Today 92 years ago, on May 1, 1933 (April 7, 1933 in the lunar calendar), Duan Dechang, the No.1 martyr of New China, was killed by mistake. Duan Dechang (1904.8.19-1933.5.1) Duan Dechang, whose courtesy name is Yuhou, is a senior commander and strategist of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. Born on August 19th, 1904 in Jiuwuchang, Jiudu Mountain, Nanxian County, Hunan Province. He lost his mother when he was young, and his father worked outside the home for a long time. His grandmother raised him as an adult, sent him to study in the local area, and then studied in Changsha Business College. At the age of 19, his father died of illness and dropped out of school because of poverty. Participated in the patriotic student movement when I was a middle school student in Changsha. He joined the Communist Youth League of China in June 1925, and then transferred to the Communist Party of China (CPC). In the autumn of the same year, he entered the fourth phase of Whampoa Military Academy, and then transferred to the Central Political Workshop. After graduating in June 1926, he worked in the Political Department of the First Division of the Eighth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, publicizing revolutionary ideas in the army, during which he introduced Peng Dehuai to the party. Then he took part in the Northern Expedition. After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, he returned to his hometown, carried out revolutionary activities in Nanxian, Huarong, Shishou and other places, and organized peasant armed forces. In the winter of the same year, the New Year Riot in Gongan County was launched. Since then, he has successively served as secretary of the Public Security County Party Committee, member of the Western Hubei Special Committee, squadron leader of the Western Hubei Guerrilla Brigade, chief of staff of the Guerrilla Corps, commander of the independent division, etc., leading the guerrilla struggle and establishing guerrilla base areas. In February, 1930, he served as deputy commander of the Sixth Red Army and commander of the first column. Together with commander Kuang Jixun, he led his troops to successively capture towns such as Longwan, Xingouzui, Yuyang, Qianjiang and Haoxue, established the Soviet regime in mian yang, Qianjiang and Jianli counties, and created the revolutionary roots in western Hunan and Hubei centered on Honghu Lake. Since July 1930, he has successively served as political commissar of the Sixth Army of the Second Red Army and commander of the Sixth Army. He led his troops to participate in the Southern Expedition and conquered Huarong, Nanxian, Public Security and other county towns. In December of the same year, after the Second Red Army Corps lost the battle at Yanglin Temple due to the leadership of the "Left" wrong line, he led some wounded, sick and separated personnel back to Honghu, reorganized the troops and served as the Red Guard of the Soviet Union County Government in western Hunan and Hubei. Chief of the Guard. When the Honghu Revolutionary Base Area was heavily "encircled and suppressed" by the Kuomintang army and suffered serious losses, an independent regiment was formed, relying on mass armed forces, and the first to third "encirclement and suppression" campaigns of the Kuomintang army were smashed with flexible guerrilla warfare, thus defending the Honghu Revolutionary Base Area. In April 1931, he was appointed commander of the Ninth Division of the Red Army. In the autumn of the same year, the command post headquarters went north to meet the main force of the Red Army led by He Long to return to Honghu Lake. From January to June, 1932, under the leadership of He Long, the command post won successive victories in battles such as Longwangji, Wenjiadun and Xingouzui. In the autumn of the same year, when the fourth counter-campaign against "encirclement and suppression" in Honghu Revolutionary Base failed and the Red Army was forced to leave the base, they led their troops as defenders, fought thousands of kilometers, and arrived at Hunan and Hubei borders in late December. During this period, we fought resolutely against the leadership of "Left" adventurism. On May 1, 1933, he was executed by Xia Xi, secretary of the Central Branch of the Communist Party, in Badong, Hubei Province. In 1952, Mao Zedong issued the No.1 Martyr Certificate of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China for Duan Dechang. In 1994, the Central Military Commission listed Duan Dechang as one of the 36 military strategists in the history of the Republic. On September 14th, 2009, he was named one of the 100 heroic models who made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China. Birthplace of Duan Dechang