On the bustling Dongmen Pedestrian Street
In silence stands a small red and white building
This is the former site of the General Headquarters of East Road
It is also the exhibition of "General Ye Ting and Shenzhen"
Where it is
Go back in time to more than 80 years ago
General Ye Ting lived in this small building
In just one month
Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China
A banner of resistance behind enemy lines in South China was erected
October 12, 1938
The Japanese army brazenly landed in Daya Bay
The War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out in South China
The Kuomintang army was gradually defeated and retreated
The village of Huangbeiling next to the Shenzhen Market
Large swathes of houses were reduced to scorched earth
There are homeless refugees everywhere
Many patriotic young people have taken action
Organize the establishment of local people's anti-Japanese self-defense forces
Carry out the Anti-Japanese Salvation Movement
At the same time, in order to reorganize the war
Yu Hanmou, commander of the Kuomintang Fourth Theater, decided
The General Headquarters of Donglu Was Established in the Dongjiang Area
Gathered more than 20,000 Kuomintang scattered behind enemy lines
At this time
Ye Ting, commander of the New Fourth Army, came to Hong Kong
Met with Liao Chengzhi, director of the Eighth Route Army Office in Hong Kong, and others
He expressed his willingness to support his hometown in the War of Resistance
Supported by Liao Chengzhi
Under the arrangement of the Party organization
Ye Ting headed to Shaoguan
Yu Hanmou, commander of the Kuomintang Fourth Theater of Operations
He was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the East Road General Headquarters
Re-establish an anti-Japanese armed force in the areas behind enemy lines
At the end of November 1938
Ye Ting came to Shenzhen several times
He lives in Hong'an Restaurant at No. 13 Nanqing Street
The owner of the restaurant, He Huayi, learned that Ye Ting was interested
It was decided to contribute Hong'an Restaurant free of charge
It was used as the headquarters and political department of the General Headquarters of the Eastern Road
Cai Guoliang, Wang Luming, He Dinghua, Qi Feng, etc
A group of later backbones of the Dongjiang Column
Appointed by the Party organization
Came to Ye Ting to work
Under Ye Ting's call
Many aspiring young people joined the anti-Japanese ranks
Overseas Chinese in Hong Kong and Macao also contributed money and efforts to support the War of Resistance
The vast land of southern Guangdong is filled with an atmosphere of common hatred and hatred
The war gradually moved in a favorable direction
December 1938
Ye Ting commanded the main force of the Eastern Route Army
and guerrilla groups led by the Chinese Communist Party
Xiang Dongguan, Zengcheng, Shilong and other important Strongholds of the Japanese Army
Launched several attacks and won victories
The arrogance of the Japanese army was seriously thwarted
In order to obey the overall situation of the national war of resistance
January 1939
Ye Ting ended his work in Shenzhen
Return to the Headquarters of the New Fourth Army
Ye Ting only worked in Shenzhen for more than a month
However, it played an important role in the situation of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in South China
He strengthened the confidence of the military and people of South China in resisting the war
It sharpened the military quality of the anti-Japanese contingent
This people's anti-Japanese armed brigade, which he personally commanded
Later, as he had planned
Developed into the "mainstay" of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in South China
- Dongjiang Column
The Hong'an Restaurant where General Ye Ting had fought in those years
Today, the appearance of the former site of the General Headquarters of East Road
Appeared in front of the eyes of the public
The vicissitudes of the sea and the mulberry fields, the small buildings are still there
Those fiery days are never far away
This shiny red mark
Embedded in the urban fabric
It will never be lost