For Lieutenant General Masuda Tomikawa, today is really a very bad day.
The devastating blow suffered by the Sakamoto Aviation Group during the day was enough to make him angry. At night, because he had just received a telegram from Yamamoto Isoroku, he learned that the headquarters had dispatched the aircraft carriers Ryujo and Hosho. Come, he was relieved when the supreme commander of the Thai Army, Marshal Sarit, suddenly called. There was about a brigade of Thai troops stationed in Lanluga City. Suddenly, fierce gunfire sounded from the direction of the prisoner of war camp. , the Thai army brigade commander did not know the truth and thought that the Japanese were shooting prisoners of war, so he immediately reported it to the Thai military's high command. The Thai military officer on duty realized that the situation was serious and did not dare to take action, so he immediately transferred the call to Sarit , Sarit was shocked when he heard this. He felt that if more than 10,000 British prisoners of war were killed, the Thai military would definitely be responsible, so he unkindly called Masuda and asked him to immediately order to stop the barbaric behavior of his men.
At first, Masuda thought it was Kudo taking out the prisoners in revenge for the killing of the two Imperial soldiers, so he didn't take it too seriously. He made a promise to Sarit and promised to handle the matter properly, and hung up the phone. Then he asked his telecommunications officer to connect the phone to the prisoner of war camp.
The telephone line that kept the prisoner of war camp in contact with the outside world had long been cut off by Lei Tianwei and the others. How could the call be connected? During the day, the shadow of the conspiracy against the Sakamoto Aviation Group passed through Masuda's mind, and something very bad happened in the old Japanese man's heart. I felt so bad that I immediately called Sarit and said that the phone number in the prisoner of war camp could not be reached and asked him to send the garrison of Lanluga to find out what happened.
For the sake of the imperial army's face, the old Japanese did not express his worries. Sha Lilong would not think of anything else, so he asked the brigade commander to send a few people to take a look.
The brigade commander carried it out to the letter, but the result was tragic. While the Tai soldiers riding three attack vehicles to the prisoner of war camp were still on the way, the prisoner of war camp had already changed hands, because the unarmed prisoners of war were attacked at the last moment. The guards slaughtered the prisoners, and the enraged prisoners not only killed all the Japanese, but also became unprecedentedly united.
Nine Thai soldiers threw themselves into the trap. A very real problem was placed in front of the British. Now that the Japanese and Thai military had noticed it, what should they do next? They had become the de facto commander-in-chief of the British prisoners of war. Major Willie Jones convened a meeting of officers. He first pointed out based on his own experience that breaking out from the west was an act of trying to escape from the enemy's mouth. Then, under everyone's worried gaze, he pointed at Lei Tianwei, who was standing in a dark corner outside the fence. Others said: "Now, we can only ask the Chinese for help."
"Major, do you mean to break out to the east?" a major general named Dulan asked,
"Yes, gentlemen, you should know that if it hadn't been for the help of the Chinese tonight, I would have met God at this moment, and sooner or later you would have died on the shooting range where the Japanese train new recruits."
"Major Willie, you escaped from the Singapore prisoner of war camp. What happened there to make it worth taking such a big risk?" a lieutenant colonel named Heili asked,
The British prisoners of war held in the Lanluga prisoner-of-war camp were all from the same army and belonged to the same system. Compared to their group, Willy was actually an outsider. Willy's identity and origin were no secret. Many people knew that Willy was an outsider. I don’t understand why he had to risk his life to escape from the Singapore POW camp when he was fine. When Heili asked, everyone looked at Willy with an inquiring expression.
The British are not of one mind, or it should be said that not everyone has the courage to risk their lives to participate in the riots. Therefore, even though they have gained freedom at this moment, many people are still uneasy and even think that Willy harmed them.
Forced to recall his experience at the Xiongfeng Training Base in Singapore, Willie showed a painful expression on his face. He pondered for a few seconds and felt that if he didn't tell his story, it wouldn't be enough to dispel everyone's illusions about the Japanese. He opened his mouth slowly and truthfully told what he saw and heard.
As he told it, all the British were stunned. Major General Duran crossed himself on his chest from time to time, and Heili took a breath from time to time...
The British were still undecided, and Lei Tianwei became impatient. He said to Song Yuanzhuang: "What are the British doing? Are they still planning to fight with the little devils?"
Song Yuanzhuang threw away the cigarette in his hand, took a deep breath, and said lazily: "What are you worried about? In the current situation, they have no other way out except following the route we set. Xiao Ray, how about a bet, I bet that within five minutes, the British will be begging us."
"Come on, what's the point of this bet? Come on, come on."
Willie was in front, and the others were behind. A group of British officers walked towards Lei Tianwei and Song Yuanzhuang. When they came closer, Willie raised his hands to salute them and said: "Thank you again, our saviors, two gentlemen. There is an old proverb in your country, save people to the end, and send Buddha to the West. You have rescued us from the Japanese, so please do your best and help bring us out safely."
Willy did not play tricks and put forward his request straight to the point. This is exactly the way a soldier talks about things. Song Yuanzhuang's English is better than Lei Tianwei's. He said in a straightforward manner: "No problem, but I have a request. "
"Speaking."
"Since we can liberate you from the Japanese, we are naturally capable of taking most of you out safely. However, in order to minimize casualties, you must completely listen to us."
"Are you asking for command authority? No problem, I can grant it to you."
"Well, I think the team has finished gathering. Without further ado, let's set off immediately."
"Yes, sir, what should I call you?"
"My surname is Song, and this is my partner, Second Lieutenant Lei."
"Second Lieutenant Song, Second Lieutenant Lei." Willy said a military salute to Song Yuanzhuang and Lei Tianwei seriously, then turned to the others and said, "You have heard this, immediately assemble the team and set off with the two officers."
When Lei Tianwei and Song Yuanzhuang first decided to rescue British prisoners of war, their plan was just to use their power to cause trouble to the Japanese and Thai military in the hinterland of Thailand. However, after receiving a telegram from Lu Zhibai during the day, they judged that Chu Tiange's first army had captured Rayong Mansion, and the two men's ideas changed.
Lei Tianwei's original words were: "The Commander-in-Chief has said that sooner or later everyone in our Wolf Fang will be general material and can stand alone. This is a ready-made internship opportunity."
Song Yuanzhuang was more straightforward: "Looking at the commander-in-chief's intention, if he wants to go straight to Huanglong this time, then we might as well take over Lanlujia. There is an armory in Lanlujia, which is enough for us to arm the British." , Once Lanluga is captured by us, it will be equivalent to driving a nail into the hinterland of Thailand. If the Thai devils and Japanese devils want to remove our nail first, then our army will have many choices. To achieve this, In this step, the biggest problem is how to make the British people obey."
The British took the initiative to hand over the command, and the biggest problem was solved. Lei Tianwei and Song Yuanzhuang were more confident, and the plan to sneak attack Lanlujia was launched as expected.
(Lao Duwu: Thank you brothers for your blessings. Laodu leads all the students here to wish you a happy new year.)