On November 12, 1944, the Japanese occupied Kamakura, and immediately the largest suspense case in the history of the Sino-Japanese War occurred, known as the Kamakura Incident in history.
According to Chinese war history, the 33rd Heavy Armored Division encountered stubborn resistance from two Japanese garrison regiments in Kamakura. After more than ten hours of fierce fighting, the 33rd Heavy Armored Division paid a heavy price of more than 100 casualties.
Later, the Japanese army was completely annihilated, and more than 3,000 people from the two infantry regiments guarding Kamakura were all killed!
At the post-war press conference, Major General Zhou Mantian, chief of staff of the 33rd Heavy Armored Division, even expressed a certain degree of "respect" for the tenacious fighting spirit of the Japanese Kamakura garrison, and even claimed that Japan was by no means a bloodthirsty and barbaric force.
Master, we will neither easily let go of any murderer who has been to China and committed crimes, nor will we indiscriminately kill any innocent civilians.
The records of the Kamakura Incident in the post-war history of the Japanese War are somewhat vague. After describing the Youhu Bay Landing Battle at length, they mentioned in Liao Liao's words "On the 12th, the 33rd heavy attack of the Japanese army."
The armored division went north, and more than 3,000 officers and soldiers guarding Kamakura were collectively shattered." Apart from this, there are no other facts recorded.
However, there is a completely different third type of record in American historical archives.
According to historical records from the American Historical Museum, the Japanese garrison in Kamakura at that time was not two infantry regiments, but four infantry divisions with a total of more than 60,000 people. When the Japanese garrison in Kamakura sent a clear telegram announcing their surrender, the city
Nearly 60,000 officers and soldiers survived, but after the Japanese surrendered, the Japanese carried out a brutal massacre on the surrendered Japanese troops!
American historical materials cite the interview transcript of a reporter who was with the army at the time. This reporter interviewed a Japanese veteran who narrowly escaped death from the ruins of Kamakura in the 26th year after the end of the war. The Japanese veteran said that the Chinese
The Japanese army first accepted their surrender, then drove them into an abandoned factory, then fired a large number of napalm bombs into the factory area. The fire continued to burn until the next morning, and nearly 60,000 people were killed.
Almost all the Japanese officers and soldiers were reduced to ashes. If the veteran had not been lucky enough to hide in an abandoned sewer, he would have been reduced to ashes long ago.
However, Chinese historians sneered at this, believing that it was just a "fake historical record" fabricated by the U.S. government in order to distort and attack the Communist Party stationed in Japan. Otherwise, why would the U.S. National Historical Archives have any information before China and the United States turned against each other?
Is there no such record? Just after the disintegration of the German Confederation and the rift between China and the United States, the truth about the so-called "Kamakura Incident" appeared in the U.S. National Museum of History overnight. This was obviously a deliberate attack and a distortion of the facts.
The Japanese government took a prudent attitude towards this. After obtaining the consent of the Japanese military headquarters, it built the Kamakura Battle Monument in the northern suburbs of Kamakura at the beginning of the 21st century. The front of the stone monument was inscribed with the names of those who died in the battle.
The names of more than 60 Japanese officers and soldiers were engraved on the dead list wall behind the stone tablet, and there were about 3,600 names of Japanese officers and soldiers who died in the battle.
As the main party involved in the "Kamakura Incident", Lieutenant General Chi Chengfeng of the 33rd Heavy Equipment Division has never expressed any opinion on the matter.
After the end of the Sino-Japanese War, General Chi Chengfeng enjoyed an official career. In 1946, the year after the war, he was promoted to Commander of the 3rd Army. Ten years later, in 1956, he was promoted to Commander of the Fourth Field Army. Eighteen years later,
, Mr. Chi, who just celebrated his 60th birthday, has confidently ascended to the high position of Chief of Army General Staff!
Until his death at the age of 100 in 2004, General Chi Chengfeng never published a single word of comment on the "Kamakura Incident". Not only General Chi Chengfeng, but also the most direct party at the time, the then 33rd Heavy Equipment
General Zhang Hao, the colonel commander of the 98th Regiment of the Division, and all the officers and soldiers of the regiment, never said a word about it for the next half century.
This gave the "Kamakura Incident" a mysterious and confusing appearance, so some people speculated that the records of the U.S. National Historical Archives were probably true. The 33rd Heavy Armored Division did massacre nearly 60,000 people in Kamakura that year.
A Japanese prisoner of war! However, this is just a speculation on the Internet in later generations. At that time, almost all the direct parties had passed away, and the real truth had long been lost in the time and space of history.
Back in 1944, the so-called Kamakura Incident was not a mystery at all at the time!
The large-scale killing of prisoners was of course true. The order came from Chi Chengfeng, and the person who carried it out was Zhang Hao, the leader of the 98th Regiment.
The entire massacre process is exactly the same as the later records of the National Archives of the United States. In fact, the records of the National Archives of the United States are the truth. However, just after World War II, the United States considered the need to unite China to jointly fight Germany and classified this historical material as top secret.
It has not been made public.
It was not until the end of the 1970s that after the German Federation was dragged down and disintegrated by the United States in the space race, Sino-US relations took a turn for the worse, and they quickly transformed from seemingly estranged allies into incompatible opponents. At this time, the U.S. government finally implemented the truth about the Kamakura Incident.
Decryption, but at this time, the real truth has been cloaked in politics, and it doesn't look like the truth anymore.
On the highway from Kamakura to Tokyo, the torrent of steel from the 33rd Heavy Armor Division is rolling forward.
Although the Japanese garrison troops carried out large-scale damage to the roads and bridges along the way, this could no longer stop the advance of the Chinese *** team. At this time, not only each regiment of the *** was equipped with engineering troops, but also
The engineering equipment has also undergone radical changes. It can be said that the Chinese engineers at that time were the most powerful arms after the American engineers!
With the help of large construction machinery, Chinese engineers can repair damaged roads in a very short time, and can build a field pontoon bridge on a river in up to four hours that can carry 50 tons!
Therefore, the marching speed of the 33rd Heavy Armored Division was not greatly delayed. After occupying Kamakura, it was like a sharp knife stabbing into the enemy's heart, driving straight into Tokyo at a speed of at least ten kilometers per hour!
In the armored command vehicle, Chi Chengfeng was leaning on a chair with his eyes closed, while several combat staff were working on the map.
Suddenly, Chi Chengfeng opened his eyes and raised his wrist to look at his watch. Without looking back, he said to Zhang Hao, the colonel of the 98th Regiment beside him: "Counting the time, the chief of staff should be talking to those reporters right now.
Are you having a verbal fight?"
"Probably." Zhang Hao nodded, "Senzu is very eloquent, isn't it a piece of cake to deal with those reporters?"
"His grandma, those reporters are all smart people, they have very good noses, they are really hard to fool." Chi Chengfeng shook his head and said, "There are no mistakes in the work you were asked to do, right?"
"There will be absolutely no mistakes. Nearly 60,000 little Japanese were all burned to ashes. After throwing the gasoline bombs, I specially asked the brothers to sprinkle several tons of gasoline into it and then burned it. All that was left was a pile of ashes.
Not even a single bone is left!" Zhang Hao smacked his chest until it swelled, and said loudly, "Working in a humble position, Master, what else do you have to worry about?"
"That's fine." Chi Chengfeng said, "As long as you don't leave any clues, just refuse to admit it until you die. I'm afraid of a bird."
After saying this, Chi Chengfeng specifically warned: "However, the officers and soldiers involved in this matter must issue a silence order, and no one is allowed to reveal even a word about this matter, otherwise, military law will be engaged!"
"Master, don't worry." Zhang Hao said, "I have already issued a gag order!"
While he was talking, a communications staff officer had already opened the car door and hurriedly got into the command car. He immediately stood at attention and reported: "Divisional seat, the 97th Regiment sent back a telegram. They arrived in the southern suburbs of Kawasaki five minutes ago. Commander Liu asked for instructions if he would immediately
Launch an attack on Kawasaki City? Or wait until the main force of the division arrives before attacking?"
"Oh? The 97th regiment has arrived outside Kawasaki City?" Chi Chengfeng's heart suddenly moved.
Kawasaki is the last barrier to the south of Tokyo. As long as Kawasaki City is occupied, Tokyo will be like a Japanese geisha who has been stripped of her last fig leaf. She will be naked in front of Tokyo, alone.
With the dozen or so old and weak divisions in Tokyo with poor equipment, they basically had no choice but to let the 33rd Heavy Division do whatever they wanted.
At that moment, Chi Chengfeng ordered: "Call back to Commander Liu immediately and ask him to launch an attack on Kawasaki immediately. If the Japanese army in Kawasaki resists to the point of resistance, they will be annihilated on the spot. If they surrender,..." At this point, Chi Chengfeng suddenly paused.
After a pause, he then continued with a ferocious expression, "Follow Kamakura's established strategy!"
"Yes." The communications staff member snapped to attention and took the order.
Tokyo, Inner Palace of the Imperial Palace.
Empress Ryoko has already summoned Prince Akihito and his four sisters. The 12-year-old Prince Akihito is still in a state of ignorance. Although he knows that the Chinese army has entered Tokyo Bay, he still has no idea about the subjugation of the country.
However, his four sisters had already begun to understand human affairs, and all of their faces were full of panic.
Just when the prince, queen, and five children were in panic, Emperor Hirohito finally walked in with an anxious look.
As soon as he entered the inner hall, Emperor Hirohito asked Empress Ryoko: "Are the children ready? If so, let's set off quickly. We just got the news that the West China Army has reached Kawasaki. What can we do?
Fortunately, we can appear outside Tokyo tomorrow morning, and it will be too late to leave by then."
"Your Majesty, do you really have to leave?" Empress Liangzi still had a trace of luck in her heart, and immediately advised, "We are members of the royal family after all. No matter how cruel the Chinese army is, they will not dare to do anything to us, right?
Are they really prepared to anger the entire Yamato nation, and are they really prepared to occupy the entire country city by city?"
"You, what can I say about you?" Emperor Hirohito pointed at Empress Ryoko and said with lingering fear, "Do you know who the commander of the West China Army is? It's Chi Chengfeng, an executioner who kills without blinking an eye!
During the Second Battle of Songhu, dozens of high-ranking officials of the Nanjing National Government who were friendly to the Communist Party were all subjected to "brushing" torture by him! He also killed all the more than 60,000 Imperial Army soldiers in Kamakura Castle.
Clean! This is a murderous devil!"
Having said this, Emperor Hirohito suddenly shuddered with excitement, and then said to Empress Ryoko: "You don't need to say anything. The guards have already assembled outside. Let's take the children and stay quietly at night.
Leave! We must leave before the squadron comes to the city, otherwise, this murderous devil will never let our whole family go!"