In October, 1936, having accomplished the 25,000-kilometer Long March, the first, second and fourth Red Army succeeded in meeting in Huining. To block the KMT(Kuo Min Tang), the fourth Red Army passed from Tongwei into Huining and had a drastic fight with the KMT. After retreating from the Huajialing, four corps had a fierce battle with KMT at Da Dunliang.

    The troops of KMT rushed to the hilltop in great numbers, fierce and relentless battles followed one by one. Some Red Army warriors died while biting enemies’ fingers, while some falled down holding incisive sabre. The miserable battle lasted two days with 887 injuries and deaths of the fifth Red Army, accomplishing the task to prevent the enemy and ensure the safe transference of major troops with a heavy cost, gaining enough time for Red Army to cross the Yellow River and enter into Northern Shaanxi.

    The martyr monument on the Da Dunliang hilltop can be seen from the village. After crossing an abrupt ghat, we came to the Da Dunliang martyrs’ park. The park stands on the highest peak, surrounding with enclosures, the central monument standing high through the cloud. At the steep slope outside the enclosures lies a lonely graveyard, with the words the tomb of Red Army martyrs carved on the tombstone. In front of the monument is a dike which used to be a dry well then tuned into a buried site due to the great amount of the dead. Even so, many martyrs couldn’t be put in the well and then were buried in the slopes where they sacrificed.

    Da Dunliang Battle was, after the Red Army had met, the most tremendous and ruthless fight in Huining. The battle happened in a terrible situation with fewer fighters and worse equipment. The Red Army fulfilled the mission，leaving a glorious feat in Red Army and Chinese Revolution history.