A lie, the invaders brazenly waged war
On July 7, 1937, during an exercise near the Lugou Bridge, the Japanese army falsely claimed that a soldier was “missing” and asked to enter Wanping County for a search, which was strictly refused by the Chinese defenders. The Japanese army then attacked the Chinese defenders ad the “Lugou Bridge Incident” broke out
A bridge is a matter of national destiny
Historically, Lugou Bridge was the only channel for Beijing to travel south to the Central Plains. The Pinghan Railway Bridge not far from the north of the bridge was the throat of the north-south traffic artery at that time. The Japanese fascists used the “Lugouqiao Incident” as an excuse and a fuse to gradually expand the local war into a full-scale war of aggression against China.
Do not take a step back and swear to coexist with Lugou Bridge
The Japanese army launched a violent attack on the Chinese defenders. The Chinese defenders vowed to live with the bridge to the death and fought bloody battles with the Japanese army. Dozens of defenders in the two platoons were finally killed at the bridgehead.
A cry in the midst of an electrification crisis
The day after the “Lugouqiao Incident” broke out, the Communist Party of China issued “Electrify the Japanese Army’s Attack on Lugou Bridge”, shouting: “Pingjin is in danger! North China is in danger! The Chinese nation is in danger! Only the whole nation’s war of resistance is our way out!
Forty million people, one military uniform, all Chinese sons and daughters went to the national disaster
Under the active promotion of the Communist Party of China, the anti-Japanese national united front based on the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was formally formed. Fighting aggression and saving the nation has become the common will and action of all parties, nationalities, classes, strata, groups, and overseas Chinese in China.
A battle opened the prelude to the whole nation’s war of resistance
The outbreak of the “Lugouqiao Incident” marked the beginning of Japan’s full-scale aggression against China and the Chinese people opened the prelude to a full-scale war of resistance. The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is also the war in which the whole nation has resisted the invasion of foreign enemies with the longest time, the largest scale and the most tragic sacrifice since modern times.
A wall tells the scars of history
As a historical witness of the “Lugou Bridge Incident”, the bullet marks on the Wanping city wall are still clearly visible, always reminding us: remember history and love peace.
An unyielding national spirit engraved in memory
85 years have passed, the smoke of the battlefield has long dissipated, and the Lugou Bridge is still standing tall and standing, always bearing in mind the spirit of the Chinese nation’s perseverance and unyielding. Only by not forgetting history can we learn from history and build on the past.
Post time: Jul-07-2022