The 12th year of the Republic of China, the 12th year of Taisho in Japan, September 1, 1923 AD.
There is no difference between today and any other day.
The momentum of the uprising in Tokyo has become weaker and weaker. The civilians can occasionally come out to breathe fresh air, although the air is still filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder smoke.
Of course, most Tokyoites are still willing to hide in their homes to avoid being injured by stray bullets.
The Japanese government is urgently negotiating the conflict on the China-North Korea border, and one telegram after another is being sent to North Korea asking what happened on August 30.
This is September 1, 1923...
Everything was tense and calm, and no one expected what would happen on this day.
Of course, except one person.
Wang Hengyue got up before 5 o'clock this morning, and he was not at all affected by the border conflict between China and North Korea. Instead, he happily ate three large bowls of porridge and three eggs. He also said that at noon
Get ready to drink some wine.
This is a bit strange. Presidents generally don’t drink much...
"There is a big event today, hurry up and take care of it for me." Wang Hengyue glared and said to A Le.
"It's not a good time to have a good drink." A Le muttered.
"What do you know, what do you know..." Wang Hengyue smiled disapprovingly.
They don't understand, none of them understand, today is a great day.
This is September 1, 1923...
Kure Navy Yard.
There was no disturbance, and despite the alert order, the workers in the factory continued to do whatever they were supposed to do.
When Sanhu Geyuan saw Yoshikawa Ping An, he still smiled and said hello. He has to check the boiler today, otherwise if there is another problem, the progress of the project will be delayed.
Yoshikawa Heian also smiled and asked his "good friends" to come to where he is now for dinner after work. Don't work too late, take care of your body, etc.
Then Sanhu Geyuan smiled and greeted the guarding soldiers, happily walked into the boiler room, and while inspecting the "repairs", he happily put the gun under several boilers...
On the other side, Matsumoto Kaikiyo and his co-workers moved boxes of spare parts to the shipyard warehouse as before.
Next to the warehouse is the arsenal of the Wu Navy Factory garrison. In the hypothesis, once the Wu Navy Factory is attacked by the enemy, this will be the last but most advantageous line of defense for the garrison...
Of course, the people in the garrison didn't know that two boxes of gunpowder had been mixed into the spare parts warehouse...
Everything is no different from any other day.
This is September 1, 1923...
Time is passing by minute by minute. It is soon approaching noon...
"Engineer Sanhu, it's time to eat."
"Oh, I won't go eat. You guys will bring me some after you finish. I have to finish the boiler maintenance today, otherwise, I won't be able to eat Yoshikawa-kun's dinner tonight..."
There was a burst of laughter, and the workers left the workshop in twos and threes...
This is September 1, 1923...
September 1, 1923, Saturday, Yokohama-Tokyo.
"Eat immediately. After eating, we will launch a general attack on the last stronghold of the rioters and end the Tokyo riots within three days!"
"Hai!"
"Have a meal!"
"sit down!"
The soldiers sat down in unison.
"Don't shake the table while eating!" Captain Fujiwara said sternly to a soldier next to him.
"Captain, I didn't shake the table..."
"Eight, it's not shaking yet..."
Captain Fujiwara looked serious and was about to continue scolding him, but suddenly stopped and realized something was wrong...
It's shaking more violently. What's the reason?
Captain Fujiwara stood up, and many Japanese soldiers who were eating stood up...
The shaking became even more severe, and Captain Fujiwara suddenly let out a heart-rending cry:
"earthquake!"
In the 12th year of the Republic of China, the 12th year of Taisho in Japan, at 11:58 noon on September 1, 1923 AD, a burst of "quacking" sounds suddenly came out in the Kanto Plain area of Japan, and the ground shook up and down, followed by bursts of shaking.
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The land that had always been quiet and steady was now restless: swaying from side to side, shaking up and down, and undulating. People seemed to be in a small boat on the sea on the peaks of the valleys, unable to stand or move, and could only obey the orders of the people who had lost their previous stability.
At the mercy of the earth. People were thrown into the air by the trembling earth, either dead or injured.
People who were not killed or injured tried to escape from the crumbling houses, but their feet failed. The rows and rows of various houses rooted in the earth could not withstand the test of the violent shaking of the earth. They shook, tiles fell, and walls fell.
The house collapsed. There are very few houses that can withstand such a severe "test". Therefore, those who barely struggled to escape from the house did not escape their bad luck, or were killed or injured by the collapsed house, or were buried in the rubble.
Some people were so shocked by the sudden earthquake that they became numb and watched helplessly as the collapsing buildings rushed toward them, waiting for death.
The rumble of the earthquake, the groans of the injured, and the shouts of the uninjured people were all eerie. Most people were helpless in the jolts of the earth caused by the earthquake, and were buried alive in collapsed houses. Many people were not yet alive.
He died before he had time to figure out what happened.
The magnitude of this sudden earthquake reached 8.3 on the Richter scale. Its wide attack range, large damage area, and high number of deaths are rare in Japanese history.
Those who were trapped in collapsed buildings were unable to extricate themselves, and those who were lucky enough to be alive were unable to save them. Even if a person was not killed by the earthquake, he could only see his relatives struggling to death under the rubble until death came.
.No one was injured or only slightly injured under the rubble of the collapsed house, and no one went to rescue them.
When the earthquake occurred, it was exactly noon. Citizens in Tokyo and other places were busy making lunch, and many people had fires burning in their homes. When the earthquake hit, the stoves overturned, flames splashed out, and sparks flew everywhere.
The two major cities of Tokyo and Yokohama in the Kanto region are not only densely populated, but most of the houses are made of wooden structures. The earthquake destroyed the gas pipelines, causing gas to overflow and ignite in case of fire. Residents' stoves provide fire sources, gas, and wooden houses.
It was good "fuel". The combination of several factors turned Tokyo and other places into a sea of fire, with explosions and people's cries for help coming one after another. After the earthquake, the fire demon began to wreak havoc in the Kanto region.
Coincidentally, a major fire also occurred after the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, but the severity was far less tragic than in the Kanto region of Japan.
After the fire broke out, it was difficult to control the fire, but the shock wave caused by the earthquake stirred up huge winds in the area. The fire area immediately turned into a sea of fire, and the wind helped the fire burn more and more intensely. Not only that, the strong winds also
Spread the fire in all directions. Wherever the fire spreads, fires will burst into the sky. Factories are burning, schools are burning, residential buildings are burning, everything is burning.
The entire Tokyo was engulfed in fire, as if the sky was burning and the earth was burning. The fire spread faster than people imagined. During the spread of the fire, any flammable or explosive items encountered would either have a big explosion or burst into flames.
.Since most of the houses in the area had been almost flattened by the earthquake before the fire, the fire could spread unimpeded. Fire brigade in Tokyo and other places were mobilized to fight the fire demon, but because the underground water pipes were damaged, they could not be found at all.
To the water source!
Naturally, firefighters cannot fight the fire with bare hands, and the collapsed houses have blocked the streets, making it impossible for fire trucks to pass. After the fire trucks entered the fire scene, they were unable to move. Faced with fires, just like facing earthquakes, people were almost helpless and allowed them to wreak havoc.
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The most tragic ones were the survivors who were trapped in the rubble. If there had been no fire, these people would still have been rescued. After the fire broke out, many survivors in the ruins and rubble were burned to death by the fire.
Some people who escaped the earthquake disaster were surrounded by fire. The billowing smoke knocked them down and the fire burned them to death. The air was filled with the pungent smell of burnt human flesh. The Great Kanto Earthquake did not last long, but the earthquake
The subsequent fire burned for three days and three nights, until everything in the fire scene was reduced to ashes. People who finally escaped from the earthquake had to avoid the terrible fire demon in panic.
Crowds left residential areas, left the fire scene, and flocked to open areas outdoors. Streets, squares, parks, beaches, school playgrounds and other places became refuges for people to escape the fire. For a time, many open areas were filled with people.
A military uniform factory has an open space similar to a stadium, which is filled with tens of thousands of evacuees. The surrounding area has not caught fire yet, and it is still a safe zone for the time being. Before the crowds who crowded here could be thankful to escape, the fire started from
Fire rushed in from all directions. The fire surrounded the clothing factory as quickly as possible, and the circle became smaller and smaller. The victims trapped in the circle were in a mess, scurrying around like headless flies. Even if they were not burned to death by the fire,
They were also trampled to death. All the exits were sealed by the fire, and people had no way out. The fire began to devour everyone's life. Thick smoke completely shrouded the place, and many people died of suffocation due to lack of oxygen. Those who took refuge here
No one among the 32,000 people was spared, and the scene was horrific.
Among the people who died in this disaster in Tokyo, a large number died in the fire after the earthquake, and most of the survivors were burned. In a park area in Yokohama, hundreds of people jumped into the pool to escape the fire. People sat in the water
, only the head was above the water, trying to escape the fire demon in this way.
But after the fire hit, sparks flew around their heads and many of their hairs were burned.
They have nowhere to escape, only death is waiting for them!