The 122nd Division of the 41st Army of our army is very strong in combat and the casualties are also very large
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In 1939, the Chinese army was harassing and containing the Japanese army, and many Japanese troops were stationed on the flanks and other places.
The Chinese army undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on the Japanese army, and they began to realize that it was difficult to occupy all of China, so they decided to eliminate part of the army to deter them, and their first target was the 31st Road Group Army stationed in Suixian and Zaoyang, commander Tang Enbo.
01 Start
Tang Enbo was Li Zongren's subordinate at this time, and seeing the Direct Attack of the Japanese Army, Li Zongren also began to mobilize troops.
At dawn on May 1, Japanese planes and tanks came out in unison to attack the Chinese troops at Changshoudian.
The Japanese offensive was fierce, the aircraft were constantly diveming down, bullets, shells raining down like raindrops. The soldiers of the Chinese army stood up to infinity, and the sand and dust made their clothes and faces look out of shape.
The most important thing was the tank, which became the most advantageous bunker for the Japanese infantry. Under the attack of tanks and machine guns, the soldiers of the Chinese army were almost unable to inflict damage on the Japanese troops behind the tanks.
02 Medium
The tanks got closer and closer, and the more anxious the soldiers became. The death squads went up to the ground in batches, and several explosive packs had been spilled in front of them, and there were also tanks and fighters blowing up together.
The fighting became extremely fierce, and the twenty thousand warriors fought less and less.
The positions had been repeatedly scrambled several times, the commanders of the Chinese soldiers were roaring with all their might, some soldiers had fallen, but they were still clinging to their weapons, and some soldiers were dead, but still glaring at them.
On May 4, after several days of fighting, the Japanese still broke through the defensive lines on both sides of the Longevity Store. Continue towards Zaoyang.
By the 17th, the soldiers of the 122nd Division of the 41st Army of the Chinese Army continued to nail in front of the Japanese army.
The tenacity and fearlessness of the soldiers left a large number of casualties for the Japanese army, but the madness of the Japanese army prompted them to continue to attack.
The war continues.
03 Final
The Japanese army almost swept through the front line of the Fifth Theater where Li Zongren was located, but their strength was exhausted.
The warriors of the 5th Theater of Operations continued to rush towards the battlefield, and they went straight to the flanks, rear, and front of the Japanese army.
On the 17th, the positions of the 122nd Division were captured, but tens of thousands of soldiers bought time for other units. The Japanese troops in Tongbai and Tanghe County were driven away by the Chinese army.
The Japanese's original encirclement plan was adrift, and they were about to face a frantic pursuit from the entire 5th Theater of Operations.
It was at the time of their frenzied offensive that a large number of Chinese troops had been assembled.
At this time, Zaoyang had been captured by the Japanese army, so the first goal of the warriors was to restore Zaoyang. On the 19th, too many soldiers' blood was spilled here, and the Japanese aircraft, artillery and other heavy weapons were used over and over again, again and again.
The terrible shelling and poison gas did not destroy the will of the soldiers, and finally, the soldiers set foot on the land of Zaoyang and drove away the Japanese army.
Immediately, the 39th Army of the Left Army infiltrated the mountains and forests and attacked the Japanese army. The Right Army Group attacked the rear of the Japanese army directly.
The three-way attack forced the Japanese to withdraw from the battlefield and had to withdraw from their original positions.
The battlefield has long been devastated, too many soldiers spilled their blood, leaving their lives and souls here, and finally defeated the Japanese army.
Resources:
"The Complete Documentary of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression of the Nationalist Army", "The Great Reference of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression", "Li Zongren"