At the time of the War of Resistance Against Japan, countless martyrs on the mainland bravely killed the enemy, and it is precisely because of the efforts of these ancestors that our current life can be so stable.
In the War of Resistance Against Japan, these five provinces sent the most troops, will there be your hometown among them?
Fifth Yunnan Province
When the Yunnan Army in Yunnan Province was first established, it was only a local armed force, and later with the continuous development and growth of the army, it gradually formed a high-quality army with strict discipline and a title of "the strong brigade of the country".
The Dian Army in the War of Resistance
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yunnan Province successively sent about 400,000 troops to the battlefield, with hundreds of thousands of casualties.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, many outstanding generals appeared in the Dian Army, including lu han, Zhang Chong and other famous anti-Japanese generals, as well as anti-Japanese martyrs such as Chen Zhongshu and Tang Weiyuan.
These heroes not only have the spirit of the Yunnan Army, but also represent the spirit of Yunnan.
The 60th Army of the Yunnan Army in 1937
The most prestigious of the Dian army was the 60th Army, which, in the early days of the War of Resistance, was reorganized into an army of about 40,000 people in combat effectiveness in only 28 days.
This army was the 60th Army led by Luján.
Luján (1895 – May 13, 1974)
The most famous battle of this army is the Battle of Yuwangshan, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, in order to support the anti-Japanese resistance, the commander Lu Han led the 60th Army out of Yunnan to prepare to support Nanjing and participate in the defense of Nanjing.
Japanese defensive base
But before it reached its destination, Nanjing had already fallen, so the 60th Army was ordered to divert to support Wuhan.
Due to the improper deployment of troops by Li Zongren at that time, only the 60th Army was left to fight against the Japanese Kou in the area of Yuwang Mountain, and the military discipline of the 60th Army was very strict, and after receiving the order, it struggled to carry out and fought bloodily.
In such a desperate situation, this army stubbornly resisted for nearly a month, and finally successfully completed the task to preserve the strength of the main force.
The Battle of Yuwangshan demonstrated the fearless spirit of the Dian Army and the perseverance of tenacious resistance.
Group photo of the principal officers of the 60th Army
However, the 60th Army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Yuwangshan, and the number of troops was directly reduced by half.
The original two divisions also had to be reorganized into one regiment, and only 5 regiments remained after the battle.
The Dian Army pioneered women to join the army
When the Japanese army attacked Taierzhuang in the front, the Dian army also made great sacrifices.
When breaking the Japanese plan to invade Chen Wafang, the Dian army suffered heavy casualties, more than 500 people in the whole battalion died for the country, only one person survived, in addition to other large and small battles, the Dian army also had indelible merits.
The fourth Shandong Province
As the land of Qilu with a long history of culture, Shandong also made great contributions during the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Jinsui anti-Japanese base area
According to the records, the residents of the Anti-Japanese Base Area in Shandong at that time fought against the enemy in the Shandong Theater about 26,000 times.
In November 1938, in the Liaocheng Defense War, Fan Zhuxian and more than 700 other patriotic generals swore to die to resist the heroic martyrdom, and the data recorded that the number of troops sent by Shandong was about 3.83 million.
Jinji-Hebei Luyu anti-Japanese base area
Shandong's geographical location is superior, and as early as the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates often harassed the coastal areas of Shandong.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Japanese army was even more covetous of Shandong. During World War II, the Japanese army shouted the slogan of "Destroying China in Three Months" and ignited the flames of war everywhere, and Shandong inevitably became the main battlefield in the east.
Battle of Taierzhuang
In 1938, the Battle of Taierzhuang began, which lasted for a month and the Chinese army finally defeated the Japanese army, with about 20,000 Japanese casualties.
The victory of this battle is inseparable from the full cooperation of the military and civilians of Shandong and the armies of other parties.
The victory of this battle on the land of Qilu greatly boosted morale and strengthened the determination to win.
The third Hunan Province
Hunan, as the main battlefield of the War of Resistance Against Japan, had a total of 7 major battles, and the number of annihilated enemies accounted for about half of the total number of enemies destroyed in the entire War of Resistance Against Japan.
The people of Hunan donated anti-war materials
"Hunan people are strong, conquer China must first destroy Hunan", this is the lament from the Japanese army after the Third Battle of Changsha.
According to incomplete statistics, the number of people participating in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Hunan was about 2.1 million.
"No Xiang, no army"
The most warlike aces, the 74th Army, the 5th Army, and the 6th Expeditionary Army, were basically soldiers from Hunan.
Some people say that basically one in every 15 Hunan people will join the army to fight, and they will constantly resist the japanese attack on the frontal battlefield, making a great contribution to the final victory of the war.
The second is Guangxi Province
During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Gui Army also performed heroically.
Officers and men of the "Seventh Steel Army" in Gui
At the time of the Battle of Songhu, the Gui army relied on its tenacious determination to resist the enemy to the death to resist foreign enemies, severely defeated the Japanese Kou in the Battle of Chen Jiaxing, and also severely damaged Ri Jun and its elite 6th Division regiment in the Battle of Huangmeiguang, making important contributions to the Battle of Songhu.
Participated in the Battle of Songhu
Due to the extreme importance of Guangxi's geographical location, Guangxi became the main battlefield of the Japanese army in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
In the face of the enemy's strong attack, the Gui army was prepared for the battle with the spirit of not being afraid of death and stubborn resistance.
Gui Army troops
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Guangxi recruited about 4.5 million soldiers and laborers, of which 1 million were anti-Japanese troops, and guangxi ranked second in the number of troops, but ranked first according to the proportion of population.
The Gui army participated in many battles, including the Battle of Songhu and the Battle of Xuzhou, among which the Gui army also contributed to the great victory of the Battle of Taierzhuang.
Battle of Songhu
The Gui army is very good at using tactics, and during the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Japanese army also formed an intelligence group specifically for the Gui army, intending to plot against some senior generals of the Gui army, but the Japanese army's trick was recognized by Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, and the Japanese army's intelligence network was not successfully built.
The first sichuan province
All mainlanders must go through hardships and seek final victory from the mountains of corpses and the sea of blood
This is what Liu Xiang, then chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Government, said after the July 7 Incident when mobilizing the whole province.
The Sichuan army is out of the river
Such a reckless life and death, the awe-inspiring spirit of righteousness is also the spirit of the Sichuan Army.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a total of more than 3.4 million officers and men of the Sichuan Army went to the battlefield to bravely kill the enemy on the front line, and the number of Sichuan army participants in the battle and the tragic sacrifice of the soldiers ranked first in the country.
The Sichuan army is out of the river
However, when the Sichuan army just walked out of Sichuan, it was considered by people from all walks of life to be a "worst army."
Because the weapons and equipment of the Sichuan army at that time were very backward, there was also a shortage of ammunition and food and other necessities for fighting.
The Sichuan Army in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
Not only that, at that time, the Sichuan Army's medical medicines and daily necessities such as clothing and food were also lacking.
When the sichuan army fought in Shanxi in the cold winter, the soldiers wore single shoes on their feet.
The Sichuan Army resisted the War
However, such a seemingly weak unit made a great contribution in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
In order to actively resist the war, the Sichuan army also accepted the reorganization of the Nationalist government, but several military orders of the Nationalist government divided the Sichuan army into pieces.
The Sichuan army took a train to the front line
Therefore, the Sichuan Army spread throughout the anti-Japanese battlefield of the whole country, and in almost all the battles, the Sichuan Army could be seen participating in the battle.
The 20th Army led by Yang Sen was notorious during the civil war, but this unit became the first Sichuan army unit in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Sichuan Army Training Chart
Spilling out blood and winning glory for the country is the belief that this unit adheres to. At the time of the Third Battle of Changsha, they completely annihilated the Yamazaki Brigade of the Ninth Brigade of the Japanese Army in the Battle of Zhuying Mountain.
At the time of the Battle of Taierzhuang, there was such a Sichuan Army unit, that is, the 122nd Division of the 22nd Group Army, who was ordered to hold Teng County.
Master Wang Mingzhang
At that time, the main force of the Japanese army bombarded this area with aircraft, and it had reached the point of running out of ammunition.
The division commander Wang Mingzhang still ordered the generals of the Sichuan Army to hold on to this place, and even if he was shot in the abdomen, Wang Mingzhang still stubbornly resisted.
Sichuan soldiers holding their positions
"Kill the enemy and resist the war to the end" were the last words left by the division commander, and finally he aimed his gun at himself.
The remaining 300 seriously wounded Sichuan soldiers did not want to be arrested and humiliated, and they withheld grenades and disappeared into a thick smoke forever.
Young people stay here, and their determination to win is all over the land of China. This battle made great contributions to the great victory of Taierzhuang, and the Sichuan army has indelible merits in the history of the War of Resistance.
On the way to the Anti-Japanese War
No matter which province's army, they all threw their heads and spilled their blood on the anti-Japanese battlefield to defend their families and the country, and this fearless and selfless dedication spirit was exchanged for the tranquility and prosperity of the motherland today.
Today's peace is not easy to come by, and we should always remember the martyrs and cherish peace with the most respect.
Let us pay tribute to these bloody martyrs!
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