On May 1 day, after the National Revolutionary Army regained Jinan, the Japanese army entered the Shandong Negotiation Department established by the China Municipal Government on May 3, brutally killing the negotiator Cai Gongshi, burning and plundering the people of China. In this case,17,000 people died, 2,000 people were injured and 5,000 people were captured. At the same time, the Japanese army detained vehicles, cut off traffic arteries and occupied administrative organs.
The historical course of the May 3rd tragedy is as follows:1On the morning of May 3rd, 928, Jinan was a peaceful scene. However, at 9 o'clock in the morning, the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army were killed in the Japanese warning zone, and the Japanese army suddenly opened fire and launched an attack on the National Revolutionary Army. China's army suffered heavy losses, but the 92nd and 93rd Divisions fought back and stopped the arrogance of the Japanese aggressors. However, as the Japanese army stepped up its attack, China's army was forced to disarm.
Chiang Kai-shek ordered no resistance and sent Cai Gongshi to negotiate, but Cai Gongshi was surrounded and the negotiation place fell into darkness. The Japanese soldiers tied everyone except Cai Gongshi, and Cai Gongshi encouraged others to denounce the Japanese army together. As a result, the officers ordered all of them to be executed.
Chiang Kai-shek ordered Huang Bian to lodge a serious protest with the Japanese government, but the Japanese government ignored it and stepped up its attack. Chiang Kai-shek sent Luo Jialun, Zhao, Cui Shijie and Wang to negotiate with Japan, but they were all bombed back by Japan. Chiang Kai-shek sent an urgent telegram to Zhang Qun, asking him to negotiate directly with the Japanese authorities in Tokyo, but the Japanese side clearly intended to control Chiang Kai-shek's forces and prevent the Northern Expeditionary Army from going north.
Chiang Kai-shek finally decided to withdraw from Jinan, and the Japanese army entered the city on May 1 1 and began mass slaughter. More than 7000 people were killed or injured by soldiers and civilians in Jinan/KLOC-0, which caused public outrage all over the world.
The May 3rd tragedy led the Kuomintang government to give up the hope of opening an era of anti-Japanese war, which intensified the anti-Japanese sentiment in China and dashed the hope of mutual trust and cooperation between China and Japan. Chiang Kai-shek decided to temporarily suspend control of the north and concentrate on consolidating his rule in the south. The Jinan incident had a great influence on the historical development of China.