During the Red Army's Long March (1late May, 935), the Red Army led by Liu Bocheng and Nie came to the Yi area and educated all the troops on ethnic policies.
After some negotiations, Xiao, the head of the Yi family, offered to see the commander of the Red Army to make peace, and Liu Bocheng met him in Haizitang, Yi family. Xiao Yedan explained that it is the Yi people of Luo Hongjia who are embarrassed by the Red Army today. "I heard that you want to fight Liu and advocate equality between Yi and Han. I would like to become brothers with the commander-in-chief." Liu Bocheng said, "Those Han Chinese who oppress the Yi people are also enemies of the Red Army. We vowed to oppose our enemies. " They immediately knelt side by side beside Haizi, swore to heaven and drank chicken blood wine. Because I didn't bring wine, I scooped water from Haizi instead.
That night, Liu Bocheng hosted a banquet for Xiao in a house in the town, presented a red flag with the words "China Yi People's Red Army selling chickens (grass-roots) detachment", and appointed Xiao as the teacher and his younger brother Gu Jila as the vice captain.
When saying goodbye the next day, Liu Bocheng gave Xiao 10 rifle and Xiao gave Liu Bocheng his big black mule. The Red Army Brigade successfully passed through the Yi people's inhabited areas because the small group sent people to contact and take care of the villages. That night in the town, Liu Bocheng bought all the wine in the city to receive Xiao.
After the Red Army left, it held up the banner of the Yi People's Detachment of the Red Army, and with the help of a political commissar of the Red Army who stayed behind due to injury, it persisted in the struggle for five years.
194 1 year, with the support of reactionary warlords, Deng Xiuting, the scum of the Yi nationality, made mischief, split the alliance, suppressed the Yi people's revolution and seized the political commissar of the Red Army. The Kuomintang will investigate the crime of collusion with the Red Army. He was forced to hand over 1.2000 taels of silver and1.2 ewes. But I would rather lose everything than hand over the banner of "Kuji detachment of China Yimin Red Army".
Later, the small power of attorney was found and killed in the town.
Before his arrest, Xiao Yedan tearfully told his wife and younger brother Gu Jiner: "A big man with faith and a sense of justice like Liu Bocheng will never cheat. In case I die, you must protect this flag and give it to Commander Liu in the future. "
/kloc-in the spring of 0/950, after Mianning was liberated, the youngest wife took out the treasured red flag of "China Yimin Red Army Chicken Selling Detachment" from the cave and gave it to Liu Bocheng.