A sign hangs at the gate: Kwantung Army Military Police Binjiang Headquarters.
At this time, the lights in the team headquarters were bright.
Across a table, Junichiro Shibuya and a lieutenant colonel were playing chess.
The Lieutenant Colonel is in his mid-thirties, with a short build, a hawk-nosed eagle-eyes, a modified mustache, and a pair of round glasses on the bridge of his nose.
He is Binjiang Military Police Captain Aoki Masahiko.
Previously, he served as the deputy captain of the 13th Regiment of the 23rd Division of the Kwantung Army. During the Battle of Nomenhan, he suffered a serious gunshot wound to his left knee. Although the leg was saved after treatment, he was left with a lifelong disability and walked with a limp.
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His leg was injured and he was not suitable to stay in the combat force. On the recommendation of his fellow soldier Shibuya Junichiro, he was transferred to Binjiang as the captain of the military police.
In important areas of Binjiang Province, there are six gendarmerie detachments, which are stationed in Fujiadian, Wuchang, Muling, Zhuhe, Yimianpo, and Acheng.
According to the requirements of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, a permanent detachment must also be established in the Pingfang Military District.
The detachment has great power and can handle military personnel below the rank of lieutenant on its own.
Therefore, the selection of captain must be carefully considered.
"Aoki-kun, has anyone chosen the bungalow detachment captain?"
Junichiro Shibuya stared at the chessboard.
Masahiko Aoki said: "What does the agency chief think of Captain Kato?"
"Kato is not bad, but..."
Shibuya Junichiro shook his head slightly.
Masahiko Aoki asked: "Just what?"
"He doesn't speak Chinese."
"What do you mean?"
"This is Manchuria after all. If you can speak Chinese, it will be more convenient in many things."
"Other than Kato, I can't think of any other candidate."
"I can recommend someone."
"Director, please speak."
"Second Lieutenant Idahara, he speaks Chinese very well. He has often gone to the bungalow military area before, and he is more familiar with the situation inside."
"However, in principle, the appointment of the detachment leader must be with the rank of lieutenant or above..."
Aoki Masahiko said hesitantly.
Shibuya Junichiro said: "Aoki-kun, do you know what is the biggest shortcoming of us Japanese? It is dogma and rigidity. I will only give you one example. In the Battle of Nomonhan that year, on the final day of the decisive battle, as usual, the Kwantung Army
More than half of the officers of the frontline troops are going to Hailar for vacation, leaving no one to command the front line and the troops are in a state of semi-paralysis! The war is about to break out, but they still have to take vacations as planned. In my opinion, this is simply a dogma engraved in the bones! It is hopeless.
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Aoki Masahiko said: "General Kobayashi made timely adjustments and quickly launched a counterattack..."
Junichiro Shibuya sneered: "Launch a counterattack? Without the cover of artillery fire, let the soldiers carry rifles to fight the enemy's aircraft and tanks. This style of play cannot be called a counterattack, it should be called suicide! If I remember correctly,
The first echelon of the counterattack also includes your 13th Regiment, right? As a result, the commander Ise Takahide and Osa Tama were shattered, and the deputy commander lost a leg!"
Aoki Masahiko was speechless for a long time, touching his knee with a look of pain on his face.
Junichiro Shibuya softened his tone: "I'm sorry, I don't intend to expose anyone's wounds. Having said all this, I just want to tell you the importance of flexibility!
"I understand, thank you, Director, for reminding me."
Aoki Masahiko nodded slightly.
"I just suggest that as the captain of the gendarmerie, the decision-making power rests with you."
Junichiro Shibuya makes a gentle move on the chessboard.
Masahiko Aoki said: "I have decided that Idaharao will serve as the captain of the bungalow detachment."
In terms of military rank, Masahiko Aoki is only Lieutenant Colonel and Junichiro Shibuya is Lieutenant General.
The Japanese army's military rank system is very hierarchical. There is an insurmountable gap between junior officers and general officers. It is impossible to rise up within ten or eight years.
Masahiko Aoki guessed that Ida Harao was cautious and followed Junichiro Shibuya on many missions, which probably left a good impression.
"Director, I will call Ida right away and announce the appointment in front of you!"
Masahiko Aoki said.
Shibuya Junichiro smiled and nodded.
He understood what Masahiko Aoki meant and announced it in front of him, just to tell Idaharao who the person who really promoted him was.
"Come here! Go and call Lieutenant Ida!"
Aoki Masahiko ordered his men.
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Gendarmerie Telecommunications Room.
Sergeant Suzuki reached for the water glass and accidentally knocked over the ink bottle on the table. Ink spilled all over his body and his clothes and pants were everywhere.
Private Yamamoto quickly brought a rag to wipe it.
The telecommunications room is manned 24 hours a day.
Tonight it's their turn.
In order to prevent accidents from happening, there are usually more than two people on duty at night.
"Oh, that's too bad!"
Suzuki looked at his clothes in frustration.
Yamamoto said: "Sergeant Suzuki, go and change one. The barracks is not far anyway."
Suzuki thought for a while: "If a superior comes, just tell me I went to the bathroom."
Yamamoto smiled and said: "It's so late, the officers have all rested, it's okay."
Suzuki nodded, opened the door and walked out.
After a while, the door opened and Idaharao walked in.
Yamamoto quickly stood up and bowed to salute.
"Are you on night watch today?"
Idaharao asked.
Yamamoto replied respectfully: "Yes."
Idaharao looked around: "Who is the other one?"
Yamamoto said: "It's Sergeant Suzuki."
"Where are the others?"
"Go to the bathroom..."
"I just came out of the bathroom, why didn't I see him?"
"Forehead……"
"explain!"
"Sergeant Suzuki's clothes are dirty, go back to the barracks..."
"Go and get him back for me!"
"yes!"
Suzuki didn't dare to defend even a word of Idawarao's order.
There is a row of keys hanging on the wall. According to visual inspection, there are at least fifty or sixty keys.
The key is marked with numbers, just like a password. If you are not an insider, you will not be able to figure out which lock to open even if you get the key.
Listening to the footsteps fading away in the corridor, Idaharao took off a bunch of keys, used one of them to open the filing cabinet, and pulled out a document bag marked "Messages reserved."
Inside the document bag is a thick stack of original telegrams.
A copy of all incoming and outgoing messages will be sent to the team headquarters in the telecommunications room, and the original copy must be kept for future reference.
Idaharao quickly flipped through the telegrams at a glance.
The contents of the cables are very complex, mostly relating to military mobilization, major espionage cases reported from various places, and cases investigated by the detachment, some involving internal disciplinary actions within the Japanese army, and some related to resistance organizations.
At this moment, someone in the corridor asked: "Have you seen Second Lieutenant Ida?"
Then came the voice of Private Yamamoto: "Second Lieutenant Ida is in the telecommunications room."
"It's so late, what are Lieutenant Ida doing in the telecommunications room?"
"I don't know about this either."
"Lead the way!"
"yes!"
Chaotic footsteps came towards the telecommunications room.
The author has obsessive-compulsive disorder and will revise a chapter once or twice after it is published, so it is best to wait ten or eight minutes for the book.