General Kenyoshi Ueda committed seppuku and the Magui defenders were temporarily under the unified command of Lieutenant General Matsuyama Yuzo, commander of the 56th Division. Lieutenant General Matsuyama was very cunning. He knew that Magui was no longer capable of defending. In order to preserve the precious officers of the Imperial Japanese Army, he ordered all officers above Lieutenant Colonel to change the uniforms of soldiers.
Songshan¡¯s order did not expect to retain a considerable number of officers for the Japanese army. Later, he received a commendation from the base camp and became an order that all high-ranking officers in the empire must obey in desperate situations.
Starting on the second day, the Chinese *** team launched another powerful offensive, blowing almost all the houses occupied by the Japanese into rubble, and the Japanese soldiers had no conditions to hold on.
At the moment when the Chinese army launched its final attack, Lieutenant General Matsuyama led an officer decisive battle group composed of officers, as well as an elite Japanese army that strengthened the brigade, opened the way with light machine guns, and suddenly launched a counterattack against the enemy in Nancheng.
Lieutenant General Matsuyama took out all the light machine guns in stock, distributed some to the defenders, and most of them to the officer decisive battle group. When the Chinese army launched a massive attack, a Japanese army armed with a Type 97 light machine gun suddenly launched a counterattack. The fierce machine gun fire knocked down the Japanese soldiers in one fell swoop.
The grenades in the hands of the Japanese army kept throwing towards the enemy. For a moment, there was a loud sound of gunfire, and the smoke from the explosion of the grenade filled the air, blocking the enemy's sight. This Japanese army of thousands of people actually overwhelmed the blocking army in one breath and carved a bloody path from the south gate.
The Chinese ** team sent an infantry regiment to pursue the enemy. The Japanese army only used one squadron to shoulder the task of blocking. The main force crossed the Kwai River in the east and highlighted the encirclement of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
The Japanese troops in the city were not so lucky. They were tightly surrounded by the squadron. Chinese tanks rumbled over the ruins. The muzzle of Wudongdong flashed with flames, and a bunker was shattered. The Japanese troops in the encirclement, under the blow of steel and guns, their fighting will was completely destroyed.
Lieutenant Colonel Gao Bo Shunming, the supreme commander of the garrison, ordered to put down weapons and stop resistance. When groups of Japanese soldiers walked out of their houses with their hands raised in the air and gathered at the prisoner assembly point according to the orders of the Chinese soldiers, these so-called Imperial Japanese soldiers lowered their heads one by one, as if they were mourning for their heirs. His face was blank, and he sat on the ground with lifeless eyes.
The New First Army captured the most prisoners, with one army alone capturing more than 1,200 people. Therefore, Yue Hanping handed over all the prisoners to Sun Liren's troops for custody.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force occupied Magway, and the entire Magway was in ruins. The Chinese soldiers carefully cleaned every ruin, finding the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle and the bodies of the Japanese soldiers. They also counted the weapons and ammunition pulled out of the ruins. book.
There were about 2,700 Japanese prisoners of war, and there was no place to hold them in the city. Therefore, Sun Liren ordered a regiment to be taken out and escorted the Japanese prisoners of war to camp on the beach of the Kwai River.
The soldiers of this regiment escorting the prisoners angrily drove away the Japanese prisoners of war. They failed to clean up the loot and vented all their anger on the Japanese.
The ghost soldiers who walked slowly, the Chinese soldiers went up to a shot. The ghost soldiers dared to say, and stared at the Chinese soldiers fiercely. The Chinese soldier was also annoyed for a while, "Damn you, what are you looking at? You're already a prisoner, and you're still so arrogant!"
Several Japanese prisoners of war nearby pulled on the sleeves of the Japanese soldier, then turned around and walked forward. When they arrived at the river beach, the translator told the Japanese prisoners of war to pull up the tents themselves.
But there were no tents for these prisoners of war, so under the armed surveillance of Chinese soldiers, these Japanese soldiers went to the nearby area to pick up branches and break bamboos to build simple huts.
After an afternoon of tossing, the Japs' hut began to take shape. When dinner time came, when the Chinese soldiers brought the food, the Japs soldiers vomited on the ground after taking one bite and asked for something delicious to replace.
The soldiers guarding these prisoners were angry at first, but now they saw that they were picky eaters. The group leader showed his food to the Japs, "See, we all eat this. You eat the same as us, so what else can you complain about?"
The Japs looked at each other, finally stopped making any noise, and finished their meal quietly. Chinese soldiers set up tents outside the Japanese huts and dug wooden fences around them.
In the middle of the night, the Chinese soldiers slowly fell asleep. A group of Japanese soldiers silently stared outside the hut. The number of Chinese guards had been reduced to the minimum. There were only a dozen Chinese soldiers outside the wooden fence.
Several Japs whispered in low voices, and after a while, several Japs sneaked out of the hut and got into several other huts. In a moment, the entire Japanese camp was connected.
Yang Junfeng, the leader of the regiment guarding the prisoners, ordered the soldiers to wear clothes when sleeping at night. In extraordinary times, he was afraid of trouble. These Japanese prisoners of war are not like that.??Tame.
At midnight, more than 30 Japanese soldiers walked out of the hut together. A dozen Chinese soldiers on guard immediately stopped them and asked, "What are you doing?" After saying that, they cocked their guns with a clatter.
"Go to the toilet!" the Japanese soldiers said in unison.
The sentries didn¡¯t understand the Japanese army, but judging from the situation, they probably wanted to go to the toilet. So they sent a man to get a translator. At the same time, they pointed their guns at the Japanese soldiers and asked the Japanese soldiers to push them away from the specified distance.
These Japanese soldiers stood still one by one. The Chinese soldiers looked at these Japanese soldiers in confusion, and drew their guns, "Back away 3 meters away, hurry up."
Suddenly, the Japanese soldiers grabbed the soldier's gun, and the other Japanese soldiers took action almost at the same time. Suddenly, a dozen Chinese soldiers were grabbed by the Japanese soldiers' guns. The Japanese soldiers behind them swarmed up and pushed the Chinese soldiers to the ground. The two sides struggled. In a ball.
A Chinese soldier reacted faster. The submachine gun in his hand shot out a string of bullets. The heat from the muzzle made the hand of the Japanese holding the barrel sizzle. More and more Japanese soldiers rushed out, and more than a dozen Chinese soldiers were beaten to death.
Gunshots suddenly rang out, and the Chinese soldiers on guard immediately rushed out of the tent and saw a group of Japanese soldiers standing outside the hut. Several of the Japanese soldiers pointed at the gunmen and opened fire with the guns they had just snatched.
The guarding soldiers opened fire on the rioting Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers grabbed more than a dozen submachine guns, and they opened fire fiercely with their guns. Another group of Japanese soldiers rushed towards the Chinese soldiers regardless of their own safety.
When the regiment leader Yang Junfeng learned that it was a Japanese uprising, he immediately used a microphone to contact the army commander Sun Liren. Commander Sun held the radio in his hand, "Commander Yang, listen carefully, I will kill them all!" There was a coldness in the commander's voice.
Yang Junfeng threw down the radio and ordered the defenders not to panic and to stick to their camp. A Chinese infantry regiment quickly stabilized its position and frequently fired bullets at the besieged Japanese soldiers.
The rioting Japanese soldiers were quickly killed. The remaining Japanese soldiers hid in the hut, lying on the ground, holding their heads in their hands. The Chinese soldiers counted the bodies of the rioting Japanese soldiers and counted the number of people again to confirm that no Japanese soldiers had escaped.
Captain Yang breathed a sigh of relief, his cold face was cold and cold, and he almost said a few words one by one: "Kill without mercy!"
The Chinese soldiers surrounded the Japanese hut, pointing their submachine guns at the Japanese soldiers and firing "dududu". All 2,700 Japanese prisoners fell in a pool of blood.
Sun Liren reported the killing of Japanese prisoners to Yue Hanping. Yue Hanping said calmly: "Okay, I know! If General Stilwell asks about it, I will be responsible!"
American and British reporters accompanying the army immediately announced the news to the public, claiming that the Chinese Expeditionary Force was a barbaric army that killed Japanese prisoners indiscriminately.
General Stilwell had returned to Mandalay and was extremely angry when he saw reports in the newspapers that the Chinese Communist Party shot Japanese prisoners of war. The American general called Yue Hanping: "General Yue, what's going on with killing Japanese prisoners?"
Yue Hanping said calmly: "Oh, this is a matter. Those Japanese prisoners of war rioted and killed 17 of our soldiers. I ordered them to be suppressed."
General Stilwell said angrily: "Don't you know how serious it is to kill prisoners of war? Shooting these Japanese prisoners of war, do you know how many Japanese soldiers will be forced to fight to the death in future battles? How much will this increase for the Allied forces? casualties?"
Yue Hanping still answered calmly: "General, it was the Japanese prisoners who rioted and killed our soldiers, so I ordered the prisoners of war to be shot. We just don't kill the Japanese prisoners. How many Japanese soldiers do you think will surrender in the future? Myitkyina, we don't. Killing prisoners, how many Japanese soldiers surrendered? None. In Monywa, the British army did not kill Japanese prisoners, and how many Japanese soldiers surrendered? Still none."
General Stilwell was furious, "General Yue, I didn't expect that you Chinese are too far away from our civilized world. In short, killing prisoners is not allowed by international conventions and is a barbaric act."
Yue Hanping asked coldly: "Excuse me, General Stilwell, how many Chinese prisoners of war did the Japanese army kill when they occupied Nanjing? How many civilians were killed? Why did the Japanese army not abide by international conventions? Can you reason with him when dealing with a group of barbaric beasts? ? Are we required to endure the humiliation of being bullied by our countrymen and speak humanely to the Japanese prisoners of war who have dehumanized them?"
General Stilwell wanted to say something else, but Yue Hanping cut off the phone with a click. Listening to the beeping of electronic pulses coming from the other side, General Stilwell threw down the microphone angrily.
At this time, the Chinese Expeditionary Force received a commendation telegram from Chongqing. The general meaning of the telegram was that Chiang Kai-shek would soon attend the Cairo Conference. The Chinese Expeditionary Force's glorious record made the Cairo Conference more exciting and greatly improved China's international status.
Regarding the largest mass killing of prisoners by the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Chongqing did not mention it, not even a word of criticism. Only then did Yue Hanping remember that the Cairo Conference, a spoils-sharing conference for the victorious countries in World War II, was about to be held in November 1943.
Historically, Chairman Chiang did not understand the essence of this meeting. So when the Chairman learned that China could take back Taiwan, the Penghu Islands, and the territory of Manchukuo in Northeast China that had been forcibly ceded by Japan, the Chairman was overjoyed and politely refused several times. The United States wants to exchange the Ryukyu Islands for China's wishes.
It seems that we need to send a telegram to the Chairman to remind him what kind of meeting the Cairo Conference was.