Of course it’s the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain. I watched Phoenix TV’s documentary about the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain and it was very shocking. China's 180,000 troops faced off against Japan's 100,000 troops, and the war ended with the entire army being annihilated. The defeat of the Kuomintang in the war is really admirable. It is not strong when it is strong, and it is invincible when it is weak. Judging from the battles with the Japanese, the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Battle of Zhongyuan (the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain), the Battle of Xinkou, etc., it is really Of course, the Japanese army is strong, which is an important reason for being good at it; but what about the Communist Party, which is weaker than itself? It only took three years for him to be driven to Taiwan. This was by no means an accident. From the battle at Zhongtiao Mountain, we can see that Chiang Kai-shek was a high-spirited man. Originally, Wei Lihuang, the commander-in-chief of the First Theater Command at the time, was guarding Zhongtiao Mountain was quite successful. The Japanese army failed to capture it after seven attacks. Especially with the cooperation of Sun Weiru of the Northwest Army, it became the iron chain of Zhongtiao Mountain. However, because Sun was a subordinate of Yang Hucheng, and Wei Lihuang refused to rebel, Due to friction with the Communist Party, he was squeezed out by Hu Zongnan and others, and he did not forgive Chiang Kai-shek. After going to Chongqing to report on his duties in the spring of 1941, he asked for leave and stayed in Mount Emei without returning. Later, He Yingqin came, who didn't understand the war at all. How did this gentleman deploy it? Please see the information: On April 18th and 20th, at the Chief of the First Theater Command in Luoyang, He Yingqin presided over two consecutive military meetings attended by officers above the military level of the First, Second, and Fifth Theater Commands. Based on the intelligence provided by all parties, He Yingqin judged: "The enemies in southern Shanxi seem to be seizing our strongholds in Zhongtiao Mountain one after another in an attempt to completely clear out our troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then coordinate with the enemies in eastern Henan to advance into Luoyang and Tongguan. To threaten the flanks of our five theaters, or to peek westward into Xi'an. "Instructions: "In order to secure Zhongtiao Mountain, (1) the first step is to send one unit from north to south (the 93rd Army) and from east to west. (27th Army), together with the right-wing units of our Zhongtiaoshan position, work together to capture the Gaoping, Jincheng, Yangcheng, and Qinshuijian areas to restore the situation before April 29. (2) The second step is with the Shanxi Army. and the Second and Eighth Theaters to work together to encircle and annihilate the enemy in the southern Shanxi triangle. (3) At the very least, Zhongtiao Mountain must be secured.” On April 28, the Nationalist Government’s Military Commission further stated that the Japanese army had Based on the judgment that the Jiyuan and Henggao avenues will encroach on Yuanqu's attempt, it was decided to: (1) Strengthen the destruction of position fortifications and block the road in front of the main position; (2) Preemptively attack to break the enemy's offensive; (3) The Shanxi Army of the Second Theater Command should advance towards The Tongpu and Bundong troops of the Fifth Theater District moved to Longhai to contain and respond. Under the guidance of the above judgment, the seven main corps of the Kuomintang army in the Zhongtiao Mountain area were deployed accordingly: the 9th Army Pei Changhui's headquarters is in Jiyuan, an important town in northern Henan; the 43rd Army Zhao Shiling's headquarters is in Yuanqu at the southwestern end of the mountain; the 17th Army Gao Guizi's headquarters In the Jiangxian area; the Tang Huaiyuan Department of the 3rd Army, the Kong Lingxun Department of the 80th Army are in Wenxi and Xiaxian areas, the Warrior Min Department of the 98th Army is in the Dongfeng Town area, and the Fan Hanjie Department of the 15th Army is in the Gaoping area. Another four armies were deployed in the Taihang and Taiyue areas as support. Judging from the deployment above, there is a long snake formation, just like the Sino-Japanese naval battle of Sino-Japanese War. There are no subordinate units behind it, there is a lack of response between the armies, and the gathering department between the units is particularly weak. Furthermore, Shanxi canceled Communist Party organizations such as the Sacrifice League, and there was no cooperation between the front and rear, and there was no interaction with the people. In the end, the special departments of the Japanese army first carried out the "decapitation operation", which deprived the entire Zhongtiao Mountain area. The communication systems of departments above the division level were all interrupted, and contact among the troops was lost. Eventually, a division and encirclement was formed. The channel of the Yellow River was cut off, and there was no ammunition supply. In the end, the entire army was destroyed. The Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain lasted more than a month. According to Japanese statistics, the Kuomintang troops "captured about 35,000 people, abandoned 42,000 corpses, suffered more than 80,000 casualties, and more than 100,000 people were missing. The Japanese army lost 670 people killed in battle." , 2,292 injured." According to the materials released by the Nationalist Government, "In the comprehensive battle, 9,900 enemy officers and soldiers were killed and wounded", and our army had "13,751 casualties, poisonings, and missing officers and soldiers." The Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain was regarded by the Nationalist Government as "the biggest mistake and the biggest shame in the Anti-Japanese War."