Salute to the Chinese soldiers! In 1967, the Japanese military publicly described Chinese soldiers at the Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang took place from March 16 to April 15, 1938, and lasted for a full month, with the number of Chinese troops participating in the battle was about 290,000, the number of Japanese troops participating in the battle was 50,000, the Chinese double died 50,000, and the Japanese suffered 20,000 casualties. The victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang dealt a blow to the arrogance of the Japanese aggressors and strengthened the confidence of the military and people of the whole country in persisting in the War of Resistance. It is worth mentioning that in this battle, the 10th Wing Commander of the 10th Division of the Japanese Invading Army invaded China, Chichai Yaezang.
During the Battle of Taierzhuang, he was expelled from the battlefield by the Japanese military department for retreating without authorization and was demoted to reserve service. This Chichai lived to be 84 years old, and before he died, he did something meaningful, that is, he made public the Battle of Taierzhuang that he had mastered when he was the commander of the 10th Wing, so that we can see the details of the Battle of Taierzhuang recorded in the Japanese history books. In 1967, because he saw a discrepancy in the description of the Battle of Taierzhuang in a Japanese magazine, he found a publishing house and made it public.
In this book, we can see the admiration of the Japanese army for the fighting spirit of the Chinese anti-Japanese troops, and the lamentation of the Chinese swear to die to resist the war. Let's look at a few of them. One: Implement poison gas bombs. "The enemy resisted stubbornly with watchtowers and roofs, and our assault troops rushed into the villages, and the scramble for each house had to be fought in fierce hand-to-hand combat, and even then there was no progress. At 10:00 p.m., the intruding troops decided to use poison gas bombs for the third time, and the enemy still stubbornly resisted in the village."
Second: The Chinese army fought and died. With the scattered pits, all the defenders stubbornly resisted to the end. Three: He advised the Chinese troops to surrender. The book also says that he once persuaded the Chinese army to surrender, but all the officers and men of our army preferred to die. Fourth: The Chinese army is well equipped. The unit described in the book is different from the previous ones, and it also details the number of field mountain guns, mortars, etc. equipped by the 27/30 Division, and also says that there is no difference in equipment from the Japanese army.
Five: There are 4 words on the Chinese army's teacup. On the teacup of each soldier of the 27th Division, the words "Lying down and tasting the guts" are engraved, indicating the will and cultural cultivation of resolute resistance. Six: No one left the position one step. The mountains of corpses inside and outside the ancient city are bloody, which is the same as described in the "Ta Kung Pao" that year. In fact, from the above details, we can see the fierceness of that battle, and even now I think about it.
The performance of Chinese soldiers in the Battle of Taierzhuang shocked the Japanese army, and Li Zongren, Zhang Zizhong and other Chinese soldiers safeguarded China's dignity. The impact of this campaign on the world is very far-reaching, and it is another victory won by the people of Chinese since the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, following the Battle of the Great Wall and the Victory of Pingxingguan.