In northern China, there is a city called Lushun, which belongs to Liaoning Province and faces Weihai across the sea, and is a national scenic spot. There is a well-known natural ice-free port in the territory - Port Arthur. However, this tranquil city was once bathed in a horrific tragedy, and a bleak picture is deeply etched in the memory of history.
Brutal moments.
Perhaps, only human beings can so cruelly destroy the lives of their own kind, perhaps, even human beings themselves do not know what a cold corner is hidden in the deepest depths of human nature. —Su Su (Dalian writer).
When it comes to the crimes committed by Japan in China, the Nanjing Da** may be the first thing that comes to our mind (more than 300,000 compatriots were killed). However, the degree of ** we are going to talk about today is no less than that of Nanjing University**, just for some reasons, even if it is mentioned in the textbook now. Except for the locals in Lushun, very few can remember.
Scars of history.
It dates back to the Sino-Japanese Naval Battle of 1894, when the Qing Dynasty ruler Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 1908) was afraid of the foreign powers, leading to the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese Naval War. After occupying the port of Dalian, the Japanese army invaded Port Arthur in three ways in the early morning of November 17, 1894. On the evening of November 21, Port Arthur, an important town of the Beiyang Naval Division, known as the "First Military Port in the Far East", completely fell.
After the Japanese army occupied Port Arthur, it launched four days and three nights of tragic **, robbery and **. More than 20,000 people in Port Arthur were brutally slaughtered, and only 36 survivors (later verified to be more than 800 survivors). In order to cover up the truth, Japan made careful arrangements, issued strict "military discipline," and assigned officers to monitor the whole process and severely punish journalists who were deemed to be "harmful."
The search of the brave.
In May 1935, Sun Baotian, a native of Dalian (awarded the rank of lieutenant general in 1955), went to Lushun under the Japanese occupation many times for the sake of national righteousness, risking his life to verify the number of compatriots who died. According to Bao Shaowu, an insider who participated in the burial of the corpse, he said: "After the Japanese army entered Lushun, they searched and killed people from house to house along the streets, and women, old and children, were not spared, and it took four days and three nights before it stopped. Bodies are buried everywhere. From the end of November 1894 to February of the following year, the Japanese army ordered them to organize a corpse carrying team to carry the corpses to Yanghuagou for burning. The victims were buried in the "Wanzhong Tomb" at the eastern foot of Baiyu Mountain.
Tadazo Kuwata, a Japanese soldier at the time, described: "When you see Chinese soldiers, you kill them, and when you see that there are no people left in Lushun City, the streets are full of dead bodies, and it is extremely inconvenient to walk." Those who live in the house are not immune, and the average family has three to five or six people killed, and the blood that comes out is disgusting. ”
A terrible picture.
Englishman James Allen wrote in his book "Under the Roll of the Dragon Flag": "The Japanese army pierced the women's chests with bayonets, strung up children under the age of two, and deliberately raised them high into the air to make people **."
Nagao Ariga wrote in his book "The International ** of the Japanese Naval Campaign": "The road from the north gate of the city street to the Tianhou Temple in the center of the city is lined up on both sides, and the inside and outside of the house are full of corpses. Especially in the alleys, it is difficult to pass without stepping on the corpses. Turning east from the Tianhou Temple in the center of the city, you will find a huge building formed by the Daotai Yamen and the Navy Yamen side by side, and in front of the large building is the shipyard gate. There is a square in front of the shipyard, and there is a long street along the east and west direction of the square, and there are three more streets at right angles to this long street, called East Street, Middle Street and West Street. These streets are also littered with dead bodies. ”
In November 1896, after the Japanese army withdrew from Lushun, Gu Yuanxun of the Qing Dynasty set up the first stele of Wanzhong's tomb, personally wrote the three characters of "Wanzhong Tomb" and built a hall to pay tribute.
Witness of the world.
The earliest disclosure of Lushun was the British "Times", on November 26, 1894, the "Times" published: "It is reported that there has been a big ** in Lushun. On November 29, 1894, the American newspaper "Le Monde" also published a report: "The Japanese army (in Lushun) shot all the old and the young, and during the three days, the plundering and ** reached the extreme. On December 2, 1894, the Times published again: "The Japanese army began to plunder and slaughter the city in the city, and slaughtered all the Qing troops and civilians who had put down **.
The bloody rain should not be forgotten.
Seeing the bloody facts, those Jing-Japanese elements, if the war resumes, you won't even have a chance to be traitors!It is the growing strength of the motherland that gives you the opportunity to talk about yourself, otherwise you can only crawl at the feet of others, and you may not be qualified to be a dog. Although the scars of this history are deep, we must not forget them, and only by remembering history can we better cherish peace.
Bloody rain and bloody wind Lushun 1894, a tragic scene in the abyss of history
This article restores the tragic scene of Lushun in 1894 in detail, and profoundly shows the brutality of the Japanese army's invasion of northern China. In the process of history, it not only makes people reflect on the crimes of the Japanese army in the process of invading China, but also highlights the vicissitudes of Sino-Japanese relations. Here's a review of the article:
First of all, the article leads the reader into that bloody era in a profound historical account. Through the introduction of Su Su (a writer from Dalian), the article affectionately describes the cold instinct of human beings in extreme situations, and uncovers a chilling corner of human nature for the reader. Such an introduction not only points out the topic of the article, but also sets a deep emotional tone for the subsequent narrative.
Secondly, the degree to which the article restores historical events is shocking. Through the detailed timeline, readers can clearly see the defeat in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle that led to the fall of Port Arthur, as well as the **, robbery and ** carried out by the Japanese army in Port Arthur in the next four days and three nights. Through the accounts of eyewitnesses such as Tadazo Kuwata and Nagao Araga, the author gives readers a deep sense of the atrocities suffered by the residents at that time. This kind of historical restoration is both real and cruel, and makes people cherish the hard-won peace even more.
Moreover, the article cleverly highlights the international attention of the tragedy through reports from the West such as the British "Times" and the American "Le Monde". This reflects the strong condemnation of the international community for the crimes committed by the Japanese army in China's aggression, and also shows the sense of responsibility of the international community to protect human rights and reveal the truth. This underscores the universal value of historical events, which transcend national borders and become a common memory of humanity.
Finally, through reflection on that period of history, the article calls on readers to cherish peace and never forget the lessons of history. In a warning to the Jing-Japanese elements, the article shows loyalty to the motherland and a desire for peace. Through such an ending, the article not only has a profound historical educational effect, but also provokes people's deep thinking about peace.
In general, this article shows the brutality of the Japanese army in Lushun by truly restoring historical scenes and affectionately narrating the cold side of human nature, and at the same time making the article more in-depth and thoughtful through international reporting, historical reflection and other levels. Such historical stories are not only a consolation to the victims, but also a warning to future generations, arousing people's cherishing of peace and deep reflection on history.
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