- half ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁They ▁were ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁police ▁and ▁driven ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁be ▁d rown ed . ▁Those ▁who ▁could ▁sw im ▁were ▁shot ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁forces . ▁Th ous ands ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁ ▁The ▁mass acre ▁anger ed ▁the ▁Chinese , ▁and ▁had ▁ram ifications ▁for ▁the ▁future : ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Hong hu zi ▁fought ▁a ▁gu err illa ▁war ▁against ▁Russian ▁occupation ▁and ▁assist ed ▁the ▁Japanese ▁in ▁the ▁Rus so - J apan ese ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁in ▁reven ge . ▁Louis ▁Living ston ▁Se aman ▁mentioned ▁the ▁mass acre ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Hong hu zi ▁hat red ▁towards ▁the ▁Rus si ans : ▁" The ▁Ch in aman , ▁be ▁he ▁Hung - h ut ze ▁or ▁pe asant , ▁in ▁his ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁in ▁this ▁conflict ▁with ▁Japan ▁has ▁not ▁forgotten ▁the ▁terrible ▁treatment ▁accord ed ▁him ▁since ▁the ▁Mus cov ite ▁occupation ▁of ▁Man ch uria . ▁He ▁still ▁rem embers ▁the ▁mass acre ▁at ▁B lag ov est ch ensk ▁when ▁nearly ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁un ar med ▁men , ▁women , ▁and ▁children ▁were ▁driven ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁bay on et ▁into ▁the ▁ra ging ▁Am ur , ▁until — as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁officers ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁that ▁brut al ▁murder ▁told ▁me ▁at ▁Ch in -