In the winter of 1933, there were many red lantern religions in the area bordering Luojiang County and An County in Sichuan. The Red Lantern Cult is mainly composed of farmers and handicraftsmen. They only oppose the government, not the gentry. At that time, Secretary Ma, who was in charge of the Communist Party’s activity secretary, wanted to organize them to fight against landlords and gentry. But they did not listen to Secretary Ma and insisted on their ideas. When the Red Lantern Church was about to attack the local warlord Tian Songyao’s troops, Secretary Ma once again gave them an idea, hoping that they would encircle the city from the countryside. The leader Zhang Huo said: “No! We are determined to fight the warlord!”
As a result, fierce battles started in Jinshanpu at the junction of the two counties. After all, the Red Lantern Cult is a civilian armed force. Where can they win the warlord’s forces? More than 30 people died in the Red Lantern School.
Secretary Ma asked Zhang Hu, who had lost the battle: “How about it? I said head-on is not enough? You have to surround the city from the countryside.”
Zhang Huqi: “It seems reasonable now.”
Secretary Ma: “You have died more than 30 people, what about them?”
Zhang Huqi: “They also died 20 or 30 people.”
Secretary Ma: “Didn’t you say that the people of the Red Lantern Education are invulnerable? Why are they also killed?”
Zhang Huo slapped his thigh and said, “I didn’t expect them to have so many grenades!”