On July 7, 1937, the Japanese army brazenly launched a war of aggression against China, after which the troops attacked North China in three ways. At that time, the equipment of our army was far from being comparable to that of the Japanese army, so the arrogance of the aggressors was very arrogant, claiming that they were "invincible" troops, in a vain attempt to destroy the anti-war mentality of our military and people. Soon, however, the Japanese paid the price for their arrogance.
On September 25, the Japanese army fought against our army in the area of Pingxingguan. Lin Biao, commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, had inspected the battlefield several times in advance in order to be foolproof in battle. After he and his deputy division commander Nie Rongzhen made a preliminary plan, the anti-Japanese friendly troops sent another attack plan, so our army was very well prepared. Before the battle, the 685th, 686th and 687th Regiments all entered the pre-ambush positions, and as soon as the Japanese entered the ambush range, they were hit hard. The soldiers fought in blood, even if they were wounded, they did not go down the line of fire, which made the Japanese army fear our army's will to resist.
After the Battle of Pingxingguan, the Japanese army was severely damaged, and the Eighth Route Army achieved its first major victory since the division was launched. After this battle, Japanese officers made a review of the war, and in order to comfort the Japanese people, they said that the Japanese army in The First World War of Pingxingguan killed and wounded more than 200 people. This figure was quickly questioned, because the fierceness of the Battle of Pingxingguan had long been known, and the Japanese army simply lied about military information. According to research, the casualties of the Japanese army were actually more than 1,000, while the Japanese official only reported one-fifth. The surviving Japanese army was also silent about the Battle of Pingxingguan, after all, it was too disgraceful.