(Jiashen May third), June 23, 1944, the Japanese Hengyang implementation devastating attack. Chinese army evacuation Hengyang


ground facilities first blow up, so as not to fall into the adversary In June 1944, the Japanese army in three columns to attack Hengyang, was to Fang Xianjue the KMT Tenth Army as the main force of 17,000 Chinese defenders stubborn resistance. Japanese troops for the occupation as soon as possible Hengyang, to achieve its strategic intent, at heavily, desperate to implement Hengyang devastating attacks. the
the fighting began, the Japanese in addition to aircraft, artillery bombardment Hengyang, also a flagrant violation of international law, the use of tear, and erosive gas attacks defenders, force a crossing of the Lei River. After that, the Japanese repeatedly using gas bombs in the attack Morishiro officers and men of poisoning by many. the
after the Japanese offensive frustrated, then Shi Fire Attack. The aircraft dropped a large number of incendiary bombs. Incendiary bombs falling, the fire was raging, the whole city is a sea of ​​fire the defenders hoarding of grain bombs were burned, the countless injured soldiers and civilians were burned to death, the loyal love social field hospital has a Red Cross banner, were not spared, thousands of seriously wounded soldiers and civilians buried flames. (History today www.lssdjt.com)
the Japanese artillery bombardment and aircraft bombarded, Hengyang, was razed to the ground.