Does anyone know where Hong 'an is?

Hong 'an, formerly known as Huang An, is located in the northeast of Hubei, with an area of only 1796 square kilometers. Is a veritable small county in China. Before liberation, its population did not exceed 500,000. Indeed, Hong 'an is very poor, because more than half of its territory is mountainous and hilly, with small plain area, little cultivated land and poor natural conditions. However, the natural conditions in Hong 'an are much better than those in western Hubei and western China, and it is not that kind of land. But why are there 223 generals in Hong 'an, where there are no generals and the economic conditions are much better than others? Obviously, it is nonsense to use "poverty" to explain that most general Hongan is poor, and we don't need to spend more ink on the dialectical relationship between recruiting general Hongan and poverty. Then let's objectively look at the relationship between the 223 generals and their birthplace, Hong 'an.

Special geographical environment: the terrain of Hong 'an is extremely complex, including mountains, hills, hills and small plains. Sometimes you can see mountains, hills and plains in a small area. The main peak of Tiantai Mountain in the north of the county is surrounded by 90-degree cliffs, but the top of the mountain is 6 acres of flat land, which can be regarded as the smallest "plateau" in the world. On the small land of 1796 square kilometers, the Yangtze River has three tributaries, namely, water gushing, water pouring and water lifting. The territory of Hong 'an is long and narrow, long from north to south and narrow from east to west, and borders Xinzhou District and Huangji District of Wuhan City, Hubei Province in the southwest and south. Chengguan Town, the county seat in the middle of Hong 'an, is 80 kilometers away from the central city of Wuhan, and 30 kilometers north from the county seat leads to Dabie Mountain in Xinxian County, Henan Province. What concept? For example, if you are the Red Army, you can set up artillery on the hills and hills in the south of Hong 'an, and you can attack the enemies in Wuhan. (At that time, the Red Army had almost no heavy weapons such as artillery. If you want to retreat 30km north, you can enter the deep mountains. Therefore, we can see that Hong 'an is a very important strategic advance and retreat place. It is no wonder that there are so many generals in Hong 'an in such a special geographical environment, because almost all the mountains and rivers in Hong 'an are born for generals and for war. Moreover, because of its geographical proximity to the Pinghan Railway in Wuhan, the provincial capital, many progressives can learn about the outside world and obtain strategic materials through the Pinghan Railway in Wuhan. In many places, when we didn't know what Marxism and Lenin were, Hong 'an Qiliping had its own Lenin primary school, which has been preserved to this day. Therefore, the geographical environment of Hongan, which was born for the war, gave Hongan people an opportunity to know the world and the * * * production party, which is also the reason why Hongan joined the * * * production party. This also laid the foundation for their future western expedition.

In the special historical environment, most of Hong 'an is Xiaogan Township in ancient Macheng, with strong folk customs. Xiaogan Township is one of the eight holy places for immigrants in China. Since ancient times, there have been a large number of people flowing, enriching the local culture of Hong 'an. At the same time, people here are not limited to this place, and they want to jump out of Hong 'an whenever they have the chance. Few people want to stay here, not because they don't love home, but because of cultural decision. This culture has continued until now, when. Hong 'an was a part of Macheng in ancient times. Because Jiang (Chengguan Town) in Hong 'an County is far away from Qiliping, it is difficult to enforce the law. In the twenty-first year of Jiajing, Li Daxia, the supervisor of Macheng County, wrote to the imperial court, requesting the establishment of a county: "Jiafan in this county borders Huanggang and Huangpi, and is close to Xinyang, Guangshan, Luoshan and other counties, and the road leads to Niutoushan and Jianshan. The land is remote, the people are stubborn, the officials are difficult to control remotely, thieves haunt, and several people are robbed and killed. Begging to set up a county government in Jiangjiafan to protect the place. " This is, in the words of the government, in the words of today, the spirit of rebellion. It is this rebellious spirit and culture that has created the generals of Hong 'an. In fact, the generals in Hong 'an do have a rebellious spirit. For example, some generals in Hong 'an dare not even buy Chairman Mao's account. If we want to explore the root of this rebellious spirit, I have to mention Cheng (Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao) and Er Geng (Geng's position and theorem) who are prosperous and harmonious, and Li Zhi, a philosopher who came here to give lectures and open a college. Their spirit has influenced the soldiers in Hong 'an, and these spirits have enriched their operational concepts, which is why many generals in Hong 'an always take them by surprise when fighting.