In various battles, the white-knife battle is undoubtedly the most tragic and bloody, the soldiers fight each other, the white knife into the red knife out; and in the Second World War, the most tragic white-knife battle is undoubtedly this one - the stone plate defense war.
The Battle of Shipai refers to a famous battle that took place in Yichang, Hubei Province, between May and June 1943, in which the Chinese army defeated the Japanese army with a weak victory over the Japanese army, and finally won a larger victory at a small cost
In 1940, after Yichang City was occupied by the Japanese army, Shipai in the west became the first gateway to Chongqing, the capital of Gongwei, and its strategic location was very important; in order to eliminate the Nationalist government, destroy the Chinese nation's determination to resist Japan, and destroy China, the Japanese army launched the Battle of Western Hubei in 1943, with the intention of eliminating the Chinese army in western Hubei, that is, in this campaign, the largest white-knife war in World War II broke out.
On May 30, the Japanese concentrated their forces and began a strong attack on the Stone Pai Fortress. All officers and men of our Eleventh Division were on strict guard. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. At this time, the positions on the large and small Gaojia ridge near Cao Jiafa suddenly disappeared, and it turned out that this was because the two armies were completely glued together and could not shoot at all! Only draw knives against each other, white blades hand-to-hand combat! Soldiers on both sides wrestled in a circle, and thousands of soldiers rushed toward each other with bayonets, sharp bayonets stabbed each other in the chest. In this white-knife battle, the outstanding sons and daughters of our Chinese nation fought bravely and bravely; at the tragic cost of 1,500 sacrifices, they finally won the victory in this battle!
The victory in this battle not only defended Chongqing and the Nationalist government at that time, but also strengthened the people's determination to resist Japan! Inspired countless outstanding Chinese sons and daughters to forge ahead and finally win the victory of the War of Resistance!