Japan demanded the demolition of four Japanese statues in China, and the Chinese side set three conditions
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In the 90s of the last century, a Japanese company planned to set up a factory in Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, and put forward a condition: to remove four kneeling Japanese statues in the Tengchong National Memorial Cemetery.
However, our country and people resolutely rejected this demand. So, what exactly do these four statues look like?
After the end of the Tengchong counterattack, in order to commemorate the sacrificed comrades, we chose to bury the four most representative Japanese corpses near the cemetery of the expeditionary force in a bowed and kneeling posture, so that they can always express their remorse to the sacrificed soldiers.
Although the Japanese have repeatedly asked us to remove these statues, we have not given in. What is the history behind these statues? What historical significance do they carry?
Japan** has not been able to meet the four conditions we have put forward.
An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood. 100,000 youths, 100,000 soldiers. When the Pacific War broke out, the fascist ambitions of the Japanese invaders were fully revealed, and they began to invade Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
In order to achieve the goal of completely blockading China and cutting off the Yunnan-Burma Highway, China's most important international supply route, the Japanese army actively planned and carried out a war of aggression against Burma. We must not forget this history, cherish peace, and oppose war.
Because of the lack of skills to deal with the German attack, the British signed the "Sino-British Agreement on the Joint Defense of the Yunnan-Burma Road" with China** on December 23, 1941, which was also an important reason for the establishment of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
At that time, many students of the Whampoa Military Academy were very active in signing up to participate in the war, hoping to serve the country and teach the arrogant and domineering Japanese invaders.
I don't leave the Great Wall, and the Great Wall can't do without me. My existence does not affect the rebirth of China. But without China, the world would lose a great wall against foreign aggression. ”
Although the young handwriting is immature, it exudes a strong sense of patriotism. One student insisted that although there were siblings in the family who could do their filial piety to their parents, they were willing to put their lives and deaths aside to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and resist the Japanese invaders.
In the face of such affectionate feelings of serving the country, who can not be moved to tears? Tengchong Cemetery was established to commemorate the Chinese Expeditionary Force who bravely resisted the enemy in the Battle of Tengchong.
And the four Japanese statues kneeling on the ground are a deep apology to the martyrs of the Chinese Expeditionary Force who died in the battle. This is a shame that Japan cannot erase.
Let's take an in-depth look at the heroic deeds of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in the Battle of Tengchong!
In the 40s of the 20th century, many areas of Yunnan were held by local minority generals, and Tengchong's military power was held by Long Shenwu, the son of Long Yun, the "King of Yunnan". ”
Long Yun, a generation of heroes, served under Tang Jiyao and ruled Yunnan for many years. However, his son Long Rope Wu is completely different from him, timid and fearful, and a complete straw bale.
Growing up in his father's glory and splendour, Ryu Takeshi indulged in enjoyment and was ignorant of human suffering. In the face of the Japanese army pressing forward step by step, as the supreme commander of Tengchong, he convened a meeting of the generals and a cup of tea in front of each person, but he still dreamed that the Japanese army would leave on its own.
When the Japanese army approached, the timid and cowardly Long Rope Wu was too frightened to move. He had no protection from his father and just wanted to escape. Although his soldiers were numerous and well-armed, he himself fled with antique gold, silver, and tobacco, regardless of the safety of the city.
Tengchong County Magistrate Qiu Tianpei also fled, this old-style bureaucrat who lacked family and country feelings and only wanted to protect his own selfish interests, crossed the Nu River with his aunt and wife, gold and silver, and went north in a hurry.
In Tengchong City, a place located in the Gaoligong Mountains, it is difficult for horses to walk, and people often fall to their deaths due to the rugged mountain roads. However, this place has the protection of Laifeng Mountain, which was originally the strongest city in western Yunnan, but it was occupied by the Japanese army.
In just three days, tens of thousands of houses were burned down and tens of millions of catties of grain were looted. However, the people of Tengchong had blood and backbone, and they stood up and stubbornly resisted the Japanese invaders.
They spontaneously organized themselves to set up a temporary county ** and elected Zhang Wende, a patriotic gentleman, as the county magistrate. Zhang Wende participated in the National Revolution, served as the secretary of Long Yun, the "King of Yunnan", and also took over as the county magistrate of two counties.
When he was old, he began to live his own retirement life of raising flowers and birds, and he was tired of the complicated and treacherous officialdom. However, seeing the bureaucrats fleeing one after another, Zhang Wende was filled with indignation and decided to stand up and fight for the people of Tengchong to the end.
The backbone of the old-style intellectuals is his unswerving principle, and he will never ignore the common people for personal gain. Zhang Wende, who is over sixty years old, has a white beard, but when the country is in danger, his pride and responsibility have not diminished at all.
He actively rallied the people, set up an anti-Japanese counterattack team, rescued refugees, transported supplies, and laid a solid foundation for the anti-Japanese army. The cunning Japanese wanted to dismantle the civil anti-Japanese forces through a conspiracy, so Commander Tajima sent an invitation to Zhang Wende in August 1943 to discuss the military issue of Tengchong.
Tajima thought he knew everything about Chinese culture, and even often flaunted his Chinese calligraphy on various occasions. He expected Zhang Wende to be moved by his letters, come to the banquet, and specially brewed him a cup of the best Pu'er tea in Yunnan, immersed in the crisp fragrance of tea, and waited for Zhang Wende's arrival.
However, no matter how much Tajima expects it, Zhang Wende's backbone and determination will not change.
Zhang Wende waited in the humid heat of midsummer in Yunnan, and he knew that the real intention of the Japanese was only to drive a wedge between the military and the people in Tengchong. He decided to publicly write an impassioned "Book of Answering Tian Dao", which is gripping and can be called a masterpiece in the history of China's modern resistance against foreign enemies.
The article listed the crimes of the Japanese army, and bluntly stated that he would refuse to have a long talk with Tajima and would devote himself to something more beneficial to human dignity and life. He encouraged the suffering people of Tengchong to take action and relieve their suffering.
The book was written by major newspapers across the country, and Chen Cheng praised him as a model for the county magistrates of the occupied areas across the country.
After reading this article, Tajima felt extremely shocked in his heart, and he paid a heavy price for his arrogance. This article caused a huge repercussion among the military and civilians in the occupied area, stimulated their fighting spirit, and caused Tajima to be demoted by his superiors.
The soldiers and civilians of Tengchong almost had one copy, and after reading it, they were even more determined to fight the Japanese invaders to the end. They brace their spirits and fight side by side with the Chinese Expeditionary Force to resist the Japanese invaders, and strive to recover Tengchong and defend their homeland.
Next, let's take a deep dive into this great and heroic battle to defend the country, and see how the soldiers and civilians of Tengchong and the Chinese Expeditionary Force bravely resisted the Japanese invaders, and finally recovered Tengchong and defended their homeland.
In May 1944, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression entered a full-scale stage. Although the Japanese army had reached the end of their crossbows, they were still trying their best to resist. Japan is a small island country with limited resources, and it has sent troops to war year after year, which has reduced its domestic military strength and war supplies.
In fact, the soldiers in the Japanese army also understood their situation, but they had been completely ** by Japanese imperialism, becoming pawns of militarism and being used as butcher's knives for Japanese executioners.
On May 11, 1944, the 20th Group Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force began its journey across the Nu River. In the following days of fighting, they successfully captured the commanding heights of Tengchong - Laifeng Mountain.
In the early morning of May 12, they launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops stationed at Gaoligong Mountain.
The terrain of Gaoligong Mountain is dangerous, and it was praised by the US military during World War II as "the battlefield with the highest altitude", and even "the battlefield in the clouds". The Japanese troops were stationed on the steep mountain terrain at an average altitude of 3,300 meters for many days, thinking that they were at ease, and at night they sang some small songs from Japanese geisha in the barracks.
A few days before a fierce battle, several arrogant Japanese soldiers cooked around a campfire and made a bet with copper coins that the Chinese expeditionary force would be defeated within two months. This ridiculous arrogance was quickly shattered by the bravery of the officers and men of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Japanese army fought fiercely in the mountains of Gaoligong. In the bitter wind and rain, the Chinese Expeditionary Force fought against the Japanese army with its tenacious will, and many soldiers froze and starved and died in battle.
In the end, after 9 days of fighting, the defeated Japanese army was "broken" one after another, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force successfully conquered Gaoligong Mountain. By the way, here is the meaning of "jade crush".
Historical records record that on the battlefield of Yunnan and Burma, the Japanese army even used "jade crushing" as a tactical means. They abruptly got up in the trenches and disemboweled together, flesh and intestines splattering everywhere.
While the enemy was stunned, they began to attack violently. This behavior is cruel and stupid, showing the spirit of bushido in militarism.
However, justice will prevail in the end. The Chinese Expeditionary Force was bound to completely defeat the Japanese invaders. After the Gaoligong Mountain was conquered, the Tengchong Campaign of the Chinese Expeditionary Force entered the siege stage.
Tengchong City is a Ming Dynasty-style building known for its fortified walls. When it comes to the city walls of the Ming Dynasty, people will think of the strong city walls built by Shen Wansan for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Tengchong City is also very strong, and the city walls are all made of huge stones, which is known as the "Stone City".
When attacking Tengchong City, the Chinese Expeditionary Force not only did not use brute force, but instead formulated an efficient combat plan by inspecting the terrain and the enemy's situation. They decided to blast a breach with explosives and sharp objects, and then fought for it from alley to alley, eventually winning the battle.
Throughout the battle, both sides paid a heavy price, and the recovery of Tengchong City also showed the tenacity and courage of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
The Battle of Tengchong ended victoriously, bringing this land once occupied by the invaders back to the embrace of the motherland. The Chinese Expeditionary Force bravely resisted, protected the country, safeguarded the dignity of the nation, and severely punished the unscrupulous Japanese invaders.
At that time, many patriotic people with lofty ideals advocated the establishment of cemeteries to commemorate and cherish the memory of those Chinese expeditionary force soldiers who died bravely. Under the advocacy of Li Gengen, the construction of Tengchong's National Memorial Cemetery began.
There are four kneeling Japanese statues in the cemetery, which the Japanese have repeatedly asked for their removal. Our country has put forward three conditions, do you know what they are? On July 7, 1945, Tengchong's National Memorial Cemetery was completed, becoming the earliest and largest memorial cemetery of the Anti-Japanese War in China.
The stone carving of "Blue Blood Thousand Autumns" written by Li Gengen, the teacher of *, * and other generals, is inlaid on the first step of the cemetery. The victory of the Tengchong Campaign was inseparable from the heroic dedication and bloody dedication of more than 9,000 heroic martyrs of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
These valiant warriors, they also have beloved family members behind them. They sacrificed their lives for the country, and the grief of their loved ones is indescribable. In Tengchong's National Memorial Cemetery, there are solemn buildings hidden in a lush forest, and everyone who walks into the cemetery will be deeply shocked, as if there is a force in their hearts to lead them to pay tribute and mourn silently to those years of the Anti-Japanese War that are intertwined with blood and tears.
The statues of the four Japanese in this cemetery are kneeling deeply, as if silently repenting of their unforgivable crimes. Patriots often pass by and punch and kick the statues to vent their anger at the invaders.
In the cemetery, several Japanese are also buried, and it is said that they were buried by the way when the remains of the Chinese Expeditionary Force were collected. They were buried in the "Wa Mound", where four statues were erected by China, so that these four people would always be ashamed and remorse for their acts of aggression, and always kneel and apologize for the heroic souls of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
1. Abolish the Yasukuni Shrine in the country and stop paying homage to war criminals. 2. Revise history textbooks to no longer cover up the crime of aggression. 3. Publicly apologize to the injured Tengchong people and the martyrs who died in battle.
However, history tells us that these three conditions have not been applied in Japan**. **During his tenure as prime minister, Shinzo repeatedly publicly visited the Yasukuni Shrine, ignoring our country's warnings and global antipathy to militarism, which amounts to a blatant provocation against us.
1."The Anti-Japanese Battlefield Across the National Border - The Chinese Expeditionary Force's Yunnan-Burma War of Resistance" - Wang Xueming 2"Answer to the Book of Tajima" - Zhang Wende.