Founding general Chen Geng, most people think that he is a Confucian general. During the Shanghai period, he was the head of Teko. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was the commander of the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army. He should not be on the front line during the war. of. Didn't you know that General Chen was in the Red Army, when he was a division commander, he had charged many times on the front line. In one of the charges, he was seriously injured and sent to Shanghai for treatment secretly. The old Jiang found out and arrested him. The story in the meantime, Quite exciting.
But this is not the focus of this article. This article is about Chen's performance in a tragic battle that took place at Guanjianao near Huangyadong, Licheng County, Shanxi Province from October 30 to 31, 1940. At that time, more than 500 people from the Okazaki Brigade of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army ran into the Huangyadong Arms Factory where the Eighth Route Army headquarters was located at the junction of Liao County, Wuxiang County, and Licheng County. Huangyadong Arsenal is the largest weapons and ammunition production base established by the Eighth Route Army headquarters behind enemy lines in North China. It is the lifeblood of Mr. Zhu and Mr. Peng and must not be destroyed.
After receiving the news, Lao Peng urgently mobilized the main force of the Eighth Route Army to protect the arsenal. When the Okazaki Brigade saw the Eighth Route Army's continuous attacking troops, it felt that it could not get a bargain. After setting fire to it, it was about to run away. Lao Peng suffocated his heart and decided to eliminate the Japanese army. But the Eighth Route Army in 1940 had poor weapons and equipment. Although the Japanese army had only more than 500 people, it was equivalent to a regiment, but it was difficult to fight. The troops transferred by Lao Peng included the Eighth Route Army Headquarters Special Task Force, the 386th Brigade of the 129th Division, and the 10th Brigade of the newly reorganized. These were all very capable troops.
However, the Okazaki Brigade of the 36th Division of the Japanese Army has already seized the favorable terrain and spread a tight fire net in Guanjianao and Liushunao. The Eighth Route Army has no heavy weapons, so , Although the casualties were high, there was no way to take the Okazaki Battalion. During this period, both Liu Shuai and Chen Geng strongly suggested to abandon this battle, but Lao Peng was angry at the time and said cruel words that the Okazaki Brigade must be eliminated. In this way, the units of the Eighth Route Army bite the bullet and beat.
As the main attacking unit, the 386 brigade killed hundreds of soldiers and was unable to move forward. Chen Geng, who had just quarreled with Lao Peng, was very annoyed. He personally came to the 772 regiment. The 1st battalion position, seeing that one battalion is almost empty, blood is pouring up, grabbing a rifle, it is about to charge, the guards can't stop it, the combat staff can't stop it, and he is about to rush out of the position. Battalion Commander Pu Dayi was in a hurry. He shook his hat and threw down the steel gun in his hand. He stared at Chen Geng with red eyes and shouted, "Brigadier Commander, if you want to go, I won't fight!"
What was the final result of this battle? Anyone who knows history knows that the Eighth Route Army suffered heavy losses, and the Japanese lost only about 100 people. When the Japanese reinforcements were about to reach Guanjianao, the Eighth Route Army had to retreat.
