On this day, 86 years ago, on November 2, 1939 (September 21, 1939 in the lunar calendar), the Japanese army began a large-scale "sweep" of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region. Yang Chengwu, commander of the First Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region who commanded the anti-"mopping up" operations. In early November 1939, the soldiers and civilians of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei began a large-scale defense and counterattack against the Japanese army's winter "mopping up". On October 25, the Japanese army independently mixed into the 2nd Brigade and the 110th Division, totaling more than 20,000 people, to conduct a large-scale "sweep" of the Beiyue District of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Anti-Japanese Base Area, in an attempt to find and annihilate the main force of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, capture the central area of Fuping, destroy the rear of the military region, and divide and destroy the base area. On that day, more than 1000 Japanese troops from Lingqiu and Laiyuan jointly attacked the 715th Regiment of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army in Shangzhai and Xiaguan. After being attacked by the regiment, they withdrew to their original positions on the 28th. On November 4, the Japanese army's northern line commander was independently combined with Lieutenant General Kisuo Abe, the head of the Second Brigade, and led more than 1500 people in three echelons to attack the hinterland of the First Army Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region in an attempt to find and annihilate the main force of the first division. At about 12 o'clock, more than 400 people from the first echelon of the Japanese army marched into Sanchakou, Shangxitai and Yansu Cliff. On the 5th, the main force of the Japanese army advanced to Xiliushui, Zhangjiafen and Beitan areas. The soldiers divided into two groups to attack Sigezhuang and Huangtuling. Before noon on the 6th, its vanguard troops entered Sigezhuang and its west inner area. At about 8 o'clock on November 7, the main force of the Japanese army attacked and advanced in the direction of Shangzhuangzi and Zhaitou Village. When its vanguard troops arrived near Zhaitou Village and its tail left Huangtu Ridge, the ambush troops suddenly launched an attack. Japan was caught off guard and more than half of the casualties were killed and injured. The battle reached the evening, and the remnants of the enemy were pressed to the bottom of the valley. During the fierce battle, the commander of the Eighth Route Army discovered that the enemy commander with a sword hanging on his waist was active, so he ordered the artillery company to blast hard and kill Abe Norishi. The Japanese army trapped at the bottom of the valley broke through more than 10 consecutive times and was repelled. On the evening of that day, the Japanese army dispatched from Yu County, Yi County, Mancheng, Tang County and Wanxian County to reinforce Huangtu Ridge. On the 8th, the remnants of the besieged Japanese army broke through to Sigezhuang and Yansuya under the cover of aircraft. After the Eighth Route Army was killed and killed by the enemy who broke through again, it took the initiative to withdraw from the battle. In this battle, more than 900 Japanese troops were killed, including general Kisuo Abe. This was the first lieutenant general to be killed since the Japanese invaded China. The daily newspaper carried an article lamenting: "The flower of famous generals" withered on the Taihang Mountains! On November 23, more than 18,000 Japanese troops attacked the Fuping area on seven routes in an attempt to annihilate the organs and main forces of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region. Most of the main force of the military region and the military region agencies were in hiding, using one of the main forces to maintain contact with the enemy, and using the other main force to turn to enemy lines to attack Japanese strongholds and destroy communication lines. The troops of the Central Hebei Military Region and the advancing troops of Hebei Recha contained the enemy and cooperated with Beiyue in the counter-"mopping up" campaign. On November 26, the Japanese army occupied Fuping. The Eighth Route Army, which had turned to the exterior line, actively carried out activities to destroy the enemy's communication lines and seriously threatened the security behind enemy lines. Wang Ping, commander of the Third Division of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region who commanded anti-"mopping" operations