Do you know why China has not been defeated despite its aggression? Now it will take you to uncover the secrets of China's invincibility.
Scott, an American journalist, came to the devastated land of China in 1937. He used his camera to truly record the heroic and indomitable history of the Chinese nation's War of Resistance.
Scott was the first to arrive in Hong Kong, which was being colonized by the British, and the pedestrians on the streets were in a hurry, afraid to stop at all. In Taiwan's New Territories, the British rulers were constantly vigilant, and the military conducted military exercises to guard against other invaders.
▲Women can hold up half the sky
Not far away, Guangdong is still like the last century, but most of the people living here are old and weak women and children, because all the men have gone to the scene of the War of Resistance. Therefore, all kinds of housework and farming, as well as the burden of supporting the family, are all on the woman. Soon after the woman gave birth, she also came out to do farm work, and under the fan behind her was the child waiting to be fed.
Inside the city, there are different scenes, where posters of the War of Resistance are posted everywhere, reminding everyone at all times that China is fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese invaders. In this poster, the woman says to her husband, "Give me the hoe, and you take the gun."
Of course, when necessary, women will also stand up, bravely step forward, and carry guns to drive the invaders out of the land belonging to China.
▲ Guerrillas
In this remote village, regardless of all walks of life, young and old, no matter how high or low, everyone has long organized an anti-Japanese guerrilla group. Everyone is dressed in a simple way, the knives and guns in their hands are even more backward, and many of them are still agricultural tools at home, but everyone is still not afraid of strong enemies, ready to throw themselves into battle and defend their country.
In China, such guerrillas are not in the minority, and even behind the enemy there are still their figures. They often raided the japanese troops stationed there without hesitation, and even blew up bridges and set up barricades to hinder the enemy's advance.
In addition, there are medical teams of women and children, who, in addition to treating the wounded, are also responsible for patrolling, keeping an eye on any suspicious stranger at all times.
Japan once claimed to be able to eliminate China in three months, but at that time, Japan's industry was extremely strong, the army was also strong, and no one in the world could believe that China could resist Japanese aggression.
But a few years later, China is still the one that stands tall. The world was also amazed and wondered why China was able to create such a miracle. And Scott brought the answer, he also accurately realized the reason why China did not fall, but also let him personally experience what is called the whole people are soldiers. The ambitious Japanese of the wolf completely underestimated the determination and ability of Chinese. It also underestimates Chinese determination to work hard.
Scott traveled to the southwest and entered the Burma Highway. It was often bombed by the Japanese army, and trucks could only drive at night to drive safely. When resting and parking, also hide under the trees.
▲The completion of the Burma Highway
The Burma Highway is also known as the anti-Japanese transport vessel, when the Japanese army had occupied most of the main traffic routes. There is an urgent need for a road to send supplies from abroad to the country. Famous American engineers said that even if they had the most advanced large-scale machinery and equipment at that time, it would take at least seven years to build. But he underestimated the determination and ability of the Chinese, and more than 200,000 laborers spontaneously went there, relying on the most primitive tools and bloody hands, and it took only 14 months to carve out a 1,146-kilometer-long Burma Road. Because it is purely artificially chiseled, coupled with the dangerous mountains and roads here, and the continuous bombardment of the Japanese army, countless Chinese people lost their lives while building roads.
▲ Chinese aid
When the Burma Highway was built, there was an urgent need for drivers and maintenance workers, and many overseas Chinese returned to China to participate in transportation work. With everyone's joining, China can finally transport various war materials such as ships, gasoline, and straps to the country, but at this time, there are not many trucks in our country, so people spontaneously lead their own mules and horses out, and without mules and horses, they directly carry flat burdens, not only on land, but also in rivers. On the river, there are busy cargo ships everywhere, and if they encounter a counter-current, the porters will pull the boat forward on their own strength. These methods are too backward, and it takes more effort to complete them, but it is precisely this bit of strength that maintains the supplies needed by the Chinese army for the War of Resistance Against Japan.
▲Nanning
At that time, Scott came to Nanning, Guangxi, along the Burma Highway, and there were not many pedestrians on Nanning Street, because there were few bomb shelters here, so people were more likely to operate at night.
At this time, the Chinese army had more than 3 million troops, and millions of soldiers were being trained, but most of these people voluntarily came to participate in the defense of their homeland. Even with weapons far behind the enemy, he only eats two meals a day, and only rice is eaten, but this spirit of hard-working and hard-working is one of the reasons why China has been able to persist in resisting Japan. As everyone often says, as long as the necessary supplies and equipment are given to Chinese soldiers, they are also the bravest and most warlike soldiers in the world.
▲ Ethnic minorities are also Chinese
China's territory is particularly vast, there are many ethnic minorities, and this is the gathering place of the Miao people. They dressed in traditional costumes and also used ancient tribal customs and languages. Even though they lived in a very remote place, they also had the task of resisting Japan. In the army at the time, at least one-fifth of the soldiers were from ethnic minorities.
Scott came to Chongqing after much suffering. Chongqing's geographical location is very dangerous, and it takes 340 steps to climb from the river to the city. At that time, it was used as a wartime stronghold, so it was bombarded by enemy aircraft, and the Japanese army threatened to erase Chongqing from the map. We could see ruins everywhere in the city, and these were the traces of being bombed by planes. However, because of its geographical location, Chongqing is particularly suitable for building air raid shelters, and everyone is also working day and night to build more and safer air raid shelters.
In addition, although 90% of China's factories have been occupied or destroyed by the Japanese army, Chinese still rely on shipping and manpower to transport industrial equipment weighing 13 tons to Chongqing for more than 2,000 kilometers. This is also the reason why China has been able to continue to resist Japan.
▲The unquenchable flame of Chinese civilization
At West China Union University in Chengdu, there is another miracle here. Although young students have endured the hardships of war, they have never given up their struggles and efforts. The Japanese, on the other hand, knew how terrifying a knowledgeable people really was, so they bombed eighty percent of China's universities. But teachers and students brought books and teaching materials with them and traveled thousands of kilometers to the southwest region. Students are still trying to learn new knowledge, and they are also the hope for China's future and the unquenchable flame of Chinese civilization.
▲ Aid arteries
Scott then came to Lanzhou, where Soviet aid came into the country, so this important route is also known as the "Burma Highway" in the northwest. Due to the complex terrain, trucks could not pass, so the locals directly organized more than 20,000 camels and thousands of donkey carts to transport aid. Each time they had to walk thousands of kilometers, but there was no other way.
Lanzhou is the central city of the northwest region, which has a large area of fertile land, so people here not only have enough to eat, but also often have a surplus, and the fruits can often be seen here. However, because of the difficult location and the difficult route, the food here is difficult to transport, so the people here are full of food, but they are still suffering from hunger in other areas.
As Scott crossed the Yellow River, Scott saw many rafts made of sheepskin that could carry up to 50 tons of cargo. Under normal circumstances, the sheepskin raft will carry watermelon, hay and other goods down the river. But on the way back, you can only rely on people to carry it.
Scott then came to Qinghai and Tibet, where the roads were rough and muddy, so cars were often obstructed, and people had to be dragged through them. And here the car out of control and falls off the cliff is also a common thing.
Leaving Chongqing, Scott traveled to northwest China, where he saw a steady stream of manpower and countless people's contributions to the War of Resistance.
▲ Japanese atrocities
Scott then traveled to Chongqing again, this time photographing the Inhuman atrocities of the Japanese army— indiscriminate bombing.
The Japanese bombers took off from Hankou and arrived in Chongqing in about two hours, and red lanterns slowly rose from all the cities to warn everyone that the air raid was coming.
Everyone went to the bomb shelter with their valuable belongings, because when they came back, their homes would be burned.
At the same time, ambulance crews also went out to prepare for the rescue work after the bombing. The local government also sent the only fighter jet to meet the enemy. Even though the local planes were extremely backward and the probability of destroying the enemy planes was slim, they set off without hesitation, because behind them were their families. Every time an enemy plane is shot down, the less dangerous it is for one's own family.
At this moment, the people of Chongqing are retreating one after another, but people do not panic in the slightest, as if they have long been commonplace. The others took the ferry to the south bank to avoid bombing in more open areas. With the departure of the last ship, the Japanese army came like locusts over Chongqing. In half an hour, the Japanese army inhumanely dropped more than 200 tons of bombs, and the whole of Chongqing was filled with gun smoke, the flames soared into the sky, countless people's homes were annihilated, and the smoke in the city pointed straight to the sky like the hands of dying people. But when the Japanese army withdrew, people did not complain in the slightest, but struggled to rescue the city in the face of the raging fire, and at this moment Chinese national spirit of self-improvement was no longer so empty.
As Mr. Lin Yutang said: Centuries ago, Chinese built a majestic Great Wall along the border of tens of thousands of miles to resist the invasion of foreign enemies. Today, although the iron hooves of the invaders have crossed the Great Wall, they still need to face a new Great Wall, that is, the strong and indomitable heroic spirit of the Chinese in the face of foreign enemies.
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