Return to the Chenzhuang Annihilation War
◎Ma Dongming
Chenzhuang Annihilation War, also known as Chenzhuang Battle and Chenzhuang Victory, began on the morning of September 25, 1939, ended on the evening of September 30, and consisted of Chenzhuang Night Attack War, Hengshanling-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Break-Bre Teachers and students of the Sophomore branch, with the strong support of the party, government, and military and civilians, carried out a large-scale mountain ambush against the Japanese army in a vast area centered on Chenzhuang. They were commended by the Central Military Commission and the Eighth Route Army Headquarters and were commended as the "most model annihilation war" since the War of Resistance Against Japan; they annihilated more than 1,380 major general Suwon general and below the Japanese puppet army. This was the battle of the Eighth Route Army annihilated the Japanese army at one time in Hebei, which hit the arrogance of the Japanese army and strengthened the confidence of the military and civilians in the war of resistance.
During the Chenzhuang Annihilation War, the command of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army was located in Liujiagou, Chatou. The commander of the 120th Division, He Long, political commissar Guan Xiangying, chief of staff Zhou Shidi, and director of the Political Department Gan Siqi commanded the battle here. The main troops participating in the 120th Division were: the 716th Regiment and 4th Regiment led by the 386th Brigade Commander Zhang Zongxun and the Political Commissar Zhang Pinghua, as well as the Jinnan Self-Defense Army led by Zhang Zhonghan and Chen Wenbin and the only detachment led by Yang Jiarui and Fan Zhongxiang. The Fifth Regiment of the Fourth Division led by Chen Zulin and Xiao Feng and the Eighth Division led by Peng Longfei participated in the battle under the command of Nie Rongzhen, commander and political commissar of the Jin-Cha-Hebei Military Region. The teachers and students of the Anti-Japanese Second Branch stationed in Chenzhuang area actively participated in the battle under the leadership of the principal Chen Bojun, Vice President Shao Shiping, and Director Yuan Ziqin of the Political Department. During the battle, 584 officers and soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were injured and killed, of which 387 were Communists, which strongly proved that the Communist Party of China is the backbone of the cause of national liberation and the backbone of the Chinese nation towards great rejuvenation. During the Chenzhuang Annihilation War, the vast majority of military and civilians in Lingshou County, under the leadership of the county party committee, mobilized the whole nation to fully support the anti-Japanese front. The county established a front-line brigade, a district established a squadron, and a township established a squadron, led by major county, district and township cadres to actively participate in the battle. County Party Secretary Qi Wenjian personally led the county basic team to Yanchuan and Liuzhuang areas to cooperate with the Fourth Division and the Fifth Regiment to carry out combat missions and chase and annihilate the remaining enemies. The district committees organized dozens of stretcher teams, transportation teams, guide teams, and more than 2,000 guerrillas, militias and masses to participate in the battle to support the front, lift the wounded, ensure supplies, and lead the way to annihilate the enemy, making important contributions to the victory of the Chenzhuang annihilation war.
In order to commemorate the great victory of the Chenzhuang annihilation war and the great spirit of the Eighth Route Army soldiers defending their country, the Party and the government built the Chenzhuang annihilation war memorial on the top of Nantanklou, the main dam of the main dam of Hengshan Lake on November 1, 1959. The monument, located in the north and south, covers an area of 40 square meters, and there is a road along the sub-dam to reach the monument site. The body of the stele is 3 meters high and consists of two parts: the body of the stele and the base of the stele. The whole body is carved and ground by white marble stone. Among them, the stele is 2 meters tall and is in a flat pentagonal shape; the stele seat is 1 meter high and is a flat waist-concealed shape. The front of the monument is engraved with eight large regular script characters "Chenzhuang Annihilation War Memorial", and there are 464 characters engraved on the other four sides, recording the process of the Chenzhuang Annihilation War. During the Cultural Revolution, the word "He Long" in the inscription was erased. In 1978, the county cultural authorities protected and restored the monument, built a pavilion, added flower walls, and beautified the environment, allowing the spirit of the War of Resistance and the heroic historical sites to be with the green mountains and with the Ci River.
General Secretary pointed out: "No matter how far we go, we must not forget the way we came." "Whether one person or a political party, the most rare thing is that we have experienced vicissitudes and have not changed our original intentions, and have experienced the weather but still have the same true nature." Now, on the original site of the Chenzhuang Annihilation Battlefield, the "Chenzhuang Annihilation Battle Memorial" is erected, the Eighth Route Army soldiers who died in the Chenzhuang Annihilation Battle were buried, and the Chenzhuang Annihilation Battle Exhibition Hall was established to commemorate this extraordinary red history of the War of Resistance against Japan in various ways.Standing on this land stained with blood, facing the monuments built with life, the smoke of revolutionary warfare against Japan and the country's salvation is still beside you, the sound of the world's rescue calls are filled with ears, and the lofty and solemn revolutionary spirit fills the body and mind, which immediately makes us sober and understand that only by remembering history can we create a better future!
Reference:
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Lingshou County Committee: "Marson He Long and Chen Zhuang Annihilation Battle", etc.
