Yangerzhuang Hui Nationality Town is located in the southeast of Huanghua City, on the Bohai coast, east of Huanghua Dagang, 307 National Highway, Shihuang Expressway, Shuohuang Electric Railway across the whole territory.
Yangerzhuang has a long history and deep cultural accumulation. During the Revolutionary War years, it was a red hot land.
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During the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, it was the territory of the State of Qi.
In the twenty-sixth year of Qin Yingzheng (221 BC), he established Liu County (the county seat was in the south of Zhangbazhai Village, present-day Yangerzhuang Township), belonging to Jibei County.
In the Western Han Dynasty, in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu (201 BC), he was given the title of Marquis of Liuqiu and set up the Marquis of Liuqiu (the national capital is now Yangerzhuang Qianjie Village). In the first year of the reign of Emperor Jing (143 BC), the state was abolished.
The Eastern Han Dynasty, Waste Liu County, and the dependent territories were merged into Gaocheng (the predecessor of Yanshan County) County.
During the Song and Jin Dynasties, Haifeng Town in Yangerzhuang had developed into a trade distribution center integrating water and land transportation, and was the largest land and water wharf in the north of the mainland at that time, and the northern starting point of the ancient Chinese "Maritime Silk Road". The endless Gulyu River runs through the whole territory of Yangerzhuang and flows to Bohai Bay, like a jade belt connecting the wharf with the hinterland, lined with shops on both sides, and the sails in the river are dotted with shadows, and the river is endless, a busy scene.
In 1935, the Hebei Provincial Government established the Xinhai Administrative Bureau, and Yangerzhuang belonged to it. Later, it belonged to Xinhai County, Qingcheng County, Xinqing County and Huanghua County.
In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, the people of Yangerzhuang fought bloody battles, composing a magnificent chapter with blood and life, and performing countless heroic deeds that can be sung and wept.
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The 11th Branch of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Association, the first popular anti-Japanese group in Xinhai County, was established:
In July 1937, Ma Zhenhua and Di Yudong, heads of the Jinnan Special Committee of the Communist Party of China, established the North China People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Congress (later renamed the National Salvation General Association) in Yanshan Old County.
After the establishment of the National Salvation Association, the momentum of resisting Japan and saving the country soon spread to the surrounding areas. In the winter of that year, He Zhiming, director of the Yangerzhuang Police Station and an underground Communist Party member, and Qi Yaoting, a police officer, established the 11th branch of the Xinhai County Anti-Japanese Salvation Association in Yangerzhuang, becoming the first popular anti-Japanese group in Xinhai County.
The 11th branch was headed by Communist Party member Yang Hongen (a native of Yangzhuang, Yangerzhuang Town), and its main task was to arouse the people and arouse the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the broad masses.
In April 1938, in accordance with the instructions of its superiors, the 11th Branch enlisted the bandit armed leaders Dou Tongyi and Li Jingwen to jointly resist Japan, which had a positive impact on the development of the situation of the struggle against Japan.
From June to September 1938, due to work needs, most of the key personnel of the 11th branch were transferred to work elsewhere, and the 11th branch of the North China People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Congress was terminated.
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The first party branch in Xinhai County - Meng Erzhuang Party Branch was established:
In October 1938, Zhao Jinsheng (a native of Zhangbazhai Village, Yangerzhuang Township), a member of the Communist Party, was appointed by the Lubian Special Committee of Jilubian to secretly carry out party work in Xinhai County.
In October 1938, he successively developed Han Daoren of Meng Erzhuang, Xin Yurang and Yang Hongcai of Yangzhuang secretly joined the Communist Party of China, and established the first party branch in Xinhai County, the Meng Erzhuang Party Branch. Soon, another party branch was established in Yangzhuang.
In March 1939, according to the instructions of the higher-level party organization, the Xinhai County Working Committee of the CPC was established, and Zhao Jinsheng served as the secretary of the Working Committee.
He led the party organizations to actively carry out the anti-Japanese struggle in various forms in an extremely harsh environment of struggle, so that the party's influence continued to expand and the anti-Japanese armed forces grew stronger day by day.
In the spring of 1940, the sixth detachment of the Eighth Route Army sent Yang Yaoshuang, Fu Jinmin and others to Xinhai County to establish an anti-Japanese regime. Zhao Jinsheng led party organizations at all levels to actively cooperate, identify enemies and falsifiers, provide intelligence, and soon help Yang Yaoshuang and others gain a firm foothold in Xinhai and establish an anti-Japanese regime.
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Annihilation of Commander Yang Sun Zhongwen's militia:
In April 1938, Yang Jingyuan was sent by the Hebei Provincial Party Committee to work in the Jilu Border Region and served as the deputy commander of the 31st Team.
At that time, the local stubborn forces entrenched in the area of Jia Xiang and Yangerzhuang were Sun Zhongwen's vigilante group, with nearly 1,000 members. Yang Jingyuan went to Dazhao Village several times to contact Sun Zhongwen, commander of the militia group, to express our party's proposition and mutual agreement, unite as one, and jointly resist Japan. Sun Zhongwen expressed his willingness to contribute to the resistance against Japan and not to be an enemy of the Eighth Route Army.
However, with the lure and support of high-ranking Kuomintang officials, Sun Zhongwen obeyed the instructions of the Kuomintang, did not want to resist Japan, and constantly created friction with our party. Later, with the support of the Kuomintang, he was even more fearless.
In order to remove this nail that hindered the anti-Japanese resistance, one night in December 1938, Yang Jingyuan led the southern Hebei detachment to attack Sun Zhongwen's old nest Yangerzhuang Dazhao Village, unfortunately the battle failed, Yang Jingyuan was wounded and captured, in the face of the enemy's coercion and temptation, Yang Jingyuan was righteous and unmoved, and finally was brutally killed, and was cut off his head and hung for public display.
In the early morning of January 2, 1939, the six detachments of the Anti-Japanese Advance Column of the Eighth Route Army surrounded Sun Zhongwen's troops entrenched in Xu Guan in two ways, and launched an all-out attack at 3 o'clock sharp. After an hour of fierce fighting, Sun Zhongwen's more than 1,000 vigilante groups were all annihilated, completely destroying this stubborn bandit force.
In 1940, in order to commemorate the martyr Yang Jingyuan, with the approval of the higher authorities, the three counties of Leling, Yanshan and Qingyun were each designated as Jingyuan County.
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Establishment of the anti-Japanese democratic government of Xinhai County:
During the wheat harvest season in 1940, the 1st Battalion of the 8th Regiment of the 6th Detachment of the Anti-Japanese Advance Column of the Eighth Route Army marched eastward, accompanied Yang Yaoshuang, commander of the Democratic Movement Unit, and Fu Jinmin, secretary, to open up work behind enemy lines in Xinhai. In June, it arrived in the area of Yangzhuang, Qizhuang and Zhangbazhai.
Yang Yaoshuang and others went to villages and villages in Zhangbazhai, Xinzhuang, Gaoguanzhuang, Huazhai, and other villages to extensively mobilize the masses, use various forms to publicize the principle of resisting Japan and saving the country, and strive for people from all strata to jointly resist Japan.
In mid-August 1940, Yang Yaoshuang presided over a meeting of village cadres around Yangzhuang at Yangzhuang School, announcing the establishment of the Xinhai County Anti-Japanese Democratic Government, with Yang Yaoshuang as the county magistrate.
In October of the same year, the Xinhai County Armed Brigade was established, and Yang Yaoshuang concurrently served as the captain.
At the same time, the sea bandit Chen Erhu was won into the anti-Japanese camp, reorganized into a maritime special intelligence regiment, and became a maritime anti-Japanese armed force.
After the active activities of the anti-Japanese democratic government, Yangerzhuang, Yangzhuang, Xiaoshan, Zhangpizhuang, Old City, Jia Xiang and other places were connected and became active anti-Japanese areas.
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Yangzhuang Battle:
In April 1941, Jiang Simin, the magistrate of Xinhai County, led the county government staff to Yangzhuang, and Yang Liuxin, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 16th Regiment of the 6th Brigade of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, led his troops to Yangzhuang to assemble covertly.
The enemy did not know that the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 16th Regiment was assembled here, thinking that the Xinhai County Government had few personnel and poor weapons, and wanted to take the opportunity to wipe out all the county government personnel. Therefore, Yao Yuxiu, the deputy commander of the puppet army stationed in Hancun, gathered more than 400 puppet troops and killed Yangzhuang in two ways, north and south.
Yang Liuxin and Jiang Simin immediately deployed and prepared for battle. At that time, Yangzhuang had an earthen fence, and the enemy of the southern road rushed to the south gate. The soldiers of the first battalion concentrated their firepower, machine guns and rifles fired at the enemy together, and the enemy was unexpected, hit hard, and fled in a panic in the direction of Meng Erzhuang. The enemy of the North Road was ambushed by a battalion of troops outside the North Gate, and in chaos, it was unable to collapse, and turned around and fled to the stronghold of Yangerzhuang.
In this battle, a total of 2 puppet soldiers were captured, and 2 rifles and more than 180 rounds of ammunition were captured.
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Qizhuang annihilation battle:
In August 1941, the Japanese army gathered a total of 5600 people and more than 30 vehicles of the puppet army Li Jingwen to escort more than 60 Japanese officers from Jinan to Tianjin via Xinhai, and burned, killed and looted along the way.
At that time, the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army taught the headquarters of the 16th Regiment of the 6th Brigade, the 1st and 2nd Battalions, and the Xinhai County Government and the County Brigade were stationed in the area of Qizhuang and Yangzhuang. The regiment and battalion leaders decided to set up an ambush at Gaoguanzhuang to deal a annihilating blow to the Japanese puppet army.
The next morning, due to the enemy's suddenly changed marching time, the ambush plan failed, and by the time it was discovered, the enemy had passed Zhangbazhai, Gaoguanzhuang, and Dongxinzhuang, and quietly touched the south of Qizhuang Village. Take advantage of the favorable terrain to repel several attacks.
Seeing that it was difficult to win, the Japanese army retreated southeast of Qizhuang, seized the large water canal east of the village, and vainly tried to resist with a dike bunker and hold on to help.
In order to save the defeat, the Japanese army unleashed poisonous gas, which poisoned more than 30 people from the first battalion of the Eighth Route Army. Near dusk, the Eighth Route Army launched an attack on the enemy, but the enemy's fire was dense, and the stormtroopers suffered some casualties. The enemy resisted desperately while retreating, and the battle was fierce. The Japanese puppet army suffered heavy casualties, and a small number of remnants of the enemy fled to the stronghold of Yangerzhuang. At about 10 p.m., the fighting ended.
The battle of Qizhuang was the largest battle since the Eighth Route Army opened up the new sea, killing more than 50 Japanese troops and more than 200 puppet troops, and capturing 4 small artillery pieces, 1 heavy machine gun, 6 light machine guns, 259 rifles, 32 pistols, and countless bullets. The 30 large vehicles captured by the enemy were immediately put back.
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Huazhai Blockade:
Beginning in April 1944, the Huimin detachment of the Bohai Naval District made continuous sorties, uprooting Yangzhuang and Mengerzhuang in the east of Yangerzhuang and Suji, Xiaoshan, and Dingcun in the south.
On the morning of October 23, 1944, we received inside intelligence that 20 or 30 Japanese troops and more than 200 puppet troops were going to the area of Huazhai and Yangerzhuang to "sweep" and grab grain. The Hui detachment decided to set up an ambush when the enemy returned.
At about 2 p.m., the Japanese puppet army headed in the direction of Huazhai. Unexpectedly, the enemy's strength was three times its own, with more than 120 Japanese troops and more than 400 puppet troops, more than a dozen light and heavy machine guns, and superior firepower and equipment. After the exchange of fire, it became known that the Japanese and puppet armies were very fierce and suffered heavy casualties among the troops.
Under the heavy fire of the brigade, some of the puppet army had to turn to the direction of Hancun and escape, and were chased by the five brigades until Hancun hid in the stronghold.
At about 5 p.m., the five brigades returned to the northeast corner of Huazhai and fought together with the first and fourth brigades. Liu Zhenhuan personally reorganized and redeployed in the line of fire and launched a general attack on the enemy on the eastern and western fronts. The Japanese puppet army could not withstand the fierce attack of the Hui detachment and began to retreat northward. The Japanese troops in the southwest of the battlefield bypassed the positions of the Huimin detachment and fled to the stronghold of Yangerzhuang.
In this battle, nearly 200 Japanese puppet soldiers were killed and wounded, one Japanese soldier was captured alive, and the enemy's living forces were annihilated, and he was commended by the general order of the Bohai Naval District.
(This article refers to "Cangzhou Red Memory" (Huanghua Scroll) and related Party history materials)