The 1930s and 1940s were an extraordinary period for China. During World War II, Japan attacked China, the corrupt Beiyang government was unable to resist, and the northeast region soon fell. However, Japan was not satisfied, and they continued to export troops to China based in the northeast. With advanced weapons and equipment, they defeated the Chinese army continuously.
Large tracts of land in China fell into the clutches of the Japanese army, and the people suffered inhuman treatment. The people of the whole country joined hands to jointly resist Japan, and no matter how advanced the weapons and equipment of the Japanese army were, they could not advance half a step.
Finally, Japan announced its unconditional surrender. However, after the withdrawal of Japanese troops, the people's lives are not completely separated from their influence, and today we will look at the evidence left by the Japanese army.
Fourteen years of the Difficult War of Resistance
In the mid-to-late nineteenth century, the feudal dynasty was already at the end of the crossbow, and the policy of closing the country to the outside world had already left China behind the world. At the beginning of the Opium War, the Western powers opened the door of China with cannons, and the sky of the Chinese people became dark.
It was not until the founding of the Communist Party in 1921 that the people saw a glimmer of light, but Japan, not far away, had been coveting China for a long time.
In 1931, the "918 Incident" broke out, and Japan began to extend its claws to China, and at this time, the domestic chaos was in turmoil, the Beiyang government was passively resisting, and Japan took less than a year to fully occupy the northeast region.
Since then, Japan has used the Tohoku region as a springboard to continue to Chinese mainland.
After the success, the Japanese one-sidedly believed that the Chinese army was simply unable to resist its own invasion, and they targeted an important coastal city in China, Shanghai.
However, the Japanese army's plan obviously did not go smoothly, and they encountered stubborn resistance from the Chinese army in Shanghai, and their arrogance was suppressed.
In 1937, after the Lugou Bridge Incident, the Japanese army began a large-scale war of aggression against China, and the two parties finally reached a consensus, and the anti-Japanese national united front was formally formed.
After 8 years of arduous fighting, Japan finally signed the instrument of unconditional surrender in 1945, and the War of Resistance Against Japan ended.
A devastated motherland
War inevitably brings bloodshed and sacrifice, and the War of Resistance Against Japan is no exception.
Both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party suffered great losses, with millions of casualties alone.
Soldiers made great sacrifices in the war, many of them sacrificing their precious lives; others became permanently disabled and unable to take care of themselves; and even more, they survived the corpses of their comrades-in-arms and lived in fear for the rest of their lives.
Innocent people are also a major victim of war, their homes have been ruthlessly destroyed and they have lost their financial resources. Some families, young and old, are soldiers, all dedicated to the battlefield.
Countless unarmed civilians were brutally slaughtered, and the "Nanjing Massacre" is a clear example, hundreds of thousands of civilians were victimized by the Japanese army' game.
Not only that, but there are countless people who were caught by the Japanese army for coolies, experiments, and eventually died.
What is even more dehumanizing is the persecution of women and children by the Japanese army, many of whom are persecuted to death regardless of age.
Our country has a long history and has left a lot of wealth and cultural relics. After the Japanese invasion, countless treasures were received by them in their own pockets, and those that could not be taken away were burned down, and China's economy was greatly affected.
Ambitions that surface
After Japan's surrender, most of the Japanese army returned to the motherland, but there were still a small number of Japanese troops stubbornly resisting. The big picture was decided, they could only do some pointless struggles, and they were quickly annihilated.
By this time, the Japanese army that invaded China had completely vanished, but there were still many Japanese military buildings left on the land of China.
These military buildings are undoubtedly still influencing people's lives.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it took a lot of energy and time for the People's Liberation Army to clear up the influence and let the people live a normal and reassuring life.
For example, a farmer accidentally dug up the jars of poison gas stored by the Japanese army while digging the ground, resulting in many injuries and even deaths. The Japanese army also planted many mines in the Yunnan region of our country, and the People's Liberation Army also suffered great losses in demining.
As the base area for the Japanese invasion of China, the northeast region naturally retained many combat facilities and materials.
The numerous forts built by the Japanese became a major physical evidence of their invasion of China, but many hidden tunnels were not discovered until later.
In 1956, a farmer accidentally found a cave left by the Japanese army near Mount Ar in China. There were a lot of weapons and food in the cave, and what was even more surprising was that most of the food was fresh and varied enough for many people to eat for a long time.
This means that
From the very beginning, the Japanese army was ready to take root here. If it had not been for the repulsion of our army later, it is likely that the three eastern provinces would not have been able to return to our country so far. As a result, the ambitions of the Japanese army were clearly revealed.
epilogue
Today, with the hard work and unremitting struggle of the people of the whole country, China's international status has been continuously improved, and it is gradually moving to the center of the world stage. In such a prosperous world, we must always remember the efforts of the revolutionary martyrs, make unremitting efforts to improve ourselves, and bravely move forward with a patriotic heart.