Chapter 90 16. Killing the "Father of the Manchurian Pioneering Regiment"——The mystery of the death of Tetsuo Tomiya

After the "September 18th" Incident, the Japanese Kwantung Army discovered that although the Chinese military and civilians in the Northeast did not have the support of the central government, they still stubbornly resisted. Whether they were intellectuals, ordinary people, former military officers, or landlords, there were a large number of patriots. Rise up against the extremely unfavorable situation.The Volunteer Army, the National Salvation Army, the Self-Defense Army, the Jagged Army, and the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces came and went one after another like wildfire, and because of the support of the people, it was extremely difficult for the Japanese army to completely eliminate them.For example, in the Kwantung Army's Eighth Battle of Mazhanshan in the summer of 1932, although two divisions and two brigades were used, and most of the aviation units were dispatched to cooperate, it was still impossible to capture Mazhanshan with accurate intelligence and a fish in water.Even Honjo Shigeru, commander of the Kwantung Army, was forced to resign because of the increasing number of volunteer troops fighting.In order to stabilize its colonial rule in the Northeast, Captain Tetsuo Tomiya, a training advisor to the Jilin Army of the Puppet Manchukuo, put forward the "Opinions for Reclamation and Expansion", suggesting large-scale immigration to the Northeast.This proposal was supported by the Japanese Diet, and it was decided to establish a wide range of "pioneering groups" and immigration points composed of Japanese immigrants in Northeast China, especially Heilongjiang, mainly based on rural soldiers.Rely on these armed immigrant groups to form a stronghold against the anti-Japanese armed forces.At the same time, because the members of the Pioneering Group acquired a large amount of land from farmers in Northeast China through plundering (the earliest immigrant family could obtain 1,500 mu of land without compensation), a large number of local farmers became farm laborers for Japanese immigrants, and the control was strengthened to prevent them from supporting the anti-Japanese armed forces .

In October 1932, under the personal plan of Donggong Tetsuo, 493 Japanese armed immigrants stationed in Yongchuan Town, Mudanjiang. group.Afterwards, feeling that adults had too many worries, Donggong suggested to absorb young people whose immigration targets were transferred to "pure" and actively mobilized.These fanatical young Japanese immigrants who arrived in the Northeast due to the mobilization of the East Palace formed the so-called "Japanese Pioneering Youth Volunteer Army".And Donggong further promoted the colonization and development. In 1933, he wrote the lyrics himself and completed the song "New Japanese Women Want to Marry to the Mainland".

Facts have proved that large-scale emigration to the Northeast caused a large number of Chinese farmers to lose their land with almost no compensation, and they suffered extremely. When Japan was defeated, it also directly caused the death of 80,000 immigrants. The issue of their descendants’ return to the country still plagues the Japanese government .But at the time, it seemed that this was very beneficial to Japan's establishment of colonial rule in the Northeast.First of all, it changed the population ratio of the Northeast and increased the number of Japanese population, which is beneficial to the so-called "Republic of the Five Races" in Japan; secondly, the number of pioneering groups continued to increase and occupied a large amount of land, which increased the important human resources for Japan to colonize the Northeast Thirdly, these pioneering groups have a certain military nature, which played a huge role in restricting the anti-Japanese armed activities and assisting the Japanese army in controlling the Northeast; finally, the continuous expansion of the pioneering groups reduced the employment pressure in Japan and prompted the Japanese people to support the military. policy of aggression.

In 1936, the large-scale immigration to the Northeast proposed by Tetsuo Tomiya was listed as a national policy of Japan, and Tetsuo Tomiya, who practiced it himself, was honored as the "father of the pioneering group".Before Japan's defeat, a total of 100,000 households, about 330,000 people, immigrated to the northeast of my country, which was the largest national immigration in Japanese history. Donggong Tetsuo was also promoted to the rank of Major Commander of the Army and served as the adjutant of the Second Wing. In fact, Donggong Tetsuo participated in another important event in the history of Japan's invasion of China-in 1928, some militants of the Kwantung Army caused a bombing in Huanggutun, which killed Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Feng Dynasty.The one who directed the blasting at the scene was Tetsuo Tomiya, who was the squadron leader of the independent garrison of the Kwantung Army at the time.After the defeat, the Japanese army urgently ordered his family members to destroy relevant documents, but the surviving diaries and other documents can still prove what happened at that time.

In 1937, the 45-year-old Donggong Tetsuo was transferred back to China. Originally, this meant that he could enjoy the honor of "father of the pioneering group" and live a glorious second half of his life.However, after the "July 7th" Incident, because the Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the war of aggression against China, they had to recruit reserve divisions in China to participate in the war in China.Due to the urgent need for experienced officers, Tomiya Tetsuo was conscripted into the Mito Regiment of the 114th Division (the 102nd Regiment of the Japanese Army Infantry) as the captain of the Lieutenant Commander and went to the East China battlefield.During the battle, Tomiya Tetsuo was shot dead by the Chinese army, ending his unique life.

The death of Tomiya Tetsuo was a major blow to the Japanese army.Although he was promoted to the rank of Army Chief, Dong Gong can only be regarded as a mid-level officer.However, celebrities who sent wreaths at his funeral included Tojo Hideki, the number one war criminal at the Tokyo International Tribunal, Shiro Ishii, commander of the July 31 Force, post-war Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's father, Shintaro Abe.This is obviously not because of his title, but because of his "merit" in the establishment of the pioneering group.To this day, researchers in Japan still regard Tomiya Tetsuo as a banner of its colonial era.

However, how Donggong Tetsuo died in battle and which army he died in is still a mystery. According to Wikipedia's Japanese entry for "Tetsunan Donggong", Donggong died in the battle of Shanghai and died when he landed.However, the 114th Division did not enter Shanghai to participate in the war, and there was a nine-day difference between the time of its death and the time of landing.According to "The Legend of Donggong Tetsunan", he landed with the army at Jinshanwei in Shanghai on November 5, and then the regiment began to outflank the rear of the Chinese army in Songhu. On November 14, Dong Gong Tetsuo was killed in Pinghu on the way the Japanese army attacked Hangzhou.The Japanese side also recorded that when he was killed in battle, "the subordinate の先头に起って was advancing, and the grassland de クリークから in Pinghu Prefecture, Zhejiang Province was shot on the left chest. Subordinates と共”と死亲の句をしたためて叫明した”. (Translated as: In the process of leading the way forward, he was shot in the left chest while crossing a pond in the grassland of Pinghu County, Zhejiang Province. He just used the pencils and guestbooks provided by his subordinates , made a death song and said, "The autumn in the wilderness is refreshing, sharing it with my subordinates, very quickly", and then died.)

There is also a record that he charged forward with a gun on the front line with ordinary soldiers and was shot to death. It is not known whether these are real situations or the Japanese army's habitual propaganda tactics. According to our records, Pinghu County fell on this day. However, on November 14, the county government left behind in the area was being evacuated. There was only a saying that it was attacked by the Japanese army. There seemed to be no fierce fighting around Pinghu that day, and no one was killed. Records of Tomiya Tetsuo. The area around Jinshanwei Quangong Pavilion, also known as Pinghu, where Donggong Tetsuo led his troops to land, was also known as Pinghu. The first part of the 62nd Division once blocked the Japanese army here.If the Japanese record of his death time is incorrect, Tomiya Tetsuo may also have died in this battle.

Then, where and by whom did Dong Gong Tetsuo die, we can only look forward to more historical materials from our side and friends who are familiar with this period of history.