The victory of Pingxingguan (also known as Pingxingguan Battle and Pingxingguan Ambush) refers to/kloc-0. On September 25th, 937, the Eighth Route Army was near Pingxingguan in Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi Province. In order to cooperate with the friendly forces in World War II and stop the Japanese attack, Lin Biao, the division commander of 1 15, and Nie, the deputy division commander, gave full play to the specialties of melee and mountain warfare. ?

War background:

1On July 7, 937, the Lugouqiao Incident broke out. Although China's army bravely resisted, it still failed to stop the Japanese attack; On July 29, Beiping fell; On the 30th, Tianjin fell; The whole of North China is in a full-scale crisis. /kloc-in August of 0/3, the Japanese army began to attack Shanghai, and the Battle of Songhu started. [3] In order to make a quick decision, the Japanese invaders used a lot of troops and weapons and equipment, frantically clamoring for "the destruction of China within three months". In the crazy attack of the Japanese army and the life and death of the nation, the two parties began to cooperate closely to jointly resist foreign enemies.

Results:

The Eighth Route Army * * * annihilated the Japanese army 1000 people in the Battle of Pingxingguan. The Eighth Route Army suffered more than 600 casualties.

Impact on North China:

First of all, it broke the myth that the Japanese army was invincible, shattered the "Japanese phobia" and the anti-Japanese "national subjugation theory" of some people in China, greatly inspired people's hearts and enhanced the confidence and determination of the people and patriotic armed forces throughout the country to persist in the war of resistance. At the same time, it improved the prestige of China's * * * production party and the Eighth Route Army, created favorable conditions for the Eighth Route Army to create anti-Japanese base areas in North China and launch guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines, and laid a broad mass base.

When the Eighth Route Army opened up the base areas behind enemy lines after the victory of Pingxingguan, it was warmly welcomed by the masses everywhere, and a large number of young people actively signed up for the Eighth Route Army. Encouraged by the Eighth Route Army's victory in Pingguan, the patriotic officers and men of the Kuomintang who defended Pingguan strengthened their fighting spirit. Internationally, the great victory of Pingxing Pass inspired patriotic overseas Chinese in Southeast Asian countries to donate money and materials to support the motherland's anti-Japanese war. The United States and other western countries have also set up aid organizations to China, held rallies and demonstrations, boycotted Japanese goods, refused to export steel to Japan to make weapons, and supported China's anti-Japanese war. The arrogant Japanese army had to adjust its deployment and adopt a circuitous attack strategy, thus delaying the speed of military attack. All of the above are due to the influence of the victory of the Eighth Route Army Pingxingguan.

Impact on * * * producers:

According to the People's Liberation Army newspaper Pingxingguan: First Victory in the Anti-Japanese War: "The significance of Pingxingguan's great victory lies in further unifying the strategic thinking within the party." Li Biao said. After the war, Lin Biao, the division commander of 1 15, wrote in "Experience of Pingxingguan Campaign": Under the current military strength and technical conditions, our army should basically attack the enemy's rear, and cutting off the enemy's rear line is the best way for our army to stop the enemy from advancing and strive for lasting results. This understanding is in line with Mao Zedong's strategic policy of "persisting in independent mountain guerrilla warfare". Ideological unity has laid a foundation for the various units led by the * * * production party to mobilize the masses in depth and establish anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines in the future.