On the night of October 22, 1937, a brigade of the Japanese 20th Division plus more than 200 cavalry sneaked up on the 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army stationed in the village of Qiquan, and the 771st Regiment was unprepared and caught off guard, and the troops were quickly scattered and fell into the position of fighting separately. Hearing that the Eighth Route Army had succeeded in being attacked by the Japanese army, Tang Enbo, the former commander-in-chief of the enemy in the Second Theater of Operations, and Huang Shaohu, deputy commander-in-chief, sent telegrams of condolences one after another. The name is consolation, which is actually a mockery of the guerrilla tactics that the Eighth Route Army has always been proud of. However, when the Central News Agency reporter saw the return of the 771 Regiment, he could not help but marvel: It is really admirable that a defeated battle can be fought like this.
【Jindong Portal Niangziguan】
The Niangziguan in Shanxi is leaning against the wall and the terrain is dangerous, and it is the gateway to the eastern Jin dynasty. Rikou saw the terrain of Niangziguan, so he gave up his plan to attack Niangziguan and attacked the stone gate instead. The 771st Regiment rushed to Shimen Gate first, smashed the japanese conspiracy to capture Shimen Gate, and then retreated to the southern village of Qigang to set up an ambush.
Qiquan Village is located in Donghui Town, Pingding County, Yangquan, from Qiquan Village to Taohualing, the road is less than 2 meters wide, and on both sides of the road is a 10-meter-high earthen ridge, and on the other side is a ravine tens of meters deep, which is a good place to fight an ambush. At this time, the 20th Division of the Japanese Kou had already attacked in the direction of Pingding, and more than 1,000 of its vanguard troops had reached the town of Fish Surveying, which was only 10 kilometers away from the village of Qiqi. Liu Bocheng was sure that this enemy would definitely pass through Qiqi Village tomorrow, so he sent the 771st Regiment to Qiquan Village in advance to set up an ambush.
Before leaving, Liu Bocheng repeatedly explained: Do not be superstitious about friendly forces (Jin Sui Army), the flanks of the troops must not be handed over to friendly troops, and they must defend themselves. However, the 771st Regiment was still careless, because the previous successive battles of Pingxingguan, Xindian, and Shimen had bred the mood of a light enemy. Therefore, after the 771st Regiment arrived at the village of Qiqi, it not only completely handed over the safety of the left wing to the Jin Sui Army, but did not carefully examine the terrain.
At this time, the leader of the 771 regiment was Xu Shenji, and some people thought that he was the "Cheng Blind" in the mouth of Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword", but in fact, it was not, "Cheng Blind" was the leader of the 772 regiment, and the 771 regiment did not appear in "Bright Sword". Liu Bocheng was still not at ease after confessing, and he knew that there was a light enemy in the troops, so he ordered the brigade commander Chen Geng to be ready to receive the 771st Regiment at any time.
[The leader of the 771st regiment is Xu Shenji, not Cheng blind]
Sure enough, afraid of what was coming, on the night of the 22nd, a large group of Japanese troops plus more than 200 cavalry came around from the left wing, and the Jin slow army was not fortified at all, and the Japanese army soon reached the outskirts of Qiqi Village. It was not until less than 200 meters from the station that it was discovered by the commander of the 1st Company who was checking the sentry at night. The devils saw that the sneak attack was not successful and changed to a strong attack, and the battle began without the 771st Regiment being defenseless.
The 771st Regiment rushed to battle, and soon fell into chaos, the structure was disrupted, communications were completely interrupted, the troops lacked unified command, and the soldiers began to fall into a situation of fighting on their own. Fortunately, the 771st Regiment was formerly known as the 91st Division of the Red Fourth Front, and the troops brought out by Xu Xiangqian himself were all experienced in hundreds of battles and had outstanding individual combat skills. After a brief period of confusion, the fighters quickly calmed down and spontaneously formed combat groups, some in squads and some in platoons, blocking and supporting each other layer by layer.
The sneak attack on the 771st Regiment soon reached the ears of the brigade commander Chen Geng, who mobilized troops to prepare for reinforcements and reported to Liu Bocheng. Due to the complete interruption of communications of the 771 regiment and the unknown situation, the outside world has speculated that the 771 regiment is probably more vicious than ji. After dawn, Tang Enbo and Huang Shaohu sent condolence telegrams one after another, called condolences, which was really sarcastic. Tang Enbo said: "Your guerrilla tactics are not good, I can't stand tens of thousands of people, what is the use of your brigade?" Or withdraw! Huang Shaohu said, "Aren't you Eighth Route Army good at fighting guerrilla warfare?" How did it get guerrilla warfare by the Japanese? ”
Liu Bo admitted that it was inconvenient to have a seizure after listening, but fortunately, he had prepared in advance and let the 386 Brigade respond in time. When Chen Geng led his troops to the village of Qiqi, the 771st Regiment had already withdrawn to the nearby hills, and the soldiers were not in danger, relying on the terrain to stubbornly block the enemy. And the devil saw the arrival of reinforcements from the Eighth Route Army, knew that he was invincible, so he also slipped away. The scattered 771 regiments also quickly gathered together, and the reporters of the Central News Agency who rushed to hear the news were shocked when they saw the 771 regiments: knowing that they had lost the battle, the loss on their faces could not be concealed, but they did not see the scene of losing their armor and being embarrassed. Many even put on the yellow tweed coats of the Japanese army. Many of the old sleeves before were gone, but replaced with Japanese three-eight large covers, which were apparently captured in battle.
[Soldiers of the Eighth Route Army carrying the 38-big cover on their shoulders]
The reporters were amazed, and even said that "it is really admirable to lose the battle like this." Liu Bocheng was also surprised and delighted when he heard this, and the result was far better than he estimated, indicating that our commanders and soldiers were remarkable, and they could fight hard and vicious battles in the harshest environment. However, he severely criticized the light enemy sentiment that existed in the troops, and demanded that the troops "not be carried away by victory, overcome the arrogant and unscrupulous style, and oppose one-sided views and mechanism in the military." ”
A few days later, the 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade returned to the village of Qiqi and ambushed a heavy unit of the 20th Division, annihilating more than 300 enemy troops.