The "Li Mei barbecue", which was even more terrifying than the atomic bomb, burned nearly 500,000 people to death and left 8 million homeless
In the long history of mankind, wars have been everywhere and seem to have been uninterrupted since the beginning of human civilization. Countless conflicts and strife have made war a link that cannot be ignored in human society. And when we look back at the long river of history, one of the largest and most far-reaching wars was the Second World War.
The memory of this war is destined to make people fall into deep contemplation. Looking back at that turbulent era, the contradictions between the United States and Japan intensified to the point where they were on the verge of breaking out. The attack on Pearl Harbor became the fuse that ignited the flames of this war, and the United States suffered huge losses, arousing a strong desire for revenge.
Under the clouds of revenge, a secret plan was born. Its executor, Curtis LeMay of the United States, became an important player in this war. This plan is not only memorable for the destructive power of the two atomic bombs, but also for the tragic bombing before this, which was jokingly called "Li Mei barbecue".
In the history of World War II, Curtis LeMay is known as the "Eagle of the Cold War", and his prestige on the battlefield is far and wide. Known for his love of heavy bombers and his ability to fight in the air, he felt a strange excitement when he received the task of bombing Japan. For Li Mei, war is the stage for him to dominate the battlefield, and bombing is his means of showing strength.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, Li Mei spared no effort to select a group of outstanding pilots, conducted secret training for three months, and conducted various test flight exercises. In the course of the test flight, they were suddenly faced with a serious problem: strong wind speeds over Japan. This means that it is very difficult to fly to Japan in the Marinea Islands and drop the bomb accurately, because the wind speed can cause the bomb to deviate from the target, affecting the bombing effect.
Faced with this challenge, after a long period of thinking and staying up all night, Li Mei made a decision: to lighten the load on the aircraft. He ordered the removal of unnecessary parts from the aircraft, including the ** equipment on the pilots, and only required each aircraft to carry sufficient bombs. This difficult decision laid the groundwork for the next action.
After the rearmament, Li Mei led the pilots, who did not have any defensive equipment, and flew to Japan with the determination to die. What is even more impressive is that they returned the bombs with the Japanese flag to Japan. At that moment, the red glow of artillery fire filled the night throughout Japan.
Perhaps we should also think differently about this retaliation. Japan's madness in World War II, its defiance of international conventions, and its brutality against innocent civilians have led to serious international condemnation.
In view of this result, in the face of the second plan to bomb Japan, Curtis Lemay, with an eye to completely crushing Japan, decided to resort to an even more devastating method - incendiary bombs. After an in-depth study of Japanese architectural structures, he found that Japanese houses are mainly wooden buildings, and once a fire is started, the burning effect cannot be easily extinguished, turning the entire city into a sea of fire.
So, on March 9, 1945, Li May sent 300 bombers loaded with incendiary bombs to Tokyo, Japan. This bombing was different from the past, and Li Mei had a plan to drop incendiary bombs on Tokyo, which instantly plunged the city into a sea of fire.
In order to ensure a more thorough combustion, the United States uses liquid fuel, which is difficult to extinguish once it gets on the human body. As a result, many innocent people were killed in the fire. This bombing campaign was very satisfying to Li Mei, because on this night alone, more than 100,000 Japanese people were killed in the burning, which exceeded his expectations.
As if grasping the code of war, Li Mei threw her targets at other cities and began to send a large number of bombers to drop incendiary bombs in turn. His goal seems to be more than just destroying military bases, but more like turning all of Japan into ruins. In the war, his bombing of Tokyo eventually reduced the once-thriving city to ruins, and Li Mei's satisfaction did not seem to stop there, and he set his sights on other cities, sending bombers on devastating missions.
The terrorist act of "Li Mei Barbecue" had a far-reaching impact on Japanese society at that time, leaving an indelible shadow on the Japanese people. At that time, due to the large number of conscriptions in the war, especially the forced conscription of underage men, most of the country's population was old, weak, sick or women, and could not form sufficient resistance. In such a situation, Japan simply could not stop the frenzied retaliation of the United States.
Japan was in internal chaos, and there were not enough soldiers and supplies to counter the might of the United States. Even so, Japan resisted and did not sign the surrender document, showing a tenacious spirit. Japan's resistance pale in the face of strong military pressure from the United States.
The United States, for its part, gradually lost patience with Japan's resistance. Through repeated bombings, American pilots became quite familiar with Japanese geography. Against this background, the United States made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Japan.
The power of the atomic bomb was incomparable, and the blow to Japan was extremely great. After the atomic bomb was dropped, Japan finally could not bear it anymore and was forced to agree to sign the surrender document. At this moment, Japan had no choice but to put aside its stubborn posture and accept the retaliation of the United States. At this moment, Japan seemed to be hugging the thigh of the United States, and in the face of the powerful atomic bomb threat, it was both helpless and humiliated.
Many people expressed deep disapproval for Japan's approach at the time. At a time when the country was in a catastrophe and the people were facing a great threat, Japan still clinged to that ridiculous imperial spirit and resisted negatively, resulting in a heavy number of people at home. This stubborn persistence has made innocent people fall victim to war, to be slaughtered.
In the face of America's formidable military might and frenzied retaliation, Japan's seemingly stubborn posture of resistance has actually cost its own people dearly. The old, the weak, the sick and the disabled and women in the country have become the main victims of the war and have suffered irreparably great.
When the surrender was finally signed, Japan seemed to have suddenly put down its stubborn posture and chose to bow down to the enemy country. This sudden change of attitude was incomprehensible, as if Japan had completely lost its will to resist in a short period of time after the end of the war. This abrupt change aroused people's doubts and disgust at the so-called "imperial spirit" of Japan at that time, believing that the intransigence of this resistance not only led to a huge domestic situation, but also caused the entire country to lose its dignity and respect.
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