Did the Eighth Route Army fight positional warfare with the Japanese?

During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Eighth Route Army mainly engaged in guerrilla warfare and also engaged in some mobile warfare under favorable conditions, but the number of positional warfare, especially positional defense, was relatively small. However, in the winter of 194 1, the Special Service Corps of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters fought a successful position defense war to defend the Huangyadong Arsenal, that is, the Huangyadong Defence War. This is also a very famous positional defense war fought by the Eighth Route Army in the eight-year Anti-Japanese War.

Japanese soldiers pointed directly at the Huangyadong Arsenal, and the Eighth Route Army headquarters special service team was ready.

Huangyadong Arsenal is located in the northwest of Licheng County, Shanxi Province, between Licheng County, Liao County and Wuxiang County. It was the largest weapon and ammunition production base established by the Eighth Route Army behind enemy lines in North China during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period. Arsenal was gradually established and improved from 1939 to 194 1 year under the personal leadership of Zuo Quan, deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Route Army. Because it was built on the cliff west of Huangyadong at an altitude of 1600 meters, it is 25 meters high, 20 meters wide and 40 meters deep, and it is called Huangyadong Arsenal. Under the personal leadership of Zuo Quan and the care of Zhu De and Peng, the production of the arsenal has developed rapidly. During the period of 1940, the arsenal successively developed and produced the "Five-Five" rifle, the "Bayi" rifle and a large number of various mines. 194 1 At the beginning of the year, 50 guns and their shells were developed and produced. From 194 1 to 1, Huangyadong Arsenal produced more than 800 guns and more than 20,000 shells. 194 1 year, the highest monthly output of Huangyadong Arsenal is more than 400 rifles, 50 guns and more than 2,000 shells. After these weapons were transported to the front, they effectively enhanced the fighting firepower of the Eighth Route Army. Commander-in-Chief Zhu De once praised the Arsenal as "the eye of the Eighth Route Army".

In the battle with the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army once seized a small number of weapons such as Bayi rifle and 50 guns produced by Huangyadong Arsenal. After their research, they found that the performance of these weapons was not worse than that of similar weapons in their hands, which caused the Japanese invaders to pay attention to and fear the Huangyadong Arsenal. The news in Tokyo even reported that Huang Yadong Arsenal has at least 3,000 workers and is a modern arsenal with advanced equipment. The Japanese army regards it as a worry, and it must be removed quickly. To this end, the Japanese army stepped up its "sweeping" of Huangyadong area from 1940. 194 1 In spring and summer, the Japanese army made two tentative attacks on the Huangyadong Arsenal, but their plans to destroy the Arsenal failed due to the harassment of local soldiers and civilians and the strict defense of the Eighth Route Army headquarters.

1October 30th, 194 1, 10, the 36th division of the Japanese army and the 4th brigade of the independent composite army were ordered by Okamura Ningji, commander of the North China Army. Under the cover of aircraft, more than 7,000 people were sent from two directions to the Taihang anti-Japanese base area to "capture the surprise attack" in an attempt to capture the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and the 129 division and completely destroy the Huangyadong Arsenal. 165438+1On the evening of October 3, when more than 2,000 Japanese troops in Licheng entered 30 miles away from Xia Nanhui Village in Liao County, they were discovered by the Eighth Route Army detachment in charge of reconnaissance. Based on all aspects, Peng and Zuo Quan judged that the Japanese "mopping up" this time was intended to attack the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army and destroy the Huangyadong Arsenal. So the two men immediately ordered that most of the headquarters secret service teams responsible for defending the arsenal should be dispatched to meet the enemy and use favorable terrain to confront the enemy one after another, so as not to push the peak of the offensive momentum to the headquarters organs and the arsenal. At the same time, Peng and Zuo demanded that the 129 Division cooperate with the enemy in the periphery.

Ou Zhifu, the head of the secret service team, set out immediately after receiving the task. When I first arrived at Shangwen Village, about 20 miles west of Huangyadong, I had a fire with the Japanese vanguard. Subsequently, the secret service team cooperated with the 129 Division to ambush the Japanese army at the 50-mu mountain pass in Yolanda Village. 165438+1On October 5th, the enemy fled to Xijing Town, southeast of Huangyadong. That evening, Peng gave the order to Wilder directly by phone. He asked all the reserve teams of the secret service to withdraw into Huangyadong immediately, and all the garrison troops in Huangyadong entered the position before dawn, and stressed that it is not allowed to bargain if there are difficulties. With his intuition as a commander, Ou Zhifu immediately felt the seriousness of the enemy situation. He hurriedly and Guo Linxiang, the political commissar of the regiment, and Guo Shuangjiang, the chief of staff, respectively conveyed orders to the battalions. In a short time, Peng personally called and asked if the order had been issued. After listening to the reply just sent by Ou Zhifu, Peng Song breathed a sigh of relief and said: This time, the opponent is the elite of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army. They always want to go into Huangya Cave to "pick up some junk", so let them go in and have a look. Later, Peng asked: How long can the secret service team stay in Huangyadong? Ou Zhifu couldn't guess the intention of the chief executive for a moment, so he had to answer categorically: the chief executive can take up his post as long as he lets him.

Zuo Quan took the phone and conveyed to Ou Zhifu the requirements of the headquarters: this battle is a positional defense war, and the secret service team will be stationed in Huangyadong for five days before making other arrangements five days later; Within five days, the secret service team must bury the machinery, equipment, products and other materials of the arsenal, safely transfer workers, and keep in touch with the headquarters at any time. Finally, Zuo Quan explained the operational intention of the headquarters: because the Japanese army always wanted to attack Huangyadong, the peripheral troops were allowed to come in this time, and then the secret service team gave it a hard lesson in the Huangyadong defense zone, which also tested the defensive combat capability of the troops and the firmness of the arsenal. Because we are outnumbered in this campaign, Zuo Quan particularly emphasized that the troops should balance the word "stability" in the battle, make full use of favorable terrain, strive for stability in the fierce, not be anxious, not afraid and unhurried, take defense as the attack, and take static braking as the early stage. He vividly called this tactic "biting the tendon." In terms of time arrangement, Zuo Quan asked the secret service team to stay at the top of the mountain pass for a day or two, to defeat the enemy's momentum, to stay on the second line of defense for a few more days, and then to go up the mountain, and then to carry out counter-encirclement and suppression after my reinforcements arrived, so as to destroy the invading Japanese army.

For the upcoming World War I, Zuo Quan is still full of confidence. First, Huangyadong has very favorable defensive conditions for mountain positions. At that time, there were two main entrances and exits in Huangya Cave: one was the south gate in the southeast, leading to Licheng, and the other was Zuohuiyakou in the northwest, leading to Wuxiang. The terrain of these two entrances and exits is favorable to the defenders. In addition, the front view of Huangya Cave is wide, which is convenient for observing the enemy's situation and has a broken bridge, which is not conducive to the enemy's passage. Second, strong fortifications have been built around Huangya Cave, forming a strict defense system. Third, Huangyadong has stored enough weapons, ammunition and food, and the secret service team has no problem in it for ten days and a half. Fourth, the secret service group has many veterans, rich combat experience, strong combat effectiveness and familiarity with the local terrain. Therefore, Zuo Quan believes that as long as there is no big mistake in command, it is certain to beat back the Japanese attack.

After dawn, Ou Zhifu and other main leaders of the secret service team went to each camp to check their positions. Each company entered the position on time and prepared for the battle. In the afternoon, Zuo Quan telephoned the secret service team to inform them that the enemy who had invaded Xijing had fled back to Licheng in the morning because of the constant attacks by our soldiers and civilians on 50 mu and Nanwei Spring. It is still difficult to judge the enemy's intentions, but we must not be careless. We should prevent the enemy from engaging in new tricks such as "surprise attack" and "counterattack". According to Zuo Quan's instructions, the secret service continued to prepare.

On the 9th, the Japanese army returning to Licheng suddenly concentrated more than 5,000 people, and went straight to the Huangyadong Arsenal in the north. However, the Japanese army did not rush to attack, but deployed troops in Chiyu area outside Nankou. According to the information obtained, Ou Zhifu judged that the main attack direction of the Japanese army was at Nankou, and it was to "station suppression" instead of "flying sweeping" in the past.

Ou Zhifu reported the situation to Zuo Quan and asked for instructions. Zuo Quan said humorously: Welcome the Japanese to touch this "hard nail". At the same time, he also reminded Ou Zhifu: Be alert to the enemy's diversion, and don't use it easily to defend the first battalion of Northwest Left Back Pass; According to reconnaissance, the enemy has 1 1 heavy artillery and several planes. The secret service team must be fully prepared for the battle, be on high alert, and hold its ground; When the enemy is preparing for artillery fire, the troops should pay attention to concealment; Don't expose the dark spot too early, and then kill the enemy when he enters the position. Finally, Zuo Quan specifically told Ou Zhifu to check it again, and quickly transferred the buried materials and personnel who had not been evacuated from the factory to the designated place. Ou Zhifu immediately informed the battalions of Zuo Quan's instructions, and asked the first company of each battalion to pay close attention to the new trends of the enemy.

Japan's small-scale test "Niu Dao" was frustrated, and the secret service team calmly responded and stabilized its position.

194110 in the afternoon, the Japanese army deployed and began to test guns in an attempt to clear mines with artillery shells. The soldiers of the mine-laying team of the Secret Service fought a guerrilla war with the enemy's shells. After all-round shelling, the enemy raided and buried mines, waiting for the arrival of their own infantry.

1 1 Before dawn, the Japanese army attacked Nankou several times and failed. After dawn, they stormed the south exit. After a fierce shelling, the Japanese army launched a charge. In front of its attack formation, there are more than one hundred sheep. The Japanese army originally wanted to use sheep to "thunder" to open the way. I don't know that the soldiers of the secret service team buried a big thunder all the way, and people will ring when they step on the horse. The sheep's hoof is light, and the minefield is safe except for occasional thunder. The Japanese army seemed relieved, and more than 300 infantry followed the sheep in an attempt to capture each target and the arsenal in one fell swoop. Suddenly, rolling thunder fell from the sky, and the machine gun position in front of the Third Battalion and Seventh Company of the Secret Service also opened fire violently. The sheep in front of the mountain pass immediately fled for their lives, and the Japanese army also made a mess and retreated. The first charge of the Japanese army was repelled, and there were more than 200 bodies lying in front of the position. There were no casualties in the secret service.

An hour later, the Japanese army, suffering from rolling thunder, began shelling again, aiming at the position of the seventh company of Yamaguchi's secret service, in an attempt to weaken my "heavenly daughter". The Japanese army had two mountain guns, but they opened fire near the mountain pass more than 2000 meters away. Before the fire stopped, the Japanese machine gun rang again and pressed against the position of the seventh company. Under the strong fire suppression, the Japanese infantry started the second charge and rushed to the mountain pass in despair. At this point, the bunker on the left side of the seventh pass has been cut off by Japanese artillery fire, and the gunner was crushed under the rubble and fainted. The position of the seventh company was overwhelmed by the Japanese fire and there was no strength to fight back. Ou Zhifu saw in the observation post that the two Japanese mountain guns were too bullying, so he informed the artillery platoon to kill them. At that time, the whole regiment had only two guns and 12 shells, each of which had to be approved by the headquarters. Ou Zhifu called Zuo Quan for instructions. Unexpectedly, Zuo Quan's answer was very simple: 12 rounds were all fired, three or four rounds were fired at enemy artillery positions, and the rest were fired at enemy targets.

With Ou Zhifu's command, two shells landed accurately on the enemy's mountain artillery positions, and both men and guns were suddenly overturned. The remaining shells also accurately landed in the enemy group, knocking down dozens of people.

After two fierce counterattacks, the firepower points on the front position of the Seventh Company have been basically exposed. After the Japanese infantry failed in the attack, they fought back with strong artillery fire. However, due to the ingenious structure of the fortifications organized by Zuo Quan, it goes without saying that flat guns are not easy to fight, and even curved guns basically don't work for it. The frustrated Japanese army used poison gas. Ou Zhifu and Tu Yushan, battalion commanders of the 3rd Battalion, were poisoned and fainted while observing the enemy's situation in the forward position.

After receiving the report that the Japanese army used poison gas, Zuo Quan instructed to rescue the poisoned personnel immediately. Zuo Quan knew that the more the enemy failed, the crazier his revenge became. He looked at the map and analyzed that the sixth company occupied the favorable terrain in the direction of Yushu slope and could support the seventh company with side fire. The eighth company still occupies the broken bridge position, and the enemy can't break through the defense line for a while. After Zuo Quan's analysis, he decisively ordered the secret service team to ask the Sixth Company to support the position of the Seventh Company in the south exit with side fire, and at the same time asked the Seventh Company to step up the replenishment of personnel and weapons and ammunition in the frontier positions, repair fortifications, and prepare for the new enemy attack.

The poisoned Ou Zhifu woke up under the emergency rescue of the health worker. So far, the border guards have repelled two enemy attacks. Battalion commander Tu is slightly poisoned and has been wearing a gas mask to direct operations. He briefed Ou Zhifu on the fighting situation. Zuo Quan learned that Ou Zhifu woke up and immediately called the 3rd battalion command post. Zuo Quan asked with concern about Ou Zhifu's poisoning situation and whether he could continue to insist on commanding operations. Ou Zhifu resolutely refused to go down the line of fire. Zuo Quan finally agreed that the European magistrate would continue to command the battle, but he stressed that the more in an emergency, the more you should hold your horses. You must adhere to the tactical principle of static braking, stick to it and stand by to destroy the enemy! Zuo Quan also warned that it was getting dark, and the enemy would retaliate in a short time to cover their funeral procession and collect the bodies, and asked Ou Zhifu to know the situation of the troops.

Zuo Quan's analysis is not bad at all. After the Japanese army released the poisonous gas, some cadres and soldiers of the secret service lost their temper and clamored to take the initiative to attack and fight hard with the enemy. If so, that's exactly what the enemy wants. According to Zuo Quan's instructions, Ou Zhifu patiently persuaded several impatient cadres and soldiers to calmly pick up the battle. In this way, the commanders and fighters of the Seventh Company successively repelled several Japanese attacks.

Around 17, all kinds of Japanese artillery and machine guns rushed to the front position of the secret service group, and a large group of enemies rushed to Nankou Shanya under the cover of fire. Each of them has several ropes in his hand. When he saw the body, he suddenly covered it with a rope loop, put it around his leg and dragged his head. After seeing clearly the intention of the Japanese army, the secret service soldiers on the steep cliff in front braved the enemy's gunfire and threw rolling thunder and grenades off the cliff, knocking down dozens of enemies who came to drag the body. The rest didn't even dare to look back, regardless of dragging their feet, holding on to the rope and running back desperately.

Late at night, Zuo Quan called Ou Zhifu and praised several companies in the frontier positions, saying that they played bravely and tenaciously, and played the Eighth Route Army down a peg or two, hoping that they would constantly sum up experience in the battle and fight again. Then, Zuo Quan reported the enemy's situation: the enemy captured more than 0/00 civilian workers and more than 0/00 mules from outside the mountain. It is estimated that one is to rob the body and the other is to force the people to visit the mine. Zuo Quan asked Ou Zhifu to inform Frontier Company not to bury mines outside the mountain pass.

12 in the morning, the Japanese army neither fired nor fired, and the battlefield was silent. At 9 o'clock in the morning, the observation room of the secret service reported that the Japanese commander had observed Taohuazhai in Shangchiyu and Zhaogu Village many times, and his troops were building new fortifications there, probably choosing a new attack direction. The scouts sent by the secret service came back to report that the Japanese army had a tight blockade and did not get specific information. They only knew that the troops that lost the attack yesterday had been withdrawn and replaced by the so-called troops that were good at mountain warfare. They also picked up a few unremarkable slogans that read, "The imperial army is steel, the Eighth Route Army is iron, and steel is harder than iron." After a while, the frontier defense company reported that the Japanese commander had observed the Happy Horse Station and Taohuazhai on the left side of Nankou from several angles. These signs indicate that the Japanese army will choose the most dangerous place as a breakthrough. Ou Zhifu immediately reported the situation to Zuo Quan. Zuo Quan's instructions are: make full preparations and stand by and try to change the situation.

The Japanese army stormed Huangyadong, and the secret service responded flexibly.

194113 at dawn, the Japanese army concentrated more than ten guns and began to bombard the fortifications of the four companies in Taohuazhai, Happy Valley Station 146 1 highland and the big cliff behind the highland. As soon as the gunfire stopped, gunfire rang out in front of the fourth company position. Ou Zhifu hurriedly called to ask what was going on. It turned out that dozens of Japanese soldiers secretly climbed the cliff at night, and the first row of the fourth company was broken. Chen Qifu, the platoon leader, is leading two classes of soldiers to fight back.

At this point, Zuo Quan in the headquarters command post is squatting in front of the map, keeping a close eye on the progress of the battle. From the beginning of the battle, Zuo Quan stayed at the edge of the map day and night, directing the battle. As early as when organizing the construction of fortifications, Zuo Quan insisted on field investigation in person and numbered the fortifications one by one, which came in handy for a while. Before the enemy reached the number of fortifications, he marked the map of the headquarters and knew the situation like the back of his hand.

Zuo Quan learned that the Japanese army was attacking Taohuazhai and had captured the cliff, and immediately ordered: the secret service team left a few garrison troops on the right side of the south exit, two for each important fortification, and the rest were assembled for standby; Happy valley station should be regarded as the key defense area, and attention should be paid to changing strain; Inform the factory director Xu Changxun, organize the workers' self-defense forces to prepare for the battle, and let the Japanese-speaking workers in the factory shout to the devils; Finally, inform 129 Division 385 and 386 Brigade to move to Huangyadong quickly. When they get close to the enemy, they can send small troops to contact them, hide the main force and stand by and destroy the enemy.

Zuo Quan then asked the operator to connect with the Secret Service. On the phone, Zuo Quan reminded Ou Zhifu to remain calm, asked to stand by and take action to change the situation, and said that the detailed steps had been sent by telegram.

Ou Zhifu immediately adjusted his deployment after receiving the telegram, and asked Guo Shuangjiang, chief of staff, to lead four companies, two companies, three companies and seven companies to fight back. After heroic fighting, the officers and men of the secret service returned to the forefront of the Fourth Company. However, several enemies climbed into the cliff gap in the highland of Happy Valley Station and hid, but they were not found at that time. After a while, the enemy organized a new attack.

At this time, Ou Zhifu came to the second battalion command post. After observation, Ou Zhifu believes that the Japanese army started from the most difficult and dangerous place, mainly trying to fight for the ditch at the foot of Happy Valley Station by road and attack the water cellar hole where the arsenal is located. So he reported the situation to Zuo Quan and suggested making way for the enemy. The defenders all retreated to the mountains, laid mines at the bottom of the ditch at first sight, and then both sides attacked each other to destroy the enemy at the bottom of the ditch. Zuo Quan thought about the map for a while, and finally agreed to Ou Zhifu's suggestion.

This move by the Secret Service really worked. The Japanese army fought all morning and wiped out dozens of people in dribs and drabs before advancing more than 200 meters. Even so, the Japanese army is quite proud. While urging the people behind them to climb the cliff quickly and consolidate the newly occupied area, they attacked the trench from the right side in an attempt to capture the entrance of the water cellar cave in one fell swoop. At first, the Japanese army was eager to occupy the mouth of the cave and attack in multiple ways. As a result, many mines were trampled. In order to reduce casualties, they attacked all the way instead. The result was sandwiched between the left highland of the secret service group and the right cliff wings of the water cellar cave. The Japanese can't hide, and they can't escape. For a whole afternoon, more than 200 Japanese troops rushed to the bottom of the ditch, and they were all destroyed before they got close to the core fortifications at the entrance of the water cellar.

The Japanese army suffered from the flank fire loss of the Eighth Route Army. On 14, it changed to attack the western hills of Taohuazhai and the highland of Special Agent No.2 Battalion 1568 in an attempt to eliminate the flank fire threat. But at the beginning of the battle, the enemy's attack was resisted by the soldiers of the fourth company and the second platoon of the special agent. The whole morning, the fighting was in a stalemate. Worried about heavy casualties, Ou Zhifu ordered the second platoon to retreat to the main position of the company. After the Japanese army occupied the four-company and two-row positions of the secret service group, it consolidated a little and stormed the entrance position of the water cellar. But at this time, the enemy was a spent force, and when they attacked at night, they lost their stamina and hurried back.

On June 5438+05, the Japanese army strengthened its forces and firepower, and besieged the Shuijiao Dongkou factory area defended by the Eight Company of the Secret Service in two ways. The battle was the most intense scene in four days: bullets were like locusts, guns were like beads, explosions were heard, the Huangya Cave was misty with smoke, and the sky was dark. The commanders and fighters of the Eighth Company of the Secret Service repelled several enemy attacks with one attack and held the positions from the south exit to the broken bridge and the entrance to the water cellar.

Ou Zhifu reported the situation to the Eighth Route Army headquarters while commanding the battle. Peng instructed that the enemy only wanted to "visit" the arsenal, move the machine out and let them climb in to visit. Zuo Quan asked Ou Zhifu on the phone, five days have arrived, can you hold on? Ou Zhifu confidently replied that he could hold on for another five days. Zuo Quan happily told him that the foreign aid troops of the Eighth Route Army were coming, and it would be enough for the secret service to tie the enemy for another three or four days. However, he asked the secret service team to use static braking and withdraw all the troops to the second line at night, which not only lured the enemy into depth, but also defended tenaciously. After dark, Ou Zhifu adjusted his deployment according to Zuo Quan's instructions. In addition to those who held their ground, the Seventh Company and the Eighth Company laid mines at the entrance of the water cellar and on the way to the enemy's retreat during the night, and then retreated to the second line. In this way, the war is alive again, and the secret service can fight condescendingly again.

16 all day, the enemy was still stuck at the gate of the water cellar and could not enter the factory. The angry Japanese army used flame throwers, and the position at the entrance of the water cellar suddenly burst into flames. That night, Ou Zhifu reported to Zuo Quan that the machinery and equipment of the arsenal had been transferred, leaving only one large boiler that could not be transferred, requesting instructions. Zuo Quan asked Ou Zhifu to send someone to blow up all the factories in the factory, especially the boiler room. After the stone collapses, bury it with mines and mark it. Zuo Quan confessed that this was done to give the enemy an illusion that the arsenal had been destroyed by its shells, to protect the boiler and prevent the enemy from destroying it. After carrying out this task, the soldiers of the special service team voluntarily evacuated the positions at the entrance of the water cellar and the south exit of the broken bridge, and blocked all the main positions occupied by the enemy at the entrance of the water cellar with mines.

At this point, the battle has been going on for six days, but the Japanese army has never even seen what the arsenal looks like. A small Huangyadong made the arrogant Japanese "imperial army" suffer and lose face. Wu Chuannan, the 36th division commander, fidgeted and scolded his subordinates for being stupid and incompetent. He also gave a death order to several main commanders of the attacking troops, and Huang Yadong must be captured alive within two days, otherwise they will die and apologize.

Disappointed when the Japanese army entered the arsenal, it was ambushed by the Eighth Route Army when it hastily retreated.

After being severely reprimanded by the superior, the Japanese army attacking Huangyadong launched a more violent attack on the entrance of the water cellar on 17. After being blocked by the tenacious fire of the secret service, another Japanese army turned to attack the 1650 highland defended by the fifth company of the second battalion of the secret service, in an attempt to control the whole Huangya Cave in a roundabout way, but this attempt failed. However, in the end, a small group of Japanese troops broke into the arsenal. However, what they saw was such a scene: more than a dozen factories collapsed in a piece of rubble, and there was no one here, let alone machines, and even a screw marked Arsenal could not be seen. Dozens of enemies have been tossing and turning in the factory for a long time, but nothing has been found. But detonated all kinds of mines buried inside. The rumbling explosion is a "salute" for Secret Service soldiers to meet the "imperial army". By this time, the enemy had no fighting spirit, and they were afraid to continue fighting after being hit, let alone looking for any machines. They had to stand or squat on the cliff in fear, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.

In the evening, Zuo Quan called again to ask about the casualties of secret service personnel. Zuo Quan was very happy when he learned that the total number of casualties was less than 200. He told Ou Zhifu that the secret service defeated a Japanese United team and made it lose its combat effectiveness. Since the day before yesterday, the enemy has changed a wing to attack; Japan Radio is now boasting that it destroyed the Eighth Route Army's Huangyadong Arsenal and wiped out nearly 1,000 members of the Eighth Route Army's secret service. According to this trend, the enemy may have to dig a few machines as evidence, or attack the left back pass position to show "victory"; At present, our 129 division troops have entered the ambush zone. Finally, Zuo Quan let the secret service bite the "beef tendon", further expanding the results, and let the Japanese United cramp and break bones.

According to Zuo Quan's instructions, Ou Zhifu ordered Battalion 2 to stick to 1580 highland and its north area to stop the enemy's attack. The 3rd Battalion is deployed in the Bos Mountain area, and continues to attack the enemy piecemeal, preventing its search, and supporting the 1st Battalion as appropriate; The first battalion still sticks to the left pass, and once it receives the enemy, it must suppress the enemy with strong firepower.

On June 5438+08, under the cover of aircraft, the Japanese army launched an attack on the positions of Zuohuiyakou, Nanshan and Beishan defended by the First Battalion of the Special Service Group in three ways. After several fierce battles, the officers and men of the first battalion repelled several crazy attacks by the Japanese army.

In the middle of the night, Zuo Quan called Ou Zhifu and told him that the Japanese army found me lying in ambush outside the mountain, and might flee overnight. He asked the secret service to seize the fighter plane, attack constantly at night and gradually restore its position. Ou Zhifu acted according to orders. However, most of the remnants of the enemy had slipped away from the original road before, and only the enemy who was in charge of the cover task above Taohuazhai had not had time to retreat because he was stuck by the first row of commanders and fighters of the spy company 4. Finally, under the counterattack of other units of the secret service, part of this enemy was wiped out, and the rest also took the opportunity to slip away. By the morning of 19, the special service team had restored all the garrison areas in Huangyadong. Then, according to Zuo Quan's orders, a mountain chase was conducted. But after chasing 10, I didn't even see the enemy's shadow. At this time, the villagers who fled along the way have gone down the mountain and returned to the village. A village cadre took the initiative to find Ou Zhifu to report that the troops of the 129 division in front had killed more than 500 people, and everyone was organizing to carry the loot!

It turns out that after the Japanese army escaped from Huangya Cave, it was ambushed by the129th Division in the area of 30 mu and Cao Zhuang. The panicked Japanese army was unwilling to fight, and fled after more than 500 casualties. Zuo Quan ordered an attack at 56 o'clock, and the Japanese army was forced to withdraw from Licheng on the 20th night. Its original one-month "sweeping" plan was shattered.

The Secret Service was praised for its brilliant record.

In the battle of Huangyadong, the officers and men of the special service team fought bloody battles for eight days and nights after difficulties and obstacles, and finally won the battle.

165438+1On October 22nd, the Eighth Route Army Headquarters announced the results of the defending battle of Huangyadong. In this battle, under the direct command of Zuo Quan, the Special Service Corps of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters fought against more than 5,000 Japanese attacks with 1300 men, and wiped out nearly 1,000 enemy troops. We suffered casualties of 1.6 people (including more than 40 people who died), with a ratio of 6: 1, and the results were brilliant.

165438+1At the end of October, Zuo Quan came to Suyugou, the resident flood town of the Secret Service Corps, to express warm congratulations and cordial condolences to all the officers and men of the Secret Service Corps, and held a celebration summary meeting of the Secret Service Corps on behalf of the headquarters. At the meeting, Zuo Quan read out the congratulatory messages from Zhu De and Peng to the officers and men of the regiment, read out the orders of the Eighth Route Army headquarters to award the spy corps the honorary titles of "model of executing orders" and "hero of defending Huangyadong", and awarded the spy corps the banner of "meritorious service in defending water cellar".

After the commendation ceremony, Zuo Quan summarized the battle. He said happily: Huangyadong defended the war for eight days and eight nights and played well. In the end, the secret service team created a model of defeating many with few, defeating the strong with weak, ensured the safety of the personnel and machinery and equipment of the arsenal, successfully completed the glorious task entrusted by the headquarters, and made great contributions. Zuo Quan also said that the victory of this battle has many meanings: First, it has kept the safety of personnel, machines and materials in the arsenal; Second, it wiped out the enemy's effective strength and dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army; The third is to exercise troops and improve combat effectiveness; Fourth, it smashed the enemy's "mopping up", inspired the anti-Japanese fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians in the base area, and strengthened their confidence in the victory of the Anti-Japanese War; Fifth, we have accumulated combat experience in holding our ground and destroying a large number of enemies. Zuo Quan also pointed out the mistakes in the battle, mainly because the judgment of the enemy's attack direction was not accurate enough, the mutual support of troops and firepower in the battle was not enough, and the counterattack against the enemy at night was not strong enough. He asked the secret service to maintain and carry forward the fine tradition and fighting style of defending Huangyadong by summing up experience, accepting lessons and making persistent efforts, so as to accelerate the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the troops and win the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression together with the people of the whole country.

1942, Licheng county government established a martyrs monument in huangyadong, with the history of defending huangyadong engraved on the front and the names of more than 40 martyrs who died heroically in this battle engraved on the back. 197 1 year, the Licheng county government renovated the monument and erected a memorial tower more than 20 feet high in front of it, which read: "Revolutionary martyrs are immortal!" From 65438 to 0980, the Huangyadong Arsenal and its fortifications began to be renovated on a small scale. 1985, huangyadong was officially turned into a tourist area and opened to tourists. In order to commemorate the heroes who fought here and educate future generations, the local people's government built a memorial arch here. Deng Xiaoping personally wrote three characters for the archway: Huang Yadong.