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9:55.

Under the escort of a squadron of US troops, a jeep slowly drove to the scene.

The reporters' cameras were quickly drawn over.

The jeep stopped.

A U.S. Army colonel stepped out of the jeep.

Meng Shaoyuan!

Captain William, Lieutenant Nate, and Second Lieutenant Terr saluted him with a standard military salute at the same time.

Even Levi and Slaine arrived.

But strangely, as the "master" of Manila, President Osmena of the Philippines' provisional constitutional government did not appear.

And there is not even a single Filipino official.

Because no one notified them at all.

Americans never thought about these Philippine officials.

This is probably a kind of humiliation.

Levi and Slain smiled and nodded to Meng Shaoyuan.

"Colonel, you can begin."

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When Meng Shaoyuan stood there upright, for a moment, the spotlight in the reporter's hand flashed crazily.

"Surrender, let's begin!"

Following Captain William's voice, Kitazawa Nobuhiro adjusted his mood and walked towards Meng Shaoyuan with heavy steps.

When he walked up to Meng Shaoyuan, he took a deep breath:

"Your Excellency, Captain Kitazawa Nobuhiro of the 39th Engineer Regiment of the Imperial Japanese Army, surrendered to the US military!"

He bowed deeply.

Then, he raised his head, took off his command knife, raised his hands, and handed it over respectfully.

Meng Shaoyuan took the command knife and said expressionlessly:

"On behalf of the Sixth Army of the U.S. Army, I accept your surrender!"

With that said, he handed the command knife to Li Zhifeng beside him and continued: "I guarantee that the US military will abide by the Geneva Convention and ensure the safety of all prisoners of war. We will never be like the Japanese army, who suffered tragedies like the March on Bataan and Cabanatu!

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The reporters immediately became excited.

They keenly captured the meaning from these words!

Yes, more and more people around the world now know about the cruel Bataan Death March and the tragedy in the cruel Cabana album!

Kitazawa Nobuhiro's face turned pale.

In full view of everyone, he surrendered.

This is not only a shame for him, but also a shame for Japan as a whole!

"Now, my order!" Meng Shaoyuan raised his voice: "Kitazawa Nobuhiro, lead your soldiers back to your prisoner of war camp."

"Hai!"

Meng Shaoyuan's eyes looked into the distance.

All the brothers who died, all the brothers who are missing, have you seen it? The Japanese army surrendered!

I am wearing a U.S. military uniform, but my heart is always on your side!

One day, China will accept the surrender of the Japanese army with dignity!

Believe me, this day will come soon!

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The war in the Philippines has reached the final decisive stage!

The Japanese defense circle centered on Baguio was cut into several parts by the US military.

But even under such circumstances, the Japanese army still refused to surrender.

The Japanese troops on the isolated island had no strength to even walk, let alone fight, and could only starve to death.

But this caused the Japanese army to fall into final madness.

The Japanese army knows that with the current status quo, it is impossible for them to engage in a head-on attack with the US military during the day.

Therefore, they put all their hopes into the night.

The U.S. military has suffered such losses before.

At night, the Japanese army launched a frantic charge, causing the unsuspecting US troops to suffer heavy losses.

learn from mistakes.

The U.S. military's defenses naturally began to become tighter.

Late at night, in order to detect possible Japanese counterattacks as early as possible, the US military remained vigilant and fired flares continuously.

Soon, the Japanese army launched a counterattack. The Japanese soldiers shouted "Long live" and frantically attacked the US military positions.

The U.S. soldiers who had fought with the Japanese army many times were not frightened by the crazy attacks of the Japanese army. They called for artillery fire, and the U.S. military reported the location of the Japanese army to the artillery and bombed with powerful firepower.

With the stormy bombardment, all the Japanese troops in front were killed in the artillery fire.

However, the Japanese army, not to be outdone, once again launched a desperate group charge.

However, U.S. artillery continued to bombard them, and those waiting for the Japanese troops were killed by artillery fire again.

At the same time, Japanese artillery was also bombing continuously.

Yamashita Fengfumi concentrated all artillery fire on the Baguio front line.

The Japanese artillery fire was very fierce, something the U.S. military had never encountered since landing on Luzon Island.

Many Japanese troops rushed in through the gaps in the U.S. defense line and ran behind the U.S. defense line to attack. They were quickly discovered by the U.S. follow-up troops. The U.S. troops desperately attacked the Japanese troops that rushed in. After the two sides fought hand-to-hand, they finally wiped out all the Japanese assault troops.

At dawn, the Japanese army once again organized a group charge, with the captains of each regiment taking the lead. The Japanese army was extremely arrogant, claiming that they would completely wipe out the US troops.

This time, the Japanese troops collectively broke through the U.S. defense line.

The two sides engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat, with gunshots, fighting sounds, and wails all coming together.

The U.S. soldiers had no way to retreat, so they picked up their engineering shovels and fought the Japanese troops desperately. The U.S. troops fought frantically with the Japanese troops, causing numerous casualties. Finally, the Japanese troops were repulsed.

Although the Japanese army attacked frantically, the American troops still held their defensive positions after suffering tragic sacrifices.

The battle is going on every minute and every second.

The two sides engaged in a more fierce battle, and some Japanese troops brutally cut the bodies of dead American soldiers into pieces to create an atmosphere of terror.

In the Yanjin Siba defense area, the US military advanced step by step with difficulty, finally defeated the brutal Japanese army and began to advance in depth.

After several days of fierce fighting, the Japanese troops were trapped in a pocket-shaped area on the high ground.

There are caves everywhere in the mountains, which are natural defense fortifications. The Japanese army used the caves to prepare for a stubborn resistance to the end.

The main force of the US military bypassed the cave and sent out special forces, using flamethrowers and explosive bags, to deal with the Japanese troops in the cave one by one.

This method of attack caused huge sacrifices for the US commandos.

However, the Japanese army also had a difficult time.

The Japanese troops hiding in caves and underground fortifications had long been out of food and were forced to eat grass roots and bark to satisfy their hunger.

It's dawn again.

Captain Okajima Domoto counted the number of people and found that there were still 150 soldiers left.

Ammunition was scarce and food was completely cut off.

Sergeant Kato brought a teacup: "Have something to eat, Your Excellency."

Okajima Domoto took a look and saw that there was boiling water inside, and two pieces of bark were placed in the water.

This is the only thing they can eat.

But even with grass roots and tree bark, there aren't many that can be found.

"I'm not hungry, you can eat." Okajima Domoto sighed.

"You didn't eat all day yesterday." Sergeant Kato said anxiously: "For the sake of the empire, please eat some."

Only then did Okajima Domoto take the tea cup and reluctantly took a sip of water.

There is no taste at all. How can this thing fill your stomach?
To be continued...