Glorious Mission 1937

Xingtai is the northern gateway to Handan, an important town in southern Hebei, and is also the most important material reserve base in southern Hebei. Therefore, it has always been a heavy city guarded by the Japanese army. In addition, the No.30 Second Division of the Japanese Army is not located in Xingtai at this time. .

After the offensive and defensive battle of Gaoyi, Kimura Bingtaro managed to gather thousands of remnants, plus some puppet troops in southern Hebei, the number of defenders in Xingtai reached more than 30.However, both Kimura Heutaro and the chief of staff of the No. [-] Second Division, Nagata Osamu, knew that this force would not last long.

But Xu Fortune will not give the Japanese army time to mobilize troops. On the evening of November 11, an infantry regiment and an armored battalion of the advance troops of the eighth war zone arrived in Xingtai, and also launched a tentative attack on Xingtai, but unfortunately, was repulsed by the defenders.

Despite this, Xu Fufu's troops still put a lot of pressure on Kimura Heutaro. A mere infantry regiment almost broke through Xingtai's city defenses. If the main force from China arrives, how long can Xingtai's defenders last.

However, Kimura Heitaro, the head of the No.30 Second Division of the Japanese Army, was a ruthless man. He was appointed as the head of the 1939nd Division in 32 and was promoted to lieutenant general.Then he was sent to Shandong, China to "sweep" the anti-Japanese base areas behind the enemy, ordering soldiers to massacre unarmed people. On April 1939, 4, Kimura led more than 14 Japanese troops to sweep the anti-Japanese base areas in southern Lunan, China. Before he led the team to "go out", he ordered the troops to wipe out the Eighth Route Army and the base areas at all costs, and implemented the "three alls policy" .

When Kimura entered the base area, he was hit hard by the guerrilla warfare of the 115th Division of the Chinese Eighth Route Army. Heitaro Kimura ordered the Japanese soldiers to massacre the Chinese people who were unarmed and imprisoned more than 2000 people in concentration camps to do hard labor. Xinhua Institute Concentration Camp".

The blood of every laborer sent here was drawn every day. The Japanese army deceived the laborers into saying that they were doing laboratory tests.In fact, it was used for blood transfusions for wounded Japanese soldiers, and many of them died due to excessive blood draw.Some rebels were tortured and even bitten by the released wolf dogs.The walls of the concentration camp were surrounded by high-voltage power grids, and many escaped laborers were electrocuted to death on them.Those who were captured would also be killed by the Japanese army using extremely cruel means.Since then, more than 10 Chinese laborers were kidnapped every year to do hard work in the mining areas in Northeast China and Japan. Since then, criminal "mass graves" have appeared in Shandong, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi and other places.

Judging from all the senior officers of the Japanese invaders, there are many butcher-like figures among them.For example, Tani Hisao, etc., but it is really rare to be as cruel as Kimura Heutaro.The current battle situation in southern Hebei is very unfavorable to the Japanese army, so Kimura came up with the idea of ​​replacing soldiers with civilians, that is, using Chinese civilians as a shield to block Chen Feng's troops.To put it bluntly, it was to drive the unarmed Chinese civilians to the top of the city. If Chen Feng's men insisted on attacking the city, these Chinese civilians would be the first to suffer.

Kimura Heutaro acted very quickly.Before the main force of Xu Fortune's department arrived in Xingtai.The Japanese army has arrested more than 6000 people from the vicinity of Xingtai. In addition, there are more than [-] Chinese civilians in Xingtai City. When Xu Fortune's main force arrived in Xingtai, they immediately prepared to attack Xingtai. According to the information that came back, there were not many Japanese defenders in Xingtai City, and there were only [-] to [-] real Japanese soldiers.The rest are puppet troops, [

Xu Fufu was overjoyed when he received the news, and immediately formulated a detailed battle plan, and it was estimated that the Japanese army would last for two days at most. After two days, the Japanese army would be completely defeated, or even wiped out.

Sure enough, as Xu Fufu expected, the first day's attack went very smoothly. Although the Japanese and puppet troops resisted fiercely, due to the huge gap in strength, the Japanese army lost all the positions around Xingtai during the first day's attack. .As of 11:16 pm on November [-], all the Japanese positions outside Xingtai were captured by Xu Fufu's troops. Xingtai became an isolated city. If there is no reinforcements in a short period of time, the only way out for the Japanese and puppet troops in the city is to surrender. Of course Yes, they can also choose to die together.

But just when Xu Fufu and others were ecstatic and ready to take down Xingtai in one go, news came from the front that the Japanese army had played hooligans. Today, the city walls of Xingtai were full of Chinese civilians, at least a few thousand people.

Xu Fufu hurriedly rushed to the forefront of the battlefield. Through the binoculars, Xu Fufu saw ragged Chinese standing on the low wall of Xingtai City. It could be seen that these people were all nearby farmers, and some even There are still babies in their arms. Although there are mainly young and middle-aged people, there are also children and gray-haired old people.

Although the Japanese didn't say anything, but as an experienced commander, Xu Fufu knew the purpose of the Japanese. They just hoped that the siege troops would have some scruples, so they didn't dare to do their best to burn the lights of the end of the world to make good fortune.

The matter was so important that Xu Fufu didn't dare to make decisions privately. This issue was very serious, and it was beyond his ability to make private decisions.Xu Fufu immediately ordered the troops to stay where they were, and at the same time reported to the war zone commander's department, requesting Commander Chen to give a clear statement.

After receiving Xu Fufu's report, Chen Feng was also extremely angry. These little devils are too embarrassing to the soldiers. , these bastards are damned.At the same time, Chen Feng also knew that that old devil Kimura Heutaro must have been bullied miserably by Xu Fufu's subordinates.

After much deliberation, Chen Feng still couldn't give the order to forcibly attack. While ordering Xu Fufu's troops to continue besieging Xingtai, he sent some war reporters to the front line. He wanted to announce to the public the disgrace that Japan recognized.Then Chen Feng called reporters from all over the world and held a press conference.

At the meeting, Chen Feng complained about the shameful behavior of the Japanese army in southern Hebei. At the same time, he warned the Japanese North China Front Army and the Japanese Army Lieutenant General Heitaro Kimura, asking them to release them immediately, otherwise the Eighth War Zone will fight back with an eye for an eye.

Once this incident was disclosed, the Japanese army’s North China Front Army immediately became the object of public opinion from all over the world. The Japanese army was condemned by Western countries because of this incident. Even Japan’s ally Germany was very dissatisfied with this incident, thinking that the behavior of the Japanese army was humiliating. Military honor.Perhaps the only ones who praised the behavior of the Japanese army were the severely fascist media in Japan.

The Japanese news media called the behavior of the No.30 Second Division an unavoidable act, and some media even publicly praised Kimura Hyetaro for his decisiveness and wit. This is to preserve the imperial army of Japan.

The shameful face of the Japanese army and the media has aroused public outrage around the world. In the eyes of Western countries, war is only a matter between soldiers and has little to do with civilians. Maybe some unpleasant things will happen during the war, but On the whole, the army rarely takes action against civilians, let alone coercing civilians and coercing opponents as blatantly as Japan.

What is even more unbelievable to countries around the world is the Japanese news media. They seem to have abandoned the social mission of the news media and have become the government's public opinion tools. They completely disregard the facts and bases, and make arbitrary conclusions and irresponsible advocacy. It is hateful. extreme.Kimura Heutaro's shameful behavior, no matter in that country or in the world, is a violation of the military's mission and honor.

If it happens in other countries, whether it is China or the United States, the government will cover it up as soon as possible to avoid being accused by the people of the country and other countries in the world. The face of the country is still important.Only in the country of Japan can such a wonderful thing happen. The news media even boasted Kimura Heutaro as a national hero of the Yamato nation, which is a big joke in the world.

In fact, there has never been a truly democratic free press in Japan. Modern Japanese journalism was born around the time of the Meiji Restoration, when there were internal and external troubles and frequent wars.As the struggle between factions intensified, the Japanese government did not ignore the media, a powerful force for propaganda and agitation, but regarded it as a "gatekeeper" to manipulate the situation. [

From the 19s to the 70s, the differences between the Japanese ruling and opposition parties on the issue of "Conquest of Korea" gradually affected the newspapers and periodicals, so the so-called "official power faction", "civil rights faction" and "imperial power faction" emerged. Various newspapers and periodicals How many have been involved in partisan struggles and become organs or vassals of various parties. To a certain extent, the efforts of the "civil rights faction" newspapers also promoted the development of the liberal civil rights movement, and a large number of people also joined the country's political life.

Faced with such a powerful offensive, in 1875, the Meiji government first promulgated the "Newsprint Regulations", and then formulated the "Defamation Law" and formulated criminal laws for journalists.In the following five years, more than 5 journalists and journalists across the country were punished with fines or arrests, and an unprecedented period of speech terror appeared in the history of Japanese journalism. In 300, in order to restrict the free competition of legitimate newspapers, the Meiji government amended the "Newspaper Regulations" and imposed high deposits, forcing dozens of newspapers to suspend publication.

After the "white rainbow penetrating the sun" incident in the early 20th century, in order to prevent the breeding and development of the domestic socialist movement, the Japanese government raised its vigilance and strengthened its control over public opinion.So far, after several strong "corrections" by the government, the desire for freedom of the press in modern Japanese journalism has been distorted and flattened a little bit.After the 20s, the Japanese newspaper industry came under increasingly strict control and was gradually dominated by militaristic forces, losing its due "independence".