On September 18, 1931, Japan created the September 18 Incident, which shocked China and foreign countries, and launched a long-planned war of aggression against China. It was not until 1945 that this 14-year-long war brought unprecedented disasters and losses to the whole of China, and also left a deep reflection and awakening for the younger generations. In this protracted war, in order to drive the aggressors out of China, we can be said to have paid a terrible price, and we can say that we have made a strong contribution. Nevertheless, we also won this war at the cost of 35 million people. It can be seen how hard it was to win the War of Resistance.
Those who know history should know that Japan launched wars against many countries while invading us, and there is almost no one in the whole of Asia that Japan has not harassed, such as our neighbors Korea, India, South Korea, Vietnam and many other countries. On December 7, 1941, Japan's desires did not stop there, in order to compete for the initiative in the Pacific And dominate the entire world. A surprise attack was launched on the Pearl Harbor military base, shooting down many destroyers and submarine aircraft carriers. Japan was extremely inflated and made enemies everywhere, and it was precisely because of this that it was completely involved in the Pacific War, and the Pacific War was officially launched.
During World War II, Japan's naval strength can be said to be absolutely ahead of many countries, but compared with the United States, there is still a certain gap. Because Japan stretched the front line too long, the materials and troops in the later period could not be effectively supplied. So the Pacific Theater was a mistake. Since the outbreak of the Pacific War, Japan has not gained an advantage, has been in a passive state, and has not fought very easily, which eventually led to a situation of gradual defeat.
In order to reverse the situation in the Pacific War, Japan redrew its battle plan and aimed the signs at Chinese mainland. The attempt is to completely connect the north and the south by opening up the communication between the north and the south of our country, so as to achieve the transportation of materials and troops and send them to the Pacific theater. So the Japanese army launched a war from Henan, Hunan, Guangxi and other places at the same time. In this war, the most fierce battle was Changsha.
Japan also gathered 110,000 troops and gathered them in Changsha. However, what is unexpected is that Japan has launched three attacks on Changsha, but it still failed to move forward, all of which were repelled by our army, not only failed to move forward, but left 110,000 in Changsha.
Changsha gathered heavy troops and attacked so many times, but it failed to break through. In fact, this is mainly related to the geographical location of Changsha, the terrain is complex and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Another is the Xiang Army's bravery and good fighting, almost everyone is in danger, and all of them take up arms to fight with regular troops. Under these circumstances, our army fought more and more courageously, and fought more and more fiercely. The Japanese had never seen such a revolt since the invasion. It was also this fighting spirit like a fierce tiger that completely crushed the Japanese army's attack and finally won the victory.