The heavens start from Changjin Lake

Chapter 890: Preferential Treatment of Prisoners Policy
The Volunteer Army is merciless to the ferocious enemy, but it has always practiced revolutionary humanitarianism towards enemy officers and soldiers who laid down their arms, and resolutely implemented the prisoner-of-war policy he formulated for our army.

Not only are they not killed, beaten, scolded, and pockets searched, but they are also treated leniently.

Even American soldiers have to admit that the Volunteer Army is the most humane and peaceful army in the world.

When the enemy fled frantically and even abandoned a large number of wounded, the Volunteer Army took in the enemy's wounded and provided them with medical treatment. Just under the bridge of the field hospital, a group of American wounded and sick were lying. Many medical staff were concerned about these The American devils hated them, but the leader told them:

"What we hate is U.S. imperialism, and they are also victims of the war."

The soldiers cooked some corn kernels and sent them over. These young American soldiers had been hungry for several days, and their eyes lit up when they saw the corn kernels. They ate so deliciously.

In addition to providing them with medical assistance, they also gave them cigarettes. When enemy planes came, they also led them to hide in air-raid shelters to avoid enemy planes.

Some US soldiers will be grateful to them, but some US soldiers are even less grateful.

On the day after Xia Yuan came back, after chatting with the second platoon leader of the company, he took the cans to find Zhou Mao and Big Brother Liu. Suddenly he saw a commotion in the field hospital, and then heard gunshots coming from the mountain.

The wounded raised their bodies one after another, and the soldiers in charge of guard moved closer to the mountain with weapons.

Xia Yuan didn't have a gun, but he went along.

He identified the location of the enemy by listening to the sound and remembered the direction in which the enemy was shooting. He soon found the enemy behind a stone. After a closer look, he saw that he was a wounded US soldier, and there was only one person.

The guard platoon leader asked the soldiers to double-team them. Xia Yuan followed them. When the enemy wanted to fire back, he picked up a stone and threw it at them.

The stone hit the enemy on the head, who dropped his gun, held his head and screamed.

The soldiers rushed forward and pushed him to the ground.

"Comrade, thank you." The guard platoon leader felt a little surprised when he saw the scene just now, and stepped forward to thank him.

"Has the location of the field hospital been exposed?" Xia Yuan asked.

"No, this little devil is dishonest. Look at the bandages on his body, we bandaged him." The guard platoon leader stepped forward and pointed to the bandage on the American prisoner's wound.

From the guard platoon leader, he learned that this American was actually a platoon leader of the Second U.S. Division. The medical staff bandaged him, and before dawn, he secretly ran to the mountain and found the hidden Carbine, I want to take revenge on the soldiers, but this guy's marksmanship is terrible.

Several shots were fired but no one was hit.

Xia Yuan said: "You can't be merciful when dealing with such a guy."

The guard platoon leader nodded and said, "Comrade, please don't worry, we will keep an eye on this guy."

In addition to this guy, there are also humane American soldiers. On the battlefield of Sansuoli, soldiers of the 113th Division carried down seven injured American prisoners, gave them medicine, found them air-raid shelters, and provided them with food. , smoked cigarettes.

Finally, the soldiers should chase the prisoners and tell them to stay in the air raid shelter first, and someone will come to pick you up when the time comes.

The wounded soldiers of the US Army bid farewell to the Volunteer Army soldiers at the entrance of the cave. They gave thumbs up one by one, praising the Volunteer Army as the most capable and humane army in the world.

After catching the American platoon leader who was causing trouble, Xia Yuan went to the hospital and successfully found the elder Liu and Zhou Mao. They are now living together. The elder Liu's leg injury has improved a lot, but he needs to be supported. Walking with crutches, Xiao Heping's arm was injured, which is currently fixed with a simple wooden board, followed by his abdomen, which was scratched by the enemy's shrapnel.

The elder Liu told him: "This guy is going to have an operation today to remove the shrapnel."

Zhou Mao said: "Platoon leader, you don't have to worry about me, I'm fine."

Xia Yuan smiled and handed the can to the two of them.

He took out two more chocolates, one for each person, lit a cigarette, sat on the ground and started smoking.

At this time, a female nurse came over, holding a pile of dressings to be cleaned: "Hey, little comrade, you haven't seen so many wounded people here."

Xia Yuan quickly put out his cigarette: "Sorry, sorry."

The female nurse nodded slowly and left holding the dressing.

The eldest brother Liu said with a smile: "The boss is not young anymore, it's time to find a wife."

Xia Yuan's expression condensed: "We are fighting, how can we have time to think about this matter."

The elder Liu said: "You can't say that. Let's chat first. When the war is over, I have met many girls in the hospital and I will introduce them to you. You are a big hero now."

"Old squad leader, wait until the war is over. At least I'm not in the mood now." Xia Yuan sat on the ground with a pile of hay under his buttocks, looking at the gray sky and the falling snowflakes.

The elder Liu smiled reluctantly, leaning on a cane, brought Xia Yuan to the side and lit a cigarette.

Zhou Mao had already told him that there were only seven people left in the third company, and all the others died in battle honorably.

The smoke filled the air, and a line of tears rolled down.

These soldiers all grew up eating the food he cooked. They had fought no matter how hard or tiring the battles were in the past. How come they all died here?

He wiped away his tears and recalled that every soldier he knew was far away from him. He held back all kinds of words in his heart, and finally condensed them into one sentence: "Well done. Well done for completing the mission."

Xia Yuan leaned against the big tree, feeling inexplicable.

Life in the field hospital was relatively stable, so Xia Yuan began to practice boxing, rarely having any leisure time.

He didn't know what was waiting for him tomorrow.

Is it a new mission?
Or a hint of return?
In the second battle, the 26th Army killed and wounded 3663 American officers and 45 soldiers. There are 3241 puppet army officers and 5 soldiers. There were 505 Turkish officers and 7458 soldiers, and a total of enemy officers and soldiers were killed and wounded.

34 US military officers and 1008 soldiers were captured. There are 80 puppet army officers and 2445 soldiers. There were 2 Turkish officers and 45 soldiers, and a total of 3613 enemy officers and soldiers were captured, including more than 4000 people including their families.

Having such a large number of captured enemies is also a great pressure for our army. The army has strengthened the prisoner management brigade, and each unit has deployed teaching teams, engineers company soldiers and art troupe members for management.

The comrades of the art troupe manage the captured enemy officers. Among the captured enemy officers of the 38th Army are Lieutenant Colonel Lavelle, the commander of the US Second Engineer Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Kanpur, the chief adviser of the US Puppet Seventh Division, and Lieutenant Colonel Brown, the commander of the US aviation squadron. School etc. These prisoners of war will stay in the prisoner control teams of each division for a period of time, and then be transferred to the army. The army will hold them for a while, and then be transferred to the volunteer army prisoner control camp as soon as possible.

Therefore, the prisoner management team on the hilltop of the 112th Division is only a temporary transition. After a period of time, these prisoners will be sent to the army.

Due to the large number of prisoners and the language barrier, there were many misunderstandings in the prisoner control team.

During this period, soldiers who had retreated from the front line and were resting in the field hospital temporarily participated in the work of maintaining order in the prisoner control team, including Xia Yuan and his party.

The prisoner management team of the 112th Division lived in a cave. Hundreds of prisoners were crowded into the cave, which was more than half a mile long. The management staff felt that the air in the cave was somewhat familiar, so they asked the prisoners to go out of the cave in batches to take a walk and breathe. Breathe fresh air, and those responsible for maintaining order are soldiers like Xia Yuan and others who have retreated from the front line.

Who would have thought that such a preset plan would actually cause a commotion.

A U.S. Army major saw that among the people who came out were black soldiers, he immediately protested to the translator of the prisoner control team:

"The white people should come out first, that's the usual rule!"

They don't know that in China and the Volunteer Army, there is no hierarchy and nobility. Officers and soldiers are equal. It is impossible for anyone to go first and who comes last. Everyone is treated equally.

The eldest son in the translation group was named He, and everyone called him Lao He. When he heard what the U.S. Army major said, he calmly said: "No matter which country they are prisoners of, or what race they are, we all treat them equally."

The U.S. Army major refused to give up and said: "But in the United States, white people have priority, and black people are born slaves!"

Lao He was a little angry, this made him think of some bad things.

This was before New China was founded.

He endured the anger in his heart, controlled himself, and said: "This is not the United States, and there are no slaves. You are now in the prisoner control team of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. You must obey our arrangements. There is no distinction between high and low here." , everyone is equal.”

His voice was highly praised by some of the black prisoners, but they did not dare to say anything.

White people would beat them.

The American major shrugged helplessly.

After staying in the field hospital for two days, the registration of the prisoners was basically completed. The head of the prisoner management team was about to escort these prisoners to the army. It just so happened that the army's commendation order came down, and it was for the third company that participated in the Battle of Songgu Peak. However, considering that the current battlefield situation was not completely stable, the superiors ordered Xia Yuan and others to go to the army with the prisoner control team.

The elder Liu shook his head and said: "I won't go. This guy Zhou Mao has to go. This is his greatest contribution, and he can't just let it go."

Xia Yuan looked at Old Liu as if he was joking and asked again if he was going.

Old Liu still shook his head and said with a smile: "No merit, no reward, no matter what. I didn't participate in Songgu Peak, so naturally I can't go. This guy Zhou Mao has gone, don't leave him behind."

Xia Yuan sighed. Zhou Mao had just finished the operation not long ago and it was difficult to move.

He discussed with Hong Jiwen, and they took turns carrying Zhou Mao to the military. There was also a hospital there, and Zhou Mao would be placed directly in the military hospital.

In this way, everyone set off together with the comrades of the prisoner management team.

On the way to transfer the prisoners, there was a volunteer soldier sandwiched between every 10 prisoners. Xia Yuan and the others were also in this group. The comrades of the prisoner management team were very happy to learn that Xia Yuan and the others were a heroic company that came down from Songgu Peak. The request to help them carry the stretcher did not even matter whether Xia Yuan agreed or not.

Many of the comrades in the prisoner control team were members of the engineering company, teaching team, and art troupe, and they admired the heroes who came down from the front line very much.

Xia Yuan also participated in the process of escorting the prisoners, and since he knew some English, the head of the prisoner management team asked him to accompany the cultural instructor Dai Jingshan to escort 12 officers.

Dai Jingshan learned about Xia Yuan's situation and admired him very much: "I learned about the battle at Songgu Peak from the division commander. You are so amazing. One company blocked the attack of an American division. If it weren't for you, I guess the U.S. Second Division The master has already escaped from Songgu Peak."

"Without us, the next company will go to stop the enemy." Xia Yuan said tactfully.

The two chatted all the way. As a cultural teacher, Dai Jingshan knew a lot of knowledge. The little warrior in front of him could actually keep up with his own content.

Xia Yuan also learned from him the story behind the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners.

Xia Yuan stood on the mountainside and stared at the American prisoners who came out for a walk. The policy of preferential treatment of prisoners was truly the greatest policy in the world.

Maybe in the future, he won't quite understand why he still gives preferential treatment to these people when their hands are stained with the blood of his own people.

In addition to China being a country of etiquette since ancient times, there is another reason stemming from the enemy situation at that time.

The policy of preferential treatment for prisoners was put forward during the Red Army period. After a battle, some Red Army soldiers would grab the collars of white soldiers to kill them and avenge their fallen comrades.

At that time, there was already a policy of preferential treatment for prisoners, but many soldiers did not understand it.

He realized that he needed to explain clearly the roots of the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners, so he convened a conference.

To put it bluntly, these White Army soldiers are essentially the same as them. They are all from poor backgrounds, and they are all strong men captured by the landlords and gentry. If you kill them, it will only be successful for a while, but the landlords and gentry at the source will not even frown. He would frown for a moment, and then he would immediately catch a new young man.

In the end, the poor people still suffer.

The less the White Army soldiers understand us, the more we have to go back and let them go back and promote our policies for us.

If it doesn't work once, do it twice, and if it doesn't work twice, do it three times. One day they will wake up.

For those prisoners who are unwilling to stay, the Red Army will hold a farewell party before releasing them, telling them that the poor in the world are one family, and we are brothers if we put down our weapons. We hope that after they return, they will farm and work. If they come back, When fighting in the ranks of the White Army, don't point your guns at your Red Army brothers who are also poor people.

When they leave, they will also be given travel expenses.

At that time, in order to get his subordinates to serve as cannon fodder, the commander of the White Army deliberately slandered the Red Army and told his subordinates that the Red Army would kill anyone on sight and would scratch their skin and cramps if they were caught.

Therefore, in every battle, these White Army soldiers were afraid of the Red Army and were unwilling to drop their weapons, which greatly increased the difficulty for the Red Army to annihilate the enemy.

But now, these captured soldiers were not killed by the Red Army. Even when they came back, the Red Army paid them travel expenses.

In this way, the lie of their superiors will be self-evident. Some people know that they have been caught by the Red Army. If they want to stay, they can stay. If they don't want to stay, they will pay them travel expenses and let them come back. When they meet the Red Army again, They would not be willing to die to resist as before. They knew that if they resisted, they would die, and if they did not resist, they would be treated favorably.