My own war game

Chapter 214: Famous Ship Sisters
He Chi took out a small pill from his pocket and handed it to the private named Morita Hideyoshi.

"Medicine that can stop diarrhea. Avoid contact with contaminated water during this time."

"Sir, Morita Hideyoshi is sorry to trouble you! Woo woo woo~~" The private saluted at a 90-degree angle, his eyes filled with tears and he even choked up.

He Chi patted the private's shoulder and said, "Don't be like this. As soldiers of the empire, our tears should have dried when we left our hometown."

Then his face changed, and he came to the American prisoners, pointed at the ones with the driest lips and yelled, "You! You! You! You! You! You damn pigs! Go to the river and fill up everyone's water bottles! If there's even a little less, I'll chop off all your heads!"

"Go! You pigs!" He Chi stepped forward and kicked a few guys twice, kicking them to a small river with decent water quality.

These American soldiers took the soldiers' water bottles to the river to fill them with water, and of course they also took this opportunity to drink the water themselves.

He Chi then took out another small pill from his pocket and crushed it into powder with his hands.

"Yagyu-san, this is a potion that can purify water. The water in the soldiers' canteens must be changed three times a day. This can effectively prevent dysentery."

"Mr. Sasaki is worthy of being a doctor. He actually has such a good thing on him. I'll leave the rest to you." The Japanese sergeant did not doubt him and was very grateful for He Chi's behavior.

After listening to He Chi's advice, the probability of diarrhea in the Japanese team was greatly reduced. So in the following days, the Japanese team replaced the drinking water every time they arrived at a water source. Helping the Japanese army to fetch water became a job that everyone among the prisoners scrambled for. However, it was not known whether it was a deliberate arrangement by someone, but the prisoners who went to fetch water were different each time.

However, just having the opportunity to drink water occasionally did not change the difficult situation of these prisoners of war.

Beating, mental abuse, and food withholding occurred from time to time in the team, but He Chi could not get involved in order to avoid suspicion.

So two days later, there were still deaths.

An American soldier named Mason was walking when he fell to the ground and died.

The guard casually instructed two people to bury the body on the spot, and then drove the crowd away indifferently.

"Captain Ishida only asked me to bring the prisoners over and did not require a quantity. Just throw away those dead American pigs." These were the exact words of Sergeant Yagyu, who had always been polite to He Chi.

Then the captives died one after another. John Charles, an American journalist who had been hiding among the captives, could not bear it any longer. He risked being discovered and found an opportunity to whisper in He Chi's ear:

"He, think of a solution. Too many people have died!"

"Shut up and go back to the team quickly. I'm thinking about it." He Chi scolded the reporter back to the team and put on a swaggering face again.

But he was already starting to feel a little anxious. They would arrive at Port Mariveles in two days. If there was still no way out, he would have to separate from Jack and his gang. Then they would have to wait until Old Mac came back in 1944 to be rescued.

God knows how many people will survive to that time.

But on the last day, the opportunity came.

"Baga! Army idiots, get out of the way! We need to deliver supplies to the officer on the ship!"

"Asshole! We are risking our lives on the front line, what did the navy octopus do? How dare they show off their power here!"

On the road outside the port of Mariveles, two different Japanese troops encountered each other, but the atmosphere between the two sides was very disharmonious and even tense.

As we all know, the conflict between the Japanese Army and Navy during World War II was not just one or two days. Not only did the two sides undermine each other at the senior officer level, but conflicts also broke out from time to time even between the most basic soldiers. According to the military history records of various Japanese troops, during the Guadalcanal Campaign, Japanese Army soldiers and Navy crew members had a fierce physical conflict on a transport ship over supply issues, and there were hundreds of people directly involved in the fight.

The scale of the subsequent conflicts at the Rabaul base and Saipan became larger and larger, and even weapons were used.

At this moment, the team escorting the prisoners and a naval transport team met at a narrow intersection. Just over the trivial matter of who passed first, the leaders of both sides drew their swords.

"Assholes! Put your knives away! How can this be tolerated by the Imperial Japanese Army!" Just as the two sides were about to fight, an officer with the rank of captain came over and separated the two sides.

A higher rank can crush a lower rank, not to mention that the other party is already a mid-level commander. Even if he dislikes the navy, Sergeant Yagyu can only put away his weapon and bow with a stiff movement, "Sir, we have overstepped our authority."

After saying this, Sergeant Yagyu planned to take the team and the prisoners around.

"Wait a moment, there are a lot of supplies here. You leave a few people with the prisoners to help us transport the supplies to the port." The captain ordered in a commanding tone.

As soon as these words came out, Sergeant Yagyu's face turned pale. "Sir, we have a mission to accomplish. These prisoners of war must leave immediately. I cannot obey your order."

"Baga! Where is your manners when you talk to your superior like that?!" The captain on the opposite side was furious. He drew out the command knife from his waist and pointed it at Yagyu Masao's neck, as if he could chop it down at any time.

"Hmph!" He didn't dare to draw his sword against his superior, but Yagyu Masao acted as if he was refusing to cooperate and disregarding his own life.

"Wait! Please wait!" A man rushed up and blocked the knife in the captain's hand. That man was Sergeant Sasaki, who had a good relationship with the Japanese army team during this period.

"Sir, Sergeant Yagyu has a mission and cannot be delayed. How about this, I will do it for him."

"Sasaki-kun, there's no need for you to humiliate yourself like this. The worst that can happen is that I die..." In Yagyu Masao's eyes, He Chi definitely agreed to the humiliating request from the navy's octopuses just for the sake of his own team.

"Ryuushi-san, do you remember what I said? We can die, but we should use our lives to better serve His Majesty the Emperor instead of wasting our lives in meaningless internal friction." He Chi patted the sergeant's shoulder calmly.

"Give me some of the prisoners, and I'll take them to deal with them after I've transported the navy's supplies."

Sergeant Yagyu took a deep look at the unsheathed blade opposite him and took a deep breath. "Sasaki-kun, I'm sorry. I'll give you a quarter of the prisoners and leave four soldiers to cooperate with you. If it's really inconvenient, it's okay to dispose of the prisoners after the work is done."

When the sergeant said the word "deal with", he made a cutting motion with one hand.

"I understand. Please go on your way without worry. I will take care of things here and won't leave any trouble." After saying this, He Chi personally walked into the team and selected more than thirty people.

Except for Charles, the rest of these people were captured crew members from the Langley.

The Yagyu team continued to advance, and under the leadership of He Chi, the American prisoners of war carried the cargo into the port like livestock.

He Chi boarded a destroyer near the dock through the pedal board.

A few water birds were startled by the crowd and flew up, revealing the name painted in white on the side of the ship.

Tanikaze
He Chi was stunned. He remembered that this Yangyan-class destroyer had a sister ship that was quite famous.

(End of this chapter)