In 07, the scum cave was discovered, and the collection revealed a painful history.
Dregs Cave is a special landmark in the hearts of the Chinese people, it once served as a prison for the Kuomintang, imprisoning countless revolutionary martyrs. In 2007, a flash flood caused damage to the slag cave, and the site was affected to a certain extent.
After learning of this situation, the relevant departments immediately sent professionals to investigate and prepare for the restoration work. However, during the construction process, two workers accidentally discovered a hole in the ground, and this discovery revealed a heart-wrenching historical truth.
Located in Geyue Mountain, Chongqing, the Dregs Cave was once a coal mine, and its unique geographical location was favored by the Kuomintang spies, so they forced the mine owner to death, forcibly occupied the Dregs Cave, and began the construction of the prison.
Before that, it had been mined for a long time, and many caves had been dug out, which became natural cells.
The reason why the Kuomintang chose Dregs Cave as a prison stronghold was not only because of its hidden location. The White Mansion used to be a place where the Kuomintang held a large number of important prisoners, but with the cooperation between China and the United States, the White Mansion was occupied, and Dai Li personally sent people to find a new prison.
As a result, the Dregs Cave was chosen as a new location for the transfer of prisoners from the White Mansion. Many famous revolutionary martyrs were imprisoned here, and this is also the place where they died.
As the deeds of Sister Jiang and others became known to more people, the reputation of the scum cave spread, and everyone in the world knew that the scum cave was the place where the Kuomintang brutalized revolutionaries. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, only a very small number of revolutionaries who were imprisoned in the dregs cave survived, and in order to commemorate them, the state decided to preserve the remains of the dregs cave.
Although there are still some mysteries in the scum cave, many of the mysteries that plague everyone have been solved with the discovery of the cave during the restoration work.
In the second female prison, a hidden pit was discovered. As soon as the news broke, the team immediately went to investigate. From the cave, they found 16 pieces of iron and stones, apparently stored for a long time, rusty, and of different styles and sizes, apparently for a special purpose.
These things were quickly sent for identification. Based on the relevant information and the situation of the excavated objects, the experts came to the conclusion that the cave was excavated by the prisoners who were held here in the past.
They dug the hole to hide the collected tools, which were apparently prepared to wait for an opportunity to escape. At that time, Sister Jiang and others, who were imprisoned in prison, received the news of the People's Liberation Army's southward movement through various means, which made the people in prison very excited and looking forward to the arrival of the People's Liberation Army.
Many people don't want to sit still and start trying to escape. Unfortunately, the efforts of Sister Jiang and others were not successful. On November 27, 1949, Chiang Kai-shek issued an order demanding the execution of all prisoners held in the Dregs Cave.
At that time, the Kuomintang was not willing to let go of the people in the scum hole, but wanted to kill them all. For this reason, the Kuomintang at first deceived the detainees with lies, transferring and killing some people for various reasons.
Subsequently, on the day the order was issued, the Kuomintang agents gathered the prisoners on the pretext of transfer. Despite the harsh treatment they endured, they still clinged to their yearning for freedom.
At first, the comrades-in-arms who planned to escape from prison faced difficulties and were unable to get in touch with the outside world, and the plan was shelved. However, the Kuomintang gave a signal to release the prisoners, which made them miss the best chance to escape from prison.
It was only when the prisoners were gathered together and held in different cells that they realized that it was all a Kuomintang hoax. So, they spontaneously fenced around to protect the children from harm.
Under the command of Mao Renfeng and others, a tragic massacre took place in the Dregs Cave, and only a dozen of the hundreds of people imprisoned here survived. In order to cover up the crime, the Kuomintang agents set fire to the scum hole and tried to hide the secret forever.
However, all this has long been known by the underground party, and with the liberation of Chongqing and other places, the secret of the scum cave has finally been revealed. The world was shocked that the Kuomintang had done such a cruel thing, and what was even more heart-wrenching was that the unearthed tools proved that the revolutionaries imprisoned here never gave up at any time.
They have been fighting against the reactionaries for many years, and they have always insisted that even if there is no hope, they still try to escape and try to continue the struggle. However, the brutality of the reactionaries shattered their hopes and prevented most of them from getting out of the scum hole.