The first education I received was that Japan and other Western powers invaded China and defeated China because they had strong national strength, advanced weapons, strong ships and artillery, and many troops. However, as the historical materials deepened, it was found that it was not the case. We have more troops than the aggressors, and our weapons dare not say how advanced they are, but they are not much behind them. Take the ("918") incident, I thought that Japan invaded northeast China, why didn't it also send 1.8 million troops. However, after being exposed to the truth, it almost broke me down.
The Japanese attacked the Beida Camp in Shenyang
On September 18, 1931, Japan brazenly launched an attack on more than 400,000 people of our Northeast Army with just over 10,000 troops. At 22:20 on September 18, the Japanese army deliberately blew up the South Manchuria Railway in the Wicker Gou section under its control, framed it as the Chinese army, and then shelled the Beida Camp of China's Northeast Army, shocking the outbreak of the "918" incident at home and abroad. By the next day, the Japanese army had captured 18 towns including Mukden, Siping, Yingkou, Phoenix, and Andong.
The Japanese occupied China's largest arsenal and captured a large number of Northeast Army
Due to Zhang Xueliang's policy of non-resistance, the entire territory of Northeast China soon fell, and the largest arsenal in the Far East, a large number of aircraft, artillery, tanks and other military equipment and weapons, became Japan's trophies and became a huge resource for Japan to further invade North China and the hinterland.
Everyone should be optimistic, the Japanese army of more than 10,000 people, dared to send troops to the northeast, and occupied the northeast.
The military gamble of Japanese militarism was a great success, and its arrogance was extremely arrogant. The "918 Incident" ignited the 14-year war of aggression against China by the Japanese army. Under the iron heel of the Japanese army, the entire Chinese nation fell into a very dangerous situation.
This is an unforgettable shame of the Chinese nation, like a scar, although it has scabbed, once torn, it is still bloody.
The "918" incident, as well as the 14-year history of being a slave in the country, was the greatest national shame in Chinese life. Every year on September 18, hearing the heart-wrenching sirens of "918", my heart always arouses the greatest pain. I think the psychological shadow caused by this national humiliation will accompany many Chinese for life.
Let's express our pain in simple statistics: during the 14-year war against Japan, more than 930 cities were occupied, 42 million refugees were homeless, and more than 35 million were killed and injured. During the Japanese invasion of China, it left behind a series of unspeakable Nanjing Massacre, Unit 731 used live people to conduct bacteriological experiments and other evil deeds. The suffering caused to us by the aggressors is unforgettable.
The signing of the Xinxiu Treaty
Therefore, we must strengthen ourselves, use the world's best high-tech high-tech high-cultural products, and use our strength to pay tribute to that painful history.
Taking history as a guide, looking back at modern times, from the Opium War in 1840, the humiliation we suffered, the Treaty of Nanjing: ceding Hong Kong, reparations of 21 million taels of silver; Xinxiu Treaty: (reparations 400 million taels).
In order not to allow the tragedy to be repeated, we must pay tribute to those martyrs who passed away, who proved with their own blood and faith that the Chinese nation is a great nation and an indomitable nation.
The reason why the state set the Martyrs' Memorial Day on the day before the National Day is an implicit great purpose: to let us know where today's happy life comes from, and our happiness and the martyr's (causal relationship) is to show the great logic of China's difficult journey from suffering to glory.
When you bow deeply in front of the Martyrs' Monument to pay respect; When you turn on the computer screen and read the deeds of the martyrs with admiration, you are moved by their death-like integrity; When you light candles alone, pay homage to martyrs with affection, pay homage to martyrs, and experience a great sense of ritual, you will suddenly realize: the temperance that martyrs defend with their lives is our original intention, this is the starting point of our national life, and this is the most meaningful day for our 365 days a year.
At this moment, your inner emotions will usher in a nirvana rebirth.
That is the great significance of National Martyrs' Day on 30 September.
We need this (sense of ritual) so much, not forgetting the history and looking to the future, this is a very good holiday ritual to heal the wounds of our nation.
Therefore, to make the Chinese nation strong, we need to honor the martyrs, we need a festival, let us let go of everything, calm down, and pay tribute to them. In this great sense of ritual, our thoughts of the martyrs, our dreams of a strong country to them, and the wounds in our hearts will be truly healed.