Hearing that the person who sent back a piece of information that Tubalu was training in Wangjiagou was actually a graduate of the Imperial Army's Nakano School, Luo Hekanshiro was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be a little unconvinced. Because in his opinion, the elite agents who graduated from the Army's Nakano School were used to collect intelligence on the government forces in China.

The efficient work of these intelligence elites, painstakingly cultivated by the Imperial Army, has played an extremely important role in the Empire's operations against China since its establishment. There are so many graduates of the Imperial Nakano School every year, and more important directions can't be assigned, where will they be assigned to the barren mountainous area of southeast Jin?

For this eight-way army called Hanako, it has never been before to use these elites. Because in the eyes of senior commanders, it is a bit overkill to use the elites who graduated from the Army's Nakano School to deal with the Eighth Route Army, which is not very powerful. After all, the graduates of Nakano School don't have as much as they want.

To deal with the Eighth Route Army, it was generally to cultivate local Chinese armed forces who were willing to serve the empire. Or bribe the greedy Shina to gather much-needed information. But at this moment, from the mouth of his old classmate, he actually said that the stupid person who passed on inaccurate information was actually a graduate of the Imperial Nakano School, and Luo Hekanshiro was full of disbelief.

Regarding what he just said, Luo Hekanshiro's face was full of disbelief, and Tsuruta Numan smiled: "Luo Hejun, are you still annoyed by the failure to apply for Nakano School that year?" At that time, you were already a lieutenant officer, and you did not meet the requirements for admission to Nakano School. Let you, a graduate of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, go and become an agent that is the loss of the Imperial Army. ”

Looking at his old classmate's disappreciative face, Tsuruta Numan didn't say much about this matter. If his old classmate wants to be admitted to the Army University to realize his dream of becoming a general, he has to go crazy. It's a pity that he has been defeated repeatedly, and he has repeatedly applied for the exam after graduating from the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, but he has failed to pass the exam once.

After the Shina Incident, the Ministry of the Army reported that there was a shortage of personnel, and the first batch of students at the Nakano School was established, and all units and units under the Army were required to recommend the best officers and non-commissioned officers to apply for the examination. This old man didn't know where he heard the news, and he thought that Fa was recommended to the list. But I didn't expect to be eliminated in the first round.

Although he was eliminated in the first round, this guy has always kept the phrase of the best junior officers and non-commissioned officers in his mind. He has always considered the graduates of this school to be the best. Although this school specializes in the training of special agents, it is strictly secret in the Japanese Army. But he still maintains his own views on some of the one-sided things he knows.

As a member of the intelligence department of the Japanese army stationed in Changzhi Division, Tsuruta Numan was transferred to the 36th Division after serving as an instructor in that school for more than a year. It's just that the whereabouts of the graduates of Nakano School have always been strictly secret, and as instructors, they are not allowed to interfere.

Of course, he wouldn't tell his old classmate, the student of the Nakano School who provided them with information, that he hadn't officially graduated. I just completed all my studies and was sent to the 36th Division for apprenticeship. This operation is still a little immature, so it is half-baked. When this guy graduates, the real destination is not something that he can influence.

However, the trainee has been active in Hubei, a so-called security area tightly controlled by the Japanese army, for nearly a month. The difficulty of spying on intelligence and the delay in making great progress also caused Tsuruta Numanan, who had not long been transferred to the 36th Division, to feel a great headache about the tight organization of the Eighth Route Army, including the tightness of the local organization.

If it weren't for the chance that he learned that there was a dirt road in Wangjiagou, he immediately returned to Qiaokou Town to report. I'm afraid that this dirt eight roads will be completed under the nose of his old classmate, and he doesn't know at all. It's just that this guy's unskillfulness in his work directly buried a tactician in the Imperial Army.

The mistake of this intelligence, coupled with the previous difficulties in gathering intelligence in the mountainous area of eastern Hubei, made Tsuruta Numan more determined in his previous thinking, but also made certain changes to his previous plan. He came to Hubei this time to ask his old classmate for help.

Knowing the affairs of Nakano School, Tsuruta Nunan, who couldn't leak too much, avoided this topic, and said directly: "Luo Hejun, if you want to eliminate an opponent, you must have a deep understanding of them. It's not just the way their troops fight, it's the way they organize. ”

"Especially in the face of opponents like the Eighth Route Army, who are extremely capable of mobilizing the people and are well-organized, we must find a suitable way to deal with them. In addition to increasing the mountain combat capability of the troops, as well as increasing the mobile and flexible combat mode of small units. It is also necessary to have a clear grasp and understanding of the rules of their activities. Luo Hejun, I'm here to stretch out my hand with you this time. ”

"I need you to help me provide me with a group of prisoners of war and traitors from the Eighth Road, the higher the position, the better, preferably the so-called political work officers among them, as for those Tu Eight Roads, it doesn't hurt if they have. Their so-called county and district cadres, I also hope you can provide a few. ”

Regarding Tsuruta Nunan's request, Luo Hekanshiro shook his head and said, "I don't have any of these people you want." There were some prisoners of war of the Eighth Route Army, all of whom were captured during the sweep last autumn. But the highest position is only a platoon commander, and no matter how high it is, there will be no more. ”

"In the middle of the battle, once their troops are surrounded by our army, they always try to find a way to either use the terrain or take advantage of the night to break through. They are very capable of fighting at night, and generally hold out until the night breakout. Even if the breakthrough is unsuccessful, they will stubbornly resist to the end. There are not many prisoners that our army can capture, especially those who have certain positions. ”

"As for their county and district cadres, in the words of Zhina, they are all local snakes, and it is even more difficult to catch. They hide among the common people, and in the absence of information sources, you can't tell the difference. Tsuruda-kun, your views on the Eight Roads coincide with my judgment. The organization of the Eighth Route is indeed tight, and few of the prisoners we have captured are willing to serve us. ”

"Those who took the initiative to serve the imperial army were even more rare. And there are no people with relatively high positions at all. But I do have a guy here, who is what they call a county traffic officer. This guy was on their side, and he was criticized for making a mistake and volunteered to serve in plainclothes when he entered the county seat. ”

"According to the information provided by this guy, we cracked their so-called intelligence station of the county party committee in Hubei County, and almost caught their county party secretary. It's just that the secretary of the county party committee shot himself after discovering that he was surrounded by us, otherwise the gendarmerie would have made him speak. ”

"There is also the secretary of the district party committee, who was captured last year and is still in the gendarmerie. But this guy has a very hard mouth, and he won't open his mouth no matter how he tortures him. Aside from the fact that these two have some value, there is nothing left. You are also well aware of the Imperial Army's style of dealing with captives, and with the unusually tenacious tenacity of these Eight Routes, it is very rare to fight to the death. There were not many captives that were able to be captured, and even fewer of them were valuable. ”

The style of treating captives in the mouth of Kamishiro Luohe, Tsuruta Numan naturally knows exactly what it is. The prisoners were either directly slashed or used to practice assassination for recruits. As for the wounded prisoners, they were basically left behind. Pick it directly with a bayonet, it's better to die.

After thinking about it, Tsuruta Numan said to Luo Hekanshiro: "I will take away the traffic officer who took the initiative to surrender to the imperial army, and I will also take the captured platoon commander and the die-hard district party secretary." However, Luo Hejun, I hope that your troops, in the next sweep, will keep as many prisoners as possible. ”

"For a strong-willed army with a flexible fighting style, a military solution is not the best means. Dealing with such an army and breaking their will to fight is much more effective than physically destroying them. And this disintegration work can start with the captives first. ”

"When an army with a strong will but difficult environment is faced with starvation and a tough opponent, there is always the threat of death. When compared with money, beautiful women, and the prosperity and stability of life in the mouth of China, I think that their will will will will be firm, and there will be times when it will collapse. ”

"Keep the captives, offer them good food and drink, and arrange for them to go to the brothel to experience what it means to be truly treated. I think it would be a good idea to put them back in and preach the preferential treatment of the Imperial Army. Old classmate, there is a saying about the people of Zhina, called the Gentle Township Hero Mound, to put it bluntly, it is the hero who is sad about the beauty. ”

"Against these tenacious soldiers, sometimes beauty will be a weapon that is easier to make them bow their heads than guns, and it is quite effective. Old classmate, for an army like the Eighth Road, blindly taking military strikes is not a good choice. A multi-pronged approach is the best way to deal with them. ”

Speaking of this, Tsuruta Numan took out a book from the satchel beside him and handed it to Luo Hekanshiro Shaozo and said: "Also, some time ago, I accidentally saw a so-called bandit suppression manual issued by the government army of China when dealing with these communist armies. ”

There is a sentence in this, which I think is also quite applicable when dealing with these Eight Roads that were reorganized by the Communist Army. Three parts military and seven points political, politically dismantling the areas controlled by the bandits, that is to say, the people's hearts in the so-called base areas of these communist armies. Far more effective than mobilizing large numbers of troops to fight their so-called guerrillas. ”

"After taking up the post of the 36th Division, I also carefully summarized the previous operations of the Imperial Army against the Eighth Road. The Imperial Army organized many sweeps of the so-called base areas of the Eighth Road, but each time it was difficult to capture the main force of the Eighth Road. On the contrary, they often had to retreat because the supply line was cut off by the Eighth Road. ”

"Even if the eight roads in the sweep area are dealt heavy damage, they rely on their excellent mobilization ability to replenish them in the shortest possible time. And the Imperial Army's sweep of the Eighth Route Base Area, some of the inventions they did deepened the anger of the people of China against us. ”

"Coupled with the excellent mobilization ability of the Eighth Route, the Imperial Army, which has always been invincible, is like a blind man in its so-called base area. Without reliable sources of information, it is impossible to solicit supplies. Even if they controlled part of the occupied territory, they eventually had to give it up for many reasons. ”

"When we're gone, those Eight Roads will come back and turn the area we have spent so much time to stabilize back into a sea of red. The empire fights against the Eight Ways like a man fights with flies. If you can't kill them, even if you drive them away for a while, they will soon come back again. ”