Chapter 141: Building Momentum
"It's done, it's done, Mo Lun took two mercenaries to drive back to the barracks in Lashio in a jeep, and after seeing Yan Wudao, he first cheered and then turned around several times with Yan Wudao, who had not healed from his injury, before letting go, "Our lady's method is to make it easy, I will show those roast lamb legs, and the brothers will shout in Japanese, guess what?" The hungry Japanese soldiers with green eyes directly tied up their commanders, and all of them surrendered, 4,100 people, a full 4,100 Japanese soldiers."
Yan Wudao was not as excited as Mo Lun, he remembered that the Japanese army that rushed through the mercenary defense line was not only these people, although the 55th Division had been defeated, but it was always a division, and it should not only be 4100 surrenders? "Lao Mo, do your people know the number of Japanese soldiers? The 55th Division is a division, why did only 4,100 people surrender? Did some of their troops break through and escape? It's no joke."
"Shit, you still can't trust your brother? All the Japanese troops who surrendered, we counted twice, it was 4,100 people, yes. When you fought them in the field for the first round of artillery battles, Schroeder's field artillery group wiped out the 75th Mountain Artillery Wing of the 55th Division, and when it stormed your defensive line, more than half of the casualties of the 143rd Wing responsible for fighting the vanguard, plus the non-stop attacks of the infiltrator troops and those Burmese guerrillas along the way, there were less than 6,000 people left in the 55th Division that could appear on the periphery of Lashio. Wounded and sick, hungry and shot by my snipers, that's all they have left."
Since the beginning of its formation, Thunder has set a rule that no Japanese prisoners of war will be recruited, but Mo Lun did not recruit ten or eight Japanese prisoners this time, this time it was a full 4,100 people. Since being ordered by Zhao Zhi to repair the railway line, Mo Lun has never had a good night's sleep, the lack of manpower is what has always plagued Mo Lun, and the appearance of these 4,100 Japanese prisoners can just solve this big trouble. Mo Lun didn't know if his husband could accept his argument that he was using prisoners of war to build roads, but before informing Zhao Zhi of this, he wanted to do the work of his wife Rowling first.
"Madam, you can help me with this, Mr. only said that I should repair the railway line from Lashio to Mandalay as soon as possible, but the people under my command are not enough, just to repair the craters on the Yunnan-Burma road, my sappers have been transferred a lot, seeing that the sleepers needed to repair the railway have been prepared, just wait for the Burmese guerrillas to find out the hidden railroad tracks, and the matter of repairing the railway line will have to begin" Morlen cried and used all the words to detail the difficulties he faced, wanting to win Rowling's support first.
"So you're fighting those prisoners of war of the 55th Division of the Japanese Army?" Rowling didn't confront Morun's topic, but just asked rhetorically. Not leaving Japanese prisoners is a rule set by Zhao Zhi, as Zhao Zhi's woman, Rowling has no reason to overturn Zhao Zhi's decision, not to mention that Rowling's impression of the Japanese soldiers is not good, whether she dies or not has little to do with her, at most, the physical strength of the Lang Fei mercenaries digs a few more big pits to bury the corpses, and it is estimated that Yan Wudao can even save bullets if he disposes of those Japanese prisoners.
"There is no room for negotiation in this matter, your husband's temper, you know, not accepting Japanese prisoners This is Thunder's consistent practice against the Japanese army, you can't break this regulation for a railway" Looking at Mo Lun who was at a loss, Luo Lin suddenly felt a little unbearable, Zhao Zhi only knew to give orders to Mo Lun, but did not consider the problem of insufficient manpower under Mo Lun, if it wasn't for this, Mo Lun would not have to run to him for help.
"I've come here to bring another batch of grain, and see if you can recruit people from the Burmese natives in Mandalay and Taunggyi to help repair the railway, and hire them with grain." Thunder hoarded enough grain in Kunming to consume millions of Jews for several years, and the wasteland cultivated by the Jews in the gathering area also had a bumper harvest this year, and the old grain in the granary was just used to hire the Burmese to work.
"You inform the people below to lock up all the officers who are still alive in the 55th Division alone, you can't let them die, I can use these people" Sending Mo Lun away, Rowling found Yan Wudao, who couldn't stay idle. Among the 4,100 people in the 55th Division who were surrendered by Molun's food offensive, there were dozens of officers large and small, including their division commander Takeuchi Kan, Rowling is also a person who is good at seizing opportunities, and the people of the Lockman family have a keen political sense since childhood, this time Rowling wants to use these officers of the 55th Division to fight a public opinion war with the Japanese army.
Luo Lin followed Zhao Zhisan into Shanxi, and most of the first recruits in the mercenary unit were Nationalist prisoners of war rescued by Thunder, and the Japanese often published large photos of captured Nationalist soldiers in the newspapers in their occupied areas, calling for the common prosperity of Greater East Asia. Zhao Zhi has always been extremely tired of this, thinking that the Japanese army has lost its true character as soldiers, and should not treat the soldiers of the national army who have laid down their arms like this, plus the Japanese army is wantonly hunting and killing civilians in the war zone, so Thunder has a clause that does not accept Japanese prisoners, and this time Rowling wants to use these Japanese prisoner of war officers to return the slap to the Japanese army.
"You know what you're supposed to do, right? You have worked hard all the way with us into Burma, and the people who will meet you next are the Japanese officers we captured in Lashio this time, a total of 53 people, the highest rank is Major General Takeuchi Kan, the commander of the 55th Division of the Japanese Army, and the lowest rank is Second Lieutenant Hua Nanyi of the 55th Division and 55th Heavy Infantry Wing, remember to take more photos later, there are not many opportunities like this" Rowling's female soldier captain Chrissy spoke awkward Chinese to lead more than a dozen Chinese reporters of men and women, Their destination was a makeshift camp for Japanese prisoner-of-war officers.
The place where the Japanese officers were temporarily detained by Yan Wudao was a courtyard near the Lashio railway station, and several thunder mercenaries standing at the door with their faces covered covered by their faces covered the courtyard with a veil of mystery. After Chrissy showed the warrant issued by Rowling to the mercenary officer who led the team here, the mysterious courtyard in the eyes of the reporters finally fell into a veil of mystery.
"It turned out to be an ordinary courtyard, I thought there would be some secret arrangement here, just a few people guarding, aren't you afraid that the Japanese officers inside will run out?" A young male reporter with glasses asked Chrissy that he had only seen a few mercenaries with submachine guns on the courtyard wall, so he was somewhat surprised, and the other reporters thought of the question, but they didn't ask questions as quickly as the male reporter.
The mercenary officer who accompanied them into the courtyard let out a sneer, but no matter how the reporters asked, he just walked in front with steady footwork to lead the way, but did not say a word. "Look, these are all Japanese officers, remember not to go out of our cordon when taking pictures, otherwise there will be danger, the Japanese soldiers who put down their weapons are still Japanese soldiers, you better think more about your own safety, don't do those dangerous actions" The mercenary officer who did not take off his armor said angrily, and then stood in front of a red line with a gun, and in front of the reporters were dozens of Japanese officers sitting cross-legged on the ground.
Although these reporters from China are more courageous than ordinary reporters, how can they have such an opportunity to meet so many Japanese prisoner of war officers at one time, especially the female reporter Xie Xiaoqi, who is called the Battlefield Rose, and took pictures of the expressionless Japanese officers again and again. "Hey, Wood Man, can you arrange for me to interview a Japanese officer?" The photo was almost taken, and Xie Xiaoqi, who was not satisfied with taking pictures, discussed with the mercenary officer who did not say a word, and her proposal was unanimously approved by all reporters.
"Waiting" was noisy by a group of female reporters headache motor had to nod down, these damn guys no wonder as soon as they heard that a reporter was coming to take pictures one by one hidden, for a long time this is more tiring than fighting with reporters, motor as he walked while secretly scolding his companions in his heart. For the sake of the safety of the reporters, the motor picked a Japanese lieutenant who looked a little wooden to come out for an interview with reporters, and a mercenary who could speak Japanese played the role of translator, and Motor stood next to him as a guard.
"Bage Yalu, the people in China should be damned, they should die" Xie Xiaoqi Before they could ask a few questions, the Japanese lieutenant who was slipped out by Mamati rushed towards Xie Xiaoqi with an arrow, and a wooden stick held in his right hand had been broken to reveal a sharp stubble, if it pierced Xie Xiaoqi's neck, it was estimated that he would not die. The reporters were frightened by the sudden situation and screamed again and again, and Xie Xiaoqi herself stood stupidly and motionless.
"Pap" "Pap" Just as everyone closed their eyes and screamed, only two sounds like balloons bursting sounded, and the Japanese lieutenant holding a short stick suddenly threw his head back as if he had been punched the chin. After being splashed on his face by the warm blood spots, Xie Xiaoqi, who was stunned, screamed loudly with the blood spots on his face, the Japanese lieutenant just now was hit by a bullet before he fell back, and the blood spots on Xie Xiaoqi's face came from the Japanese lieutenant.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang" The gun in the hand of the motor rang out, and three of the prisoners of the Japanese officers who were sitting cross-legged in the courtyard with a sneer on their faces fell, ignoring Takeuchi's eyes that could kill people, and the motor with a relaxed face retracted the pistol into the leg belt. "Which one are you going to interview? I'll call you, this time they don't dare to mess around."
In this courtyard full of blood, more than a dozen reporters from China wrote their first report on the Burma battlefield, and all of them had a surprisingly unanimous headline -- the 55 th Division of the Japanese Army was defeated at Lashio, and all the officers and men below the division commander surrendered.