The Nomura Wing of the Suzuki Division of the Japanese Army, which attacked Loushan Pass, dared to launch an attack on Loushan Pass, which was defended by more than 400,000 troops of the Central Army, with the strength of one wing.

The Suzuki Division was subordinate to the Seventh Army of the Japanese Army, that is, after Terauchi Shouichi sent the main force of the army to Duyun to aid the 15th Army, the troops left in Guiyang, with only more than 70,000 people, faced with more than 400,000 central troops defending the city, they only attacked but could not defend, and Gu Zhutong did not dare to go out of the outer positions of Guiyang for half a step, so he almost hung up the battle card.

If it weren't for the fact that the Japanese army had too few troops, Guiyang City would have been lost a long time ago, and the temper had been developed, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Japanese Seventh Army, the Central Army was like that, it was a bit too much to say that it was vulnerable, and it couldn't support a few rounds anyway, so it was the case in Guiyang, and it was the same in Xifeng.

Therefore, Wing Commander Nomura did not give any consideration to the orders of the commander of the Suzuki Division, and after a simple artillery bombardment, more than 3,500 people of the whole regiment launched an attack on the high ground on the left flank of Loushan Pass, including Wing Commander Nomura Osa.

The terrain of this Loushan Pass is dangerous enough, the Japanese soldiers climbed breathlessly for more than 20 minutes, and the next time they had just reached the halfway point of the mountain, the captain of the Nomura Co., looking at the mountains crouching on the ground like silent monsters in the night, there was actually leisure and ease in judging there.

Wiping the stinky sweat on his head, Nomura turned back to the chief of staff who was also sweating and said, "Gong Qijun, such a dangerous terrain condition, the commander of the branch did not know how to take advantage of it, and the soldiers of the imperial army attacked halfway up the mountain. The Chinese army still didn't shoot, so it couldn't be that they were scared and fled, right? That's true. It's just too passionless. ”

Two mid-level commanders of the Japanese army. On the high mountains of northern Qianbei, there was a wild laugh like a night owl, and Nomura said again: "Gong Qijun, such a dangerous terrain. Natural barrier, I only need the strength of a wing, can block the million army of the Chinese people, but unfortunately, the Chinese people are too cowardly, there are mountains and rivers dangerous, but they can only be defeated by our Imperial Japanese Army. Tomorrow's breakfast, let's eat it in Tongzi City! ”

As soon as Nomura's words fell, a dull roar suddenly came from behind the mountain in front of him. Then, in the night sky, countless meteors came quickly, and after getting closer, they let out a piercing scream, and in an instant they reached the top of the heads of the Japanese charging soldiers, and Nomura's mouth became a circle of horror. Pointing to the night sky, he was about to shout loudly.

"Boom, boom, boom". In the night, clusters of orange-red fires rose. The huge reverberation, echoing in the valley, dragging the tail flame of the cannonball, like a tired bird returning to the forest, rushed to the Japanese army, a few shells, landed on Nomura's side, His Excellency, the captain of the Osa, did not even have time to say a last word, in the flying shrapnel, turned into minced meat, and the chief of staff beside him simply disappeared into the huge crater.

The left flank position of Loushan Pass was suddenly resurrected and became a world of gunsmoke, loud noises, firelight and shrapnel, Xue Yue slammed the ammunition box and shouted loudly: "Good fight, order the artillery, increase the density of artillery coverage, and hit me hard!" ”

After more than 30 minutes of shelling, the artillery of the Central Army turned the road of the Japanese charge into a sea of fire, and the sound of artillery stopped, and more than 3,500 Japanese soldiers of a wing got up from the ground with frightened faces, but more than 1,000 people, and all the commanders of the wing were killed by the shells, and the Japanese troops who had lost their command were defeated and retreated one after another.

As soon as they ran to the foot of the mountain, more than 10,000 people of the 124th Division of the Fifth Army came out from behind, and before they could fully react, they were drowned in the flow of soldiers of the Central Army.

The soldiers of the 124th Division of the Fifth Group Army, holding their breath in their hearts, were driven by the Japanese from Guiyang to Loushan Pass, the wolf was unbearable, and the people along the way, pointing to the backbone and scolding, today, finally got the opportunity, the strength exceeded the little devil by more than ten times, and the short hand-to-hand combat began.

In the night, the soldiers of the Central Army collided with the Japanese soldiers, the "flutter" sound of bayonets entering the body, the sound of the impact of iron tools, the screams of the dying people, the heavy smell of blood spread, the shouts of the soldiers on both sides were intertwined, and the battle ended quickly, and in less than an hour, the remaining more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers became corpses on the ground.

In the military history of later generations, the Loushan Pass Resistance Battle, which is worthy of a strong book, began in this way, in this battle, the Central Army troops under the command of General Xue Yue, within an hour and a half, at the cost of more than 200 casualties, completely annihilated the vanguard of the Japanese Southern Dispatch Army, the Nomura Wing, from the wing commander Nomura Osa, more than 3,500 people, the whole army was annihilated, none of them escaped, and the Central Army made a good start.

Xue Yue sat down on the chair relaxedly, he was still very satisfied with this battle, this was the first simple victory achieved by the State Military Commission since the formation of the Qiannan Defense Line, of course, the Duyun Battle could not be counted, it was fought by Tang Qiuli's independent division, subconsciously, Xue Yue did not regard the Duyun Battle as a victory for the Central Army.

The first battle was won, and in the front-line command headquarters, the staff officers and other personnel who came in and out were particularly powerful in their feet, and everyone's faces were filled with joy, and the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Central Army were defeated and retreated from southern Guizhou to Guiyang, and from Guiyang to Loushan Pass in northern Qianbei, and the troops were shrouded in a feeling of defeat, and they needed such a clean and neat battle of annihilation to boost the morale of the troops.

Infected by the feelings of his subordinates, Xue Yue's mood was particularly better, in fact, he needed such a victory even more, to give confidence to the worried Chairman Jiang, to the busy government, and to the millions of anxious citizens of Chongqing, this is not a kind of proof that the same army, in the hands of my Xue Yue, can win the battle.

Xue Yue smiled and said to the chief of staff: "Send a telegram to Chongqing, and the military committee of the state government will be appointed to appoint a unit, at about 18 o'clock in the evening of 10 August, a wing of the vanguard of the Japanese army in the north launched an attack on our position at Loushan Pass, and after an hour and a half of fierce fighting, our defenders of Loushan Pass completely annihilated more than 3,500 Japanese troops in this unit, and none of them escaped the net. ”

Xue Yue knew very well in his heart that this was just the beginning, behind more than 3,500 Japanese troops, followed by nearly 400,000 tigers and wolves, the test of the Loushan Pass defense line was still behind, after dictating the message, Xue Yue was out of his mind for a while, the prelude to the war began, I am afraid that from tonight, the Loushan Pass defense line dozens of kilometers wide will never get a moment of peace, bullets and rains, flesh and blood flying, it will happen all the time, until one side can no longer hold on, and it will not end if it falls to the ground with a bang.

Chairman Jiang was in his official residence, received Xue Yue's telegram, eagerly read it, emaciated face, a smile of relief, sighed and said: "Boling really lived up to my hopes, Loushan Pass won the first battle, annihilated a wing of the enemy, this is my first big victory since the beginning of the Qiannan Campaign, congratulations, congratulations!" ”

A cadre of civil servants and military generals were also elated, after all, by holding Loushan Pass, Chongqing could ensure that it would not lose and win the battle, of course they were happy, only Gu Zhutong showed an unnatural look.

Chairman Jiang looked at Gu Zhutong's expression in his eyes, there were no outsiders here, for this confidant and favorite general, he naturally wanted to mention a few words, "Mo San, don't be suspicious, you have to do more than Xue Boling in everything, only to lead troops to fight, you still have to learn more from Boling, there is Xue Yue in Loushan Pass, I can rest assured." ”

At the same time, he pinned all his hopes for defending Chongqing on Xue Yue, and all the manpower, material and financial resources of the Nationalist Government were inclined towards Loushanguan.

This can be seen from Chairman Chiang's reply to Xue Yue, "Boling, I am glad to hear that Loushan Pass won the first battle, annihilating more than 3,000 enemies, I am very relieved, this battle is of great significance in the national capital and Chongqing, and all the military strength of the central government, with Loushan Pass as the only focus, the four heavy artillery regiments defending Chongqing will be immediately transferred to Loushan Pass. ”

The battle of Loushan Pass gave life to the gloomy Chongqing government, but for the commander of the Suzuki Division, it was a blow to the head, and the main force of his division was after midnight, before arriving in front of Loushan Pass, before arriving at the destination, Suzuki smelled a thick smell of gunsmoke, but could not hear the fierce gunfire.

Suzuki's doubts in his heart, coupled with the sudden loss of contact with the Nomura United, a sense of foreboding, suddenly hit his heart, Nomura United, it's hard to say that the whole army is annihilated, right? He doesn't believe it and doesn't want to believe it, eat me a wing, and the government army in China has not yet grown this good tooth.

The night was filled, and what appeared in front of Suzuki was a battlefield that had fallen silent after a big battle, countless craters, burnt embers, a faint red light, a pungent smell of gunsmoke, and a mess everywhere after the war, but not a single soldier of the Nomura Wing could be seen.

Strange, a wing disappeared inexplicably, the radio was still desperately calling Nomura, Suzuki was upset, there was a rush of footsteps, the chief of staff of the division looked strange, and hurriedly walked over with a few staff officers, "Your Excellency the division commander, about five kilometers ahead, the remains of more than 1,000 imperial soldiers were found, I went to the scene to inspect it, almost all the soldiers with broken jade were loyal to His Majesty the Emperor in hand-to-hand combat." ”

"It can be seen from this that the Nomura Wing was besieged by enemy troops more than ten times its size, and before that, it was attacked by the fierce artillery fire of the Shina government army, and I am afraid that the Nomura Wing has been completely shattered." The chief of staff said this with great difficulty.

(To be continued)