Battle Site of Erdaoweizi

Battle Site of Erdaoweizi

The Battle Site of Erdaoweizi is a classic destination for red tourism.

The Battle Site of Erdaoweizi is located at the foot of a rocky mountain 300 meters south of Erdao Village, Qinghe Town, Ji’an City. Erdaoweizi is a small village situated about 10 kilometers northwest of Qinghe Town, Ji’an City, and approximately 75 kilometers from downtown Ji’an. Beneath the rocky mountain lies a highway, and 160 meters south of the road is the Dawishahan River, with vast open areas on both riverbanks that have now become farmland.

In early March 1936, Yang Jingyu led the troops of the First Army of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces (then known as the Northeast People’s Revolutionary Army) to eliminate a puppet regiment headquarters of Shao Benliang stationed in Reshuihezi. In retaliation, Shao Benliang organized puppet troops to search for the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. On the evening of April 3, 1936, through intercepted enemy communications, it was learned that the Fengtian Cavalry Training Regiment was planning to move from Tonghua to Ji’an to suppress the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. Yang Jingyu decided to set up an ambush at Erdaoweizi (now Erdao Village, Qinghe Town), the enemy’s inevitable route, to wipe out this force.

On the evening of April 4, Yang Jingyu personally led over 400 troops from the headquarters of the First Army and the Sixth Regiment of the First Army to lie in ambush on the slopes beneath the Tonghua–Ji’an highway at Erdaoweizi and near the deer pen gate at the southern bank of the Dawishahan River. Around 10:00 a.m. on April 5, approximately 300 soldiers of the Fengtian Cavalry Training Regiment approached. Seeing that the enemy had fully entered the ambush zone, Yang Jingyu immediately ordered an attack. In an instant, pistols, machine guns, and rifles opened fire, throwing the enemy into chaos with soldiers and horses falling all around. Anti-Japanese Allied Forces soldiers rushed forward and, in one fell swoop, eliminated the enemy. This battle killed more than 10 people including the Japanese instructor, captured over 200 enemies, while only the regiment commander and a few attendants managed to escape in the confusion. The entire battle lasted just 15 minutes, and yielded one Type 3 mortar, one Type 92 machine gun, over 300 rifles, six artillery shells, one military telephone, two binoculars, and several warhorses. The ambush at Erdaoweizi not only dealt a heavy blow to the enemy but also significantly replenished the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces’ military supplies, greatly boosting the morale of the troops.

This site is an important memorial location commemorating key historical events and figures of the Communist Party.

Information source: Party School of Ji’an Municipal Committee

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