Chapter 346: The Return
"I don't want this to be a draw, they cheated" White twisted around in his seat with some disgruntle, he still haunted yesterday's events, he said to Pacondy, who was sitting opposite, "Frank, you know I don't like ties, but the boss hit the bullet casing in the bull's-eye, it's much harder than hitting the bull's-eye"
"I don't want to hear you complain, there's nothing to complain about, we're all plugging and winning, their people aren't gambling, what do we get? It was the boss's decision, and he said that it used a sniper rifle, and that it was as simple as that," Paikanti sneered at White, and then turned his gaze to the window, which sped backwards with the sound of "click" and "click". [Reading Network] (Reading Network, the fastest text update wonderful novel!)
A train pulled out of Liaoyuan and sped towards Shenyang. In the evening of the same day, Parks and the others got the news that the Soviets had occupied Shenyang, and they had contacted them and were willing to assist them in going to Chongqing. Parks was instructed that the aircraft carrier Yorktown would send planes to pick up General Wainwright and leave first.
Yesterday's incident was more like a vindictive competition, but Parks even face was a matter for the Chinese, he could have won that Xiao soldier, but he chose the dominant sniper rifle, but it was indeed the bullet case of Wang Yaping that he picked up, and placed it in the bull's-eye position where he hit. He shot quickly, basically went out without aiming, the bullet hit the cartridge case, and also penetrated the target. With Shè clearly dominating the game, Parks cited weapon superiority as a tie, and the end result was a happy one. If you want to get Zhang Dahai's help, you can't go too far in this, and you have to leave room for it. But everyone in their hearts knows who is more powerful, even Wang Yaping, after this, he no longer said anything in front of Zhang Dahai, and hid when he saw Parkes.
After making contact with the Soviets the next day, Parks took possession of the railway station and mobilized the only train to transport goods, enough for them to transport more than 1,700 people to Shenyang.
The scenery continued to splo, and sitting in the only covered carriage, the generals and governors seemed silent, and after the initial excitement, they began to think about what the days to come. After all, being captured by the Japanese army and subjected to inhuman torture made them full of uncertainty about their future life and did not know what kind of treatment would be given to them at home. None of this can be told to them.
As the train continued to move forward, Parks clearly felt that the gods of General Wainwright and General Parker had become gloomy, even full of uneasiness. General Wainwright, in particular, was no longer the calm he had when he had just been rescued, he was restlessly leaning on the armrests of his seat, his eyes flashing and he didn't even dare to face Parks.
"General, what's wrong with you?" Parks looked at General Wainwright's appearance and couldn't help but walk over and sit down across from him, "If there's anything you need, I hope I can help you"
"I—" General Wainwright said a word, then hesitated and paused, and after a moment of hesitation, he finally mustered up the courage to say, "Will I be court-martial for treason when I return home?" I failed and chose to surrender. It was my fault that tens of thousands of American soldiers became prisoners of war and tortured to death," he looked very depressed when he said this, and his thin face gradually turned pale, "When I was in the prisoner of war camp, I didn't think about it, but now that we're going back, I can't think about these things." I think it's a sin I've committed," he sighed heavily.
"No, General," Parks held out his hand and gently placed it on General Wainwright's restless hand moving on the armrest, "it's not your fault, you didn't do anything wrong. Although some people were tortured to death, but some survived because of it, you saved the lives of many people, and this is the most important thing, you are not a war criminal, you are a hero"
"Heroes?" Wainwright had a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, but Parks's words made him feel as if a gap had opened a gap in his heart these days, and his tears couldn't help but flow, yes, he chose to surrender, but he also saved most people's lives because of this. Prisoners of war in the Philippines have long been liberated, and there will always be more people alive than dead.
"Thank you, Major Parks" General Wainwright nodded at Parks, and his heart suddenly felt a little comforted, yes, although he chose the most dishonorable way for a soldier - surrender, but he thus saved the lives of most of the soldiers, which was their luck, and it was also the luck of General Wainwright.
"It's nothing, General, it's a fact, you saved a lot of people" Parks smiled slightly, "General MacArthur asked you to go to Shenyang, and then fly directly to the aircraft carrier Yorktown, where you said that it is a great honor to go to Tokyo Bay and witness the surrender ceremony of Japan, General, this is the respect of the soldiers of the whole country"
"Really? Is it" General Wainwright wiped his tears with his hand, he didn't even take out his handkerchief and wiped away his tears with his hand, which was undoubtedly a gaffe for a general who was very polite, his mouth trembled slightly, and then nodded lightly and said, "Lacey, you are a good officer, it is a great honor for the US military to have a soldier like you" said the other hand and gently patted Parks on the back of his injured hand.
"Rest well, General" Parks nodded lightly to General Wainwright, and then got up to say goodbye, he didn't know how to say to General Wainwright, but he knew that he would be one of the only two American generals who participated in the surrender ceremony of the Japanese army after being captured, and he would witness the moment when Japan signed the instrument of surrender, and he was a hero in front of the honor of being respected by the world. Even those who were captured were qualified to be heroes, and they also made their own contribution to the war.
Parks walked to a 1-day carriage, where a row of soldiers were either sitting or lying horizontally, the carriage was originally used to transport goods and munitions, it was relatively spacious, and it was covered with straw, which made the soldiers lie or sit very comfortably. Parks walked over to Wales, who was chatting with his brothers, and sat down beside him.
"How's the conversation with the big guys?" Captain Wales watched Parks sit down and couldn't help laughing, "To be honest, those people are what we're here for, but it's a trip, in fact, if I don't know Chinese, I might like this place, Lacey, thinking that we're going home, I really miss Dick and them."
"Dick?" Parks nodded, "yes, it feels like it's been a long time since I've seen him and Nick, will they be coming to the Pacific?" Of course, now that Japan has surrendered, maybe it won't come!" Wales' words made Parks suddenly think, yes, now that the war is over, what happened to the brothers? He knew that his brothers would return to China one after another, and even if they stayed, they would definitely be recruits, and at this time, probably General Taylor had also been transferred to the War Department, if General Taylor left, would the 1o1 Airborne Division be disbanded as in history, and then some members who were willing to stay in the army would be merged into the 82nd Airborne Division? Parks couldn't answer himself, everything had to wait until he returned home to understand
The train gradually slowed down, they approached Shenyang, and were heading towards the station, the American soldiers looked out of the carriage, they saw that along the station, there were already a pair of people in Soviet uniforms patrolling, obviously because of the arrival of the train, on the railway line into the station, the Soviet army arranged sentry posts and patrol soldiers.
"Russian" Kaber suddenly screamed in the carriage, pointing at the Soviet soldiers with rifles on their backs and looking at them with strange and curious eyes, and could not help but shout, as if something new had appeared.
"I know, man, don't panic, we're allies with them now, and they won't do anything to us" Malaki pursed his lips and couldn't help but shout at Kaber, "Xiao Xin, don't say the wrong thing, I don't want to cause any trouble"
"Alright, alright, Marachi, but even if I speak, will they be able to understand it?" Kaber laughed, then poked his head out, laughed and waved at a Soviet soldier not far away, and shouted loudly with a very enthusiastic look, "Hey, Russians, I said to hell with you" He laughed.
Obviously, the Russian soldier didn't know what he was talking about, and when he saw him smiling and waving at him, he smiled and waved desperately at Kaber, and kept shouting something loudly. Then I watched the train slowly pass by my side, and I was inexplicable, does this guy know me? Or do I know this Yankee?
Kaber retracted his head, then looked at Malachi and smiled smugly: "Look, what am I talking about, they don't know what I'm talking about, so you don't have to worry about it now!"
Malaki shook his head and said, "Yes, yes, Karber, I know he doesn't understand what you're saying, but you don't know what he's talking about, maybe the guy just said, 'Hey, that Yankee, I just greeted his nvxìng in the house, and he smirked at me, that's stupid, that poor worm" Malaki couldn't help but laugh as he said it.
But no matter what, the train slowly drove into the Shenyang Railway Station, and the station was full of Soviet soldiers with loaded guns, they lined up in a strict line, and they looked very imposing, of course, Parks knew that this was for them to show the Americans, and it was to show off their military strength to them, and these could only be laughed at for Parks.
At this moment a Russian colonel came with several members of his entourage, and he addressed General Wainwright and his party. Through the translation, General Wainwright finally learned that the major's name was Yevlovich, and that he was the representative who had come to receive them. General Wainwright smiled politely at him, "I'm sorry, Mr. Colonel, if it's a matter of arrangement for our people, you shouldn't ask me, but our person in charge of this operation, Major Parks," he said, pointing his finger at Major Parks, and then smiled slightly.
"But you're General Wainwright, aren't you? We only mentioned you in our reception mission," the colonel looked at Major Parks, shook his head, and said, "I did what I was told, General."
General Wainwright shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Colonel, I'm just a member of this American army now, and that major is the commander of this team, I can only do what he orders, you have to do what he wants, and I will do the same" He closed his mouth and stopped talking, and then turned his eyes to Parks.
The colonel of the Russian army had no choice but to shake his head, obviously he did not understand why a general would willingly accept the command of a major, but he walked over anyway, and then shook hands with Parks and said: "You are all strange people, but I hope our cooperation will be pleasant, Mr. Major"
"Of course," Major Parks was not humble, nodding his head, and then said to the Colonel, "We also hope to be able to return to our base as soon as possible, this is the wish of all of us."
"You will be satisfied, Mr. Major," the Russian colonel said, and then began to arrange the trucks that came with Xìng, carrying them towards the city of Shenyang, seeing that most of the American soldiers were yellow and thin, only a few of them looked bright, although he knew that this group of people were some prisoners who had been captured for three years, but he also heard that they had annihilated a Japanese wing, and he was very strange in his heart, where did their fighting spirit come from, such people could also defeat the fierce Japanese army?
The Russians did not embarrass them, on the contrary, they were very active in trying to find a way for them, and on the afternoon of the second day after they arrived in Shenyang City, a B-29 bomber that had taken off from the aircraft carrier Yorktown landed at the Shenyang airfield. The airport was surrounded by Russian soldiers, and Parks and Colonel Yevlovich, who was in charge of the reception of the Russian army, accompanied General Wainwright and General Parker in a car to the Shenyang airport, where the loud roar of the plane as it landed could be heard from far away.
The plane came to a slow stop, and then the cabin opened, and out of it came a brigadier general, who saw a group of people who had stopped and walked towards the plane, and then happily opened his arms to them.
"General Wainwright, I finally see you again, my old friend, I have made you suffer all these years" The brigadier general hugged General Wainwright who walked over quickly, and then patted him on the shoulder, his voice trembled a little, it was obvious that he was very moved to see General Wainwright again.
"Yes, Willoughby, I'm free, after three years of waiting, I can finally return to our country" General Wainwright hugged Brigadier General Willoughby, and couldn't help but cry, he couldn't hold back his sadness and grievances anymore, and was full of apologies, "Old man, I didn't expect you to come and take me home in person, I really didn't expect it to feel like in a dream"
"No, no, this is not a dream, the Japanese were defeated by us, they surrendered. Do you know that your old superior, Mike, misses you very much, and he sacrificed a lot for this day, I wonder what his expression will be when you return home? Yes, he will be very moved, he may not have that expression in a long time, not even when the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese" Willoughby was also very moved, and he insisted on coming to pick up the plane in person, because of this incident, he was under a lot of pressure
"Really?" General Wainwright's tone was a little vain, but he quickly adjusted his mentality, let go of Brigadier General Willoughby, turned sideways and pointed at Parks, and smiled, "I think, in addition to thanking you and Mike, I also want to thank this major, if it weren't for him, I might have been shot by the Japanese, and it would be impossible to return to the United States at the chance,"
"Hello, General" Parks stepped forward and saluted Brigadier General Willoughby.
"Hello, Major" Willoughby straightened his clothes, then returned the salute to Parks very solemnly, stretched out his hand to hold Parks and smiled, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Major, you have completed a mission, General MacArthur has given you a very high opinion of this operation, he is very happy and proud"
"Thanks, General," Parks nodded, he knew that his job was over, he had delivered General Wainwright safely to the plane, his mission was complete, and for the rest, he would wait for all the remaining American troops to wait for the Soviets and the United States to come to an agreement before sending them back. He looked at General Wainwright, who was also looking at Parks.
"Goodbye, boy" For the first time, General Wainwright did not call Parks his rank, but used such a affectionate title, he came over and gave Parks a gentle hug, and whispered in his ear, "When I return to the United States, I want to invite you to my house, I don't think you will refuse an old man's request."
"Of course not, General," Parks gently sent General Wainwright, and then hugged General Parker next to him. The two let go of their hands, and General Parker smiled at Parkes: "Major, this operation of yours, shocked me, yes, this operation was perfect, thank God, I still have the opportunity to return to the United States I know the commander of the 1o1 airborne division, General Taylor, yes, I am glad that the 1o1 airborne division has an officer like you"
Parks couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Yes, General, I hope the 1o1 Airborne Division can still exist when I go back."
"What?" Parker couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't know why Parks would say such a sentence, and he couldn't help but repeat it thinking that he had heard it wrong. And General Wainwright, who was next to him, couldn't help but look at them, and it was obvious that he had heard it too.
"No, no, it's nothing, the general's plane is about to take off" Parks didn't want to talk about it, although he carried out a successful rescue mission, it didn't mean that he could interfere with the decision-making of the big guys
"Okay, take care," General Wainwright and General Parker waved at them as they ascended the spiral staircase.
It's a farewell. Parks has gone through many farewells, starting with the Takoya barracks, then landing in Europe, saying goodbye to his brothers who were wounded and leaving the battlefield, saying goodbye to his brothers who died in Europe, saying goodbye to his brothers in E-Company in Europe, and now he has said goodbye to two more generals. However, this was just another farewell to his mission.
The plane roared and glided down the runway, then raised its head and rushed towards the sky, Parks looked at the sky, although the orange sky had a hint of yīn puff, but the sun could no longer be turned off.