The War of Resistance Against Japan is a war that the Chinese people will never forget. In this war, I don't know how many revolutionaries and ordinary people lost their lives and how many families were broken. The Japanese treated Chinese extremely fiercely, and they burned and plundered in China, doing no evil, and basing their happiness on the suffering of the Chinese people.
After the "918 Incident", the Japanese army completely occupied the three northeastern provinces in less than half a year. After the Japanese occupied the northeast, they were still not satisfied, and after rough preparations, they went south in a big way. Immediately, the war of aggression against China broke out.
Under these circumstances, each densely populated and material-laden metropolis became the focus of the Japanese army's offensive, because controlling the metropolis also controlled the main economic lifeline of the region. Of course Chinese it was impossible for the Japanese to easily step into the city, Chinese then built many fortifications in the big city to prevent the invasion of the Japanese army.
There are many urban defense wars in history, and in these defense wars, heroes have been highlighted, who have sacrificed their lives to defend their homeland. Some of these defensive battles were fought for a long time, and some of them were very dead and wounded. It is precisely because of these people who dare to sacrifice themselves that every city has gained the harmonious and equal society it has today.
Hengyang, the Japanese Prime Minister stepped down! Hengyang was also the main battlefield of the Sino-Japanese Battle, so both China and Japan deployed a large number of troops and horses here. According to post-war statistics, this was the battle with the largest number of casualties on both sides in the history of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and it was also the longest lasting urban battle. At that time Chinese created a myth that the Tenth Division of the National Revolutionary Army used its only troops to resist the Japanese "lion" who had 6 times more troops than itself. The battle shook Japan and led to the ouster of the cabinet, with Hideki Tojo at its core.
Chongqing, the Japanese army attacked for 7 years without success! In 1938, Japan adopted the trinity of land, sea and air operations in an attempt to break through Chongqing in the shortest possible time, but the Japanese disillusionment was shattered. The anti-Japanese defense war in Shipai Town can be described as a terrible one, from the arrival of the Japanese army here in 1938, until 1943, where 100,000 troops were invested, but Japan still lost many battles. Never stepped into the city gate before!
Changsha, Japan has paid the most for this. The Battle of Changsha lasted from 1938 to 1944, during which the Japanese army attacked Changsha, Hunan Province, four times, but the mainland army made full preparations four times to resist the Japanese army. Japan has invested a total of 660,000 people before and after! At that time, this can be said to be the offensive and defensive battle of the city with the largest number of Japanese troops.
It is now a long way before the War of Resistance Against Japan, but we still need to remember these histories!