湘鄂边区数县古为蛮夷之地,交通闭塞,文化落后,地瘠民贫。民国时期,政治动乱频繁,匪患、民变迭起,加之国民党统治的腐败,又不断酿成兵灾,广大边区人民承受着深重的苦难。这个地区在民国时期存在着形形色色的武装势力,其主要来源有五个方面,即兵(旧军队)、团(地方团防)、匪(武装股匪)、神(神兵)、民(民变武装),表现出天下未乱,边区先乱,天下已治,边区后治的特点。尤其是武装股匪活动猖獗,民变也时有 A few counties in Hunan, Hubei and other parts of the ancient barbarian land, traffic congestion, cultural backwardness, barren people poor. During the period of the Republic of China, political turmoil was frequent, banditry and civilians changed together, and the corruption of the Kuomintang rule continued to lead to military retaliation. The vast majority of people in the border areas suffered heavy suffering. There are five main sources of the armed forces in the area during the Republican period. The main sources are the soldiers (the old army), the regiment (local defense group), the bandits (armed gangsters), the gods (gods) and the people Become armed), showing the world is not chaos, the first chaos in the border area, the world has been cured, the characteristics of the border area after the rule. In particular, armed banditry is rampant and civil commotion is frequent