Grant and others who were imprisoned in the prisoner of war camp were blinded and knew nothing about the latest developments of the war in the Philippines. Cao Bixiao saw the physical condition of the prisoners of war and thought they were not useful, so she gave up hope in this rescue operation. Zhang Liang was replaced from the watchtower by his subordinates. He learned about the current situation of the prisoner-of-war camp from Cao Bixiao. However, he believed that there was still a chance of success. He believed that the new situation in the Philippines should be an encouragement to the American and Filipino prisoners of war, and this was also the reason for them to escape from the tiger's mouth. It was his only chance. He found Grant and others who were discussing and said straight to the point: "Everyone, I don't know what you have to hesitate about. The Japanese reinforcements have landed in northern Luzon. They will arrive in two days at the latest." , they will rush to Manila. By then, do you still have hope of escaping? Or are you enjoying life in the prisoner of war camp and hope to live here for the rest of your life?"
Cao Bixiao's prediction was not accurate. Although his physical condition was worrying, all of them, including Grant, the two brigadiers, six colonels, and eleven lieutenant colonels who were in constant contact with each other in the prisoner-of-war camp, were inclined to fight tooth and nail. When they were first captured, neither the Americans nor the Filipinos took it seriously. In their minds, it was okay to fight if they could win, and to admit defeat if they couldn't win. However, after staying in the prisoner-of-war camp, For a while, after witnessing the cruelty of the Japanese to prisoners of war, they had completely given up their illusions. At this time, an unexpected opportunity for escape appeared in front of them. How could they not seize it?
Zhang Liang originally thought that he would have to spend a lot of words to persuade them, but unexpectedly he just showed up. Grant and another brigadier general, a Filipino named Lilu, came up to them and said: "We have decided to organize a riot. Please also invite You help."
"No problem, but are you really ready?" Zhang Liang said,
"Yes."
"We have prepared more than 600 guns. Please tell us how long you need to prepare them. We don't have much time left."
"Half an hour, please give us half an hour." Grant said,
"Okay." Zhang Liang said, "First organize a group of people to help us carry the firearms."
At about 3:40 in the morning, in a room in the middle of a row of bungalows outside the prisoner of war camp, a wild man from the deserted village was turning over comfortably. Suddenly there was a violent gunshot, and then two more. He was suddenly startled and sat up immediately. , jumped out of bed, didn't even bother to put on his shoes and rushed to the door. As soon as he rushed to the door, a strong light came through the window. He was startled, his steps stopped and he shouted loudly: "What's going on, Saito, Saito?" rattan."
Saito was the officer on duty tonight. He was lying on the table and fell asleep. He was awakened by the sound of gunshots. As soon as he stood up, he was startled by a bright light. Without saying a word, he immediately shrank under the table. There were four watchtowers near the prisoner of war camp. The searchlight, the kid was very alert and realized that the searchlight might be controlled by the enemy. He was worried that if he showed up, he would be served by the machine guns on the watchtower, so he hid immediately.
He had just hid here, "ta-ta-ta-ta," the machine gun roared, and many Japanese soldiers were awakened by the gunshots and rushed out one after another, running into the aperture of the searchlight, and immediately became entrenched in the southeast corner and The two live targets for jungle special warfare on the watchtower in the northeast corner,
"Enemy attack."
"Mom."
"Don't go out,."
...The chaotic shouts and various miserable howls were mixed together, and the Japanese in the room no longer dared to rush out.
After the Japanese heavy machine gunner outside the gate was sniped by Cao Bixiao, Zhang Liang immediately led the prisoner of war commando team commanded by Grant himself and rushed towards the gate. "Kill these bastards." An American soldier shouted in hiss. , immediately received the response of many prisoners of war behind them. At this moment, the strength that they had taken away from hunger seemed to have returned to their bodies. Following the prisoner of war commando team, thousands of prisoners of war with bare hands or wooden sticks rushed over.
When Cao Bixiao shot and killed the Japanese heavy machine gunner, the three Japanese soldiers who had slept together in the sentry room at the prisoner of war gate woke up. They first shouted that there was a sneak attack to cheer each other up, and then rushed out of the sentry room. The next moment , they saw countless people rushing towards them, and one of them was not sure why he was frightened. He naturally raised his gun above his head and shouted: "Don't kill me, I surrender."
Grant and Zhang Liang rushed at the front. The former shouted behind him: "Go and tie them up." Then he walked over and pulled the door bolt, and then he and Zhang Liang pushed the door open.
Zhang Liang knew that the prisoners of war were weak and could not last long. If he wanted to succeed in the riot, he could only rely on the first breath. He did not expect that his opponents were a group of sailors. Their land combat skills were very poor and their fighting will was not strong. He took them for granted. Treat it as an ordinary Japanese army, so the commando team must rush forward in one go, ensuring that with the help of the two watchtowers from the commanding heights, the Japanese army will not be given a chance to gather.
The Japanese barracks were divided into five rows, with each row housing 400 people. The Japanese in the first row, including Amura and Saito, did not dare to rush out of the room under the suppression of two jungle special warfare machine gunners. As a result, The commando team, led by Zhang Liang and others, smoothly rushed out and took control of the heavy machine gun position. Huang Cunye and Saito were blocked in the first row of barracks, leaving the four rows of Japanese soldiers behind unattended. Command, they didn’t know what happened. Under the command of several junior officers, they rushed forward from both sides of the first row of barracks in a chaotic manner. As a result, they were attacked by two before they could rush through the first row of barracks. The jungle special warfare machine gunners on the watchtower fired intensively,
These Japs were experts in water warfare but not in land warfare. Many of them were not familiar with using Type 15 semi-automatic rifles. After dozens of people were mopped down one after another, their courage gave out and they hid timidly behind the first row of barracks. No matter how scolded those officers were, they did not dare to continue charging.
The Japanese at the gate were already alerted. Under the command of a lieutenant colonel, they organized two squadrons of troops to rush over to support them. As soon as they stepped out of the barracks, they stepped on a booby trap and rushed out less than a hundred meters apart. After more than a dozen people were killed, someone suggested to the Lieutenant Colonel that since the base was already filled with mines by the enemy, it was thought that it would be more appropriate for them to guard the barracks gate.
The lieutenant colonel was hesitating when suddenly there was a bright light flashing in the direction of the weapons depot, and then there was a dull sound of artillery fire. He looked intently and saw a ball of fire falling towards the main camp area, followed by a violent explosion. He was shocked and thought The enemy must have attacked from the sea and was not small in scale. His determination to support the main camp area suddenly weakened. He immediately adopted the suggestion of his subordinates and felt that it would be more appropriate to use the fortifications at the base gate for defense, so he ordered the base gate to be defended.
The target of Wang Shusheng's artillery attack was the heavy machine gun position on the east side of the Japanese military camp with his back to the prisoner of war camp. However, the first shot missed. This shot failed to hurt anyone. Wang Shusheng was quite embarrassed. He laughed at himself and said that it had been useless for too long. He was unfamiliar with the artillery fire, but what he didn't expect was that just because of his one shot, the Japanese army, which had no fighting spirit, actually collapsed. Here he was calibrating the angle and preparing to fire the second shot, and over there he was calibrating the angle to fire the second shot. The Japanese troops had already rushed out of the barracks area in a mess, and rushed towards the base gate with howling ghosts and cries.