The Last Battle: Why did Taierzhuang become a battleground?
Back in 1938, the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders had trampled on most of China, and when the nation was in danger, an earth-shattering battle was fought in Taierzhuang, Shandong.
Taierzhuang, an originally obscure small city, has become a place coveted by the Japanese army because of its unique geographical location.
Taierzhuang is located on the Jinpu railway line, where the world-famous Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal flows, and is the choke point into Xuzhou.
Xuzhou was the key to the Japanese army's involvement in the entire Shandong Peninsula! The Japanese army vainly attempted to take Taierzhuang in one fell swoop, and then annexed the great rivers and mountains of North China and Central China. At the time of the national crisis, Taierzhuang has become the last line of defense to defend Shandong and China.
The Chinese army and people are already fighting a battle against the water, and there is no way to retreat! If the Japanese invaders capture Taierzhuang, Shandong will be in danger! North China will be in danger! The whole country will be in danger!
This is a battle that has a bearing on the survival of the nation, and it is a decisive battle in which the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation swear to live and die with the country! It is a feat of defending the homeland with blood and life! At this life-and-death moment, Taierzhuang has become the main battlefield where the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are engaged in short-handed combat.
With flesh and blood, resist tank artillery fire: tragic! 50,000 national troops spilled their blood in Taierzhuang
When the Japanese tanks ran over the land of Taierzhuang, and when the enemy's artillery fire swept over the city, the soldiers of the national army did not fear or retreat.
In the face of the well-equipped Japanese army, the weapons in their hands seemed so rudimentary and weak.
But with these broken guns and cannons, with their flesh and blood, they stubbornly resisted the crazy attack of the Japanese army!
Who said the Chinese do not resist? Who said that the Chinese do not fight?
In Taierzhuang, in this burning land, there are Chinese sons and daughters everywhere who have gone forward and fought bloodily!
Artillery fire and gunpowder smoke filled the air, and more than 50,000 soldiers of the National Army stained every inch of Taierzhuang with their own blood. They may not have advanced weapons or thick armor, but they have a sincere heart to fight for the country and the people!
They would rather die in battle than give in to the enemy! One by one, young lives fell under the guns of the Japanese soldiers and under the tracks of tanks.
But if one falls, there will be thousands of people who will come forward and succeed one after another, this is the spirit of the Chinese soldiers, this is the backbone of the Chinese nation!
Looking at the corpses all over the mountains and the ruined city, blood and bones are intertwined into a tragic picture. Taierzhuang, a small city that was once quiet and peaceful, has become a purgatory on earth.
However, it is precisely in this purgatory that the will of the sons and daughters of China has become more and more firm, and their determination to live and die together with the country has become more and more tenacious! How many soldiers have shed their blood just to defend this last line of defense, and how many soldiers have generously died just to protect this mountain, river, and society!
This kind of tragedy, this kind of awe-inspiring, makes people tearful, and makes people awe-inspiring.
The blood of 50,000 soldiers condensed into the most solid barrier in Taierzhuang, and their sacrifices were exchanged for the victory of this battle. But the cost is so heavy and the casualties are so great.
How can we win because we are outnumbered by the enemy? Reveal the secret of Li Zongren's strategy of "waiting for work with ease."
In this battle of disparity in strength, the Japanese army was well-equipped and had sufficient troops, while the officers and men of the national army were outnumbered and far inferior in weapons and equipment.
In the face of such a disadvantage, how did General Li Zongren lead his troops to miraculously turn the tide of the war? All this is due to his far-sighted strategic layout and his ingenious strategy of "waiting for work at ease."
Li Zongren knew very well that there was no chance of winning a head-on fight with the Japanese army. Only by making use of the topography and topography, taking defense as an attack, and waiting for work at ease, can we be outnumbered and turn danger into relief.
He carefully arranged a line of defense, set up blocking positions on the periphery of Taierzhuang, and some troops contained and delayed the enemy. The main force was on standby, sticking to the main battlefield of Taierzhuang, and vowing to live and die with the city.
Immediately afterwards, he ordered the reserves to launch a surprise attack from the flanks and rear, forming an encirclement and dealing a fatal blow to the Japanese army. This series of interlocking layouts was like an exquisite chess game, leading the Japanese army into a desperate situation step by step.
Li Zongren's strategic arrangement can be described as a stroke of genius. He skillfully took advantage of the Japanese army's psychology of lightly advancing against the enemy, diverted the tiger from the mountain, gathered and annihilated it.
In the process of attacking the city, the Japanese army was already trapped and fighting, and its vitality was greatly damaged. However, the officers and men of the national army were highly motivated and their morale was high. They either held their ground, fought bravely to kill the enemy, or ambushed and raided, dragging the Japanese attack into a protracted war of attrition.
The more the Japanese army advanced, the deeper it sank, and finally lost all its combat effectiveness under the city of Taierzhuang. Li Zongren led the officers and men of the national army to complete a great feat of defeating the strong with the weak with the strategy of arranging the troops and the courage to dispatch the troops in a good way!
The victory in the Battle of Taierzhuang was not only a tactical success, but also the crystallization of the wisdom of Chinese military strategists.
General Li Zongren, with the strategic vision of "waiting for work at ease" and his flexible and changeable tactical layout, completely disrupted the rhythm of the Japanese army's offensive and reversed the situation on the battlefield.
This battle not only saved Shandong's crisis, but also reinvigorated the confidence of the Chinese nation. It proves to the world that with the right layout, even a weak force can defeat a powerful enemy.
Taierzhuang, a small city that was once a lonely and nameless city, has been forever engraved in the annals of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. And the 50,000 soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country used their blood and lives to write this earth-shattering, weeping ghost and god tragic chapter!
Let us always remember their great deeds and comfort the souls of the heroes in heaven.
Remember: The 50,000 heroic souls who sacrificed their lives for the survival of the nation
The smoke of gunpowder in Taierzhuang has dissipated, but the wounds of war are deeply imprinted in the hearts of every Chinese son. The blood of 50,000 soldiers stained the land red, and their lives were frozen in this terrible battle.
Their sacrifice was not in vain, and they exchanged their blood for the hope of the nation and the peace we have today.
Standing on the ruins of Taierzhuang, it seems that you can still hear the earth-shattering artillery fire, as if you can still see the faces that look at death as if you are at home.
Among them are young students, simple farmers, and fathers with wives and children. What made them so determined to go to war?
What makes them willing to shed their blood? Is it their love for their homeland, their loyalty to the nation, and their determination to live and die together with the country! They have interpreted patriotism and national integrity with their lives. This kind of spirit, this kind of character, is always worth learning and inheriting.
Today, we live in an era of peace, without the smoke of war and the roar of artillery fire. But we forget that this hard-won peace was bought by countless martyrs with their lives.
We must remember their great achievements, carry on their legacy, and follow their example to dedicate our strength to our respective posts.
Whether it is building our hometown or defending our homeland, we must uphold the patriotic feelings of our ancestors and make unremitting efforts to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation! Only in this way can we comfort the souls of the 50,000 heroic souls in heaven and be worthy of the sacrifices and sacrifices of our ancestors.