The Langya Mountain, located in Hebei Province, China, became a significant battlefield during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This story recounts a heroic act of five Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-led Eighth Route Army soldiers who made a courageous sacrifice during a major Japanese "mopping-up" operation in 1941. Their bravery remains a powerful symbol of resistance and patriotism in China.
In the autumn of 1941, the Japanese invaders launched a large-scale "mopping-up" operation on Langya Mountain. The main force of the Eighth Route Army's Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region's First Sub-district had shifted to external operations, leaving the Seventh Company of the First Regiment to contain the enemy. The struggle was incredibly difficult.
During one battle, when the Sixth Squad was ordered to draw the enemy to the summit of Langya Mountain, after a bitter fight, only five brave warriors remained, and their ammunition was exhausted. There was no retreat, and they could no longer fight. To avoid being captured by the enemy, the five heroes successively smashed their rifles and leaped from the ten-thousand-foot cliff. These five brave warriors proved themselves worthy sons of the Chinese nation, cultivated by the Party, and Langya Mountain became an indestructible historical testament to the Chinese nation.
- In the autumn of 1941, the Japanese invaders concentrated their forces and launched a massive offensive against the Langya Mountain area, a base of our Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region.
2. The Seventh Company of a certain regiment of our Eighth Route Army was ordered to engage the enemy at the foot of Langya Mountain, by the Yi River. They adopted a "fight if you can win, retreat if you can't" tactic, seizing opportunities to strike fiercely, leaving the Japanese soldiers disoriented.
3. On September 25th, approximately 3,500 Japanese soldiers, including artillery and cavalry, suddenly converged from all directions, hoping to encircle and annihilate our forces operating in the Langya Mountain area.
4. The Japanese commander, Yamamoto, pointed his samurai sword at the radio antenna on the mountain peak and said to his subordinates with unrestrained glee, "The main force of the Eighth Route Army is very strong!"
5. Facing the heavy Japanese attack, our army analyzed the situation of both sides and decided that the main forces should immediately withdraw.
6. After dark, the Seventh Company was ordered to arrive at Qipantuo. The regimental commander greeted everyone. The soldiers thought to themselves: there must be an important mission.
7. The regimental commander asked the Sixth Squad and Second Squad to stand in front of the company and assigned their mission, saying, "To preserve our strength and strike the enemy more effectively, the regimental main force will secretly transfer immediately. The Sixth Squad and Second Squad are responsible for cover; you must hold back the enemy!"
8. Upon hearing the regimental commander's words, the soldiers straightened their chests and, as if by prior agreement, looked at the main peak of Qipantuo, firmly stating: "Please rest assured, Commander, we will definitely complete the mission!"
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