茶陵地处湖南东部,是井冈山的西边门户和屏障。毛泽东率领秋收起义部队到达井冈山后,计划建设和发展根据地的第一步就是占领茶陵县城。因而1927年10月下旬至11月中旬,毛泽东指示工农革命军两次攻打茶陵县城。10月中旬,毛泽东指示前委委员、工农革命军第一团 Chaling is located in eastern Hunan, Jinggangshan west portal and barrier. After Mao Zedong led the Autumn Harvest Uprising troops to Jinggangshan, the first step in planning the construction and development of the base area was to occupy Chaling County. Thus in late October 1927 to mid-November, Mao Zedong instructed the Workers ’and Peasants’ Revolutionary Army to attack Chaling County twice. In mid-October, Mao Zedong instructed the members of the Preparatory Committee and the First Corps of the Workers’ and Peasants Revolutionary Army