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It is said that during the war of resistance, all provinces made significant contributions to the war. To say that Sichuan should be the first in the number of troops invested in the cause of the war of resistance in each province, there is no doubt about this.
The Anti-Japanese War Sichuan Army sent the most troops to all provinces, and within our own territory alone, according to incomplete statistics, it has reached 3.5 million people.
In the 30s of the last century, the Sichuan Army was very strong, and the quality of the soldiers was poor, and it was derogatorily called "double gun soldiers". Before the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Sichuan region was very chaotic, and it was common for warlords large and small to divide each other and fight openly and secretly.
However, when the war of resistance against japanese aggression began throughout the nation, the various large and small forces of the Sichuan army were in unison, stopped fighting, twisted into a rope, and united to resist Japan in unison. This is indeed worthy of the admiration of our descendants.
In the entire War of Resistance Against Japan, Sichuan not only ranked first in the country in terms of troop input, but also sichuan people were also the first in the country in terms of investing anti-war materials.
In addition to the regular army Sichuan Army, the people of Sichuan did their best to donate all their valuable things to the front line during the War of Resistance, and did their best to support the Sichuan Army, with money to pay, no money to contribute, and constantly delivering basic materials to the anti-war forces. In 1945, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, according to rough statistics, there were about 640,000 casualties in Sichuan.
The second place is Henan Province, where they have invested more than 1.9 million troops. Speaking of which, in the impression of many people, Henan has belonged to the Central Plains of our country since ancient times, and it is also a province with a large population.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Henan's contribution to the War of Resistance was also unquestionable, and the persecution was also one of the most serious provinces.
When the little devils occupied Henan Province, they maimed a total of 109 large and small counties in Henan Province, you know, there were a total of 111 counties in Henan Province at that time, of which the only county that was not persecuted by the little devils was Xincai County.
During the entire period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were about 14.5 million refugees in Henan Province, which can be said to be the "hardest hit area" in China, and this statistics is only calculated from the statistics of the 8 years from 1937 to 1945.
The losses and sacrifices of Henan Province in the entire War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression did make great contributions to the war of resistance against Japanese aggression. Everyone should know that under the general situation in Henan Province at that time, it was almost in a state of half or most of them falling.
Compared with Sichuan, although henan province has not invested as many troops as Sichuan, it still contributed a million anti-Japanese troops under the eyes of the little devil, and it is indeed very difficult for Henan people to make such a contribution.
The third place is Hunan Province. Hunan people contributed about 1.57 million troops to the War of Resistance Against Japan, and the well-known "Battle of Changsha" was fought in Hunan Province.
Since ancient times, the geographical location of Hunan Province has been a place of contention for the soldiers, and if the little devils want to march into the southwest region of China and Chongqing, then they must first conquer Hunan.
Hunan Province is not only geographically important, but also of great strategic significance, and the "grain base" during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is also our Hunan Province. "The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass have gone first"; the soldiers who did not have enough to eat, who had the strength to carry guns to kill the enemy, so it is said that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the authorities also attached great importance to Hunan Province, and the army in Hunan also swore to fight to the death to kill the little devils and hold Hunan to the death.
Today, Xiaobian briefly told you about the contributions of these three provinces to the War of Resistance during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, their contributions should be remembered by our descendants, and their patriotic, selfless dedication, and self-sacrifice spirit are even more worthy of our praise and study, and we should be proud of those revolutionary martyrs.
Of course, during the entire period of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, it was the War of Resistance of the entire Chinese nation, and other provinces also made great contributions so that the editor did not mention it, and will slowly say it in the next article in the future.
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, which lasted for 14 years, epitomized the determination of the people of all nationalities in China to resist the war, and even more embodied the strength of the people of our whole country and overseas Chinese, those revolutionary martyrs who died in battle used their precious lives to create a peaceful and prosperous life for our descendants.
References for this article: "Complete Records of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945", "History of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression", "CNKI Related Literature - During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Troops Invested in Various Provinces in China and Their Contributions", "Baidu Encyclopedia Related Terms - Anti-Japanese War, Changsha Defense War, Sichuan Army, Henan during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression"