Chapter 340: Surrender

After Lieutenant Harai was alerted to the attack on the patrol, he strengthened the defense of the entire perimeter of the prisoner of war camp. 【Full text reading】Read novels on mobile phones, update them synchronously\! {} He didn't have the belief that Tanaka Nakasa had to die for the emperor, nor did he have the ignorance of Inoue Caonaga who only followed orders and acted without using his brain. He knew how important the prisoners of war were here, and although they were mistreated in peacetime, they were treated much better than the prisoners of war in the Shenyang camp, at least there was no forced labor.

A truck stopped at the entrance of the prisoner of war camp, under the light of the searchlight, a Japanese soldier Osa stepped down from the cab, his face was very calm, under the loud questioning of the Japanese outpost, he raised his head, dodged the light of the searchlight, and said very majestically: "I am Matsuda Osa, the commander of the Mukden prisoner of war camp, and I need to meet your commander Lieutenant Harai now." ”

Lieutenant Harai was completely distracted by this unpleasant guest. When he heard about Matsuda's arrival, he knew that the Americans were going to take action here. So far, the men who asked for help from the commander of the wing, Tanaka Nakasa, who was guarding the prisoner of war camp nearby, have not returned, but the sound of gunfire and explosions from a few miles away can indicate that the wing has been dragged down and it is impossible for them to come to the rescue

"I'm Matsuda Daisa," the man in the Osa's military uniform stood at the entrance of the sentry post and shouted loudly into it. Lieutenant Harai had already come out, and of course he could hear and see that the person under the searchlight was Matsuda Daisa, the commander of the entire prisoner of war camp. It's just that Lieutenant Harai got the news that the Shenyang prisoner of war camp was taken by the U.S. military, and Matsuda Daisa's whereabouts are unknown, and the rest of the people were all killed in battle. Don't think about it, the end result of Matsuda Daisa's unknown whereabouts is that he was captured by the American army. But now he's here.

"Hurry up and open Mén, is Lieutenant Harai here? I'm going to talk to him" Matsuda Daisa's voice was full of dissatisfaction, it was obvious that he had been blocked here for a long time, feeling angry, "I need to understand that I saw him" Matsuda was shining under the searchlight, and his every move was very clearly displayed in front of these subordinate Japanese soldiers, which made him feel a sense of humiliation of being watched by everyone.

With a "bang", the iron mén was opened, and a group of Japanese soldiers rushed out of the mén, and they surrounded the truck, as if they were coerced, and dragged Matsuda Dasa into the prisoner of war camp, and then the iron mén was tightly closed with a thud.

"You only have ten minutes to make a decision" After Matsuda Daisa was taken into the prisoner of war camp, he was led directly into his office by Lieutenant Harai, a large room with nice decoration, this Matsuda preferred jīng zhi xiao room was obviously contrary, and he couldn't help frowning slightly. But Harai didn't feel Matsuda's expression in the slightest, he only cared about why Matsuda Osa suddenly appeared here.

"Ten minutes?" Harai looked at Matsuda Daisa, who had just sat down on the main seat, in surprise, "Do you mean those Americans?" He straightened up, and then said to Matsuda Daisa.

"Yes, I'm not a lobbyist" Matsuda Daisa's face was a little gloomy at this time, after all, this was his disgraceful side, which made him a little shameless to face this subordinate of his own, "This is the most sharp unit I have ever seen." If you want to fight, you must show the courage to be loyal to the empire and the determination to die for His Majesty the Emperor. And then wait for the war to end so that we still have a chance to go back to Japan"

Lieutenant Harai was silent, the decision was difficult, Japan was defeated, emotionally speaking, it was difficult for him to accept, but in fact, he had to accept it. He sat quietly on his knees, his head bowed, and he thought of many results, whether to be loyal to the emperor or to die in battle, but none of them would be what he hoped for. After more than a minute, he raised his head and looked at Matsuda Daisa, and said very seriously: "Your Excellency, I want to know how you were caught by the Americans. This question is very unreasonable, especially when a subordinate asks a former superior. But Lieutenant Harai, who needed to make a decision, had to ask. And he believed that Matsuda Daisa would tell him the truth.

"We can't stop them at all. They move quickly and are very capable of fighting alone. More than 300 people were quickly defeated by one of their companies, and I was the only one alive. This is the result, I think if you are ready to guard this prisoner of war camp, in less than half an hour, I think you will have the same result as me, or you will kill people so that you will not suffer the same humiliation as I did and wait for the war to end. He let out a long sigh, and his face became very depressed. After all, as a high-ranking commander, choosing to surrender humiliatingly in order to save his life was not something to brag about, let alone under the question of a subordinate of his own.

There was silence again. Matsuda Osa watched the expression on his subordinate's face constantly change, and knew that his heart was also struggling, and it was not difficult to make this decision, but it was rare to be a matter after the battle or surrender.

Outside the prisoner of war camp, searchlights once again swept around. It was difficult to hear anything other than the faint sound of gunfire, and the Japanese sentries were looking around with their rifles in their hands, and their nerves were tense with the light of the searchlights, and their rifles were sideways, ready to strike at any moment.

"Ten minutes is almost up. Does this work? Gnelle whispered to Heflang lying beside him in a depressed voice, "If the Japanese choose to surrender, of course, it is good, otherwise we will send off a high-ranking prisoner of the Japanese army."

"They can't run away anyway," Heflang winked at Guerneri, then stopped talking. The company was already on the move, and after Matsuda Osa drove a truck to the Omén entrance of the POW camp, which attracted the searchlights and attention of all the Japanese posts, Parks had already led two platoons of men to the flank, while the first platoon of Halig remained for the frontal assault, continuing to lurk in the grass in front of the prisoner of war camp's main mén.

"The time is almost up" Matsuda Osa glanced at Lieutenant Harai and said nothing more. He's already been captured once, and he doesn't care about being captured by the U.S. military again. He simply closed his eyes and stopped looking at Harai. He just wanted to sit here and wait for the battle to end. Although there are more than 200 Japanese troops here, compared to the American troops outside, these 200 people are no longer in their eyes at all. Matsuda Osa also knew that the soldiers here were just second-line troops, and the individual combat effectiveness was not even comparable to the individual soldiers of Tanaka Nakasa's wing who was dragged outside.

Lieutenant Harai suddenly stood up, bowed to Matsuda Daisa, and then resolutely turned around and left. Matsuda Osa knew that he had made a decision, and his eyelashes fluttered slightly as he closed his eyes. Obviously, this was not something he was willing to do. But now he had to do it again. When he was in full swing with China, he was also full of confidence that he had his own ideals and wanted to fight for them. But now he felt more and more powerless, and even developed a serious sense of weariness with the war, which is why he was transferred to the post of commander of the Mukden prisoner of war camp. It's just that I didn't expect that I tried my best to escape the battle, but in the end I couldn't escape.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded in the prisoner of war camp, and the Japanese soldiers raised their heads in astonishment, trying to look at something. This is the order of the assembly, but now when preparing for the attack of the American army, they remember how unreasonable such a whistle is, and although everyone has doubts in their hearts, they still obey the order, which is their instinct.

The shrill whistle broke the silence of the camp and woke up the captured generals living in the camp. Then they quickly sensed that the atmosphere was unusual this time. The sound of gunfire could also be heard in them, and it was very strong, and it lasted for a very long time, although somewhat intermittently.

"What are they going to do?" A thin American officer stood by the window of the prisoner of war camp's incarceration room, looking at the Japanese soldiers who were urgently uniting on the CAO field not far away, and couldn't help frowning. He used to be the commander of the Lucena unit of the US Army, Major General Parker, and after being captured, he has been suffering from various tortures in the prisoner of war camp, and he has become as thin as a bamboo pole.

"Who knows?" The person who was questioned was an equally thin man in his fifties and sixties lying by the window, and judging by his shabby but neat military uniform, he was a lieutenant general, that is, General Wainwright, the main target of Parks' rescue this time. He sighed, and then staggered to the G side, which was actually a hard board covered with worn-out cotton wool, and sat down, "I hope this time is good news" After saying this, he leaned on G and closed his eyes slightly. The room was a large, dark warehouse, where they were held with other prisoners of war, and it was filled with all kinds of pungent smells.

This warehouse includes not only Lieutenant General Wainwright and Major General Parker, but also some other guys who look like big names on a normal day. Malaysian Commander-in-Chief British Army Lieutenant General Arthur? Percival, British Army Lieutenant General Lewis? Hiss, Royal Dutch Indian Army Lieutenant General Hain? Special? Botun, Lieutenant General T. Barker of the Royal Dutch East Indies Army, etc.; Hong Kong Governor Mark? Sir Young, the Governor of the Dutch East Indies, Stashavor and other 5 governors, the commander of the U.S. Bataan garrison, Edward ? Major General Jin and other 4 major generals and 2 Xi ** officers. It can be said that this is a prisoner of war camp for the upper echelons, and it is also one of the bargaining chips for post-war negotiations that the Japanese army attaches great importance to.

"Bang Bang Bang" is a trembling sound of running, listening to the neat sound of a leather boot stepping on the ground, you don't have to guess that it is the unique leather boots of the Japanese army, and then with a "bang", the mén of the warehouse was opened, and a pair of Japanese soldiers rushed in from outside the warehouse, shouting at them with rifles. One of its interpreters shouted loudly in English: "Assemble, assemble"

"God bless" Lieutenant General Lewis of the British Army who walked in the middle? Hiss quickly drew a cross in front of Xiong, and then whispered a sentence in his mouth, he didn't want to die here, he wanted to wait to get out of here, in England, and his home, he didn't miss his wife and children who were far away from the ocean.

The other captives, whose faces were a little pale like him, walked slowly and dejectedly. If they walked so slowly in normal times, the Japanese soldiers would definitely kick them with their big scalp shoes, but now, they didn't do this, they just urged in their mouths.

On the "Lizheng" CAO field, a Japanese soldier Cao Chang shouted hoarsely and gave orders to these prisoners of war. More than 200 Japanese soldiers stood in a neat formation with neat footsteps, and the weapons in their hands were not aimed at these prisoners, but tightly attached to their own sides.

The searchlight suddenly came towards the cao field, illuminating the prisoners of war and the Japanese soldiers, Major General Parker subconsciously raised his hand to block the dazzling light, and the governor of the Dutch East Indies beside him, Governor Starxiavol, couldn't help but remind him in a loud voice: "Beware, Americans, don't do such a move, the Japanese will beat your teeth"

"Shut up" Parker couldn't help but glare at him, but he still had to put down his hand, because he knew that this guy was right, and the Japanese usually couldn't tolerate these Xiao actions of theirs. Despite Governor Stashavor's reminders, he couldn't get used to the guy's gloating face.

At this moment, the supreme commander of the prisoner of war camp, Lieutenant Harai, suddenly appeared on the CAO field, holding a saber in his hand and not wearing the white gloves that he usually liked. His face, like that of these prisoners of war, was a little pale

"What does he want to do? Are you going to shoot us? General Hiss couldn't help but tremble slightly, he couldn't help but want to reach out and grab something, and then he grabbed a warm hand, and he couldn't help but look sideways, it was General Wainwright. He stretched out his hand and took Hiss's hand and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, we'll be fine, we've been through it for so long, even if it's death, it's the end of the nightmare, isn't it?" ”

Hiss didn't speak, just nodded slightly, in fact, he was unwilling to leave like this, but Wainwright's hand was very steady, so that his heart gradually settled a little, maybe this ending also appeared in his mind, but now it is in reality. He gradually stabilized his body and mind, took a deep breath, and was ready to accept this result, even if there were too many worries in his heart.

"Ah, God—I don't want to die," suddenly a man next to him cried out loudly, and he quickly collapsed, cheating on the ground. Is it Mark the Governor of Hong Kong? Sir Yang, he covered Xiong's mouth with his hand, kept crying in despair, lying on the ground and rolling his body, and soon under the signal of Captain Harai, two Japanese soldiers stepped forward and took Mark? Jan dragged himself away from the group and then remained by like a dead dog, the only thing that was not usual was that he was not beaten by the Japanese soldiers. But even this made the captives who were about to collapse dare not make any more moves.

While the captives were in doubt, suddenly a group of soldiers appeared on the CAO field, wearing camouflage made of turf, holding automatic weapons, rushing in, and then suddenly from all around the CAO field, soldiers emerged one by one, they all followed the cover of the building, raised their guns and aimed at every Japanese soldier on the CAO field. Not far away, there are snipers aiming at every target that wants to move.

"Ahh It is clear that this army is not a Japanese uniform, but a US military uniform that can be faintly seen through the turf. Two of them ripped off the turf camouflage, and 1ù pulled out the American military uniforms and American military caps that these prisoners of war had dreamed of, and although their faces were painted with oil paint, their European physique could be seen, and it was clear that this was a group of American soldiers. And the man who lifted the turf was a major in the U.S. Army.

"Please accept this command knife, this represents the testimony of me and my soldiers surrendering to you," Lieutenant Harai solemnly gave the command knife to the major in front of him. He didn't say anything, just a little sad and helpless, and in the end he made a decision that might have saved the lives of more than two hundred Japanese soldiers. He could see this, because the American soldiers who emerged from around the CAO field made him a little glad that he had made the right choice. Because these people have infiltrated silently. If he attacked suddenly, he and these soldiers would not be spared, and at this moment he already believed Matsuda Daisa's words. If he was hesitant before that.

"The one who told you to lay down their weapons" Parks didn't talk nonsense with him and ordered directly.

Lieutenant Harai bowed to Parks, and then began to give orders to the Japanese troops assembled at the CAO field, and soon, in a wave of consternation and frustration, the Japanese soldiers finally realized that they had been captured by the American army. When he draws his weapon, he will become a captive, not a victor in captivity. Many Japanese soldiers understood this, but they obeyed the order anyway.

"Baga" Suddenly a Japanese soldier was in the hands of a weapon, his emotions were out of control, he picked up his rifle, and was about to shoot at Major Parkes, when suddenly he heard a "bang" gunshot, and before the soldier's gun was raised, a bullet hit his head, and immediately blood splattered out, splashing all over the faces of several Japanese soldiers around him.

The corpse fell like a stake, making a "poof" sound. Almost all the soldiers were stunned, and at the same time understood that they had no chance to resist, and the surrender process went more smoothly after this song. The weapons of the Japanese army were collected and stacked in the BSP; Parks said to Lieutenant Harai, "Good, Lieutenant. I promise you'll get out of China alive," he said, walking over Harai toward the POWs, and adding as he crossed Harai: "I need your material here, can you lead your soldiers to find it for us?" ”

Harai bowed to Parks' back again, and then began to order the bare-handed Japanese soldiers to search out all the materials in the POW camp, and then pile them up one by one; "Hello, everybody," Major Parks said loudly as he walked up to the POWs, "You're free now"

"God—" Immediately some people began to burst into tears, and at this moment they had finally waited, in fact, when they saw this strange scene, they had already realized that they might be rescued this time, and now the major had told them himself, so that many people suddenly felt like they were in a dream.

"I need to find General Wainwright, who can tell me, or he himself can come forward," Parks continued to shout at the agitated generals and governors.

An old man dressed in the old uniform of a U.S. lieutenant squeezed out of the crowd, he looked at Major Parks with a moving expression, nodded at him, and said, "I'm Jonathan, the commander-in-chief of U.S. forces in the Philippines?" Hello Wainwright, Major, I am very fortunate to be waiting for you," he said, stepping forward and giving Parks a tight hug.