Chen Zhuang Battle

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At that time, He long the command of No. 120 Division, the political commissar Guan Xiangying, Nie Rongzhen, the commander of Jin Cha Ji Military District informed the Japanese operation, determined to fight against a small number of troops ever, to lure the enemy out thoroughly, and then to concentrate superior forces invaded in the campaign to annihilate the enemy. No. 719 regiment to pave the 359 brigade in the area north of Ciyu positive against attract enemies; 358 brigade 716th regiment. No. 1 No. 2 independent brigade group, and an independent one slacken two branches of the Ministry of detachment.

In September 1939, the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army in central Hebei District north transferred to the Bei Yue District Tangxian County for adjustment. prepared to deal with recalcitrant sudden incident. Then, in Shijiazhuang Railway and the Japanese are too independent mixed brigades and regiments No. 8 and No. 31 Battalion stationed at Ling Shou. A four invaders Xingtang County, a total of 1,500 people, led by the brigade command, Major replaced former water invaded the West. attempted to attack the southern city of Shanxi - Chahar - Hebei border Zhuang Chen.

Chen Zhuang battle is one of the exemplar annihilate fight during the combatants stage of the War of Resistance Against Japan Stalemate. More than 1,200 Japanese troops died and captured in all. the Eighth Route Army defeated the brunt of Japanese troops and the attempt to destoyed the Jin Cha Ji area.http://www.tvsc.cn/zhonghuaxen/jszdnr.php?newsid=4289
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