History has its own life, it is like a person, both easy-going and self-respecting. ——Yu Qiuyu
The 129th Division was one of the three main divisions of the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party of China during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. On August 25, 1937, it was formed by the Fourth Front, the Thirty-first Army and the Twenty-ninth Army of the Red Army. Liu Bocheng served as the commander of the division, Zhang Hao and Deng Xiaoping successively served as political commissars, and had jurisdiction over the 385th and 386th Brigades and Teaching Regiments, totaling more than 13,000 people. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 129th Division was based in the Central Plains and was a mighty division that frightened the Japanese army.
Liu Bocheng, commander of the 129th Division, was awarded the rank of Marshal in 1955.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Liu Bocheng served as the commander of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, together with political commissar Deng Xiaoping, and led his troops to fight on the Taihang Mountains. In the face of the invincible Japanese invading army, he often used words such as "courage is the laurel crown on the head of the boy" and "hornless sheep are oppressed, and stinged wasps must not be insulted" to stimulate the soldiers' confidence in the struggle against the enemy.
Group photo of Deng Xiaoping (second from right) and Liu Bocheng (first from left), political commissars of the 129th Division, at the summing-up meeting of the "Hundred Regiments victory".
▲ In January 1938, Deng Xiaoping was appointed political commissar of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and together with the division commander Liu Bocheng, he opened up an anti-Japanese base area in the Jin-Hebei-Yu Border Region in the Taihang Mountains.
Xu Xiangqian, deputy commander of the 129th Division, was awarded the rank of Marshal in 1955.
In August 1937, Xu was appointed deputy commander of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. In April 1938, he led the 129th Division and the 115th Division into the south of Hebei Province to create the anti-Japanese base area in southern Hebei.
In 1937, the photo is from left: Wang Hongkun and Zheng Weisan, Xu Haidong and Ni Zhiliang in Yan'an.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Hongkun served as the brigade commander of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the secretary of the Longdong Military and Political Committee, and participated in the struggle to create the anti-Japanese base area in southern Hebei and the battles and campaigns of Shentouling and Linnan.
129th Division, 386 brigade brigade commander Chen Geng was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Chen Geng served as the brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. On October 22, 1937, Chen Geng led his troops to attack the Changshengkou between Jingxing and Jiuguan at night, and solved the danger of The Old Pass in a world war. He made great contributions to the cause of the liberation of the people.
Wang Weizhou, deputy commander of the 129th Division, 385th Brigade, did not receive the title in 1955.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Weizhou served as deputy brigade commander, brigade commander and political commissar of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division, and was tasked with defending the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. In 1943, Mao Zedong personally wrote a book to give him the inscription "Loyalty and Dedication, For the Party and the Country".
Chen Zaidao (right), deputy commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division, was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Zaidao served as the deputy brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and participated in the command of the battles of Qiqi Village, Huangyadi and Changshengkou.
Chen Xilian (right), commander of the 129th Division, 769th Regiment, was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Xilian served as the commander of the 769th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. In October 1937, he led his troops to attack the Japanese airfield at Yangmingbao at night, blowing up 24 Japanese fighters. This battle was the first battle of the 129th Division, which enhanced the prestige of the Eighth Route Army and was commended by the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army.
Wang Naigui, deputy commander of the 129th Division and 769th Regiment, was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
▲ Since 1938, Wang Naigui has been the deputy brigade commander of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division, and in October 1937, he and the regimental commander Chen Xilian commanded the night attack on Yangmingbao, destroying and injuring 24 Japanese aircraft. Later, he also participated in the anti-"Nine Road Siege" and the Hundred Regiments War in southeastern Jin.
Zhang Caiqian, commander of the 770th Regiment of the 129th Division, was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General in 1955.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, from 1937 to 1944, Zhang Caiqian served as the commander of the 770th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. He led the troops to undertake the glorious task of defending the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and defending the Party Central Committee in Longdong, and opened up and established anti-Japanese base areas.
Hu Qicai, deputy commander of the 129th Division and deputy commander of the 770th Regiment, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
At the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Hu Qicai served as the deputy regimental commander of the 770th Regiment of the 385th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. Lieutenant General Hu Qicai dared to fight desperately, experienced hundreds of battles, was wounded 6 times, and was in countless dangers.
Xu Shenji, commander of the 771st Regiment of the 129th Division, was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General in 1955.
▲ In June 1938, Xu Shenji was appointed brigade commander of the Independent Brigade of the 129th Division, deputy commander and political commissar of the Youth Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Column, and commander of the newly organized 4th Brigade and commander of the Second and Fourth Military Subdistricts of the Hebei Southern Military Region.
Han Dongshan, deputy commander of the 129th Division and 771st Regiment, was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
At the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Han Dongshan served as the deputy regimental commander, the commander of the supplementary regiment, and the deputy brigade commander of the 771st Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and participated in the Battle of Shentouling and the anti-"Nine Road Siege" in southeastern Jin.
129th Division, 772nd Regiment Commander Ye Chenghuan.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Ye Chenghuan served as the commander of the 772nd Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. In October 1937, Ye Chenghuan led the 772nd Regiment to fight the Japanese army for the first time at Changshengkou and won the first victory since the War of Resistance Against Japan.
129th Division. Wang Jinshan, deputy commander of the 772nd Regiment, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955.
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wang Jinshan served as deputy regimental commander of the 772nd Regiment of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, commander of the 769th Regiment, deputy political commissar of the 385th Brigade, and commander of the 386th Brigade. He participated in the Battle of Shentouling, the Battle of Xiangtangpu and the Anti-Nine Road Siege in southeastern Jin.
Xu Shiyou, deputy brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division.
▲ In October 1938, Xu Shiyou served as the deputy brigade commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and participated in the creation of the anti-Japanese base area in southern Hebei. At the end of the same year, under the command of Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, they marched into southern Hebei.