The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was one of the most painful wars in the history of our country.
This war has caused tremendous obstacles to the development of our country and has had a major impact on our military strength and the development of our national economy.
But at the same time, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression also promoted China's development to a certain extent.
During the period of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Japanese army brutally slaughtered and plundered our people, causing a great psychological shadow on our people, and for every Chinese, the War of Resistance Against Japan was an indelible pain.
Even after decades have passed, the wounds that the Japanese army once brought to us are still vividly remembered.
Chinese compatriots who were tortured to death by the Japanese army, our land covered with blood, one broken family after another, children who have lost their parents cry helplessly...
All these are always a reminder to us not to forget the national shame and to remember history.
And when we rationally analyze and look at the War of Resistance Against Japan, we will find that the main means of attack adopted by Japan are mainly the use of sophisticated military technology to bomb our country.
At this time, China's military strength was still very backward, so the Japanese army took air combat as the main means of invading China.
At that time, two of the most important locations in China were Yan'an and Chongqing.
After the end of the Long March, Yan'an became the base of the Communist Revolution in China, and Chongqing, as the capital of the Kuomintang, was also one of the most important political centers in China.
For China, Yan'an and Chongqing are two very important places.
However, when the Japanese army invaded our country, it focused its main aggression on Chongqing, but rarely attacked Yan'an. They are also important base areas, so why did the Japanese army focus on Chongqing?
Get to know Chongqing
Chongqing is located in the southwest of China, surrounded by many mountain ranges, which envelop Chongqing in clusters.
In addition, Chongqing's terrain difference is also very large, complex terrain plus steep mountains, such a special geographical location, so that Chongqing has become a unique mountain city in China.
In addition, Chongqing is located in the southern region of China, located in a subtropical climate.
Such a climate makes Chongqing's summer hot, winter wet and cold, in winter, fog is all chongqing air condensed water vapor, into a natural protective barrier.
At the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Provisional Government of Nanjing fell, and in desperation, the Kuomintang government could only seek a new place as a temporary capital again.
Taking into account such topographical and climatic advantages, and after repeated comparisons with other cities, the Kuomintang decided to make Chongqing a temporary capital.
Get to know Yan'an
Yan'an is located in China's Shaanxi Province, located in the Loess Plateau, Yan'an has a dry climate and little rain all year round.
Although it is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, Yan'an has rugged terrain and crisscrossed ravines, so the living environment for the people of Yan'an is also very harsh.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yan'an became the holy land of China's revolution.
Chairman Mao, General Zhu De, and other leading figures were stationed in Yan'an, where they handled all kinds of important affairs in our country's revolutionary cause.
Therefore, Yan'an has also become the cradle of China's revolutionary cause.
The reason for the bombing of Chongqing
When the Japanese army launched a full-scale war of aggression against China, they set their sights on Chongqing, not Yan'an, which puzzled many people.
In fact, the reason behind this is not difficult to understand, and the reason why the Japanese army did this is mainly three points:
First, Chongqing was of greater significance to the Japanese army than Yan'an. At that time, Chongqing was not only an ordinary city, but more importantly, it represented the National Government.
If Chongqing were to be attacked, it would certainly be a huge setback for the Nationalist government.
Second, many leading figures of the Nationalist Government were gathered in Chongqing, so the anti-war command center was naturally also in Chongqing.
If you can hit the command center in one blow in an air strike and sweep away the important leaders there, then the next attack task will naturally become easier.
Third, Chongqing's population is more dense than Yan'an, the flow of people is huge, and many economic industries are also gathered here.
For the Japanese army, if it can successfully bomb an economic center and population center like Chongqing, the damage to the whole of China will be very huge.
Therefore, under such a premise and environment, the Japanese army pointed its main spearhead at Chongqing, and it was bound to take Chongqing.
Even if the first bombing is unsuccessful, they will bomb the second and third bombing until they can bomb successfully.
Reasons to avoid Yan'an
In fact, in the beginning, the Japanese army once thought of attacking Yan'an and bombed Yan'an.
However, things are not as simple as they think, and if you really want to study the real reasons behind this, it is actually relatively simple.
First of all, the most important point of war is the reserve of competitive resources. If we want to fight a long tug-of-war, this is bound to cause huge damage to Japan's national strength.
Japan's resources are not rich, and the consumption of the war has made them very difficult.
Yan'an is located in a barren area, military resources are very scarce, and soldiers are rarely stationed here.
For Japan, if a lot of energy is invested in the small place of Yan'an, it will be more than worth the loss.
If the resources obtained cannot replenish the deficit, it is better to give up here.
Secondly, due to the lack of advanced positioning systems, the Japanese army could not move forward smoothly in Yan'an, which had complex terrain.
Therefore, for them, it is natural to choose a relatively simple forward route, to use the same resources, to obtain greater benefits, and the Japanese army will definitely choose to focus on Chongqing.
Finally, although air attack is a very lethal means of attack, its shortcomings are also very obvious: it consumes large resources, consumes more human and material resources, and has a limited scope of action.
Therefore, air raids are doomed not to become the main force of combat.
Therefore, in addition to air raids, the Japanese army also needs to put the main force of combat on land warfare.
Compared with Yan'an, Chongqing's combat difficulty and combat returns are greater, and Yan'an is sparsely populated, and even if the Japanese army goes all out, there is no way to cause serious damage to our country.
epilogue
Combining the above reasons, when the Japanese army invaded our country, it focused on Chongqing rather than Yan'an.
However, no matter what choices the Japanese army made, the damage they caused to our country was indelible.
As a Chinese, we must always remember the pain and disaster that Japan has brought us.
Only in this way can we turn these humiliations into a driving force for us to move forward and turn grief and indignation into strength, so that we can strive for China's international status and gain greater influence.
Although our country has always adhered to the concept of peace, we must not forget those sad memories of those who have deeply hurt us.
Every Chinese should put the honor and interests of the motherland in the first place.