Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Eight Years of Anti-Japanese War, a powerful army went out to Taihang

In August and September of 1937, the Northwest Loess Plateau was supposed to have a breezy autumn, but for some reason, it rained a lot this autumn. From the morning of September 6, the rain began to fall into the ground, and the entire land of Sanqin seemed extremely quiet in the continuous heavy rain. At around 8 o'clock, near a square in Xiaomo Village west of Shiqiao Town, Sanyuan County, Northern Shaanxi, near a square called "leisure place" by local people in Shaanxi, bursts of slogans were suddenly heard.Immediately, a neat team walked in.After a while, the square was filled with people standing in darkness.

In front of the square, a young man in his early thirties, fully armed, with a serious face, stood beside a makeshift table, looking a little restless, and didn't even bother to wipe off the rainwater dripping from his face.This young man is the well-known Chen Geng. He was appointed as the commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army just two days ago.That is to say, when he learned of his new appointment, the first task assigned to him by the division commander Liu Bocheng was to serve as the commander of the swearing-in ceremony the next day.Liu Bocheng asked Chen Geng to say: "This is the first military parade of the 129th Division, and it is also the swearing-in meeting for the 129th Division to go to the front line. At the expense of personal combat atmosphere."

In order to ensure that the first military parade since the establishment of the 129th Division did not go wrong, Chen Geng got up at 3 a.m. on the second day, September 5.When he was about to go to the parade ground, he suddenly received a call from the division headquarters, and the military parade was postponed for some reason on the 6th.Unexpectedly, it rained heavily on September 6.The troops stood quietly, the drizzle had turned into a torrential downpour, and the rain was pouring down with the help of the wind. Chen Geng looked at the heavy rain that couldn't stop for a while, and decided to let the troops go back to the barracks to stand by, and then asked the division headquarters to see if the swearing-in meeting could be suspended until after the rain.

At this moment, Liu Bocheng and Zhang Hao, director of the Political Training Department, rode into the venue.Both Liu Bocheng and Zhang Hao were not wearing raincoats, and their clothes were all wet.Liu Bocheng asked Chen Geng, who was busy giving orders: "Why did the troops go back again?" "Report to the teacher, because it's raining, we want to ask for instructions to stop the rain!" Chen Geng replied after saluting, "Can the swearing-in meeting wait for the rain..." Before Chen Geng finished speaking, Liu Bocheng immediately said: "The revolutionary people's army can only make full use of the right time and location to win victory anytime and anywhere, and we cannot let the wind and rain affect the established arrangements for military operations. At the critical moment, the anti-Japanese swearing-in meeting was held, and the heavy rain has already wet us, so what's the point of hiding from it!"

Seeing that the division commander was drenched in the rain, the guard sent the raincoat up.Liu Bocheng waved his hand and said, "No need, all comrades in the teacher are not wearing raincoats, how can I stand in front of everyone wearing a raincoat." The commanders and fighters of the division saw that the commander of the division was also drenched in the rain like himself, so they straightened their backs unknowingly. From a distance, they looked like tens of thousands of green pines standing in the rain, and the tens of thousands of red stars on their hat badges were also confused in the rain and fog Pieces of red light flashed in it.

The loud bugle sounded in the rain, and Chen Geng stood on the parade platform with the accompaniment of a temporary "military band" and announced in a loud voice: "The 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army's anti-Japanese oath meeting begins now." The rain is getting heavier.The whole division stood proudly in the storm, and everyone was in high spirits. The first is to inspect the team.Liu Bocheng and Zhang Hao walked down from the stage to inspect the troops wearing red star hats for the last time. The sound of horseshoes sounded rhythmically in the muddy water, and dazzling red stars flashed past one by one.After the review, Liu Bocheng and Zhang Hao returned to the stage. Liu Bocheng took a step forward to the stage and said loudly:

"Comrades! Today is the swearing-in meeting for us to go to the forefront of the Anti-Japanese War." As soon as the voice fell, there was a "wow", and everyone stood at attention, staring at the teacher they admired, listening to the teacher's description of the situation of the War of Resistance and the significance of the division's resistance to Japan.Finally, the topic turned to the issue of "changing hats" that everyone is concerned about. "Through our efforts, the anti-Japanese national united front has been established. Now that the enemy is at hand, and the life and death of the country and the nation are at stake, we must point the finger at Japanese imperialism."

He paused, glanced at the commanding officers who were listening attentively, and raised his voice: "Comrades, changing the number is just a formality. The essence of our people's army will not change." As he spoke, he took out the yellow military cap with the blue sky and white sun cap badge, pointed to the cap badge and said: "Although the badge on the military cap is white, our hearts will always be red. Comrades, in order to save the country, let's bid farewell to the red military cap for now!" Liu Bocheng took the lead in putting the yellow military cap on his head, and issued an order: "Change the cap now!"

The commanders stretched out their hands.Carefully took off the red military cap that had been with him for many years, folded it and put it away, and put on the yellow military cap.Tears welled up in many people's eyes, mingled with the rain, and ran down their faces. After changing caps, a flag presentation ceremony and Red Army medals were held. "Down with Japanese imperialism!" "Carry forward the glorious tradition of the Red Army!" "Long live the Communist Party of China!" As soon as the impassioned slogans ended.Liu Bocheng led everyone to make a collective oath:

"Japanese imperialism is the mortal enemy of the Chinese nation. It wants to destroy our country and race, kill our parents and brothers, rape our mothers, wives and sisters, burn our crops and houses, and destroy our farm tools and livestock. For the nation, for the country , for the sake of our compatriots, for the sake of our children and grandchildren, we can only fight to the end!" "We have been fighting for 6 years to resist Japan and save the country. Now, the national united front has been formed. We changed our name to the National Revolutionary Army and went to the front to kill the enemy. We support the Nationalist Government and Chairman Chiang to lead the national resistance against Japan, and obey the unified command of the Military Commission. Strictly abide by discipline, fight bravely, if you don’t drive the Japanese bandits out of China, if you don’t completely wipe out the traitors, you won’t go home!”

"We are workers and peasants. We do not infringe on the people with a stitch of needles. We work for the welfare of the people. We must love our allies and be loyal to the revolution. If we violate the interests of the nation, we are willing to be punished by the discipline of the revolution. Comrade, I take this oath." Liu Bocheng read a sentence, and the commanders and fighters of the whole division followed. The sound of rain and the sound of oaths were intertwined, echoing over the fields and the hearts of all the soldiers for a long time. Liu Bocheng was 45 years old at the time. Although he was not very old, he had already spent 26 years in the military. He was a respected elder in the young Red Army, which had only been established for 10 years. The 129th Division was born in the gunfire of the Anti-Japanese War.This is a team of elite soldiers and strong generals. The 129th Division was adapted from the Red Fourth Front Army and the Northern Shaanxi Red Army.The newly formed 129th Division has the 385th and 386th Brigades under its jurisdiction. The 385th Brigade was jointly compiled by the 10th and 12th Divisions of the Red 4th Army of the former Red Fourth Front Army, under the jurisdiction of the 769th and 770th Regiments; Administer the 771st and 772nd regiments.In addition, the 29th Army, 30th Army, Independent 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Regiments and Cavalry Regiment of the Red Army in Northern Shaanxi were reorganized into special service battalions, engineering battalions, artillery battalions, supply battalions, and cavalry battalions directly under the division.There are more than 13,000 people in the whole division. Just as the 129th Division held its swearing-in meeting, Japanese imperialism had launched an all-out attack on China, and the war situation in North China was very critical.After the Japanese army occupied the Pingjin area, their strength gradually increased to 8 divisions and 6 independent brigades, all of which were under the command of the North China Front Army. The offensive was divided into three routes: one along the Pingsui Road to the west; one along the Pinghan Road to the south; Go south along Jinpu Road.The 800,000 Kuomintang troops stationed in North China quickly disintegrated under the massive Japanese attack and fled one after another. The Chinese nation is at a critical juncture. The 115th Division and the 120th Division went to the front successively. The news of victory came one after another: On September 25th, the 115th Division won the first victory of the Eighth Route Army at Pingxingguan, annihilating the 21st Division of the Japanese Elite 5th Division. There are more than 1,000 people in the first brigade; the 120th Division is on both sides of Yanmen Pass and Tongpu Road, fighting Yanmen and attacking Ningwu, and frequently succeeds on the enemy's flank. The news of the brother division made the 129th division a little impatient. The generals and soldiers of the 129th Division demanded to be dispatched to the war of resistance immediately, and the commanders and fighters of the whole company and regiment signed a letter, hoping to go to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War as soon as possible. At around 5:00 pm on September 25, the telegram ordering the 129th Division to march was finally sent from Yan'an: After a brief preparation, on September 30, under the personal leadership of Liu Bocheng, the leading troops of the 129th Division set off from Fuyang Town, where they were stationed, crossed the Yellow River eastward, and galloped to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War.The mighty force marched across the land of Qinchuan, attracting the attention of farmers harvesting and planting autumn along the way.The procession passed through the village, and people flocked to the streets to deliver tea, pears, peaches, and eggs. On October 6, the troops crossed the Yellow River from Zhichuan Town, Hancheng, and marched day and night toward northern Shanxi. They had only one thought: get to the front line as soon as possible, and devote themselves to the battle against the Japanese army as soon as possible. By October 7, all the 129 divisions had crossed the Yellow River and reached the front line in Shanxi.A few days later, the 129th Division fired the first shot of the War of Resistance Against Japan. On October 10, when the 769th Regiment, the vanguard of the 129th Division, arrived in Taiyuan, the battle situation was changing drastically.The Japanese invaders from the south of Yanmen Pass were attacking Xinkou, the enemies from Baoding and Shijiazhuang west had arrived at Niangziguan, and Taiyuan was already under the attack of the enemy troops from the north and east of Shanxi.In this situation, Liu Bocheng decisively ordered the 769 regiment to quickly circle around the enemy's rear, advance into the mountains northeast of Yuanping, and prepare to wait for an opportunity to flank the enemy's rear. The head of the 769 regiment is the general Chen Xilian. In mid-October, after Chen Xilian led his troops to the designated area, they found that there were Japanese troops stationed in Daixian, Yangmingbao, Buxian and other places. They used Yangmingbao Airport as their forward airport, concentrated a large number of planes, and dispatched them in turn to cooperate with the infantry against the enemy. Xinkou's Kuomintang army fought.At that time, due to the non-resistance and ineffectiveness of the Kuomintang army, the Japanese army was paralyzed and the rear guard was quite lax. Although a regiment of the Xiangyue Division was stationed in Yangmingbao Town, there were only about 200 guards at the airport.After Chen Xilian learned of this situation, he was determined to seize a favorable opportunity, and on the night of October 19, he took secret and swift actions to attack Yangmingbao Airport by surprise. On the night of the 19th, Zhao Zongde, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 769th Regiment, led the commando to sneak into Yangmingbao Airport first.In just 30 minutes, they broke through the defense of the guards and solved the temporary forts at the four corners.And occupied two temporary sentry towers.When Zhao Chongde's signal was sent out, the brigade immediately rushed into the airport and started a fierce battle with the hastily fighting Japanese army.Zhao Chongde's commando blew up all 24 Japanese military aircraft parked at the airport.After an hour of fighting, more than 200 enemies of the Japanese Airport Guard were wiped out.When a regiment of the Xiangyue Division in the town learned that the airport had been attacked and rushed to help, it was ambushed by two battalions led by Chen Xilian. Nearly a hundred people were killed and injured, and they had to retreat into the camp.This first battle was very successful. The 769th regiment attacked Yangmingbao Airport at night maneuvering and decisively, winning a complete victory and shocking the whole country.This is the first major victory achieved by the 129th Division to fight against Japan.This victory not only caused the aggressive Japanese army to lose its air power when they were eager to capture Xinkou, but also had to strengthen the rear defense with considerable troops in the future.This greatly restrained the enemy and effectively assisted the Kuomintang army in its operations.The victory of this battle, combined with the active operations of the 115th and 120th divisions in northern Shanxi, played a role in temporarily stabilizing the battle in northern Shanxi, and improved the prestige of the Communist Party and the Eighth Route Army. Shortly after the 129th Division went out to fight against Japan and achieved its first great victory, under the personal command of Liu Bocheng, it won a series of victories in the Niangziguan battlefield. On October 18, Liu Bocheng and Chen Geng's 386 brigade arrived in Pingding area.On the same day, the enemy who invaded Taiyuan west along Zhengtai Road was attacking Niangziguan in the northwest, and launched a roundabout attack on the Kuomintang army in front of Niangziguan. At that time, a part of the Kuomintang was even surrounded by the Japanese army, and the situation on the front line in eastern Shanxi was very critical.In order to further defeat the Japanese offensive, cooperate with the Kuomintang army, and stabilize the people's hearts in Taihang, Liu Bocheng decided to flank the enemy who invaded Taiyuan along Zhengtai Road. From October 22 to 28, he successively used means of attack, ambush, and blocking. Changshengkou in Jingjing, Dongshimen, Mashan Village, Qigen Village south of Niangziguan in Pingding, etc., dealt heavy blows to the invading Japanese army. Immediately afterwards, Liu Bocheng commanded the troops of the 129th Division to set up ambushes in the south and west of Xiyang many times, dealing a major blow to the enemy.The first time was on November 2, when Liu Bocheng learned based on intelligence that some troops of the 109th Division of the Japanese Army had invaded Yuci, and that his 135th Regiment had invaded Xiyang from Jiulongguan via Beijiedu and Huangyadi. Move the position, travel day and night, prepare to rush ahead of the enemy, arrange pockets at the bottom of the dangerous yellow cliff, and ambush the enemy.When the troops transferred to Xiyang County, it was already midnight, the streets were deserted, and the shops and houses were blown into ruins by enemy planes.The troops took a short rest in the county seat, then turned out of the county seat and continued to detour eastward.The speed of the Japanese invasion was very fast. When the troops of the 129th Division rushed to the bottom of Huangya, the vanguard of the Japanese army was already close to the bottom of Huangya.Liu Bocheng quickly arranged for the 771 regiment to set up an ambush on the front hill, and the 772 regiment to set up an ambush on the left hill.There was a gap in the middle, which was blocked from the right side by the 769 regiment led by deputy division commander Xu Xiangqian. After the deployment of the 129th Division was completed, the Japanese army had begun to enter the bottom of Huangya. The Japanese army was very wary of the dangerous terrain at the bottom of Huangya. Before entering the village, they carried out fierce fire reconnaissance, and the troops of the 129th Division did not return a single shot.When all the Japanese troops entered the Huangyadi River Valley, the ambush troops concentrated all their weapons and opened fire violently, and the Japanese troops were immediately turned on their backs.In this battle, more than 300 Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded, and more than 200 horses were captured.Later, the enemy's newspapers exclaimed that passing through the bottom of the Yellow Cliff was "passing the natural danger". On November 7, the main force of the 129th Division and the main force of the 115th Division jointly fought and set up an ambush in the Guangyang area again, and dealt a heavy blow to another wing of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army that was advancing westward. These three ambush battles are the famous "overlapping waiting" battles in the history of the 129th Division and in the history of the CCP's anti-Japanese struggle. From October 22 to November 8, Liu Bocheng led the 129th Division in four battles and four victories on Zhengtai Road, which disrupted the Japanese army's roundabout attack on Niangziguan and other places along Zhengtai Road westward, and the sound shook Niangziguan. The heroic actions of the 129th Division against Japan eliminated the influence of "failure" and "Japanese fear" spread by the Kuomintang army, and inspired the anti-Japanese enthusiasm of the masses.More importantly, the 129th Division and the Eighth Route Army have won the support of the people in the Taihang Mountain area, laying a solid foundation for future growth and development. The junction of the source of the upper reaches of the Qingzhang River and Yuci, Taigu, Yushe, and Heshun at the western foot of Taihang Mountain.There are many mountains here, and the dense pines, cypresses, birches, and poplars cover the yellow hillsides lushly.A rare flat land in the mountains, surrounded by majestic and steep mountains.In the north, Beiwan Mountain with an altitude of 1,827 meters and Rentou Mountain with an altitude of 1,791 meters stand side by side; in the west, Sanxian Nao with an altitude of 1,740 meters separates Jinzhong Pingchuan from the mountain; On the Wang River; to the south, Shizulingtou lowers its altitude to 1599 meters, blocking the Qingzhang River flowing to the southeast.This flat land surrounded by mountains is a treasure land suitable for forest, animal husbandry, farming and living.In this treasure land, there is a village with attractive scenery called Shiguai Town.When Liu Bocheng was ordered to advance into the Taihang Mountains after the fall of Taiyuan, the first station he arrived at was here. On November 11, 1937, the heads of the Eighth Route Army, who were surrounded by tall horses and guards behind them, rushed to a compound in the village one after another in Shiguai Town. Obviously, an important meeting was going to be held here. On November 8, under the continuous months of attacks by the Japanese army, the Kuomintang army was forced to retreat across the board, retreating to the south of the Yellow River, and Taiyuan fell.So far, the frontal warfare led by the Kuomintang in North China has basically ended, and the guerrilla warfare led by the Communist Party with the Eighth Route Army as the main body has begun.Under such circumstances, the 129th Division held a meeting of cadres in Shiguai Town, Heshun County, to mobilize to persist in the War of Resistance in North China, and to communicate and implement Chairman Mao Zedong’s proposal to create a Shanxi-Hebei-Henan border anti-Japanese war based on the Taihang and Taiyue Mountains. According to the instructions of the local area, various tasks for carrying out guerrilla warfare were specifically arranged.In addition to Liu Bocheng and Zhang Hao, the main leaders of the 129th Division, Zhu De, commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army, Peng Dehuai, deputy commander-in-chief, and Zuo Quan, chief of staff, attended the meeting. Zhu De first made an opening remark. He said: "Tomorrow, we will leave here. Today we will mainly study the issue of your division's strategic deployment in Taihang Mountain. The opinions of the Central Committee and the headquarters are clear. Here it is for you. Lin Biao and the others went to Luliang Mountain to establish a base area, and they will leave here soon. Yan Xishan has withdrawn his theater commander's headquarters to Linfen, and we are going to get close to Yan Xishan. We are still his subordinates, we must Be restrained. We went there to make him cooperate well with us to fight against Japan together. The chairman said that Shanxi became a special area in the war of resistance in North China for two reasons. The first fundamental reason is that our Red Army is here, Strategically, we want to carry out the war of resistance centered on Shanxi. The second reason is because Yan Xishan cooperates with us. The combination of these two forces will result in guerrilla warfare for millions of people.” With a strong Sichuan accent, Zhu De unhurriedly described the purpose of the meeting. After a pause, he tilted his body slightly in the direction where Liu Bocheng and Zhang Hao were sitting and continued: "After we leave, you have to act independently. The burden is not light! After coming to Shanxi, you are busy fighting. I know some of the situation of your division, but not completely. Is this the case? Tell me about the situation since you left the division. In the first lecture, focus on how you plan to carry out guerrilla warfare in the Taihang Mountains and establish a base area plan." After Zhu De finished speaking, he turned to Peng Dehuai and motioned for him to speak. "The issue of establishing a base area in the Taihang Mountains was raised as early as the Red Army's eastward march. Chairman Mao had imagined that after the Red Army gained a foothold in the Luliang Mountains, it would develop eastward, occupy the Taihang Mountains, and go eastward to the North China Plain. He planned the strategic action of the Eastern Expedition It is divided into three stages: the first is to cross the river and advance; the second is to establish a new base in the Luliang Mountains; the third is to march eastward to the Taihang Mountains. Chairman Mao believes that the most important place to establish a base in Shanxi is the Luliang Mountains. The most ideal place is the Taihang Mountains." Peng Dehuai spoke quickly and said in one breath. Zhang Hao followed Peng Dehuai's words and said: "When I came back from the Soviet Union to see Chairman Mao in 1935, he was considering the development of the Red Army. Once he said that the Red Army could not only be in northern Shaanxi. There is too little room for movement here. To develop eastward and northward. To develop eastward, the goal he proposed mainly refers to Shanxi, and he specifically proposes to occupy the Taihang Mountain in the east of Shanxi, so that those who restrain the Taihang will win the world." "If you want to win the world, you must first be too good. This is a strategic issue." Peng Dehuai continued, "At the Luochuan meeting, Chairman Mao said that to adopt the method of 'the tits are flying all over the sky', the cadres must first be released in a way that is beneficial to them." The mountainous areas where guerrilla warfare is carried out rely on the mountains to carry out guerrilla warfare, and then develop to the plains. As long as the mountains are occupied and guerrilla warfare is launched, even if the Kuomintang army retreats, we can persist in North China. The Red Army sent troops to Hengshan and Taihang Mountains. Strategic significance, this will bring great difficulties to the Japanese army's southward or westward advance, and it will also facilitate the implementation of Chairman Mao's "go" strategy, choosing the "eye" point, so that although the enemy goes deep into Shanxi, they are always at the edge of our guerrilla warfare. Surrounded on all sides. Now the time to 'make eyes' has come, the next step depends on how you move." After Peng Dehuai finished speaking, he turned his attention to Liu Bocheng who was listening quietly to his speech. Over the years, Liu Bocheng has had a habit of attending meetings held by superiors and reading calls from superiors very carefully.Every sentence, every word, and even every tone of voice must be carefully understood and memorized accurately.Therefore, it is always handy to implement.Today is a meeting to study the strategic policy of the 129th Division's independent activities in the Taihang Mountains. Before expressing my opinions, I would like to hear more opinions from the leaders of the headquarters in order to develop ideas and improve the existing plans and deployments.Liu Bocheng is well aware of the far-reaching significance of Mao Zedong's "Go" strategy proposed at the Luochuan Conference.Since Mao Zedong proposed that the Chinese revolution should take the road of encircling the cities from the countryside, Liu Bocheng very much agrees with this revolutionary road that is in line with China's reality.When he was still studying at the Frunze Military Academy in the Soviet Union, he borrowed from others a part of the resolution written by Mao Zedong for the Second Congress of the Communist Party of China on the Hunan-Kiangsi Border, "Political Issues and Tasks of the Border Party" (that is, "China's Red Regime "Why can it exist?") and the report written to the Central Committee on November 25, 1928 (namely "The Struggle in Jinggangshan"), he once said to his classmate Qu Wu: "I really want to go back to China now, go to Jinggangshan, and Zhu De, Let Mao Zedong fight together!" At the end of 1931, Liu Bocheng went to Jinggangshan.In practice, Liu Bocheng did recognize Mao Zedong's profoundness and foresight.The struggle with Li De in the late Jinggangshan period, the military debate during the Long March, the debate at the Zunyi meeting, the smashing of Zhang Guotao's struggle to split the central government and the Red Army, and the historic decision made at the Luochuan meeting all made Liu Bocheng further understand Mao Zedong's strategic thinking. learn.After the Luochuan meeting, in a series of telegrams, Mao Zedong repeatedly expounded on the strategic tasks of the Eighth Route Army behind the enemy in North China, encircling the enemy strategically, developing itself, launching guerrilla warfare, and establishing an anti-Japanese base behind the enemy as soon as possible.Therefore, he agreed with Mao Zedong and the Central Committee's opinion that the 129th Division must occupy the Taihang Mountains.He has been thinking about this question all the time since he joined the Anti-Japanese War. Liu Bocheng stood up and said emphatically: "We must occupy the Taihang Mountain area. There is no room for discussion. The Taihang area is the barrier of the Central Plains. Since ancient times, those who win the Central Plains have won the world. To seek the Central Plains, you must first stand firm in Taihang heel." Immediately, he habitually walked to the front of the military map, and continued: "Taihang Mountain is located at the junction of Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan provinces. From the south to the Yellow River, it is thousands of miles across. If only the main force of our division is used, we will not be able to take care of it anyway. Therefore, we plan to divide 6 military divisions in this area, and each military division is a relatively independent unit. The main force of the division was dispersed to serve as the basic troops of the division. The division headquarters only left about one regiment of troops for mobile operations. The activity area of ​​​​the First Army division was west of the Xingtai-Shijiazhuang railway, south of the Jinghan and Yangquan railways, Xiyang, and Heshun highways Within the range to the east, with Dingjiayu in Pingding as the center of gravity, guerrilla attacks were carried out on both sides of the east and north; Yicheng Town to the west of Heshun is the center of gravity, and the guerrilla attack is mainly to the northwest; in Licheng (excluding Licheng County), Shexian County, Cixian County, Shahe, Liaoxian County, Wuxiang and other areas, the third army division is established, with Liao County as the center. The center of gravity is mainly guerrilla attacks on the Ping-Han line in the east; within the range from Yuci, Qixian, Jiexiu to Hongdong, Tunliu, etc., the Fourth Army Division will be established, with Zhangyuan Town in the west of Qinxian County as the center of gravity, and Tongpu Line guerrilla." Speaking of this, Liu Bocheng changed his tone slightly and said: "The above is the key area of ​​our division's first division of troops. After the first step is established, the second step will be expanded southward, from the North Bank of the Yellow River, Pinghan Road to Anyang To the west, the area from Zhanghe, Licheng, Liheng, Changzhi, Gaoping, Jincheng to the Yellow River was designated as the scope of the Fifth Army Division, with Weizi Town in the northeast of Lucheng as the center of gravity, mainly guerrilla to Pinghan Road; the Sixth Army Divisions will be established in Jiyuan, Jincheng (not including Jincheng County), Changzi, Anze, Linfen, as well as in the area between the Fen River and the Yellow River, with Longhua Town west of Qinshui as the center of gravity, and the main guerrilla attack on the Tongpu line." Liu Bocheng's plan based on Taihang touched the hearts of everyone present.After hearing this, Peng Dehuai took the lead in clapping and applauding: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, but you have successfully started, okay!" After hearing this, Zhu De also smiled and said: "The chairman mentioned in the telegram the day before yesterday that he expects to achieve remarkable results in the construction of the base area within one month. Judging from your deployment plan, this is an optimistic estimate." Historians call this meeting the Shiguai meeting.This meeting is of great significance not only in the development history of the 129th Division, but also in the development history of the entire Eighth Route Army.Liu Bocheng later said: "The Shiguai meeting is actually the first strategic development of the 129th Division." Not long after this meeting, the 129th Division entered the Pinghan Road and Zhengtai Road along the Pinghan Road and Zhengtai Road as a unit, mobilizing the masses, launching guerrilla warfare, and attacking the enemies who continued to commit crimes in the south; Many working groups and guerrilla detachments scattered to various places in the Taihang Mountains to mobilize the masses and launched a vigorous struggle to establish an anti-Japanese base area.Before long, millions of people in southeastern Shanxi and western Hebei took action. Trade unions, peasant associations, women's rescue associations, and anti-Japanese self-defense forces were organized everywhere, and a new anti-Japanese democratic regime was established.Workers, peasants, and young intellectuals rushed to join the anti-Japanese armed forces, and there were moving stories of "mothers called their sons to fight in the East, and their wives sent their husbands to the battlefield" in every town and village.Guerrillas have sprung up everywhere.Two anti-Japanese base areas, Taihang and Taiyue, began to be established. At the same time Liu Bocheng deployed his troops in the Taihang Mountains, another great man in history also arrived as promised, and he was Deng Xiaoping. As soon as it arrived in 1938, there were several heavy snowfalls in the Taihang Mountains, and the snow was everywhere. Coupled with the cold wind blowing into the mountains, the weather was cold and the dripping water turned into ice, forming a crystal clear world of ice and snow. At this time, just one month after the Shiguai meeting, Deng Xiaoping, deputy director of the Political Department of the Eighth Route Army, came to Taihang Mountain from northern Shaanxi, and walked through the snow to Xihetou Village, Liao County, where the headquarters of the 129th Division was stationed. This day is January 15, 1938. Yang Guoning, the staff officer of the Confidential Section of the Division Headquarters, wrote this in his diary that day: At this time, many people did not know that Deng Xiaoping had replaced Zhang Hao who had returned to Yan'an for medical treatment. They only knew that the short deputy director was very active as soon as he arrived, and almost took over the military and political work of the 129th Division. The day before Deng Xiaoping took office, Liu Bocheng went to Luoyang to attend the meeting of senior generals of the second war zone held by Chiang Kai-shek. It was not until January 27 that the meeting was over and he returned to Xihetou Village, Liao County.He got off his horse at the command post, and the first sentence he asked was: "Where is Political Commissar Deng?" Deng Xiaoping came out from the back room with a smile on his face: "Mr. Liu? I came here uninvited, so I just stayed here." The two shook hands tightly.Liu Bocheng said: "I heard the news from Boss Zhu before the meeting. He said that Zhang Hao's illness has reached the point where he must be cured. The central government plans to transfer him back and send another person. He asked me to guess who it might be. Guess it's you." Deng Xiaoping then joked: "So, you have a soft spot." The two couldn't help laughing at the same time. From then on, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping, two close comrades-in-arms, fought side by side until 1951, after the founding of the People's Republic of China.As commanders of a strategic front, they worked closely with political commissars for 13 years. Under the leadership of Liu Deng, a new situation soon emerged in the anti-Japanese struggle in the Taihang Mountains.Shortly after Deng Xiaoping took office, in February 1938, the Japanese invaders gathered more than 30,000 people and launched an attack on southern Shanxi.The Kuomintang troops were still invincible and fled without a fight.By the first ten days of March, the Japanese invaded and occupied dozens of towns including Linfen, Changzhi, and Fenglingdu, controlled the southern section of Tongpu Road from Handan to Linfen via Changzhi, and continued to attack the Yellow River Ferry in Southwest Shanxi.In order to fight against the enemy invading the southeast of Shanxi and contain the Japanese attack, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping decided to properly concentrate the scattered troops and look for opportunities to wipe out the enemy. On February 22, at the east section of Zhengtai Road, they surrounded Jiuguan Village, set up an ambush at Changshengkou, and wiped out a reinforced squadron sent by Jing Can to aid the Japanese army in Jiuguan.Immediately, he turned to the south, looking for and annihilating the enemy who occupied Hand (Dan) Chang (Zhi) Avenue. On March 16, they attacked Licheng, set up ambush gods, and quickly and simply wiped out more than 1,500 enemies who were sent to aid by Lucheng.Half a month later, an ambush was laid in the Xiangtangpu area between Licheng and Shexian County, and all 180 enemy vehicles driving from the east of Licheng were burned down, and their covering troops were wiped out. The main force of the 129th Division had three battles and three victories, wiping out thousands of enemies.The enemy felt that this anti-Japanese base area was too threatening to it, so in April 1938, more than 30,000 people were gathered and besieged by nine routes in an attempt to annihilate the 129th Division with a joint attack.With the support of the general public, the 129th Division moved out of the enemy's attack circle flexibly, and on April 16, it seized the enemy's way in Changle Village, Wu Township, and with extremely brave actions, pressed the enemy to the ground. In the narrow river valley, it was cut into several sections, and after a whole day of fierce fighting, more than 2,000 enemies were wiped out.This battle dealt a serious blow to the 108th Division, the main force of the Japanese Army's Nine Routes, and the enemies from other routes rushed back one after another.Taking advantage of the victory, the troops pursued and even conquered 18 county towns including Changzhi and Qinxian, driving the enemy out of southeast Shanxi. The victory of smashing the enemy's nine-way siege made the 129th Division finally gain a firm foothold on Taihang Mountain. By the first half of 1940, the anti-Japanese base areas of Taihang, Taiyue, Hebei, Hebei, Shandong and Henan, centered on Taihang Mountain, had been established and developed rapidly. It reached Jinpu Road in the east, Tongpu Road in the west, and Cangshi in the north. Road, Zhengtai Road, the vast area south to the Yellow River and Longhai Road, became one of the important anti-Japanese bases behind the enemy. April 1940 was the early spring season in Taihang Mountains.In a courtyard in Tan Village, Licheng County, several peach blossoms are in full bloom like red clouds, reflecting the gorgeous sunset glow in the sky.This is the headquarters of the 129th Division.In the courtyard full of spring, Liu Bocheng, Deng Xiaoping, Nie Rongzhen, Li Da, Lu Zhengcao, Cai Shufan, Chen Geng and others were sitting together, waiting for someone. After a while, there was a rush of horseshoes outside the yard.Just as Liu Bocheng was about to stand up and go out to greet him, Zuo Quan, the Chief of Staff of the Eighth Route Army, had pushed the door open and entered. Liu Bocheng said cheerfully: "What wind brought you here?" Deng Xiaoping also laughed and said: "The chief of staff will go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so there is another battle!" Zuo Quan hurriedly handed the reins to the guard, and said, "The head of Political Commissar Deng is enough, so you can guess right." Li Da helped Zuo Quan dust off his body, and said, "Go and sit in the room, let's talk slowly." Several people came to the war room, and Zuo Quan said straight to the point: "Mr. Peng has made up his mind, and the last big attack planned is about to be carried out. The main target of this battle is on Zhengtai Road. Your division plus Jincha The troops of the Hebei Military Region, the 120th Division, and the Eighth Route Army and the Death Column in Sui and Re, etc. all went together. Except for Zhengtai Road, all the communication lines in Pinghan, Tongpu, Baijin, Pingsui, and Beining had to send troops to break attack, forming a massive attack campaign." "This news is really great for the 129th Division." Li Da said excitedly. "I think this deployment works, and it can be done!" Deng Xiaoping also made it clear. "Where is Comrade Bocheng? See if there are any difficulties." Zuo Quan asked Liu Bocheng for his opinion. Liu Bocheng said: "Of course I agree with both hands. Only by cutting off the enemy's lifeline of Zhengtai Road can the situation of the War of Resistance behind the enemy in North China be changed, and only by beating the Japanese army can Chiang Kai-shek's surrender policy be restrained. Cracking down on the Japanese devils can prompt it to make up its mind." Deng Xiaoping agreed with this. He said: "Our division just beat Zhu Huaibing and Shi Yousan. The Kuomintang diehards spread rumors that the Eighth Route Army only attacked friendly troops and did not attack Japan, saying that we were swimming but not fighting. This time we can let them Keep your eyes open to see how we beat the Japs." Seeing that everyone had no objections, Zuo Quan said, "You all understand Mr. Peng's meaning. Your division can do some preparations in the past few days. In a few days, the headquarters will issue a special combat plan." At this time, the Anti-Japanese War has entered its third year and is in a difficult stage of strategic stalemate.In order to smash the Japanese attack on the anti-Japanese base areas in North China, attack its "cage policy", and expose the lies of the Kuomintang diehards about "the Eighth Route Army wandering but not fighting", strive for a more favorable development of the North China War situation, affect the national anti-Japanese war situation, and overcome the Kuomintang Due to the danger of surrender, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army decided to hold a big attack on the Japanese army's communication lines in North China.Since a total of 105 regiments from the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, the 120th Division, the 129th Division, and the Shanxi New Army participated in this battle, it was later called the "Hundred Regiment War". The campaign deployment of the Eighth Route Army Headquarters is: the 129th Division and the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region each use a main force to complete the task of completely destroying the Zhengtai Railway.Yangquan is the operational demarcation line of the two armies, the east belongs to the Jinchaji Military Region, and the west belongs to the 129th Division.After the completion of this common task, the combat focus of the two units shifted to the north and south areas of the Zhengtai Line respectively, and continued to attack the enemy's communication lines from the Zhengtai Line to the anti-Japanese base areas to expand the results of the battle.At the same time, the 129th Division must also organize forces to carry out extensive continuous attacks on the Japanese communication lines such as Pinghan, Deshi, Baijin, and Tongpu, so as to contain the enemy and cooperate with brother troops to fight. On July 22 and August 8, the Eighth Route Army headquarters issued campaign preparation orders and campaign action orders to the participating troops respectively. After receiving the order from the Eighth Route Army headquarters, Liu Bocheng and Deng Xiaoping immediately held a meeting to make specific deployments for combat operations. On August 16, they issued the division's basic campaign orders and combat deployments. At 20 o'clock on August 20, the time for the total attack came.In an instant, several red signal flares pierced the night sky, and the brilliant flames dyed the night sky brilliantly and colorfully.总攻令一出，各突击部队以迅雷不及掩耳之势朝正太路日军的车站和据点猛扑过去…… 第129师左翼攻击芦家庄车站的是第16团5个连。芦家庄位于榆次以东约15公里的地方，是一个有50多户人家的村庄，村南有一条东西流向的小河。雨季时河水湍急。村东就是火车站，日军在周围修筑了四个碉堡，并设有外壕和铁丝网。在这里驻守着日军一个中队，共40余人，另有20余名伪军。总攻击发动后，第16团以两个连抢渡小河，迅速占领了芦家庄，攻占了车站外的敌碉堡，并立即由西向东攻击车站；另3个连也攻占了车站以南一里处的两个碉堡，由东向西朝车站攻击。两支部队夹击着朝车站猛攻猛打，手榴弹如雨点一样飞过去。车站日军不得不放弃车站向西逃窜，被攻击芦家庄的部队迎头一阵痛击；日军连忙回头东窜，又被向西攻来的3个连劈面一阵狠揍。日军惊慌失措，混乱中退至几间破平房中顽抗。攻击部队立即对其实施火攻。在烟火翻滚中，日军仓皇退守火药库。攻击部队又用炮火轰击，仓库中弹起火，日军就像无头苍蝇乱飞乱撞，最后窜入学校一间独立的教室中固守，但仅坚持了一个多小时，最终被全歼。 第16团在芦家沟激战时，左翼纵队第25团1营则在马首车站与敌激战。攻打两侧碉堡的第1、3连经一个多小时的激战，分别攻克了两翼的4个碉堡，但攻击车站的第2连却遇到猛烈的火力阻击，车站日军凭借坚固的房屋，用几挺机枪封锁了房屋前的开阔地，与第2连对峙到拂晓。这种情况下，第1、3连同时加入战斗，在强大的火力支援下，第2连一个战士抱着炸药包冲上去，炸塌了房屋一角。趁这机会，三个连同时发动冲锋，攻克了这个堡垒，毙敌24名。日军残部朝寿阳方向逃去。 同时，第38团也攻克了上湖车站，并俘虏了日军车站站长。 拂晓时分，左翼纵队基本肃清了破袭路段内敌据点和车站。随后，129师立即转入破路战斗，除留部分兵力担负警戒外，其余的部队和游击队、地方武装、民兵、民工、当地群众、铁路员工等一齐向铁路开战，这便是抗日战争中最为独特的战场奇观：成千上万的人炸桥梁、毁隧道、拆铁轨、烧枕木、平路基、砍电杆、收电线，忙得不亦乐乎。 ... 9月10日，第一阶段作战结束。129师在广大民兵与人民群众积极参战的配合下，将正太铁路西段摧毁了2/3以上。铁轨、枕木、通信线路被扭曲、焚毁或运走，车站、桥梁、隧道、矿井、兵营、碉堡等被破坏，并攻破了大部敌据点。加上各兄弟军区部队破击取得的战果，使整个正太铁路陷于瘫痪。 经过调整部署和短期准备后，按照中央军委和八路军总部关于扩大战果的指示，129师开始了百团大战的第二、第三阶段作战，经历了几次恶战。尤其是在10月29日，129师血战关家垴，与占有优势的日军激战两天，最终夺取这个制高点。这一战，129师打出了威风，日军受到极大震动。有一名日本兵在日记中写道：“八路军天天攻击，早上活着，晚上就不知道怎样？”在被俘虏的日本兵中，有些人是跪着缴枪的，并且哀求说：“你们不杀，我们可以给你们扫地。”这种现象，在百团大战以前从来没有过。战后，陈赓说：“这次胜利告诉敌人，太行山并不是无人之境，可以由他大摇大摆、横冲直撞的。” 至11月，百团大战结束。在历时3个半月的百团大战的破击和反“扫荡”作战中，129师战绩辉煌，总计破坏铁路240余公里、公路500余公里，毙伤日伪军7，500多名。 历史车轮滚滚前进，转眼之间已经到了1945年，中国的抗日战争已经进入第八个年头。129师同其他抗日队伍一样，经受了1941年和1942年两年困难时期，在1943年、1944年迎来了新的发展高潮。胜利曙光已经显现，1945年4月23日至6月19日，中国共产党在延安召开了具有伟大历史意义的第七次全国代表大会，刘伯承、邓小平等129师领导人相继赶赴延安参加这次会议，并在这次大会上当选为中央委员。 也是在这次具有历史意义的大会上，中共中央提出了八路军“准备实行从抗日游击战争到抗日正规战争的战略转变”的军事任务。八路军各部队自5月开始，在华北地区陆续开展了更加激烈的夏季攻势。由129师发展起来的晋冀鲁豫地区部队，积极向平汉铁路两侧及鲁西、晋南地区之敌发动攻势。冀鲁豫军区主力于5月中旬至7月下旬，在鲁西地区相继发起东平、阳谷战役，歼灭日伪军9，000余人，收复东平、阳谷等16座县城。太行军区主力于6月底至7月上旬，在平汉铁路两侧发起安阳战役，歼日伪军4，700余人，逼近日军占领的安阳、石家庄两大据点。太岳军区部队一部于6月底至7月上旬，在同蒲铁路以南的晋南地区发起强大攻势，攻克敌据点40余处，收复了安泽、高平2座县城，并逼近黄河北岸。 ... 8月中旬的一天，129师师部所在地赤岸已经进入深夜，只有维系着正常机制运转的值班部门仍在照常工作着。还有，在黑暗中游动的哨兵…… 政治部值班室的电话铃声骤然响了起来，值班干事不慌不忙地拿起话筒。立时，话筒里传来了译电员激动得已含混不清的声音。值班干事蹭地一下站起来，大声喊道： "pardon." “延安来的消息，日本投降了！” 值班干事把话筒一放，旋风般冲到院子外面。 “同志们，日本投降了，日本投降了！” 人们都被惊醒，不约而同地奔向师部前面的大坪里，无数人高兴得跳起来。许多女同志呜呜哭起来。不知是谁，从屋子中抓出洗脸盆和煤油桶使劲敲起来。这立即提醒了大家，战士们纷纷找来皮鼓和铜鼓，使劲敲打。不知又是谁，把睡觉的草垫子拿出来点燃了。于是，众多的席子、草垫子、报纸、烂衣服抱出来点燃了，火光把赤岸村照得通红。 赤岸村沸腾了。 喧闹声中，有歌响起，清清亮亮的女声，如清风一般流过。 “红日照遍了东方。” 一刹那，喧闹停止了，寂静寂静的。但随即百人起，千人和： 千万个声音汇成的强劲旋律，穿透夜空，在太行的群山间轰然回响！ 历时8年、艰苦卓绝的抗日战争终于取得了最后胜利。5天后，8月20日，中央决定撤销中共中央北方局，成立中共中央晋冀鲁豫局，邓小平为书记，薄一波为副书记，并成立晋冀鲁豫军区，刘伯承为司令员，邓小平为政治委员，滕代远、王宏坤为副司令员，薄一波为副政治委员，张际春为副政治委员兼政治部主任，李达为参谋长。同时，恢复冀南军区，中共中央冀鲁豫分局撤销，冀鲁豫、冀南两个区党委直属中共中央晋冀鲁豫局。太行、太岳、冀南、冀鲁豫4个军区均归晋冀鲁豫军区管辖。 第129师自出师抗日以来，把在太行山上点燃的抗日烽火燃遍了晋冀鲁豫广大地区，从出师时的9，100人发展成近30万人。控制了晋冀鲁豫区的太行、太岳、冀南、冀鲁豫等广大地区，共80多座城市，拥有人口约2，400万。不仅如此，经过8年抗战的磨炼，129师培养了一大批能征善战的将才。日本学者阿布秀山在其《中国战争研究》中写道：“八路军第129师，对侵华日军给予了重创。当时的日本军人一听到刘伯承、邓小平、陈赓等129师将领的名字，都会本能地感到紧张。无疑，129师是一支非常优秀的军队。共产党拥有这样一支部队，打下江山，谁也不会感到怀疑。”