Site of the Toudaogou Battle

　　The Site of the Toudaogou Battle is located in Toudaogou, 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, 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 was stationed at Piandi Zi in Erdao Gou. At that time, the Jing’an Army, a puppet force, was stationed in Laoheshan. These puppet troops committed atrocities such as burning, killing, and looting within the village. The local populace harbored deep hatred for the Jing’an Army. The anti-Japanese forces decided to lure the enemy into the mountains and then annihilate them in one decisive strike, thereby eliminating a threat to the people. Thus, more than ten soldiers were dispatched to operate near Laoheshan, deliberately allowing themselves to be spotted by the enemy. Due to a sudden heavy rainstorm, the puppet Jing’an Army did not mobilize. The next morning, a company of the Jing’an Army set out along the route taken by the guerrilla fighters the previous day. As soon as they entered the ambush zone in Toudaogou, Chai Shirong gave the signal to attack. The anti-Japanese forces opened fire along the entire line, and the battle was over in just over 20 minutes. More than 100 puppet Jing’an soldiers 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 about 200 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 200,000 square meters. Part of the land is used as dry farmland. This site is one of the key battle locations in the early period of the puppet Manchukuo regime in Dongning area where the Anti-Japanese United Army fought against the Japanese Kwantung Army and puppet troops. It stands as an important historical testament to the Chinese people's resistance against foreign aggression.