During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, because the balance of strength between the Chinese and Japanese armies was too great, almost every battle ended with huge casualties of the Chinese army, such as the Battle of Songhu, where the Chinese suffered 300,000 casualties and the Japanese suffered 40,000 casualties; the Battle of Xuzhou killed 100,000 Chinese casualties and 26,000 Japanese casualties; even if China's widely publicized Battle of Taierzhuang, the Chinese side also paid a price of 50,000 people, while the Japanese army figure was 20,000.
However, in the battlefield of the Eighth Route Army, this proportion has been greatly improved, especially in the Battle of Huangyadong, the Eighth Route Army killed and wounded more than 1,000 Japanese troops at the cost of 166 people, which can be called the largest casualty ratio of the Chinese and Japanese troops during the War of Resistance.
In this battle, the direct commander was named Ou Fufu, but the actual commander was the famous Zuo Quan.
Huangya Cave is located in the north of Licheng County, Shanxi, and has the largest arsenal of the Eighth Route Army, so it was targeted by the Japanese army and wanted to deal with it quickly. Zuo Quan had long thought that the devils would come, sent the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Special Agent Regiment to garrison, and built three defensive systems outside the Huangya Cave, and also dug a large minefield, just waiting for the devils to come to the door and die.
On November 8, 1941, the two major units of the Japanese army, Gemu and Shandi, plus an independent mixed brigade, a total of 5,000 people, attacked Huangyadong. At this time, Zuo Quan was not in Huangyadong, but he held a telephone and began to command remotely.
Zuo Quan told Ou Fufu, the head of the special service regiment, that if you want to "get rich," you should insist on defending your position for five days, and after five days, you will not be blamed for defeat. The premise is to transfer all weapons and personnel safely, and if something goes wrong, come and see you!
Ou Fufu is also a fierce general, otherwise he would not have served as the head of the special agent regiment of the Headquarters of the Eighth Route Army, and the smoke and dust of the Japanese army came, and Ou Fufu was not in a hurry, and led them into the minefield, blowing up the devils crying and crying.
However, the combat quality of the Japanese army was indeed extraordinary, and it soon stabilized its position, coupled with the large number of people and advanced weapons, Ou Zhifu was soon overwhelmed and hurriedly called Zuo Quan for help.
Ou Fufu asked: "Chief of Staff, there are only two guns in the regiment, 12 shells, can they be hit?" "The shells of the Eighth Route Army are a scarce resource, and every shot must be given instructions from the left.
Zuo Quan was very dry, saying: "4 rounds are reserved for the devils on the position, and the others are called to the devils headquarters!" ”
Therefore, 12 shells went down, and the devil's arms and legs flew all over the sky, saying that he had never seen so many shells in the Eighth Route Army.
Tired of playing, both sides have intermission. Zuo Quan's phone rang again, saying: "When it gets dark, the Japanese army will go into the mountains to collect the corpses, and you will not fulfill the friendship of the landlords?" ”
Ou Zhifu gritted his teeth and smiled: "Chinese is a hospitable nation, how can you not entertain?" ”
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, a large number of Japanese troops sneakily came to collect the corpse, but unfortunately, the body was not taken away, and in the face of the mines falling from the sky, they all became corpses.
This strange battle lasted for nine days and nine nights, and Zuo Quan held the phone for nine days, ready to make arrangements according to the situation on the front line. Zuo Quan was too familiar with the Yellow Cliff Cave, did not have to go to the front line, and closed his eyes to know which pit had buried the mine.
The Japanese army thought that their opponent was Ou Fufu, but where they wanted to get it, their real opponent was actually Zuo Quan, who had never even seen his face.
In this defensive battle, our army suffered 166 casualties and annihilated more than 1,000 enemy casualties, "setting a record for an unprecedented comparison between the enemy and ourselves in the Sino-Japanese war situation." Mr. Peng personally held a celebration meeting for them and awarded the special service regiment the title of "Hero Regiment of the Yellow Cliff Cave Defense War".
Of course, in addition to the effective command of Zuo Quan, the whole regiment of soldiers is even more worthy of respect, and countless touching deeds have emerged, such as the squad leader Wang Zhenxi, who was thrown a incendiary bomb by the Japanese army in the fortifications, and was full of fire, and could not be extinguished, Wang Zhenxi endured severe pain, jumped out of the fortifications, and died with the Japanese army.
For example, the soldier Wen Desheng, when he was the only one left in the fortifications, rushed into the Japanese encirclement with a bundle of grenades...
Therefore, when we relish the wisdom of our commanders, we must not forget these fighters who are fighting on the front line.
In 1955, Ou Fufu, the head of the special service regiment, and Guo Linxiang, the political commissar, were awarded the rank of major general, while Zuo Quan was martyred in 1942, and did not wait for the day when he was awarded the title. Otherwise, with the position of left power, the rank of great general cannot be run.