1941年前后,日军不断对我大别山新四军第五师根据地进行疯狂扫荡。敌人在交通沿线构筑碉堡,重兵把守,严密地控制和封锁我根据地的物资供应,企图困死新四军第五师。在这艰苦的环境中,为了生存和发展,师长李先念决定开辟江汉平原和汉孝陂边区,扩大根据地,解 Around 1941, the Japanese continually raided the base of the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army in the Dabie Mountains. The enemy built blockhouses along the traffic lines, heavily guarded, and closely controlled and blocked the supply of materials in our base areas in an attempt to get caught in the Fifth Division of the New Fourth Army. In this difficult environment, in order to survive and develop, teacher Li Xiannian decided to open up Jianghan Plain and Han Xiaoguan Border Region, expand base areas,