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During the War of Liberation, it was the duty of soldiers to fight wars, but the two forces that existed in China at this time had completely different lives, and even the styles of soldiers and soldiers in the army were very different.
As we all know, the Nationalist Army is much better than the Eighth Route Army in terms of ordnance equipment and daily life, and in addition to this, they are also able to receive military salaries, and almost all of the members of the Eighth Route Army are voluntary members.
Why was the Eighth Route Army so popular with the people? In fact, this is mainly related to their beliefs, some of the national army with spears and cannons in the face of the invaders chose to take the lead in escaping, while the Eighth Route Army with box guns resolutely decided to drive away the Japanese invaders, compared with the old photos of the national army and the Eighth Route Army, will you find the difference between the two?
In the photo, an officer of the national army is chatting happily with the accompanying woman, at that time, the officer combed his hair and wore a clean and well-fitting military uniform to travel in major social places, Paramount Gate, movie theaters are the places they frequent.
And almost every trip will be accompanied by a beautiful woman, rarely see a solo trip, Yingge Yan Dance has become the daily life of the officers of the national army.
At that time, the national army was more popular for "system graduation", and there were certain restrictions on joining the national army, and many people who joined the army would be assigned to the Whampoa Military Academy or other training places for training, and then they would get an official number.
These training schools have a short time to learn combat skills, more to learn theoretical knowledge, and more idle time, in the photo these soldiers are using their free time to play chess.
The material strength of the national army is definitely above that of the Eighth Route Army, in the early days, they were able to wear uniform clothing, have steel helmets, military boots, and weapons not only machine guns but also mortars and infantry guns, but with such advanced weapons, at the end of the final war, the national army was the losing side.
The national army was participating in a fraternity ball with the female officers of the allied army, and after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the national army received a large number of American-style equipment, which not only filled the armory of the national army, but also made life better and better.
In Shanghai, the officers of the Nationalist Army hugged beautiful girls, chatted happily with foreigners, drank coffee and wine, and did not see any sense of urgency in the war, but these officers were eating, drinking and having fun with the blood of the soldiers.
The two men in the photo are Dong Shiliang and Ma Yu of the National Army Air Force who went to the United States to study, they took photos of Song Meiling's visit to the United States, and asked American female stars to autograph them.
If there is a kind of officer who can bring out what kind of soldier, the officer is drinking wine and talking with the beautiful woman, and the soldiers will also accept the supplies given by the people when they go to the front.
At that time, the national army did not refuse to come to these supplies, if there was a village, the Eighth Route Army would choose to deal with it outside the village for one night, as little as possible to trouble the villagers, but the national army would swagger into the village, gladly accepting the hospitality food provided by the people.
In the later stage of the Liberation War, due to the exhaustion of troops, many soldiers were captured by strong men, so many soldiers did not receive professional training.
In their hearts, they are also extremely reluctant to go to the battlefield, after all, no one wants to be separated from their relatives, not only the common people complain, but even the soldiers are disheartened, and the soldiers in the photo look at the camera with a kind of uneasiness.
At that time, there were many underage children who had to serve in the army, and they were already tired in the face of war, and they had no defenses and military discipline to speak of during the rest period, and they were lying in all directions, and even their military uniforms were covered in dirt, and they had no change of clothes at all, and they were also very disgusted with the civil war.
The two soldiers of the Nationalist Army in the photo look at the camera with blank eyes, and their food is simply very different from that of the officers, at that time the officers and the landlord Lao Cai sang and danced together all day long, looking for fun, while these soldiers of the Nationalist Army could only drink rice porridge and gnaw coarse grains.
At that time, there was a popular saying in the national army, called "the front is tight, the rear is tight", which is undoubtedly the biggest irony for officers.
The soldiers' quilts were all tattered, and the military uniforms and shoes had not been changed for a long time, and when they learned that the officers were in the city, their hearts were also extremely unbalanced, and they failed to win the hearts of the people and appease the army, so how could they win the world.
After watching the singing and dancing of the national army, let's take a look at the Eighth Route Army that finally won the victory, what is the difference between them, the Eighth Route Army was invited to participate in the banquet of Shanghai celebrities in the photo, at this time they are different from the celebrities who talk and laugh behind them, they look at the exquisite food in front of them and still sit upright, no one picks up chopsticks to eat.
In addition, even on such a relaxed occasion, they still did not forget to be vigilant, and the Eighth Route Army on the left still put it on the box gun in case of any emergencies, which shows how strict the military discipline of the Eighth Route Army is, and they can achieve a high degree of unity of the whole army without any formal training, which is one of the reasons why the Eighth Route Army can achieve victory.
This is the scene of General He Long and the soldiers eating together, compared with the difference between the officers and soldiers of the National Army, it is not difficult to see why the heart of the Eighth Route Army is so uniform.
For the commander, they are the same as the soldiers, they are all ordinary people, there is no difference, this photo was taken when the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army achieved a major victory, and everyone sat together to celebrate this victory.
Commander He Long was among them, some people sat on the ground, some people were half-squatting, all the dishes were placed on the ground, there was no wine and coffee, and Commander He Long kept beckoning the people standing behind him to come over and eat, because in the commander's heart, they were all children of their parents' families, and it was not easy to give up all marching and fighting.
At that time, the clothes of the Eighth Route Army looked loose, but it did not affect their perseverance towards the goal, even if life was full of suffering, they could still face everything in front of them with a smile.
Looking at their casual appearance, it is hard to imagine that they are actually the leaders of the Eighth Route Army, from the right are Liang Xingchu, the brigade commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army, the chief of staff Li Zibin, the deputy brigade commander Wu Shi'an, and the political commissar Luo Huasheng.
Liang Xingchu is also known as "Liang Daya" by many people in the army, and he can give the director a nickname at will, and it seems that the atmosphere in the army is still very harmonious.
In this photo, the people spontaneously sent food to the Eighth Route Army, and for the people, the Eighth Route Army is the army that can really lead them to stability, so they are willing to give food to them.
Unlike the people who came from the national army, the Eighth Route Army did not choose to accept the people's supplies despite the difficult life, because at that time they knew that the people's lives were not good, and the people needed these foods more than them.
During the break, the Eighth Route Army sat neatly together, although it was trimmed, but they still sat straight, without any casual situation, wearing shabby military uniforms and hats that did not fit, but the overall military appearance was neat, and every soldier had light in his eyes and the perseverance to believe in victory.
The Eighth Route Army was being examined by the militia when passing through the place, and he himself did not have any dissatisfaction, took out the pass and bent down to hand it to the militia and waited for him to check, such a situation could not be seen in the national army, and the Eighth Route Army at that time was like this, humble and kind, even for the militia organizations initiated by the people themselves, they were all treated as brother troops.
In the photo, the Eighth Route Army, who is smiling very happily with a machine gun, machine guns are a rare treasure for them, because in the beginning, when the national army had mortars, they only had rifles, box guns, etc., and even when they first fought the Japanese, most of the weapons were obtained through confiscation, and they would be very satisfied if they could get machine guns.
For them, one more weapon, one more hope for victory, at that time, the Eighth Route Army was happiest every time to collect supplies was not to count canned food and wine, but to count weapons, if they could collect large ordnance, then they could be happy for several days.
Why is it inevitable that the Eighth Route Army will win, because they have great righteousness in their hearts and the people!
The three people in the group photo were missing three arms, but they were still smiling, at that time, in the hearts of every Eighth Route Army, as long as they could bring stability to the people, even if they did not hesitate to pay their lives.
The general on the left, named Peng Qingyun, killed the Japanese lieutenant general in the battle, but unfortunately was also pierced through the right elbow joint by an enemy bullet and had to amputate his right limb.
The man in the middle, named Zuo Qi, shot down the enemy's plane with a rifle during the Long March, becoming the first person in the army to use a rifle to fight an airplane, and lost his right arm in the war against Japan.
The general on the right is named Yan Fusheng, who was injured in the right arm during the Long March to cover the retreat of the troops, and his right arm was amputated until the end of the Long March.
The smile of the Eighth Route Army can always make people feel very relieved, their life is actually not rich, sometimes there is only a bowl of rice and a side dish, and it is not easy to eat meat, and this Eighth Route Army is just because he collected the enemy's windshield and smiled very happily in front of the camera.
The Eighth Route Army is like a spark, although there was only a little starlight at the beginning, but together it can sweep away all the haze for the people, burn all the darkness that is shrouded, and go to the long-lost light for this large area, they are the backbone of China, because of their existence, the Chinese people can wait for the last dawn!