The Taiyuan made mortar that killed Abe Guixiu (in the collection of the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum)
Mortar position in Huangtuling battle (data picture)
In the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, there is one of the most famous mortars in the history of our army. This mortar made by Taiyuan Arsenal is made of steel and has a caliber of seven point five Cm, barrel length one hundred and thirty-five Cm, gun barrel, gun rack, steering gear, base and other parts are well preserved. It is the meritorious mortar that the Eighth Route Army killed Japanese Lieutenant General Abe Guixiu during the Anti Japanese War.
one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight year ten In September, the War of Resistance Against Japan entered a strategic stalemate. The Japanese army shifted its focus of attack from the front battlefield to the enemy's rear battlefield, and stepped up its military operations in the anti Japanese base areas “ Sweeping ” 。 one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine year ten In September, the Japanese army concentrated in North China two More than 10000 troops carried out a winter campaign in the Shanxi Chahar Hebei Base Area “ Sweeping ” 。
Praised by the Japanese military “ Flowers of Famous Generals ”“ Tactical expert ” Army Lieutenant General Abe Guixiu ordered Tsutsumura Xianji's first independent brigade to go to Laiyuan, and together with the fourth brigade occupying Laiyuan, the army divided three routes to Zoumayi and Yinfang “ Sweeping ” 。 Japanese Army Divide “ Sweeping ” Our Laiyuan Intelligence Station had found out the trend early. Yang Chengwu, the commander of the first division of the Shanxi Chahar Hebei Military Region, thought that the enemy was going deep alone, and the Eighth Route Army could ambush Yansuya and Yinfang to fight a beautiful war of annihilation. eleven month three On January 1, five or six thousand members of the three regiments of the Eighth Route Army ambushed Yansu Cliff and killed Japanese troops, including Tsutsumura Xianji, after a fierce battle five hundred More than.
When the news reached Zhangjiakou, Abe Guixiu, who had just been promoted, was furious. He wanted to fight some beautiful battles, but was slapped loudly by the Eighth Route Army. Abe Guixiu was furious, eleven month four He led the elite in the morning one thousand and five hundred Person ninety Many trucks rushed to Laiyuan. As soon as the enemy moved out, the Eighth Route Army got information. Yang Chengwu reported the situation to Commander Nie Rongzhen, analyzing that the enemy might concentrate their forces along the old road taken by Tsutsumura Xianji to Yinfang, and then take Ma Yi to the west or attack Huangtu Ridge to the east to find our main force for a decisive battle, suggesting that our army conduct another ambush. Nie Rongzhen adopted the idea and asked that a small number of troops be used to lure the enemy eastward to the Loess Ridge, and then use the favorable terrain to concentrate their forces for annihilation. He Longjiang one hundred and twenty The division secret service group was also assigned to Yang Chengwu to command. eleven month seven Day afternoon three Around the same time, the enemy entered the Huangtuling ambush circle.
When the battle started, a few miles from Shangzhuangzi to the gully of Huangtuling, the gunfire was loud and the sound of killing was loud, and the whole east of Huangtuling was filled with gunfire.
There is a small village called Jiaochang in the east of Huangtuling. Under the attack of the Eighth Route Army, the main enemy forces organized forces to seize the isolated stone mountain and the narrow ridge at the foot of the mountain in the south of Jiaochang in the river beach of the east and west valleys of Jiaochang. At this time, Chen Zhengxiang, head of the First Regiment of the Eighth Route Army, found in his telescope that there were three A small hillock protruding northward. On the hillock in the middle were several enemy officers with swords and several attendants, who were holding binoculars to seven hundred and ninety-three Observation in the direction of highland and Shangzhuangzi; In the south of Xiaohegou in Jiaochang, away from the small hill of Nanshan one hundred In the independent yard around meters, there are also enemy officers with swords on their waists going out and in.
Chen Zhengxiang judged that the independent courtyard was the enemy's command post, and the south hill was the enemy's observation post.
Chen Zhengxiang immediately ordered Qiu Ronghui, the director of the correspondent, to run down the mountain to transfer the artillery company quickly up the mountain and start fighting immediately on the left side of the regiment command post. After the artillery company entered the position, Chen Zhengxiang pointed out two targets to them and asked them to destroy them. After visually measuring the distance, the company commander Yang Jiuxiang said: “ Linear distance eight hundred Meters, within the effective range, make sure to play well! ” Under the command of company commander Yang Jiuxiang, the gunners fired four rounds in succession, and all four shells exploded at the target point. Observing from the telescope, the enemies in the independent yard ran in and out in a panic.
At that time, the ordinary people who were locked in the hut in the east of the independent courtyard by the enemy saw the shells explode in front of the independent courtyard. The Japanese commander was blown down, and even the wolf dog's stomach was cracked. But no shrapnel flew into the hut, and the people were not injured.
Later I learned that Abe Guixiu was killed by this shelling. Abe's death shocked the Japanese government and the public. Major newspapers in Tokyo reported the death of Abe. Abe Guixiu was the highest level general of the Japanese army killed by the Eighth Route Army in the Anti Japanese War, which greatly encouraged the Chinese nation's anti Japanese morale.
To this end, Comrade Mao Zedong in Yan'an drafted a message: “ The Japanese Army Ministry announced that Lieutenant General Abe Guixiu had been killed by our army. This news should be announced by the headquarters to all parties to widely publicize the power of our Eighth Route Army's guerrilla war and smash the rumor of "You do not attack without attacking". ”
General Yang Chengwu said in his memoirs: “ Of course, the whimpering and wailing of the fascist bandits did not affect our pity at all. We fought against the Japanese aggressors with more active fighting action, and the Taihang Mountains ignited a fiercer war of national liberation. Let the evil Japanese invaders tremble in front of the heroic Taihang Mountain forever! ” (Wang Yun)
