Background of Sanheba Campaign

Nanchang Uprising on August 1st was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi on August 1927, and was led by Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, He Long, Ye Ting and Liu Bocheng. The troops participating in the uprising included the Officers' Education Corps led by Comrade Zhu De, the Twentieth Army led by Comrade He Long and the Eleventh Army led by Comrade Ye Ting, with about 30,000 people. They successfully occupied Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, and gave birth to the revolutionary armed forces led by the China Party. On August 5th, the rebel forces left Nanchang for the south, ready to seize Guangzhou, rebuild the revolutionary base area in Guangdong, and then hold the Northern Expedition. After leaving Nanchang, he fought a battle with the puppet troops, Kuomintang warlords and Huang's troops through Fuzhou, Ruijin and Huichang. After the war in Huichang, the rebels went to Shanghang via Changting and then to Chaoshan via Tai Po.

1In August and September of 927, when the insurgents entered Chaoshan from Changting and Shanghang, Fujian, the 25th Division led by Zhu De and Zhou Shidi stayed in Sanheba, dapu county.

One month before the rebel army came to Sanheba, underground workers were sent to Huidong and other places in Sanheba to secretly organize trade unions and peasant associations.

1At noon on August 24th, 927, 10 Red Army vanguard troops crossed the border from Sanhe Huidong Cultural Office to Huicheng, and then the troops successively walked from both sides of Tingjiang River to Sanheba. A huge army continued to descend along the Han River on 100 civilian ships. After a day and a night of urgent marching, more than 2000 people stayed in Sanheba. At that time, businessmen opened the door to set off firecrackers to welcome guests, stayed open all night, and the market was prosperous. At that time, the insurgents wore red hats, red scarves around their necks, blue clothes and sandals, regardless of officers and men. After the rebels arrived at Sanheba, they lived in temples, ancestral halls and people's homes. The next day, notices were posted everywhere to clear Comrade Zhou Shidi's name. The army has good discipline, fair shopping, gentle speech and good relations with the masses.

After a few days, the insurgents held a mass meeting in Dashaba outside the south gate of Huicheng, with more than 2,000 people attending. It is said that Comrade Zhu De was sitting on a stool and speaking. After the meeting, a demonstration was held. Participants held paper flags, shouted slogans and posted slogans. Armed with weapons, the procession shouted: "Down with Christianity", "Root out the chapel", "Down with corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry" and "Land to the tiller". After the revolutionary slogan, the procession was dissolved only when it entered the East Gate and exited the South Gate, and then entered the West Gate and exited the North Gate.