The Pingxingguan victory was the first victory after the Eighth Route Army left the anti-Japanese battlefield in North China, and it was also the first great victory of the China army since the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

When the Eighth Route Army set out for North China to advance into Shanxi, with the cooperation of Chahar's troops, the Japanese 5th Division was attacking along Pingsui Road of the Great Wall in an attempt to attack Taiyuan South and seize the hinterland of Shanxi, and cooperated with the North China Army of Pinghan Road from the right. China's Second World War Zone has made a battle plan to stop the Japanese along the Great Wall. In Pingxingguan, he was determined to assemble heavy troops to annihilate the invading enemy and asked the Eighth Route Army to cooperate with the Japanese attack. In order to cooperate with friendly forces, defend Shanxi, and stimulate the military strength of the Eighth Route Army, the Eighth Route Army 1 15 Division successfully carried out an ambush battle and won the first battle with great victory.

In early September, 1937, according to the operational plan, the Eighth Route Army 1 15 Division set out near Pingxingguan. Pingxingguan, located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, is the throat artery in the northeast of Shanxi Province. On both sides, the peaks and peaks are overlapping, steep and steep. On the left, there are commanding heights such as East Fort and Laoye Temple, and on the right, there are mountains such as Baiyatai. In front of the pass is a narrow passage extending from southwest to northeast, which is an ideal tactic to ambush and annihilate the enemy? On the 2nd, the 2nd1Brigade of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army attacked Pingxingguan from Lingqiu, occupying the Dongpochi area. On the 23rd, 1 15 Division was determined to seize the weakness of Japanese arrogance and neglect of defense, ambush the enemy by using the favorable terrain in the northeast of Pingxingguan, and hold a meeting of cadres above the company level for in-depth combat mobilization. Late at night on 24th, 1 15 division secretly entered the preset battle positions such as Baiyatai by night and heavy rain. At dawn on the 25th, the follow-up troops of the 2nd1Brigade of the 5th Division of the Japanese Army took more than 100 cars and attached more than 200 wagons, and marched from east to west along the Lingqiu-Pingxingguan Highway. At about 7 o'clock, all the troops entered the ambush position of 1 15 division. 1 15 division seized the fighter plane, immediately ordered the whole line to fire, and launched an attack at the right time when the enemy was in chaos. 1 15 The first 1 division annihilated the enemy vanguard and prevented it from fleeing south along the highway; Part of them cut off the troops surrounding the Japanese rear and cut off their retreat; One rushed across the highway and quickly seized the Laoye Temple and its northern highlands; A Japanese aid that prevented the early occupation of the East Artillery Pool; One blocked the reinforcements sent by the Japanese Fifth Division. After a fierce battle, the Japanese army was completely annihilated and won a total victory.

This battle has achieved remarkable results. The Eighth Route Army 1 15 Division * * * wiped out more than 000 Japanese troops 1000, destroyed more than 200 cars 1000, and seized more than 20 rifles1000, machine guns, a cannon and a large number of military supplies.

Under the situation that the Japanese army marched in and the Kuomintang army was losing ground, Xing Ping Guanjie effectively dealt a blow to the madness of the Japanese army, broke the myth that the Japanese army was invincible, and made the people of the whole country see the hope of the Chinese nation, thus greatly inspiring the people's hearts and morale of the whole country. The news spread, all walks of life in the country rejoiced and sent congratulatory messages in succession, which greatly improved the prestige of the * * * production party and the Eighth Route Army. At the same time, in the whole strategy, it won the preparation time for Xinkou operation, effectively contained the action of the Japanese 5 th Division, and supported Pinghan Road operation from the flank. (Contributed by China People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression Memorial Hall)