The Battle of Manila finally ended with a complete victory for the Chinese and American Allied Forces. The first thing after the end, Xu Rui had someone connect the phone line and informed MacArthur that he had captured the Ministry of Finance Building. Of course, the Ministry of Finance Building at this time was no longer there. Exist again.
MacArthur smiled bitterly, but he still understood Xu Rui. The Ministry of Finance building was just a cold building, and the people who attacked the Ministry of Finance building were living lives. Life was above all else, so Xu Rui destroyed the entire finance building. MacArthur couldn't criticize the behavior of the Ministry Building, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Also feeling uncomfortable were the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment. From Xu Rui on down, everyone’s biggest wish was to kill Yamashita Fengwen in the Battle of Manila. However, Yamashita Fengwen escaped and moved to Banban, Kaiyangan and other places. Command the remaining troops to engage in meaningless resistance against the Chinese and American Allied Forces and Philippine guerrillas.
At this time, the situation on the battlefield of World War II was already obvious. With most of the Philippines captured and hundreds of thousands of Japanese Japs wiped out, Japan's defeat was already a matter of time. Although Japan was still resisting, it was of no use to the overall situation. decided.
At the same time, on the European battlefield, with the opening of the second battlefield, the end of Germany has arrived, and World War II is about to end.
Xu Rui calculated that the Japanese could hold on for at most half a year. He must make full use of this half-year to gain more military exploits and put China in a favorable position in the distribution of interests after the war.
At this moment, the U.S. military encountered big trouble on Iwo Jima.
When the Battle of the Philippines was coming to an end, the U.S. military and part of the 74th Army launched an attack on Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima is a volcanic island located in the Western Pacific and belongs to the Ogasawara Islands. It is only one thousand kilometers away from Tokyo, Japan. Because the island There is a volcano called Suribachi that erupts fog all year round, and the smell of sulfur permeates the entire island, so it is called Iwo Jima. Most of the island is covered with thick volcanic ash, and its strategic position is very important.
Before the Battle of the Philippines was over, the US military launched an attack on Iwo Jima. As a result, the US military suffered heavy losses but made no progress. Until March 1945, the Battle of the Philippines was basically over. MacArthur spent his main energy on On Iwo Jima, in order to reinforce the US military on Iwo Jima, MacArthur decided to transfer the main force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to Iwo Jima.
However, Xu Rui's Third Regiment was not included in MacArthur's increase. This was because Xu Rui proposed that the Third Regiment must kill Yamashita Fengwen and wipe out the last Japanese Japs in the Philippines.
After careful consideration, MacArthur agreed to Xu Rui's request, because Yamashita Fengwen was like a thorn. If it could not be removed as soon as possible, the Philippine Campaign could not be said to have achieved a complete victory. Therefore, the Third Regiment, which was very experienced in guerrilla warfare, was left behind. In the Philippines, MacArthur was still very relieved. He believed that Xu Rui would definitely clear the last obstacle to the liberation of the entire Philippines.
Bamban, a small city in the Philippines, located in the corner of Luzon Island. After the failure of the Battle of Manila, Yamashita Fengfumi led the remaining Japanese soldiers to move to the vicinity of Bamban and continued to resist the Chinese and American Allies.
At this time, Yamashita Fengfumi's eyes were red. Before the Battle of Manila, he had asked Major General Iwabuchi to withdraw from Manila. Firstly, it was to protect the distinctive buildings in Manila, but more importantly, to preserve the strength of the Japanese devils. However, Major General Iwabuchi Mitsuki disobeyed Yamashita Tomibumi's order and led 20,000 defenders to defend Manila. The entire Manila was almost in ruins, and Major General Iwabuchi Mitsuki and the 20,000 Japanese defenders were almost completely wiped out.
This couldn't help but make Yamashita Fengfumi heartbroken. Yamashita Fengfumi had already foreseen that Japan would be defeated. However, he had previously carried out a massacre of Chinese people in Singapore. Based on this massacre, Yamashita Fengfumi knew that after Japan's defeat, he was afraid that He was about to be executed.
However, Yamashita Tomofumi was not willing to accept it. He wanted to leave a way out for himself, so he ordered Major General Iwabuchi to abandon Manila in order to protect Manila's distinctive buildings. The reason why Yamashita Tomofumi did this was not because of his own conscience. , just to alleviate some of his sins, get a lighter sentence after the war, and at least survive.
If Yamashita's plan succeeds, then he will probably not die because of his meritorious service in protecting Manila. However, Major General Iwabuchi Sanchi completely disrupted Yamashita's delusion. Because of his disobedience, the entire Manila was almost destroyed. Once Yamashita Fengwen's efforts were completely in vain, Yamashita Fengwen knew that this time he was really finished. If he was caught by the Allies, he would definitely be executed.
This damn Iwabuchi Three Places has put themselves in a situation with no way out. Yamashita Fengfumi no longer has any illusions. Surrendering is also death, and not surrendering is also death. In this case, let's persist until the end. Therefore, although Yamashita Fengfumi There are fewer and fewer soldiers around him, and the territory he controls is getting smaller and smaller, but he will never surrender. He is determined to fight to the end.
Therefore, Yamashita Fengwen fled to Bamban, a small town in the mountains, relying on the steep mountains outside to block the pursuit of the large US military forces. However, what Yamashita Fengwen didn't expect was that Xu Rui's third regiment had already sharpened their swords and prepared to launch the most fatal blow to Yamashita Fengwen!
In the rainforest of the Philippines, mosquitoes are raging and wild animals are rampant. The three groups are marching outside the mountains. From a distance, they can see two mountains sandwiching a valley in front of them, and Bamban is located in this valley.
Xu Rui waved his hand and everyone stopped. Du Junjie said: "Captain, Banban is in front of us. According to the intelligence, Yamashita Fengwen is in Banban. As long as we capture Banban, we can kill Yamashita Fengwen."
Xu Rui said: "Shanxia Fengwen is a very thief. He still has thousands of men under his command, and he has the advantage of the terrain. If we attack by force now, Shanxia Fengwen will definitely continue to escape. It will be difficult for us to catch him."
"Then captain, what should we do?" Jin Daohan asked.
Xu Rui said: "We must win with one blow now and behead him. As long as we kill Yamashita Fengwen, the remaining thousands of Japs will be leaderless and easy to deal with. If we can't kill Yamashita Fengwen at once and let this old Japs escape, then It will not be easy to catch this old devil in the future."
"Beheading? It seems that we Langya have something to do." Leng Tiefeng said.
"In this way, tomorrow we will send people to conduct reconnaissance and try to contact the Philippine guerrillas. They are natives of this hometown and are familiar with the terrain and people. With their help, we will have a better chance of winning."
"I heard that the Philippine guerrillas recently obtained an American radio station, and they have to ask the Americans for help." Du Junjie said.
"Okay, I'll call MacArthur right now."
After a while, Xu Rui got the coordinates of the Philippine guerrillas, so he contacted them through the radio. The Philippine guerrillas said that they would send someone to meet Xu Rui and the third regiment.
Xu Rui was very happy. With the help of the Philippine guerrillas, the chance of killing Yamashita Fengwen was greatly increased. Therefore, Xu Rui and the Gaochu Department of the Third Battalion of the Third Regiment's vanguard unit had been waiting outside the mountain. When it was getting dark, A Filipino guerrilla team ran out of the mountains, led by a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing glasses. This middle-aged man came to the third battalion and immediately said: "We want to see your commander."
So, the middle-aged man was brought to Xu Rui. After seeing Xu Rui, the middle-aged man said: "Sir, we already know the purpose of your trip. Sir, we know where Shanxia Fengwen is. They are here." We’ll take you there right now in Bamban City ahead.”
Xu Rui agreed, and Gao Chu also said excitedly: "Captain, this time Yamashita Fengwen is the star of our third battalion, and no one from other battalions can compete with him."
"Well, you will be credited with capturing Yamashita Fengwen." Xu Rui nodded.
At this moment, under the leadership of several Filipino guerrillas, everyone moved forward.
The sky was getting dark, Xu Rui and Sanying entered the jungle little by little. There were dense jungles everywhere, and the mountains were very steep. Xu Rui frowned, and vaguely, a bad premonition enveloped him. heart.
Xu Rui said: "Simien, do you know Arroyo?" This young man is a very famous figure among the guerrillas. "
"Arroyo, of course I recognize him. This young man is good and has high prestige." said the middle-aged man who led the Philippine guerrillas.
The next moment, Xu Rui put the muzzle of the gun against Simien's chest.
"Sir Xu, what are you doing?" Simien said.
"Stop acting, you've already betrayed the gang." Xu Rui said.
"Sir Xu, I don't understand what you mean." Simien said innocently.
Xu Rui said: "Arroyo is an old man, not a young man."
"Oh, look at my memory, Arroyo is an old man, and I was talking about another person just now."
"Wrong again, Arroyo is a girl. Don't tell me that you are old and have a bad memory." Xu Rui heard Leng Tiefeng say about Arroyo, and immediately snorted and looked at her with a serious look. Simeon.
Cold sweat dripped down Simien's face, and Simien let out a sigh of relief. He knew that he had been seen through by Xu Rui, and it was useless to defend himself. What's more, how could he defend himself now
Simien said coldly: "Since you have seen through it, I might as well tell you that you have been ambushed by the imperial army. Surrender immediately and there is still a way to survive. Otherwise, you will all die here!"
Xu Rui said: "Even if I die, I will beat you to death before I die! Tell me, what is going on? If you don't tell the truth, I will beat you to death first!"
When Simien saw that being tough didn't work, his attitude immediately softened and he said, "Sir Xu, just let us go. We have no choice but to do it."
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"The Imperial Army captured your telegram and knew that you and the Third Regiment had arrived at the mountain pass, so they asked us to pretend to be guerrillas to pick you up. Now, the Imperial Army has set up many ambushes. You really can't escape, so you should surrender. Alright."