In early February 1946, a tragic riot occurred in Tonghua City, Jilin Province. The severity of this incident was extremely rare and caused many unnecessary casualties.
What is even more unforgivable is that on the night of the riot, hundreds of wounded Eighth Route Army soldiers were recuperating in the Tonghua Field Hospital, and hundreds of female nurses in the field hospital, as if collectively "going crazy", picked up the hospital's scalpels , surgical scissors and other instruments were used to inflict painful wounds on the wounded soldiers of the Eighth Route Army.
Among those Eighth Route Army soldiers, there were still many people who were under deep anesthesia - they were poisoned without even knowing what was happening.
Later I learned that the female nurses who brutally attacked the wounded of the Eighth Route Army were all Japanese, and they were "rejected soldiers" who were retained and incorporated into the medical force after the surrender. There were about 400 female nurses that night. .
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It stands to reason that the Anti-Japanese War was over at that time, and these Japanese female nurses had surrendered. There was absolutely no reason to persecute the Eighth Route Army. Why did such a thing happen? What happened to the riot that night?
Did those 400 Japanese female nurses receive the punishment they deserved after they maimed the Eighth Route Army? What happened to them?
[Why did 400 Japanese female nurses maim the Eighth Route Army? 】
The riots that occurred that night are known in history as the "Tonghua Second and Third Incident." Speaking of which, many friends must already know the ins and outs of the incident.
On August 15, 1945, the United States carried out a devastating blow to Japan through absolute force suppression. It was also after that that Japan announced its unconditional surrender.
Japan's surrender was undoubtedly great news for the Eighth Route Army, which had persisted in the war of resistance and resisted foreign enemies for many years. In an instant, the whole country was rejoicing, but it was not the time to celebrate yet, because there was still arduous liberation work to be done.
Therefore, after Japan surrendered , the Eighth Route Army quickly entered the key areas of Northeast China and occupied and liberated Tonghua . After decades of being a subjugated slave, Tonghua was finally able to "see the light again."
As the Soviet Union declared war on the Japanese army in Northeast my country, it defeated the Kwantung Army with its "quick, accurate and ruthless" advantage. As a result, a large number of Japanese troops were captured, followed by a large number of stranded Japanese prisoners.
Later, with the liberation of Tonghua, the Japanese prisoners of war who were defeated by the Soviet Union and stranded in the Northeast were also resettled - At that time, most of the Japanese prisoners of war were taken away by the Soviet Union to work as laborers, while the Japanese prisoners of war who stayed in Tonghua in the Northeast were also resettled. There are about 70,000 people.
Some people may feel that even now, many people of the older generation may not be able to let go of the history between Japan and China, let alone the soldiers who experienced the war at that time. The Japanese became prisoners of war. Should they also pay the price?
We would think so, and the Eighth Route Army would naturally think so too. However, the kind-hearted Eighth Route Army's mind and structure are beyond our reach.
In the face of these Japanese who had maimed our army in the past and caused serious threats and damage to all aspects of our country, after our army took full power, we did not kill them or torture them for fun, but only made them work as laborers. Contribute to nation building.
And those 400 female nurses were members of the health team of the Kwantung Army, the Japanese army that invaded China.
Because they have medical knowledge and skills, during the allocation process, they were assigned to the Tonghua Field Hospital to provide humanitarian relief and medical services to the army and people.
I thought that after being admitted to the hospital, these Japanese female prisoners of war could "change their minds", but what was unexpected was that they later became the "executants" in the Tonghua riots.
At that time, there were two figures who were key players in plotting the riot. One was Sun Gengyao and the other was Fujita Sanehiko.
The former was the head of the underground party headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek 's army in Tonghua. Because Chiang Kai-shek wanted to occupy Tonghua at that time, and because the distant water could not quench his thirst nearby, he was unable to mobilize the army, so he used inducements to negotiate with tens of thousands of Japanese in Tonghua. An agreement was reached to plot a riot.
The latter was an out-and-out Japanese, but later, under Sun Gengyao's instigation, he decided to rally the local Japanese to confront the Eighth Route Army again.
According to records, there were a large number of Kwantung Army troops in Tonghua at that time, and Fujita seized the opportunity and tried his best to collect Japanese soldiers for use in the riot. By the two months before the riot, there were more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers in Tonghua. people.
The 400 female nurses also reached an agreement with Sun Gengyao's troops during this process, and agreed on a secret signal. As long as the signal was released, it would prove that the Japanese army had entered the city, and everyone immediately started taking action, cooperating inside and outside.
Therefore, after all, these Japanese female nurses did not accept the goodwill recruitment of the Eighth Route Army, but chose to become enemies of our army again, and ultimately murdered hundreds of Eighth Route Army soldiers through extremely abominable means.
So, what was the situation like that day?
[What happened on the day of the riot? 】
In fact, our army received news about the conspiracy eight hours before the riot.
It was the New Year, and the peaceful and quiet atmosphere on the streets was perhaps like the calm before the storm.
At around six o'clock in the afternoon on February 2, 1946, Shen Dianzai, then the supply section chief of the Logistics and Ordnance Department of the Liaodong Military Region, met his relative Liu Jingru. At this time, Shen Dianzai did not know that the other party was responsible for the riot. participants.
After the two met, they exchanged pleasantries for a while, then went home to drink and chat together. They all said that after three rounds of drinking, they would tell the truth. Liu Jingru was drunk and relaxed for a while. Only then did Shen Diaokai know that something big was going to happen.
He remained calm and quickly reported the situation to his superiors after leaving with an excuse. However, there were only more than 500 garrison troops in Tonghua that day, and they were completely helpless in the face of the enemy's attack. So everyone held an emergency meeting and finally decided to send a letter for help. , hold the position, capture the thief and capture the king.
After the meeting, Shen Diakai made a prompt decision and led his men to quickly arrest Sun Gengyao and his party. In the subsequent arrests, a series of -related documents, leaflets, plans, secret orders, passwords, weapons , etc. for the riot were seized. Important items.
Subsequently, the troops led by Shen Diaokai immediately started interrogating Sun Gengyao. Before taking any "action" against Sun Gengyao, Sun Gengyao had completely recruited the entire riot plan and also listed the spies lurking in our army. exposure.
If Sun Gengyao hadn't been exposed, perhaps those spies would have been lurking in our army.
After the interrogation, Shen Diakai and others quickly analyzed the current situation and quickly came to the conclusion: now it is necessary to quickly destroy the riot command post and seize the ringleaders.
As a result, Shen Diankai took his soldiers and immediately went to the exposed address, arrested many key members of the riot, and destroyed two enemy riot command posts.
However, even though our army responded and acted quickly, the assembled Kwantung Army had already invaded Tonghua: they broke into the city with weapons in hand and quickly occupied the stronghold. Due to the overwhelming number of people, the Korean volunteers stationed in the city were unable to resist.
According to records, most of the people in Tonghua were immersed in sleep at this time. When they heard strange noises on the street, they got dressed and got up to check the situation. After learning that the people who broke into Tonghua City were Japanese, they felt hatred in their hearts. Suddenly it was ignited again.
"Isn't it enough after so many years of evil?"
Many people picked up the shovels and pickaxes at home, rushed out and started fighting with the Japanese on the street. If they saw a Japanese, they would just hit them with a shovel and kill them. There was no mercy, so with the support of the people of Tonghua, the number of Japanese casualties also increased.
However, the battle caused by the Japanese troops entering the city was too great. When the nurses in the field hospital heard the noise, they knew that the riot had begun, so they put down their treatment work and waited for the signal, ready at any time. Take action.
Soon after, they received the pre-arranged signal. These angels in white wearing nurse uniforms were divided into three combat teams and picked up the scalpels, surgical scissors and other medical equipment that had been prepared beside the hospital bed. Weapons were used to attack the Eighth Route Army soldiers who were lying in hospital beds, under deep anesthesia and undergoing treatment.
According to statistics, there were more than 150 wounded Eighth Route Army soldiers who were persecuted by these Japanese female nurses at that time, including 17 cadres.
These Eighth Route Army soldiers who have served their country all their lives have experienced many years of arduous resistance against Japan before they finally won the war. But now they are being killed by the Japanese female nurses who saved their lives and nursed the wounded. It is really sad and regrettable.
So, will our army let these murderers who killed heroes go unpunished?
How were these 400 Japanese female nurses dealt with later?
[What happened to the 400 female nurses in Japan? 】
Later, when the rescue team arrived, all the wounded Eighth Route Army soldiers had been mutilated. At this time, this group of killers in white were preparing to follow the instructions and flee the scene, extending their sinister hands to other areas.
The battalion commander of the North Korean Volunteer Army, Gao Yingxi, who came over, saw the unbearable scene in the ward. He felt furious in his heart, and then he suddenly felt murderous. Seeing the soldiers in front of him being murdered, there was only one thing in his heart at this moment. Thought: I want to avenge the comrades of the Eighth Route Army who died tragically innocently.
" machine gun fire, don't let anyone go!"
At this moment, Gao Yingxi may not be able to tell whether it is anger, hatred or grief that rises in his heart at this moment. He just wants to avenge the Eighth Route Army soldiers.
Under the siege and strafing of machine guns with full firepower, a large number of female nurses fell to the ground, killing more than 30 people on the spot, and then captured more than 30 people alive. The remaining female nurses took advantage of the gaps in the gunfire and the bodies of other nurses, Fleeed the scene. How could
let them go? Gao Yingxi ordered the troops to chase them out and not let anyone go. During the subsequent pursuit, a large number of people were captured alive, and these female nurses were eventually severely punished.
Later, with the joint efforts of both the military and civilians, the riot lasted only two hours and was suppressed. The two key figures who launched the riot, Fujita Sanehiko, were captured alive, and Sun Gengyao was executed.
Speaking of which, Sun Gengyao's death is quite meaningful: after Shen Diaokai and others learned about the riot, they arrested them immediately. In order to prevent them from escaping quietly and bringing unpredictable risks to the battle, everyone decided to execute them on the spot. Sun Gengyao and other five first offenders.
But after the gunshot, the other four people all fell to the ground, but nothing happened to Sun Gengyao. This was because it was getting late when the execution was taking place, and the execution guard did not see clearly, so he did not take the shot accurately. Later someone discovered He was not dead, so he was shot again, and then the shooting mission was completed.
Therefore, Sun Gengyao had a clear view of the entire riot. However, the riot was suppressed in just two hours. I wonder what Sun Gengyao would think after seeing it?
Later, our army launched a blanket search for the mob and spies in the riot.
Regarding the casualties of this riot, the records of both China and Japan are somewhat biased. However, according to conservative estimates, our army killed at least 1,800 Japanese and captured more than 3,000 rioters alive, including more than 20 Chinese and Japanese spies.
During the raid, the Chinese discovered that some people did not have Spring Festival couplets posted on their doorsteps. It was the Spring Festival at that time. How could anyone not post Spring Festival couplets? So if they caught a house without a couplet posted, the search troops would break in directly. All the people caught through this method were Japanese - all of them were later arrested and imprisoned.
Those senior Japanese military cadres who participated in the riot were all shot in accordance with the law after being captured.
Conclusion:
The "Tonghua Second and Third Incident" can be said to be an extremely bad riot in modern Chinese history. It was another confrontation between Chinese and Japanese warriors after the Anti-Japanese War.
Although our army successfully suppressed the riot at a relatively small cost and killed and captured Japanese soldiers and spies, the wounded Eighth Route Army soldiers who died in this riot are really lamentable.
was originally an angel in white who saved lives and healed the wounded, but under the instigation of the Japanese army, he once again became the enemy of our army. The scalpel in his hand to save people also turned into a butcher's knife. Such a change is really sighing.
However, no matter how many Kwantung Army soldiers were killed, those Eighth Route Army soldiers who were maimed by Japanese female nurses will never come back. All we can do is to commemorate and remember history.
Reference materials:
Journal "Archival Time and Space": Documentary of "China's Tonghua February 3 Riots" in 1946
Journal "Party History Extensive Collection": 1946: Inside Story of Putting Down the "Second Three" Riots in Tonghua
