There is also a big hole here, you can't find it at the mouth of the cave, also called hanging hole, also called secret cave, two names...

In the picture, the old man who is explaining to the officers and soldiers of the armed police is called Zhang Aihua. Her hometown Guojiahe Township, Xinxian County, Henan, is a famous "General Township", where more than 10 generals have walked out and more than 3500,<> martyrs have sacrificed their lives for the establishment of New China. There is a cave group in Jigongzhai in Guojiahe Township, which is the hiding place of Red Army soldiers who fought guerrilla warfare with the enemy, hence the name "Red Army Cave".

On the eve of Qingming, the officers and men of the Xinxian Squadron of the Xinyang Detachment of the Armed Police accompanied the pair of eighty-year-old couples to the "Red Army Cave" deep in the mountains with a specially customized flagpole and a brand-new national flag.

【During the same period】Zhang Zixing, instructor of the new county squadron of the Xinyang Detachment of the Armed Police

In the past, Grandma Zhang used a bamboo pole as a flagpole, tied to a tree, the national flag was easily scraped by branches, and Grandma Zhang was 82 years old, so it was not safe to do so, so today we brought a new national flag and flagpole.

【During the same period】Zhang Aihua, a villager of Guojiahe in Xinxian County

We hang the national flag here to comfort the martyrs who died here, the country is strong, and the people's life is better. Let the people who come here know how our happy life came about.

Zhang Aihua was born in 1941 and is a descendant of the Red Army. In 1964, his parents returned to the old leader of the battle. Recalling the scene where the old chief instructed him, Zhang Aihua still couldn't hide his excitement.

【During the same period】Zhang Aihua, a villager of Guojiahe in Xinxian County

The chief got a crutch and pointed in that direction to a mountain, and in order to reclaim this land, we killed many enemies and sacrificed many comrades. (He said) This land is a testimony to the revolutionary history of Dabie Mountain, and someone must take care of it, he smiled at me and pointed at me (stick) You are young, you are a descendant of the revolution, you manage it well, you can't let others destroy it.

Since then, hundreds of acres of mountains and trees, dozens of cave ruins, and several martyr's monuments have become Zhang Aihua's biggest concern. Climbing mountain roads, wearing more than 100 pairs of rubber shoes, clearing weeds, using dozens of bad sickles, mountain roads are rough, and dangers often occur.

【During the same period】Zhang Aihua's husband Pan Guozhang

(Once) it rained, there was a pool underneath, the stone slab slipped, [she] slipped into the waterhole, and one of the firewood choppers rescued her and helped her home. After going home for about half a month and not recovering, frostbite, (born) sick, and then I was not at ease, I had a companion with her, and I could take care of it if there was danger.

【Commentary】In the past 60 years, Zhang Aihua found 43 "Red Army Caves", the names and uses of these caves, she has carried out detailed visits to investigate and confirm, the structure and function of each cave, she is very valuable.

In order to "justify" the revolutionary relics, Zhang Aihua often traveled around, and decades of perseverance have won more and more people's recognition. In 2014, a majestic stone monument engraved with the "Red Army Cave" was officially completed on the mountainside.

During the revolutionary war years, 200 million people in the Hubei-Yu-Anhui-Soviet region joined the army and 100 million died heroically. Located in the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains, Henan New County is the capital of the Hubei-Yu-Anhui Soviet District. At that time, the population of Xinxian County was less than 10,5, and 5,<> people had died for the revolution, and red blood flowed everywhere.

【Commentary】In the nearly 60 years of time protection, Zhang Aihua and his family have patrolled the mountains to build roads, pay tribute to heroes and martyrs, protect cultural relics, publicize revolutionary history, and pass on the red bloodline from generation to generation. Now that they are old, it is difficult for them to climb the steep cliff, but the protection of the martyr's relics has never been interrupted, and the officers and men of the Xinyang Detachment of the Armed Police have taken over this glorious task. Every major festival, officers and soldiers will come to clean up weeds, wipe tombstones, and give a solemn military salute.

Wang Jiliang, political commissar of the Xinyang Detachment of the Armed Police

The revolutionary ancestors wrote heroic legends in Dabie Mountain with blood and lives, forged immortal monuments, and created valuable spiritual wealth that lasted for a long time. As soldiers stationed in the Dabie Mountain area in the new era, we must tell the stories of heroes and martyrs, educate and guide young officers and men to inherit the spirit of Dabie Mountain, establish ideals and beliefs, turn red advantages into winning advantages, and fulfill the mission and tasks of the new era.

Reporting by Li Chaoqing, He Hao, Zhuang Yuan, Gu Xingjia, Henan

Responsible Editor: [He Sanli]