It is well known that on August 15, 1945, after the Japanese Emperor announced the unconditional surrender by radio, the Japanese troops who remained in the overseas battlefield lost their will to fight and began to surrender to nearby enemies. In less than a week, more than 1 million Japanese troops laid down their arms and surrendered to the Chinese government.
In fact, the Japanese military has long been tired of this war, and most people's inner thoughts are to lay down their arms and return to their own country to reunite with their families. However, there was always a small group of people who remained ambitious, rooted in the fortress, hoping to continue to resist. Even some puppet troops, fearing the reckoning after the war, still did not repent and continued to fight with the Japanese devils.
The last city recovered during the War of Resistance Against Japan was Gaoyou. After Japan announced its unconditional surrender, the Japanese army and puppet troops stationed in Gaoyou did not believe that the emperor had surrendered, or used the perspective of the invaders to oppress the people, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties, our army made several representations to the Japanese officers at this stronghold, asking them to leave the city and surrender, but they were refused. Therefore, the "last war" between China and Japan broke out.
In December, the Headquarters of the Central China Field Army of the New Fourth Army issued an offensive order. After the battle began, the New Fourth Army sent a column, in cooperation with the local armed forces, to fight the Japanese army and the puppet army in the city for 7 consecutive days and 7 nights, annihilating more than 1,100 Japanese troops and more than 5,000 puppet troops.