How fucking hungry is he?

…

Finally, that Ichikawa mustard was finished.

Some life also returned to his face.

"Take him to rinse again." Meng Shaoyuan covered his nose: "The smell on his body is too unpleasant."

As he said that, his eyes were dull: "Oh, it's over."

"What's the matter, Colonel?"

"God knows if he has malaria on his body. I was so close to him just now. If he gets infected, I will kill this bastard!"

…

Fortunately, what Meng Shaoyuan was most worried about did not happen.

Ichikawa Kusaka was washed down with a water cannon by the US military, and then a doctor was called in to do a check-up on him.

The doctor determined that the Japanese soldier was healthy.

Immediately, the interrogation began immediately.

Ichikawa Kusaku showed absolute cooperation.

According to his account, during the Battle of Luzon Island, the 39th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Jianwu Group commanded by Major General Rikichi Tsukada.

Among the three groups commanded by Yamashita Fengfumi, the Jianwu Group is the weakest.

This group has a total of 30,000 people, most of whom are engineering, logistics and other non-combat troops, and they also lack heavy weapons.

Important targets for the Jianwu Group's defense include Clark Airport at the foot of the Zambales Mountains to the southeast, Subic Bay Port to the west, and the Bataan Peninsula to the south.

It can be said that the area responsible for the Jianwu Group was MacArthur's sad place during the Battle of Bataan in 1942.

The 39th Wing is stationed on the Bataan Peninsula.

The U.S. military landed on Luzon Island and took control of the initiative in the war.

In the battle for Clark Airport for more than a week, the U.S. military killed and injured at least 2,500 Japanese troops at a cost of 150 killed and 600 wounded.

Although the Jianwu Group suffered considerable losses, its main force in the mountainous area was still intact.

The U.S. military that retook Clark Airport did not intend to stop, but was determined to completely eliminate the Jianwu Group.

At the same time, another spearhead of the US military is about to cut off the Jianwu Group's retreat and return to the Bataan Peninsula, which MacArthur can't get rid of.

The Jianwu Group deployed heavy troops at the ZigZag Pass at the northern gate of Bataan and decided to fight to the end.

During the fierce battle, due to the complex and terrifying terrain, the US military was unable to call for artillery support.

The U.S. military made almost no progress, and suffered several counterattacks and was forced to make partial retreats, and suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that the US military's attack was about to fail, the situation on the battlefield changed drastically.

First, the 149th Regiment of the 38th Division of the US Army discovered a mountain trail parallel to ZigZag Pass in the south. After getting lost several times, the regiment finally walked out of the mountainous area, not only cutting off the retreat of the Japanese defenders at ZigZag Pass, but also

Established contact with the 14th Army and blocked the only channel for the Japanese Jianwu Group to withdraw southward.

The defeat of the Japanese Jianwu Group is a foregone conclusion.

The 39th Engineer Regiment also participated in the battle and suffered heavy losses. It was immediately ordered by Major General Rikichi Tsukada to retreat to the Stotsenburg base to assist in the defense there.

Major General Rikichi Tsukada believed that the 39th Engineer Regiment could strengthen the defenses of Fort Stossenberg.

But it was this order that saved the 39th Infantry Regiment.

Before the 149th Regiment of the 38th Division of the US Army could cut off the passage, the 39th Engineer Regiment withdrew from the frontline battlefield.

After that, on the way to Fort Stossenberg, the 39th Engineer Regiment was continuously bombed by U.S. aircraft and attacked by guerrillas.

In addition, Kitazawa Nobuhiro was not a qualified military commander, and the officers at all levels of the 39th Engineer Regiment were all technical officers. They did nothing to deal with the situation and were in chaos.

The speed of their retreat was actually no faster than the pursuit speed of the US military.

After going through all kinds of hardships, when they were about to reach Fort Stossen, the leading troops of the US military had already arrived.

At this time, Kitazawa Nobuhiro made a crucial decision:

Lead the 39th Engineer Regiment and retreat!

Although he was not a military commander, he could clearly see that Japan's defeat was a foregone conclusion!

Moreover, his regiment was not a combat force to begin with, and had suffered heavy casualties in previous battles.

Kitazawa Nobuhiro was unwilling to let his soldiers die.

He and his officers and soldiers all had the same idea.

Therefore, the 39th Infantry Regiment, under the command of Nobuhiro Kitazawa, withdrew from the front line and went into the jungle.

His decision was obviously correct.

At the Stosenberg base, the Japanese army suffered a heavy blow.

In the McSeveny Heights, as the U.S. military occupied most of the highlands, the Japanese army launched continuous "Banzai Charges" and finally their forces were exhausted.

The U.S. military destroyed 225 Japanese troops at the cost of 20 deaths and 125 injuries, and also occupied this crucial high ground.

At the same time, other troops on both wings also moved forward together, slowly overcoming the Japanese army's well-hidden and extremely strong mountain defenses.

In the end, the Japanese main defense line was shaken across the board. In total, more than 10,000 bodies were left on the main defense line and in previous battles. The U.S. 14th Army's casualties were 285 dead and 1,180 injured.

After this attack, the Jianwu Group lost almost all its heavy weapons and most of its combat troops.

The remaining 20,000 people are basically non-combat troops and wounded, and the supplies have been almost exhausted.

By the time the war in western Luzon ended, only about 1,000 people from the Jianwu Group, which once had an army of 30,000, walked out of the mountains and surrendered, including Riki Tsukada, who was promoted to lieutenant general in March, and another 500 people who had been killed before. Captured in battle.

At this point, MacArthur, who successfully landed on Luzon Island, had annihilated the first of Yamashita Fengbun's three groups, western Luzon Island had also been cleared, and MacArthur had realized his long-cherished wish to recapture the Bataan Peninsula.

Compared to his colleagues, Nobuhiro Kitazawa and his 39th Engineer Regiment were undoubtedly lucky. At this time, there were still 2,600 survivors of the 39th Engineer Regiment.

But they are unfortunate.

When they entered the jungle, there were almost no supplies.

Kitazawa Nobuhiro naively thought that with the advantage of the engineer regiment, he could easily survive in the jungle with his officers and soldiers.

Therefore, his order was that no one should throw away any piece of equipment.

Then, he completely underestimated the horror of nature.

…

"Many people died, many."

Speaking of this, Ichikawa's voice was filled with tears: "The people around me fell down one after another. We couldn't find anything to eat and started eating grass, but we couldn't tell which kind of grass was practical and which kind. The grass is poisonous and many people have been poisoned to death.

The equipment became a burden, and the general was completely disappointed. He allowed the soldiers to throw away their weapons and equipment."

"So, how did you get to Manila?"
Chapter completed!