Chapter 51: Allied Prisoners of War

The county seat of Xi'an was in a mess, and the sound of guns and shouts of killing resounded throughout the city. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the people in the county closed their doors one by one, hid at home and silently prayed to God, bless their families for safety, and bless them not to fight in their own homes!

Although the two sides of the battle were the national army and the Japanese army, but the battle was fought to this extent, can the common people not suffer any losses? A cannonball missed and fell into the people's yard, and the house collapsed with a bang, and some adults and children in the whole family were killed and injured; There are also devils who are chased in a hurry, rush into the people's homes, and force the people to be hostages with guns.

What age is this? This was the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression at the end of 1944. Soldiers are used to seeing dead people for a long time, what kind of hostages? Are there still fewer people killed on the battlefield? Seeing the devil threatening the housewife of the house with a gun, the soldier who had already killed the red-eyed soldier would shoot without saying a word! One shot, a big cover for the devil!

This is a veteran in the Anti-Japanese War, with marksmanship like a god and a heart as hard as iron! And the result of this was to save the woman's life. When the devil died, he didn't even react at all, so he just leaned back and died. The abducted woman was overly frightened and fell on her heels. Our warriors didn't have time to look more, so they continued to rush forward with their guns in pursuit of the remnants of the enemy.

The commander of the garrison, Sato Osa, fled all the way out of Xi'an County with the remnants of his defeated soldiers. ran out for more than ten miles, and when he couldn't see the pursuers, Sato gathered the troops and counted the personnel. At this point, Sato grinned and cried. Originally, the garrison had nearly 2,000 men, but now there were not even 500 people who escaped with him. Ten out of ten went to six and a half of them!

Looking at these frightened children, most of whom were not yet adults, Sato looked up to the sky and sighed. He hadn't read the historical records, so he didn't know that Xiang Yu had said that famous sentence. Otherwise, Sato Osa would definitely shout: I will die this day, it is not a crime of war!

In a battle, the loss of troops is like this, and according to the practice of the Japanese army, as a direct commander, he should apologize for his guilt. However, Sato was not a real samurai after all, and after several attempts, he was not willing to commit suicide by disembowelment, and finally led the surviving officers and soldiers all the way north to Shinkyo, where the Kwantung Army headquarters was located.

The devils in Xi'an County ran away, but Ren Laifeng did not immediately occupy the county seat, he planned to rescue the prisoners of war and return to Harbin as soon as possible. There is an airport in Shancheng, and when the time comes, a plane will be sent to escort the prisoners of war across the Great Wall, whether it is the first or second war zone, and it will be none of his business to transfer people there safely.

Stay here? What if he annoys Yamada Otozo and the old devil transfers a few divisions to intercept it? If you really encounter that kind of situation, do you hand over the prisoners of war back to the devil and run back to Qinggang with people by himself? Or transfer all the troops under your command and have a general decisive battle with the Kwantung Army?

Neither of these things is what Ren Laifeng wants, and now is not the time for the final battle in his mind. In the depths of Ren Laifeng's heart, the decisive battle will have to wait until July and August next year.

When the time comes, the Japanese emperor reads out the edict of surrender and knocks down the devil and takes the initiative to surrender! At that time, he will also have a surrender ceremony in the northeast, and he can even learn from the Russians and count all the surrendered Kwantung Army as his prisoners! Wouldn't he be able to leave a name in history, cover all the famous generals of the Anti-Japanese War, and become the first general of China in the past and present?

Of course, the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny. No one can say what the final result will be. Or maybe he died the night before the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, who can be sure?

After beating the Xi'an County garrison away, Ren Laifeng turned around and went to deal with the guards of the prisoner of war camp. There are also more than 100 guards in the second branch of the Mukden Prisoner Detention Center, and these more than 100 guys who are usually powerful and have their hands stained with the blood of prisoners of war are bearing the wrath of the prisoners of war!

The prisoners of war from all over the world, armed with stolen guns and knives, desperately resisted the attack of the guards. The POWs knew that rescue forces from outside had come to their rescue, and that everything they did was to gain their freedom as soon as possible, but also to restore the honor of themselves and their country.

Being captured is already a great shame. If we can play a part in the rescue operation, won't the shame of being captured a little less when we are freed in the future? It's not impossible to go from a prisoner of war to a hero.

Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright did not have a gun, nor did Edward King, Major General George Moore, and British Lieutenant General Arthur Percival and Lieutenant General Pluton of the Netherlands. The youngest of these people were all forty years of age or older, and even if they had guns, they could not match the accuracy of the younger soldiers.

The twenty or so rifles that had been snatched from the guards were all handed over to the younger soldiers, to the sharpshooters. The young man is not very old, but he fights calmly, especially with his marksmanship. With the more than 20 guns snatched over, they were able to block several strong attacks by more than 100 people from the garrison of the prisoner camp!

Of course, there was a role for the captives to familiarize themselves with the terrain and use the camp buildings as bunkers, but it was undeniable that the Allied officers and soldiers who were selected and given a gun were indeed powerful. It was these brave men who fought bravely to hold off the fierce attacks of the guards!

"Arthur," Wainwright sat on the bench, his back straight. It should be said that in the past two years, his waist has never been as straight as it is today. "When do you think reinforcements from outside will come?"

"Not necessarily. Who knows if those Chinese can defeat the Japanese Imperial Army? Percival still had the superiority of the British colonists in his heart, and although he was now a prisoner of war, that deep-seated superiority did not completely disappear with the capture. Perhaps, only in the face of the murderous guards could Lieutenant General Percival bow his noble head.

"General Percival, don't you want to be rescued?" Lieutenant General Pluton of the Netherlands couldn't help but retort, "If there were no Chinese to rescue, would we be able to sit here today and wait anxiously for freedom?" Don't you hear that the gunfire outside is getting farther and farther away? That's our friend, the Chinese soldiers are chasing the enemy on the periphery of the prisoner of war camp, and we will soon be rescued! ”

"Hmph, none of our Allied armies can defeat the ferocious Japanese army. Just by them? Those Chinese who like to smoke opium and comb their heads with braids can defeat the Japanese army and save us? Gentlemen, please sober up. ”

"General Percival!" General Jonathan Wainwright stood up angrily, "If you don't want to be rescued, please go back to your room now!" ”