“三年不饮湘江水，十年莫食湘江鱼”。1934年11月25日至12月1日，中国工农红军第一方面军在广西兴安、全州、灌阳境内强渡湘江，经历长征以来历时最长、规模最大、战斗最激烈、损失最惨重的一场生死决战。
易荡平是在脚山铺阻击战中牺牲的最高将领。埃德加·斯诺的侄子埃里克·福斯特（Eric Foster）来到这里，见到了易荡平的曾孙，去到板塘耳木洞，了解那段往事。
In the winter of 1934, the Central Red Army fought a bloody battle at the Xiang River, dwindling abruptly from 86,000 soldiers to just over 30,000. At the Jiaoshanpu blocking action, nearly 6,000 were killed or wounded. At Ermu Cave, Red Army soldiers chose death over capture; more than 3,000 of them lie there in silence. Regimental commander Yi Dangping was badly wounded. He took his own life with a pistol to not burden his comrades. Yi’s great-grandson has kept sweeping his tomb for 37 years. Liao Ronghui paid by himself to repair the "Red Army Road" and donated more than 130 artifacts. He said, "If I don't remember them, who will?" with their sacrifice, the later generations could live a better life; remembering them is, the deepest respect we can pay. This conversation between Chinese and international visitors, spanning time and space, is not only significant to history, but also to us today.
（来源：中国外文局煦方国际传媒）
