The Jinan Massacre is also known as the May 3rd Massacre.

background

1928 In April, the Kuomintang began its second "Northern Expedition". The Northern Expeditionary Army led by Chiang Kai-shek won successively and soon entered Shandong Province.

purpose

In order to prevent the Northern Expeditionary Army from continuing northward, Takashi Sakai immediately wrote to the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army on the pretext of "chaotic situation in Shandong and protecting the interests of Japanese expatriates" and asked the military to send troops to Shandong.

event

According to Ryunoyuki Sakai's report and request, the General Staff Headquarters dispatched more than 5,000 people from the 6th Division of the Japanese Army, landed in Qingdao in late April and invaded Shandong. After the Japanese Sixth Division successfully landed in Qingdao, Sakai deliberately exaggerated the facts and asked the head of the Sixth Division, Yasuke Fukuda, to rush to Jinan on the grounds that the situation was extremely chaotic. At the urging of Sakai, Fukuda finally arrived outside Jinan at the end of April. On April 2 1, Japanese militarists sent three infantry squadrons stationed in Tianjin to Jinan in the name of protecting overseas Chinese. From 25th to 27th, the Japanese army landed in Qingdao and transported troops to Jinan along the Ji Jiao Railway. By the 28th, there were more than 3,000 Japanese troops stationed in Jinan. Taking Weisi Road as the center line, the Japanese army in Shangbu, Jinan was divided into two "garrison areas" in the east and west, where fortifications were built, roadblocks were erected and martial law was imposed. On April 30th, Zhang Zongchang, a Feng warlord, left Jinan. 1 year On May 30th, the Kuomintang army entered Jinan, and Fang Zhenwu was appointed as the garrison commander of Jinan. When Chiang Kai-shek led the Northern Expeditionary Army into Jinan City, Sakai Takashi instigated the Japanese army, which was already ready, to make trouble everywhere. The Japanese army not only captured soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army at will. On the morning of May 2, Ruan, the battalion commander of the 23rd Regiment of the First Army, and others were killed on the spot after being intercepted by the Japanese army while walking unarmed on Jingwei No.5 Road. On the morning of the 3rd, the Japanese army forcibly disarmed more than 7,000 members of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Repeated provocations against the Japanese army, Chiang Kai-shek repeatedly endured humiliation and gave in, and ordered the ministries of the Northern Expeditionary Army to "restrict soldiers from fighting back". Moreover, the preparation to "bypass the Northern Expedition" further encouraged the arrogance of the Japanese army. The Japanese army broke into the office of Shandong negotiators, bound and beat all 18 China diplomats, including Cai Gongshi, a special negotiator in Shandong. Cai Gongshi denounced the Japanese army, but the Japanese army cut off Cai's ears, nose and tongue, gouged out his eyes and then killed him with others. On that day, the Japanese army made trouble in the commercial port, killing and injuring as many Japanese soldiers and civilians as 1000 people. On the morning of May 4th, the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Japanese opium dealer 13 in Jinan City and executed them according to the laws of China. Sakai Takashi took the opportunity to send a telegram to the War Department and the General Staff, exaggerating the facts, claiming that innocent Japanese nationals were killed and expanding the number by more than 20 times. All the Kuomintang troops have withdrawn from the commercial port area. The Japanese army pushed its luck and continued to expand the war situation, constantly sending more troops to Jinan. On May 8, under the cover of artillery fire, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack on Plymen, Linxiangmen, Chaijiaxiang and Yingxianqiao, and the defenders retreated to the inner city.

Evil behavior

From the 9th, the Japanese army launched a large-scale attack on the inner city. The defenders fought bloody battles and suffered heavy casualties. They were ordered to evacuate on June 5438+0 1 day. After the Japanese occupied the inner city, they robbed property, burned buildings, raped women, shot prisoners of war and slaughtered people. These crimes are outrageous. The "Jinan Massacre" originated on May 3rd, so it is also called "May 3rd Massacre". It was not until May 1929 that the Japanese army withdrew from Jinan under internal and external pressure.

nature

The Jinan Massacre was a bloody incident in which Japanese imperialism slaughtered China's soldiers, civilians and diplomatic officials in Jinan, Shandong Province on May 3rd, 928, also known as the May 3rd Massacre. This is the blood debt that Japanese imperialism owes to the people of China.