In late March 1939, the head of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, *** and others, with the divisional headquarters and escorted by the cavalry regiment, were operating in the Luxi area. The Japanese army's "11th Road Sweep" to encircle and suppress the base areas in southern Hebei is nearing its end. Previously, the headquarters of the 129th Division was almost caught up by the Japanese army in Luxishen County, and two companies of the cavalry regiment desperately blocked the attack, and the division headquarters was able to transfer safely. The anti-Japanese struggle of the Eighth Route Army was very popular and was welcomed by the common people of Luxi, who spontaneously donated money to buy pork to comfort the troops. The local squires also came forward to feast the cadres of the cavalry regiment. 
At that time, the counties of Luxi had not yet set up an anti-Japanese **, and the Eighth Route Army struck while the iron was hot, and established the "Liaoyang A Regional Working Group (Liaocheng, Yanggu and Adong"), and formed the "Liaoyang A Independent Brigade", which had 3 squadrons under its jurisdiction and a total of more than 100 people. Among them, the 2 squadron is a newly formed squadron, and the two local militia groups are co-opted. The Eighth Route Army provided some of the best equipment to the Independent Brigade, and sent Wang Yongyuan, the commander of the 2nd Company of the Cavalry Regiment, to be the captain. However, the foundation of the Eighth Route Army in the local area was not solid, and the independent brigade had an accident as soon as it was established. The captain was beaten for a day, and the 2nd Company of the Cavalry Regiment suddenly blew up, and the soldiers rode horses and carried guns, shouting that they were going to kill the traitors for revenge. It turned out that their old company commander Wang Yongyuan was beaten and injured. 
The beaters were the men of the local tyrant Chen Yuhuai. Chen Yuhuai has the greatest influence in several nearby counties, and his background is not simple, he was born as a bandit, has mixed in the warlord army, has a close relationship with the Kuomintang, and most of his subordinates are bandits and ruffians. This person is not a traitor, he just wants to dominate one side, so he is very hostile to the Eighth Route Army. According to the recollection of Liu Lao, a veteran of the cavalry regiment, Chen Yuhuai did not oppress the people, but desperately obstructed our party's development of local anti-Japanese organizations, killed the staff, and forcibly disbanded the anti-Japanese forces. This side sent people to negotiate, but the other side simply ignored it. For the sake of ** needs, our party can only endure again and again. The newly established Liaoyang A Independent Brigade was regarded as a thorn in Chen Yuhuai's side, and was chased by his subordinates several times. After all, the independent brigade is a devil-fighting man, and it can't play with this kind of local armed forces unless it is absolutely necessary. 
One day, the independent brigade was chased and beaten by Chen Yuhuai's people again, but this time they didn't run away, and Captain Wang Yongyuan was caught by them, tied up with five flowers, and took them back and beat them with 30 sticks before letting them go. It's still light, but fortunately, Chen Yuhuai didn't know that Wang Yongyuan was the Eighth Route Army, thinking that he was a local, otherwise he would have been poisoned. Captain Wang's dignified old Red Army, a hero who fought devils, had nowhere to reason after being beaten, so he went back to the cavalry regiment to complain. When the soldiers saw that the old company commander was beaten like this, they gritted their teeth in anger. Not only 2 companies, but 3 other companies also bombed the battalion. Not long after Deng Yongyao, the political commissar of the cavalry regiment, died in the "anti-sweeping", the soldiers were all on fire, and this time they had to take revenge. The head of the regiment, Liang Junting, and the newly appointed political commissar Wang Zhenxiang could not stop it at all. 
The head of the Liang regiment and the political commissar Wang who led the snake out of the cave were worried and prepared to ask their superiors. "Gray people" like Chen Yuhuai are different from the Japanese puppet army, they can't just fight when they say they will fight, they need to write an application report first, and the military region and division headquarters can only do it if they agree to it. However, the company and platoon commanders of the cavalry regiment opposed the application, because most of the superiors would not approve it, and even if it did, it would not necessarily allow the cavalry regiment to fight. Everyone was indignant, and Commander Liang himself was on fire, wanting to teach this lawless local force a lesson, so he proposed to send two companies to fight a dozen, and the point was stopped. Political Commissar Wang was originally resolutely opposed, but seeing that he could not stop it, he had to suggest that it should not be so big, and that the reconnaissance detachment of the 2nd Cavalry Company and the regimental headquarters (called the Scout Detachment at that time) should be dispatched, and he would personally lead the team. Everyone agreed. As a result, Political Commissar Wang led a rapid march of more than 40 kilometers overnight to Chen Yuhuai's stronghold. Their "big camp" was a large earthen enclosure, and there was a trench outside the gate of the wall, and "barracks" and earthen buildings were built inside, which was not conducive to a strong attack. Political Commissar Wang decided to come out of the "snake out of the hole". 
As soon as dawn came, dozens of people from the independent brigade came to the outside of Tuweizi, fired a few shots, and then tore their throats and shouted. Chen Yuhuai likes to burn incense and worship Buddha, and there is a Shinto tablet outside the gate of the village, which was burned by the independent brigade. The bandits inside were in a hurry, and they came out in a swarm, and the people of the independent brigade turned around and ran, and the other party was in hot pursuit. The devastating bandits chased them a few miles away in one breath, came to an open field, and were stunned. I saw that the people of the independent brigade flashed to the side, and a group of cavalry was lined up neatly and had been waiting for a long time. The predecessor of the 2nd Cavalry Company was the cavalry company of the 26th Army of the Shaanxi-Gansu Red Army, which was established in 1933 and was killed in a rain of bullets. Since 1938, when the cavalry regiment moved to southern Hebei, it has fought several tough battles with the Japanese army, such as the Zhanghedian ambush and the Zhanghenan Campaign, and the 2nd Cavalry Company has participated. In the battle to cover the division headquarters a month ago, the enemy was outnumbered, and the 2nd Company suffered heavy losses, but the old foundation was still there, and such a unit certainly did not take the bandits seriously. 
There were thousands of bandits chasing them, and they were not timid at first. The cavalry company approached in a horizontal formation, with machine gunners on either side firing on horseback. When the distance was close enough, the company commander waved the red flag in his hand, and the cavalry team charged at the bandits, passed through the crowd, and then turned around and threw grenades. The bandits were blown up, and the cavalry company had blocked their retreat. As the company commander waved the flag, the cavalry company was divided into three horizontal teams, drew their sabers and charged, and the enemy's team was divided into several pieces back and forth. Having cleaned up the bandits, the cavalry company immediately attacked Datuweizi. Before the other party could close the gate, the soldiers rushed in. The defending enemy could not resist it, so they all hid on the roofs or in the earthen buildings. It didn't take much effort for Chen Yuhuai's lair to be occupied by the Eighth Route Army. 
At that time, Chen Yuhuai was not in the earthen fence, and after hearing the news, he was heartbroken, rolling on the ground, crying and screaming. He worked hard for 20 years to reimburse his belongings in just two hours. In two battles, only two men of the cavalry company were slightly wounded. The soldiers were very proud, and the comrades of the Liaoyang A Independent Brigade were also elated, and there were ready-made materials in the earthen enclosure, and everyone had a meal on the spot to celebrate. Conclusion: Liu Lao, a veteran of the cavalry regiment mentioned above, said that he was in the reconnaissance team at that time and also participated in the battle. After cleaning up the battlefield, everyone "returned to the dynasty in victory", and they were beaming with joy along the way. Unexpectedly, when I returned to the station, there were people from the division headquarters, and Commander Liang was being trained. The consequences are severe. The cavalry regiment was ordered to go to the Taihang Mountain base area, and the chief *** and others were very dissatisfied with this unauthorized action, and carried out a major reorganization of the cavalry regiment (the whole army in Licheng). Captain Wang Yongyuan, who was recuperating from his wounds, was dismissed on the spot, returned to the cavalry regiment, and carried him to Taihang Mountain on a stretcher. The independent brigade was withdrawn and merged into the advance column of the base area. During the rectification, Regiment Commander Liang was dismissed from his post and transferred back to work at the division headquarters, political commissar Wang Zhenxiang was temporarily appointed regiment commander (he was also transferred back to the division headquarters three months later), and the political commissar, deputy regiment commander, chief of staff, and deputy director of the political department were all replaced. The rectification plus the training lasted several months. When the cavalry regiment went out again, the regiment commander was replaced by Huang Jiajing. The personnel and war horses were regrouped and divided into the Black Horse Company (1 Company), the Red Horse Company (2 Company), the White Horse Company (3 Company), and the Flower Horse Company (4 Company) composed of new recruits. The appearance of the army has been more reorganized, and military discipline and combat effectiveness have also been strengthened.