The altered history in "A Single Inch" (6)

  "Distorting History in 'A Foot of Mountains and Rivers, A Foot of Blood'" [Repost from Tiexue Forum]

  hcxy2000's words before reposting: ?

  It's a pity that due to certain reasons, there has already been debate in the book review about the contributions of the KMT and CPC during the War of Resistance. The author's point is very clear: among the people who resisted Japan, there were only Chinese people, only descendants of the Huaxia nation, with no distinction between political parties!

  To fight a war of resistance, it is necessary to strengthen oneself. With Chairman [**] as the leader, the [**] people seized the opportunity, and history and the people chose the [**] people!

  Always remember, it is history and the people who choose [**]!

  This article is what the author saw on the Tiexue Forum. The vast majority of views in it I agree with. These views can fully answer the questions that the KMT has been complaining about recently.

  For the above reasons, please be prepared to re-post about this debate content reader note. If your point of view has been refuted in this post, I will not hesitate to delete your book review.

  Once again, I agree with most of the views in this article, but not all of them.

  This article comes from Tiexue Forum, thanks to the re-poster Anyitian.

  Episode 29: "Bloodstains of History"

  "China's vast territory, with its mountain ranges stretching across the land, formed a natural barrier for national defense. It also provided a base for guerrilla forces to survive and operate. During the eight years of the War of Resistance against Japan, this armed force operating in the mountains tied down 1.2 million regular Japanese troops, rendering them immobile. This was something that the Japanese militarists had not anticipated at the beginning of their invasion of China.

  However, [**] also made use of these conditions and grew strong over the eight years, eventually toppling the Nationalist government. This too was something that the Nationalist Party had not anticipated.

  From this, we can see that [**] should be considered the biggest winner in the guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines during the War of Resistance!

  We acknowledge that whether it was the Nationalist Party or [**], the sacrifices and contributions made by all guerrilla fighters in the war against Japan are worthy of recognition. However, relying solely on guerrilla warfare to try to win the entire war is impossible. This is because the nature of guerrilla warfare is inherently passive - harassment, attrition, and containment.

  Therefore, when two countries go to war, ultimate victory is still decided by the outcome of the main battlefield's hard-fought positional battles. This principle should be self-evident.

  For decades, [**] has been propagating that the War of Resistance against Japan was won by the Eighth Route Army's guerrilla warfare, deliberately obscuring the fact that the Nationalist government shed blood and sacrificed lives on every major battlefield!

  Furthermore, they have distorted history by claiming that Chiang Kai-shek's inability to fight in 1935-36 was due to his unwillingness to fight or resist Japan. This is clearly unfair.

  More than 60 years have passed since then, and many things are now in the past. Today's [**] has grown strong enough to face history with courage. It should also have the courage to restore historical facts to their rightful place, allowing truth to shine for eternity. Otherwise, we will forever be plagued by guilt and unease."

  Well said! Now people on the mainland also know about [**]'s heroic deeds of killing devils in the War of Resistance, and know that [**] fought almost all battles, with many books and movies published. But what about this film? Is there enough courage to restore facts to their true form, letting the truth shine through for eternity? Is there a fair evaluation of [**]'s contributions to the war effort?

  "In North China, the points and lines controlled by the Japanese army are mostly cities and main transportation routes. For these places, they often garrison with heavy troops, plus the surrounding puppet troops of Wang Jingwei, to be honest, the possibility of guerrilla warfare is quite limited. However, for the Nationalist zhèng?fǔ troops who also operate in the mountainous border areas, it's different. Because nibbling at one's own kind is much easier than fighting against the Japanese. Therefore, behind enemy lines, the conflicts between the Nationalists and Communists continue, thereby canceling out a considerable amount of functionality in terms of fighting against Japan."

  In North China, the points and lines controlled by the Japanese army are mostly cities and main transportation routes. What about the vast rural areas? Who controls them?

  When the [**] army entered the occupied area, many armed forces had already emerged in this region. Excluding those who surrendered to the enemy, they can be roughly divided into three categories: The first category is resolutely anti-Japanese, including the remnants of the original Northeast Army (Lü Zhengcao's troops, Wan Yi's troops, etc.), those appointed by the National Government (Yang Xiufeng's troops), and local [**] armed organizations. The second category aims to protect their homes and lands, such as the Hui Muslim cavalry. This type of armed force neither believes in the Nationalist Party nor leans towards the [**], and can be considered a middle-of-the-road force. The third category consists of the remnants of the original local warlords (such as Shi Yousan's troops). These armed forces all lean towards the Nationalist Party, aiming to bully the people, showing no strength in fighting against the Japanese devils, but being very enthusiastic about seizing territory. The impression that the Nationalist Party does not resist Japan is created by them.

  As the situation of anti-Japanese war in the enemy's rear became increasingly difficult, these three types of armed forces also underwent changes. The first type of armed force all chose to surrender to [**], accepting the unified command of the Eighth Route Army; the third type of troops, except for a small number that retreated to the Kuomintang-controlled area, mostly surrendered to the Japanese and became Hanjian troops. After the war, this type of puppet army was re-absorbed by the Kuomintang, which used the "curve to save the country" to absolve them of their Hanjian crimes. This also solidified in the hearts of the common people - the Kuomintang's hat of not resisting Japan. The third type of intermediate forces also produced differentiation, with a small number surrendering to Japan and the majority continuing to resist Japan, recognizing that only by forming a strong force could they persist in the war of resistance, and accepting the unified command of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, in the entire enemy-occupied area, in the end, only the Eighth Route Army remained as a single anti-Japanese armed force, persisting in fighting against Japan.

  In the last episode, we mentioned the story of the conflict between the new Fourth Army and the Shangguan Yunxiang troops. In North China, this situation was even more severe. Now, let's take a look at an event that took place in 1939 in the Hebei-Chahar War Zone. This war zone included parts of Hebei, Chahar, and Shanxi provinces, and was divided into five guerrilla zones. Among them, the first and fifth zones were under the control of Liu Bocheng's troops, the second zone was controlled by local troops led by Zhang Yinwu, the third zone was controlled by Shi You San, and the fourth zone was controlled by Zhu Huai Bing. Shi and Zhu originally belonged to the Northwestern Army, which at that time was considered a pro-Chiang Kai-shek force. However, they still maintained their own independence and were not willing to submit to others. Therefore, these three troops with different backgrounds appeared to be united on the surface but in reality had their own agendas and were using guerrilla tactics to plot against each other. For example, that autumn, Liu Bocheng eliminated Zhu Huai Bing's troops, which made Shi You San feel threatened and launch a fierce attack on Liu Bocheng.

  Li Zhenwu, who served in Shi You San's unit at the time, recalled a farce he had witnessed. He said: "Shi You San was furious, you know this fire is not to be underestimated... The entire southern half of Hebei Province was surrounded, and the encirclement was shrinking. One guy surrendered, whose gun was seized? Liu Bocheng's. We gave orders that only guns and bullets were allowed to be taken, nothing else was allowed to be taken, and no one was allowed to search their bodies or take anything. If they took something back, they would be shot. Do you know who came? Liu Bocheng, it was a cooperation between the Nationalists and Communists. Liu Bocheng shouted slogans: [Shi You San is the savior of the nation] and [Support General Shi to fight against Japan to the end]. There were posters all over the ground, shouting while walking, and shouting all the way here. Shi You San's residence was just a big gate, and Shi You San pulled him into the house, into the courtyard. Liu Bocheng turned his head and shouted again: [General Shi is the savior of the nation] and [Support General Shi to fight against Japan to the end]. That's what he did, so I saw it very clearly. What Liu Bocheng looked like, I didn't see very clearly, but this was Liu Bocheng, who had one eye. It was really true. After going in, they negotiated, okay, gave him back his guns and soldiers, and let him go. This was returned to him, and after returning it, the slogans were changed to [Shi You San is a Han traitor] and [Down with Shi You San].

  Come on, can't you make up a better lie? The way you're telling it is so clumsy that it's nauseating!

  At that time, 500,000 Zhong Yang troops surrounded and pursued, but still couldn't make the 30,000 Red Army surrender. Shi You San is really capable, able to use two armies to surround southern Hebei, and capture Liu Bocheng's 129th division, doesn't it prove that all of Zhong Yang army are useless?

  What 30,000 Japanese troops couldn't do, Shi Yousan's forces accomplished, showing that their combat capabilities far exceeded those of the Japanese army.

  Nothing can be taken away, no body search is allowed, what good military discipline!

  Shi Yousan is so brave and good at fighting, with such good military discipline, wouldn't the people rejoice and praise him? Mr. Chiang has spent decades searching for a great general who can eliminate the Communists, but to no avail. If he were to use General Shi, how could the Communist Party not be eliminated?!

  But why was such a brave and good fighter, a pillar of the Communist Party, killed? Was Mr. Chiang very foolish?

  Shi Yousan originally belonged to the Northwest Army, and his people were repeatedly unstable, known as the "Rebel General". In the autumn of 1932, Shi Yousan entered Tianjin under the protection of Japanese special agent Ryota Fujii, and lived in the Japanese concession. In Tianjin, Shi Yousan established a relationship with the head of the Japanese special agency, Tōyama Kanken. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in July 1937, he was appointed as the commander of the 69th Army. In 1939, he was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as the governor of Chahar Province, which is part of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border region of the Eighth Route Army. In early 1940, Shi Yousan sent his cousin Shi Yousheng to Kaifeng to sign a "Common Anti-Communist Agreement" with Japanese commander Sasamoto, which included mutual non-aggression, intelligence sharing, and mutual assistance. In March and April 1940, Shi Yousan led the 69th Army to attack the Eighth Route Army in southern Hebei, but was defeated and retreated to Cao County, Shandong. In November 1940, Shi Yousan negotiated surrender terms with the Japanese, but was discovered by General Gao Shulin of the New Eighth Army. On December 1st, Shi Yousan was secretly captured by Gao Shulin and buried alive on the banks of the Yellow River that night, while his remaining troops were absorbed by Gao Shulin.

  "This story can be said to be the template script for beating the Nationalist Party at that time, with a versatile and adaptable nature. It allowed [them] to develop step by step in northern China, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away." Just one step away from saying [they] colluded with Japan.

  "With regular troops, guerrilla warfare was carried out in the enemy's rear. In fact, it has been going on since the beginning of the war. The winter offensive of 1929... About 150 regular divisions (engaged in guerrilla warfare)... It can be seen that [**] not only bears the heavy responsibility of defending the country on various main battlefields but also invests a considerable amount of troops in the enemy's rear."

  After the Hundred Regiments Campaign, the next to be hit was Wei Lihuang's Jinan Zhongtiao Mountain guerrilla base... also the last base left in North China. Previously, the Japanese army had come seven times without success. This time, in order to sweep away the Eighth Route Army... they gathered troops from all over North China, a total of seven and a half divisions, and launched the eighth attack on Zhongtiao Mountain in the Central Plains Campaign... The Zhongtiao Mountains are located in southern Shanxi, ... east of Taihang Mountain, west of Luliang Mountains, south of the Yellow River, (north of Taishan) is indeed a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, the Japanese army called it the "Blind Gut of North China". Our army has 16 divisions stationed in this strategic location."

  Strange, the last base in North China only has 16 divisions. What about the other 134 divisions behind enemy lines? Don't they need a base to rest and replenish supplies? Or are these 134 divisions not in North China, but in Central China or Jiangnan? Think about it, with 134 divisions in Central China and Jiangnan, that's nearly 2 million troops. Adding the troops on the front line, wouldn't that be over 3 million troops? Wouldn't the Japanese army (7 divisions) in Wuhan, Hubei be crushed to dust by a pincer movement from north and south?

  "The 41st Division of the Japanese army broke through from Sangchi, Henglingguan and Jian'ai Pass, killing all the way to Huanqu. ... Two division commanders and six brigade commanders above were sacrificed for the country. ... After a battle, eight generals died in battle, which can be seen that guerrilla warfare and positional warfare have different costs."

  Strange, isn't Zhongtiao Mountain a guerrilla base? Why not take guerrilla warfare as the main and auxiliary positional warfare? In this easy-to-defend and hard-to-attack place, the guerrilla base should play to its strengths in guerrilla warfare. This passage actually implies that the commander is incompetent, what a shame! However, among the martyred army commanders, the 98th Army Commander Wu Shizhen had cooperated with the Eighth Route Army in the Taihang Mountains several times.

  The film says: The Japanese army, in order to sweep away the Eighth Route Army, mobilized seven and a half divisions and launched the [Zhongyuan Campaign]. Obviously, the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army located on the north side of Zhongtiao Mountain, Taihang Mountains was also under attack. Then, how many troops were attacking Zhongtiao Mountain?

  "The 41st Division of the Japanese army broke through Sangchi, Henglingguan Jian'ai Pass and killed straight to Huanqu, cutting Zhongtiao Mountain into two segments. The 37th Division and 16th Brigade of the Western Route Japanese Army also crossed the defensive zone of the 80th and 3rd Armies in Zhangdian Town and advanced eastward. The 21st Division fought from east to west. At that time, Jiyuan was no longer defended. Then, the 41st Division of Huanqu opened its wings and met with the eastern and western armies at Wufuquan and Shaoyuan on the 10th and 12th respectively. Zhongtiao Mountain could not be defended."

  Obviously, the Japanese army used 3 divisions and 1 brigade as the main force for the attack, namely the 41st Division, 37th Division, 21st Division, and 16th Brigade. In addition to the surrounding 36th Division, 33rd Division, 9th Brigade, and 4th Brigade, a total of 5 divisions and 3 brigades with approximately 120,000 troops. The Eighth Route Army had 16 divisions with more than 260,000 people, although they were less equipped than the Japanese army, but they had the advantage of mountainous terrain. So what was the remaining two divisions of the Japanese army doing? Obviously, they were attacking the headquarters of the Eighth Route Army in Taiyue Mountain. The Japanese army lost Zhongtiao Mountain, while the Eighth Route Army defended Taiyue Mountain, and there were only three divisions on Taiyue Mountain: He Long's 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army, another two divisions were Nie Rongzhen's 115th Division in Shandong, and Liu Bocheng's 129th Division in Ji Zhong Taihang Mountain.

  "The aftermath of the Hundred Regiments Campaign was not yet over, and then the Japanese army began to launch a two-year-long "Enhanced Security Movement" in the anti-Japanese bases in Zhongyuan, Nanyuan, Dongyuan, Shanxi Northwest, Taihang, Taiyue and Shandong... The so-called "enhancement" was actually the notorious "Three Alls Policy". ... During the war, it is difficult to estimate the number of innocent civilians who were killed by the Japanese in the occupied areas. In just two years after the Hundred Regiments Campaign, approximately over 2 million people were affected."

  What does this passage mean? Is it saying that [**] shouldn't have fought the Hundred Regiments Campaign, which led to the Japanese army's retaliation and brought such deep disaster to the common people?

  So, it turns out that [**] was unwilling to fight the Japanese devils, fearing that it would bring disaster to the common people. How loving and caring for the people! Therefore, [**] led the troops in a well-planned manner, armed with guns and cannons, to surrender to the great Japanese Imperial Army. This was all done with the consideration of the common people, allowing them to live peacefully as subjects of the Imperial Army, enjoying the blessings of the imperial realm. [**] fought against the Imperial Army, causing the people to suffer disaster, truly unforgivable!

  "How did these people die? Probably just like what those veterans who experienced it said! Although the Japanese government still denies their brutal behavior to this day, there are always some people who cannot let go of the crimes they committed with their own hands. In their later years, they recorded down their lifelong nightmares in writing. Faced with this forgotten historical bloodstain, we can only pray that our descendants will no longer shed blood!"

  For the Zhongtiao Mountain Campaign, Zhou Enlai had a passage in his April 30, 1945 "On the United Front": ... immediately followed by the Zhongtiao Mountain Campaign. Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that he could not hold onto Zhongtiao Mountain and hoped we would cooperate with him, but mainly to test whether we still dared to fight or not. Of course this was his muddled thinking. We expressed our willingness to cooperate in battle, but Chiang Kai-shek again feared us, did not want us to cross the Zhang River line, wanted to restrict our combat, and it was very difficult to coordinate with him. He was at Zhongtiao Mountain, we were north of the Zhang River, how could we fight? At the same time he also did not give us a combat order, wanting us to fight on our own. We asked for some supplies, he said: as long as you fight, I will not let you down. We fought, but he again cancelled his promise, and broke his word. This was one encounter.

  Unit 731: The Devil's Factory

  Turning angels into demons, probably only Lei Feng can achieve it.

  Destroying human nature, the most thorough one is Japan.

  The Nazis in Germany killed millions of Jews, but after all, they still treated the Jews as their own kind - humans, to be put to death. And afterwards, there was deep remorse, because the Germans always regarded the Jews as human beings, acknowledging that Jews also had human rights and did not regard killing as entertainment.

  Facing those Japanese soldiers who put babies on the tip of their guns and laughed loudly, who dares to say that they still have a bit of humanity in their hearts?!

  Viewing human life as worthless, regarding human dignity as dirt. This is the essence of Japan's Bushido spirit that goes against humanity. As long as this Bushido spirit remains in Japan, as long as the shrine of the Bushido spirit - Yasukuni Shrine still exists, the Japanese are the most dangerous nation in human society.

  Episode 31: "Enduring Hardship for Change"

  "The Chinese people, under such circumstances, rose up to fight a national war that could not be avoided. So, where did our victory lie? At the time, a famous Chinese military scholar, Jiang Baili, said: The wonderful thing about the great culture of the Chinese nation is its ability to assimilate and defend with force. When we take the offensive, we don't need to kill people, but when we take the defensive, we can fight to the death. Obviously, what Jiang Baili called the key to victory was to fully utilize the national characteristics, using intangible national spirit to counter cannons and planes in a modern war. It's an unimaginable situation for later generations, but at the time, it boosted morale across the country."

  "In the Second Battle of Changsha, the Japanese army deployed the 6th Division of Shida, the 3rd Division of Toyoshima, the 4th Division of Kitano, and the 40th Division. The defenders were initially Yang Sen's 27th Army Group with Ou Zhen's 4th Corps and Sun Du's 58th Corps. Yang Sen and Shida clashed for 10 days near Dayun Mountain, allowing Xue Yue to mobilize troops from all directions. Xiao Zizhu's 26th Corps, Li Yutang's 10th Corps, Han Quanpu's 72nd Corps, Wang Yaowu's 74th Corps, Xia Chuzhong's 79th Corps, Chen Pei's 37th Corps, Fu Zhongfang's 99th Corps, Zou Hong's Temporary 2nd Corps, and Yang Handing's 20th Corps all joined the battle. This Battle of Changsha showed that [**] mobility and adaptability had greatly improved. Gu Zhutong's 3rd War Zone, Li Zongren's 5th War Zone, and Chen Cheng's 6th War Zone launched a pincer movement. The Japanese army was unable to cope with the situation and retreated in defeat."

  With 11 corps of [**]'s against the enemy's 4 divisions, this battle "showed that [**]'s mobility and adaptability have been greatly enhanced."

  "On December 8, Japan made a desperate move in the Second World War - the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. After struggling for 4 years and 6 months, China finally waited for this day, on December 9, the Republic of China formally declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy."

  Foreign aid is necessary, but it's only an important factor in accelerating China's victory, just an accelerator. However, considering foreign aid as the dominant factor for China to achieve victory is absolutely wrong. This mindset will inevitably lead to Chinese people being unable to stand up straight and obeying others in external relations.

  We must recognize the decisive factor that led to China's victory, which lies within China itself, namely the unyielding spirit of the Chinese people. It requires a political party as a nucleus to condense this spirit into power, and in the process of gradually gathering this power from small to large, there must be correct decision-making to guide it, making this power solid. Of course, without this nucleus, China would have ended up like the Yuan or Qing dynasties. But China has this nucleus!

  Unfortunately, we did not see the Kuomintang play such a role. Its eyes were turned outward and it failed to see the decisive factors that led to China's victory. As a result, its series of political, economic, and military errors had a dispersing effect on this force.

  And so, this force has gathered around [**]. This is China's own inherent strength, the power of China's march towards rebirth, its vitality, its tenacity, which no external force can shatter.

  It is up to the Chinese people themselves to decide the fate of the Chinese nation!

  Some people may not think so, they say: what decides the final victory is not guerrilla warfare but a head-on big decisive battle.

  Then I ask: through guerrilla warfare, can we cause the enemy's strength to dwindle and our own strength to grow, and thus transition from guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare? Through mobile warfare, can we accelerate the depletion of the enemy's living forces while our own living forces are constantly replenished, and ultimately reach the conditions for a decisive battle?

  Episode 32: "Tragic Love, Heroic Passion"

  The previous section mainly talked about the Japanese army's battles in the South Pacific.

  The Third Battle of Changsha (December 24, 1941)

  The Eleventh Army, the 9th Brigade, the 3rd Division, the 6th Division, the 40th Division, and the 1st Flying Brigade, with a total of over 600,000 troops. The scale is much smaller than that of the previous two times, mainly to relieve the pressure on the Southern Guangdong Army and conduct a diversionary operation.

  Annihilation Groups: 58th Army, 20th Army, 99th Army, 37th Army, 78th Army, 26th Army, 10th Army, 73rd Army, 4th Army, 79th Army

  "The great victory of Changsha is the first solid and substantial victory for the anti-aggression, anti-Axis alliance nations since the outbreak of the Pacific War, when the enemy was advancing triumphantly, and even since the start of the European war. At that time, major media outlets around the world competed to report this victorious news, among which the headline of the London Daily Telegraph was the most impressive: In the distant East, where mist and fog shroud everything, only the clouds above Changsha shine with dazzling brilliance!"

  "In 1942, on January 3 of the 31st year of the Republic of China, the Chinese Theater Command was established, with Chiang as the commander-in-chief. From this moment on, our country's War of Resistance against Japan also entered its crucial third phase."

  I remember that in a previous episode, Mr. Chiang mentioned in a military meeting at the beginning of the war that China's resistance was divided into two stages. For some reason, here it is said that [**] Mr. divided China's resistance into three stages (defense, stalemate, and counterattack) at the beginning of the war.

  Mr. Chiang's conflict with Stilwell. Mr. Chiang accused Stilwell of using an airplane to secretly calculate Chiang Kai-shek, and prepared a parachute that could not be opened for Chiang Kai-shek. This is something that mainland netizens have hardly ever heard of. Fortunately, there was a mysterious phone call that saved Chiang Kai-shek, but who made the call remains a mystery to this day. In other words, the authenticity of this matter cannot be verified.

  Taking an unverifiable matter as evidence and presenting it with great certainty, can this constitute the crime of false accusation? Please point out to me by friends who study law.

  Does "A single inch of land is a single drop of blood" violate the original intention of "facing history sincerely and restoring facts to facts"?

  A rumor is used to confirm the tense relationship between Chairman Mao and Stilwell, and "One Inch of River Land One Inch of Blood" obviously does not have a serious attitude towards this history.

  If someone thinks this rumor originated from Mr. Chiang, how can it be clarified?

  Episode 33: "One Wolf, Two Tigers, Four Strong"

  The Four Powers refer to: USA, UK, USSR, China

  One wolf - Soviet Union

  Two Tigers - America and Britain

  "In those years of dancing with wolves and sleeping with tigers, the hardships, humiliation, setbacks, and unspoken bitterness that the Chinese people suffered were hardly known to anyone at the time or even afterwards. Chiang Kai-shek wrote in his diary during this period: 'Now I realize that so-called alliances and mutual assistance are all empty words. Can America be an exception? Fortunately, our country still has a piece of land and sufficient military strength to struggle for survival, and has not yet been sacrificed by the imperialists.'"

  This episode mainly reviews the opening of the Burma theatre, pointing out that the British delayed the war with their own private interests, causing huge losses to China. Incidentally, Stilwell was also scolded, saying that he messed up the Burmese battlefield.

  In August 1941, Chennault's American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) was established.

  "Perhaps due to Chennault's performance, or the system he belonged to, it caused Stilwell's dissatisfaction, so he kept putting pressure on him to cancel the Flying Tigers' designation. Bissell even forced them not to return and not to fight, which made the volunteer group announce its end on July 4, 1942."

  The film tells another lie and forges history here. The fact is that the Flying Tigers returned to the US Army, as the 14th Air Force of the US Army China Theater, still known as the Flying Tigers to the outside world, with expanded organization and more guaranteed personnel supply. Previously, it was a volunteer team, and both material supply and personnel replenishment were very difficult. When a pilot sacrificed one, there would be one less, but after being compiled into the 14th Air Force of the US Army, all supplies improved greatly. The film conceals this fact, making people mistakenly believe that the Flying Tigers' number was abolished and the volunteer team was disbanded in order to slander Stilwell.

  Episode 34: "Darkness Before Dawn"

  Looting of goods?

  "Wartime actions are originally a major killer of the economy and society. The destructive power is strong, and the destruction is widespread, which is unimaginable for people who grew up in a peaceful era. This impact has no difference between the two warring parties. So by 1942, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, both China and Japan faced an unprecedented severe crisis that seemed to have no end. At this point, it seems that whoever can hold on longer will be the winner. However, at that time, it can be said that our strategic goal had already been achieved."

  "To survive, the only choice is to drag it out, using our vast territory to exchange for time to wear down the enemy. At least, drag him to the same starting point, and then come back to fight. This is our basic national policy of protracted war."

  Alright, let's take Mr. [**]'s views in his "On Protracted War" and say they are the basic national policy for a protracted resistance war. But then put Mr. Chiang on the scene, such a deceitful and shameless act is truly astonishing.

  "After five long years, it seems that everyone is finally getting even. But this result is not the ultimate goal, because what we want is to win. The question is, can we still hold on? Can we still deliver a knockout blow? Logically speaking, the answer should be no. Because we have already exhausted all our resources."

  "There are many reasons for the deterioration of China's wartime economy and finance, but the most fundamental one is still from the war and from the enemy. The Japanese were well aware that as long as they could destroy our country's economy, there would be no need to fight this battle. They simultaneously launched a three-pronged attack on us from the aspects of material plundering, financial destruction, and economic blockade, attempting to strangle our country's lifeline. To be honest, any country with these three knives at its throat would have little chance of survival. However, at that time, although Japan did indeed achieve the above three points, the Chinese people did not lay down their arms and surrender. This shows how fierce the battle was on the economic front."

  What's next?

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