The host and guest sat down, and Augustin Marlis's conversation box was opened.

He told Cao Guoliang that the little devil basically blocked the road in the jungle a month ago, and even the nearby people could not enter without permission, only knowing that there was the sound of logging and the roar of machines every day, and as for what was done inside, they didn't know at all, the only thing that was certain was that this jungle was no longer the jungle they were familiar with.

I don't know how many little devils there are in the jungle, but after the national army bombed Subic Bay, a large number of little devils fled back from the front line, and it is estimated that there are four or five thousand.

Cao Guoliang had already learned this information, and after they entered Subic Bay, they found the underground fortress of the island army in the fortifications and the tunnels that extended to the rear for several miles.

It burned like charcoal, but it was basically unharmed in the tunnel, but I didn't expect that the little devil would be able to escape so many people.

Under normal circumstances, there are not too many troops in the shore-based forts, they are all some artillerymen, light and heavy machine gunners and other technical troops, and there is no need to arrange too many idle people.

If four or five thousand soldiers can escape, then their casualties are really not high, which fully shows that the little devils are really prepared, and even calculated that the national army may use napalm and bombs.

Especially now that I know that the little devil has been tossing in the jungle for nearly a month from the beginning, this can also show that the little devil has already prepared the second line of defense for a long time after determining that Subic Bay will not last long.

Although the current jungle is no longer the original jungle, Cao Guoliang still asked some questions about the jungle.

Roads, rivers, density of woods, and so on.

Augustin Marris said that this jungle is the old forest on Luzon Island, but it is not a primeval forest, and the nearby entrance is relatively dense, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, so the roads extend in all directions, and the trees in it are a little old, hundreds of years abound, relatively thick, the vegetation is relatively lush, and even some vines are thick wrists.

More than 20 miles into the jungle, the largest river in the Philippines, the Cagayan River, originates in the mountains of New Vizcaya Province and flows into the Babuyan Strait from south to north.

After the heavy rain, the Cagayan River rushes through the forest, the scene is very spectacular, but usually very gentle, clear and beautiful, and the scenery on both sides is also very pleasant.

After crossing the Cagayan River, thirty miles on the road to Manonos, and twenty miles south on Manila.

Augustin Maris was very talkative and well-organized, not only answering Cao Guoliang's questions in full, but also incidentally mentioning some things that he thought would be helpful to Cao Guoliang.

For example, he said, there used to be a Chinese guerrilla group in the jungle, which operated in this area, and people used to come to their village and exchange some game for some daily necessities, and after the little devils entered this area in large numbers, they disappeared, but Augustin Maris can be sure that they must still be in this jungle, because no one is more familiar with this jungle than them, and the little devils have been exterminating them for more than a year, and they are still safe and sound, which is the best proof of this.

This news immediately aroused Cao Guoliang's great interest, it is not new that there are various resistance forces in the Philippines, but the key Maris said that this is a Chinese guerrilla force, since it is Chinese, it is trustworthy, if they can be found with their familiarity with this jungle, it will be of great help to the next battle.

On the way back, Cao Guoliang immediately ordered the intelligence officer to immediately contact the top level of the Central Security Bureau to see if there was any information on this Chinese guerrilla force.

At present, the Central Security Bureau's hands and eyes are all-pervasive, and Cao Guoliang has a very optimistic attitude towards this.

Sure enough, as soon as they returned to the camp, the Central Security Bureau sent them a lengthened telegram detailing the guerrilla unit.

In less than half a year after the island troops landed on the island, the entire territory of the Philippines fell under the iron heel of the island bandits, the country was brutally ravaged, and the lives and property of the Philippine people and overseas Chinese from various countries were seriously threatened.

At this time of crisis, overseas Chinese living in the Philippines regard the safety of their host countries as their own responsibility, carry forward the spirit of internationalism, and actively cooperate with the Filipino people in resisting the fascist atrocities of the island army.

Soon, the "Federation of Chinese Labor Organizations in the Philippines" was established (referred to as the Federation of Workers), and a declaration of resistance to the island was issued, calling on the vast number of overseas Chinese to unite and attack the islanders.

Immediately, a wartime anti-island and overseas Chinese protection committee was set up with Xu Jingcheng, an overseas Chinese from Jinjiang and an adviser to the "Federation of Workers," as its chairman. Subsequently, in accordance with the development of the current situation, the Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese and Anti-Traitor Alliance (hereinafter referred to as "Anti-Rebellion"), which was still chaired by Xu Jingcheng, including patriotic overseas Chinese from all walks of life in industry, commerce, youth, and women's circles, was established successively, and the anti-Japanese underground newspaper "Overseas Chinese Herald" was founded.

Later, overseas Chinese living in the Philippines and overseas Chinese youths who had already joined the Philippine People's Anti-Japanese Army (hereinafter referred to as the People's Anti-Japanese Army) formally established an armed ———contingent composed entirely of overseas Chinese anti-Japanese athletes in the jungle of Mandili Village, Central Luzon, with the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army of the motherland as an example, the Philippine Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Detachment (hereinafter referred to as the "Chinese Branch"), and took the "4" character of the New Fourth Army and the "8" character of the Eighth Route Army as the detachment number, and officially organized it as the 48th Detachment of the Philippine People's Anti-Japanese Army.

At the same time, taking the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army as examples, and in light of the specific conditions of the Philippines, they worked out the three major principles of discipline, the eight major requirements, and the eight points of attention that the members of the detachment must strictly abide by and implement, and compiled a "Song of the Philippine Overseas Chinese Guerrilla Detachment" full of national indignation and fighting passion.

Because the unit had clear tasks and strict discipline, the team members established the spirit of enduring hardships and standing hard work and not being afraid of sacrifice, closely relied on the local people, and overcame the difficulties of shortage of weapons and ammunition, unfamiliarity with the place, and the fact that most of the team members did not understand the Filipino language with high morale.

In the more than two years of fighting, they have won victory after victory, which has not only won the trust and support of the Filipino people, but also inspired the longing of the vast number of patriotic overseas Chinese and young people to participate in the war.

They were not only active in the mountainous and rural areas, but also fought in the fields of villages and towns, coconut groves and swamps, and even in the city of Manila, which was under the tight control of the enemy, they also established a "Huazhi Manila Brigade" engaged in carrying out armed struggle in the cities.

Their greatest achievement was that in the battle launched last year in coordination with the Philippine People's Resistance Army's "Rainy Season Offensive," they not only intercepted the transport convoy of the island army, fought back against the enemy's attack, blocked the enemy's guns and rations, but also attacked the enemy's barracks, and killed on the spot a staff officer of the Shimamoto Military Region stationed in Luzon.