During the Anti-Japanese War, due to large-scale plunder by the invaders, the local government did not have enough supplies to provide to the frontline soldiers. Faced with such difficulties, the Communist Party put forward the call of "do it yourself and have enough food and clothing".
Under the call of the party, the army began to grow millet as food and make homemade rifles as weapons. This is the method for the success of our party's revolution - "millet plus rifle".
Of course, Xiaomi and rifles alone cannot defeat the Japanese with advanced weapons and equipment. In addition to Xiaomi and rifles, captured enemy weapons are also an important source of weapons for our party.
Just as the song " Song of the Guerillas " sings: "There are no guns, no cannons, the enemy makes them for us." In that era, it was very common to pick up guns on the ground on the battlefield.
Even so, on the battlefield, our army also has regulations that do not pick up guns unless absolutely necessary. The reason is as long as you look at the consequences of picking up a gun on the battlefield.
The "Lamb" Delivered to Your Door
Since ancient times, most wars have taken place in the plains. The plain has a wide view and is the best place for the two armies to fight. It is precisely because the plain has a wide view that "picking up a gun" becomes very dangerous.
On the battlefield, most soldiers use trenches to hide their bodies. Once the "picking up a gun" behavior occurs, the soldiers rush to the center of the battlefield, and the wide field of vision becomes a reminder to the soldiers.
Without the cover of the trenches, the soldiers' figures were clearly visible to the enemy. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were like little lambs delivered to the door. The soldiers who became living targets were killed or injured under the indiscriminate fire from assault rifles.
Even if the soldiers who "picked up the guns" returned to the trenches safely by luck, it does not mean that the crisis has been resolved.
During the process of "picking up guns", the enemy can clearly observe the running route of the soldiers and the place where their figures disappeared. This undoubtedly exposed the hiding place of the large army to the enemy.
In this way, not only the lives of the soldiers who "picked up guns" will not be protected, but their comrades will also be implicated.
Moreover, on the battlefield filled with artillery fire, the soldiers did not have the time or opportunity to choose the available guns. They rushed to the battlefield with a narrow escape and picked up some guns at random under the intensive fire from the enemy.
However, during the Anti-Japanese War, the weapons and equipment of our army and the Japanese army were very different. The guns recovered by the soldiers could not match the bullets held by our army. "picking up guns" is a waste of time and carries great risks.
On the battlefield, every minute and every second is a key point in the battle. The wasted time can easily become a key point for the enemy's comeback. Because of this, not "picking up guns" has become one of the unwritten rules on the battlefield.
"Fake guns, real traps"
There is another situation about "picking up guns". That is a dropped gun, which is likely to be an enemy trap. There were many related examples of during the Anti-Japanese War.
I don’t know since when, our soldiers frequently sacrificed their lives while “picking up guns” after the war. At first, our army suspected that it was accidental damage from landmines left on the battlefield, and did not pay too much attention to it.
As the number of people who died after the war continued to increase, our army realized that this might be a trap set by the enemy. did some research on this.
Sure enough, the investigation found that our army's post-war habit of "picking up guns" was discovered by the Japanese army. They took advantage of it and dropped many guns and ammunition when they retreated, and placed mines around these ammunition.
The Japanese army relied on this move to cause our army to lose a lot of troops. It is said that "every enemy gains wisdom". After that, our party issued an order to "pick up the gun" only when the enemy troops are completely wiped out on the battlefield.
This shows the seriousness of the consequences of "picking up a gun". "Picking up a gun" was a helpless move due to the lack of weapons in that era. Today, with all the weapons and equipment, the best choice is not to "pick up guns".
Obscure identity
As we all know, every country has its own characteristics, and weapons are no exception. Each country has different preferences regarding the use of weapons.
For example, the M16 rifle is most commonly used by the U.S. military, the AK47, the most representative gun of the Russian military, and the Type 95 assault rifle commonly used by Chinese soldiers.
Anyone who plays chicken games knows that identifying the position by listening to the sound is an essential skill for a gunner. The game comes from reality. On the battlefield, a good gunner must learn to identify the enemy's position through sound.
The "sound" in sound identification refers to the sound made by guns. Because countries have different preferences for using guns, on the battlefield, soldiers distinguish between ourselves and the enemy by distinguishing the sound of different models of gunfire.
It is said that "guns and bullets have no eyes". On the battlefield, once an enemy's weapon is used, it is very likely to be regarded as an enemy. The identities of our soldiers are blurred, and once there is accidental damage, the situation of the battle may be reversed.
In order to avoid "losing a big thing for a small amount of money", soldiers will not "pick up a gun" unless they have to.
Unnecessary behavior
"Picking up a gun", in addition to the serious consequences mentioned above, is also superfluous.
During the Anti-Japanese War, it was a common thing in our army to pick up guns and use them on the battlefield. But today, it is obviously impossible to "use old things with new things".
First of all, the behavior of "picking up guns" appeared because our army did not have enough guns and ammunition to resist the invading army at that time. It often appeared on the battlefield that there was no gun and ammunition.
War is so cruel that it will not stop because either side has no guns and ammunition. Therefore, picking up the weapons dropped by the enemy around us has become the only choice for our army.
With the development of our country's military strength, today, there are sufficient guns and ammunition, and there will no longer be a shortage of guns and ammunition.
Secondly, our country's military strength is currently second only to the United States, and guns and ammunition are constantly being upgraded. is no longer the "Xiaomi plus rifle" armament state.
Therefore, on the battlefield, our army, which already has advanced weapons and equipment, no longer needs to "pick up guns" to enrich its armaments, and the behavior of "picking up guns" will naturally disappear.
Conclusion
In summary, the act of "picking up a gun" is like a landmine on the battlefield, which will cause injury and death upon contact.
In the past, many martyrs resolutely stepped on this landmine for the sake of the country and the people.In the end, they used their blood and souls to forge the key to the door of happiness for us.
Today, with our own efforts, we have dismantled this abominable landmine, so that soldiers no longer have to fight with their bodies or gamble with their lives.
However, war is cruel. We dismantle landmines not for aggression, but for protection. Peace is hard-won, and we know it better than the people of any other country in the world.
I only hope that there will be no more wars in the world, and that the spirits of our martyrs can get the best comfort.
