"Niangzi Pass is a key military point and there is no room for failure. I am prepared to sacrifice here. As long as one person shoots a bullet, I will hold this position for three days. It is already the second day and there is one day left. Whoever is afraid of you can leave.
, don’t say these words to me again. If anyone talks about withdrawing troops again, I will leave the bullets in my gun for him!"
This is the second paragraph of the third battlefield diary that Liu Xueyuan quoted from Lieutenant General Zhao Shoushan's poem titled "The moon outside Niangzi Pass is like frost". All quotes are from Lieutenant General Zhao Shoushan's original words recording the inspection positions, and not a single word has been changed.
"The remains of more than 4,000 officers and soldiers are not allowed to be buried. The Japanese invaders who were attacking madly did not give the officers and soldiers of the 17th Division, who had not rested for a moment, time to breathe. Perhaps, when the autumn sun rises above your head, you can know that it is daytime, but
Most of the rest of the time, there will always be nothing but gunpowder smoke above your head, blocking out the sky and the sun, so that you have no idea whether it is morning, sunset, or dusk.
There is a beautiful legend about Fululing, an ancient mountain village with a history of thousands of years on the Taihang Mountains. In ancient times, Zhang Guolao and Chai Rong drove donkeys carrying the sun and moon, and carried Taihang, Wangwu, Zhongtiao, etc. in their carts.
The four famous mountains in Luliang were headed to Xinzhou. When they reached Fulu Ridge, the road was too difficult to walk, the donkey was too sleepy to pull it, and the donkey cart overturned, so Zhang Guolao and the others had to stay.
However, in these two days, the ancient mountain village trembled under the raging artillery fire of the Japanese invaders. The centuries-old village walls built by ancestors with bluestones disappeared, and villagers generation after generation built houses based on Taihang stones.
It was destroyed by bombardment, but only the azaleas all over the mountain were still blooming in the bombardment, as red as blood.
Perhaps, that is blood. The blood of more than 4,000 officers and soldiers of the 17th Division who died here dyed the cuckoos on the Taihang Mountains red. Their blooming is an unyielding and silent roar to the Japanese invaders: the village is gone,
But we are here. Even if we die in battle, we will still be here, integrated with the magnificent mountains and rivers of our motherland.
Every inch of mountains and rivers, every inch of blood, one hundred thousand soldiers of the 17th Division, Third Army, 26th Route Army, 18th Group Army, and 22nd Group Army risked their lives to prove to the Japanese invaders and the entire China that this is exactly what they did."
For the first time, Liu Xueyuan did not use any words to describe the battle she saw in her battlefield diary, nor did she even mention the names of any heroes. Instead, she used an extremely emotional article to describe her feelings for her.
Reflections on the battle at Fululing.
Because everything you see is tragic and heroic.
She was so miserable that when she picked up her pen, her eyes were filled with figures that she might have never seen before, but they fell down in the telescope and never made any sound again.
There was no need to record her grief too much. At that moment, she just wanted to use the towering Taihang Mountains covered with the remains of heroes and the original words of Commander Zhao Shoushan to encourage the last 300 officers and soldiers on the battlefield before leaving the position to tell the Chinese people that this is exactly what happened.
Because of them, China will never perish.
"I don't believe that the Japanese devils can do evil in our country for the rest of their lives! Not to mention that we still have guns in our hands, even if each person has a fire stick, he can't take over our country!"
The army lieutenant general did not ask his soldiers to salute him. Instead, when leaving, he loudly told the officers and soldiers of the last infantry battalion who filled up the position to continue to welcome the Japanese attack: This battle cannot be won, so it does not matter.
The 17th Division, as long as the people are alive, will be at war with the Japanese, even if it is a lifetime, even if they only have a fire stick and a hatchet.
Yes, although he is not afraid of being returned wrapped in horse leather, Zhao Shoushan understands very well that he will be the most courageous soldier. There are still more than 6,000 officers and soldiers who need his command. He will also lead them to persist for the last day to complete the attack on Liu Lang and Brigadier Chen.
Promise of.
Even if his 17th Division sheds all its blood on this blocking battlefield, it will still have to make sacrifices for the entire grand strategy. Judging from the development of the battle situation, Liu Lang's prediction was absolutely correct. Although the Japanese army also sent several troops to the main battlefield of Niangziguan,
Two regiments and one infantry brigade were also attacking urgently, but they were even more urgent towards Fulu Ridge on Snowflake Mountain. Not only did they dispatch a full regiment, but they also used 24 artillery pieces and dozens of aircraft sorties.
The Japanese aggressors' eagerness to break through Fululing is clearly revealed.
And as long as they dare to use a large force to bypass Chaiyu Town, Liu Lang's biggest move will come in handy. There are enough 5,000 elites to ambush them on their only way.
The Japanese army may have never dreamed that the independent regiment, which they regarded as a serious threat, could hold them back even an inch at Jiuguan. But their elites were silently waiting in the mountains on the right wing of the entire theater to defeat them.
Annihilate in one fell swoop.
And those 5,000 elites not only include independent regiments, but also the first unit of the 386th Brigade of the Red Army with extremely strong combat effectiveness. Zhao Shoushan, who has been dealing with the Red Army since 1936, is naturally confident in the combat effectiveness of the Red Army. In his unit, only
There were more than ten officers at the rank of captain. The grassroots officers of the Red Party who joined the 17th Division under his encouragement played an obvious role in this unprecedentedly difficult battle.
The 5th Infantry Company of the 102nd Regiment defending Position 1 on Snowflake Mountain, Lieutenant Company Commander Zhang Dengdi was a member of the Red Party. The entire company died in the battle and no one retreated.
Defending the 9th Infantry Company of the 102nd Regiment at Jingpu Pass, second lieutenant platoon leader Liu Xitang led the entire platoon in a hand-to-hand battle with the Japanese invaders. The entire platoon died in the battle and no one retreated.
Liu Xitang was stabbed in the chest by two rifles, but he still swung his machete to chop off two Japanese heads. His body, which was slumped and lowered its head while holding on to the 38 cap, still stands tall and tall on the battlefield, like a monument.
Even the Japanese troops would take a detour every time they passed by.
If you want to achieve the key to Liu Lang's strategy, you must carry Fulu Ridge to your death. Because, at this moment, both Chinese and Japanese commanders already know that Fulu Ridge is extremely important and cannot be lost.
The Chinese military is deeply afraid that the right wing will be empty and the Japanese army will attack from the side. The Japanese army is trying to get through Wululing to attack in a roundabout way, even if the Chinese military already knows about it. However, how many more troops can the Chinese defense line mobilize here? The main force has already been
He was so attracted to Niangziguan that he had no time to take care of himself.
Now, it is no longer a secret conspiracy but an overt conspiracy. The powerful 20th Division is no longer afraid of the Chinese knowing their strategy. They just want to use their strong strength to crush the Chinese defenders to death step by step on the high mountains, but there is nothing they can do.
Unless we fight until we run out of ammunition and food, and we are short of donkey ridge, we must not lose it.
Only now did the Army Lieutenant General understand Liu Lang's meaningful farewell before leaving: Commander Zhao, take care. You really should take care of yourself! After two more days of fighting, my 17th Division will be completely wiped out.
The Army Lieutenant General had a bitter look on his face. If he could go back a few days and had known that this place was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, would he have agreed to Liu Lang and stay in such a desperate place for 5 days?
The lieutenant general of the army did not give himself an answer. Regardless of whether he regretted it later, the lives of more than 5,000 soldiers could not be lost in vain. He had to recover the principal and interest for his brothers no matter what. The Liu Lang Independent Regiment had already announced
Good big pockets were his only hope.
He must hold on to the last day, and he can only withdraw when there is no fight left. Otherwise, if the Japanese invaders are prepared, he will be a sinner. Maybe it will not be magnified to the whole of China, and he will not become a sinner of the Chinese nation, but he will definitely be a sinner.
The sinners of the Seventh Division and even the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The right-wing battlefield is the key to dominating the entire Niangziguan battle in eastern Shanxi.
And his 17th Division fought and even lured the enemy with sacrifice, which was the key to the right-wing battlefield.
Perhaps, on this bloody night, the only thing that made the Army Lieutenant General smile was the appearance of a soldier at the lowest level.
When the ragged soldiers, led by the officers and soldiers of the independent regiment's guard platoon, entered the division headquarters, stood at attention and saluted, they loudly reported in a hoarse voice: "Reporting to the division seat, 17th Division, 47th Brigade, 102nd Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 5th Company,
Private Li Xigua of the 2nd Platoon and the 3rd Squadron is reporting to you and requesting to return to the team."
The entire command staff were stunned. From Army Lieutenant General Zhao Shoushan, the division commander, to the major general chief of staff, to the staff captain who was shouting frantically around the phone, they were collectively stunned.
Didn't the 5th Company of the 102nd Regiment order its own artillery to fire on the position after firing the last red signal flare, and the entire army was in panic?
"Squad leader Chen Sanxiao died in the battle, platoon leader Zhang Dazhi died in the battle, company commander Zhang Dengdi died in the battle, and all the brothers in the company were killed in the battle. The only ones who can still prove his identity are battalion commander Li Erjin, and battalion commander
vice......"
With trembling hands, he took the soldier's certificate from Xigua with both hands. Listening to the soldier Xigua muttering to himself in a thick Shaanxi accent, Zhao Shoushan stared at this man who was wearing a uniform that could hardly be considered a military uniform. Seventy percent of his body was covered with blood.
A soldier wrapped in black bandages.
He slowly raised his hand and solemnly returned a solemn military salute to Xigua.
Although he didn't know this soldier, in fact, even if he did, no one could recognize this superior soldier who looked the same as before the war. His eyes were swollen, and there were at least three wounds on his face that had solidified blood.
, even the nose is missing a piece of meat, and it has long been beyond recognition.
However, his eyes are still bright.
But Zhao Shoushan knew that he was Xigua. Because he knew every name he said. On that afternoon, he handed over the names of 148 officers and soldiers of the 5th Infantry Company, which he had personally recorded, to Brigadier Geng Jinghui and ordered him to
The 5th Infantry Company must be rebuilt after the war, and those 148 names will be permanently preserved as company history.
Unexpectedly, there are still seeds in the 5th company, even if only one is left.
"Haha, Li Xigua, from now on, you will become the lieutenant commander of the 5th Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 102nd Regiment, responsible for the reconstruction of the 5th Company." Zhao Shoushan, laughing loudly, announced the appointment of this soldier.
He didn't even ask how the soldier survived, or whether he survived because he was afraid of fighting and fled.
It’s no longer necessary. As a veteran, Zhao Shoushan knew very well that one of the injuries on the soldier’s face was a bayonet scratch and two were bullet scratches. The missing piece of meat on the nose, in addition to being damaged by shrapnel,
For cutting, there will no longer be that kind of knife that leaves dark marks while cutting through the flesh.
These warrior medals are enough to prove his former bravery. Even if he escapes in the end, so what? There is no shame in retreating under such circumstances.
The upper class soldier who heard the news of his promotion without waiting for his own certification was not very happy. After asking about the status of his unit's 102nd Regiment and 2nd Battalion, he cried in his arms.
His company is gone.
The camp is gone too.
Even the group had less than 200 people left.
In such a huge 17th Division, he, a superior soldier with two years of service, actually became...
stranger.
The loneliest stranger.
........
PS: The results of my mother’s enhanced CT scan will not be available until tomorrow or even Monday. Fengyue is also drunk on the efficiency of this hospital. This is the best hospital in Xiangyang! I have no choice but to continue to wait. Fengyue will accompany my mother again today.
I took injections in the hospital for most of the day, and didn't rush home until 1 o'clock to code. Don't blame me for the late upload!