The battle that took place on the afternoon of March 19 was not the largest offensive and defensive battle in the Great Wall War of Resistance. Whether it was the Xifeng Pass, where the two sides had more than 50,000 troops, or the cold mouth of the left wing corps of the Japanese invaders hundreds of miles away, the attack force invested by the Japanese army at the highest peak was more than 4,000.

But it's definitely one of the bloodiest battlefields.

According to the statistics of the Chinese side after the war, the two infantry regiments of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Division suffered 700 casualties, 400 serious wounded, and countless minor casualties in this afternoon alone, and the battle losses exceeded one-fifth of the total strength, plus the hundreds of casualties under the Japanese artillery on the afternoon of the 18th and the morning of the 19th, in just one and a half days, the defenders of Luo Wenyu were almost one-third.

That means that a battle of this intensity only needs to be repeated twice, and the defenders will be dead and wounded.

Because of Liu Ruming's request, Mingyu's unpublished war diary once recorded the feelings of the supreme Chinese commander at the Luowenyu Pass after hearing the casualty report.

"The moon was very bright tonight, and it shone brightly, and General Liu Ruming stood at the door of his headquarters, just like that, silent for a long time. I don't know what he's thinking, because I can only see his back, but I can see that in the moonlight, a 40-year-old middle-aged man without a military hat, his sideburns are full of frost。。。。。。 ”

This text was finally presented to all future generations and grandchildren with the donation of Future Mingyu to the National Military Museum.

There is no Jin Ge Iron Horse, but it can make people full of frost.

And what about the Japanese army? The records of the first battle of Luo Wenyu were secretly sealed by the Kwantung Army Command and were not declassified until after the war.

"At that time, Major General Mitsu Suzuki, commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade of the Imperial Army under the 8th Division of the Kwantung Army, personally ordered that the 7th, 8th, and 9th Infantry Brigades, totaling more than 2,400 people, were engaged in the attack, and the fierce battle lasted for four hours, with 1,000 casualties."

The battle report does not clearly state how many were wounded and how many were killed, but the total strength of 2,400 people and the ratio of 1,000 casualties were equally jaw-dropping, and the casualty ratio was as high as 40 percent, which may be one of the main reasons why the Kwantung Army sealed this battle report.

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Whether it is the Chinese army or the Japanese army, I am afraid that they are waiting in torment, waiting for dark, waiting for a chance to breathe for themselves.

The battle belonging to the infantry finally stopped after sunset, but the Japanese artillery went crazy again, and even took advantage of the darkness of the night to continue shelling, so mad that even the wounded soldiers who were still on the positions were discarded.

It can also be seen that Suzuki Mitsu's anger is irritated.

As night fell, Liu Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief. The 2nd Division resisted the attack of the Japanese invaders and finally gave him fighters.

But the temporary 2nd Division not only gave him these, but at dusk, Liu Lang, who had been hiding on the top of the mountain to observe, also discovered something that made him excited.

Perhaps it was because the Japanese infantry suffered too much loss on the Luowenyu front line in the afternoon, and in order to make up for the lack of infantry, one of the two infantry squadrons defending the artillery position was transferred away.

The Japanese infantry squadron deployed has changed from nearly 400 to less than 200 people, which is simply pie in the sky!

Liu Langdu had already decided to pay at least 100 men to break through the Japanese infantry defense circle, and now it seems that this price will be much smaller.

Because of the shortage of infantry, the infantry squadron withdrew to the north of the defensive artillery position, that is, the infantry squad facing Liu Lang's position, and was replaced by a dozen soldiers with 38 rifles from the artillery position as mobile sentinels.

Looking at the clumsy posture of these artillerymen, Liu Lang almost didn't laugh out loud, just these scumbags, I don't know if they have the courage to shoot when facing the Chinese soldiers who rushed over.

The only infantry squadron of the Japanese army put the focus of defense to the south, deploying two infantry squads plus a team headquarters and a small detachment, while on the left and right flanks, only one detachment was lost.

The Japanese infantry squadron was composed of three infantry squadrons, and each infantry squad was divided into three detachments in the same way that the infantry platoon of the Chinese army was divided into three infantry squads, but the number of each squad was more than that of the 123 infantry squads of the Chinese army, with 15 to 18 people.

Such a number is more than enough to deal with a Chinese infantry squad, but they will face the onslaught of up to 30 elite Chinese soldiers, and they are armed with submachine guns and shell guns, so they can only wish them good luck.

Under the remnant sun, Liu Lang's grinning mouth was full of white teeth, shining with a faint cold light in the afterglow of the setting sun, like a wolf that had found its prey.

As the night gradually deepened, Liu Lang lit the lantern in the cave, and everyone had been resting silently in the dark for 4 hours.

Liu Lang's gaze swept in front of everyone, and he asked in a deep voice, "Everyone, do you understand your goal?" ”

No one answered, but they all nodded.

In the afternoon, Liu Lang ordered Mo Xiaomei to send back the Japanese artillery garrison map in the cave, and from "1" to "24", the approximate location of a total of 24 guns seems to be very complicated, but the Chinese soldiers, who were also divided into two squads of 120 people and divided into 12 groups, do not need to remember so much, they only need to remember the location of the two guns they want to attack.

After rushing into the Japanese artillery position, they ran all the way, killing everything they saw on the road, all the people who could not speak Chinese, and all those who could not answer the password, and then found the cannon, either blew it up, or pulled out the bolt first, and waited for Liu Lang's next order.

Chi Dakui personally led the 3rd squad and the 3rd squad leader to lead 30 soldiers each to lurk on the two flanks of the Japanese artillery position from the hole, waiting for Liu Lang to launch a signal flare for the general attack, or according to the battle situation of the pistol company of the temporary 2nd Division that was hard steel in front of the Japanese infantry squadron, he decided when to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese flank position.

Their task was to cooperate with the pistol company of the 2nd Division to defeat the Japanese infantry in the shortest possible time, and then join forces to block the scattered Japanese artillery and kill them all.

"Remember, in this raid battle, what I want is not stability, accuracy, and ruthlessness!" Liu Lang nodded. "Accurate, is to find your own goal accurately, ruthlessly, not only to the enemy, but also to yourself, no exception."

"Once you charge, you won't look back, even if you die, your head is facing the enemy's direction. If the order to charge is issued, there is fear and kill! Those who disobey the order, kill! By the darkness of the night, steal and play tricks, kill! ”

As soon as Liu Lang said the three killing orders, the whole army was awe-inspiring.

Bags of rations and water bottles were not brought, and all excess weight was placed in the cave, except for the necessary ammunition and guns, as well as the broadsword on the back.

Moreover, the whole army was out, and all the supplies brought before, including excess grenades, were piled up in the cave as if they were not for money, and no one was left to take care of them.

In this battle, if they live, the baggage will still be theirs, and if they die, the baggage will of course be useless.

Then, with Liu Lang gently waving his hand, under the leadership of the chief officers, more than 200 people rushed out and disappeared into the thick night.

On this night, the moonlight outside the Great Wall Pass was unprecedentedly bright.

It's not a good time to kill people, but it's a good time to kill more people.