Besieging Loufan Battle Site

Besieging Loufan Battle Site

The Besieging Loufan Battle Site is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Besieging Loufan Battle Site is located on Shanshiliang in Jiuloufan Village, Loufan Town, Loufan County. On August 21, 1942, Japanese troops occupied Loufan Town and built a large bunker on Shanshiliang to the northwest of the town, as well as a large bunker inside the town at Yamengeta in Huangtugedong. Four smaller bunkers were constructed around the large bunker, forming a network with the artillery position on Shanshiliang. The Japanese used these positions as strongholds to oppress and rule over the people of Loufan, and destroying these bunkers became a primary objective for the local military and civilians resisting the Japanese invasion. In the autumn of 1944, as the War of Resistance against Japan entered a strategic counteroffensive phase, in mid-August, the Jingle County Party Committee, County Government, the Second Detachment of the Eighth Sub-district of the Jin-Sui Military Region, along with the Second District Party Committee and District Government of Jingle, established a command post in Puyu Village. They decided to use the method of digging tunnels to plant explosives and destroy the Japanese bunkers atop Yamengeta in Loufan. Militiamen from the Second District of Jingle dug a total of 520 meters of tunnels and placed 250 kilograms of explosives beneath two bunkers in the southeast direction. Militiamen and local residents from the Second District of Jingle formed ladder teams, pickaxe teams, stretcher teams, transport teams, and comfort teams to actively participate in the battle. On September 25, upon the order of Detachment Commander Lin Haiqing, the two smaller bunkers were blasted into the air. Soon after, the anti-Japanese forces quickly took control of the two smaller bunkers to the northwest. The Loufan militiamen then used fire attacks to burn down the large artillery position where 13 Japanese soldiers had been putting up stubborn resistance. On October 28, the Resistance Daily published a detailed report on the battle under the title “A Three-Day, Three-Night Victory in a Hard-Fought Assault —— The Destruction of the Japanese Stronghold in Loufan.” After the assault on Loufan, only one bunker remained at Shanshiliang as a Japanese stronghold. The Second Detachment of the Jin-Sui Military Region was ordered to relocate, and under the leadership of the Second District Command Post, the Loufan militiamen besieged the Shanshiliang bunker without launching a direct attack, cutting off supplies of people, water, and electricity. On April 21, 1945, the Japanese abandoned the bunker and secretly fled. Shanshiliang became the last Japanese stronghold in Loufan to be eliminated by the anti-Japanese forces.

Loufan Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Loufan County and the seat of the county government. Established as the Loufan People's Commune in 1958 and restructured as a town in 1983. It is located in the central part of the county, covering an area of 56 square kilometers with a population of 16,000. The town administers 19 village committees: Loufan, Jiuloufan, Guanzhuang, Yaoluo, Xinchengbei, Xiguoyuan, Fanjiacun, Renjiagou, Dafuzhuang, Caiyangzhuang, Qianheishan, Houheishan, Xinliangzhuang, Sanyuancun, Yinjiayao, Loujiazhuang, Tongziya, Hejiazhuang, and Jiuchengbei. The town’s township enterprises are mainly engaged in commerce, trade, catering, and service industries. Major crops include potatoes and millet. ... Loufan Town detailed information++