82 years ago today, on May 9, 1943 (April 6, 1943 in the lunar calendar), there was a massacre in the factory cellar. The factory cellar massacre refers to a massacre that took place from May 9 to 12, 1943 in Changjiao Town, Nanxian County, Hunan Province, on the northwest coast of Dongting Lake. Japanese armed motorboats chased and killed boat people everywhere. The 2,000 boats that were blocked in the river line of the factory cellar for more than 20 miles were almost all burned up, the boat was destroyed, and the river was full of corpses. The Japanese army massacred innocent people in this town, creating the second largest tragedy in the invasion of China and the largest tragedy in the Pacific War. In just three days, more than 30,000 compatriots in our country were killed, and more than 10,000 people were killed every day, which was the largest number of murders by the fascists in a day during World War II. Brief Introduction: Changjiao Town, Nanxian County, Hunan Province, is located on the northwest coast of Dongting Lake, facing the water on three sides and shaped like a peninsula. The town chokes the waterway to the northwest of Dongting Lake, which is a must-fight area for militaries in the past. From May 9 to 12, 1943, the Japanese army massacred innocent people in this town, creating the second largest tragedy of invasion of China. It was also the largest tragedy of the Pacific War. In just three days, more than 30,000 compatriots in our country were killed, and more than 10,000 people were killed every day. It was the largest number of murders by the fascists in one day during World War II. In 1943, in order to open up the Yangtze River route from Yichang to Wuhan, the Japanese army seized China's granary and forced the Chinese government to surrender. From May 5 to June 10, they launched the "Jiangnan Annih The "Jiangnan Annihilation War" was divided into three phases, mainly the annihilation of the 73rd Army and the 44th Army of the Kuomintang troops. After the Japanese launched the "Jiangnan Annihilation War", they invaded Hunan from Hubei in multiple units, from the vicinity of Lotus Pool, Shishou, Huarong, Yueyang and other places, to Anxiang and Nanxian. At the same time, with the bombardment of aircraft in the sky, and finally formed a encirclement in the factory cellar. At that time, many 10,000 of the main forces of the 73rd Army of the Kuomintang stationed in Huarong, Nanxian and Anxiang were ordered to retreat and prepare to cross Changde westward to get rid of the Japanese siege. As soon as they arrived at the factory cellar, they were forced into this narrow peninsula with a length of more than 10 kilometers from north to south and a Forced into this peninsula, there are more than 20,000 refugees from Hunan and Hubei provinces with the army, including some civil servants, school teachers and students, plus more than 20,000 local residents, the entire factory cellar was surrounded by more than 50,000 people. For a time, the military and civilians were not divided, the refugees were like a tide, the chickens were flying and the dogs were running, and it was a mess. During the three days from May 9th to 12th, the dehumanizing Japanese invaders brutally killed more than 30,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians in the factory cellar, destroyed and injured more than 3,000 people, raped more than 2,000 women, burned more than 3,000 houses, sunk and burned more than 2,500 ships, shocked China and foreign countries! On the morning of May 9, hundreds of ferocious Japanese soldiers pounced on Yonggu Pond, tying our compatriots to various threshing grounds, slashing with Japanese knives and stabbing with guns. After the Japanese withdrawal, survivors dug pits to bury more than 1,000 dead. Now, it is known as the "Thousand People's Pit". Kurozhouzi, now known as the "Blood Reservoir", was in the west of the factory cellar Dadan. At that time, 5,000 or 6,000 refugees fled here. On May 10, Japanese planes threw bombs and strafed here, and infantry and cavalry rushed back and forth to kill more than 3,000 of my compatriots. The blood stained the river red. On the afternoon of May 10, the masses of Valenti were pursued by the Japanese army, and more than 60 refugees took refuge in the Yangfengshan roof. The Japanese army drove more than 20 of the women into a private house, burned them all, and tied more than 30 men and children one by one into a string, held them with bayonets, and rushed them into a nearby pond, all drowned. There were 129 people in 27 households in Xiao Family Village next to the Walian Dike, and all of them were killed by the Japanese invaders! Today, people call this section of the dike "Juehu Dike". Farmer Bi Chengju's child was less than two years old and was provoked by the Japanese army bayonets for fun. Farmer Xiao Changqing had a problem with his eyes, and the Japanese army asked him to lead the way. He said that his eyesight was not good and he could not lead the way. The inhumane Japanese devils gouged out his eyes with knives. The Japanese armed motorboats chased and killed the boat people everywhere. The 2,000 boats that were blocked on the river line for more than 20 miles in the factory cellar were almost all burned up, the boats were destroyed, and the river was full of corpses. At that time, the factory cellar was in flood season, and the Japanese army dug dozens of embankments, and large tracts of green seedlings were flooded! The brutality of the Japanese invaders was outrageous and indescribable!