Chapter 31 Chapter 30: The Atrocities of the Japanese Army Invading Huizhou (1942.24)

During the Anti-Japanese War, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province fell four times. During the occupation of Huizhou, the Japanese invaders burned, raped, robbed, and committed all kinds of crimes. A total of more than 5,000 residents were massacred. Almost all the urban areas were destroyed. Only on February 4, 1942 In the first three days of the Japanese occupation for the third time, the Japanese invaders massacred more than 3,000 residents.This is another blood debt owed by Japanese imperialism! In August 1938, the Japanese invaded South China with two divisions of more than 40,000 troops under the cover of the navy and air force. At around 5 pm on October 11, 1938, a number of Japanese warships were found on the Hutoumen Ocean, and the number of Japanese warships increased to 60 to 70 before dark, as well as enemy aircraft carriers. At around 4 a.m. on the 12th, under the cover of intense artillery fire, the Japanese invaders forcibly landed in Huizhou Daya Bay in two ways.All the way to land in Xiayong, Xiayong originally had a battalion of the Kuomintang Marine Corps stationed there, and retreated towards Nianshan with only a little resistance.The Japanese invaders quickly occupied Baimanghua, Pingshan and other places. On the second day, the Japanese invaders occupied Liangjing and Pingtan, and marched straight to Ma'an and Huizhou; A battalion of the Luo Maoxun Regiment of the 151st Division at the head was outnumbered, and under the strong firepower of the Japanese invaders, navy, army and air force, it suffered heavy casualties and retreated.The enemy's fast troops marched towards Danshui, and the other two battalions of the defenders retreated after a little resistance. At about 6 pm, the Japanese invaded and occupied Tamsui. On the 13th, the enemy invaded and occupied Yonghu from Danshui, and the three buildings entered the vicinity of Lengshuikeng, and marched straight to Huizhou.The other group invaded Zhenlong from Yonghu, Chenjiang and then looked north to Huizhou.In this way, the Japanese invaders surrounded Huizhou from three sides.

In the early morning of October 14, the two Japanese invaders who attacked Huizhou from Lengshuikeng and Chenjiang had already rushed to the outskirts of the city.At that time, inside and outside Huicheng, there were still troops from the 151st Division and He Lianfang from the 451st Brigade who had arrived late.Due to the lack of retreat, they all relied on the large and small Guabangshan fortresses near Fei'eling to resist. They fought fiercely for several hours. All fall into the enemy's hands, the situation is embarrassing.The Japanese invaders who attacked Huizhou from Pingtan only encountered a few stragglers on the way and fought, and they also arrived in Huizhou.Since then, the Japanese invaders from all walks of life have not encountered any resistance in Huiyang, and Huizhou has fallen for the first time.

After the Japanese invaded the city, they burned and killed the most prosperous shops on Shuidong Road in Huizhou. The fire lasted for more than 10 days, and all other street shops and houses were also burned down.The Japanese invaders killed anyone they saw, robbed anything they saw, and raped women, even old women in their sixties and seventies, and young girls in their twelfth and thirteen years were not spared.The Japanese invaded and occupied Huizhou City for more than 50 days, causing heavy casualties among Huizhou residents.On December 7, the Japanese army withdrew from Huizhou and blew up Dongxin Bridge before leaving.Wen Shuhai, the commander of the Kuomintang army, dared to come to Huizhou two days after the Japanese invaders retreated. When he arrived in Huicheng, he fired more than a thousand empty guns in demonstration. On May 3, 2010, Huizhou fell for the second time. On May 1, the Japanese invaders divided into three groups to encircle Huizhou. One route passed through Shiyou and went eastward; one route obliquely exited the Zhangmutou detour, passing through Pingtan, Yonghu, Ma'an, and Sandong; the other route went from Boluo to Lingtou. Cross the river and occupy Hengli, forming a heavy siege on Huizhou.

The 9th Brigade of the 12th Army of the Kuomintang in Huizhou fought against the Japanese invaders.At dusk, the Japanese invaders retreated to the railway line. At dawn on May 2, the Japanese invaders mobilized the army and air force to counterattack, bombed the defense line around Chenjiang, and used scissor tactics to advance along the Huizhang Highway and start a tug-of-war with the 626th Regiment of the 9th Brigade of Independence. Xinxu and Zhenlong attacked the positions guarded by the 10th Regiment of Fangjunbao in the area of ​​Ruanxieshan and Fozu'ao, but the regiment had already given up their positions and retreated, so the flanks of the 626th regiment were exposed to the firepower of the Japanese invaders, and the situation was very unfavorable. Withdrew to the Foziao highland outside Huizhou city. On May 3, the Japanese invaders organized an attack again, and the 9th Independent Brigade did not dare to fight any more and withdrew from Huizhou.The Japanese invaded and occupied Huizhou City for the second time.

During the fall, most citizens of Huizhou fled the countryside beforehand. The Japanese invaded the city and found nothing, so they went to various townships to search and loot, and massacred more than 400 residents and refugees in Pengying Village.The Japanese invaders retreated on May 10. At dawn on that day, the Japanese invaders dispatched hundreds of people, each carrying fire tools, to shop at the shops on Shuidong Road, Tangxia, Dashi Street (Zhongshan West), and Wanshi Road (Zhongshan South). Residential houses, in the name of firing cannons, set fire to shops and private houses together.Immediately after the first cannon fire, flames shot up everywhere.The second shot was fired, and the Japanese invaders began to retreat. At this time, the county and the prefecture were in flames, the urban area was in ruins, and 80% of the houses were burned.In addition, places of interest and historical sites around the West Lake, such as Qichan Temple, Yongfu Temple, Yuanmiao Temple, etc., were also burned.

On February 4, 1942, Huizhou fell for the third time. In early February, the Nakagawa Regiment of the Sakai Department of the Japanese Army attacked Huizhou.It happened that Li Hanhun, Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Government of the Kuomintang, came to Huiyang for inspection at the front line, and planned to stay in Huizhou for one or two days before going to sea, land and Feng. On the evening of the 3rd, Li Hanhun convened a meeting of people from all walks of life in the party, government, military and academic circles in Huizhou in the auditorium of the No. 1 Primary School in Huizhou County.While Li was speaking, a colonel hurriedly reported to Li Hanhun, "The enemy army has arrived on the east bank, and the enemy has been found at the bridgehead."Then the head of the regiment took out a map to point out the distance between the enemy and Huizhou. After hearing this, Li Hanhun continued to speak for 20 minutes and then announced the end of the meeting. It was already 11 o'clock in the middle of the night.Before leaving the field, the chief staff officer of the Security Command of the Fourth Commission raised his voice and told everyone that all units should leave Huizhou immediately and must cross Pingshan Township before 8:00 tomorrow morning.

On February 4, the Japanese brigade moved from the bridgehead on the east bank to the vicinity of Radius Township in the western suburbs of Huizhou City.A regiment of the 9th Independent Brigade deployed in Fei'eling and Guabangshan, when the Japanese invaders entered the small road in Niuxia'ao, Radius Township, they fired bombardment and fired shots, and the leader of the Japanese invaders was killed.The Japanese invaders became ashamed and furious, and sent planes to cover the Japanese army's invasion. The Japanese invaders climbed the Hangbang Mountain, and the 9th Brigade retreated, and the Japanese army occupied Huizhou.

After the Japanese invaded the city, they retaliated and killed everyone they met. More than 100 people were killed in Putou; more than 100 people were killed at Limenyi Road and Yewu Lane; Dozens of people were buried alive by the river; countless people were transported out of the countryside by car and killed. It is estimated that 3,000 people were killed this time. The brutal massacre lasted for 3 days before exiting Huizhou. On January 14, 1945, Huizhou fell for the fourth time. In January 1945, the Japanese invaded northern Guangdong and reoccupied the coastal areas at the same time to cooperate with the Northern Guangdong War. They also planned to consolidate the coastal bases to cope with the landing of the US military. All the way under the cover of the aircraft, they landed again from Daya Bay and Aotou, and cooperated with the enemy from Shenzhen to invade Danshui and Huizhou.

On January 14, the Japanese invaded and occupied Huizhou for the fourth time. Since the citizens of Huizhou had experienced the tragedy of the previous three occupations, most of the residents had fled to the countryside or mountainous areas in advance, so the loss was not large.After the Japanese invaders entered the city, they adopted the policy of "governing China with China", organized the puppet army and traitors in advance, and entered the city together. In addition to resuming business, he also went to the mainland to operate gold and grain business with profiteers, and made profits from it.At the same time, defense companies (i.e. gambling companies), anti-smoking bureaus (i.e. opium dens), lottery companies, additional collection offices for imported and exported goods, and brothels were established to increase taxes, in an attempt to use these means to save the serious crisis of its economy.The Japanese invaders were very afraid of the anti-Japanese guerrillas. They often used Han's good eyes and ears to arrest people everywhere.

On August 15, 1945, the Japanese government issued a begging note. On September 2, Japan officially signed and surrendered.After signing, the Japanese soldiers and their families all over the country were guarded by concentration camps.Huizhou used the current Zhongshan Park as the site of the concentration camp. After entering the concentration camp, the Japanese soldiers were disarmed and were not allowed to go out.The person in charge of receiving the surrender in Huizhou was Miao Peinan, former director of the Dongjiang Administrative Office.A month later, the prisoners of war were repatriated.The Japanese army invaded Huizhou four times. According to incomplete statistics, more than 5,000 people were massacred, and countless property losses were lost.