1 93865438+1October1,more than 60 people from all over the country gathered in Culaishan Temple. On behalf of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Li Yu officially announced the uprising and established the fourth detachment of the Shandong People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla of the Eighth Route Army. Hong Tao is the commander, Li Yu is the political commissar, deputy commander, Lin Hao is in charge of political work, and Ma is the director of management department. Subsequently, the uprising team was organized into two squadrons and quickly developed to more than 400 people.

65438+1On October 26th, the fourth detachment ambushed the Japanese army in Siling, killing and injuring more than 10 people, and won the first battle.

On February 18, another ambush was set at the Sihuashu Highway Bridge of Tai 'an New (Thai) Highway, and two Japanese cars were bombed by mines, killing more than 40 people. Then, a traffic attack and defense war was launched, which destroyed a bridge on the highway between Singapore (Thailand) and Dawenkou, and the Japanese traffic was once interrupted.

At the end of February, the Shandong Provincial Party Committee held an enlarged meeting in Liudu, Xintai County, and decided to divide the troops into two ways. North Road (1st Brigade), led by Hong Tao and Lin Hao, develops towards Laiwu, Boshan and Zichuan. The Second Brigade of South Road, led by Cheng and Cheng, is developing in the direction of Surabaya, Mengyin and Feixian.

At the beginning of April, the first brigade of the fourth detachment joined forces with the fifth army of Shandong People's Anti-Japanese Salvation Army led by Liao Rongbiao and Yao in Zichuan County and Ciyaowu area. At the same time, more than 300 anti-Japanese armed forces led by Zhang Gang, Wang Yang, Xie Hui and Cui Jie at the intersection of Linyi and Juxian County, and most of Boshan anti-Japanese armed forces led by Xu and others were incorporated into the fourth detachment.

On April 28th, the Second Brigade of South Road led by him outwitted Laiwu City, captured more than 300 people including Tan Yuancun, the die-hard county magistrate, and rescued the detained Ma and others. On the 29th, the North and South armies joined forces successfully, and a grand celebration was held in Laiwu City the next day. The designation of the four detachments was changed to the Independent First Division of Shandong People's Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, with Hong Tao as the division commander and Lin Hao as the political commissar. The number of subordinate troops is more than 4,000, organized into three regiments, 1 teaching team, 1 independent camp. On May 25th, Hong Tao passed away. In June, the army resumed the title of the fourth detachment.