Chapter 41 Section 2: Yasuji Okamura was acquitted

In the 1950s, in the Kuomintang high-ranking cadre training class in Yangmingshan, Taipei - the Academy of Revolutionary Practice - there was a special military instructor. This man had a yellow face and a Chinese name, but he was not Chinese.Senior cadres of the Kuomintang want to salute him and call him teacher. This person is none other than the well-known culprit of the invasion of China—General Yasuji Okamura of Japan? How could this big criminal become the distinguished guest on Chiang Kai-shek's seat? Neiji Okamura was a young Japanese soldier who launched the "September 18th" Incident. In the secret operation of the "September 18th" Incident, in the Ministry of Army of Japan, there were three important persons in charge, namely, the director of military affairs, Koiso Kunizaki, who later became the prime minister, Yuki, the director of the military section, Nagata Tieshan, and the replacement section chief, Okamura Ning. At that time, Ningji Okamura was Colonel Yuki, but he was in charge of the transfer of all lieutenant-level officers in Japan, and his power was so great that he could control the situation.Sure enough, after he came to power in August 1929, he planted party members and actively invaded China.According to Takamiya's "Military Peace Records", Neiji Okamura had a secret agreement with his classmate Nagata Tieshan in German hot springs as early as 1921, and wanted to make a big deal.After he and Nagata Tieshan took power, they naturally accelerated the tempo of this "Sakura Society" thought.So two years later, the "September 18th" incident happened.

After the "September 18th" Incident, Okamura Ningji made great contributions. From the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army to the second head of the staff headquarters, to the head of the Sendai Division, and to the supreme commander of the North China Army, he finally achieved Japan's invasion of China. Boss - commander-in-chief of the dispatched army. When Neiji Okamura was rampant in China, he proposed the "Public Security Strengthening Movement"; after the Pearl Harbor Incident, he put forward the call to "complete the base of the Great East Asian War Station", and strive to use China as a base for aggression against the world.He is even more active in the battle plan for aggression against China.According to the second volume of "Japanese Army Combat Records in China", it clearly stated:

On December 1, General Miyazaki returned to the headquarters and reported the summary of the base camp case to the commander-in-chief, General Okamura. This means that Neiji Okamura has a completely different view of the invasion of China from the base camp. He has unique insights: On December 15, 1944, Commander-in-Chief Okamura announced to the staff of the dispatched army that he would attack Sichuan and Kunming, build a mainland fortress, point to the west, destroy the Chinese air force base, and conduct operations along the southeast coast of China. Prepared and other opinions for the 1945 operational topic, specifically indicating that the way to win the Great East Asian War is to fight the US military desperately in the Pacific Ocean and make the Chinese government quickly submit.The dispatched troops should overcome all difficulties to achieve the purpose of submitting to the Chinese government, and study this quickly so that they can express their opinions to the headquarters.

On the method of "making the Chinese government submit quickly", Okamura Neiji advocated "attacking Sichuan".In the "China Expeditionary Army's Future Combat Guidance Case", there is such a decision: Although the U.S. counteroffensive in the Pacific has already reached mainland China, the Chinese government has been shaken by the result of the Japanese Army No. 1 operation. It is expected that the general counteroffensive on the west front may be delayed beyond the middle of this year. The U.S. coalition forces will carry out a general counter-offensive from both land and sea, and the combat situation is extremely unfavorable to the Japanese army.Therefore, at present, we should seize the last opportunity in both political and war strategies, and with the greatest determination, destroy the key areas of Sichuan Province, which is the base point of the Chinese War of Resistance, prevent the Chinese army from launching a general counter-offensive before it happens, and promote the collapse of the Chinese government, so as to facilitate overall war guidance. .

However, based on the consideration of comprehensive operations in the Japanese base camp, Okamura Neiji's plan to actively invade China was discounted; Okamura Neiji's Sixth Front Army also did not approve of attacking Sichuan.In the "Outline of Coastal Warfare Preparations against the United States", there is such a record: The proposal to attack Sichuan was never fully approved by the base camp, and the mainland order was issued on January 22, but the commander-in-chief's operational thinking remained unchanged. Continental orders and the restrictions of the mainland orders, decided to express opinions to the base camp again, and ordered the Sixth Front Army to study the attack on Sichuan on January 29-at least in accordance with the scale of the mainland orders and the mainland instructions on January 22 - Quickly submit a report.

However, the views of Commander Okamura of the Sixth Front Army were different from those of the Commander-in-Chief. When they met in Nanking on January 29, they met with the Commander-in-Chief and proposed to suspend the attack on Sichuan and concentrate on war preparations against the United States. Since the Commander-in-Chief had already announced the mainland order and ordered the Sixth Front Army to devote all its strength to prepare to attack Sichuan, it is inconvenient to make further comments. However, until around June, Commander Okamura and the Commander-in-Chief had not yet agreed on their combat ideas.

Neiji Okamura's tyranny, who has neither superiors nor subordinates, can be seen from this? The selection record says: The Sixth Front Army has yet to submit a study report on the operations in Sichuan. Therefore, the commander-in-chief inspected Hankou and Hengyang at the end of March for supervision. He expressed dissatisfaction with the negative attitude of the Front Army Commander and returned them to Nanjing on April 2. . Soon after, Japan surrendered, and Neiji Okamura had to put down his so-called arrogance that "Shenzhou must be destroyed and the war must be won" in his instructions to the various headquarters on January 29, 1945. up.

After Japan surrendered, Neiji Okamura was very lucky, because he encountered Chiang Kai-shek's "repaying grievances with virtue"; what was even more fortunate was that Chiang Kai-shek sent He Yingqin to accept the surrender. From the era of Nanjing to the surrender of Nanjing, the waist has been bent more than the Japanese.Neiji Okamura later recalled the scene of the surrender and said: Facing this unprecedented surrender, although I felt uneasy, I tried my best to keep calm and calm, silently recited the gossip words of Zen Master Hakuin Yafune, and made the wish of going to the guillotine.I only stared at one point of the venue, and often turned to General He Yingqin's actions, because I surrendered to He Yingqin, the closest Chinese friend, and felt quite safe. (Quoted from Wu Xiangxiang's "History of the Second Sino-Japanese War", Volume 2, page 1192)

Neiji Okamura also said in his "General He Yingqin's Appreciation Speech at the General He Yingqin Appreciation Meeting" after the war that Ho's "pro-Japanese attitude for many years has long been known to the Japanese people."It was no coincidence that Chiang Kai-shek sent He Yingqin, who was most pro-Japanese, to accept the surrender, because he wanted to "get close" to the defeated Japanese army leader and think of it as his own use.On August 15, 1945, Chiang called Neiji Okamura, proposing the principles of surrender, including the unusual "temporary preservation of existing weapons and equipment, maintaining the current situation, and maintaining order and traffic at the location, waiting for the He Yingqin, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army".In other words, he asked the Japanese to surrender and disarm only to those he designated, otherwise they would maintain their original force.His intention of not wanting the surrender of the communist army was very clear.Neiji Okamura fully understood what Chiang meant, and put forward the so-called "outline for dealing with China after peace" to "make it easier for the central government in Chongqing to unify", and promised that if Yan'an took an attitude of resisting and insulting Japan, "it will be punished decisively."On August 21, China accepted the Japanese surrender at Zhijiang, Jiangxi.Xiao Yisu, Chief of Staff of the Army General Headquarters, personally handed over a memorandum to the Japanese representative Takeo Imai, Chiang Kai-shek, emphasizing once again that the Japanese army should not "surrender, disarm, contact and hand over the area and hand over any supplies" to other Chinese army commanders.When Leng Xin was ordered by Chiang to go to Nanjing to discuss accepting the surrender, Neiji Okamura suggested more bluntly that he was willing to use 1.28 million Japanese soldiers in China to help Chiang Kai-shek fight the Communist Party.According to Bai Chongxi, Okamura's suggestion was deeply appreciated by Jiang and was specially "appreciated", but it was not adopted because of the opposition of the Americans and various other considerations.Although it was not adopted, the Japanese army in Tianjin refused to surrender to the communist army in late August, and a fierce battle broke out. He Yingqin was ordered by Chiang to ask Okamura Ningji to resolutely fight back.Foreigners have a saying that "blood is thicker than water", but Jiang can say that anti-Communism is especially thicker than blood.Because of mutual cooperation and speculation in anti-communism, although Okamura Ningji was the culprit of the "September 18th" Incident, although he was a diehard who invaded China, and even though he was the number one executioner in Tianzi, Chiang Kai-shek actually sentenced him to death. Crime? Choose us to read the full text of the judgment of January 26, 1949:

Military Court Judgment No. 28 of the 37th Annual War Criminal Tribunal of the Ministry of National Defense public prosecutor Defendant Neiji Okamura, male, 66 years old, native of Tokyo, Japan, former commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in China, and general of the army. Designated Defender Jiang Yiping Lawyer Lawyer Yang Peng Lawyer Qian Longsheng The defendant on the right was prosecuted by the prosecutor of this court for the case of war criminals, and the judgment of this court is as follows: main text Neiji Okamura: Not guilty. reason According to the establishment of a war criminal, it is necessary to commit atrocities such as massacre, rape, and robbery during combat, or to plan to launch or support a war of aggression in violation of international conventions. And the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of my country's War Crimes Trial Regulations are extremely obvious.The defendant in this case was ordered by the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army on November 26, 1933 to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Expeditionary Army. The Nanjing Massacre by Hisao Tani and others all happened before the term of the defendant’s term of office, and had nothing to do with the defendant. Takashi Sakai and Hisao Tani were sentenced to death by the Division, and Iwane Matsui was sentenced to death by the Tokyo International Military Tribunal for the Far East, and were executed successively in the case ?Xue and at that time, the Allied forces had already landed in Normandy in Europe and Saipan in the Pacific Ocean. The axis collapsed, and the Japanese army was isolated. Therefore, from the day when the defendant was ordered to the surrender of Japan, in August, all troops stationed scattered Most of the Japanese troops in various parts of our country were demoralized and made little progress. The Japanese government officially announced their surrender. The defendant was Xige, who obeyed orders and surrendered with an army of one million. His deeds did not include the above-mentioned massacres, rapes, robberies, or plans. Conspiracy to launch or support a war of aggression and other crimes cannot be brought to justice for war crimes just because of his status as the commander-in-chief of the enemy army. During the defendant's term of office, although the Japanese troops stationed in Lianhua, Jiangxi, Shaoyang, Hunan, Yongjia, Zhejiang and other counties, There are still sporadic atrocities, but the perpetrators and the direct superintendents of the respective jurisdictions, Ochiai Jinkuro and Hishida Genshiro, etc., should be responsible.Such sporadic incidents scattered in various places can neither prove that the defendant has a criminal connection, nor can he be held responsible for the accomplice.

To sum up, the defendant has neither violated the rules of war nor committed any other violations of public international law, so he should be declared innocent in accordance with the law in order to achieve fairness. Based on the above conclusions, the first item of Article 1 of the Regulations on the Trial of War Criminals and the first item of Article 393 of the Criminal Procedure Law should be followed, and the judgment should be as in the main text. In this case, Shi Yong, the prosecutor of this court, came to the court to perform his duties. January 26, 38th year of the Republic of China Ministry of Defense Tribunal for War Criminals Judge Shi Meiyu Judge Lu Chao Judge Lin Jianpeng Judge Ye Zaizeng Judge Zhang Tikun After reading this kind of verdict, one cannot but feel: How could the Japanese warlord, who is the commander-in-chief of the aggression against China, be innocent? "Operation No. 1" was the most tragic battle in the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War. Wasn't it presided over by Okamura?But he didn't mention it at all, obviously avoiding the important ones.As for the statement in the verdict that there were no crimes such as "planning, conspiring, launching or supporting aggressive wars", compared with the history of Neiji Okamura's invasion of China mentioned above, we can see how Chiang Kai-shek's military judges obliterated history and excused the Japanese warlords? ——Ningji Okamura was the first to open up the trend, and the "September 18th" incident was caused by "planning and conspiracy"? It was just that Ningji Okamura was selected to lead the army, and he was determined to "attack Sichuan" afterwards. "Supporting the war of aggression"? How could such a blatant culprit of aggression and such obvious historical facts be so obliterated, such an excuse, and such a verdict? With such a verdict, does it mean that Chiang Kai-shek didn't even know that Neji Okamura was guilty?No, no matter how ignorant Jiang was, he knew it.This kind of knowledge, in Shao Yulin’s recollection—"Before and After Victory"—has already revealed that Shao Yulin had a meeting with Okamura Neiji on the night of August 30, 1945, and "discussed an important issue." Early the next morning after the discussion— Our army flew back to Zhijiang alone, reported to Commander-in-Chief He for instructions, and then was ordered by Commander-in-Chief He to fly to Chongqing to return and ask for instructions.He was ordered again to fly to Nanjing with Commander-in-Chief He on September 8, and participated in the historic formal surrender ceremony on September 9.After that, although I had several opportunities to meet with Okamura, everything was handled by the General Command of the Japanese Army under the command of the General Liaison Department of Japanese Soldiers. A few days ago, it can be said that he has faithfully implemented the items listed in the surrender letter and the instructions of Mr. Lu, and has done his best.This is completely different from the fact that the Russian army accepted the surrender of the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Northeast and transferred all the collected weapons to the CCP for military expansion, which violated the Sino-Soviet treaty.Therefore, the Chinese government allowed him to atone for his merits without prosecuting him as a war criminal. It can be seen that since there is a "crime" that can be "redeemed", it is natural to prove that it is guilty.But since he is guilty, why can't we see any trace of guilt in the verdict? As for the so-called "permission to atone for his merits", the so-called "merit" is obviously because Neiji Okamura voted for Jiang politically, and the enemy became an anti-communist ally.However, although the evidence of Zhou Fohai's "achievements" is solid, he can only save him from death. He is still guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.Could it be that Zhou Fohai is guilty, but Okamura Ningji is not guilty?Chiang Kai-shek severely sanctioned the traitors and shot many of them, while only a few people, including Hisao Tani, were executed against the brutal Japanese army leader. This is also a comparison worth pondering.Chiang Kai-shek acquitted Okamura, and on January 26, 1949, Yan Junliu, the former commander-in-chief of the dispatched army, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Tokyo. Under the international standard of life imprisonment imposed by the international court, the Jiang family court can actually rule the Chinese standard of complete innocence. After Neiji Okamura returned to Japan without guilt, He Yingqin went to Japan to see him in 1956.In the April issue of "Wenyi Chunqiu", this dialogue was published: Okamura: Long time no see, how are you? He: TOEFL TOEFL, I first met Mr. Okamura in 1933, when the Tanggu Armistice Agreement was being negotiated in Peking. Okamura: Yes.I was several classes ahead of you in the non-commissioned officer academy, so I haven't met you.We met for the first time during the September 18th Incident.At that time, I was the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and you were the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army. However, there was no feeling of hostility between them.At that time, I often went to see you in Beiping, and I still can’t forget what you said at that time: "Japan should stop here. If it continues to invade China, the Chinese Communist Party will definitely return to its favor." As a result, Japan will suffer a lot.” Twenty years later, when we meet in Tokyo, looking back, unfortunately, what you said back then has become a reality today. He: Yes? At the time of the election, I was always worried that ordinary Japanese soldiers wanted to invade our country, but when I met General Okamura—— Okamura: He was still a major general at the time. He: When I met the major general and talked about it, I realized that you are an admirable person. You think that China and Japan must join hands in friendship. Speaking of which, He Yingqin actually excused the culprits of the "September 18th" aggression from "ordinary Japanese soldiers", and let's see how they court comrades: He: All in all, China and Japan are of the same language and species, and must work together historically, geographically or culturally.On this point, the sir and we look very much like comrades, that was the first impression I got. Okamura: We met again later in November 1935 when I was serving as the second head of the General Staff Headquarters. It happened to be the time when the anti-Japanese movement was at its peak and the air was tense. I stayed overnight in Nanjing. Of course Unable to visit the Chinese government, I had to go to the consulate to find Mr. Suma Yakichiro, who is now a member of the National Assembly.However, I was very happy when you called and asked me to have dinner at your embassy and agreed not to have any political talk.At that time I remember that you were the Chief of Staff. He: No, it is the Minister of Military and Political Affairs. It can be seen from this that what is the friendship between He Yingqin and the Japanese warlords? Let's see again: Okamura: When you were in Chongqing, you were often heavily bombed, right? He: There are bombings from time to time, but the fatigue bombing in Japan is more annoying. What do you call it? Okamura: Japan calls it nerve bombing. He: The continuous bombing for a whole day makes people unable to work. Okamura: It was all done by my subordinates. He: Thank you, thank you? Selection? Point smile? Snow Okamura: But the weather there is so bad that the pilots can't stand it. He: The sun can't be seen all the time in winter, so there is a saying that "the dog of Shu barks at the sun". Okamura: Has your house been bombed? He: The place where I live was bombed two or three times. Okamura: Isn't there an air-raid shelter? He: But if you are hit by a thousand-pound bomb, even if you hide in an air-raid shelter, you will shake.This happened three times before and after. Okamura: I'm sorry, if you make a mark on the roof of the mansion first, I can tell them not to bomb it! ? hole smile ? snow Have you seen it? Choose them to make a joke out of the sufferings of the Chinese people? Choose and watch again: Okamura: There is one more thing, I should be deeply grateful to you: We fought a "lost battle", but no one became a "captive", this is the gift of your help.According to international practice, the defeated army should be disarmed, officers and soldiers should be detained separately, and treated separately as prisoners of war. This is generally the case, both in Soviet Russia and the Chinese Communist Party, but we are different.We are not called prisoners but "unarmed officers and soldiers", that is to say, unarmed soldiers. On the morning of September 10, the day after signing the surrender, you summoned me. When I went to see you, you opened your mouth Just said: "Japan has no army, and now our two countries can truly work together without any hindrance." You encouraged me: "Let's work hard together." At that time, you also submitted the order of the Chinese government to Japan. I, entrusted me to handle the repatriation affairs of the entire Japanese army and overseas Chinese, how is that dispatch order written? He: Minister of Liaison Department for Japanese Soldiers in China Theater. He: That decree made you issue the order in a dignified manner. The September 10th mentioned by Okamura Neiji happened to be the day after the surrender of Nanjing on September 9th.On the first day, he was still a general, but on the second day, he was appointed as an official. The conversation that follows is even better: He: In order to repatriate people from your country, we deployed 300,000 tons of ships, which accounted for 80% of China's shipping capacity at that time. Okamura: China has also provided us with additional trains.Therefore, from November 1945 to July 1946, all 2 million people were finally repatriated in just ten months. The situation of overseas Chinese returning to China makes me extremely indignant.After the CCP made Japanese people cool, they sent them back arbitrarily when they felt that they were not needed.If calculated based on the speed at which they repatriate overseas Chinese, it would take us forty-two or three years to return from mainland China. He: According to the Soviet-style speed, it would take more than 40 years. Okamura: At that time, because you concentrated your entire transportation force along the Yangtze River, you failed to support the army in the Northeast, which affected the defeat of the national army by the Communist Party. We really feel sorry? He: No, the matter is over. Okamura: Regarding this point, according to what I have heard, the American advisory group is not good. I believe that the United States has delayed the situation in the Far East.It vainly wants the national army to march to the northeast, but most of the elite troops with American equipment are from the south. China has no paddy fields north of the Yellow River. The northerners eat porridge and steamed buns, but the south is mostly paddy fields. Rice's elite troops were sent to the northeast, but in order to repatriate Japanese overseas Chinese, rice could not be transported to aid, which resulted in unfavorable conditions in the civil war.It can also be said that in order to expedite the repatriation of more than 2 million Japanese overseas Chinese, great sacrifices were made in the end. He: At the end of the war, Stalin threatened to avenge the old enemy of the Russo-Japanese War.But at that time, President Chiang declared that "repay grievances with virtue." When Neiji Okamura heard that the Chinese government led by Chiang Kai-shek would rather prevent his compatriots from returning home than the Japanese, and when he saw that the Japanese had cars and boats to ride on while the Chinese had no cars or boats, When he saw that the Japanese had something to eat but the Chinese "couldn't send rice to the relief", when he heard that the Chiang government was "defeated by the Communist Party" and "suffered a lot" because of the Japanese, of course, Okamura Ning Ci was moved. ——This kind of behavior of forcing the suffering of one's own people to foreigners regardless of the life and death of one's own country; this kind of shameful and inexplicable bastard behavior of providing free services to the Japanese regardless of defeat or victory, Even if the Japanese warlords look down on them, they still have to be moved.What's more, this kind of free service is still continuing to serve, what is the service in the end? How to continue to serve and serve to the end? Okamura: What I admire the most is that you never feel sad and complain. You may be more modest and say that you have your own reasons for failure.At that time, the American newspapers and magazines had quite harsh comments on Mr. He Yingqin and Mr. Tang Enbo, who took over Shanghai, saying that you were too "protective of Japan". He: No, the demobilization of the Japanese army was due to the strong determination of Mr. Okamura. In the chaotic post-war era, he completed the demobilization of 2 million troops by himself without any order from the Japanese Army Ministry or the assistance of the Japanese Demobilization Bureau. This is unprecedented in the world. Okamura: I was able to get rid of war criminals thanks to the help of the lawyer you sent.Although this is a personal matter, I should thank you.Now I think of another thing, that is, you think that the opponent I fought in the past was China, so you asked me to criticize the Chinese army.I promise that if I don't publish it to the outside world, I can do it, because once the content is published, I will be killed.So I took the Chinese army, which has been fighting fiercely for eight years, as the target, and focused on its shortcomings, and wrote an article "The Chinese Army Seen from the Enemy's Front". He: I haven't shown that article to outsiders until now. After providing legal services, in 1949, Neiji Okamura fell into the arms of the Japanese motherland and the Chinese motherland into the embrace of Taiwan-Chiang Kai-shek lost the mainland.Although he lost the mainland, he continued to serve Neiji Okamura until the end.After Neji Okamura returned to Japan, because Mai Shuai's headquarters refused to let him go easily, he was still carrying the "crime of pursuit and release" and could not engage in political activities, so he still asked the Kuomintang to find a way.According to the memories of Cai Mengjian, a great spy under Chiang Kai-shek, in "From the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty to Dong Xianguang's Mission to Japan Jingwei", the details are as follows: After Jing Gong? Acupoint He Yingqin? The pictures of the seventy sages of China drawn by Tanyou are in dozens of volumes. Because the president respects the sages, he begged me to bring them to the president to show his great kindness of "repaying grievances with virtue". Foreign Minister at the time of surrender? Xue, Hachiro Arita? Acupoint: Foreign Minister during the war? Xue, Okamura Neiji? All of them were convicted of invading China, and they will be released after another year of Japan's independence. However, if they engage in political party activities, they are convicted of invading China. The crime of pursuit and release can be lifted one year earlier. If they are allowed to be released, they can engage in political organizations and establish political parties. They must be pro-China? Point Taiwan? "These four criminals who invaded China will not be held accountable."At that time, I thought that these enemies could save him without killing him. The so-called "enemies or friends" is free, and there is nothing wrong with it. If you refuse, you may become enemies again a year later, so I immediately replied: "... I will not be demanding on the four criminals who invaded China. If I make my heart clear, I will definitely be able to invite you. I will reply after I return to Taiwan." After Cai Mengjian returned to Taiwan, he immediately settled the matter.In the end, Zhang Qun came forward and "reported to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' delegation to Japan at that time, and submitted a memorandum to the Tokyo Occupation Headquarters on this matter. After receiving the memo, the headquarters approved the application of the four people to release them, and they started to work again. political activities".It can be seen from this that Chiang Kai-shek's love for Neiji Okamura is really meticulous? The story of Neiji Okamura tells us: Chiang Kai-shek has a strange measure and tolerance for foreigners who invaded his country.He will never let go of dissidents among his compatriots; but for foreigners who are not of my race, he "seems a lot like a comrade", and he is very affectionate.On March 26, 1946, Guilin's "Central Daily" reported that Xie Guansheng, Minister of Justice and Administration, reported to the Political Council, saying that in terms of dealing with war criminals, "A total of 2,879 cases were found to be guilty of crimes after review. There are nineteen thousand nine hundred and forty-six victims."However, according to Shi Meiyu's "Memoirs of the Trial of War Criminals", "A total of 2,388 war criminals have been accepted by courts across the country, except for the Nanjing Massacre. In addition, the remaining 2,000 people were found not guilty enough, and were acquitted or not prosecuted, and then sent back to Japan.” The 2,000 people who Shi Meiyu said were “not guilty enough” were naturally the same as the “crimes established” in Xie Guansheng’s report. "The more than 2,000 members were obviously released by the Kuomintang in the end.In his speech "Sino-Japanese Cooperation and Far East Group Security Guarantee", He Yingqin clearly stated to the Japanese: "For the war criminals who caused a catastrophic disaster between our country and our country, the punishment is severe, but once the CCP advances When Gyeonggi and Shanghai were in crisis, I tried to obtain the consent of the President of the League to repatriate more than 250 important war criminals of your country who were detained in Shanghai at that time, and sent them to Sugamo Prison for execution by the President of the League. Some of them served in the military The grades are good, and they have been released on parole one after another." It can be seen that the Japanese war criminals punished by the Chiang regime are only Hisao Tani, Takashi Sakai, and Hisazu Tanaka. The three Japanese who were famous for their killing contests during the massacre?This kind of style is reminiscent of the mentality of the Qing government that "it is better to give gifts to outsiders than to be slaves". Compared with the past and the present, it is really a comparison? According to Professor He Bingdi's book on China's population research, it is estimated that during the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, 1,000 people died 5 to 20 million Chinese? See Ho, Studies on the Population of China, P.252. Snow is absolutely well-founded. Chiang Kai-shek’s acquittal of war criminals and his renunciation of claims against Japan are all detrimental to the country National.