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Chapter 891 Two or three things about the prisoner management team
As a result, the fighting will of the White Army soldiers was naturally weakened. Originally, many of these people came out to make a living, and no one had to risk their lives.

In addition to breaking the will of the White Army, preferential treatment of prisoners also provided a source of troops for the Red Army. In the early stages of the revolution, due to heavy casualties and sparsely populated Jinggangshan, the Red Army's source of troops was very limited. These captive soldiers who joined the Red Army just solved the urgent need.

Because this policy was effective, our army continued to use it during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

On May 1941, 5, the Japanese Workers' and Peasants' School held an opening ceremony in Yan'an. He personally wrote an inscription for the school: The Chinese people and the Japanese people are one and the same. There is only one enemy, and that is Japanese imperialism and the scum of the Chinese nation.

This workers' and peasants' school trained more than 4 Japanese progressive prisoners in more than four years before Japan surrendered. More than 350 of them were assigned to work in the Eighth Route Army and New Fourth Army after graduation. Some of them went to North China and Central China. On the front line, he assisted the Eighth Route Army in anti-war propaganda and other political work.

Others were busy with the preparation, organization and leadership of various Japanese anti-war groups, which greatly undermined the enemy's morale.

During the Korean War, he even approved the planned release of UN prisoners captured by the Volunteer Army. These released prisoners returned to their old troops and told their comrades about their personal experiences, invisibly , publicized the Volunteer Army’s policy of preferential treatment of prisoners.

On November 1950, 11, a black company of the 27th Regiment of the 25th Division of the US Army surrendered to our army in an organized manner in the Jiudong area south of Unsan, North Korea.

This was also the first integrated company to surrender to foreign troops in the United States since the Revolutionary War. After this incident, the U.S. Department of Defense was extremely shocked. From that time on, the U.S. military decided not to separate blacks and whites.

On the evening of December 1950, 12, the Volunteer Army also prepared a Christmas party for the captured British and American troops. After learning about the holiday, the prisoners of war were overjoyed. When they wore the new cotton-padded clothes issued to them by the Volunteer Army, they walked to the Christmas party At the venue, many people screamed in surprise.

The two Christmas trees at the venue and the candles on the trees made them feel as if they were back at home.

To their surprise, the volunteers also gave them Christmas gifts such as cigarettes, candies, and pork.

Arson, a veteran who was captured by the German army during World War II, couldn't help but sigh at the party:

The Germans are Christians, but they don't allow us to have a happy Christmas. However, the Chinese don't celebrate Christmas themselves, but they arranged this happy party for us.

The Germans beat and scolded the prisoners, and massacred them in large numbers, but the Chinese distributed clothes, quilts, towels, and ate the same dishes and meals as us. After returning home this time, I will never be a soldier again. If the capitalists insist on fighting, let them fight with their own guns.

There was also a soldier who had served in MacArthur's guard, and he couldn't help but speak at the party: The so-called fighting for the United States is not just fighting for the interests of American politicians and Wall Street plutocrats. MacArthur alone has the power There are 5 cooks and nutrition experts to prepare meals for him, and there are also a large number of people to serve him.

He was spending Christmas comfortably with his wife in Tokyo, but we were fighting for him in the freezing cold weather of North Korea!

The prisoners of war became more and more excited as they talked, and they realized that they should not come to North Korea, nor should they work for the capitalists.

By constantly releasing prisoners who had received preferential treatment, significant changes occurred in the United Nations Army, and incidents of soldiers fleeing and self-injury continued to occur.

The New York Times once reported that because China did a good job of capturing prisoners, 47,000 US troops deserted in the first year and a half of the US intervention in North Korea.

Preferential treatment of prisoners is not just a face-saving project done by the volunteers because they want to establish an international image.

This is a truth that has been tested by time and practice.

U.S. soldiers experienced World War II, and the ferocity of the Japanese frightened them. Why did U.S. soldiers in World War II have a strong will to fight? It was because none of the U.S. soldiers captured by the Japanese were given preferential treatment. Those U.S. soldiers who escaped death, He told how he was mistreated by the Japanese.

Everyone knows that once caught by the Japanese, life would be worse than death.

Might as well kill a few more enemies on the battlefield.

Because of this, the fighting will shown by American soldiers in World War II can be regarded as a trump card.

But why did North Korea have mechanized troops, aircraft carriers parked on the sea, strategic bombers flying overhead, fresh steaks, fruits and vegetables able to be airlifted to the front line, and each team equipped with light machine guns, recoilless rifles, Bazhu Ka, wore military boots and a military coat, and slept in a duck down sleeping bag.

Such conditions are much better than during World War II.

But they couldn't beat the volunteers who rushed to the battlefield on two legs and fought with rifles and grenades filled with black powder.

In addition to the essence of this war being an aggressive war and the pride and complacency of the US military, there is another more important reason, which is our army's policy of preferential treatment of prisoners.

During World War II, the U.S. military suffered a lot of casualties. When it came to the Korean battlefield, most of the additional troops were new recruits who had not been on the battlefield a few times. Even if they were led by veterans, they could not help but feel timid in the face of a battlefield littered with corpses. .

They fear death.

But at this moment, they learned that the volunteers treated prisoners well and would be released after being captured. Who would be willing to resist desperately and surrender cleanly if they couldn't beat them? Anyway, the Chinese treated prisoners well.

As a result, their fighting morale was greatly reduced.

Even some veterans of World War II were not immune to desertion.

Those American soldiers who committed self-harm proved this point. The fundamental reason for their self-harm was that they were unwilling to go to the front lines. They would rather shoot themselves than die on the battlefield. If they were injured, they could rest in the rear, and those with serious injuries did not have to go to the battlefield.

As a modern person, Xia Yuan did not have a deep understanding of the fundamental reasons for preferential treatment of prisoners, so he naturally could not understand why the captured enemies had to be fed and fed.

This is because he has insufficient ideological awareness. He only thinks about the surface. In fact, our army's commanders and fighters have already thoroughly studied the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners.

After what Dai Jingshan said, he was deeply impressed by the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners.

Even if a modern war breaks out, the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners is still practical.

This plan is to attack the heart!
His thoughts are far-reaching and his vision is far-reaching. Even after a hundred years, no one can compare with him.

While resting during the march, the two were deeply attracted by the sound of distant artillery and the night sky shining with artillery fire. Dai Jingshan said: "The battle on the front line is not over yet."

Xia Yuan shook his head, "It's still early, there are still many enemy skirmishers in the mountains." Dai Jingshan said, "The enemy's skirmishers have caused us a lot of trouble. Some lost American soldiers can often find their way to the hospital." Come this way.”

Xia Yuan considered it.

It was quite dangerous. Fortunately, the enemy's skirmishers were defeated. Otherwise, if they were really fighting, the casualties at the field hospital would be much higher.

"I'll go and make it easier for you first, Xia Yuan, please treat them well."

Dai Jingshan looked away, explained something, and then got into the forest.

Xia Yuan looked at a dozen officers. Not far away was the resting place for other prisoners. He retracted his gaze and looked up at the twinkling night sky. Suddenly he felt something cold being stuffed into his hand.

He suddenly withdrew his hand and a shiny new watch fell to the ground.

A US military captain stood in front of him, smiling coquettishly.

Xia Yuan was stunned for two seconds, watching him pick up the watch, and vaguely guessed something.

"There is no second Chinese here."

He understood that this US military officer thought that even if he was captured, this would be a place where money could work. It's a pity that he thought wrong. If the volunteer soldiers love money, it is impossible for them to consciously come to North Korea to oppose the war of aggression.

Xia Yuan told him seriously: "We don't have this kind of thing here. Our soldiers are not interested in the thing in your hand. In addition, I warn you not to try it again."

He is still a modern person in essence. Even if he understands the reason for the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners, he is still full of enthusiasm and there is no guarantee that he will drag this guy into the wilderness and beat him up.

The American soldier's eyes widened in fear. He really couldn't understand the psychology of the volunteer officer, and murmured to himself: "You are already the sixth Chinese who doesn't want my watch. It's really strange. Don't you want money?"

"Don't talk about the sixth, even the seventh Chinese will not ask for your watch. Your method will not work here. I advise you to be honest. Our volunteers treat prisoners preferentially. You can keep these things." Well, when you go back later, you can change it into money yourself.”

Xia Yuan shook his head.

The American captain was still puzzled and said: "War is an opportunity to acquire property. During World War II, this was not the case for us in Germany."

Germany? Xia Yuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this white-skinned devil was actually captured by the Germans.

This US military captain told the true meaning of the matter. All imperialist wars of aggression are for the purpose of making war profits.

At the end of World War II, the U.S. military broke into West Berlin. They considered themselves victors and made a fortune from the war.

Now, why don't they come to North Korea to make war fortune? Just a few days ago, they were dreaming of going home for Christmas. They thought the big copper bowls used by North Koreans to eat were made of gold, so they robbed them all.

Even now, many people are prisoners and still carry the 'golden bowl' in their arms.

Xia Yuan reminded him again: "We are not the German army, and this is not Germany. We are the Chinese People's Volunteers! I hope you will keep this in mind."

The US captain became more and more confused. He thought that the army was the army. Except for the different nationalities, they were all the same thing. But when he came to the volunteers, he broke his thinking.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the volunteer army is so amazing, they don't even ask for money, so why do they come here to fight?
When Dai Jingshan came back, Xia Yuan told him what had just happened. After hearing this, Dai Jingshan smiled and said, "These American devils are very thoughtful."

As soon as I got to know them, I learned that once the prisoner management team used the remaining food money to buy many chickens, one for each class.

After the American soldiers finished eating, they went to steal the chickens from the Turkish prisoners. As a result, the Turkish prisoners did not eat any of the chickens. They quarreled with the American prisoners, "You bullied others in the past, but here you and we are prisoners. We should put down our stinking ”

The comrades in the prisoner control team saw that they were about to fight, so they quickly pulled them away, criticized the American prisoners, and gave the Turkish prisoners a chicken, and the matter was finally over.

At night, when the American soldiers in the prisoner control team have to be called by name, the number of enemy planes will decrease a lot at this time, and some Korean people from nearby villages will come here to watch.

There are women, children, and the elderly. When they see the American prisoners, some children will hit them with stones. When the American prisoners scream, the women laugh. Sometimes the American prisoners are walking outside alone, and North Korean elderly people meet them. They would beat them with sticks.

These U.S. military prisoners couldn't stand it anymore and protested to the Volunteer Army, saying that the Volunteer Army did not beat them themselves, but instigated North Korean people to beat them.

Dai Jingshan told them: "You burned their houses, killed their relatives, took away their belongings, and destroyed their homes. Who doesn't hate you? Don't act alone in the future. Fortunately, you met some people." Old man, if you meet some young people, I'm afraid you will be beaten to death by them."

Since then, US military prisoners no longer dared to go out alone. Even if they went to the toilet, they had to take volunteer soldiers with them.

Prisoners from each division were also treated leniently when sent to the prisoner control brigade. At that time, there were few soldiers to guard the prisoners, so the army only had three requirements for the prisoner brigade:

Firstly, they must not starve to death, secondly, they must prevent trouble, and thirdly, they must not be hijacked by planes.

During the short period of time in which the prisoners were detained, there was no mention of ideological education for the prisoners. Most of the time, it was just to ensure that there would be no problems.

After arriving at the prisoner control team, Xia Yuan stayed at the prisoner control team. They didn't know when the army would call them. It was estimated that the fighting on the front line was fierce at the moment, and the army leader did not have much time.

Life in the prisoner control team was relatively easy. Due to bombing by enemy planes, the main and non-staple food shipped from the motherland could not be delivered to the front. The prisoners ate whatever the volunteer soldiers ate.

However, there is a difference between officers and soldiers among prisoners. It is stipulated that the staple and non-staple food for officers is rice and canned food shipped from the motherland. The food for lieutenants and below is the same as that of our soldiers.

It is very difficult for the comrades in the prisoner management brigade to solve the problem of food for the prisoners. Every time they go to a place, they have to contact the logistics station, because the comrades in the prisoner management team are just scraping together and have no ability to improve the food of the prisoners. , solving the food problem of the soldiers at the front is enough to make them nervous, let alone taking care of the food of these prisoners.

There are not a few American soldiers captured by the 38th Army. If there are too many, there will eventually be problems with food.