Ruins of the Battle at Chengqianglazi Breakout

Ruins of the Battle at Chengqianglazi Breakout

The ruins of the Battle at Chengqianglazi Breakout are a classic red tourism destination.

The ruins of the Battle at Chengqianglazi Breakout are located on a mountain hill 3 kilometers deep in the valley of Group 10, Mijiazi Village, Toutao Town, Ji’an City, now overgrown with forest.

On April 9, 1936, after the ambush at Erdaowazi, Shao Benliang was eager to retaliate against the Northeast People’s Revolutionary Army (later renamed the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces), and gathered over 1,000 puppet troops to pursue them, trapping Yang Jingyu’s forces near Chengqianglazi on the ridge of Group 10, Mijiazi Village, Toutao Town. Upon receiving Shao Benliang’s report, the command headquarters of the First Military District of the puppet Manchukuo Army immediately dispatched Chief of Staff Manliang and Advisor Wutian by plane to the scene to take command. After a day of fighting, the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces repelled multiple enemy attacks, and despite Yang Jingyu’s attempts to lead a breakout, both sides remained locked in a stalemate. After nightfall, the enemy lit bonfires at the foot of the mountain and set up a security perimeter. Yang Jingyu and his officers discussed on the mountaintop and decided to execute a clever breakout plan. They also lit bonfires on the mountain to confuse the enemy. Thinking that the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces had set up camp for the night, the enemy confidently went to sleep, planning to storm the ridge at dawn to eliminate them. After midnight, Yang Jingyu led the troops along a route chosen earlier in the day, quietly breaking through the enemy encirclement from the side of a cliff. By dawn, when the enemy reached the top of Chengqianglazi Ridge, they found nothing but extinguished bonfires. To this day, locals still say that in this battle, Yang Jingyu cleverly used the “lantern tactic,” and the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces “flew away.”

This site is an important revolutionary heritage location.

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