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January 11, 1943, Shanxi Province, China.

"Comrade Xiaolin, are you saying that the Japanese are interested in withdrawing from Qinyuan County?" An Ziwen, secretary of the Taiyue Military Region Party Committee, asked in an incredible tone.

The Taiyue Military Region was not established for a long time. In January 1940, in order to consolidate Taiyue District and strengthen the military strength of the area, the Secret Service Regiment of the 386th Brigade of the Eighth Route Army entered Taiyue District to launch a fight against the enemy. In June, according to the Licheng meeting of the Northern Bureau, the Taiyue Military Region was established. The 386th Brigade of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army and the leadership of the military region, and was called the Taiyue Column to the outside world. Chen Geng served as the commander. The military region was under the command of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army, with three military sub-districts under it. An Ziwen served as the secretary of the district party committee.

"Yes, not only will they withdraw from Qinyuan County, but they may also withdraw from more county towns..." Sitting opposite him, wearing cotton uniforms and glasses, Kobayashi Mitsuhide dressed in a standard Eighth Route Army, nodded and walked to the map to tell, "The latest policy of the Japanese army is to shrink its troops and focus on defense. In the near future, it will voluntarily withdraw from a batch of county towns such as western and southern Shanxi. The number should be more than 15. I don't know the specific list and retreat schedule at this time."

Kobayashi Mitsuhide was a mysterious figure. In December 1942, after occupying most areas of the Taiyue Military Region with Qinyuan County as the core, the Japanese army immediately launched a targeted large-scale mobilization, dispatching more than 20,000 Japanese and puppet troops. However, during the large-scale mobilization, a Japanese army in his 40s suddenly left the army and was intercepted by an armed force team of the Taiyue Military Region on the way.

At the beginning, he was treated as a prisoner. Due to his military rank and identity, the armed forces sent him to the superior authorities overnight. Then, all those who were concerned about the incident received a news that shocked them: Not only did Kobayashi Mitsuhide commit suicide like other Japanese prisoners, he happily announced that he had found the organization.

If China's national war of resistance began in 1937, it had been five and a half years. In such a long time, not to mention Japanese officers, even ordinary soldiers were unable to catch a few Japanese officers. And the surrender of the Chinese-Soviet level was even rare in the country. When it was transferred to the Taiyue Military Region, An Ziwen interrogated him immediately.

"You mean, are you a backbone member of the Japanese Anti-War Alliance in Shanxi?"

"Yes, to be precise, I am the supreme leader of the Anti-War Alliance in the North China Front Army." Kobayashi Mitsuhide could speak fluent Chinese and write very well. When he couldn't explain some things clearly, he often used words to explain them. He introduced the history and origin of the Japanese Anti-War Alliance in a slew-like manner, and focused on some of the work being carried out. He also introduced the deeds of Ozaki Hidemi and Nakamoto to An Ziwen, and let the other party take a breath of air.

"Are you Japan?"

"To be precise, I am not. I am just a sympathizer and supporter of the Japanese Communist Party, but I am not a Japanese Communist Party, and I will not consider joining the Japanese Communist Party in the short term."

"Why?"

"I doubt many of the policies of the Japanese Communist Party. I agree with the Japanese Communist Party opposes big capitalists and militarism, but I do not agree with supporting the Soviet Union." Kobayashi Mitsuhide's tone was very plain, "In my opinion, Japan is first of all Japanese, and secondly. It is not surprising that the Soviet Communist Party requires all countries to obey their orders for its own interests, and it is also in the interests of the Soviet people, but this is not necessarily in the interests of the people of all countries."

At this point, An Ziwen, whose political level is not bad, put forward the theory of the consistency of proletarian interests, but it is almost impossible to convince Kobayashi Mitsuhide because the other party raised a difficult question - the Central East Road Incident.

Kobayashi's question is as follows: "The Middle East Railway is completely within China. It was obtained from your country through unequal treaties by the Tsarist Russian Empire. The Soviet Union obtained relevant benefits through inheritance. Just ask one question. In the opinion, should it be better to let the Soviet Union control it or to let the Fengtian warlords control it? My answer is - it is better to control the Fengtian! No matter how bad the Fengtian is, it is still a Chinese, and no matter how good the Soviet Union is, it is still a foreigner. If the Soviet Union seeks to control the Middle East Road for its own interests today, it will be able to seek to control Manchuria in the future - when the Kuomintang controls the national regime, if one day the Soviet Union occupies Manchuria, do you think it is better for Manchuria to continue as a part of China or as a franchise republic of the Soviet Union?"

An Ziwen dared not answer this question, because he might be suspected of a wrong route. Now it is the period of rectification, and he dare not take this risk.

In addition to the Central and Eastern Road issue, both sides also had fierce debates on the Sino-Japanese War.

In the words of Mitsuhide Kobayashi: From the perspective of Japan, it is actually easy to understand the war. China has a vast land and a wealth of resources, with a population of only 40,500,000 people. Of course, there is no need to do anything and don’t want to fight. It’s better to live a safe life by yourself. Japan has a population of 80 million, but it can only hide on the island and have no resources. It’s difficult to support them, so Japan will continue to launch wars to gain living space - an old Chinese saying says that officials force the people to rebel, and many Japanese farmers’ lives cannot even catch up with China. Considering it worldwide, Japan is actually forced by the environment.

He used a playful sentence to explain the thoughts of many Japanese people: "It is inhumane to eat wolves, but if they are protected from eating wolves, they will starve to death. Don't tell me that wolves can also eat grass instead..."

In the 1940s, there was basically no such thing as a great development of science and technology. Using technological progress to solve the problem of population and survival can only be circulated within the established framework. Therefore, the two sides have debated many times on the issue of Japan's survival and development but cannot convince each other. Kobayashi Mitsuhide himself believes that the reason why China and Japan are now in a state of war is because the strength of both sides is not equal. If China is as strong as Japan or Japan is as weak as China, there will be no such thing as war. The former must be that both sides unite to oppose Europe and the United States, and the latter must be that both sides become European and American colonies together. If one day China is strong and Japan is weak, China may not fight Japan, but Japan will definitely send people to learn from China, just like the "Tang envoy."

After the relevant information was reported, many people suspected that Kobayashi Mitsuhide was a Japanese spy, but whether he was a cadre under Li Kenong's in-depth investigation or inquiring about the Japanese Communist Party Chairman Nosaka (pseudonym Lin Tsawa), he could not confirm his identity as a spy. Nosakashi has always been in charge of the workers' movement in Japan, with a high theoretical level and a background in the Communist International, but he has never had any experience in serving in the army. Therefore, although he could explain the situation in Japan on a overall level, he was completely disgusted with the situation within the Japanese army.

Kobayashi Mitsuhide is a very real soldier. He can't explain the overall situation in Japan, but he can tell the confidential information within the Japanese army, including the formation, organization, equipment, soldier training, officer training, logistics and supplies of the army, and wrote tens of thousands of words. He explained his work in the General Staff of the North China Front Army, because he knew Chinese, he was also responsible for collecting information about China. This time he took advantage of the favorable opportunity of battlefield supervision to defect to the army.

As the investigation deepens, the initiative in the inquiry has been taken into account by the cadres sent to defend the people in Yan'an, and the problems are becoming increasingly acute.

"Have you ever killed the Chinese?"

"Killed..."

"several?"

"Not many, 3-4. I am Zhongzuo, and I work in the staff system most of my time, and I basically can't kill Chinese people directly. There are only 3-4 people who asked me to shoot and kill people directly. And before the China Incident (July 7 Incident), I was the past when I was a squadron leader in Manchuria to clear out guerrillas, but I can guarantee that I have never killed Chinese civilians and have no other criminal acts - no matter what, I am also an officer from the non-commissioned officer school and the Mainland University."

Kobayashi Mitsuhide's attitude was very satisfying to everyone - at first he thought he would hide these issues, but he admitted it readily, not only explaining the time and place, but also indirectly showing the final failure of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces.

After reversing the prejudice and position, the Eighth Route Army had to admit that he was a very excellent soldier with outstanding staff skills and very solid basic skills in the infantry. His gunshots were very accurate, and the grenades were thrown very far. The Taiyue Military Region seized some Japanese grenade launchers, and there were very few soldiers who could hit them accurately. But in Kobayashi Mitsuhide's hands, he simply pointed to hitting wherever he was. The fixed target within the visual range would inevitably hit within 4 rounds. In terms of thorn fighting skills, although he was already a middle-aged man in his 40s, he was still at ease against three Eighth Route Army soldiers.

This superb skill and his statement during previous debates made the Taiyue Military Region think that Kobayashi Mitsuhide is not a Japanese spy. If it is a spy, he should be in a low-key manner and not use such fierce debates to cause disputes. More importantly, Kobayashi Mitsuhide is very capable - he can get the arms urgently needed by the Eighth Route Army.

After the Qinyuan sweep, the days when the Japanese army came out to sweep the countryside became less and less frequent. They hid in a few county towns, almost ignored the vast rural areas outside, and let large areas of "security areas" become "quasi-security areas", and then changed from "quasi-security areas" to "non-security areas". Corresponding to this is the booming anti-Japanese base area - arms have become the most urgently needed thing.

After initially removing the suspicion, in order to continue observing him, Kobayashi Mitsuhide was assigned to work in the Taiyue Military Region on the spot, mainly responsible for training and education, responsible for carrying out regular education in the entire military region, and helping cadres improve relevant military capabilities. Not only did he complete the work well, he also said that he could get arms to the base area. Although An Ziwen was skeptical about this, he did not stop him. He allowed him to write letters to the Japanese army and request 10 rifles and 2,000 bullets, and also stipulated a transportation location.

When it was time to specify, based on the clues and targets he provided, the Eighth Route Army indeed dug out arms and replied.

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