Pingshi Guan Dajie: How many Japanese troops were annihilated in the first victory of the Eighth Route Army?
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a history of blood and tears of the Chinese people, and at the same time, it is also a history of the rise of the Chinese people. In such a war, countless revolutionary heroes and martyrs shed their heads and blood, they threw themselves into this war and looked forward to peace. Although in the early stage, our Chinese fighters basically won few victories and lost many battles, but there was such a battle that reversed this situation in one fell swoop, that is, the ping-type Guan da victory. This was the first victory fought by the officers of the Eighth Route Army since they left the division, but there were great doubts about the number of casualties, so how much would the Japanese army lose in this battle?
Since the Lugou Bridge Incident fired the first shot of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the sons and daughters of China have surprisingly united with the outside world and have had a great posture of driving the invaders out of our homeland. But in fact, at that time, Japan had a great advantage in both economic and military strength.
Therefore, when launching a strategic offensive against our country, the aggressiveness is also very great. In 1937, along the northern part of Shanxi, it occupied Tianzhen and Datong all the way. In the face of the powerful Japanese army, our army has almost no resistance, and at this time it is urgent to win a war to encourage the morale of our army.
The course of the Battle of Pingshiguan
At this time, the much-anticipated Ping-type Guan Dajie came. This can be said to be the first battle of our Chinese Eighth Route Army to face the Japanese invaders head-on, the combat site is located in Datong City, and the main commanders are Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen, who are very familiar to us.
The process of such a battle was also very thrilling, and although the Eighth Route Army was more than heroic at that time, it was not capable of it. Because there is no advanced equipment, it can only rely on a lonely courage and win with tactics. Speaking of the opponents of the generals of our army at that time, it was also frightening, and it was called the Steel Army in the Japanese army at that time, from the 5th Division of the Japanese Army.
At the same time, the Japanese army also had one of the biggest war chips, that is, their heavy convoys. But in reality, in the face of our resourceful Eighth Route Army, these difficulties cannot be called difficulties. Throughout September, the Japanese army basically did not suffer defeat, and everywhere it went, it was like walking on the ground. At that time, the Jin army was repeatedly defeated and retreated, and the military's morale was very weak. It was not until Yan Xishan, the commander of the Second Theater, decided to set up an ambush at Pingxingguan to encourage the hearts of our army and pluck a pinch of the japanese army's vigor with a victorious battle.
On 22 September, the 5th Division again attacked in the direction of Pingxingguan. They are full of self-confidence, thinking that they can be invincible with good equipment, and they do not pay attention to the resistance of the Chinese people. I thought I could take the flat level in one fell swoop, but I didn't expect it, but I fell a big heel on it.
Our Eighth Route Army also attached great importance to this campaign, and instructed the 120th Division to encircle Yanmen Pass from the west. The first, the Fifth Army, set up an ambush from the east, waiting for the opportunity to ambush the scattered Japanese troops in this area. The main battles took place on September 23 and 24, when the soldiers of our army were ambushed at the White Cliff Terrace.
The Japanese army marched in this area with ease, but in fact, they did not know that near Xiaozhai Village, our Eighth Route Army officers had already set up a net of heaven and earth, laid down a pocket array, and waited for the Japanese army to come from the net.
On the morning of the 25th, the Japanese transport troops first came to the ambush area of our army. As soon as they entered this area, the road was narrow, and they had no advantage at all, just like the prey that entered the net, they could only be slaughtered obediently. The Eighth Route Army simultaneously occupied the Laoye Temple, and ambushed the Japanese troops on both sides of the road. For a time, on the road and in the ravine at that time, all the places in the eye were Japanese troops who were killed before they could enter the state of battle.
The results of the Battle of Pingshiguan
Such a battle really made our Eighth Route Army raise its eyebrows. At that time, the main force of the 115th Division of our army fought continuously day and night, fought fiercely all night, destroyed more than 1,000 enemy troops, more than 100 tanks, and also mastered a lot of military materials.
At that time, the record was simply unbelievable, but in fact, if you look through the Japanese military literature, you will find that the Japanese army at that time recorded only about 200 deaths in the records of this Pingxingguan battle.
Why is there such a big gap in the relevant content of the relevant literature orders between China and Japan? Is there a fiction in this? In fact, if we carefully understand and analyze the battle situation of this battle, we will find that because the unit led by Lin Biao is the main force of our army, and Nie Rongzhen at that time also recalled this battle in "The First Battle of the Zhengrong Years", the combat results of our army are extremely credible.
The reason why the Japanese army lied about the number of people was to boost morale and beautify its own strength. Because it seems that such a battle also made the Japanese devils timid in front of the officers of our Eighth Route Army.
The significance of the Battle of Pingxingguan brings to us
The significance of the Battle of Pingshiguan is extraordinary, although in terms of scale, it is not a particularly large battle. But for the military and civilians of our country, this is a very encouraging war. Due to his proper tactics, he broke the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army at that time.
At the same time, the morale of our Chinese soldiers was encouraged and enhanced as never before, and even the people's fear of Japan at that time was much weakened, and the officers and men of the Eighth Route Army left a very good impression in the hearts of the common people.
Without such a well-planned victory in pingxing, in fact, there would not have been so many victories in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the courage of the whole country, the military and the people, to resist the Japanese devils together. Such a battle deserves to be recorded in the annals of history, and it is also worth reciting today's people.
Reference: "Zhengrong Years First Battle Level"