptures, sprinkle on us, and on the mother river that nurtures 37,000 Xiyang people and more than 400,000 Meijiang people. The gurgling sound of the water gently tells the feelings of the old revolutionary base area, inspiring people to keep their original intentions in mind and continue to move forward.
[Source] Southern Daily·Meijiang Window
[Text] Cai Qiudan Zhang Liuqing
【Author】 Zhang Liuqing
【Source】 Southern Media Group Southern+ Client
