PFC Chapter 220: Riots Caused by Captives
Chapter 220: Riots Caused by Captives
Lin Zongde pointed to where Liu Huangyuan was and said to Wang Yunhai, "Move over slowly and contact them."
Looking in the direction Lin Zongde pointed, Wang Yunhai also found Liu Huangyuan.
"Yes." Wang Yunhai responded excitedly, and then slowly moved towards where Liu Huangyuan was.
Coming closer, Wang Yunhai called out softly, "Commander Liu."
Liu Huangyuan was startled and his whole body tensed up. He turned around and found that it was Wang Yunhai calling him, and then he felt relieved.
"Adjutant Wang, why are you here too? Where is the commander?"
When Liu Huangyuan saw what Wang Yunhai was wearing, he understood that Wang Yunhai must be afraid of death and changed into a soldier's uniform in the hope of escaping disaster.
Wang Yunhai whispered, "The commander is here too. We have dozens of guards around us and we want to move at night. Commander Liu, how about you come with us?"
"Okay." Liu Huangyuan replied after a moment's silence.
Now that he was captured by the Nanshan Army, it would be very difficult for him to escape. The guards around him would listen to him for a short time, but who knows what they would think over time. After all, he was no longer the army commander.
If I don't take this opportunity to escape, I may not have such an opportunity again if I am locked up for a few more days.
After Liu Huangyuan agreed, Wang Yunhai was very happy. The two discussed some details of the action, and then he returned to Lin Zongde.
Seeing Wang Yunhai coming back, Lin Zongde couldn't wait to ask: "How is it, what did Liu Huangyuan say?"
"Commander Liu agreed to the action. He has more than 20 guards around him and can contact some troops before the action." Wang Yunhai introduced.
Hearing that he could still contact some people, Lin Zongde couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Yunhai, you can also secretly contact some people who are willing to join us. Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you badly after we escape."
The captured Southern New Army was divided into dozens of square formations of thousands of men and made to squat on the ground.
Wang Yunhai carefully shuttled among the crowd, and he actually won over many people who were willing to act together. After receiving the report, Lin Zongde couldn't suppress his excitement and waited for the action at night.
In the early hours of the morning, Wang Yunhai and Liu Huangyuan got up and moved eastward with the guards.
Several guards beside Lin Zongde were about to catch up, but were stopped by Lin Zongde.
The head of the guard asked, "Commander, what's wrong?"
"Let them go first, we will go south." Lin Zongde said coldly.
Although the guard commander did not understand what Lin Zongde was going to do, he instinctively carried out his orders.
Wang Yunhai and his group were about to leave secretly, but they were discovered by the Nanshan Army guards. One of the guards asked, "Everyone squat down and don't move."
There were a large number of prisoners, so they were not tied up.
"Hurry, rush over." Facing the guard's question, Liu Huangyuan's face turned grim and he yelled at the guards beside him.
The guard was Liu Huangyuan's confidant, and he rushed out immediately after receiving the order. Seeing that the person opposite did not squat, the guard decisively opened fire.
The few people who rushed forward were all killed by machine guns. Liu Huangyuan's face turned cold and he immediately shouted, "The Nanshan Army is shooting. If you don't want to die, run away quickly."
"Follow me and shout." After shouting, Liu Huangyuan shouted to his confidants beside him.
The people around Liu Huangyuan also shouted loudly. Seeing this, Wang Yunhai signaled the people around him to shout together.
As the sound spread, coupled with the sound of the guards' gunshots, countless confused soldiers began to panic, and when someone took the lead in running around, many blind followers followed.
The scene was chaotic for a while, but the guards didn't care about it. They stood outside and shot anyone who stood up and ran away.
The unrest here immediately alarmed the top leaders, and the Chief of Staff of the 4th Division also came to Cai Tingwu's resting place to wake him up.
"Commander, there is a riot in the prisoner camp."
Cai Tingwu said disdainfully: "A group of prisoners who have laid down their weapons, what kind of waves can they make? Order the 401st, 402nd, 403rd, and 404th regiments to all go out and suppress the prisoners."
"There was a riot in the prisoner camp. Someone must have started it. We need to conduct a thorough investigation tomorrow." Cai Tingwu then said thoughtfully.
"Yes, commander." The chief of staff immediately went down to convey the order.
As the four regiments entered the battlefield, the chaos caused by the prisoners was gradually suppressed, and many people were killed during the process. These prisoners had no weapons, so the Nanshan Army did not suffer many casualties.
Liu Huangyuan and Wang Yunhai were both lucky, but also unlucky. Their bad luck came from the fact that they did not escape and were caught again.
Fortunately, they were not killed or injured in the panic. After all, they were the ones who started the riot. However, many of the guards around them were killed.
The two squatted together. Wang Yunhai looked around and asked, "Where is the commander? Why can't I see the commander?"
"Is there anything wrong with the commander?" Liu Huangyuan's face changed after looking around.
Then he thought about it and felt that it was impossible. They were acting together and Lin Zongde was still in the rear. If they were all fine, Lin Zongde should not be in trouble either.
Wang Yunhai shook his head slightly, his face gloomy and he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Lin Zongde hasn't been seen since the riot. I wonder if he has abandoned them and run away alone.
Thinking of this, Wang Yunhai could only smile bitterly and shake his head. He was surrounded everywhere here. Even if he wanted to escape alone, which direction could he escape to?
At this time, Lin Zongde, with several guards, was carefully passing through the outer camp of the Nanshan Army and slowly moving south.
Lin Zongde did escape alone. He and several guards found some blind spots and slowly crawled out from places where the campfire could not reach.
I chose the south and crawled slowly towards the south. It took me more than two hours to escape.
After getting away from the Nanshan Army’s base, Lin Zongde got up and ran south with the guard captain and three guard soldiers.
"Brothers, let's go south and find a place where people live. We can change clothes and then escape back to Jiyang in a fair and honest way."
Lin Zongde said as he ran: "When we return to Jiyang, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards suddenly felt full of strength and ran away with everyone.
At daybreak, the captives of the Southern New Army squatted on the ground obediently.
The Chief of Staff of the Fourth Division selected all the officers from the prisoners. He promised: "Look for officers hidden among the prisoners. Every time you find one, your punishment will be reduced."
Faced with the chief of staff's promise, some people didn't believe it, while others were very tempted.
With the cooperation of some officers, Wang Yunhai, Liu Huangyuan, and some division commanders and regiment commanders who were hiding among the captives were found.
"Are you Adjutant Lin Zongde? Where is Lin Zongde?" the chief of staff looked at Wang Yunhai and asked.
Wang Yunhai: "We were with the commander last night, but we haven't seen him since the turmoil."
The chief of staff's face changed, and then he felt very sad. According to Wang Yunhai, Lin Zongde had been captured, but he escaped last night.
After reporting the matter, Cai Tingwu couldn't help but comfort him: "It doesn't matter, he escaped this time, but we can catch him again next time."