During the period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Japan's military strength was the strongest, especially the equipment was extremely superior, and some people asked why Japan would eventually lose the war by virtue of such superiority, and the fundamental reason was that the war of resistance of the Chinese people represented the power of justice, and the just cause would definitely achieve the final victory.
Of course, at the strategic level, Japan has made at least a few strategic mistakes.
One is that Japan has always believed that it can win a quick victory over China, and this naïve theory of quick victory has determined from the very beginning that Japan's war of aggression is bound to fail. In Japan at that time, the theory of Lu Xiang Sugiyamamoto had become the mainstream consciousness, and in Sugiyama's view, as long as Japan severely damaged the main force of the Chinese army in north China and quickly occupied a number of major cities, then the sure conclusion of the war was that China would surrender in about three months. It is difficult to say that Japan's Lu Xiang Sugiyamamoto lacked a basic understanding of China, but as far as the course of the subsequent war is concerned, the lu xiang's prediction is obviously unreliable.
Some people believe that the reason for Japan's failure was that it did not invest enough troops at the beginning, but in fact, this problem was magnified to the overall situation of World War II at that time, and even if Japan invested millions of troops as Li Zongren estimated, it would not be able to defeat China completely. More importantly, according to the data, Japan did not cobble together more than two million troops in the country until 1945, and this period reached seven years long.
There is no doubt that Japan's theory of quick victory is based on the premise that China will definitely surrender, which cannot but be said to be Japan's wishful thinking or to say that it is a japanese political naivety. As far as the overall situation of World War II is concerned, with the great retreat of the British army, the Allies still retain a strong war capability, coupled with the United States secretly and openly supporting the British and French allies, the Soviet Union and Japan are also using each other, and China has become a big sponge to absorb and precipitate Japan's combat strength, so the United States will definitely support Chiang Kai-shek. Under such an international trend, China is no longer fighting alone, so why surrender?
Second, Japan was jealous of the soviet union's strength, changed the "northward march" to "southward", disrupted the original "disaster and water flowing east" plan of the United States and Britain, and the Soviet Union not only did not have a major war with Japan, but also signed a non-aggression pact with Japan, although this treaty was very short,but it provided the Soviet Union with a rare opportunity for rest and respite, laying the groundwork for the subsequent collapse of fascist Germany. In particular, later, japan became hot-headed and launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, which completely involved the United States in the war, thus accelerating the collapse of the Axis powers.
In this regard, Li Zongren listed the way Japan increased its troops by sprinkling pepper noodles as a strategic factor in Japan's failure, which was obviously not high enough. In the long run, even if Japan suddenly invested 100 divisions and regiments in the Chinese battlefield, it would be nothing more than postponing the time node of Japan's defeat and not hindering the overall trend.
Third, and most importantly, China has a vast territory and a long and broad strategic depth, which brings a broad space for strategic transfer. Japan believed that occupying Beiping and North China would surrender, but the result was very disappointed, and Japan believed that china would surrender by occupying Shanghai and Nanjing, but the result was the opposite of what it wanted, and China's fighting spirit in the War of Resistance was even stronger. The Chinese government retreated to Wuhan and Chongqing, and even if it retreated to Sichuan and Chongqing, it still had no intention of surrendering. The Japanese are confused, who can stand this game? It is conceivable that even from Shanhaiguan to Wuhan, just one step at a time, how many Japanese soldiers can there be? Stretching for thousands of miles, even if Japan is a million heroes, what can I do!
Finally, and most crucially, the people of the Chinese are born with the belief of defending their homeland and defending their country regardless of whether they are north or south, and that this is the root of the demise of Japanese imperialism.
There is no doubt that China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to a large extent determined the direction of changes in the world's post-war pattern. The great men of the time commented on China's War of Resistance:
-- U.S. President Roosevelt once said: "If there is no China, if China is defeated, think about how many divisions of Japanese soldiers can be transferred to other aspects to fight, they can immediately take Down Australia, Take Down India... They can beat these places down effortlessly, and they can rush all the way to the Middle East. ”
Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, said: "Only when the hands and feet of the Japanese aggressors are tied, can we avoid fighting on both sides when the German aggressors attack our country." ”
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said: "If the Japanese army marches into the western Indian Ocean, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of all our positions in the Middle East." The only thing that can prevent this situation from arising is China. ”
Thus, at the signing ceremony of the Joint Declaration of the United Nations of 26 anti-fascist countries in January 1942, China, as one of the four major powers, signed the declaration. As a result, the United Nations was established in April 1945, and the Security Council was presided over by the chief representatives of the four major countries of the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and China, which was the origin of the rotating country and the basic guarantee of world security.