The Philippine Islands were originally a colony of the United States. They were occupied by Japan in the early days of the Pacific War. MacArthur was the top commander of the US military stationed in the Philippines. In this battle, 110,000 of his US-Philippine coalition forces were captured. If
If MacArthur had not left the Philippines on a warship a few days before the Philippines was occupied, MacArthur would have become a prisoner of the Japanese. Before leaving the Philippines, MacArthur said: "I will come back!"
In the blink of an eye, two years have passed, and the situation on the Pacific battlefield has reversed. MacArthur finally turned his attention to this sad place. This time, MacArthur wanted to avenge his shame!
However, at this time, the chief Japanese general in the Philippines had been replaced by Yamashita Nobumi, the most powerful marshal in Japan and MacArthur's most powerful opponent.
MacArthur had long heard of Yamashita Tobumi's achievements. This guy was called the military god of the Japanese Army. During his stay in Northeast China, he occupied the entire Far East of the Soviet Union. Even Vladivostok, the Soviet Union's last stronghold in the Far East, was captured. It can be seen that
Yamashita Fengfumi has strong combat capabilities.
MacArthur was eager to understand the situation in the Philippines and the characteristics of Yamashita Fengwen. He heard that Xu Rui had fought with Yamashita Fengwen, so he called Xu Rui and asked Xu Rui what he thought of Yamashita Fengwen.
Xu Rui glanced at MacArthur and said: "General, Yamashita Fengwen has fought with me several times, and I feel that this person does have strong commanding abilities, and he acts steadily, step by step, and rarely makes mistakes."
When Xu Rui saw MacArthur put down his pipe, he heard MacArthur say: "Xu, we are in an absolutely dominant position in this upcoming battle. I believe we can defeat Yamashita Fengwen."
After listening to MacArthur's words, Xu Rui said: "General, I am optimistic about the victory of the Philippines Campaign, but as far as I know, Yamashita Fengwen is very cunning and can use any despicable tricks. For example, he may use germ warfare, or
The possibility of using American prisoners as human shields is something we need to consider."
Xu Rui saw that MacArthur was stunned after hearing his words. Obviously, he did not expect that Yamashita Fengwen would use these unconventional moves.
Just listen to MacArthur say: "Would Yamashita Tomofumi really do this?"
Xu Rui said: "General MacArthur, based on my understanding of Yamashita Fengwen, he will definitely do this."
Xu Rui saw MacArthur's face drop, and heard him say: "The U.S.-Philippine coalition has 110,000 prisoners in the Philippines. If Yamashita Fengwen uses this as a threat, what should we do?"
Xu Rui shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there aren't that many prisoners of war anymore."
"Oh?" MacArthur looked at Xu Rui again.
Xu Rui said: "General, as far as I know, most of the American prisoners of war captured by the Japanese have been tortured to death in the past two years. In the Bataan Death March alone, tens of thousands died of hunger and disease.
and Japanese bayonets, those who were lucky enough to survive were imprisoned in the mines for hard labor. If we attack quickly, we should be able to rescue some of the prisoners of war, but it will be very difficult to rescue all the prisoners of war."
Seeing MacArthur let out a long sigh, Xu Rui said: "My old buddy Major General Wainwright must be rescued. He was captured by the Japanese because he took over my command."
Xu Rui said: "Generals like Wainwright should be treated differently by the Japanese. If possible, we can conduct a rescue operation to rescue General Wainwright."
Just listen to MacArthur say: "I want to, but I don't have any news about Wainwright right now."
Xu Rui said: "Perhaps, my wolf teeth can help you solve this problem."
Xu Rui saw MacArthur's eyes light up, and then heard MacArthur say: "Xu, if you can rescue General Wainwright, I will thank you forever."
Xu Rui said: "General MacArthur, I need your favor for my rescue."
I heard MacArthur say: "Xu, just ask for whatever conditions you want."
"I will tell you this condition in the future. Please rest assured that when you return this favor, it will not harm the interests of the American people, nor will you be allowed to do things that go against your conscience and morality. Just remember that you owe me a favor."
Just favors."
Xu Rui laughed when he saw MacArthur, and then MacArthur nodded and said, "Okay, I agree to your conditions."
Xu Rui let out a breath. He had not yet decided what to ask MacArthur to do, but MacArthur would have to pay him back the favor he owed him sooner or later.
"Xu, when will you take action?" MacArthur asked.
Xu Rui said: "Langya can take action now, but before we take action, we need to confirm the location of General Wainwright. General Wainwright was captured in Mindanao, so according to my calculations, he is probably still there."
In the prison camp near Mindanao, as long as Wainwright is still alive, give me a month and I will rescue him."
Just listen to MacArthur say: "Okay, Xu, everything is left to you. As long as Wainwright is rescued, I will definitely return the favor to you."
"Okay." Seeing that MacArthur had said this, Xu Rui immediately said that he would be able to take action in three days and would definitely rescue Wainwright within a month...
Panay Island, the last island in the entire Philippine archipelago that was occupied by the Japanese, had a steep terrain and was difficult to attack at night. At first, the Japanese occupied most of the Philippines like a storm, but they encountered strong resistance when they occupied Panay Island.
It took a lot of effort to force the American defenders on Panay Island to surrender.
Subsequently, the Japanese Japs established a prisoner-of-war camp on Panay Island, and Wainwright, the top commander of the U.S. military in the Philippines, was imprisoned on Panay Island. There were thousands of U.S. military prisoners of war on Panay Island, and these people occupied the area occupied by the U.S. military stationed in the Philippines.
Most of the American prisoners of war were captured. In the past two years, these American prisoners of war were subjected to a series of inhuman treatment.
The Japanese did not regard these prisoners of war as human beings at all and killed them at will. The surviving prisoners of war were forced to collect iron ore for the Japanese on Panay Island. The prisoners of war had to work more than fourteen hours a day, but could only eat
With a small amount of grains, insufficient food and clothing, coupled with the harsh natural conditions of Panay Island in the Philippines, mosquitoes breed and the plague is rampant. In less than two years, thousands of American prisoners of war who were originally strong and healthy are now only
There are hundreds left.
Even among these hundreds of prisoners of war, every one of them was tired, hungry, and exhausted. This included Major General Wainwright. Wainwright had protested several times against the inhumane treatment of prisoners of war by the Japanese, but all he got was
After being whipped and humiliated for a long time, Wainwright lost the courage to resist and became like a zombie.
In the prisoner-of-war camp, Major Fujino was sitting leisurely on a chair. The Japanese held bayonets and formed a large circle with a diameter of tens of meters. Within the circle, hundreds of thin and ragged American prisoners of war formed a circle.
In a circle, he kept walking like a zombie.
A blindfolded Japanese soldier was lying on the ground. In front of him was a rifle that was set up on a wooden frame and the safety was turned on.
"clang!"
The gong sounded, and the blindfolded Japanese soldier randomly pulled the trigger.
"Snapped!"
The crisp sound of gunfire rang out, and the major saw an American prisoner of war falling to the ground in the circle.
Major Fujino chuckled. This was a game of shooting prisoners of war invented by himself. It was perfect for killing boring days. What Major Fujino liked to see most was the fearful expressions and reactions of the prisoners of war when facing death. However,
During this period of time, Major Fujino felt a little uninterested in this game. The prisoners of war who were dying on the opposite side seemed to have become numb. They were like walking zombies, with no waves and no sign of fear.
Major Fujino couldn't help but wonder, how can he make these prisoners of war appear more frightened and sad? It seems that he is going to invent a new game.
At this time, Major Fujino saw that in the distance, Lieutenant Colonel Takeda was walking towards him. Facing the top officer of the Panay Island Prisoner of War Camp, Major Fujino did not dare to neglect, and quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to Lieutenant Colonel Takeda.
Waist, he said: "Commander Takeda, why do you have so much time to watch my game?"
Major Fujino saw Lieutenant Commander Takeda glance at him, and then heard him say: "Fujino-kun, don't indulge in your boring game. The Americans are about to attack the Philippines. When the time comes, these prisoners of war can be put to great use. If you will
They have all been killed, and I cannot explain to the superior."
When Major Fujino heard what Lieutenant Colonel Takeda said, he thought to himself, "Aren't they just a few prisoners of war? What's the big deal?" He thought so. Major Fujino said, " Lieutenant Colonel Takeda, these prisoners of war are just a group of domestic animals walking on two feet.
That’s all if I don’t kill them all.”
I heard Lieutenant Colonel Takeda say: "You must take good care of these prisoners of war, especially Wainwright. He is MacArthur's good friend and has high value. Don't let him die."
Major Fujino said: "Well, at worst, I won't let that Yankee go mining, and then let him eat three meals a day. In a few days, this Yankee will be fat and white."
Lieutenant Colonel Takeda said: "Yo Xi..." and then walked away.
Looking at Takeda Nakasa's retreating back, Major Fujino also felt a little bored. When he was transferred here two years ago, there were thousands of American prisoners of war, but now, there are less than 600 left, and only
Less than one tenth of the US military prisoners of war survived, but this is not their own fault. You must know that most of the prisoner of war camps in Japan are cruel. In the eyes of the Japanese, these prisoners of war are just two legs that can walk.
Just domestic animals.
It's a pity that the Yankees are coming. No matter what, they can't get the Yankees to rescue them. Even if they are executed, they can't let these two-legged livestock leave the prisoner of war camp alive...
