On the afternoon of the third day after the Battle of Niangziguan officially broke out, and also the second day after the fall of Snow Flower Mountain, Liu Xueyuan published his second battlefield diary in the "Shenbao" newspaper with the largest circulation in the country.
"For this interview, which took a detour of nearly 30 kilometers before finally arriving at the destination, Xue had already prepared pen and paper and my handkerchief. It was actually the 17th Division of the National Revolutionary Army that retreated to the second line of defense and reported it to the Shanxi Eastern War Zone
The number of casualties in the battle at Headquarters Snowflake Mountain was shocking. One regiment was the main defender, but the casualty rate was as high as 70%. The two main infantry battalions were even worse.
However, Xueyuan failed to interview the person he needed to interview. Commander Zhao Shoushan of the 17th Division was personally on the front line to command, and the remnants of the 102nd Regiment that had withdrawn from Snow Flower Mountain actually went to the front line again, and the entire regiment took the initiative to ask for battle.
Xueyuan really wanted to walk to the position that was more than a thousand meters away from me and was under heavy artillery fire. I wanted to hear those who had witnessed the war tell me about the fifth infantryman of the 102nd Regiment who heroically sacrificed his life for his country and became the leader of the entire company guarding Position 1.
Even, even if it is the story of one person.
But I know that I can't. They are risking their lives and fighting with a whole regiment of Japanese troops who are charging fiercely. The Japanese invaders have up to 2 artillery brigades with the explosion of artillery shells.
It was raging. My leaving not only added to their burden, but also made things difficult for the commanders of the 17th Division Headquarters. It would cost a lot to send food and supplies through the road blocked by Japanese artillery fire.
On that mountain road of less than 800 meters, more than one infantry platoon died.
Moreover, Xueyuan could no longer hear the heroic commander of the 102nd Regiment telling me how he led 2,500 officers and soldiers to fight the Japanese invaders in Snowflake Mountain. He had already led two infantry companies to replace the Japanese invaders at noon yesterday.
After the regiment was broken up, he died heroically for his country. There were as many as 179 soldiers who died with him. In order to snatch his body without being found by the vicious Japanese invaders, two infantry squads of soldiers sacrificed their lives. They were used in the battle report.
As mentioned in the report, if the commander does not care about his life, why should they care about their own life?
What was left to me in the end was a bloody diary given to me by the headquarters of the 17th Division. It belonged to Commander Zhang.
Now, let’s use Captain Zhang’s diary as my interview record! In my opinion, although his writing is not so beautiful and passionate, it touches you and me far more than Xueyuan’s writing. Even if, since Songhu
Since the battle, Xueyuan felt that all the tears in this life had been drained, but at this time, the handkerchief I had prepared was also wet.
Tears in the snowfield, or blood, will always be shed only for our army and people of the Chinese nation.
On the 8th, Jingxing County faced the first battle. The friendly 101st Regiment blocked the enemy in Jingxing County, which bought our 102nd Regiment time to build fortifications. The rocks in Snowflake Mountain were very hard, and our army lacked tools. Although we worked hard for several days, our progress was slow.
But the whole army did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Every minute and every second the earth was excavated was filled with the blood of my brothers from the 17th Division.
The Japanese aggressors were so powerful that it was difficult for our army to withstand it. After holding on for eight hours, we were forced to retreat and suffered heavy losses. After the retreat, we inspected the damage and found that more than 440 people were killed or missing in battle, and nearly 500 were lightly or seriously wounded. An infantry company suffered heavy losses in the battle.
It is as high as 70%, and only about 20 people can return to the army. I heard about it, and I was sad and frightened.
On the 9th, the Japanese army had been attacking our Xuejiashan defense line for half a day. Their artillery fire was so violent that I had never seen it before in my life. There were bomb craters every ten meters on the position. Japanese bombers were also wreaking havoc in the sky, with one bomb weighing 250 pounds.
It can blow up tens of meters of fortifications of our army, and the casualties will not be counted. Yesterday afternoon and early this morning alone, more than 300 people of our 102 regiment were killed in battle, and the number of wounded was twice that. Except for the seriously injured, they were transported
We went down to the battlefield for treatment, and even those who were slightly injured were on the front line of fire, but I was completely frightened. As the soldiers under my command said, without him, the damned eggs would face upwards."
On the 10th, Snowflake Mountain had been fighting hard for a day and night, and the officers and soldiers suffered heavy losses. The most elite infantry company under Yu's command was trapped in the No. 1 main peak position. If this position was lost, the entire defense line of Snowflake Mountain would be broken. There was still time left before the division headquarters ordered to hold on to Snowflake Mountain.
One day, the fifth company had been deprived of supplies for 20 hours. The ammunition was about to be exhausted, and there was no food or water. How could they stay on guard for another night. Looking at the position a thousand meters away, the anxiety and pain in my heart were...
Can anyone know?
The Japanese invaders used airplanes, artillery, poison gas bombs, and two infantry squadrons to take turns attacking the enemy more than ten times a day and night until late at night.
However, the gunfire never stopped.
On the 11th, the last gunshot rang out from the Fifth Company position. It was a red flare that I negotiated with the company commander for retaliatory artillery fire, indicating that the company could no longer defend the position and perished with the enemy. That was what they sent me.
Last request.
Sixty-seven out of ten of the soldiers under my command will die here. The pain in my heart cannot be described in words. The soldiers under my command can die, and so can I. There are only a few hundred soldiers left in the whole regiment and they are about to retreat to Fululing.
, I wish to lead two companies of troops to protect my brothers' retreat.
Life or death is of no importance. I hope that one day we, the soldiers of China, will not have to retreat again and again, but move forward, move forward, wipe out the Japanese pirates, and restore our mountains and rivers.
Xueyuan concluded with the words left by Colonel Zhang who died for his country. The blood of soldiers will not be shed in vain. One day, we will eradicate the Japanese pirates and restore our mountains and rivers."
Liu Xueyuan's battlefield diary is now like a golden sign. Once the telegram was sent, it was reprinted by major domestic newspapers.
In the fallen Peiping, although the Japanese troops were armed and ferocious, they were out of sight on the campus. In the campus and in the factory, students, teachers and workers gathered together to read the battlefield diaries from the Shanxi battlefield.
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In the occupied Shanghai Concession, on the streets of Nanjing, and on the streets of Wuhan, people surrounded the newsboy and "robbed" fresh newspapers from his newspaper bag.
"Exterminate the Japanese pirates and restore our rivers and mountains" was the only voice that echoed across the entire land of China that afternoon.
The commendation order was issued from the Nanjing Military and Political Department, passed to the 2nd War Zone, to the Eastern Shanxi War Zone, to the Niangziguan Front Headquarters, and to the 17th Division Headquarters.
The 102nd Regiment of the 17th Division was awarded the title of "Snowflake Mountain Steel Regiment". The 5th Infantry Company of the 102nd Regiment, whose entire company died heroically, was commended by the Military and Administrative Department's general order. All officers and soldiers of the company were posthumously awarded two ranks, and on the basis of the prescribed pension, each
Each person will receive an additional 20 ocean hero allowance. The remaining four infantry companies that suffered heavy losses and refused to retreat, as well as the last two infantry companies that were broken, will also be rewarded, with each person receiving a 20 ocean subsidy.
Zhang Shijun, the colonel leader who died in the battle, was posthumously awarded the rank of Major General of the National Revolutionary Army. His parents, widows and children were supported and raised by the state as major generals.
Although for the national government, the sacrifices on the eastern Shanxi front line are nothing compared to the more tragic Songhu battlefield, but at this extremely difficult moment, every unyielding resistance is a monument and must be vigorously praised, even if that
It's just a miscellaneous army, not the Central Army, not a direct force.
Taking the battle report issued by the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs to the entire army, Liu Lang sighed slightly. In the past, Colonel Zhang Shijun, who once lost the Snowflake Mountain position due to greed for merit and ultimately led to the near-annihilation of the 102nd Regiment and was ordered to be shot by Zhao Shoushan with tears in his eyes, is now in his life.
He did not make that unforgivable mistake despite being reminded by others, but he still did not escape the fate of his death, and died on the battlefield where he had shed all his blood.
However, in this life, his death was much more heroic than in the past time and space. At least, he died on the battlefield fighting the Japanese invaders, instead of being shot to death by his own bullets on the execution ground due to a mistake.
For him, this ending is undoubtedly much better. In other words, that is the destination of soldiers.
The fighting on the Snowflake Mountain side was tough, the main battlefield at Niangziguan was also bloody and bloody, and the side battlefield at Jiuguan was not much better either.
The Japanese army established their positions on the afternoon of the 9th and immediately launched an attack on Jiuguan.
It wasn't that Captain Li Dengxing of the 77th Regiment was not cautious enough, but that the more than 200 corpses hung like salted fish in the woods in front of Jiuguan made him unable to bear the anger in his heart.
As the commander of an infantry regiment that had a smooth three-month invasion of China with almost no defeats, I had seen the Chinese who mercilessly shot and killed the wounded before they could return to their positions, and I had also seen the heads of our own soldiers beheaded and put away.
The Chinese troops were in front of the position as a morale booster, but this was the first time I saw such an arrogant Chinese army.
They actually hung the remains of the imperial warriors they could find on the trees, in rows, neatly, like salted fish hanging from the eaves of a seaside fishing village.
Even though the brigade commander and division commander repeatedly told him to be careful of the Chinese army on the opposite side, even he knew that this 3,000-man Chinese army had defeated the Eighth Division before.
However, this time he is not the 8th Division. Not only does he have 12 105mm howitzers to assist him, but he also has at least six bombers that he can call at any time to come to help. He also has another big kill from the 20th Division.
Weapon-----The assistance of the chariot brigade.
Yes, what hurriedly arrived after the infantry regiment was the 20th Division's biggest killer, a tank brigade consisting of 9 light tanks and 24 medium tanks.
In order to deal with the man called "Beast Colonel" by the Kwantung Army, Bunzaburo Kawagishi also revealed one of his biggest trump cards and sent out this tank brigade that he usually treated as a treasure and was reluctant to take out.
Although the Type 94 reconnaissance tank, which has 6 mm thick steel plates even at its thinnest part, is actually just an armored vehicle with tracks, it has exerted unparalleled combat effectiveness since it entered China. The poor Chinese artillery has almost no ability.
threaten its existence.
The Jiuguan battlefield has a slope of 40 to 50 degrees, but it cannot stop the advance of the 94 tank.
Not to mention, there are 24 Type 89 medium tanks with an average armor thickness of 17 mm.
Armed with three major killing weapons, Li Dengxing, who was so stimulated by Liu Lang that his eyes were red, waited patiently until all the field fortifications were constructed before starting the attack.
In fact, he didn't even use the Japanese army's most commonly used tactics of feinting and reconnaissance firepower points. As soon as he came up, there was a burst of bombardment from aircraft and artillery. Then, a full infantry brigade followed the tank and drove towards the left, right and middle flanks.