Chapter 52: You're Free
Percival said that he did not believe in the Chinese army, but he did not return to the solitary cell that was once his own. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In the circumstances of the time, Percival's ideas still had some market. Some of the so-called Allied forces themselves were prisoners of war, but they still did not believe that the Chinese soldiers could rescue them. Even though the Chinese Expeditionary Force has achieved world-renowned achievements in Burma and proved its ability with strength, these Western gentlemen still stubbornly disdain the Chinese soldiers.
Among them, Percival is the representative. The senior generals of the Allied forces, led by Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright and Dutch Lieutenant General Plutton, firmly believed that the Chinese army would soon come to their rescue, and that they would soon leave this sad place that had brought them endless humiliation and injury and regain their freedom.
As a result, these people who are not optimistic about the Chinese army have no choice but to hold their breath and remain silent. In fact, deep down, who doesn't want to be free? Who would want to stay in this bullshit prisoner of war camp where basic food and clothing and human dignity are not guaranteed?
It was precisely because of the insistence of a large number of Allied generals such as Wainwright and Pluton that the resistance of the prisoners of war was ongoing. The Japanese garrison in the prisoner of war camp was completely attracted by the prisoners of war, so much so that when Ren Laifeng led the troops to fight, the resistance of the Japanese garrison did not look like an elite army of more than 100 devils at all. Its combat effectiveness is inferior to that of some bearded teams.
In fact, this is also taken for granted. He had come into contact with so many elite units of the Japanese army that in his cognition, it seemed that all Japanese troops should be elite. In fact, how can there be so many elites? The more elite it is, it's not worth much. Scarcity is precious, and the reason why the elite is outstanding is that one is less and the other is the ability is outstanding. And what qualifies a prison garrison as elite?
Let the wind lead the newly victorious army to charge! The soldiers lined up in a stormtroop formation, covering each other and shooting while rushing forward, like tearing a thin piece of paper, easily tearing the so-called defense line of the Japanese garrison to shreds!
The fighters of the guard battalion and the reconnaissance battalion acted cleanly and mercilessly! On the one hand, there is the elite of the tens of thousands of troops under Ren Laifeng, and on the other hand, there is the same prisoner of war camp garrison in the Kwantung Army.
Our soldiers are dozens of times larger than the enemy, and their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of the enemy. As soon as the battle began, the enemy's defense line was torn to pieces by our army, and then the reconnaissance battalion and the guard battalion joined forces to launch a war of extermination against the Japanese army!
The morale of the Japanese army was lost, not to mention the reconnaissance battalion and the guard battalion, even the Allied prisoners of war could take a knife to capture a Japanese soldier. Due to the cultural differences between China and the West, it is inevitable that some minor conflicts will occur after the Allied prisoners of war and our soldiers come into contact. This is caused by the complete differences in the world outlook and values of the two sides, and it does not have the slightest boundary with the traditional friendship between the two militaries and countries.
After the troops broke through the Japanese front, the rest of the matter was left to the wind, and what else did he have to manage in the battle that was already determined to be won? Ren Laifeng came to the prisoners of war, he wanted to make sure that there were any people he wanted to save, and he also wanted to meet the general Jonathan Wainwright, who was named by the Military Commission to be saved.
What a tortured group of people. These so-called prisoners of war in front of them are skinny and bone-wrapped. This is a real skinny bon, with high cheekbones and deep-set eye sockets, and it seems that it is impossible to stand even on its feet in the cold wind. With a rough sweep, it is estimated that no more than five of these people present weigh more than 100 pounds!
Ren Laifeng observed these prisoners of war, and the prisoners of war were also observing him. The prisoners of war knew that this was the commander of the Chinese army and the great benefactor who rescued them. But they could not see the rank of the commander, and they did not know what kind of etiquette to salute.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the commanders of the Kuomintang and the Communist Army, especially in combat, were accustomed to wearing military uniforms without ranks, which could prevent Japanese snipers from sniping from a distance. Even if you don't look at the rank, you know that this is the commander, but as for outsiders, it's better not to know too much.
There was a master of English in the reconnaissance camp, and he sent two of them in a daze, and when he inquired among the prisoners of war, he immediately knew that it was Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright.
Wainwright had already seen Ren Laifeng, and now he was walking this way, surrounded by a group of Allied generals. Percival hesitated and followed, he considered himself a noble gentleman, and of course could not lose his graceful demeanor in front of other Allied generals, especially the Chinese.
Ren Laifeng and Wainwright stood five steps apart and looked at each other for a while, Wainwright first raised his hand and saluted an American-style military salute, "I'm U.S. Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright." On behalf of the 364 Allied soldiers in the prisoner of war camp, I would like to express my gratitude to the distinguished Chinese generals! It was you, who led your brave soldiers to defeat the Japanese army and save us! ”
When he said this, Wainwright straightened his back. Although his weak body made his voice too loud and too loud, General Wainwright still tried to stand, trying not to shake his voice from being too excited.
Ren Laifeng nodded, and solemnly returned the military salute. This thing is like diplomacy between the two countries, if you give me a formal one, I will give you a formal one. None of us is inferior to the other, and so will you.
"I am Ren Laifeng, the second-class general of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army. On behalf of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, I would like to pay tribute to you and your Allied soldiers for your 364 Allied soldiers in a stubborn struggle against the Japanese fascists in the prisoner of war camp. Now I declare, all of you, free! ”
"Wow-" There was applause and cheers at the scene. The agitated American soldiers took off their military hats and threw them into the air, and the Allied officers and men hugged their heads excitedly and cried and shouted loudly to vent the humiliation they had suffered over the past few years.
Percival took two steps forward and moved his lips, as if to say something, but because the cheers around him were so loud and the emotions of the people were so high that no one but himself heard what he said.
Percival was depressed. He is a lieutenant general in the British army, and his status is no lower than Wainwright, but Ren Laifeng only used one sentence of Allied soldiers to represent him!
Percival wanted to go over and show Ren Laifeng that I was not a soldier, and that I was not led by Wainwright to fight against the Japanese guards. How do you know that as soon as Ren Laifeng said two words, the scene will be chaotic, and he can't get over it even if he thinks about it! What a disappointment!
With the exception of General Percival, all the Allied captured officers and soldiers were just cheering and celebrating their freedom!