In Mutaguchi's notes, he talked about the "Lugou Bridge Incident" and frankly admitted that he was responsible for the outbreak of the Greater East Asian War.
He admitted that in the first bullet fired at the Lugou Bridge, it was he who waved.
He is well aware that he is responsible for this.
The incident occurred on the evening of July 7, 1937, when the Japanese army conducted a military exercise near the Lugou Bridge. After a series of misunderstandings and refusals to search the request, the Japanese commander Mutaguchi Renya also ordered the opening of artillery on Wanping Castle.
In the process, a soldier named Kikujiro Shimura leaves the team to solve physical problems, but it becomes a reason for Mutaguchi to make excuses.
The disappearance of Kikujiro Shimura provided the perfect excuse for Mutaguchi, who ordered the shelling of Wanpei Castle, turning this small incident into an all-out war.
However, Mutaguchi did not bear the pressure of his compatriots during the war and eventually died of illness in 1966.
After the Lugou Bridge Incident, Kikujiro Shimura was protected, declared a meritorious person, and sent back to Japan.
However, his fate was not so lucky. During the war in Southeast Asia, Kikujiro Shimura was again drafted into the 18th Division of the Japanese Army.
He was wounded in the battle and eventually died in the quagmire, and the end of the devil soldier is embarrassing.
Commanders such as Setsuro Shimizu and Kiyonao Ichiki also had their own endings, some died on the battlefield, and some were punished for their mistakes.
All this constitutes a small chapter of the "Lugou Bridge Incident", showing the fate of small people in history.