Footprints of the Archery Team on Rang - Luong Land
(Baonghean.vn) - 80 years have passed (January 13, 1941 - January 13, 2021), but the significance of the Do Luong uprising led by Doi Cung remains intact. In Thanh Chuong and Do Luong, many ancient vestiges where Doi Cung once stationed troops and gathered soldiers still remain, reminding us of a historical milestone of the Vietnamese people.
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| The Archery Team's real name was Nguyen Van Cung. In 1926, he was forced to join the army in blue uniforms and stationed at Bim Son station, Thanh Hoa province. In 1930-1931, to suppress the Nghe-Tinh Soviet movement that was spreading everywhere, the Archery Team was transferred from Thanh Hoa to station at Kim Nhan station, Anh Son district. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| On January 8, 1941, Doi Cung was considered to be the team leader to replace the French station chief, Alongdo, stationed at Rang Station in Thanh Chuong District. The land of Rang Station used to be located on the bank of Lam River, bordering Thanh Chuong and Do Luong districts, now in Truong Son hamlet, Dai Dong commune, Thanh Chuong District. The station was responsible for controlling both Thanh Chuong and Do Luong districts by road and waterway. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| On this land, there is still Cho Rang communal house, which has witnessed many historical ups and downs. This place has left the footprints of Doi Cung and the soldiers of Don Rang. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The old Vuon Pagoda, now located on the land of the Do Luong District Party Committee, is where the Cung Team gathered soldiers after marching from Rang to Do Luong. A small temple, a well and a memorial stele were restored by the Do Luong District Party Committee in 2014 right on the premises of the agency. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The stele here reads: "At 1:00 a.m. on January 13, 1941, Captain Nguyen Van Cung chose this place as the gathering place for the insurgent army and at 6:00 a.m. on the same day, he issued the order to capture the wire house and the green-clad soldier post at the intersection of Do Luong town." Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The Don Do Luong Well still exists today, located in the residential area of Block 3, Do Luong town. In the past, the well was used by soldiers for daily activities. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The Do Luong flagpole is located between the two walls of Mr. Vu Dinh Moc and Mr. Nguyen Van Nghi's house in Block 3, Do Luong town. After 80 years, the steel flagpole has rusted. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| A few hundred meters from the flagpole is the base of an ancient banyan tree - where soldiers gathered when attacking Do Luong fort. The banyan tree and the temple are now located in the premises of Do Luong Trade Center Market. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
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| The Do Luong Uprising Monument at the Post Office intersection in Do Luong town. The Do Luong Uprising is also known by other names such as: Rang Luong Mutiny, Do Luong Mutiny. Although it failed, the uprising was of great significance, demonstrating the patriotism of the revolutionary soldiers, who refused to be slaves or forced laborers, and rose up to fight against foreign invaders. The uprising was an alarm bell for future uprisings to come to victory. Every January 13, the Do Luong Party Committee and government hold a solemn ceremony to review the tradition of uprisings of soldiers and revolutionary soldiers. It was the blood of soldiers and revolutionary soldiers that added more color to the national flag, a red mark in the golden revolutionary history of the Vietnamese people. Now, the land where Doi Cung made the uprising has changed and developed strongly. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
