Chapter 481
After a long baptism of the war, the originally pretty good Mandalay area has now become riddled with holes, with bumpy craters and broken houses becoming the most conspicuous "scenery" here.
At the beginning, many natives of Myanmar lived here, and some Chinese settled here. After the Japanese army arrived, most of the residents were massacred by the Japanese army, and the rest were locked up in concentration camps and became a labor to build fortifications for them.
The Mandalay Province in central Myanmar is the main area where Japanese prisoners of war were detained. After the 88th Army completely occupied this place, three large concentration camps were found here, with more than 100,000 civilians imprisoned in it.
There are British, Americans, some expeditionary soldiers and a large number of local natives who were captured at the time, all of whom were pale and thin. The long-term labor and malnutrition left them with only skin and bones.
When the 88th Army soldiers arrived, almost everyone in the concentration camp was as quiet as walking corpses. They didn't know that the other party was here to rescue them. They thought that the Japanese were taking another group to work on road construction or conducting some human experiments.
When the handcuffs and ankle chains were opened and the hot noodles were brought to the front, no one could believe that everything in front of him was real.
It's been too long, too long... The days of being imprisoned and enslaved are like hell, and you will never see the end. How far is freedom, and now... I can finally get rid of everything that is painful, and countless people cry with joy and hug each other and cry loudly.
The soldiers brought these people to the Mandalay city and arranged them in a unified manner. First, they had to solve their food and clothing problems, followed by health, medical care and identity issues. Once there were too many people, they were prone to chaos and were afraid of being mixed up by the Japanese.
Because the number of people in the concentration camp was large and the consumption of materials was like a bottomless pit, Liao Mingyu did not dare to be arrogant. He hurriedly contacted the Allies to explain the situation and asked Stilwell for help, and was preparing to expose the Japanese atrocities to the international community.
Although everyone is now full of fear, it is also a powerful tool to master the public opinion. When the Japanese are liquidated after the post-war liquidation, they will be able to commit another crime.
The tragic situation in the concentration camp quickly attracted the attention of the theater command. Anyone who saw those inhuman photos would involuntarily curse the little Japanese damn. Stilwell even personally ordered the rescue of these prisoners to be fully rescued and try to satisfy his food and clothing. After all, there are many of their compatriots among them.
A few days later, several senior US and British military officers came to Mandalay, and the US and British soldiers in the concentration camp were quickly brought back to the troops by their respective commanders.
In addition to these foreigners, there were more than 8,000 Chinese soldiers among the prisoners of war. They were basically captured by the Japanese army during the first expeditionary army's defeat. They were imprisoned and tortured in the concentration camp for two years. During this period, many of their companions had lost their lives. Sometimes living may be a pain.
Americans are quite realistic. Although they have taken a lot of food and food to come, they don’t care about the rest after they take their own people away. The extra supplies that they promised were cut off, and they are already looking like they are not in charge of their own affairs.
Liao Mingyu originally notified the Weixu Command in Western Yunnan, hoping that they would help these suffering soldiers at least for the sake of their compatriots. It’s a pity... The current commander is no longer Wei Lihuang. It’s good that Chief He doesn’t stumbling on you, so don’t expect anything else to help.
There is no way, the reorganization of various departments of the Expeditionary Force was broken up and it was impossible to return to the original troops. Moreover, the military has long included them on the list of missing or dead. Now it is in this field. Grandma does not love his uncle or loves him, which is sad and lamentable.
Liao Mingyu sympathized with the experience of these soldiers. At least they had shed blood on this battlefield and should not have been treated like this.
However, at present, all troops need to supplement and train the training, and the amount of materials required is astronomical. However, in order not to give in, they can only temporarily draw some of their own military rations. At the same time, Li Lei's medical team is arranged to carry out medical work in Mandalay, and the Lashio Command will be transferred to Mandalay in full.
Those common people were not dismissed for the time being. Liao Mingyu unified them in the resettlement camp, and kept them delicious food and drink first, and then planned them later.
At this time, Long Weng had the idea of those prisoners of war in the Expeditionary Force. For a period of time, the third division's combat losses were the highest in the entire army, and they had not been supplemented. Can these people make up for this vacancy?
After all, they are considered veterans on the battlefield. Although they are a little weak in their health, they are also a good source of soldiers as long as they are well-raised. The most important thing is experience. The value of veterans is much better than that of new recruits.
So the guy immediately set up a recruitment site in the resettlement camp, gathered all the soldiers who met the requirements, and began his trick of fooling people.
"Brothers, listen to me. The treatment of our 88th Army is not like the expeditionary army before. It can receive fifteen and a half a month and is distributed on time. You can see the gun in my hand every day. Do you see the gun in my hand? This is the American Garland! You can shoot without pulling the bolt. I don't know how many times better than Zhongzheng! There is also the flower mechanism..."
Milong shouted hard in the crowd, but the progress was not satisfactory. No one came to sign up without saying anything.
Most of the veterans have not recovered from their nightmare, and few are willing to take the initiative to join the army. For them, they really don’t want to experience wars anymore.
Besides, how many officials say what they say is true, but they don’t just fool you with good words first, and then the actual situation is completely different.
Looking at the dull eyes and cold expressions, Milong felt annoyed in his heart, and he spat impatiently and jumped off the platform, cursing and squirting about things like a slut.
"Brother, this is not possible. We have to think of a trick." Yang Danzi said worriedly, and brought a cup of tea to Milong.
"What trick? I'm so grateful for these turtle boys, I'm serving them deliciously and deliciously. They don't know how to eat and drink like mountain eggs. They really don't know what Junzu is doing to raise these trash. They'll know it's amazing if they're hungry for a few meals."
When it comes to this, Milong is angry. He has been drooling, but he is indifferent, as if he thinks you want to harm them.
"Hmph! Do you want me to say politely and be kind to them? Just grab it and clean it up, and there is no one who dares to say no!"
Zhang Liu, who was leaning against the side with a gun, looked cold. He scoffed at Milong's behavior. Sometimes he had to be more ruthless, otherwise those veterans would not be obedient.
Milong pondered and said nothing. He was a little moved by his words. He had to treat him in a special period. If the superior had not always emphasized that he could not violate discipline and force recruitment, he would have rolled up his sleeves and made him hard.
Chapter completed!