Chapter 328 Conflict between the two armies

"Hello, Major Parks, I'm Bato, the head of the intelligence unit of the Pacific Theater Command? Crisson, I was ordered to come here to hand over the task. This is my proof!" When the colonel came in, he handed over a material bag. Parks took it and confirmed his identity. He had confirmed the identity of the handover of the mission before he arrived.

"Say it! Mr. Colonel, what is the task of coming here from all the way from Europe? Parks nodded to Colonel Crisson and motioned him to sit down.

"It's like this." After Colonel Crisson sat down, he snapped his finger at the major standing behind him. The major took out a photo from his briefcase, followed by a map and some text. Crisson pointed to the man in the photo and said, "Mr. Major, do you know this person?"

Parks looked at it. The photo showed a medium-sized, thin and energetic U.S. military lieutenant general. He couldn't help looking up at Colonel Crison doubtfully and said, "I don't know, Mr. Colonel. Excuse me, does this task have anything to do with this person?

"I'm afraid it's like this." Colonel Crisson nodded, and then handed a stack of text materials to Parks and said, "Look at this, this is Lieutenant General Jonathan of the U.S. Army in the Philippines?" General Wwright, in May 1942, he led 12,000 U.S. troops to surrender to the Japanese army, and then experienced the famous "death march" time, and was finally escorted to Shenyang by the Japanese army. Our intelligence has learned that there is a prisoner-of-war camp called 'Fengtian Prisoner's Shelter' on the outskirts of Shenyang, where General Wenwright is likely to be imprisoned. And recently, we have increased the bombing of Japan and the attacks and occupation of the surrounding islands. The Japanese was likely to be defeated, and the information revealed from the intelligence agency of China's political axe was that the Japanese army was likely to kill General Wwright before retreating or surrendering. So we must arrange the rescue as soon as possible. You don't have much time. We can only give you ten days at most. If you fail. Then General Wiwright may suffer misfortune.

Major Parks couldn't help frowning, staring at the photo, and asking without raising his head, "Sir, as far as I know, Shenyang is still under the control of Japan, and there are heavy guards. We want to go deep into this dangerous place to save this general? If you want to know that I'm leading a company of more than 120 people, they probably won't be able to come back.

"Yes, Major!" Colonel Crisson nodded and said, "We will further provide you with accurate information. As far as our air reconnaissance knows, the Japanese army has a humble airport near the prisoner-of-war camp in Shenyang, but it can take off and land bombers. You can capture this airport, and then we will send bombers and fighters to provide you with response and assistance. From there, you will fly directly back to the Yorktown aircraft carrier fleet, and then your mission will be over. Speaking of this, Colonel Crisson paused for a moment. He looked at Major Parks, who was a little unhappy, and added, "Major Parks, General MacArthur attaches great importance to this rescue mission. That's why I went to Europe to send you here. You are the elite of the U.S. military. It is based on this that this task falls on you.

A company of commandos just to save a general? Major Parks was still a little unhappy, but he still wanted to ask clearly: "Yes, sir, I'm sure this task is very important. But can you tell me why?"

"Because General MacArthur wants to save a hero." Colonel Crisson stood up, and he had said enough. He didn't have to explain anything for this task, but he still said, " Major, you are not here to ask why, but to complete the task."

Major Parks shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to show that he would not ask this question. Captain Wales looked at the colonel and couldn't help bowing his head and smiling bitterly. But Parks still needs to be clear about the task.

"I have a question, sir." Major Parks said, "Why is the Eighth Route Army stationed here? How can they protect the airport here without anti-aircraft weapons and radar? We don't want to be bombarded by ourselves before we leave.

"No, Major, we have provided them with air defense weapons and radar. And it's ready in the next two days. You should know that if you can occupy this airport, China's Chiang Kai-shek's army can't do it. It is said that the army is retreating in the Pacific, but they are retreating in mainland China. Therefore, the Eighth Route Army is the only army that has the ability to occupy here. Our exchange with them is to provide them with weapons and ammunition. It's enough for them to equip two standard engineers. From this, you can see General MacArthur's determination, Mr. Major!" Colonel Crisson looked at Parks stand up and said, "Okay, if there is any more problem, we can contact you at any time. We are in a nearby town. I will stay until the day you leave. With that, he shook hands with Parks and then left.

Seeing Colonel Crisson and the major leave, Parks couldn't help looking at the photo on the table again and shook his head at the Welsh captain and said, "Harry, it seems that this mission is probably in General MacArthur's selfishness. However, in terms of influence, Lieutenant General Wiwright can be regarded as the highest captured general in the U.S. military.

"Yes, I've heard of him, but I just know that he was captured by the Japanese army, that's all!" Wales shrugged his shoulders, "What I really didn't expect was that we had worked hard for more than a month, and the first task we received was to save a general."

"Saving Lieutenant General Wwright is just because of General MacArthur's guilt, but we have to prepare for the lives of more than 120 brothers, God!" Major Parks shook his head.

In early 1942, the U.S. military withdrew from Manila in the Philippines, and the Japanese army occupied the area. Then the Japanese army sent a message to capture General MacArthur alive, then sent him to Tokyo for trial, and threatened to cut off MacArthur's head and hang it in Imperial Square for public. The news shocked the highest level in the United States. Because MacArthur has just been promoted to Admiral. Once it becomes a fact, he will become the first top general of the U.S. military to be captured and killed by the Japanese army. It was undoubtedly another heavy blow to the United States, which was immersed in a theory of failure at that time. So MacArthur was immediately transferred to Australia as the commander-in-chief of the newly established Southwest Pacific Allies. MacArthur's subordinate, Major Wiwright, was promoted to lieutenant general, and then replaced MacArthur, fully commanding the U.S.-Philippines Allies. And MacArthur had to leave here, and then left two famous wartime sayings, "I'm out, but I will come back" and "The veteran will never die, he just quietly withers." These two famous sayings were popular in the United States at that time and were repeatedly quoted. But MacArthur is famous. And Winwright, who replaced him, was completely sad. As the U.S.-Philippines allies fell into a desperate situation, after receiving the surrender order issued by President Roosevelt himself. On May 5, 1942, Lieutenant General Wwright took the white flag and walked out of the trenches and surrendered to the army. More than 78,000 U.S.-Philippines who immediately surrendered after a death march, more than 15,000 people were killed by the Japanese army, and more than 20,000 people were tortured to death. In January 1945, Colonel Henry was ordered by General MacArthur to lead a 100 assault team and succeeded under the leadership of the local guerrillas in the Philippines. More than 500 American prisoners of war in the Kabatu'an concentration camp were rescued. The commandoes suffered only two casualties. And this rescue is called classic rescue. But they didn't know the location of Lieutenant General Wwright until not long ago, U.S. military intelligence personnel learned that Lieutenant General Wwright was detained on the outskirts of Shenyang.

Major Parks briefly told Captain Wales about this history. After hearing this, Wales sighed, but suddenly said, "Rees, why didn't they let Colonel Henry perform a rescue mission again? Why do you have to send us out?

"I don't know, Harry. Maybe we think we are more elite, or that Colonel Henry has been unluckyly killed or promoted. God knows what they think!" Parks shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he was helpless. Yes, this is not what they can guess. Big people can always command these little people at will.

The task is finally clear, so the next step is to collect Shenyang's intelligence, and these tasks do not need to be carried out by Parks and others. They just carry out the task. The members of the commando company still train every day and do not relax at all. This is how Parks keeps every team member vigilant and physical. Although some guys are not satisfied with this. Although they know that they are here to carry out the mission, they still have a sense of superiority of the European victor. The soldiers always try their best to get out, and then go to town, imagining looking for girls and wine or something. But here, they are disappointed.

"God, do they only drink such a kind of wine?" Kaufman was looking at the wine jar on the wine cabinet in a store, and then shook his head and shrugged his shoulders helplessly at Heels and said, "I'm not used to this kind of wine. I need whisky or champagne, God, where can I find those damn wines!" As he spoke, Kaufman became a little louder.

"This is not the worst!" Herman couldn't help shaking his head, "In Europe, at least occasionally meet someone who can talk to us in English. But here, no one can understand what we are talking about. No girl is willing to talk to you, Kaufman. I like the girls here. They are very beautiful!" When Kaufman said this, he looked depressed.

The two looked at each other helplessly, and then walked from the town to the camp again in disappointment. And when they walk on the road, they will feel the people in the town watching them from time to time. Many people stopped and looked at them with a smile, and some even rushed to watch from the side. This makes them feel like a monkey being watched.

"What the hell are these guys looking at?" Kaufman whispered to Herman, "I feel like a monkey playing treasure. Damn, I don't want to stay here. Hurry up, let's leave!" With that, Kaufman greeted Herman and walked quickly towards the camp.

"Hey, wait, there's a girl there! I'll go and have a look!" Suddenly, as they passed the only small canal in the town, Herman shouted in surprise. He saw a girl washing her clothes by the stone steps next to the canal. A big braid was held behind her, and the blue emerald cloth on her body set off the girl's white face, which looked very quiet and beautiful.

"Hey," Herman shouted loudly to the girl, which shocked the girl. When he turned around, his heart beat faster again. It's great. There was such a beautiful girl here, which surprised Herman. He even had an idea in his heart that he must chase the girl. It's a good choice to get it or marry back to the United States. But this was completely the idea of the lower body to determine the upper body, but he seemed extremely excited and quickly walked towards the girl who was a little panicked and almost escaped on the shore.

"Hey, wait, I want to talk to you!" Herman followed quickly, and then took out a roll of U.S. dollars from his pocket and some bits and pieces, "D. dollars, chocolates, and cigarettes. If you want, I'll give it to you!" But it was obvious that the girl didn't understand, and she seemed panicked. She walked faster and faster, and kept making a voice that seemed to ask for help.

"Enough, Herman, you're causing trouble!" Kaufman quickly shouted at Herman, because he seemed to see that the eyes of the crowd around him were not very right. He was no longer the kind of surprised look at rare things, but with some anger. They saw the money in Herman's hand and the girl's panicked request for help, and mistook this guy for an asshole who was flirting with a good woman.

"Okay, okay!" Looking at the girl disappearing in a corner, Herman shrugged his shoulders, "Chinese women seem to be afraid of us, man, I don't look like a bad guy, do I? But why is she afraid of me?

"Because you are an asshole!" Kaufman replied to him angrily. He felt that the residents around him looked at them as if they were looking at two bastards, and he couldn't help but be a little angry. This is just a small episode for two guys who want to have fun.

"Stand up!" Suddenly, there was a stern scolding voice behind them. Although they couldn't understand what they were saying, they subconsciously knew that someone was talking to them, because the voice was behind them. The two turned around and then took a breath of cold air. Behind them stood seven or eight soldiers in gray uniforms. They were holding rifles, and in the middle was a man holding a German-made Mauser pistol. They all seemed to be waiting for the two with some indignation, and the person in the middle was obviously the man holding the Mauser pistol.

"Damn it!" Kaufman muttered in a low voice, then slowly raised his hands and said, "What's the matter? Do we have some misunderstandings, guys? We are Americans and your friends! It's not a bad guy!"

"They don't understand!" Herman whispered to Kaufman, "But why are we treated like this by them?"

At this time, the girl Herman had seen suddenly squeezed forward from the crowd, pointing to Herman with red eyes and crying to the man with the Mauser pistol. Then I saw the man wave his hand and say it loudly. Immediately, several soldiers came up and cut their hands to subdue them on the spot.

"Don't move, Herman, you will kill us like this. They have guns in their hands!" Kaufman said to Herman, who seemed to resist, "Dill, there must be some misunderstanding. You bastard, it must be that woman. It's all your fault!"

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault!" Herman gave up his resistance and was obediently escorted by this group of people. He was dissatisfied with Kaufman's accusations, "They must have made a mistake. I didn't do anything!" Indeed, he did nothing, except to exchange a roll of dollars, chocolate and cigarettes for the favor of a Chinese girl.

The afternoon time is relatively leisurely. The training of the commandos is usually arranged in the morning, and sometimes in the evening. At this time, the team members either stay in the barracks or secretly go to the town, but there are very few leave. In order to prevent the Japanese military intelligence agencies from scouting here, Parks usually only a few people can get through in a day. Certificate of conduct. Major Parks discussed with Captain Wales in the company headquarters how to discuss the rescue mission. Suddenly, he heard a noise outside. When he was frowning, Sergeant Li Pu suddenly came in.

"Major Parks, there seems to be a middle [***] team outside. They detained Kaufman and Herman. Now I'm trying to break through our sentry, and I think it's up to you to do this. Li Pu said quickly, "I have asked my brothers to be ready in case of accidents."

"What the hell, have these two guys caused any trouble?" Captain Wales couldn't help saying angrily, and then said to Parks, "Rees, I think it's better for you to go. You can speak Chinese, and there should be no problem communicating with them!"

Parks nodded immediately, then picked up his equipment and weapons and followed him out. At the door of the sentry post entering the camp, the brothers were ready to be arranged. The snipers were ambushed near the barracks in the distance, and the soldiers around them were in an offensive tactical formation, or squatting or lying down to raise their weapons. Some soldiers have circled to the side of the middle [***] team and planned to attack the soldiers of this platoon from three sides.

Parks is very satisfied with the performance of the team members. This is the quality that the responsive special forces should have. He looked at the nervous soldiers of the Eighth Route Army at the door and couldn't help frowning, because he saw Kaufman and Herman in front of these soldiers, but their mouths were blocked by a rag.

"What's going on?" Major Parks stepped forward and said to the soldier in a low voice, but very harsh. He spoke Chinese. The American soldiers present couldn't understand it, but these Eighth Route Army could understand it.

"Are you the leader here?" A man in a gray cloth military uniform with a Mauser pistol separated the crowd and walked forward. Then he stared at Parks and said, "Just come out. In order not to destroy the friendship between our two armies, I'm here to inform you. We will try these two of you and hand them over to the people. If they commit a crime, they must be punished!"

"What?" Major Parks couldn't help looking at Kaufman and Herman. The two guys hurriedly raised their heads and shook their heads at Parks. Their faces were swollen and their eyes were blackened twice. Obviously, they were beaten.

"Damn it!" Parks cursed in a low voice, and then said seriously to the man with the Mauser pistol, "I don't know what your rank is. If there is any problem, I hope I can know the truth, instead of just hearing a notice here. I strongly hope to see your officer. Otherwise, I will leave my soldiers behind!"

"No way!" The officer suddenly shouted, and the soldiers behind him raised their weapons and aimed at Parks. By this time, Captain Wales was ready to give orders. As long as there is any abnormal movement of the other party, he will not hesitate to order fire.

(to be continued)