wind in the dark night

Chapter 123 Gendarmerie

303 Post Street.

A two-story building in an eclectic style.

There is a sign at the gate: Binjiang Headquarters of the Kwantung Army Gendarmerie.

At this time, the lights in the team headquarters were bright.

Across a table, Shibuya Junichiro and a lieutenant officer were playing chess.

Lieutenant Assistant is 35 years old, with a short build, a eagle nose and stalk eyes, a modified mustache, and a pair of round glasses on the bridge of his nose.

He is Masahiko Aoki, Captain of the Binjiang Gendarmerie.

Previously served as the deputy captain of the 23th Regiment in the 13rd Division of the Kwantung Army. During the Battle of Nuomenhan, he suffered a serious gunshot wound to his left knee. Although his leg was saved after treatment, he was also permanently disabled and walked with a limp. .

His leg was injured and he was not suitable to stay in the combat unit. On the recommendation of Junichiro Shibuya from his hometown, he was transferred to Binjiang as the captain of the gendarmerie.

In important areas of Binjiang Province, the gendarmerie has six detachments, stationed in Fujiadian, Wuchang, Muling, Zhuhe, Yimianpo, and Acheng.

In accordance with the requirements of the Kwantung Army Command, the Pingfang Military District should also set up a permanent detachment.

The detachment has great power and can handle soldiers below the rank of lieutenant on its own.

Therefore, the selection of the captain must be carefully considered.

"Aoki-kun, is there anyone for the captain of the Pingfang Detachment?"

Shibuya Junichiro stared at the chessboard.

Aoki Masahiko said: "What does the director think, what about Captain Kato?"

"Kato is not bad, but..."

Shibuya Junichiro shook his head lightly.

Aoki Masahiko asked: "Just what?"

"He can't speak Chinese."

"what do you mean?"

"After all, this is Manchuria. If you can speak Chinese, it will be more convenient in many things."

"Besides Kato, I can't think of anyone else."

"I can recommend someone."

"Director, please tell me."

"Second Lieutenant Itawara Nan, he speaks Chinese very well, and he often went to the Pingfang military area before, and he is more familiar with the situation inside."

"However, the appointment of the captain of the detachment, in principle, must be at the rank of lieutenant or above..."

Aoki Masahiko hesitated and said.

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 one example. In the battle of Nomonhan that year, on the final day of the battle, according to the usual practice, the Kwantung Army More than half of the officers of the frontline troops are going to Hailaer for vacation, which leads to no one commanding the frontline, and the troops are in a semi-paralyzed state! The war is about to break out, and they still have to go on vacation step by step. In my opinion, this is simply a dogma engraved in the bones! There is no cure !"

Aoki Masahiko said: "General Kobayashi adjusted in time and launched a counterattack soon..."

Shibuya Junichiro sneered: "Initiate a counterattack? Under the cover of no artillery fire, let soldiers carry rifles to fight the enemy's aircraft and tanks. This method of play cannot be called a counterattack, it should be called suicide! If I remember correctly, The first echelon of the counterattack includes your 13th regiment, right? In the end, the captain of the regiment, Takahide Ise, and the deputy captain lost a leg!"

Aoki Masahiko was speechless for a while, touching his knee, with pain on his face.

Shibuya Junichiro eased his tone: "I'm sorry, I didn't intend to expose people's scars. Having said so much, I just want to tell you the importance of flexibility!
"I see. Thank you, Director, for reminding me."

Aoki Masahiko nodded slightly.

"I just suggest that, as the captain of the gendarmerie, the decision is in your hands."

Junichiro Shibuya lightly placed pieces on the chessboard.

Aoki Masahiko said: "I have already decided that Idahara will be the captain of the Pingfang detachment."

In terms of military rank, Aoki Masahiko is only Lieutenant General, and Shibuya Junichiro is Lieutenant General.

The military rank system of the Japanese army is strictly hierarchical. There is an insurmountable gap between the assistant officer and the general officer. It is impossible to rise up every ten or eight years.

Aoki Masahiko guessed that Itahara was cautious and followed Shibuya Junichiro many times to perform tasks, which probably left a good impression.

"Director, I'll call Yi Tian here and announce the appointment in front of you!"

Aoki Masahiko said.

Shibuya Junichiro nodded with a smile.

He understood what Aoki Masahiko meant, and announced in front of his face that he wanted to tell Itahara Nan who the person who really promoted him was.

"Come on! Go and call Second Lieutenant Yi Tian!"

Aoki Masahiko ordered his subordinates.

……

Telecom Room of the Gendarmerie.

Sergeant Suzuki reached for the water glass, accidentally knocked over the ink bottle on the table, the ink spilled all over his body, and his clothes and pants were everywhere.

Private Officer Yamamoto hurriedly brought a rag to wipe it.

The telecommunications room is manned 24 hours a day.

It's their turn tonight.

In order to prevent accidents from happening, there are usually more than two people on duty at night.

"Oh, too bad!"

Suzuki looked at his clothes annoyed.

Yamamoto said: "Sergeant Suzuki, go and change it, anyway, the barracks are not far away."

Suzuki thought for a while: "If an officer comes, just say I went to the bathroom."

Yamamoto said with a smile: "It's so late, the officers are all resting, it's all right."

Suzuki nodded, opened the door and walked out.

After a while, the door opened and Itawara walked in.

Yamamoto quickly stood up and bowed to salute.

"Are you on duty today?"

Itawara asked.

Yamamoto replied, "Yes."

Itawara looked around: "Who's the other one?"

Yamamoto said, "It's Senso Suzuki."

"What about others?"

"Going to the bathroom..."

"I just came out of the bathroom, why didn't I see him?"

"Forehead……"

"Say!"

"Sergeant Suzuki's clothes are dirty, go back to the barracks..."

"Go get him back for me!"

"Yes!"

Suzuki didn't dare to defend even half a word of Itawara'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 a number, which is like a password. If it is not an insider, even if you get the key, you will not be able to figure out which lock to open.

Hearing the footsteps in the corridor fading away, Idahara took off a bunch of keys, opened the file cabinet with one of them, and took out a file bag marked "Leave the message at the bottom".

In the file bag was a thick stack of original telegrams.

For all incoming and outgoing messages, the telecommunications room will copy a copy and send it to the team headquarters, and the original manuscript needs to be kept for future inquiries at any time.

Yi Tianyuan looked at ten lines at a glance, quickly flipping through the telegram.

The contents of the telegrams were very complicated, mostly about the mobilization of troops, major espionage cases notified from various places, and cases investigated by the detachment, some of which involved internal disciplinary actions of the Japanese army, and some of them were about resistance organizations.

At this moment, someone in the corridor asked, "Did you see Second Lieutenant Yi Tian?"

Then came the voice of Private Officer Yamamoto: "Second Lieutenant Yida is in the telecommunications room."

"It's so late, what is Second Lieutenant Yi Tian doing in the telecommunications room?"

"This, I don't know either."

"Lead the way!"

"Yes!"

Disorderly footsteps came towards the telecommunications room.

　The author has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the chapter will be revised once or twice after it is published, so it is best to wait 8 minutes for the book.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)