[[[CP|W:210|H:140|A:C|U:http://file1.biquge.info/chapters/20136/16/2687928635070107545461237355232.jpg]]]] The picture shows the Eighth Route disguised as a Japanese military police surprise attack on the Japanese stronghold in the mountains. As can be seen from the picture, the Japanese army was playing mahjong and drinking alcohol when the Eighth Road broke in.

The author of this cartoon is Kunio Saito, who enlisted in the army in 1941 as a machine gun shooter in the former 63rd Division of the Japanese Army (codenamed "Formation Unit"), and was later transferred to work in the brigade intelligence room.

Saito, who returned to Japan after the war, wrote a number of books describing what it was like to be in the army. This manga is an illustration of the second section of the chapter "Careless Disaster" in "Tales of the Army Infantry", which is supposed to be an example of a battle that Saito saw when he was working in the brigade intelligence room.

According to the text, there was a detachment of about twenty people, led by non-commissioned officers, stationed somewhere in the mountains of Shanxi Province. Since there was no fighting every day and it was far from the headquarters, military discipline naturally could not be maintained very well. From the captain onwards, the entire stronghold was in a state of relaxation. Although the army requires 'high security', this detachment is quite sparse even in the superficial effort of 'looking heavily guarded'.

Stationed in a remote mountainous area, naturally there is little entertainment. Perhaps for this reason, it is not uncommon for veterans to drink during the day and play mahjong all night. Because of the addiction to playing mahjong, the sentries in the stronghold sometimes join in, resulting in no one standing guard. This is simply a fatal carelessness!

It probably won't be long before the arrogance of this stronghold is so easy to live in the nearby mountains, and the enemy forces operating in the nearby mountains will also be heard.

One night, the non-commissioned officer, who was the captain, played mahjong with the veterans, and was playing a lively game, when suddenly three gendarmes broke in. Seeing that these soldiers were actually playing mahjong, the gendarmes looked surprised and angry, and were furious.

In the Japanese army, the soldiers were most afraid of the gendarmes, and they were caught by the gendarmes at such an absurd time, and for a while, from the captain down, all the officers and soldiers entered a petrified state.

The next move of the "gendarmes" was amazing, they immediately took control of the weapons of the detachment, and called more companions, they rushed into the depths of the turret, and began to "name" the Japanese soldiers who were already sleeping with pistols.

Saito wrote: "Actually, if you have time to think about it, you will immediately feel that something is wrong—where did the gendarmes come from in the barren mountains and mountains? Besides, if there is a gendarme, you must notify them first, otherwise, how can we ensure their safety? The Japanese soldiers, who were asleep on the turret, realized that the situation was wrong and tried to get up and resist, but as a result, they were knocked down without even touching the gun. With bare hands, how is the enemy an opponent? ”

Because he woke up and wanted to resist, "The four people who played mahjong such as the captain of the non-commissioned officer were also shot on the spot. "Only a very small number of lucky people who go into hiding as soon as they find out that something is wrong have a chance to convey the fate of the stronghold.

This is a very rare classic example of a surprise attack in the eight-way camouflage, and unfortunately we can only find it from Japanese literature.

PS: The information comes from Sasu's blog, and friends who are interested in this area can go to his old man's blog to take a look.