During World War II, Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China in order to expand its territory and plunder resources.
This process began in 1931, when China was relatively backward and Japan was an industrial powerhouse, resulting in a huge disparity in power between the two sides. Japan had arrogantly claimed that it would settle China within three months, but the resistance of the Chinese people was extremely fierce, drawing Japan into a long-term war of attrition.
Japan industrialized after the Meiji Restoration, and began to invade and expand abroad by improving the level of its military industry through several industrial revolutions.
In the war of aggression, the Japanese army displayed a high degree of training, advanced tactics and strategies in the early stage. Japan has a strong industrial base and sufficient equipment, especially the number of bullets far exceeds that of China.
The Japanese infantry was equipped with three ammunition boxes, each ordinary soldier carried 120 rounds of ammunition, and more machine gun groups, with a squad of nearly 1,600 rounds.
In addition, the Japanese army also had a special team responsible for the transportation of luggage and carrying more ammunition.
When the all-out war of resistance broke out, the squadron relied on purchased ** and ammunition due to the limited industrial level.
The Kuomintang had close ties with Germany, but as Germany tended to support Japan, China's arms were restricted.
The Chinese soldiers carried far less bullets than the Japanese army, resulting in a huge gap in the fighting.
In the early days of the war, China distributed only 30 rounds of ammunition per soldier, or even less.
In order to solve this problem, China secretly built an arsenal for the independent production of ** and ammunition, which increased the combat effectiveness of the front-line troops.
In the course of its invasion of China, Japan mainly obtained resources from the three northeastern provinces and other occupied areas. Japan has intervened in the development of minerals in Northeast China through joint ventures and has mastered rich iron ore resources.
Northeast China became a Japanese military base and material support, supporting the attrition of Japan's war of aggression.
With the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Japan escalated its squeezing of the Northeast, and a large amount of resources were shipped to China.
This provided Japan with sufficient military supplies and maintained its strong firepower in the war.
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a tragic war in Chinese history, and both China and Japan suffered huge losses.
China faced technical and equipment shortcomings, but through hard work and the support of the people of the whole country, it finally won the war of resistance.
The Eighth Route Army and other forces of our army played a key role in the war of attrition, although it was limited, but through flexible tactics and stubborn resistance, it successfully defeated the powerful Japanese army.