Before liberation, there was no large-scale garrison in the Huaibin area, except for the Japanese army stationed in Zhangzhuang, the county.
A brigade of the Japanese army was about a thousand people.
In 1938, the Japanese army invaded China in the area around southern Yunan
In 1938, the Japanese army invaded China in the area around southern Yunan
On July 22, 1938 (lunar calendar), the Araki Brigade of the Japanese Army rushed from Sanhejian to Wulongji, and on the 23rd, it carried its guns and guns, stationed in Zhangzhuangji, and set up tents and camps in Jidong Vegetable Garden. After the Japanese troops entered Zhangzhuang, they went around catching pigs and sheep, catching chickens and ducks, cutting down trees and windows, splitting tables and chairs, smashing cabinets, and boiling chicken and meat. Slaughtering Ming, pigs, and sheep, not eating the head and tail of the five internal organs, throwing them everywhere, and the smell is fishy. Even more cruel was the release of malaria and scabies bacteria, and many people contracted diseases and diseases, and their bodies and minds were severely damaged.
They rape women, kill people, and do all kinds of evil. Once, when Nanyuan Geng and his wife were both in their 50s, two Japanese soldiers went to rape and defile Geng's wife and beat Geng to death.
On another occasion, five Japanese soldiers caught Shen XX's wife and gang raped.
Once again, Wu XX's three leap girls were caught by 12 Japanese cavalrymen, dragged to a roadside hut and raped.
Japanese cavalry invading Shangcheng County
In addition, the Japanese soldiers deliberately beat Lu Yuyao's mule grazing on the river beach to death for fun. During their stay in Zhangzhuangji, the Japanese army made Zhangzhuang a miasma of smoke and committed various heinous crimes, and withdrew at the end of July (lunar calendar).
Huaibin Zhangzhuang Street in 2022