The Japanese army's attacks and raids were still continuing, so it was naturally impossible to invest too much force in guarding prisoners of war. Judging from the number of guards outside the temple, the Japanese army in the facility was only a small team, with at most fifty or sixty people.
However, even with these fifty or sixty defenders, given the current morale of the British army and the expeditionary force, neither company may be able to win.
"You said... We, less than twenty people, can really kill those little Japanese people inside?"
Meng Fanlai turned over and lay down with his gun in his arms: "Look at the two men in our regiment. One can wander in the jungle for a whole day, calling out Japanese soldiers who have fallen behind, and the other dares to lead less than a platoon of troops to raid the Japanese soldiers. POW camp where the squad was stationed.”
"What are you asking? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"You have to talk about it from the perspective of surprise. It's a good idea. But it's difficult to kill Japanese soldiers and ensure the safety of the captives at the same time... The key is to save those captives, just to please the old British man. Rogue?"
Milong couldn't answer this question, and Lin Yue didn't tell them either.
"I'm coming."
Milong's reminder brought Meng FanLe's thoughts back to reality. He turned over and moved forward. He looked over the rocks and saw a guy wearing a Japanese military uniform riding a bicycle wandering to the front of the temple and holding a sandbag. The Japanese soldiers behind the bunker were chattering for a while, and the main shooter of the Type 92 heavy machine gun stood up and patted him on the shoulder, looking very affectionate.
"Hey, we're in." Meng Fangliao's eyes widened.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Mi Long glanced at him: "I'm not blind."
…
midnight.
boom!
A green light tore through the long night.
Raindrops as big as soybeans fell down, making the branches and leaves crackle.
The temple was very peaceful, and the Japanese army did not take the weather changes common in the rainforest environment seriously.
Snake Butt raised his head and glanced at the place where the lightning disappeared, and leaned closer to Bula.
"If he doesn't take action, we will be soaked in the rain."
boom!
Another muffled thunder flashed through.
With the remaining light, Bu La caught a glimpse of the frightened face of a patrolling Japanese soldier on the second floor of the temple.
A hand covered his mouth, and a little below it was the blade of the cold light.
The thunder went away, the skylight disappeared, and the earth returned to darkness.
The rain was falling heavily, and the sound of water droplets hitting the ground was very loud. However, in a non-hot world, the temple was quiet, eerily quiet, and so quiet that one could hear blood gushing out from the throat cut by a knife.
The Japanese soldiers stationed in the temple thought they were sheltering a sergeant who had fallen behind due to a punctured tire, but they did not know that it was a man who was massacred on a rainy night.
Another bolt of lightning went away, and Snake Butt noticed that the Japanese soldier at the corner of the courtyard was dragged into the grass next to him by a black shadow and never came out again.
About half a minute later, a man in a raincoat came out and walked up to the three soldiers huddled under the eaves of the gate. While saying something, he opened the cigarette case and handed each of them a cigarette.
The three people were talking cheerfully with the cigarettes in their hands. At this time, the person handing the cigarette reached into his trouser pocket, seemingly to get a match. However, in the next moment, two daggers came out of their holes like snakes and stabbed extremely fiercely. Enter the throats of the two people on the left.
The third man was stunned for a moment. Before he could understand what was happening, he covered his mouth with one hand and grabbed the back of his head with the other hand. The Japanese soldier fell to the ground softly.
There was a roar of thunder.
The flickering electric light illuminated the three corpses in front of the door.
Mi Long and others saw a raised right hand.
That's the signal to prepare for battle.
After a while, one prisoner after another walked out of the main entrance of the temple and ran towards the forest outside.
The heavy rain covered up their voices, and the darkness covered their backs.
The civilians were evacuated first, and then the British and expeditionary force prisoners were evacuated. When the last one escaped from the main gate, Lin Yue pulled out his shell gun and pointed it at the sky and continuously pulled the trigger.
Bang~
Bang~
Bang~
Then he shouted in Japanese with a Kansai accent: "The prisoner has escaped, the prisoner has escaped."
After speaking, he tied a towel outside his raincoat and led the dozen or so expeditionary soldiers who were left behind to run forward along the long road.
"what happened?"
"The prisoner ran away~"
"Go and arrest people quickly."
There was a lot of excitement in the temple. The Japanese soldiers who woke up from their sleep had no time to think and chased them out with guns. One of the corps commanders and a sergeant also started a three-wheeled motorcycle parked nearby.
More than thirty Japanese soldiers swarmed towards the escapees at the end of their sight.
However, as they approached the woods next to the road, streaks of fire lit up the rainy night.
Chug tug tug…
Da da da da da…
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Machine guns, submachine guns, rifles, grenades...
The Japanese troops pursuing the prisoners were caught off guard.
The sound of gunshots, rain, and explosions filled my ears.
It didn't take long for more than 30 corpses to appear on the road. Only two soldiers who were hiding behind ran away and returned to the temple safely.
"What should I do if the rest of the shitty things are hidden in the temple and can't come out?"
Mi Long was helpless. He had just finished warming up and the battle was over: "This is so fast."
Meng Fangli wiped the rainwater from his face: "There are twenty or thirty Japanese troops left behind in the temple now. They are all waiting for us in the courtyard. This battle cannot be fought."
Milong said: "Little Japanese is very smart, so he sent half of the people to chase him, and the rest stayed in the temple."
Meng Fan said: "Otherwise, why would you call me a little devil?"
"I'm sorry, Milong, let's go." Bu La shouted at the top of his lungs towards the place where the two of them were hiding, and followed Kaname and Snake Butt out.
"Is this the end? What are you doing? I haven't had enough fun yet."
Meng Fanlao looked up at the sky, picked up the gun and retreated: "Battle Commander Lin said early in the morning that rescuing the hostages and prisoners is the key. Now that everyone has been rescued, why are they still here?"
"Associate."
Mi Long glanced at the temple with a reluctant look on his face, folded the machine gun's bipod and followed Meng Fanglia back.
"The deputy is also the battalion commander."
"What's wrong with the battalion commander? If you make him anxious, I'll kill him."
"Exactly." Meng Fanlao let out a sarcastic laugh: "Looking at Ren Linzuo's performance just now, tell the truth. Can you do it if it's you?"
"I...I...the Northeast man, I don't want to do that sneaky thing."
The words just fell.
There was a "bang" gunshot from the bushes ahead on the left.
The two of them looked back and saw a body falling at the door of the temple.
"Did you see this guy's shooting skills?" Meng Fanliao said as he retreated: "When our group heard about the retreat, they all ran away. That man is so smart. He was afraid that the Japanese would bite us in the back. He came back specifically to cut off our rear. With that shot just now, I guess the Japanese in the temple won’t dare to move tonight.”
"Why do you think he's so thoughtful? He's almost catching up with you."
