In June 1940, the Anti-Japanese War entered a harsh stage. The Japanese and puppet troops adopted the " cage policy" against the Japanese base areas, hoping to trap the anti-Japanese military and civilians to death. Liu Bocheng, commander of the 129th Division, and Deng Xiaoping, political commissar, issued an order to launch a traffic-breaking battle and break the enemy's siege. Chen Zaidao, then commander of the Eighth Route Army's Hebei South Military Region, led his troops to launch a seven-day crackdown on Deshi Road from September 13 to September 19. At the same time, the 24th Regiment of the New Eighth Brigade and the 23rd Regiment also cracked down on the Handan-Feixiang section of the Handan-Feixiang Highway.
This time, breaking battle , there were two battles that were very good. One was the ambush of Xiaodexiang; the other was the battle of Donggaocai.
At dawn on September 13, a battalion of the 27th Regiment set up an ambush between Qinglan and Dongguzhuang, preparing to attack the enemy attacked by Qinglan. At about 7 a.m., the enemy came out of Qinglan and drove towards the direction of the Eighth Route Army's ambush. The first car carried about twenty enemies, including two light machine guns and two grenade launchers.
The soldiers who were ambushing saw the car coming out, and they were all ready to hold back their strength. When the first car of the enemy pioneer entered the ambush position, the soldiers jumped out of the position and rushed to the enemy's car. One by one, grenades and exploded on the enemy's car, and all the enemies in the car were wiped out. Two machine guns and one grenade launcher were seized. The second car behind saw that the situation was not good, so it rushed back to Qinglan. This battle was clean and neat, and no casualties were found in the Eighth Route Army.
On the afternoon of September 21, in order to prevent the Eighth Route Army from breaking the road, the enemy dispatched more than 100 Japanese troops and more than 300 puppet troops from Qinglan, carrying a Type 88 field cannon and five machine guns. They passed through Dongguzhuang and Beiling to "sweep" to the Yangfutun area. At that time, the enemy did not know that there were Eighth Route Army stationed in Beiling. After learning about the enemy's arrival in Beilingzhi, the Third Battalion of the 19th Regiment stationed in Beilingzhi, he quickly made fortifications and prepared to face the enemy. Soon, the enemy's vanguard was approaching, and the soldiers aimed at the enemy with guns and prepared to shoot. The third battalion commander ordered the enemy to fight when they approached.
At this time, the enemy carried the "plaster flag" and continued to move forward swaying, the distance getting closer and closer. The machine guns and rifles fired violently at the enemy, and the enemy was killed and injured. The large enemy troops behind woke up as if they were dreaming, stopped advancing immediately and fought back against the Eighth Route Army. In order to reduce casualties, the Third Battalion was moved to Xigaocai Village. The enemy occupied Beiling Trail.
This "sweeps-up" enemy is a serious threat to the Eighth Route Army completing the road-breaking mission. Therefore, Chen Zaidao and other leading cadres were determined to annihilate the enemy and the troops made re-deployment. Li Lin, the commander of the 25th Regiment, led the first and third battalions of the regiment to Donggaocai Village, and the second battalion was located in Nanling, and blocked the invading enemy head-on. The leader of the 19th Regiment, Li Dingzhuo, led the regiment to Xigaocai Village. Zhao Heting, the commander of the 26th Regiment, led the regiment to Yinmahe Village and attacked the enemy sideways. Chen Yaoyuan, the leader of the 27th Regiment, led the regiment to be stationed in Cuizhuang as a reserve team. This battle was commanded by brigade commander Gui Gansheng, and the command post was located in Dalizhuang.
7:00 am on September 22, the enemy from Beilingzhi began to attack the Second Battalion of the 25th Regiment of the Eighth Route Army stationed in Nanlingzhi. The enemy of Yin Li attacked the first and third battalions of the 25th Regiment of Gaocai, stationed in the east. The two enemies were repelled respectively. The enemy detours westward, attempting to break through the flank. The 19th and 26th Regiments attacked by Xi Gaocai and Yinmahe respectively, and the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 25th Regiments attacked from Donggaocai. All units rushed towards the enemy. After fierce battles, the enemy was in chaos, with heavy casualties, and the cannons were not enough to be taken, and they fled one after another. This battle killed more than 200 Japanese and puppet troops, seized a Type 88 field cannon and many guns and ammunition.
Chen Zaidao was very happy to hear that the troops seized the enemy's Type 88 field cannon and immediately congratulated the participating troops. At that time, the troops had very few heavy weapons, especially artillery with large caliber, and there was no artillery at all. It was not easy to seize such artillery during the War of Resistance Against Japan, and it became a great joy at that time.
The 25th Regiment pulled the Type 88 field cannon to Huyanghouzhuang Village. Because the cannon body is long, it has to be placed on the street. The masses from several nearby villages heard that the Eighth Route Army had seized the enemy's artillery and ran around to tell each other. Just like a temple fair, come and watch in groups, enjoy the blessings and share the joy of victory.
New Ninth Brigade also held a special celebration to bring the cannons to the venue. Later, due to the enemy's "sweeping", the troops dismantled the cannons and buried them separately. The enemy dispatched more than 200 Japanese and puppet troops from Jingxian , Fucheng , Wuyi , Hengshui , etc. to go south to find this cannon. The enemy spent all his efforts and could not find the shadow of the cannon.
After a short rest, the Eighth Route Army Hebei southern troops were involved in the Hundred Regiments Battle . According to the order of the commander of the 129th Division, the task is to carry out anti-"sweeping" operations on the one hand, and at the same time cooperate with the Taihang troops to control the enemy on the Pinghan Line and break the Pinghan Road and Deshi Road again.
On October 7, the Japanese army had a squadron of troops, attached a mountain cannon, and "sweeps" into the Dalianzhai area southeast of Quzhou. The 22nd and 24th Regiments of the New Eighth Brigade of the Eighth Route Army had just moved to the South Korea and Dalianzhai in the southeast of Quzhou. After learning about the enemy's invasion, they were determined to fire the enemy. At about 1:00 in the afternoon, when the enemy entered the vicinity of Dalian Village, the two regiments attacked at the same time, compressed the enemy to the Nanliyue area, launched a fierce attack on the enemy, killing and wounding more than 70 enemies, including a Japanese squadron leader, and the remaining enemies fled back to Quzhou County.
This battle was fought quickly and bravely. Seize a mountain cannon and a piece of gun and ammunition. This mountain cannon is also a relatively large cannon and is pulled by horse. The soldiers looked at the captured cannons and jumped in joy, shouting, "The cannons are coming again! The cannons are coming again!" In this battle in Dalian Village, the commander of the 22nd Regiment, Tian Houyi, and the battalion commander, Cao Pitang, were seriously injured, and Sha Yanchun, the instructor of the Third Battalion, unfortunately died.
On November 1, Li Lin, the leader of the 25th Regiment, unfortunately died in the battle in Li Qin Village. Chen Zaidao was very sad when he heard the bad news of Comrade Li Lin's sacrifice. Comrade Li Lin was only twenty-six years old when he died. He served as the commander of the southern Hebei region and has always been brave and tenacious in combat. In the battles that broke through Destone Road many times, many beautiful battles were fought. The 25th Regiment under his command was awarded by the 129th Division and the 8th Route Army headquarters.
After Comrade Li Lin's death, the New Ninth Brigade held a memorial service. At that time, Chen Zaidao was commanding the troops to carry out a tense and fierce anti-"sweeping" struggle and failed to take time to participate. The local party, government and the general public felt great grief for Comrade Li Lin's sacrifice. At the memorial service, they sent a couplet to Martyr Li Lin. The first couplet is "The horse neighs on the plains, fights for three years, but who would have thought that the black clouds swallow the bright moon"; the second couplet is "The heroic wind is passed down from the north, and it will last for thousands of years, and it is really a bloody flower full of green mountains."
In order to mourn him, the people of Li Qin Village changed Li Qin Village to Li Lin Village and erected a monument for martyrs Li Lin.
