In the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, 300 Wan Chuan troops went out to fight against Japanese aggression, killing more than 640,000 people, ranking first in the country in terms of both the number of participants and the tragic degree of sacrifice!
1. 300 Wan Chuan troops went out to fight against Japan in Sichuan.
On August 25th, the Report to Kang Junmin, Sichuan Province was issued, calling on Sichuan soldiers and civilians to make great sacrifices for the war of resistance: "When the national war of resistance has begun, the responsibility that Sichuan people should bear is more important than other provinces! Sichuan generals volunteered to fight against Japan.
On September 5th, 1937, Chengdu Shaocheng Park was crowded with people and colorful flags were flying. People from all walks of life in Sichuan Province are seeing off the soldiers who fought against the enemy in Sichuan.
"This trip is determined to revenge for the country and win honor for the nation. If you fail, you will die, and you will never return to Sichuan! " "The man is determined to leave Queguan, and will never give up until he destroys Japanese slaves. There is no need to bury their bones in mulberry fields. There are green hills everywhere in life! " . There was quite a farewell ceremony, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Shaocheng Park burst into tears and applauded like thunder.
After the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, seven group armies of Sichuan Army, together with 1 individual army 1 individual division 1 individual brigade, went to the front of the Anti-Japanese War to fight bloody battles. In the following eight years, Sichuan provided nearly 3 million troops to enrich the frontline troops! The Sichuan Army suffered more than 640,000 casualties.
Gao, a 72-year-old patriotic model in Xinjin County, hated the Japanese invaders. He mobilized three of his four sons to join the army to resist Japan, leaving only his third son, Gao Guangtian, to do small business at home and maintain a family of six.
Wang Cheng, the "model father" of Anxian County, sent his son Wang Jiantang to tears: he gave his son a "death" flag! He wrote a big word "death" in the middle of the white flag. On the left side of the flag reads: "The national disaster is at the head, and the Japanese aggressors are cruel. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. I want to serve, but I am too old. Fortunately, I have something to do. I volunteered. Give a flag and always carry it with you. Wipe blood when you are injured and wrap yourself after death. Go ahead, don't forget your duty! "
1943 is the most difficult stage in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The CMC ordered Sichuan to recruit 45,000 outstanding intellectuals as soldiers within 1 month and fly to India and Myanmar to supplement the expeditionary force. Numerous middle school students and public officials in Sichuan enthusiastically "please join the army", and soon more than 40 thousand people went to the front.
Second, the Sichuan Army suffered more than 640,000 casualties.
The Japanese army's well-equipped and ferocious Bushido was a great shock at that time. However, in the Sichuan army, from generals to soldiers, countless people made wills in advance before leaving Sichuan and vowed to serve the country.
19371June 15, Liu Xiang was appointed as the commander of the seventh theater. He said, "I have lost my reputation in the past years of civil war. Today, I serve my country. How can I live in the rear? "
Liu Xiang, who went to war in spite of illness, suffered from stomach trouble and vomited blood at the front line of the Anti-Japanese War. 19381On October 20th, Liu Xiang died at the age of 48. He left a will before his death, which was not as personal as his words: "The war of resistance will last forever, that is, as long as the enemy does not withdraw, the Sichuan army will swear to return home!"
Liu Xiang's feat of advocating the Anti-Japanese War and going out in spite of illness wrote the most glorious stroke for his later years.
During the civil war, many people in the Sichuan Army "shot twice" (broken guns and opium pipes), which was considered as the "worst army" and "vulnerable" in China at that time ... But it was such an army that, inspired by "resisting Japan and saving the country", had strict military discipline after leaving Sichuan and was very popular among the people of the whole country. During the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan Army occupied about two-tenths of the country, fought numerous tragic battles and paid the most tragic sacrifice!
The vast number of officers and men of the Sichuan Army "can never survive without driving the Japanese aggressors out of the country", and there are countless touching examples. During the eight-year Anti-Japanese War, the Sichuan Army made great sacrifices to save the country from peril and fight against the Japanese invaders. According to any statistics, the number of casualties among soldiers and civilians in Sichuan is about two-tenths of the national anti-Japanese army, that is, 26,3991person was killed, 356,267 people were injured and 26,025 people were missing, accounting for more than 640,000 people, ranking first in the country!
Third, the people in the rear are heading for the national disaster
Eight years of anti-Japanese war has been a long time. Because Sichuan's "rear area" is the location of the "capital", the burden is huge. In the most difficult period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it is estimated that Sichuan took over 30% of the total national financial expenditure. Food was scarce in wartime, and prices in Sichuan soared. From 1942 in Chengdu to 1942 in February and then to 10/943 in October, the price of rice has more than tripled in January, including grain, sugar, salt and matches. They are all supplied in limited quantities. Tens of millions of ordinary people in Sichuan are struggling with hunger and cold.
Despite the difficulties, the people of Sichuan are still stepping up farming and production to support the front line. Ammunition guns and uniforms worn by the anti-Japanese army are mainly produced by Sichuan workers who work overtime day and night with low wages. Bare-chested shipping boatmen on the Chuanjiang River roared the solemn and stirring sound of the Chuanjiang Horn and actively transported troops, rations, refugees, military supplies and civilian products.
According to the published incomplete statistics, the total donations from all parts of Sichuan during the Anti-Japanese War exceeded 500 million yuan. This money is the blood squeezed by the people of Sichuan drop by drop! This huge sum of money strongly supported the war of resistance.
The Japanese are well aware of the importance of Sichuan, the "rear area of China". The bombing of Sichuan lasted for more than six years, and the people of Sichuan suffered great disasters. As long as I can remember, the words "run the alarm" are the words that my parents often nag with KB flavor!
In the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, the Allies increased their cooperation with the China Air Force. From 1943 to 12, they built or expanded bombing and expulsion airports in Xinjin, Qionglai, Pengshan, Guanghan, Wenjiang and Deyang around Chengdu. The project is huge and arduous, and * * * mobilized10.5 million migrant workers to participate.
It is these ragged and hungry migrant workers who, with calloused hands and crude tools, shed blood and sweat and built the airport in half a year. 1On June 6th, 944, the first batch of B29 bombers took off from the airport near Chengdu, flew over Hachiba, the steel center of Japan, dropped bombs, and Hachiba suddenly turned into a plum blossom. This is the 1 long-range bombing of Japanese mainland from China. At the end of this year, the B29 plane taking off from the airport near Chengdu dropped Bob to Japan and its occupied land. ! ! 3,623 tons, making Japanese fascists tremble with fear.
Fourth, the spirit of the war of resistance will go down in history.
At that time, 3 million Sichuan troops, wearing a pair of straw sandals and carrying an "old sleeve", were entrusted by their elders in Sichuan to step toward the front line where life and death were uncertain. 1944 On July 7th, a memorial designed by Liu Kaiqu, a famous sculptor, was erected at the East Gate of Chengdu, and the citizens usually called it "the bronze statue of the unsung hero". The bronze statue is a revolutionary soldier, wearing shorts, leggings, sandals, holding a rifle, carrying a broadsword, hat and backpack, bending over and striding, looking up at the front to go out and charge. The majestic form has long been admired by Chengdu citizens.