The battle on Knighting Street gave the Japanese troops hope from the beginning to despair now.

Neither Hiromi Kawauchi in the west nor Masaichi Suzuki in the east could find any chance.

All they paid was the lives of their soldiers.

There is simply no way to make up for the gap in weapons and equipment.

Only starting in the afternoon, the Japanese troops on the east front of Netting Street suddenly stopped attacking.

It was originally thought that they would re-adjust their forces or conduct a surprise attack at night.

However, Meng Shaoyuan and Lieutenant William both guessed wrong.

The Japanese troops on the Western Front made no movement at all from afternoon to dawn the next day.

"Did you run away?"

Lieutenant William said casually.

"Calm down everyone!"

As soon as he said this, the Japanese second lieutenant on the side interrupted him loudly and muttered a bunch of words.

Not only that, it seems that the defenses have also been strengthened.

As soon as the Japanese second lieutenant finished speaking, he pushed Milot and left.

While the U.S. troops were having lunch there, movement began to appear in the Japanese position opposite.

Milot's priest's uniform was dirty, his face was clearly injured, and there was deep sadness in his voice: "Not long ago, the Japanese army broke into the Red Cross headquarters in Manila. They broke into the room.

Killing one by one, including two babies who were only ten days old."

"More than 3,500 people." As soon as Milot said this number, everyone was shocked.

Judging from their appearance, these ten civilians are all Indians.

He seemed to be able to speak only a few words.

His face was also pale, and his voice even became a little deeper: "More than these ten, more than these ten."

Voices rang out one after another.

"You won't be so arrogant."

Yes, the most urgent task for the Japanese army at the moment is to capture Knighting Street.

Meng Shaoyuan's brows knitted together: "Why do we need to strengthen our defense?"

Before Milot left, he looked at the US military with eyes full of despair and hope.

When anger reaches its peak, it's time to take advantage.

Retreat is absolutely impossible.

But, he was holding a white flag in his hand.

The US military responsible for surveillance quickly raised their guns.

It's 12 o'clock now, you still have 6 hours, the soldiers of the Empire of Japan keep their word."

The priest was not tied up.

It seems that the Western Front has indeed reduced its troops a lot, but it has no intention of withdrawing.

The Japanese soldiers often harassed and even rushed in to rape women, but in order to survive, we could endure any humiliation.

And what follows is bound to be an outburst of anger!

Lieutenant William was also desperate and looked at his watch.

It's just that people in Shanghai call these security guards "Ah San", but they are called differently in the Philippines.

As soon as the sergeant dropped his hand, the bayonet penetrated deeply into the backs of these hostages.

"It doesn't look like that."

"its not right."

Could it be that he really watched 3,500 hostages die in front of him?

But if we continue to hold on, what will happen to the 3,500 hostages?

The Japanese army will definitely carry out a brutal massacre.

Thirty-five hundred lives!

Milot translated:

These two completely different looks appeared in a pair of eyes at the same time.

Currently, there are only a few U.S. troops on Knighting Street. Although there is no problem in defending with strong force, it is still too weak to counterattack!

Defensive positions are completely unnecessary.

A group of Japanese soldiers appeared, and they didn't seem to be trying to dodge enemy bullets.

Not right either.

No matter how smart Meng Shaoyuan is, he still can't figure it out this time.

Milot had no tears. His tears had long since dried up. He tried to keep himself calm: "They killed hundreds of people, and then they took care of all the remaining people. I understand English and

Japanese, so, they found me.”

"Attack, Major, attack!"

He immediately guessed what the Japanese army was going to do!

"I am Reverend Milot Sheridan of the Manila Red Cross."

Amid the miserable cries, ten living lives instantly turned into ten corpses.

Meng Shaoyuan roared violently.

Meng Shaoyuan only asked: "How many hostages are there?"

It was despair over the situation of himself and the hostages, and hope for the US military.

Meng Shaoyuan could understand Japanese, but he didn't say anything.

But even though they don't have enough troops, they still want to strengthen their positions. Why is this?

Preparing for a U.S. counterattack?

Milot continued: "After the Battle of Manila broke out, a large number of civilians took refuge in the Red Cross. Before, the Japanese army had not taken action against the Red Cross. Although we lacked food, medicine, and everything, at least we

Still able to live.

It was constantly mixed with rude and dirty words.

Except for Meng Shaoyuan, no one expected that the Japanese could be so despicable and shameless.

The order they received was that they must stay on Knighting Street until the main force of the US military arrived.

But soon, he, Lieutenant William, and all the US troops knew why.

"Don't worry!"

Even if they couldn't complete the mission, they would just retreat.

The second lieutenant and the chaplain arrived in front of the US military position.

Lieutenant William seemed to have vaguely guessed: "No way, no way."

But just now, a large number of Japanese troops rushed into the Red Cross, and you know what happened next."

The US military position was originally completely silent.

Meng Shaoyuan murmured.

"Damn it, God damn it!"

"Let them go to hell."

Meng Shaoyuan couldn't help but curse.

The Japanese army immediately raised their bayonets.

Just like public rentals in Shanghai, Europeans and Americans in the Philippines especially like to hire Indians as security guards.

The angry shouts around him suddenly became quiet again.

"The Japanese commander requires that you all exit Netting Street before 6 p.m. Otherwise, they will kill a hundred hostages every minute.

12:15.

Meng Shaoyuan and Lieutenant William rushed over immediately after hearing the news and stopped the American troops.

Meng Shaoyuan and Lieutenant William also came out.

Meng Shaoyuan was also there watching carefully.

12 o'clock noon.
To be continued...