The suggestion of arson was made by Ding Yi. Langya's grasp of the terrain was far better than that of other troops. When he discovered that the Japanese army's escape route actually chose this swamp, Ding Yi put down his binoculars and said to Zou Hei beside him: "You little devil yourself If they are looking for death, then they can’t blame us and set fire to them from both sides.”
It was late autumn at this time, and the grass and trees were withered. In addition, the weather had been fine these days, and the grass and trees were extremely dry due to the continuous sunshine. At this time, let alone arson with gasoline, even shooting with a gun could ignite it. , Yamada Abe did not expect that the reason why they did not encounter much resistance from the cadet army during their escape was that the several cadet armies participating in the pursuit were organizing fire escape zones for themselves. Once the fire escape zone was completed, Their day of purgatory has come. The fire started. The fire took advantage of the wind and soon turned the swamp and the nearby lake beach into a sea of fire. To escape towards the way they came or to the south would be to die. More than 10,000 people died. The cadets of the Eighth Legion built three lines of defense and used automatic weapons to form a fire blockade. As soon as the Japanese ran into the fire shelter from the sea of fire, the bullets swept over them, heading north or east. It is in the heart of this swamp. Which way of death is more painful, being burned or being drowned in the swamp? This is a question that only the Japanese from the Yamada Regiment are qualified to answer. A fire burned for more than three hours and half an hour. After that, the smell of barbecue came from the fire place. When they smelled this smell, many cadets immediately vomited, including the Jewish soldiers under Stern's command.
After the fire was extinguished, Fang Tonghai, a reporter accompanying the army, used his camera to take photos of groups of Japanese soldiers who were killed. As soon as he took three photos, he couldn't help but lie down on the already black ground and vomited until he even vomited out bile. , he felt better and was able to continue working. There were many Japs who shot themselves or had disembowelment. Obviously, they couldn't bear the pain of being burned by fire and chose to commit suicide, but the vast majority of them were still burned alive. Most of them, and the others were those who wanted to escape the sea of fire but were swallowed up by the swamp. Looking at the black charcoal-like corpses of the Japanese, Fang Tonghai asked a Wolf Ya who was responsible for guarding him: "Isn't it too cruel?"
Wolf-toothed eyebrows rose: "Cruel, Reporter Fang, you should have gone to the towns in Wuning County yesterday to see how the little devils tortured and killed our fellow villagers. Humph, cruel, we just repaid them with blood." It's just blood. To be honest, I think burning them to death is easier for them. If it were me, I would arrest these devils one by one and cut them to pieces first before lighting sky lanterns. Just wait and see, wait until we catch them. Hiroshi Nakagawa, we will make him regret coming into this world."
The photos taken by Fang Tonghai were sent back to the "Xuebingjun Times" where he worked. Soon, Li Ziwen came to Ouyang Yun with some typical photos and asked if he could publish them. Ouyang Yun saw these photos The corners of his eyebrows also twitched, but other than that, there was no other unusual reaction. "Why can't you post it?" He said, taking out a few photos from the drawer and taking them on the table: "Let's see how the little devil dealt with it. We will not spare the unarmed people, the elders, and the children who have not yet been weaned. Look, is this what humans do? To these beasts, we should fight fire with fire. We will send both photos together. In addition, give I will print hundreds of thousands of them, and I will distribute these photos to the military camps of the little devils to let them know the consequences of massacring civilians."
Li Ziwen became angry after seeing the contents of those photos, and cursed: "The damn ones are not raised by humans, Commander-in-Chief, I know what to do."
One day later, at about ten o'clock in the morning, Nakagawa Hiroshi was sitting in his office and was feeling uneasy. Suddenly, a shrill air-raid siren sounded outside. He walked out of the room and looked up, but no fighter plane was found. He was looking for someone to ask. Suddenly, the roar of a fighter jet engine was heard. The next moment, Suzuki Yoshino hurried over and said: "Report, Your Excellency, the Chinese air force launched an air attack on me from the south."
Nakagawa Hiroshi was slightly startled and asked, "Aren't the Chinese afraid of accidentally bombing civilians?"
"have no idea."
"Well, you immediately order the troops to expel the civilians in the city and take them to the streets."
"Hai."
The Chinese people in Jiujiang City at this time had not had time to evacuate south during the second northern expedition of the Xuebing Army. The number was not very large, but it was enough for the little devils to use as human shields. In total, this was already the Xuebing Army's third The Northern Expedition was launched four times, and because each of the first three times was a severe blow to the Japanese troops stationed in Jiangxi at the time, after the news spread, the morale of the 48th Division and the other two mixed independent brigades immediately dropped sharply. In response to this On the one hand, Nakagawa Hiroshi strengthened his control over the troops, and on the other hand, he promoted the use of Chinese civilians as human shields in the troops. The student army did not dare to use weapons of mass destruction. The deeper meaning was that as long as they stayed in Jiujiang In the city, and firmly controlling the people in the city, the student army did not dare to attack them. Anyone with a little knowledge of military knowledge can easily expose Nakagawa Hiroshi's lie, but the Japanese soldiers of the 48th Division did not believe it. Doubtless, they consciously strengthened their surveillance of the people in the city. As a result, Nakagawa Hiroshi's order was passed on, and the Japanese soldiers resolutely carried it out. They broke into the homes of Chinese people and drove them to the streets or directly dragged them to their own battlefields. Bit,
About twenty minutes after the air defense siren sounded, four Whitebacks appeared directly in front of Nakagawa Hiroshi's head. It was confirmed that there was no large group of enemy aircraft behind him. Nakagawa Hiroshi calmed down a little and his expression became much calmer. He said to Suzuki Keiye : "What do the Chinese people want to do? Do they think that four fighter jets can paralyze our position?"
Suzuki Qingye couldn't guess the Xuebingjun's intention, and he didn't need to worry too long. Soon, the four Baiji dolphins told them their intentions with actual actions. As if it was snowing, hundreds of thousands of pieces of paper came from It fell in the air, almost covering the ground and roofs of Jiujiang City. Nakagawa Hiroshi thought it was a biochemical weapon at first, and subconsciously ran into the house. Suzuki Keiye was more courageous than him and directly caught one. After Zhang glanced at it, his expression changed drastically, and he blurted out "Ba Ge",
When Nakagawa walked to the door, he realized that what he was doing was inappropriate. He turned around and happened to see this scene and asked: "Suzuki-kun, what's going on?"
Suzuki didn't say anything, and handed the photo directly to him. Nakagawa took it suspiciously, glanced at it, and his face immediately turned pale, "Ba Ge, this is a naked provocation." He shouted,
There are only four photos and one line of words on the paper. Four photos, two are photos of Chinese civilians who were massacred, and two are close-ups of Japanese soldiers who were burned to death. There are only four words: Blood debt must be paid with blood,