Life in the Philippines is simple day after day.
Relatively speaking, it can even be described as safe.
Allied air forces would bomb every few days, but the main target was Manila Port.
As for other cities in the Philippines, the Allies did not seem to have much interest.
And those local guerrillas?
Totally negligible.
The arrogant Japanese army once said arrogantly before the outbreak of the war of aggression against China that one imperial soldier could deal with ten Chinese soldiers.
But as the war continued and Japanese casualties continued to increase, this tone changed, and it became that one imperial soldier could fight two Chinese soldiers.
However, in the Philippines, the Japanese army still claimed that even a hundred Filipino guerrillas were no match for one imperial soldier.
There is an element of arrogance, but it also reflects the low combat effectiveness of the Philippine guerrillas from another aspect.
Therefore, Kamikawa Daizuo, accompanied by the driver, only had one car, one truck, and eight soldiers including the driver to protect him.
The main reason why he did this was that he was an officer who stayed in the Philippines. He couldn't leave a squadron to protect him, right?
Another reason is that he did not take the combat effectiveness of the Philippine guerrillas into consideration at all.
The last reason is, what do we need so many people for? How about freeing up more truck compartments to load supplies?
Therefore, there were five people sitting in the car in front, including the driver.
In the cab of the truck, three people were crowded together with the driver.
There was only one soldier guarding the carriage.
In most cases, when the guerrillas see a vehicle protected by Japanese troops, they generally do not dare to initiate an attack.
Kamikawa Daizuo also encountered attacks, but as soon as his men fought back, the guerrillas immediately retreated.
So, what's so scary about this?
As for why a truck?
In addition to being used for soldiers to ride, it also has another main function:
Deliver supplies!
Send the urgently needed supplies from place A to place B, and then take a batch of supplies from B to place C.
This business is really prosperous and wonderful.
Tomorrow morning, Shangchuan will leave and rush to Naang.
If all goes well, we will be able to reach Naang before dark.
It is said that the truck was so full of supplies that the soldiers could only sit on the cargo.
In order to ensure that more supplies could be loaded, Kamikawa Dazuo also quietly sold his only machine gun.
It is unknown who it was sold to.
"The Philippine guerrillas are nothing to be afraid of. We don't need machine guns." Kamikawa Daizuo told his men: "But if you sell the machine guns, you can have more money to buy supplies, and then exchange them for more money. We can make more space!"
This kind of businessman, no, this kind of officer, if he doesn't get rich, who will?
The ability of Kamikawa Daizuo in commanding military operations is unknown, but from a businessman's point of view, there are probably few people who are better and more responsible than him.
The time and route of his actions were also delivered to Meng Shaoyuan immediately.
It was so detailed that Meng Shaoyuan could only smile bitterly: "Incredible, isn't it? In China, if we want to get such a piece of information, we don't know how much effort and sacrifice our agents have to make, but here?"
A child who often went in and out of the military camp was able to obtain such important information.
Ridiculous, but also normal.
As the war progresses and a large number of casualties occur, the Japanese army, whether officers or soldiers, is no longer an elite force.
With the addition of a large number of new recruits, combat effectiveness began to be greatly rewarded, and military discipline began to deteriorate to varying degrees.
Especially in places like the Philippines and Thailand, in addition to facing bombing from the Allied forces, the ground troops do not have to engage with the enemy for the time being, and their lives are quite comfortable.
Once people live too comfortably, everyone knows the consequences.
"No matter what, let us prepare to welcome Shangchuan Da Zuo." Meng Shaoyuan cheered up: "Since the US military retreated, this will be the first major battle in the Philippines."
This statement is simply ridiculous to the extreme.
A total of twenty-eight people formed a "big battle"!
…
Today, the weather is great in the Philippines.
Early in the morning, the sun spreads to the earth.
It shines warmly on people, and even they feel a little sleepy not long after they wake up.
Meng Shaoyuan didn't smoke either. He had a piece of grass in his mouth and said, "Gan Ning."
"exist."
"After completing the evacuation, rest for two months, and then I will give you a task."
"Boss, please give me your instructions." When Gan Ning called him "Boss", he always felt that he was not as smooth as a superior.
"Find a good girl and marry her. Two months will be enough to have your own seed."
"ah?"
Gan Ning didn't react at all. After a while, he said, "Boss, let's talk about this later."
"We can't let him go anymore." Meng Shaoyuan lay there, looking up at the sky: "A rough guy like Xu Zhu already has a wife, why can't you have one?"
Xu Zhu next to him coughed twice, as if to remind the boss that I, a big boss, was right next to him.
Meng Shaoyuan just pretended not to hear: "There is also Zhao Yun, who also has a beloved girl, otherwise, he would evacuate with me this time.
You are all my brothers, all of you. You still have tasks that need to be carried out, but you can’t leave yourself behind, and you can’t live without your own blood.
To put it unluckily, if you die one day, many years later, when the surviving brothers also grow old and die, who will pay homage to you?
But it is different when we have children. When they grow up, when they come to our tomb, they can proudly say, look, this is my father, a hero, a hero who died for the country! "
For a moment, everyone was silent.
It was Gan Ning who spoke first: "Actually, it's good that we are still alive. So many latent agents sacrificed their lives, but no one knows what they did. Some of them are even accused of being traitors."
"So, we must have someone alive." Meng Shaoyuan said in a daze: "When the day peace truly comes, we must let our descendants know how many people have sacrificed for this country and how many people have been unknown to the unknown heroes.
Unsung hero? Why? They sacrificed their lives and blood for this country, why can't future generations know about their achievements? Not ten years? That means twenty or thirty years. We must let everyone know that they are heroes! "
"Your words are enough." Li Zhifeng sighed: "At least, those people in heaven will feel relieved when they hear your words."
Meng Shaoyuan smiled bitterly, could just being happy bring back their young lives? People who are alive should always do something.
"Shh, here we come." Shang Heng suddenly whispered.
