Why can Qigen Village ambush be listed as one of the top ten classic tactics in the world, although it only takes hundreds of enemies to destroy?

1937 10, an ambush battle against the Japanese army in Qigen Village, Pingding County, Shanxi Province, was called Qigen Village ambush battle. Why do British military strategists list it as one of the top ten classic tactics in the world?

The ambush in Qigen Village actually includes two ambushes. The choice of battlefield terrain is the key to the success of ambush. An important reason why Qigen Village won the ambush battle is the special terrain conditions near the village. The narrow canyon area near Qigen Village is the only way for the Japanese army to March. The road is narrow and the valley is deep, so it is difficult to adjust the formation. When the Japanese army passed by, there was no shelter left and right, and the head and tail could not be taken care of. It is an ideal battlefield for our army to ambush. In the end, it successfully created the brilliant record of our army's two ambushes in three days!

The first battle of Qigen Village took place between 1937 and 10. In order to cooperate with the frontal combat, the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army129th Division was ordered to advance to the southeast of Niangziguan. Teacher Liu Bocheng judged that Qigen Village was the only way for the Japanese to attack and pacify Jingxing, and decided to use the favorable terrain between Qigen Village and Jiananyu to ambush the Japanese. Before dawn on 26th, 3rd Battalion of 772nd Regiment and Special Service Company 1 platoon entered the ambush position. At dawn, the Japanese trench troops began to move westward under the cover of more than 200 cavalry units. At 0900 hours, the Japanese army first covered the ambush area. When the rear trench team entered the ambush area, the 3rd Battalion suddenly attacked. The Japanese army was suddenly attacked on the way to March, and suddenly it was in chaos. Escaped to the East Shimen and was intercepted by Special Service Company 1 platoon. When the war reached 1 1, most of the Japanese troops were wiped out and the remnants fled back to the fishing town. In this battle, the Eighth Route Army killed more than 300 Japanese troops and seized more than 300 mules and horses and a large number of military supplies. The Eighth Route Army suffered more than 65,438 casualties. (This comparison of casualties is respectable! )

After the first ambush in the second battle of Qigen Village,129th Division decided to ambush the Japanese again in Qigen Village according to the situation that the 20th Division of the Japanese Army was putting down the invasion and needed supplies urgently. At the same time, Liu Bocheng analyzed that the Japanese army was arrogant and didn't pay attention to the Eighth Route Army at all. He decided that the Japanese trench team that had retreated to Zhiyu Town would continue to advance westward along the original road. Subsequently, on the night of 27th, the 772nd regiment of the 386th Brigade and the Special Service Company 1 entered the ambush position in Qigen Village, and the ambush position changed slightly. At dawn on the 28th, the Japanese troops in Tanyu Town marched westward again under the cover of 100 cavalry and more than 300 infantry. 1 1, the ambush troops spared more than 100 Japanese cavalry and launched a fierce fire attack on the troops behind the trench. At dusk, due to the rainy and muddy roads, the Eighth Route Army reinforcements did not arrive on time. Some of the Japanese vanguard troops rushed through the ambush area and fled in the direction of appeasement, while others fled back to Zhiyu Town. In this battle, the Eighth Route Army killed or injured more than 0/00 Japanese soldiers and captured dozens of mules and horses. The Eighth Route Army suffered more than 20 casualties.

This battle was the first victory of 129 Division after it entered Taihang Mountain. Two ambushes killed more than 400 Japanese troops, seized more than 400 mules and horses, and accumulated the trench of ordnance, clothing and food. The Eighth Route Army suffered more than 30 casualties. More than 400 soldiers and civilians and hundreds of mules and horses carried the main force for a day and two nights. The number of casualties between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army in this war is also amazing compared with the beginning of the all-round anti-Japanese war.

This battle not only dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the Japanese army, but also greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the military and civilians.