Chapter 8 Chapter 2 "Down and Up" (1)

1 In May of the thirteenth year of Showa (AD 1938), that is, ten months after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, two Japanese invaders joined forces in the Chinese battlefield. During the "July 7th Incident", Japan dispatched troops from North China to Dagu Port in Tianjin, and then captured several northern provinces including Rehe, Chahar, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, and northern Henan. They only later entered the north of Xuzhou Taierzhuang has encountered tenacious resistance since the start of the war.The Central China Dispatch Army, which landed at Wusongkou in Shanghai later, did not have such good luck. After paying a heavy price of nearly 100,000 casualties on the Songhu battlefield, they gradually opened up the situation and took the initiative on the battlefield.Now the two Japanese armies, which are thousands of miles apart, have finally opened up the Jinpu Railway, connecting the north and south battlefields, which means that the Japanese sun flag has been raised on Chinese land that is several times larger than the Japanese island nation.

At this moment, the two high-spirited Japanese commander-in-chiefs are riding on their respective horses, and they are looking at each other with smiles from a distance.The Japanese generals are all small. They wear the same standard yellow woolen cloaks and carry the imperial sabers on their waists. Even the Rendanhus are all repaired exactly the same. They look like a pair of twin brothers. In fact, they will line up together in a few years. On the list of Japan's Class A war criminals.Behind the general was a military band, and behind the band was a mighty phalanx formed by the guard of honor and combat troops. When the general saluted each other, the military band began to play music. The soldiers cheered together, and Japanese reporters flocked forward. Go to take pictures, record this so-called "historic moment", and send the major news of "Xuzhou's conquest" back to China first.

Although the land of China is still bleeding, the soil under the soldiers' feet is still trembling, the cities are still being ruthlessly engulfed by the flames of war, and the shadow of death is covering the vast countryside, indicating that the battle ahead is still fierce, but the Japanese can't wait to celebrate their victory.General Uchitoshi, commander-in-chief of the North China Dispatch Army, politely said to General Hata Junliu, commander-in-chief of the Central China Dispatch Army: You have worked hard.Thanks to the Central China Dispatch Army for the timely attack on the enemy.

■Thank you from the general: The record of the North China Front Army is worth studying. General in the temple: But the enemy has not been completely wiped out yet. ■ General: Yes, please work harder. After the ceremony, the two commander-in-chiefs attended a press conference together. The military spokesman announced to reporters the record of the Xuzhou battle, saying that the Chinese (Chinese) army had suffered a decisive blow. Tens of thousands of people. A reporter asked: Will the imperial army attack Wuhan next?Please confirm it. ■General Answer: This is a military secret and we will not announce it.

A Western reporter: Excuse me, sir, do you think your army will occupy Chongqing? Terauchi said arrogantly: Yes, I think it's just a matter of time. The two commanders laughed so hard that the air trembled. Western reporter: Mr. Commander, it is rumored that the Japanese representative is negotiating with the Chinese government. Does this contradict the actions of your army? The general in the temple frowned, and he said unhappily: Let me tell you, this is a battlefield, the imperial army does not accept negotiations, only surrender. Question from a Western reporter: At present, there are many reports in Western countries about your army violating the "Geneva Convention" and mistreating prisoners of war in an inhumane way. How will the prisoners of war in this battle be treated?

The general in the temple was angry, and he said sharply: This is the enemy spreading rumors... You will see how the imperial army treats the Chinese captives preferentially in a kind way. Reporters from all over the world saw a group of Chinese wounded in the field hospital that day. Most of them were weak and malnourished, with fearful and panicked expressions.Japanese military doctors treated them patiently and meticulously, and angelic Japanese nurses pushed small carts to apply medicine and bandage the wounds everywhere. In the prisoner-of-war camp, the reporter also witnessed the humane treatment of Chinese prisoners. Not only were they munching on white flour steamed buns, but they could also drink broth and take hot baths.The reporter took many photos on the spot and sent back many reports, which effectively refuted all kinds of rumors about the brutal torture and killing of Chinese prisoners by the Japanese army.

Westerners' deep understanding of the brutal nature of the Japanese army should wait until the outbreak of the Pacific War three years later.They not only executed Western prisoners of war arbitrarily, such as beheading, beheading, burying alive, burning, disembowelling, feeding wolf dogs, making bayonet targets, etc., but also committed many unprecedented large-scale atrocities that shocked the world, such as the famous "Bataan Peninsula Death March", "Crossing the Malaysian Death Jungle", "Building the Thailand-Myanmar Railway" and so on.According to incomplete statistics after the war, at least 90,000 Allied prisoners of war in the Asian battlefield became victims of Japanese atrocities, and countless wounded and disabled.