After the 111th Division of the Northeast Army announced its separation from the Kuomintang army, the remnants of the 111th Division, which had fled during the search for righteousness, were reorganized by Sun Huancai, the commander of the 331st Brigade of the division and a diehard who was entrenched north of the Riju Highway.

This division, in collusion with the local recalcitrant Li Yanxiu and the Zhu Xinzhai Division of the Seventh Kuomintang Guerrilla Independent Detachment, invaded and occupied the Jiazi Mountains within a radius of several dozen miles in mid-August, and even more unscrupulously pursued Chiang Kai-shek's traitorous surrender line, frantically reactionary and anti-people, and secretly colluded with the Japanese puppets to advance on us step by step by relying on the Jiazi Mountains, shooting and killing anti-Japanese cadres and arresting our anti-Japanese family members.

This kind of criminal behavior seriously threatens our coastal anti-Japanese base areas. In order to eradicate this cancer, liberate the people in the Jiazi Mountains, and consolidate and develop the anti-Japanese base areas, the Shandong Sub-Bureau and the Shandong Military Region decided to crack down on Sun Yan's reactionary arrogance, pull out this nail, and recover the Jiazi Mountains.

One day at the end of 42, between the anti-encroachment of Hailing and the Battle of Tancheng, Luo Ronghuan also seized the fighter plane to organize the Battle of Jiazishan.

The Jiazi Mountains are located on the border of Rizhao (Zhao) Ju (County) and south of the Riju Highway, stretching into the central area of the coastal area like a wedge.

Jiazi Mountain, located in the southeast of Huangdun Town, Lanshan District, Rizhao City, is 480 meters above sea level. Its mountain is precipitous, strange stones stand in a forest, two peaks on the top of the mountain, towering like a horn, so it is called Jiaozi Mountain. Because the dialect "horn" and "jia" are close to each other, it later evolved into Jiazi Mountain. But what really makes it famous is the three recalcitrant battles of Jiazishan during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which made Jiazishan full of heroic spirit and cast a historical monument.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Jiazi Mountains, a radius of dozens of miles, were the hinterland of the coastal area, and its strategic position was very important.

The 111th Division of the Northeast Army was originally stationed in this area, and it basically got along with the Eighth Route Army in the past. During Chiang Kai-shek's second reactionary campaign, there was a marked division within the Northeast Army, and the progressive forces and the reactionary forces engaged in a sharp struggle.

For this reason, the Shandong Branch and the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army held an emergency meeting, and almost all cadres such as Luo Ronghuan, Zhu Rui, Chen Guang, Xiao Hua, Chen Shiqu, Fu Zhuyun, Wan Yi, and Guo Weicheng, who were working in this coastal area, were present.

In addition, the main leaders of the party, government, and military of Rizhao, Juxian, and Ganyu counties were also present, and Song Jiliu and others were no exception to be invited to attend the meeting. When Luo, Zhu, Chen, and Xiao finished speaking, Chen Guang stood up and gave an order: "In order to face Lao Jiang's suspicions, the name of the Binhai Detachment will be put aside for a while, and it will still be called the 111th Division, with Wan Yi as the division commander, Guo Weicheng as the deputy division commander and political director, and Wang Zhenqian as the deputy director. ”

After Luo Ronghuan listened to Chen Guang's order, he stood up with a smile on his face and said, "This 111th Division is not Lao Jiang's, but our Eighth Route Army!" ”

"Ha, haha......" Everyone laughed and leaned back and back, and it lasted for a long time.

Chen Shiyu laughed for a while, and when he saw that everyone was still laughing, he stood up and waved his hand and said; "Now there are two divisions, we want to use this righteous division to defeat that unrighteous division!"

"Good! Haha......"

Chen Guang saw that everyone was almost happy, so he stood up again and said happily: "Please be quiet, Chief of Staff Chen Shiyu will issue a transfer order!" ”

Chen Shiyu stood up and gave an order: "In order to instruct the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade, the 1st Regiment of the 111th Independent Brigade, the 5th Regiment, the 6th Regiment and the 1st Regiment of the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the Mountain Column, we will begin to assemble here today, and the battle is scheduled to start on the night of the 14th of this month to attack the Jiazi Mountain to counterattack the rebellious and recalcitrant army." ”

"Comrades, do you have the confidence to fight this battle well!" Luo Ronghuan raised his fist and said.

"There is ......"

Chen Guang smiled and looked at the enthusiastic cadres in the coastal area who had joined the meeting, waved his hand and said, "Okay, everyone's confidence is quite high!" Next, I would like to ask Chief of Staff Chen Shiyu to issue an operational plan. ”

Chen Shiyu said solemnly: "The 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the Mountain Column and the Independent Brigade captured Puwang and Tanjing in the south of Huangdun, and opened the gateway to attack Jiazi Mountain; The 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade was instructed to conquer the two villages of Shangjian and Caolingqian (belonging to Junan County), and annihilated a company of Zhu Xinzhai's department. Speaking of this, Shi Yu turned his face to Luo Ronghuan, Zhu Rui, Chen Guang, and Xiao Hua, "Do you have anything else to add?" ”

"Nope!" Unison.

Chen Shiqu shook his head with a smile when he saw several leaders, so he turned his face again, "Now I issue an order on behalf of the leaders: the operation is scheduled for the evening of the 14th!" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Shiyu, a native of Jingmen County, Hubei Province, is a descendant of Chen Youliang, the leader of the peasant rebel army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. His grandfather Chen Keshan and second grandfather Chen Keshui were both members of the Qing army. Chen Keshan's son, Chen Rongzhong, is Chen Shiyu's father. Chen Keshui's son, Chen Rongjing, is Chen Shiyu's adoptive father. Chen Rongzhong and Chen Rongjing are both in charge of the 16th Engineer Battalion of the Fresh Army.

In April 1909, Chen Shiyu was born in the loess slope of the new army camp in Wuhan, which coincided with the 60th birthday of his grandfather Chen Keshan, so he was nicknamed "Zu Geng". After the Xinhai Revolution, Chen Rongzhong served as a staff officer of the Qing Army, and Chen Shiyu moved to Beijing with his father, lived in the old alleys of the mountains for seven years, and then returned to Wuhan to live with his mother. Mother Hu, nameless.

Due to the "April 12" counter-revolutionary massacre and the "Ning-Han confluence", China in 1927 was in a state of white terror.

Soon, China urgently convened the "Hankou Conference" and decided to hold the Autumn Harvest Rebellion in Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, and Jiangxi provinces, and appointed ** to return to Hunan to lead the Autumn Harvest Uprising.

As a result, Chen Shiyu started a peasant association movement with several young people in his hometown of Jingmen, Hubei. After the April 12 incident, he was listed as a "thug" by the local government, was hunted down, and was forced to flee to Wuhan. Under the inspiration and guidance of his uncle, who is an underground party member, Chen Shiyu joined the Communist Youth League and entered the Hubei student military training class run by the ** Youth League School of Hubei Province sponsored by Dong Biwu.

Then, Chen Shiyu was officially assigned to the 2nd Battalion of Lu Deming's Guard Regiment as a soldier, and was assigned to the 5th Company, in the same squad as He Changgong.

After the gunfire of the Nanchang Uprising, Chen Shiyu left Wuchang with the guard regiment and went to Nanchang to join the rebel troops. In order to obtain a survival status, the unit was temporarily renamed the First Division of the Jiangxi Provincial Defense Army.

The Autumn Harvest Uprising on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi led by ** broke out. The former First Division of the Jiangxi Provincial Defense Army, where Chen Shiyu was located, was officially reorganized into the First Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army to participate in the Autumn Harvest Uprising. Soon, the first division raised the first banner of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army and attacked Changsha on the order of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee.

After the failure of the attack on Changsha, according to the order of the front committee, the headquarters of the 1st Division and the rest of the 1st Regiment and the 3rd Regiment were transferred to Wenjia City, Liuyang County, to rendezvous. In Wenjia City, Chen Shiyu met for the first time what he had heard of.

Chen Shiyu left Wenjia City with his troops and marched to the Luoxiao Mountains, which are located at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi. Under the leadership of **, this unit arrived at Sanwan Village in Yongxin County, Jiangxi Province, after a long journey and arduous battle, and carried out the famous "Sanwan Reorganization", Chen Shiyu was assigned to a company as a soldier and merged into the party.

When Zhu De and ** met in Jinggangshan, Chen Shiyu became one of the earliest soldiers of the Red Fourth Army, participated in the Red Army's five anti-encirclement and suppression, in the previous battles of blood and fire, Chen Shiyu fought bravely, made outstanding achievements, was promoted to platoon commander, deputy company commander, deputy captain, chief of staff of the 34th Division of the Red Twelfth Army, and succeeded as the chief of staff of the Red Thirteenth Army, acting army commander, and the principal of the camp school of the Red First Army.

After the failure of the fifth anti-encirclement campaign, Chen Shiyu was ordered to lead his troops to participate in the 25,000-mile Long March and arrived in northern Shaanxi.

Soon after the "Xi'an Incident", a full-scale War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out. In order to save the fate of the nation, taking into account the overall situation, China cooperated with the Kuomintang for the second time to establish an anti-Japanese national united front and reorganize the Red Army into the Eighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army.

The Red Army and the Red Army of Northern Shaanxi were ordered to be reorganized into the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, and Chen Shiyu was appointed chief of staff of the 343rd Brigade of the division.

After Chen Shiyu was transferred to the commander of the Jinxi Independent Detachment, he successively attacked the Japanese troops in Shangzha, Xiaoyi, and Duijiuyu, recovered Shuangchi Town, captured Luoqu, and annihilated more than 300 Japanese troops.

In the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chen Shiyu led his troops to fight in Sanjin and entered Shandong in the east, and in the countless battles he led his troops to fight with the Japanese puppet army, he commanded the troops to outwit the counterattack, and the Guangyang battle in which he captured the Japanese prisoners alive with his own hands was amazing. General Chen Shiyu became the first general of our army to capture Japanese prisoners alive with his own hands, and left a precious photo of the scene. This precious photo is now stored in the Dalian Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall.

As soon as the battle began, the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade and the Independent Brigade captured Puwang and Tanjing in the south of Huangdun, opening the door to attack Jiazi Mountain. The 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade was instructed to conquer the two villages of Shangjian and Caolingqian (belonging to Junan County), and annihilated a company of Zhu Xinzhai's department.

At dawn the next day, under the cover of dense fog, the regiment broke through the heights of the Three Emperors Mountain and the steep mountains and rivers. On the night of the 17th, he began to attack Jiazi Mountain, fought fiercely all night, and instructed the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade to capture the 306th, 450th, and 560th heights from the front, killing and wounding 367 people of Sun Huancai's troops.

The 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade also broke through the Lijiaguanzhuang and the surrounding highlands in the middle of Jiazi Mountain from due north to annihilate the 1st Recalcitrant Army. After that, the regiment and the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade jointly expanded the results of the battle to the east, repeatedly charged and killed the enemy, and finally captured the south and north battlements of the main peak of Jiazi Mountain. On the 18th, the recalcitrant army split up and fled north. Our troops immediately split up to block and pursue.

The 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the Mountain Column intercepted a battalion of the fleeing recalcitrant army at Puwang and annihilated most of it. On the 19th, the 6th Regiment of the 2nd Brigade and the 1st Regiment of the Independent Brigade pursued to the vicinity of Gaoshantou on the edge of the Riju Highway, and exchanged fire with two battalions of the recalcitrant Sun Huancai Division for two hours.

In this battle, more than 1,150 recalcitrant soldiers were killed and captured, five light machine guns, one anti-aircraft gun, and a lot of other military supplies were captured, and our Eighth Route Army suffered more than 450 casualties. This battle was a heavy blow to the recalcitrant Sun Huancai Division, and after the war, many groups of personnel from this department defected to our 111th Division with weapons.

This was the first victorious end to the Battle of Jiashisan.