Three bricks and tiger chairs force criminals to confess
China's modern history is a history full of humiliations and challenges. Under the aggression of the Western powers, our long-closed door was blasted open, and although the Qing army numbered hundreds of thousands, it could not resist the invasion of 20,000 enemies.
The Qing Dynasty was not only forced to compensate a large number of ** to the foreign powers, but also forced to cede land, which plunged our country into the abyss of a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. The Qing Dynasty ended and entered the first period, but the warlords were fighting, the various forces were constantly clashing, the people's lives were still turbulent, and the threat and invasion of external imperialism made our country face great danger.
After Japan launched a war of aggression against China in 1931, the Chinese people should work together to resist foreign aggression. However, Chiang Kai-shek proposed that "if you want to go outside, you must first settle inside", and ordered a large-scale pursuit of the Eighth Route Army and patriots from all walks of life.
They were held in prison and subjected to severe torture, including beatings, burning, and electrocution. One of the most notorious is the "Tiger Chair", which is a unique torture instrument in our ancient China.
These punishments were brutal and inhumane, and many patriots lost their lives here.
The tiger chair is an extremely cruel torture instrument, and its method of making is very simple, just place a stake at one end of the bench to form a 90-degree vertical. When used on prisoners, their hands are first fixed to a stake, and then their feet are tied to a bench to immobilize them.
With the ** of the limbs, the blood flow is blocked, and the soreness becomes more and more intense, making people miserable.
In ancient times, the torturer would put 3-4 bricks under the prisoner's feet, and this cruel punishment would cause the prisoner's legs to stiffen under great pressure, and in severe cases, it would even cause fractures and disabilities.
The process is fraught with pain and suffering, and one feels the process of the bones being gradually broken. To this day, this harsh and inhumane punishment is still frightening.
Generally, when the third brick is padded, the prisoner will confess honestly, otherwise, the leg will be broken, which is a very terrifying thing.
As a method of extorting confessions by torture, the execution process of tiger chair takes a long time. At first, prisoners may not feel physically unwell, but over time, they will gradually feel generally unwell, suffering from physical and mental suffering.
The discomfort is unbearable for the prisoners, but they can't move. In addition, no one talked to them for a long time, which was even more mentally tormenting. This torture gradually destroys the prisoner's body and mind in order to achieve the purpose of extorting confessions.
Not only does the tiger chair cause great pain during torture, but it also leaves serious sequelae, even if the joint is moved after being lowered, the bent joint becomes numb, and even if it is restored, it cannot regain its previous flexibility, and may even lead to disability.
However, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, our soldiers showed incomparable courage and firm belief in the face of this kind of torture, they overcame severe pain, always insisted on silence, kept the secrets of the army, protected more comrades-in-arms, and made great contributions to the victory of our War of Resistance against Japan.