Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-03

E-Yu-Wan Border Region Military Commission Arsenal: Forging Iron Wings in the Deep Mountains of an Ancient Temple

鄂豫皖边区军委兵工厂：深山古寺锻铁翼

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Source-stated publication date	2026-06-03
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大别山腹地，莽莽青山深处，一座由古寺改建的旧址默然矗立。晨钟暮鼓早已沉寂，唯余斑驳石墙与苍劲古木，在岁月流转中低语着一段不平凡的过往——这里，曾是土地革命战争时期鄂豫皖革命根据地的军工堡垒：鄂豫皖边区军委兵工厂。在当年战火纷飞的岁月里，这座深藏古寺的兵工厂，不仅践行着“艰苦奋斗、自力更生”的铿锵誓言，更以其参与修复红军第一架飞机“列宁号”的传奇，在共和国军工史上刻下了独特的印记。上世纪二十年代末，鄂豫皖革命根据地硝烟弥漫。国民党军队重兵“围剿”，铁桶般的封锁将根据地与外界隔绝。红军作战频繁，枪械损耗巨大，缴获的武器也多残缺不全。武器补给困难，成为悬在苏区头顶上的一把利剑。 1930年底，为打破封锁、武装红军，鄂豫皖特委果断决策，将湖北黄安七里坪、河南新县箭厂河、安徽金寨汤家汇等地的修械小组和弹药生产点，汇聚于河南新县“佛尔寺”。“鄂豫皖边区军委兵工厂”深山造械的传奇就此启幕。当时，厂内60余名工人，多为铁匠、木匠出身，厂房多是古寺旧房，工具仅几座烘炉、数台风箱、若干铁锤。工人们用石磨改装碾药机，用水力驱动简易机床，用木制模具造手榴弹壳，将农家织布机改成子弹装配机……正是凭借这些“原始”手段，1931年春，兵工厂第一批“仿汉阳造”步枪问世，火速驰援前线。至1932年夏，这座深山兵工厂已修理枪支逾万支，生产步枪4800余支、手榴弹上万枚，复装子弹21万余发。这些数字背后，是无数个不眠之夜的炉火通明，凝结着工人们的血汗与赤诚。这座兵工厂最浓墨重彩的一笔，无疑是参与修复红军第一架飞机——“列宁号”。1930年2月，国民党飞行员龙文光驾机迫降苏区，面对这前所未有的“高科技”装备，工人们用卡尺、直尺手工测量，用铁锤敲打、炉火锻造，硬是在简陋的古寺中，完成了对这架飞机的深度修复与改装。他们不仅负责飞机的日常维护、零件补给，更承担起为这“空中利刃”制造配套炸弹、弹药的重任。最后，“列宁号”机身涂上红五星，在他们的托举下重返蓝天。它不仅是红军的第一架战机，更是鄂豫皖军工人挑战极限、土法创新的不朽丰碑，彰显着“深山亦能锻铁翼”的壮志豪情。 1932年秋，红四方面军主力战略转移，佛尔寺的炉火被迫熄灭。临别之际，工人们将设备工具藏进山洞、深埋田野。许多人毅然留下，拿起刚修好的武器，配合部队打游击，用血肉之躯掩护主力转移，将忠诚书写到最后一刻。如今，鄂豫皖边区军委兵工厂旧址作为河南省文物保护单位，静静矗立在青山翠谷间。展厅内陈列的简陋工具、修复的武器、以及“列宁号”飞机模型，无声诉说着那段壮怀激烈的战斗岁月。这座深山古寺里的兵工厂，不仅是红军的武器补给站，更是军民同心、共御强敌的生动写照。那古寺中的炉火与锻打声，连同“列宁号”翱翔蓝天的身影，已化作不朽的精神图腾，激励着后人勇毅前行。

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A Chinese military media article profiles the E-Yu-Wan Border Region Military Commission Arsenal, a CCP revolutionary-era weapons facility operating from a converted temple at Fo'er Temple in Xinxian County, Henan, from roughly 1930 to 1932, crediting it with producing over 4,800 rifles, reloading 210,000 rounds of ammunition, and restoring the Red Army's first aircraft, the 'Lenin.' The article fits the PLA's sustained institutional practice of using revolutionary base area history to frame self-reliance and indigenous innovation (自力更生, 土法创新) as foundational defense-industrial values — a framing that has intensified in parallel with U.S. export controls and technology decoupling pressure. Its narrow use is as a baseline record of how Chinese military media operationalizes historical narrative to reinforce current policy imperatives around technological self-sufficiency, not as evidence of a new doctrinal or procurement development.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "鄂豫皖边区军委兵工厂：深山古寺锻铁翼." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-06-03. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16465221.html.

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