The islands in the Irrawaddy Delta are complex, and the large islands are continuous and continuous with small islands. The area is very large. The terrain will change after the rise and fall of the tide every day, which can easily make people lose themselves in it.

The jungle was hidden in danger everywhere, and there were still expeditionary aircraft hovering in the sky.

In this way, they began to set off on the road, avoiding threats from the air during the day and enduring hunger and cold at night.

Before they knew it, three days passed. On the way, they met a dying comrade-in-arms. The man also said to Onozuka Hitoshi... The weather is so good today, so he detonated the grenade.

With an explosion, the soldier was instantly blown away with only one foot and half of his head, without any pain.

The scene was extremely disgusting, which almost made the already timid Ren Onozuka almost vomit, but the other companions in the team seemed to be used to it.

But as time goes by, Onozuka Hitomi is no longer surprised.

Because the more they walked forward, they saw more Japanese soldiers, all of them like zombies, either following the team mechanically, or lying on the roadside to wait for the arrival of the god of death, or picking up the weapons in their hands to settle themselves.

The jungle was filled with such tragic phenomena. It slowly started to rain heavily and the sweet potatoes were eaten, but the team was still moving forward, as if the road to the convergence point had no end.

The military commander always walks in front without saying a word, and when he encounters other people's doubts, he always says: it's almost here, work harder...

When encountering scattered soldiers and brave men in other troops, the sergeant would walk up with a smile and use his three-inch tongue to fool more people into joining the team.

In this way, the seven-man team has been gathered by the sergeant for twenty or thirty, but everyone’s situation is not very optimistic. From time to time, some people will not be able to hold on to fall down, and the result of falling behind is self-evident.

No one will be kind to help, and falling down means death.

Onozuka Hitomi couldn't help but start to wonder whether it was right or wrong to follow them? But now that he has embarked on this path, he can't let it regret it.

Before he knew it, perhaps Hitoshi Onozuka himself did not realize that his state of mind was also gradually changing.

Just today, another corpse was found on the road. His eyes were wide open with a terrified expression. A large area of ​​pale skin was exposed under his broken clothes, and white maggots were crawled on it.

Onozuka was not afraid at all. He had become used to seeing it all the way and did not feel disgusting.

Even when he saw the pretty complete arm, he muttered quietly that it should be delicious to eat when roasted...

A terrible feeling of hunger can make people crazy, as if you can imagine anything you see as food.

Finally, in the afternoon of that day, they walked through the jungle that covered the sky and the sun.

There is a depression ahead, with indescribable tall reeds growing. As the breeze swings, you can smell the salty sea breeze from afar, proving that this place is not far from the destination.

The comrades all accelerated their pace excitedly, but they left Hitoshi Onozuka, who was inconvenient to their legs and feet, behind.

"There are so many numb feet! Please wait for me!"

No matter how he shouted, his comrades seemed to be unable to hear it and ran forward on their own.

Onozuka Hitomi could only limp and chase after him, fearing that he would be left behind by his comrades, but soon the figure of his companions disappeared from his sight.

About ten minutes later, Onozuka dragged his heavy steps through the reed forest, but the scene that caught his eye at this moment caused a huge wave in his heart.

The open space in front was full of the mummies of Japanese soldiers, densely packed with scents, and the smell was disgusting.

Looking further forward, there is an endless coastline. Due to the ebb tide, the sea water separated from the island gradually exposed the shallow depressions below. The water depth is less than ankle. If you run faster, you can reach the other side in less than ten minutes. But this 100 meters distance seems to have become the Shura hell at this time.

This...is not what the south coast is...and there is no so-called naval warship waiting to pick them up home.

Onozuka Hitomi was stunned by the scene in front of him. It turned out that the meeting point that the commander mentioned... was actually the northern part of the archipelago, where they climbed the island!

Fearing that the enemy troops on the other side were discovered, he quickly retreated into the reeds and ran away without much thought.

"Hey! Aren! Here!"

Before he could run far, he heard a shout from the reed forest. Onozuka Ren looked to the side as he searched for the sound, and saw a head stretching out from the bushes constantly waved to him.

Onozuka was stunned. After hesitating for a moment, he ran over. With the help of his companions, he tried hard to push away the reeds more than two meters high and drilled in.

It turned out that there were several comrades who had just lost their way here.

"Then...then..." Onozuka Hitoshi pointed behind him in a panic.

The sergeant lay lazily on the tree stump. He was not too surprised to see Onozuka Ren appearing. He just glanced at him and said lightly: "Speak quietly, find a place to rest, and wait until the evening to go out."

"Go out? Where to go? Opposite is surrounded by Chinese people, how can you get out?"

Onozuka Hitomi asked angrily, he really couldn't imagine why the commander wanted to bring them to this ghost place.

"Baga! If you want to go out and die, no one will stop you. If you want to scream again, I will fulfill you now!"

At this moment, the sergeant put away his usual amiable disguise and glared at Onozuka with his eyes, his expression ferocious as a wild beast.

The veteran who had just helped quickly pulled Onozuka Hitoshi down and signaled him not to speak anymore, so as not to cause trouble.

The movement here quickly attracted the attention of others, and they all came out to see what was going on.

It doesn't matter if this is not a big deal, good guy... There are countless Japanese soldiers hidden in the reed marsh beside the jungle. They gathered here in groups of three or three, and there were at least hundreds of people.

The calmer Onozuka Hitoshi learned the truth from the veterans. It turned out that the convergence point that the officers mentioned was the place where they first landed on the island. The reason why they came here was that they could not survive without a retreat on the island.

The squadron leader mentioned by the sergeant was actually not the commander of their 13th Squadron, but seemed to be a staff officer of the Honto Regiment.

He gathered all the available soldiers around him, saying that he had contacted the senior management through the radio station of the wing headquarters, and the superiors agreed to send some warships to pick them up and retreat.

However, the evacuation point cannot be legally located in the southern waters of the Irrawaddy Delta, because there are British submarines and destroyers cruising there, and it is easy to be bitten by the other party, which is not worth the effort.

Evacuation plans can only be carried out in the Tonggedun coastal areas between Yangon and Irrawaddy.

This also means that the Japanese soldiers trapped in the Delta Islands must first pass through the enemy's layers of defense zones, break through the encirclement, and then march eastward to Tonggedun.

The sergeant only told a few trustworthy soldiers and warned them not to allow the disclosure. Among the hundreds of people here, they knew the inside story no more than two-handed.

Onozuka Hitomi was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Not to mention the authenticity of these news, whether there were any naval warships waiting to pick them up to retreat. This crazy plan alone sounded like a death-death trip.

But ordinary soldiers didn't know so much, or they didn't want to think so much, they only knew that the commander said that the warship was coming, and they could go home after breaking through the enemy's blockade.

If you refuse, then there is no difference between staying on the island and waiting for death. Why not give it a try? The officers took advantage of this mentality and successfully gathered a large number of soldiers with disintegrated morale.
Chapter completed!