Qi will go to war, and our army 120 division annihilated the Japanese elite. This was also a great victory, and it was the first annihilation battle after our army fell into the central Hebei plain. This victory is of extraordinary significance to our army. On the one hand, it has improved the fighting morale of the whole army, on the other hand, it has further expanded the influence of our army in North China. After the victory of this campaign, more than 400 recruits joined the local battle, which is enough to witness the credibility of our army.
120 division's main force began to form an alliance with the Japanese army, carried out internal and external attack, ambushed and intercepted the Japanese puppet troops at Macun, Xunziying and Nanliu Road, and constantly repelled many breakthroughs and reinforcements of the Japanese puppet troops. By the evening of 25th, most of the Japanese troops in Qi Hui were wiped out except more than 80 people who fled to Shahe Bridge. In this campaign, the main force of 120 division, the third column of Jizhong Military Region and a certain * * * department wiped out more than 700 Japanese troops, and won the battle of annihilation in the plain.
The background of the battle of qi.
Qihui was originally a small village in Hebei, but it was in this battle that it completely ignited the fire of hope in China. Since the July 7th Incident, the Japanese aggressors have wantonly invaded China, and many big cities have become their targets. The Japanese army set out from the northeast, and then launched wars in Guangzhou and Wuhan with the slogan of "taking China in three months". However, the loyal opposition of the people of China made them realize that it was impossible to make a quick decision.
At that time, the intensification of contradictions between China and Japan also gave the Japanese aggressors an opportunity. Under the call of the Kuomintang, the anti-* * sentiment of the Kuomintang is high, especially in the North China Plain. The Hebei provincial government led by the Kuomintang made life difficult for the local people. The inaction of the Hebei provincial government made the Japanese army act recklessly.