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In other words, the entire War of Resistance Against Japan lasted for 14 years, during which time our military and people spent almost counting the minutes and seconds. Especially in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the little devil's military strength was so strong that he could almost walk sideways throughout China.
With the evolution of time, the little devil stretched the battle line too long, causing an extremely heavy burden on its logistics, and its strength was greatly weakened, until the late stage of the War of Resistance, the little devil's rivers and rivers were declining, and the forces on all sides were stretched, and they were forced to turn from attack to defense.
I don't know if you have found out, the little devil especially likes to build turrets and pillboxes, and then use the "turtle shrinkage stream" to fight against the "millet plus rifle" of the Eighth Route Army.
Every time they occupied a certain place, they first began to dig trenches in enclosures, and then repaired artillery towers and bunkers. The soldiers of the Eighth Route Army were even more fond of this, why?
Hate, because the devil's turret is difficult to be brought down, if you want to organize the end of the turret, there will be a lot of casualties; love, because the devils will store a lot of military materials in the turret and the necessities of daily life, for the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army, the "treasure" inside is very rich.
Below, Xiaobian will briefly introduce the "hardware" deployed in the turret by the little devils during the War of Resistance.
According to some historical records, under normal circumstances, when the little devils deploy the artillery tower stronghold, in larger areas such as the county seat, they will deploy a squadron or reinforcement squadron in the city, at least more than 200 people.
In the outer turret, about 10 to 12 people will be arranged. Don't look at the little devils in the turret only deployed about 10 people, just these few people with the hardness of the turret, as well as the various materials inside, can completely resist the attack of hundreds of Eighth Route Army and militia organizations.
Although it is difficult to attack, the Eighth Route Army is also very fond of the turret of the devil, if it can use the more appropriate method, the miracle effect, or can be the devil's reinforcement before the arrival of the turret to end. By the time the little devil's reinforcement arrived, the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army had already happily taken the spoils of war.
The turrets built by the little devils will be built with very strong materials in most cases, and those conventional light and heavy machine guns or mortars will only scratch a little skin and cannot be penetrated at all.
To say that if you want to deal with the devil's turret, the best weapon to attack is the heavy infantry gun, but the cannon is simply a luxury for the Eighth Route Army, even if the larger troops have one, but there are few shells.
For those turrets built by the little devils, there is no absolute uniform standard for style, and the size of each turret or machine gun bunker is not uniform. Therefore, how the little devils want to deploy the strength of the turret depends on their mood.
Inside the turret, the little devils will reserve a large number of weapons, ammunition, food and other materials, and once the devilish soldiers in the turret smell a little wrong, they will immediately report to the headquarters in the city by telegram for assistance.
In 1943, such an incident occurred in the Shandong region. The guerrilla organization behind enemy lines captured a "Type 92 infantry gun" from the little devil, which is why in the film and television drama "Bright Sword", Li Yunlong, the leader of the independent regiment, liked Japanese artillery the most.
If the Eighth Route Army could have one such infantry gun, combined with a few shells, it would be able to easily take out one of the devil's turrets. At that time, there was a rumor that after the guerrillas got this infantry gun, the little devils stationed in the turret were terrified.
It wasn't until they heard that the shells of the infantry guns were gone that they let their guard down. It can be seen that the deterrent power of the gun can be seen.
If, in Li Yunlong's words, the Eighth Route Army or the guerrillas were able to take up the devil's turret, it would be really a fortune, and if they could capture another Type 92 infantry gun, it would be a really New Year's Day.
Xiaobian also matched several historical data photos in this article, in these old photos, are the booty that our revolutionary martyrs exchanged for blood and lives, see how many objects can you recognize?
References for this article: "China's Complete Record of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945", "Bright Sword", "Tasks and Duties of the Anti-Japanese Guerrillas", "CNKI Related Literature - How Difficult a Japanese Artillery Tower was During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" and other relevant literature, "Baidu Encyclopedia Related Terms - Anti-Japanese War, Japanese Artillery Tower, etc."