Japan's heart of China is not dead, in
July 7, 1937
launch
"Lugou Bridge Incident"
Under the heroic resistance of our army, it still failed to stop the iron hooves of the Japanese invasion. Under the large-scale aggression of the Japanese army, Beiping and Tianjin were successively lost, and the whole of North China fell into danger. At the time of crisis, the Kuomintang and the Communists began to cooperate for the second time, and the Chinese workers' and peasants' armed forces were reorganized into the Eighth Route Army and rushed to the front line to resist the Japanese, and the all-round anti-Japanese resistance broke out!
The Battle of Pingxingguan, the first battle between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army
In order to cooperate with the nationalist forces in the Second Theater of Operations and block the pace of Japanese aggression, on September 25, 1937, the Eighth Route Army launched the Battle of Pingxingguan.
September 23, 1937,
Lin Biao and Nie Rongzhen were two marshals
At the operational meeting, the battle plan for this campaign was preliminarily determined. They observed
Flat off
The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is an excellent place to ambush the Japanese Kou, and it is also the only way for the Japanese army to attack. Therefore, it was decided that the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army would be responsible for the main attack, and the 17th Army of the Nationalist Army would also attack on the north side of Pingxingguan to cooperate with the operation. Marshal Lin Biao, commander of the 115th Division, was still there for the sake of safety
Stagecoach Ridge
Independent regiments were sent to block Japanese support.
And their opponents are
Elite Sakagaki Division of the Japanese Army (5th Division of the North China Front)
。
Sakagaki Division
Arrogant and arrogant, he did not even set up a reconnaissance team, and plunged into the ambush circle of the Eighth Route Army. Seeing that the Japanese army had entered the encirclement of our army, Marshal Lin Biao did not order an attack, but held his breath and did not say a word, he was waiting for a perfect opportunity. When he saw the heavy troops of the Japanese army entering the ambush circle of our army, Marshal Lin Biao ordered an attack.
Soon, the artillery fire covered the entire Convoy of the Japanese Army, and the bullets poured out of the Japanese army like raindrops, and for a while, the Japanese army was blinded. But Japanese warplanes also quickly came to support, and the 115th Division, which had no anti-aircraft weapons, was now in danger.
At this moment of crisis, Marshal Lin Biao thought of a perfect way, he ordered the soldiers to rush down the mountain to mix with the Japanese army, so that the Japanese planes could not distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, and they would have some scruples.
Marshal Lin Biao said to do it, and soon, the trumpeter blew the charge trumpet, and the soldiers all rushed to the Japanese army down the mountain. Seeing this, the Japanese army quickly made a response, and they began to move towards
Lord Temple Heights
Launch an attack, that is the commanding heights, and whoever occupies it has the advantage.
The devils rushed madly to the heights of the Old Master Temple, while the soldiers of our army also reinforced the position on the other side of the mountain. The enemy and we fought fiercely on a small hill. However, the 17th Army of the Nationalist Army, which had promised to protect the flank, threw down its position and ran, fortunately, Marshal Lin Biao arranged men and horses at Stagecoach Ridge, which played a role in blocking the attack, but the current situation was still very critical for our army.
Soon, all the soldiers of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army ran out of ammunition, and seeing this, Marshal Lin Biao resolutely ordered a blade battle with the Japanese army. Although the Japanese army fought with bayonets, under the desperate struggle of our soldiers who sacrificed their lives and forgot their lives, they finally defended their positions with their lives.
This was the first confrontation between the Eighth Route Army and the Japanese army, and this battle not only broke the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army, but also played the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation. After learning of the great victory of the Eighth Route Army, every household in Taiyuan City was illuminated, just to welcome this triumphant division.
Although the Battle of Pingxingguan ended in a complete victory for the Eighth Route Army, in order to further block the Japanese army, but also to expand the fruits of victory.
Zhu Laozong, Yan Xishan and Wei Lihuang
The three men gathered together, preparing to organize a significant battle to curb the Japanese attempt to encircle.
The Battle of Xinkou, the central battle of the Battle of Taiyuan
Such a fierce battle had been going on for several days, the Japanese planes were bombing him every day, and the defending Nationalist troops could only vent their anger with light machine guns due to the lack of anti-aircraft weapons, but this was of no use to the planes. The Japanese plane thus became a sharp arrow hanging over the heads of Chinese soldiers every day.
Under the indiscriminate bombardment of Japanese aircraft, the Kuomintang troops suffered heavy casualties, and the war situation was not optimistic. In order to regain the position and boost morale,
Hao Mengling, commander of the 9th Army of the Nationalist Army
Personally went to the front line to command the battle, but unfortunately martyred, the threat of Japanese aircraft was imminent.
According to the frequency of intensive take-off of aircraft, Mr. Zhu judged that there must be a Japanese airfield near the battlefield, and in order to support the Nationalist army, he ordered the commander of the 129th Division to solve this trouble. Soon, all the soldiers of the 769th Regiment of the 129th Division searched separately for the location of the Japanese airfield, and after arduous exploration, finally arrived
Yangmingbao
An airfield for the Japanese army was discovered.
Chen Xilian, commander of the 769 regiment
Seeing this, he immediately organized a death squad and launched a surprise attack on the Japanese airfield at night, and after a difficult battle, all twenty-four Japanese fighters were eventually destroyed, and the 769th Regiment became therefore
One of the four famous anti-Japanese regiments
The Japanese airfield was destroyed, not only right
Xinkou
The battlefield provided support and greatly boosted the morale of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians. After addressing the threat of Japanese aircraft,
The warriors of the battlefield are becoming more and more courageous,
From October 13, 1937, until the end of the campaign on November 2
After 21 days of arduous fighting, our army won the battle by annihilating more than 20,000 enemy troops.
Although the Kuomintang and the Communists successively won the Battle of Pingxingguan,
The victory at the Battle of Xinkou, but this did not stop the pace of the Japanese attack, after two defeats,
The Japanese army gathered a lot of heavy troops to capture Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province.
The Battle of Taiyuan ended in defeat
In the face of the heavy troops assembled by the Japanese army, the generals of the two parties defending Taiyuan were divided. When Chairman Mao saw this, he immediately instructed President Zhu to say:
"Taiyuan will soon fall, and the masses should be mobilized to carry out guerrilla operations behind enemy lines."
But Yan Xishan and Chiang Kai-shek decided to stick to Taiyuan. In order to assist the nationalist army in its defense, Mr. Zhu sent troops to be there
The goose gate is closed
In accordance with Chairman Mao's arrangements, a defensive line was set up, and four base areas were established in the southeastern Jin, northeastern Jin, northwestern Jin, and Jin-Cha-Ji, with the intention of fighting the Japanese army for a long time.
Soon, the Japanese army began to march towards Taiyuan. The Troops of the Eighth Route Army at Yanmen Pass were there
He Bingyan, the one-armed leader of the 716th Regiment
Under the leadership, a tenacious blockade was launched, but by this time the Japanese army had broken through the defense of the Nationalist army
Lady Off
At this time, shouyan Gate also lost any meaning, so Commander He could only order the whole regiment to retreat. The loss of Niangzi Pass and Yanmen Pass indicates that the Japanese army will drive unimpeded to Taiyuan, the old nest of Yan Xishan!
After the battle was lost, Zhu Laozong ordered the entire army of the Eighth Route Army to move south, and Yan Xishan also knew that Taiyuan would not be able to hold it, so he also began to withdraw his troops, leaving only the famous generals who defended the city
Fu Zuoyi,
He also ordered taiyuan to be held to the death.
However, under the bombardment of the Heavy Artillery of the Japanese Army, the Taiyuan City Wall was quickly blown out of the hole, and the Japanese tanks also took advantage of the situation to attack the City of Taiyuan, and the Japanese Army
Toihara Division
and
Hideki Tojo
He was also leading his army to Taiyuan. Now Taiyuan has become an isolated city, and the loss of defense has become a foregone conclusion. The fall of Taiyuan also marked the defeat of the Battle of Taiyuan.
Chairman Mao summed up the reasons for the failure, analyzing:
"At present, the Chinese army does not have the strength to confront the Japanese army head-on, and must go deep behind enemy lines to carry out guerrilla operations."
Taihang Mountain, guerrilla warfare
After the Battle of Taiyuan, Zhu Laozong led his army to move to the Taihang Mountains, but the Japanese army did not want to let them go and followed closely. In order to force out the movements of the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, the fierce Japanese army even locked the people in houses and then threw poison gas bombs, even so, but none of them Chinese yield.
When Mr. Zhu knew about this, he was immediately anxious, and he gave the order
Liu Deng
Send out reports and let them mobilize troops to rescue the masses while
Chief of Staff Zuo Quan
I think the reason why the Japanese army can keep up so closely is likely to be our army
code
Has been leaked.
But when the army as a people saw that the people were killed, how could they not come to the rescue? At this critical moment, The chief of staff Zuo Quan had a clever move and thought of a brilliant method, he picked up the microphone and directly spoke with Liu and Liu in Ming language, which was an interesting telegram exchange, and the three Chinese used the whole process
Russian
The conversation made the Japanese who wanted to spy on the military go crazy.
After a brief exchange, the three quickly finalized the tactics, Jean
772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army
Cooperate with the headquarters to give the Japanese a counter-encirclement. At this time, the fierce Japanese army was still pressing the people about the whereabouts of the Eighth Route Army troops, and the 772nd Regiment of the Eighth Route Army suddenly launched an attack, they beat away the devils and successfully rescued the people. Mr. Zhu also successfully threw off the Japanese army and established it behind enemy lines
Taihang Mountain base area
Upon learning of this, Wei Lihuang personally led his troops to congratulate him and consult the Eighth Route Army's magic weapon for victory. General Manager Zhu introduced chairman Mao's "On Protracted War" to them, but the commander of the Nationalist 97th Army disagreed, and ridiculed the guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army for not being regular troops, but he was soon punched in the face, because the guerrillas captured more materials than they had captured by these regular troops.
After the establishment of the base areas, the Eighth Route Army was also established
Huangyadong Arsenal
, a large number of imitations of Japanese weapons. Mr. Zhu also released a bold statement:
"We must not only build guns and cannons, but also build aircraft and warships with our own strength in the future."
The Eighth Route Army's cause of resistance is in full swing.
In order to deal with the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army specially invited them
The flower of the mountain warfare expert
Norihide Abe
The situation began to become more and more unfavorable to the Eighth Route Army, and Abe Norihide even directly led his troops into the hinterland of the Eighth Route Army's Jin-Cha-Ji base area.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek was also afraid that the Eighth Route Army would become bigger, so he instructed the Central Army and the Jin Sui Army to launch an attack on the Eighth Route Army. At the moment of the great enemy, Chiang Kai-shek went so far as to disregard the great national righteousness and brazenly attacked his allies.
Chairman Mao once said: "If we seek peace through compromise, we will die peacefully, and if we seek peace through struggle, we will live in peace." ”
Mr. Zhu decided to counterattack the 97th Army, a nationalist army that took the initiative to engage in friction.
Zhu Huaibing, commander of the 97th Army of the Nationalist Army
Unexpectedly, the battle he had just provoked ended quickly in the rumbling of the Eighth Route Army, and he himself was sent out of the country by the Eighth Route Army troops. Chiang Kai-shek's plan to attack the Eighth Route Army also collapsed, but in order not to bear the insult of undermining the united front, he immediately sent Wei Lihuang to negotiate peace. In order to show his sincerity, General Manager Zhu deliberately returned all the defensive areas of the occupying forces. The Eighth Route Army's determination to maintain the united front has also convinced the military and people of the whole country, and the common people have supported this unit that really fights devils from the bottom of their hearts.
On November 7, 1939, the people of the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region discovered that there were senior Japanese officers on the Loess Ridge, and the Eighth Route Army that received the information soon came to the area around the Loess Ridge.
Commander Yang Chengwu
I took out my binoculars and sure enough, I found a senior Japanese officer. Soon, the shells of the Eighth Route Army were densely fired at the location of the Japanese army, and this senior Japanese officer was also killed in the explosion, and this senior Japanese officer was the famous Japanese general Norihide Abe, which caused a great blow to the morale of the Japanese army.
Between 1937 and 1940, the Eighth Route Army relied on the Taihang Mountains to eliminate 130,000 devils and at the same time strengthen its own ranks, which was precisely based on Chairman Mao's correct strategic thinking, the death-defying resistance of the Eighth Route Army, and the continuous support of the Chinese people.
Our nation has suffered a lot over the past five thousand years, but the reason why we still stand proudly among the nations of the world is that even if the enemy is ten thousand strong, we will show a hundred thousand wills and fight with them to the end.