Chapter Twenty-Eight: Saved (Collect)
The prisoner of war camp in Myitkyina housed a large number of Allied officers and soldiers captured by the Japanese on the battlefield in Burma, including the British, their younger brothers, the Indians, the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and a small number of Americans. Among them www.biquge.info the Chinese Expeditionary Force has the largest number, with more than 30,000 people.
Most of these troops were defeated in the Battle of Mandalay, did not have time to evacuate during the emergency retreat, were surrounded by Japanese troops, and were defeated and then captured on the battlefield in northern Burma.
After the Japanese army captured Burma, it planned to develop Burma and achieve the purpose of fighting by plundering the resources here. These captured prisoners of war will be the main labor force of Japan's development of Burma. Therefore, although the Japanese army mistreated these prisoners of war, they did not kill them at will. And now, all these prisoners have fallen into the hands of the replenishment regiment.
When the guns rang out, the prisoners of war in the entire prisoner of war camp were in an uproar, and everyone was panicked, for fear that the little devils would poison them. After all, the cruelty and inhumanity of the little devils is well known.
But it didn't take long for the gunfire to stop. There was no one rushing into the prisoner-of-war camp and massacring prisoners of war on a large scale. This made the prisoners of war breathe a sigh of relief, and they also began to speculate about what had happened.
In a cell with an area of about 100 square meters, more than 30 prisoners of war were held. These prisoners of war were all colonel-level officers of the expeditionary force who had been captured. Most of them are regimental commanders, battalion commanders, or staff officers of the expeditionary force. At the highest level, there is also the chief of staff of the division. However, now they have only one identity, and that is the prisoners of war of the little devils.
"Senza, what do you say is the situation now? Could it be that Myitkyina was attacked? An officer in his thirties asked, frowning.
"Who knows! However, Myitkyina is an important strategic fulcrum for the little devils, who would dare to attack here? Besides, in the whole of Myanmar, is there any other country's army that can confront the little devils? The officer, who was called the senator, replied with a blank face.
"Could it be a Burmese guerrilla?"
"How is that possible! If the Burmese guerrillas had such ability, they would have overthrown the British colonial rule long ago. Someone immediately retorted.
"Maybe it's the little devils who are suppressing the Burmese in Myitkyina. Those little devils do all kinds of evil. It's a pity that instead of defeating them, we became prisoners. There was an officer with a helpless face.
"It's all damn British, if it weren't for them retreating without a fight, how could we have lost so badly? Maybe the Battle of Mandalay will have defeated the little devils. ”
The other officers all shouted. The expeditionary force sent troops to Burma to rescue the British. But the British were good, after the expeditionary force arrived, they ran away on their own, and also exposed the flank of the expeditionary force, which allowed the little devils to make a detour and attack the flank of the expeditionary force, resulting in a great defeat of the expeditionary force. The war situation in Myanmar took a sharp turn for the worse all of a sudden. It also made the expeditionary force send out more than 100,000 troops, and less than 40,000 were safely withdrawn. It can be seen how great the loss is.
In the other cells, those ordinary soldiers were also talking. However, the gunfire soon ceased, and there was no new progress, making them numb once again, seemingly resigned to their fate.
There were also cells where Caucasians, such as British and Americans, were held.
"Oh God! Has Myitkyina been attacked? Could it be that our army is fighting back? A British officer looked expectant.
"Humph! Stop daydreaming. Your troops have long since retreated to India. An American officer smirked.
"We are making a strategic shift to preserve our strength. Our troops will not retreat without a fight! The British immediately retorted.
In the past few days, in order to shirk their responsibilities, prisoners of war from various countries have had such quarrels many times. Sometimes, even physical altercations erupt. And those Japanese guards didn't pay attention to it, just holding their guns and looking at it with a smile.
Of course, there were many clashes between the expeditionary force and the British prisoners of war, although the British prisoners of war in the camps were very small. However, the outcome of the conflict was often the loss of the expeditionary force prisoners of war.
Although the number of prisoners of war in the expeditionary force was numerous, they were not uniform. Especially since there is no leader. Those officers, in front of the foreign devils, can't straighten their waists or raise their heads at all, and they can't wait to kneel for the foreign lord, how dare they do it with the foreign lord? So much so that the prisoners of war of the expeditionary force were often oppressed by foreigners.
This may be caused by the oppression of the Western powers in the past 100 years since the Opium War, and the backbone of the nation has been broken. And if you want the whole nation to raise its head again and straighten its back, there is only one way, and that is to defeat those high-ranking guys on the battlefield.
There is no other way.
Suddenly, all the high-power searchlights in the prisoner of war camp were turned on, and the entire prisoner of war camp was illuminated.
The prisoners of war from all over the world in the prisoner of war camp suddenly became in an uproar. Some people's faces turned even pale.
"Dog, are those little devils really going to poison us? Big deal, fight with those little devils! ”
The blood in someone's heart did not cool, and he roared angrily.
Quite a few people responded. Many more, however, are blinded, as if they have become completely numb.
"Commander, the megaphone is ready." An officer said to Qin Shou.
Qin Shou nodded and took the microphone.
"Brothers of the expeditionary force, now, Myitkyina has been taken by us. You are saved! ”
Qin Shou's voice, through the loudspeaker, made it clear to every prisoner of war of the expeditionary force.
When they heard the familiar Chinese language, the captured soldiers of the expeditionary force immediately stopped the commotion.
When they heard what was going on, they were so surprised that some couldn't believe it was true.
"Have our men taken Myitkyina? Did our troops fight back? ”
"God forbid! Our people have come to save us, and we have been saved. ”
The officers of the expeditionary force who were captured were also dumbfounded. What they thought was impossible happened. Their faces also showed smiles for the rest of their lives.
"What are those Chinese monkeys shouting again? They seem to be cheering? A British soldier asked in surprise.
"Hell! They were shouting for salvation. The Chinese troops laid Myitkyina. Another Englishman who knew Chinese looked like he had seen a ghost.