The First Gully Battle Site

The First Gully Battle Site

The First Gully Battle Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

The First Gully Battle Site is located in the First Gully to the southwest of Heguang Village, Laoheshan Town, Dongning County, Mudanjiang City. GPS coordinates: 43°43′38.9″N, 130°46′12.8″E, at an elevation of 316 meters. In June 1935, a part of the Fifth Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, led by Commander Zhou Baozhong, Deputy Commander Chai Shirong, Political Director Hu Ren, and Chief of Staff Zhang Jiandong, entered Dongning County and set up camp in Pian Di Zi of Erdaogou. At that time, the Japanese puppet Jing’an Army was stationed in Laoheshan, where they burned, killed, and committed all kinds of atrocities. The local people harbored deep hatred for the Jing’an Army. The anti-Japanese forces decided to lure the enemy into the mountains and then ambush and annihilate them in one decisive strike to rid the people of this scourge. They deployed over ten soldiers to operate near Laoheshan, deliberately allowing the enemy to spot them. Due to a sudden heavy rainstorm, the puppet Jing’an Army did not move. The next morning, a company of the Jing’an Army advanced along the route previously taken by the guerrilla fighters. As soon as they entered the ambush zone in the First Gully, Chai Shirong gave the signal to attack, and the ambush forces opened fire along the entire line. The battle ended in just over 20 minutes. Over 100 soldiers of the puppet Jing’an Army were killed, 10 were captured, and 10 military horses along with a batch of weapons and ammunition were seized. The site stretches over 1,000 meters from east to west and approximately 200 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 200,000 square meters. Part of the area is used as dry farmland. This site is one of the important battle locations in the early period of the puppet Manchukuo regime in the Dongning region, where the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces fought against the Japanese Kwantung Army and puppet troops. It stands as a significant historical testament to the Chinese people’s resistance against foreign aggression.