After the war, Xinhua Daily, the central organ newspaper of China, published an editorial to celebrate the great victory of the Kai-Hui War, calling He Long a "national hero on the anti-Japanese front". Chiang Kai-shek also sent a telegram of condolences, saying, "Mr. He will be rewarded for killing the enemy and risking his life."
On April 1939 and 18, the main force of the Eighth Route Army 120 Division in Jizhong was transferred to Wofotang, Qi Hui and Guoguantun in the northeast of Hejian to rest and stand by, and the division headquarters was stationed in Dazhu Village. In the later period, about 65,438+0,000 people attacked Renqiu and Hejian120th Division. More than 800 people from Yoshida Brigade, the third wing of the 27th Division, and more than 50 puppet troops entered Sanlipu, north of Hejian, in an attempt to "mop up" the Qi Hui area.
120 division commander He Long Guan Xiangying is determined to use this fighter to meet the surrounding advantages and conditions and deal a heavy blow to the enemy. On the 23rd, Yoshida Brigade rushed eastward from Sanlipu, occupied the south and north of Cao Qi, attacked Qihui Village under the cover of artillery fire, and surrounded the 3rd Battalion of 7 16 Regiment in the village. The officers and men of the 3rd Battalion fought bravely and tenaciously, annihilated a large number of enemies, and finally retreated to the east corner of the village.
He Long and Guan Xiangying ordered 7 16 Regiment and 7 15 Regiment to send troops to reinforce the 3rd Battalion from the northeast and southeast of Qi Hui respectively. During the fierce fighting, more than 300 people of Ren Qiuri Puppet Army, more than 0/00 people of Lv Gong Fort Puppet Army and more than 200 people of Dacheng Japanese Army sent reinforcements to Qi Hui. Our army was prepared, and all roads were blocked and attacked by our Eighth Route Army, so we had to return to our original camp.
The Japanese army that will attack Qihui is completely isolated. 120 Division 7 15 Regiment and one of the 4th Regiment, 2nd Regiment and 5th Regiment formed an alliance with Qi Hui's enemy from the northeast from Qi Hui's south, west and 7 16 Regiment. The enemy was attacked from inside and outside, with heavy casualties, and fled south at dawn the next day. The fleeing enemy was continuously attacked by our army and surrounded by the Woods near Nanliu Village.
On the 25th, the remnants of the enemy concentrated their forces and fought back in an attempt to escape. By dusk, except for more than 80 people who fled to Shahe Bridge, all the others were wiped out. This battle * * * wiped out more than 700 people and captured 7 people. This is the first annihilation battle after 120 division arrived in central Hebei.
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During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the main force of the Eighth Route Army 120 Division and a certain unit of Jizhong Military Region under the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region carried out a quick-decision offensive war against the Japanese invaders in Qi Hui, Hejian County, Hebei Province.
1939 65438+1October, 120 After the main force of the division advanced into the Jizhong Plain from northwest Shanxi, it cooperated with the Jizhong Military Region under the Jinchaji Military Region and defeated the Japanese siege for three consecutive times. On April 18, the division led the 2nd brigade of Independence to Wujiacun, Wofotang, Qi Hui and Guoguantun in the northeast of Hejian, and met with Independence 1 brigade to rest and stand by.
Qi can fight, and the Japanese aggressors' "elite" Yoshida Brigade was almost wiped out by me. This battle caused a sensation in the central Hebei plain, which greatly inspired the confidence of the army and civilians in central Hebei to persist in the victory of guerrilla warfare in the plain, and the guerrilla warfare of the people in the plains everywhere was in full swing. When the villagers saw it, they all said, "No wonder your teacher is called He Long. You started fighting. It is really alive and kicking in and out of the village. "
In this battle, Dr. Bethune, who participated in the field medical team, was deeply impressed by the heroic spirit of our army in killing the enemy. At that time, he was at Xiaotunzhuang Temple in Wuhuali, far away from the fire line, actively saving the lives of 100 wounded people.
120 division during its stay in central Hebei (19381month-1August 939), under the unified leadership of the central military and political Committee, United the army and civilians in central Hebei, and successfully completed the tasks of consolidating central Hebei, helping the third column and expanding the army, which were entrusted by the Central Military Commission.
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