In the War of Resistance Against Japan, there was a patriotic general named Liao Yunzhou who created a clapping example. When he led his troops to retreat, he stumbled upon a batch of artillery shells left behind by friendly forces.
He made a quick decision and used these unexpectedly obtained ** ammunition to counterattack the Japanese army, and finally achieved a gratifying victory. This heroic general lurked in the ** army for 21 years, and later became the founding major general of New China.
This happened during the Battle of Wuhan in October 1938, when Liao Yunzhou was the commander of the 656th Regiment of the 328th Brigade of the 110th Division of the **13th Army.
However, few people know that he had secretly joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927.
Liao Yunzhou's heart was filled with anger when the Japanese invaders were wreaking havoc in China, but he knew that as the head of the regiment, he had to act cautiously. He could only wait patiently until he had a chance to strike at the Japanese army.
Finally one day, the military headquarters ordered the 656th Regiment to retreat 30 miles, although Liao Yunzhou was extremely reluctant in his heart, he still had to obey the order. On the way back, the avant-garde battalion of the 656th Regiment passed by an ammunition depot of friendly forces and unexpectedly found more than 10,000 brand-new mortar shells.
Faced with the shells discarded by friendly troops in order to flee for their lives, Liao Yunzhou was furious. However, on second thought, it might be an opportunity given to him by God. There were exactly eight mortars in his regiment, and these shells were just right for this batch.
So, he decided to use the mortar shells he picked up to fight the Japanese devils. Fortunately, his superiors approved his request. However, Liao Yunzhou knew that more than 10,000 mortar shells alone would not be enough to teach the Japanese army with a tank team a lesson.
Therefore, he immediately asked Huang Wei, the commander of the 18th Army, who was stationed nearby, for support. Huang Wei was very supportive of his operation, lending him four anti-tank guns and an anti-tank company.
Next, Liao Yunzhou began to deploy a combat plan to ambush the Japanese army. He planned to use mortars and anti-tank guns to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army. Despite the difficulties, Liao Yunzhou firmly believed that as long as he had determination and courage, he would be able to defeat the Japanese army.
The time was just right, the ambush point was also very accurate, and at dusk, the Japanese army really fell into the trap carefully designed by Liao Yunzhou's regiment. Fortunately, Liao Yunzhou was well prepared, and the attacking Japanese army was a heavy mechanized force, with automobiles, tanks, and armored vehicles, and a tank team at the lead.
Huang Wei lent Liao Yunzhou's anti-tank company a chance to play, they attacked from the side and rear with anti-tank guns, and successfully destroyed the three Japanese tanks in the front in the first shot.
As a result, the route of the Japanese army was blocked, and the cars and armored vehicles behind could not advance, and the Japanese army immediately fell into chaos.
Liao Yunzhou boldly gave the order, and the many mortars that had been prepared for a long time took turns firing, and the shells poured down like a shower on the dense crowd of Japanese troops, causing them to wail again and again, and they were terrible.
After the war, the results of the battle were counted, and a gratifying report card was presented: In this ambush battle, with the help of an anti-tank gun company and four anti-tank guns, as well as more than 10,000 rounds of shells collected, the Japanese army successfully destroyed or captured 9 tanks, 16 armored vehicles and more than 40 vehicles, and eliminated more than 600 Japanese soldiers in total.
It is worth mentioning that the battle damage figures mentioned in the article are not fictitious, but have been confirmed by the Japanese magazine "MALU" and are true and reliable.
Some people may question why it took so much trouble to defeat just over 600 Japanese troops. This is obviously a misunderstanding, you must know that when the Japanese invaders seized the three eastern provinces, their total number of ** was less than 600.
However, Liao Yunzhou successfully wiped out more than 600 Japanese troops in this battle alone, which was definitely an outstanding achievement in 1938. In contrast to many Kuomintang troops who were frightened before they could engage the Japanese or were defeated immediately after the battle, Liao Yunzhou's troops dared to take the initiative and won an exciting victory, which undoubtedly had a positive impact on China's anti-Japanese morale, and was indeed a feat worthy of praise.