Brief introduction of Yangzhou ten-day massacre
People are the foundation of the country. No matter at any time, the people don't want war, and the sage doesn't want war either, because in case of war, it is the people who suffer first. In the evolutionary history of Chinese dynasty change, one dynasty was replaced by another through war, and every dynasty change may have a tragedy. When the generals of the State of Qin attacked Zhao, in the battle of Changping, they killed 400,000 sergeant Zhao in the massacre pit. When the Qing soldiers attacked Nanming, there were also mass killings. In Yangzhou, the Qing soldiers carried out a ten-day massacre, also known as? Yangzhou Ten-Day Massacre? So what is the history of Yangzhou 10 Day Massacre?
A.D. 1645. At that time, the Ming Dynasty had perished, and the Qing army had captured many cities in the Central Plains. At this time, they are cracking down on the remnants of Nanming. On May 20th, the Qing soldiers finally broke through Yangzhou. At this time, Yangzhou City has been besieged for many days, and Shi Kefa, the governor of Yangzhou, has also been put to death. At that time, the Qing generals ordered the start of the massacre, and the Yangzhou massacre on the 10th was just the beginning. It rained heavily, and the Qing soldiers arrested people everywhere and killed officers and men everywhere. The massacre lasted 10 days until May 29th. There were rivers of blood and corpses in Yangzhou, and the Qing soldiers finally stopped the slaughter. This is history? Ten days in Yangzhou? Holocaust.
Wang Xiuchu, who survived the massacre at that time, had a book called "Ten Days of Yangzhou", which clearly described the scene of the Qing soldiers in the city after the Yangzhou Massacre: piles of bodies, hands and feet crossed, blood poured into the pool and the pond was filled up. At that time, the horror after the massacre was vivid and chilling. In the form of miscellaneous notes, the book "Ten Days in Yangzhou" is like a notebook, which truthfully records what Wang Xiuchu saw, heard and experienced personally, allowing future generations to witness the whole historical event of the 10 th Massacre in Yangzhou at that time, and constantly urging people to remember history and safeguard national self-esteem.
Death toll in Yangzhou 10.
In A.D. 1645, Prince Yu led the Qing army to capture Bozhou, Xuzhou and other cities. In the middle and late April of this year, Yangzhou was besieged by the Qing army, navy and army. Shi Kefa, the secretariat of Yangzhou, was a famous loyal general in Nanming. He stayed in Yangzhou for many days, but he was finally defeated by the Qing soldiers. Shi Kefa was brutally killed by Qing soldiers, and Yangzhou was occupied. After the Qing soldiers occupied Yangzhou, the first thing they did was to slaughter the city. The order of the massacre was given by Prince Yu. The massacre lasted for ten days. What is it called in history? Ten days in Yangzhou? So how many people died in Yangzhou on 10?
After the Qing soldiers invaded Yangzhou, they first plundered wealth. They collected gold and silver treasures on a large scale and then slaughtered the people. They tied people into a ball and stabbed them with swords and spears. Even babies, women and lonely old people were spared, and even the houses of the people were burned down. Other citizens became slaves of the Qing army, washing clothes and cooking for them. Those who tried to escape, some had their legs broken, others were caught, beaten and assassinated. The people in the hiding place were either killed by fire or caught by the Qing soldiers and killed. The people in the city were burned and hacked at will in the process of burning, killing and looting, with rivers of blood and corpses everywhere. Ten days later, the sun came out and the Qing soldiers stopped killing. Some monks began to sort out the bodies and then burned them collectively. As for how many people died in Yangzhou on 10, according to the statistics of those who survived at that time, about 800,000 people were killed in this massacre.
Toto ordered the massacre for four reasons. First, after the Qing soldiers entered the customs, Shi Kefa and others resisted, which made many people angry and had to kill people to vent their anger; Second, in order to rob property and kill people; Third, the massacre retaliated against the people because of the casualties of the Qing army during the siege; The fourth is to deter those Han Chinese who resist the Qing soldiers and let them rule the Central Plains better.
Time of Yangzhou Ten-Day Massacre
In 1644 1 month, Li Zicheng established his Dashun regime, and then he led many rebel troops to attack the Forbidden City. Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty committed suicide and the Ming Dynasty collapsed. In April, Wu Sangui, the company commander of the Ming Dynasty, gave up his submission to Li Zicheng's Dashun regime and chose the Manchu regime established by Huang Taiji. Then in Shanhaiguan, the Manchu army marched into the Central Plains under the traction of Wu Sangui, captured the capital, and then began the history of Manchu dynasty ruling China. And then what? Ten days in Yangzhou? It happened after the Manchu army invaded the Central Plains.
After the Qing soldiers entered the customs, the uprising and resistance activities in various places still did not stop, especially the regime headed by the Ming Dynasty in the south opposed the rule of the Qing Dynasty. In desperation, the Qing dynasty had to send troops to the south, and the generals of the south were many princes of Yu. In A.D. 1645, Duo Duo led an army to attack Yangzhou City. The commander-in-chief of Yangzhou City is Shi Kefa, the general of Nanming, who is upright and upright. Despite many temptations, Shi Kefa refused to give in. However, the corruption in Nanming made Shi Kefa wait for the arrival of reinforcements. Finally, on May 20th this year in the solar calendar, Yangzhou City was breached and Shi Kefa was executed by the Qing soldiers. In order to deter these Jiangnan people, Duo Duo ordered the start of the massacre. At first, the Qing soldiers only robbed some gold and silver treasures, and later they became burning knives, regardless of men, women and children. Houses were demolished and burned by Qing soldiers. Some people were burned to death, others were beaten and shot. Some people who tried to escape were thrown to death, while others were caught and killed by Qing soldiers. Only a few survived, and some were slaves of the Qing army, washing and cooking for them. From May 20th to May 29th, the massacre lasted for ten days. Ten days later, the monks began to treat and burn the bodies for the dead.
Yangzhou 10th is1May 645, when the Qing soldiers massacred the Han people. It is a criminal act of the Qing Dynasty to plunder the land of the Central Plains and strengthen its rule. It was also a dark history of foreign invasion of China and slaughter of China people.
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