The Battle of Shanglang Cave
The former site of the battle of Shanglang Cave, Dadong Village, Shenji Town, Wuhe County
On March 14, 1941, the 30th year of the Republic of China, the Second Battalion of the 27th Regiment of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army was stationed in the east of Tuo Lake In the Anhuji area, we are preparing to open up the Tuoxi area. The Sixth Company and the district team were stationed at Da Dong's house on the west bank of Tuo Lake.
html In the early morning of 014, the troops were exercising in front of Dadongzhuang. Dozens of puppet troops from the Li Chengwu Department and some local ruffians and members of the Xiaodao Society came to challenge them. Wang Jiantang and Lu Zhenqiu then commanded the troops to go into battle. As a result, they fell into the trap and more than 300 Japanese and puppet troops who had been ambushed in advance came out to attack the Dalu family.
Old photos of Japanese invaders attacking our army, the pictures are from the Internet
The second battalion immediately withdrew from Dalujiazhuang and moved quickly to the northeast. At that time, the battalion headquarters in Huji on the east bank sent deputy battalion commander Lu Yan to lead a platoon and a cavalry squad to cross the river to respond. At the same time, he organized troops to build a pontoon bridge on the Tuo River and quickly crossed the river to reinforce the Sixth Company.
During the fierce battle, Wang Jiantang first asked more than 50 new soldiers to withdraw to Huji, and the remaining 60 or so soldiers, led by company commander Sang Yingfa, then covered them and retreated while fighting. However, the Japanese and puppet troops followed closely and fired more than a dozen rounds first, and then fired desperately with machine guns. When the Sixth Company retreated along the river to the vicinity of Guanzui, it occupied high ground to block the attack, repelled multiple attacks by the Japanese and puppet troops, and killed and wounded dozens of Japanese and puppet troops.
In the end, Sang Yingfa led 60 soldiers to engage in a fierce battle with the Japanese and puppet troops in Xianlang Cave. After running out of bullets, they started a hand-to-hand battle with the enemy. Due to being outnumbered, Sang Yingfa and more than 60 soldiers all died heroically. During the battle, farmers Dong Shouxian and Dong Shouzeng of Dongjiazhuang were unwilling to lead the way for the Japanese and puppet troops and were killed on the spot.
Attached: Sang Yingfa’s life
Sang Yingfa, martyr, was a native of Sangcaofangzhuang, Liuzhai Village, Luling Town, Su County, Anhui Province. Born in 1898 into a peasant family. Farming since childhood. Because he couldn't stand the exploitation by bullies and robbery by bandits, he established a joint village association with the local people to suppress the land and eliminate the tyrants.
In May 1938, Xuzhou and Suxian County fell one after another. Some local ruffians and bandits took the opportunity to form so-called "anti-Japanese guerrillas" under the banner of anti-Japanese aggression, and went to the countryside to extort money and rob people. At this time, Sang Yingfa got in touch with Zheng Liangrui, a Communist Party member in Sudong, and preached the principles of resisting Japan and saving the nation everywhere. He collected the guns and ammunition left behind by the Kuomintang army when they retreated, and prepared to form an armed force. Wang Fengwu, Zheng Liangrui, Shen Liancheng and others in the Sudong area organized the Sudong Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment under the leadership of the party. Sang Yingfa resolutely joined the first brigade led by Wang Fengwu and Xu Weihua. He showed bravery in the battle and was soon appointed deputy captain.
On August 7, 1938, a small team of Japanese troops from Xisipo Railway Station broke into Wanggeda Village and burned, killed and looted. After hearing the news, the first brigade cooperated with the brother troops to block the enemy. At this time, the enemy gathered in Xiaocaijiazhuang, south of Caijiaqiao. Sang Yingfa led the team to the front and attacked fiercely. Many of the enemies were injured and fled in panic. From then on, the Japanese troops no longer dared to leave their strongholds in small groups and go to the countryside to harass.
At the end of 1938, the Sudong Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment was incorporated into the Suluyu Detachment of the Eighth Route Army. In May 1939, Zheng Liangrui and Sang Yingfa were ordered to return to Sudong to reorganize the anti-Japanese armed forces, and established a detachment in June. The Sudong Guerrilla Brigade was established under the detachment, with Sang Yingfa as the first squadron leader and Zheng Liangrui as the instructor. In July 1939, Sang Yingfa joined the Communist Party of China. The Sudong guerrilla brigade led by Sang Yingfa and Zheng Liangrui fought many battles in the Sudong area, laying the foundation for the development of Sudong District 1.
At the beginning of 1940, the Sudong Guerrilla Brigade of the Suluyu Detachment of the Eighth Route Army was organized into the Independent Brigade of the Fourth Corps of the Sixth Detachment of the New Fourth Army, with Sang Yingfa as the captain of the first squadron and Zheng Liangrui as the instructor. At this time, the first squadron had grown to more than 100 people, with 3 platoons and 4 machine guns. It was a very combat-effective company. In March, the First Squadron was ordered to escort Liu Ruilong to northeastern Anhui. In Luogang, Zhang Aiping, commander of the Fourth Corps, proposed to retain a squadron as the guard company of the Fourth Corps headquarters. Since then, the squadron has been promoted to the main force, and Sang Yingfa has been appointed as the guard company commander. In April, more than 300 Japanese and puppet troops from Lingbi and Suining counties jointly attacked the headquarters of the Fourth Corps in Xiaolouzi, Nanzheng. Sang Yingfa was ordered to cover the retreat of the headquarters.He led the security company to cooperate with the fraternal troops, divided the troops into three groups to lure and hold off the enemy, ensure the safe transfer of the headquarters, and finally concentrated on attacking the enemies in Lingbi. This strategy killed and injured 9 Japanese and puppet soldiers, captured 3 rifles, and successfully completed the task of covering the transfer of the headquarters.
At the end of April 1940, Liu Shaoqi, secretary of the Central Plains Bureau of the Communist Party of China, led the organization of the Central Plains Bureau of the Communist Party of China to inspect and guide work in Northeast Anhui. In early May, the Japanese army came out for "mopping up", and the Kuomintang's stubborn Wang Guangxia led four regiments to take the opportunity to attack us. In this emergency situation, the guard company only left one platoon to protect Liu Shaoqi and the agency, while the other two platoons, led by Sang Yingfa, attacked an enemy station at night.
He commanded the machine gunners to fight at the front, braved the enemy's fierce artillery fire, quickly jumped into the enemy's position, caused great damage to the enemy, and quickly occupied the village. That night, each brother company also drove the enemies from nearby villages to the Jie Touji stronghold at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui. At dawn, Sang Yingfa led two platoons to rest in a small village two miles southwest of the group, and was ordered to monitor the enemy's movements in the security stronghold. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the enemies in the concentrated stronghold rushed towards them. When the enemy was approaching, Commander Zhang Aiping brought a turntable machine gun to the forward position and directed the machine gunner to fire at the enemy. However, because the enemy was outnumbered and the power disparity was too great, Zhang Aiping ordered a retreat. The Sangyingfa organization covered Zhang Aiping's safe evacuation, and also covered comrades in rescuing the seriously injured command staff officer Wang Lihuang from the line of fire.
After the Wannan Incident in January 1941, the guard company was reorganized into the 2nd Battalion and 6th Company of the 27th Regiment, 9th Brigade, 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army. In February, in order to restore the anti-Japanese base area in northeastern Anhui, Zhang Aiping led the 25th and 27th regiments back to northeastern Anhui from Huaihai District, and launched the first battle against the puppet Liu Yonggui regiment entrenched in Qingyang Town. Sang Yingfa led the sixth company to attack the southeast of the stronghold. When the general offensive signal flares rose in the sky, Sang Yingfa led an assault squad to jump into the trench one person deep, rushed to the other side under the cover of machine guns, and started a street battle with the enemy, fighting for each house one by one.
When more than 10 comrades in the assault squad attacked an enemy bunker, the enemy threw a dense hand grenade . Unfortunately, the squad leader died, and the rest of the personnel were also injured or killed. The attack power was suddenly lost. The enemy immediately counterattacked violently. When Sang Yingfa and the clerk Han Xiaojie were fighting against the enemy head-to-head against the wall of the house, a bullet passed between them. Immediately after the second echelon followed, Commander Sang Yingfa used the method of digging into the wall, approaching the bunker step by step, and surrounded the bunker with cotton and reeds dipped in kerosene and burned it. The enemy was attacked by fire, some were killed and some were captured. The battle lasted from 9 pm to 8 am the next morning, killing and wounding more than 100 enemies, capturing more than 800 people, and liberating Qingyang Town.
In March 1941, the 27th Regiment of the Ninth Brigade was ordered to carry out work in Siwu Lingfeng County. Second Battalion Commander Niu Ziming led the battalion headquarters to Huji on the east bank of Tuohe River. Instructor Wang Jiantang led the Sixth Company to the west of Tuohe to cooperate with local activities and stationed in a village near Shenji. The village is surrounded by water on three sides and faces land on one side.
One morning, more than 300 Japanese and puppet troops, led by bandits, attacked the Sixth Company garrison. Wang Jiantang decided that he would lead more than 50 new soldiers to retreat to Huji first, and the remaining 60 or so soldiers would be led by Sang Yingfa, who would retreat as cover while fighting. After Wang Jiantang led the new troops to withdraw, the Japanese and puppet troops had completely controlled the land side. The remaining three sides are surrounded by water and cannot be evacuated without ships. All the soldiers organized by Sangyingfa took advantage of the terrain to resist tenaciously, fighting and retreating. The battle lasted from morning until the sun turned west. The team withdrew to the Tuo River and started a fierce battle with the Japanese and puppet troops who were pursuing them. At the end of the battle, only a dozen soldiers were left, and Sang Yingfa was also injured on the head. He was ready to sacrifice, handed the document package on his back to Han Xiaojie, and told him to keep the documents well and prevent them from being obtained by the enemy under any circumstances. He also ordered Han Xiaojie to forcefully cross the river immediately to contact the regiment headquarters. With that said, Sang Yingfa jumped into the river to cover the withdrawal of his comrades. At this time, the Japanese and puppet troops blocked up and concentrated their firepower on Sang Yingfa. Sang Yingfa died heroically. (Historical source: "Luling Anti-Japanese War", etc.)
