Another troublesome thing is the prisoners of war and coolies on Rabaul.``

There were more than 7,000 prisoners of war... The number of prisoners of war was forever for the Allies and even the Chinese Expeditionary Force. There was never a battle that saw more than 7,000 Japanese surrender. They launched a jade-shattered attack on the enemy at the last moment.

In fact, Rabaul is the same. The regular Japanese army basically died and injured, either hiding in the tunnel or the jungle to continue to fight stubbornly until the last moment.

But in addition to the regular army, the Japanese army on Rabaul also had other components, such as the Korean engineers. Only a small number of them insisted on fighting until the last moment of death and never surrendered... For these Koreans, sometimes I really don't know how to understand them.

It should be said that they are brave, otherwise they would not be able to persevere until the last moment.

But at the same time, they are stupid. Their entire recognition of their motherland was wrong, that is, they regarded Japan, which invaded North Korea and killed their compatriots and relatives as their motherland. Simply put, they were "brainwashed" so that they didn't know which country they were from.

How will future generations evaluate these "heroic" Koreans?

Zhang Chi didn't know, but in short, he wouldn't treat them as heroes.

In addition to the Korean engineers, some were technicians from Japanese arsenals. They had no weapons in their hands and had no time to commit suicide... They were controlled by the rebellious coolie at the first time. Zhang Chi believed that if conditions permit, they would detonate the arsenal and die together with the equipment.

Zhang Chi was a little sorry for this, because these technicians should be said to be a kind of wealth, but they are also wealth that they dare not use.

Should they continue to manage the arsenal? If they are accidentally killed, the entire arsenal will be blown up!

Due to the existence of these Japanese troops, there were more than 7,000 prisoners of war in this battle, and there were more than 20,000 coolies.

Originally, these people should not be what Zhang Chi or Wang Mazi should consider, just throw the problem to Halsey.

But Halsey obviously didn't take this matter seriously.

"Colin!" Halsey replied: "You can handle these people, I believe you will arrange them!"

Now Zhang Chi is in a dilemma... There are nearly 30,000 people.

Among them, Japanese prisoners of war are fine, just let people take care of their work as a coolie. There are still many things on the island that need to be rebuilt.

But those coolies from various countries... still let them continue to be coolies?!

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi held a meeting of representatives who had gathered the coolies, including Wu Yan and Chen Guoliang from the "Chinese Brothers Group".

"This is the situation!" Zhang Chi said: "Although you are free, we are willing to send you home, but..."

After pausing, Zhang Chi said, "You are also aware of the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, North Korea, etc. These countries are still under the rule of the Japanese. We want to send you back, but we can't send you back!"

"Of course!" Zhang Chi looked around the venue and said, "There are some special things among them, such as Myanmar, the Japanese have been defeated!"

"Really?" Several Myanmar representatives immediately shouted in surprise and joy. They obviously arrived in Rabaul before Myanmar's liberation, so they didn't know the current situation in Myanmar.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "Myanmar is now under the management of the Chinese team. If you want, you can arrange for you to return home!"

The representative of Myanmar immediately cheered.

"There is also China!" Zhang Chi turned his eyes to Wu Yan and others, and said: "Although China is still surrounded and blocked by the Japanese, the China-Myanmar highway has been opened, and you can also return from Myanmar!"

"Yeah!" Wu Yan just nodded.

What surprised Zhang Chi was that Wu Yan and Chen Guoliang's expressions were not as excited as those of the Burmese people.

Maybe it was because they had known they could return to China for a long time. Zhang Chi thought so, and later he realized that this was not the case.

"Friends from other countries!" Zhang Chi continued: "My idea is...you live in Labaoer for the time being. You can choose the fields you want to plant and build your own houses. We will also give you certain food and necessities for your life. When your respective countries are liberated, what do you think?"

Zhang Chi's words were passed to the representatives through translations from various countries, and he was talking about them.

But this actually doesn't need to be discussed at all, because they have no second way to go... Could it be that they will go back now? Even if the Americans are willing to risk their lives to send them back to their country, they will continue to be enslaved by the Japanese when they go back, and even if they can't do anything well, they will be lost.

So, not long after, several representatives sent a message to express their consent.

The representative of Thailand asked a question: "Will Rabaul fight often here?"

Obviously, Thai people still have choices because Thailand is an "alliance" of the Japanese, so they are weighing whether it is better to stay in Rabaul or return to China.

"I can't guarantee that there will be no war!" Zhang Chi smiled and said, "But I'm sure this place will be safer than Thailand. If you don't believe it, I will consider giving you a ship and letting you return home by yourself!"

Zhang Chi really couldn't believe that there would be such stupid people. These Thais were deceived by the Japanese army, and they were not treated preferentially because they were "allies" of the Japanese army. Now they still try to believe that the Japanese army in Thailand would give them a life. They didn't think about it. The Japanese army in Thailand would definitely not let them go home alive and tell all the truth about being deceived into Rabaul as a coolie.

But their mood seems to be understandable. After all, they are the people. As long as there is a little chance, they will want to go home.

In the end, after the Thais discussed with each other, they decided to stay in Rabaul.

"Room!" Wu Yan spoke at this time: "I want to know, if we don't return to our country, can we join the New First Division and fight with you?"

Zhang Chi was stunned when he heard this, and then he realized the real reason for Wu Yan and Chen Guoliang's cold expression just now.

"Don't you go home?" Zhang Chi asked.

Wu Yan shook his head and replied, "How can the devils go home if they are not destroyed?"

"Yes, the group!" Chen Guoliang also said: "We have been captured by the Japanese for some years. Our family thought we had sacrificed. Moreover, we were in chaos. Even if we returned to our country, we might not be able to find relatives. We still have to go hungry when we returned. We also want to fight the Japanese. It is better to follow you!"

Chen Guoliang is right. Fighting Japanese in China and fighting Japanese in the Pacific are completely different.
Chapter completed!