Foreword:
For many people, modern Chinese history is definitely a nightmare that they don’t want to look back. At that time, Japan deliberately created friction and launched a war of aggression against China. Because Japan was fully prepared, it took a lot of land in a very short time. At that time, the international community generally looked down on China and believed that China's defeat was only a matter of time.
However, the united Chinese people responded well to the doubts of the outside world with the Taierzhuang victory. For the Chinese people, the significance of the Taierzhuang victory is immeasurable. It is this war that has strengthened the faith of the military and civilians across the country to fight against foreign enemies!
东三省失守
According to the plan made by the Japanese, they will annex China within three months. This idea is too far from our perspective today. Ridiculous, but at the time it was not a foolish dream. Because before the Taierzhuang victory, the Japanese side was almost invincible, thanks to their adequate preparations before the war. Both combat capability and weaponry are significantly better than Chinese soldiers.
At that time, the three northeastern provinces had completely fallen, and the Japanese side hoped to burn the war to western China. It is not an exaggeration to say that at that time we were already at a critical moment of life and death!
Taierzhuang battle begins
The main battlefield of the Taierzhuang battle is Xuzhou. From the map, Xuzhou is undoubtedly our country's transportation hub, and its strategic significance is self-evident. However, the terrain of Xuzhou is not conducive to defense, and the Chinese army has been retreating steadily before, so almost no one believed that Xuzhou City could hold on. However, it was against this background that the Chinese soldiers stayed in Xuzhou for a full month and caused the Japanese invaders to pay a heavy price!
The victory of this battle has also changed the international view of the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. This is also true, and the United States and the Soviet Union will face China only after this.
The victory of the Taierzhuang Battle is of great significance, but many details behind it have been ignored by everyone. It was March 16th, 1938, and the famous patriotic general Li Zongren led the main force in a short-term engagement with Japan. The total number of Chinese troops participating in the war was 300,000, while the Japanese army on the opposite side only had 50,000 troops. Despite the huge difference in the number of participants in the war between the two sides, the war still lasted for nearly a month.
In the end, the Chinese army injured more than 50,000 people in this battle, while the Japanese side on the opposite side only suffered 20,000 casualties. From today's perspective, this war is not a great victory at all, or even a failed battle. But in that era when morale is low and we are lagging behind in any way, such a result is absolutely unprecedented!
In the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, many people exaggerated the fighting power of the Japanese aggressors, so for a time the defenders everywhere collapsed without fighting, which also contributed to the arrogance of the Japanese side. That’s why the arrogance of the arrogance led to the 1937 Nanjing Massacre tragedy...
The heinous crimes committed by the Japanese invaders in the land of China angered countless Chinese children. Therefore, in the middle and late stages of the Anti-Japanese War, countless enthusiastic youths Choose to join the army to serve the country. It is precisely for this reason that we will finally be able to win the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Conclusion:
The Taierzhuang battle is just a microcosm of China’s fight against the invaders. Although we lag behind the enemy in technology and equipment, although our soldiers’ physical fitness is inferior to that of the enemy, But the Chinese sons and daughters finally won the battle with their tenacious will. Even if it is a humble castle, a long narrow street is the life of the ancestors.
Since the Battle of Taierzhuang, the Chinese military and civilians have united as one and launched a counterattack. This is the most worthy of this war and should be remembered!
