Battle Site of Lianghong Mountain

Battle Site of Lianghong Mountain

The Battle Site of Lianghong Mountain is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Battle Site of Lianghong Mountain is located in the Lianghong Mountain area near Xixingzhuang Village and Hezhuang in Gaocun Township, Yangqu County. In February 1938, to support the Nationalist forces in defending Taiyuan, the Eighth Route Army headquarters ordered the 120th Division to sabotage the Tongpu Railway section between Guoxian and Yangqu. Under the command of He Long, Guan Xiangying, Xiao Ke, and others, the main force of the 120th Division launched an offensive against the Tongpu Railway. By the 27th, the 717th Regiment of the 359th Brigade captured Pingshe Station, destroying eight bridges, dismantling over twenty kilometers of railway, and blowing up three enemy military trains and more than ten vehicles, cutting off traffic from Majuhui in Xinzhou in the north to Gaocun in Yangqu in the south. On February 27, over a thousand Japanese troops deployed from Taiyuan advanced along the railway toward Shiling Pass and Pingshe in armored vehicles, attempting to reopen the railway line. Upon reaching Gaocun Station, the Japanese immediately pushed northward. At Lianghong Mountain, they encountered the 716th Regiment of the 358th Brigade, which He Long had pre-positioned there. Colonel He Bingsheng, who had lost an arm, led his troops in fierce combat with the Japanese for half a day, leading to a stalemate. He Long then ordered the commander of the 358th Brigade, Zhang Zongxun, to deploy the 715th Regiment to join the battle. At 4 p.m., Regiment Commander Wang Shangrong arrived at Lianghong Mountain with the 715th Regiment. At dusk, the two regiments launched a simultaneous attack on the Japanese, engaging in close-quarters combat. After two hours of intense fighting, the Japanese were routed and pursued to Gaocun Station, ten kilometers away. Over ninety Japanese soldiers were killed or wounded, one was captured, and the transportation line between Xinkou and Yangqu was severed, completing the mission to sabotage the Tongpu Railway. During the battle, Regiment Commanders He Bingsheng and Wang Shangrong led from the front. Wang Shangrong was shot through the lung by a bullet but remained resolutely at his command post. The terrain of Lianghong Mountain, where the site is located, is rugged and densely wooded, with remnants of the wartime trenches still faintly visible.

Xixingzhuang Village: Xixingzhuang Village is located at the northwest end of Gaocun Township, Yangqu County, and was known as Chitang Pass during the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The village has over 184 households and a population of more than 538, spread across two natural settlements. It enjoys convenient transportation, with the Tongpu Railway and the Masan Highway leading directly to Xinzhou just one kilometer east of the village. The land resources are abundant, totaling over 2,200 mu, with soil conditions characterized by slight phosphorus deficiency, modest potassium shortage, ample nitrogen, no salinization, and suitability for growing a variety of grain crops—ideal for developing all-natural green agriculture. Extensive sloping fields are suitable for planting economic forestry. In recent years, while steadily developing pig, chicken, and sheep farming, the dairy cow industry has seen rapid growth. To the west of the village there is a... More detailed information about Xixingzhuang Village++