great contribution to revolutionary base setting. Although she did not join the Communist Party He Ying led its guerrilla forces. She was wounded in many battles and saved many people. In October 1929, after the Red Army suffered a setback in Zhuang Erping War, He Ying led her troops to deal with the aftermath. In spring 1930, when He Long took away the Red Army's main forces to the East of Hong lake, He Ying and her guerrilla forces stayed to coordinate with the Red Army's main forces. During the War against “Encirclement and Suppression” in 1932, He Ying and her soldiers were hemmed in on all sides by the Kuomintang, but she refused to give up. She struggled and finally survived. On the early morning of May 5, 1933, informed by a traitor, the enemy beset the guerrilla’s station, but she was wounded and died. In September 2009, He Ying was honored as one of 100 people “Who Have Made Outstanding Contributions towards the Founding of P.R.C.” See also He Long References 1886 births 1933 deaths People from Zhangjiajie