Why was the surrender place in Zhijiang in World War II?

Zhijiang, Hunan is the place where the Japanese army surrendered, and Nanjing is the place to surrender. There are three main reasons for choosing to surrender in Zhijiang, a remote mountain city in western Hunan:

1. Zhijiang is located in the border of western Hunan, surrounded by mountains, dancing and flowing, with steep terrain. Known as the "southwest gateway, the throat of Guizhou and Chu", it has always been a battleground for military strategists.

Second, during the Anti-Japanese War, Zhijiang built the second largest secret airport in China at that time. More than 500 planes and more than 6,000 officers and men of the Sino-American Air Force Mixed Wing are stationed here, which has a great deterrent effect on the Japanese army. At that time, the Japanese army still had considerable strength and refused to surrender. Choosing Zhijiang after surrender is conducive to strategic mobility and security guards.

Third, 1945, the Japanese army mobilized 80,000 troops to launch the "Xiangxi Battle" aimed at destroying Zhijiang Airport and trying to get through the southwest passage. After more than two months of fighting, the Japanese army suffered more than 28,000 casualties, and the dream of the Japanese empire in Zhijiang was completely shattered. China won the final victory in the frontal battlefield, and Zhijiang became famous all over the world.

1August 2, 9451day, the Zhijiang negotiation and surrender held in Zhijiang, Hunan Province, opened the prelude to the surrender of China theater and prepared for the relevant ceremony of Nanjing surrender.

1945 At 9: 00 am on September 9, the signing ceremony of the Japanese surrender in China Theater was held in the Auditorium of Chinese Army Headquarters in Nanjing (now the Auditorium of Nanjing Military Region). At the ceremony, more than 400 officers, journalists and photographers from China, the United States, Britain and France attended the surrender ceremony. Japanese surrender signed the surrender letter on behalf of Okamura Ningji.