On August 1939, the first column of the Eighth Route Army was formally established. Xu and Zhu Rui served as commanders and political commissar respectively, which strengthened the unified military leadership in Shandong. All units of Shandong Column vigorously launched guerrilla warfare and expanded base areas in central Shandong, southeastern Shandong, Qinghe and Jiaodong.

On June 5438+May 1 0939, the Shandong Column ordered four teams to deploy four main companies to form a southward advancing team and went to Dongshan District of Zou County to start work. On July 15, it entered the Lishan and Xiaoshan areas at the junction of Zou (county), Teng (county), Si (water) and Qu (government). At dawn on the 23rd, the Japanese Puppet Army besieged the hill in four ways with more than 65,438+10,000 people. The southward detachment fought back heroically, and the battle lasted from dawn to dusk, repelling the enemy's attacks for more than 20 times. In particular, the soldiers guarding the hills are more tenacious, shouting the slogan "Long live the Chinese nation" and fighting hand-to-hand with the enemy. In this battle, the Japanese puppet troops killed and injured more than 200 people, and 78 people made heroic sacrifices in the south.

Battle of Liujiajing1939 In late May, the third detachment of Shandong Column assembled in Liujiajing area of zouping county according to the instructions of its superiors, ready to March into Zhangqiu area. On June 6, more than 2500 Japanese puppet troops invaded the third detachment in Liujiajing area. After being beaten, the enemy quickly mobilized more than 3,500 reinforcements, equipped with more than 100 cars and 150 cavalry, and madly attacked the third detachment. The commanders of the third detachment, under the command of Commander Ma Yaonan and Deputy Commander Yang Guofu, held fast to the fence and fought resolutely, fighting fiercely with the Japanese army, and dispersed to break through at dusk. This battle killed seven or eight hundred enemies, including 4 17, which dealt a blow to the arrogance of the enemy.

From June 1939 to June 1939 to July 1 4, more than 20,000 Japanese troops with Donglidian in the north of Yimeng as the center launched their first big attack on Luzhong Mountain by adopting the tactics of direct advance, converging attack, multi-channel expansion and converging attack. By mid-July, the Japanese army occupied Juxian, Yishui, Mengyin, Donglidian, Lucun and other important towns, and then repeatedly "mopped up" the hinterland of Yimeng, and established a large number of strongholds, cutting off the links between Luzhong and southeastern Shandong and southern Shandong. In order to smash the enemy's "mopping-up", all the ministries of Shandong Column launched guerrilla warfare extensively. During the counter-campaign against "mopping up" in the past two months, various detachments evaded the enemy's joint attack for many times, and attacked the enemy for more than 20 times, * * * annihilated the Japanese puppet troops 1000 people.

Battle of Wujing1939101On October 25th, the first detachment of Lu Column, under the command of Qian Jun, the deputy commander, counterattacked the invading Japanese puppet troops in Wujing, southwest of Linqu County. 1 In the fierce battle, more than 30 Japanese soldiers were killed, 70 puppet troops were captured, and 40 Japanese soldiers were captured. Popular Daily published an editorial "Celebrating the Great Victory in Linqu", praising Wujing Battle as the most exemplary victory in Shandong during the two years of Anti-Japanese War.

On the morning of Sun Zu's Battle1March, 940 16, more than 300 Japanese troops and puppet troops 100 attacked yinan county Sun Zu all the way in an attempt to attack the Central Shandong Branch and the First Column Command of the Eighth Route Army. Under Xu's command, the commander of the second detachment of Lu column led the second detachment and other troops to ambush the enemy at Jiuzifeng near Sun Zu. Fighting for 1 day forced the enemy to retreat into Sunzu village that night. The second detachment and other departments attacked the enemy for two consecutive nights. The enemy was exhausted and ran away in a hurry. In this battle, the second detachment and other departments killed more than 20 Japanese commanders Kobayashi/Kloc-0, wounded more than 70 people, seized more than 30 rifles and a large number of combat materials, and recovered the Tongjing stronghold.

Yangjiaheng Campaign1940 In mid-May, 1000 Japanese troops "mopped up" Taishan District. 19, the main force of the fourth detachment of the Eighth Route Army Ludong Column, under the command of Liao Rongbiao and Hu Qicai, ambushed the enemy all the way in Yangjiaheng Road, northeast of Laiwu County. 1 day, killed more than 200 Japanese soldiers, captured 3 people, and the remnants fled, paying a lot of weapons and ammunition, and achieved great victory.

The soldiers and civilians in Luzhong smashed the enemy's "September 18th Sweeping" 1940. 1On September 8th, 8, the Japanese Puppet Army dispatched 10000 people to launch a "sweeping" campaign against the Luzhong base area. Japanese puppet troops burned and looted snow fields, tea, heads and other central areas in the north of Laiwu County 1 week, savagely destroying the base areas, and Taishan District suffered heavy losses. The area west of Zhangdian-Boshan Railway was also brutally "swept" by the enemy, and the situation deteriorated sharply. Chen Shiju led an independent detachment of 1 15 division to wage a fierce battle with more than 65,438+10,000 Japanese troops in Feibei (southeast of Mengshan). Under the attack of soldiers and civilians in the base area, the enemy's "sweeping" was finally shattered.

The Shandong column has been trained and consolidated many times in a wide range of guerrilla warfare. By the autumn of 1940, there were four brigades, four detachments and two secret service groups directly under it, with a total of more than 54,000 people. Shandong local armed forces and people's armed forces have also developed. By the end of 1939, the number of armed self-defense groups in Shandong anti-Japanese base areas had reached more than 654.38+10,000.