[100th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China] Yangquan, Shanxi, the main battlefield of the Hundred Regiments War: the "green" road to revitalization of the red hot land
[Explanation] The monument stands tall, piercing the clouds.
"The martyrs who participated in the battle of the Hundred Regiments will be immortal." The 14 gilded characters are particularly eye-catching.
On the main peak of Shinao Mountain, 1160 meters above sea level, Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, the Hundred Regiments Battle Monument stands on the top of the mountain.
81 years ago, the Hundred Regiments War broke out.
This was the largest and longest-lasting strategic offensive campaign launched by the Eighth Route Army in North China after the National War of Resistance.
[Concurrent] Lu Qian, Curator of Hundred Regiments War Memorial Hall
At that time, a huge change occurred in the domestic and international situation. At home, the Japanese invaders invaded China on the one hand, and on the other hand they implemented a policy of political surrender and military surrender in the face of the Kuomintang diehards, and at the same time implemented a policy of forced surrender in the North China The cage policy was to smash the cage policy of the Japanese army. The Eighth Route Army headquarters under unified command and dispatched 105 regiments to proactively carry out the most extensive, largest number, and longest transportation tour along the transportation lines in North China. The raid war was known as the Great War of Hundred Regiments in history.
[Explanation] In August 1940, the Hundred Regiment War broke out. The Eighth Route Army launched a large-scale offensive against the Japanese invaders in North China. The war went through three stages: attacking communication lines, attacking Japanese strongholds, and launching anti-"mopping-up" until 1941. The war ended in January 1st.
The Eighth Route Army fought 2,174 times and annihilated 50,967 Japanese and puppet troops.
The second-floor exhibition hall of the Hundred Regimental War Memorial showed one of the battles-the fierce battle on Lion Nao Mountain from a panoramic perspective.
[Concurrent] Lu Qian, Curator of Hundred Regiments War Memorial Hall
Yangquan is located in the middle section of Zhengtai Road. It straddles the Jinchaji and Jinji Luyu bases behind enemy lines. Then Shinao Mountain is the highest peak of our Yangquan city (district).
It can be said that the control of Shinao Mountain is equivalent to the control of the entire Yangquan City from a high level, and then it also restrains the vital area of Zhengtai Road.
At that time, on the evening of August 20, 1940, the soldiers of the 769th regiment and the 14th regiment of the 129th division 385 brigade were ordered to occupy Shinao Mountain first.
Then he launched a desperate battle with the well-equipped Japanese army. At that time, the Japanese army used planes, artillery, and poisonous gas to bombard indiscriminately.
Our army stayed on Shinao Mountain for 6 days and nights, and finally completed the task of sticking to Shinao Mountain.
The victory of Shinao Mountain also laid a solid foundation for the victory of the first stage of the Hundred Regiment War.
[Explanation] Except for Shinao Mountain, there are still battle remains in many places in Yangquan today.
Niangziguan, the ninth pass of the Great Wall, is located at the foothills of Mianshan Mountain, about 40 kilometers east of Yangquan City, and has always been a battleground for military strategists.
In Mohetan Village at the foot of Niangziguan, bullet holes in the wall of Liu's old house are clearly visible, witnessing the fierce fighting that year.
[Concurrent] Liu Keli
Our yard was built in the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. On August 20, 1940, the 1st Company of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Regiment of the 4th Army Division of the 4th Army Division of the Hundred Regiments was in our village. Our yard was the company at that time. Ministry, our Shangfang building was a bunker at that time.
When the Japanese Devil fired artillery, the Eighth Route Army soldiers evacuated and concealed in the cave. When the Japanese Devil’s artillery stopped, the soldiers went to the room and continued to fight with rifles and machine guns.
A total of more than 800 Japanese devils came to our village. At that time, the company had only more than 100 people. The fighting was quite fierce. The troops stayed in this village for a day and night, repelling the enemy several times.
[Explanation] Today, this old house has become a local immovable cultural relic.
In addition to the old houses, many villagers also actively support the frontline deeds.
According to statistics, during the Hundred Regiments War alone, there were more than 7,400 militiamen participating in the war and more than 100,000 people in front of them.
Nowadays, this red land has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the city is dangerous.
Relying on the resources of the Great Wall, the local area develops cultural tourism. The surrounding residents open farmhouses, process souvenirs, and eat tourist meals.
[Concurrent] Wang Junwei, Deputy Mayor of Niangziguan Town, Pingding County, Yangquan City
In the process of developing rural tourism, the village collective and the masses of villagers also benefited very clearly. For example, in Niangziguan Village, the ticket revenue of tourist attractions reached more than 20 million when it was the highest, which led to more than 100 farmhouses, shops, and restaurants.
The Niangziguan Scenic Area has solved many labor employment problems, directly driving the number of related employees to more than 500.
Reporter Qu Lixia reports from Yangquan, Shanxi
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]