In the winter of 1937, from Shanghai to Nanjing, every inch of mountains and rivers was an inch of blood. The Japanese committed unforgivable atrocities in this most prosperous and fertile place of the time. The group of photos that veterans want to share today is the historical evidence of the Japanese Kou burning and looting in Changshu, Jiangsu Province.
Changshu fell on November 19, a week after the fall of Shanghai, and likewise, a week after the fall of Changshu, another city, Wuxi, fell.
Regarding how many bad things the Japanese Kou did on the way from Shanghai to Nanjing, the veterans had read a lot of written materials before, all kinds of memories, and descriptions, giving people the feeling of two words "terror". However, the text is written more appropriately, and it is not as direct as the photo, so let's follow the lens of the Japanese-Kosovar war correspondent to Changshu more than 80 years ago to take a look -
In November 1937, during the Japanese invasion of Changshu, they burned and plundered all the way, even the cattle on which the peasants depended for their survival. Changshu, a famous city in jiangnan, has become a scorched earth under the iron hooves of the Japanese Kou, the mountains and rivers have lost their color, the grass and trees are sad, and the shame of losing their homeland is unforgettable.
On November 13, 1937, the Japanese troops were waiting for the landing at Xuliujing Pass along the River in Changshu. A group of devils, instead of creating value for society, they live to kill and plunder.
On November 13, 1937, the Japanese Kou Sato troops waded ashore from a landing craft at the Xuliujing Pass along the Changshu River.
On November 13, 1937, the Japanese Kou Sato troops waded ashore from a landing craft at the Xuliujing Pass along the Changshu River. In the distance are warships transporting Japanese Kou, and at least four Japanese ships can be seen before the camera.
On November 13, 1937, the 16th Division of the Japanese Invasion of China landed at Baimaokou along the River in Changshu, and everywhere it passed, corpses were strewn across the field, and there were broken walls and ruins everywhere. Faced with such photographs, we cannot imagine how the Chinese survived under enemy fire. At that time Chinese people's lives may really be inferior to ants in the eyes of the invaders. According to historical records, within a few days of the Japanese invasion of Changshu, more than 3,000 civilians in Changshu were killed and more than 30,000 houses were destroyed because they could not escape. In other words, as long as the living are seen, it is basically difficult to escape their sight alive.
On November 20, 1937, the Rikou Noda troops crossed the river at the southern end of Changshu, Jiangsu Province. At this time, the county seat of Changshu had fallen, and the Japanese Kou continued to advance through the pontoon bridge, the long line could not see the edge, and there were ghosts everywhere.
On November 15, 1937, in meili town, Changshu, Jiangsu Province, the Japanese Oda troops who landed from Baimaokou marched along the ruins towards the city of Changshu. Only the steel helmet of Nikko is in the picture, and the complete house is no longer visible in the town.
On November 30, 1937, the Japanese Kou Sukegawa Troops arrived in Changshu by water.