Chapter 213 Sasaki’s concern
Cough cough cough! ! !
Amidst the violent coughing, golden liquid flowed down the corner of Jack's mouth. The taste in his mouth was very complex at this time, and he was choked by He Chi's rough movements.
The other American prisoners of war behind saw their comrades being so abused and humiliated. Some of them clenched their fists, but they were powerless to see the bright bayonets in front of them. They could only close their eyes in pain.
"Hahahahahaha!!!!!!" "Sbarasi!" "Sbarasi!"
On the other side, seeing the embarrassment of the American prisoners, the Japanese soldiers guarding them burst into laughter.
At this time, the man named Sasaki Heiwei did not let the opponent go. He still pulled Jack and shouted in English, "Drink it! Drink it for me!"
At this time, Jack paused for a moment. After he recovered, he realized that although the liquid in his mouth tasted strange, it was not urine. Coupled with his physiological need for water, he finally swallowed the liquid in his mouth in large gulps.
Most of the kettle was missing. Jack turned his head and coughed loudly. Although he looked embarrassed, he actually felt much better.
"Hahahahaha!!!! Youxi, you are indeed a beautiful pig, only worthy of drinking urine." The sergeant named Sasaki in front of him seemed to be very satisfied with Jack's performance and patted his cheek Laughing and standing up.
Sergeant Yagyu on the side looked at He Chi's arrogant performance and did not take it seriously, but also felt a sense of recognition in his heart.
"Sasaki-san, this is how you should deal with beautiful animals. These people who have no samurai honor need this method to change their sense of shame."
Masao Yagyu represents the great representative of the times. The thoughts of some Japanese soldiers, these guys who were brainwashed by bushido I kept thinking about words such as "Jade broken", "Chengren" and "loyal to His Majesty" all day long. I had great contempt for the American troops who laid down their weapons and surrendered. In addition, the Japanese commander intentionally or unintentionally said that "there seem to be too many prisoners of war", so On the march, large-scale prisoner abuse occurred.
According to historical records, on this 120-kilometer road from Bataan to the Odenel Prisoner of War Camp, a total of 80,000 prisoners were tortured, resulting in more than 15,000 deaths. Later generations Call it the Bataan Death March.
At this time, the more than one hundred prisoners escorted by Masao Yagyu's team had just begun their journey.
"Sasaki-kun, let's go together. We can take care of each other on the way." He Chi's behavior made Sergeant Yagyu feel that he was on the right track, and he offered to join him. He even changed his title to "jun" as the elders call young people. .
"This..." He Chi pretended to hesitate, then nodded and bowed, "Then I will cause trouble for you."
The prisoners of war went back on the road, and Jack, who was pulled back to the team, He was rewarded with sympathetic and pitiful looks from his companions.
But when no one was paying attention, the young pilot licked his lips and looked at the back of the Japanese sergeant in front, with a puzzled look on his face.
Walking on the road, He Chi glanced at the prisoners and found that Jack was not the only familiar face, but Conson, Joey, Robertson, Carl Wenster...
Although He Chi had not been in contact with them for long, he still recognized that these people were crew members of the Langley.
It seems that some of the crew members of the Langley were rescued after it sank in Indonesia and came here. However, they were unlucky enough to catch up with the sudden change in the war situation in the Philippines and were taken over by the Japanese.
He Chi had a vague impression of about a quarter of these prisoners of war. If possible, he would also like to save these people, but this is difficult to do.
The escort team under Masao Yagyu is not easy to handle.
Personal preferences aside, from a purely military perspective, the combat effectiveness of this Japanese team composed of Hokkaido fishermen is very good. Even in the early Pacific battlefield, the quality of individual soldiers was definitely at par. above.
The total number of soldiers was twenty, probably because they were supplemented with more fish protein in their hometown. The average height of these soldiers was estimated to be over 1.68 meters, which was much higher than the average height of the Japanese army at this time. One hundred percent of the members have combat experience, and they never act in unison on weekdays. Even when eating, at least one-third of the people are on alert.
Furthermore, these guys whose brains have been damaged by bushido ideas are extremely obedient to their superiors, and have spontaneously formed a strict hierarchy of "veterans" and "new recruits" internally. Even if Masao Yagyu is killed in a surprise attack, senior veterans in the team will step up to take over the command.
If you want to kill all the guards at once, regardless of the difficulty, as soon as the gunfire rings out, the Japanese troops from other directions will rush over to search. He could sneak into the jungle and run away, but it would be impossible for these prisoners who were in extremely poor health to follow him.
It was difficult to take action for the time being, so He Chi could only give up this plan and follow this small force towards the target location, only providing covert help when someone's life was in danger.
However, because He Chi's reasons were sufficient, not only did he not arouse suspicion, he even established a personal reputation among this group of soldiers.
"Yagyu-san! Stop, please let the team stop!" He Chi in the team suddenly shouted.
"Everyone stop!" Masao Yagyu ordered loudly, and soon the entire team stopped.
"Sasaki-kun, what happened?"
"Yagyu-san, you are too careless, please wait." He Chi said and shouted to the guarding Japanese team, "Matsushita , Morita, you two come out!”
Two younger soldiers stood up.
"Panasonic, come here!" He Chi ordered the first private, and the other soldier came over, but he was limping a little.
He Chi walked over and lifted the leg of one of the soldiers. Everyone found that there was a large wound on each of his legs, and pus and blood were already flowing out.
"This is a tropical ulcer. If not treated in time, even a small wound may eventually develop into a big trouble such as amputation."
After He Chi finished speaking, he walked towards another soldier. , ordered him to turn around, but the people behind him found that the bottom of the soldier's pants was already stained with yellow feces.
"This is dysentery. It's not the first day Morita has been like this. He's just forcing himself."
Pa!
He Chi suddenly stood at attention and turned to Masao Yagyu, bowing at 90 degrees.
"Yagyu-san, each of us is willing to die for your majesty at any time, but the lives of soldiers should be used in more valuable places. Please don't let them die on the roadside because of negligence. I am here, please "
As soon as these words came out, the two soldiers who had always been at the bottom of the army and did not dare to disclose their illness because of their emphasis on bushido were moved to tears. The other soldiers also felt the same.
And Masao Yagyu returned the bow with the same 90-degree bow, "Sasaki-san, it was my lack of consideration that caused you trouble!"
Because of this episode, the entire team stopped to rest for about 40 minutes. The prisoners of war got a respite, and some even got a chance to drink water.
(End of this chapter)