Chapter Thirteen: Leaked Information
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According to the normal course of history, the two regiments of the Eighth Route Army would have been surrounded by the Japanese army's encirclement and counter-encirclement campaign, suffering heavy casualties even if they managed to break through. The base area would also have suffered severe damage. However, due to the arrival of the travelers, the entire counter-campaign ended in a crushing victory for the Eighth Route Army, with the Japanese army suffering a humiliating defeat in their sweep of the entire Hebei-Shandong-Henan border region - even the already-built artillery towers were destroyed in large numbers. In the words of the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese had "lost both wife and soldiers", while in the words of the travelers, they had been "played". Whatever the phrase, it all meant the same thing.
The Eighth Route Army, in order to publicize their military achievements and at the same time conceal the existence of the travelers, intentionally took a photo of a group of soldiers standing among piles of spoils of war, equipped with only broken guns and cannons or even big knives and long spears. This photo was quickly reprinted by major newspapers at home and abroad, with the Xinhua Daily being the first to do so. Even the Central Daily reprinted the Eighth Route Army's battle report. After all, annihilating an entire Japanese reinforced regiment was a rare and great victory at that time, especially for the Eighth Route Army, which had always been poor and weak. The two regimental commanders naturally received commendation orders from Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, but unfortunately, neither the Eighth Route Army nor the travelers were particularly impressed by these commendation orders and medals. The former thought that a piece of paper and a few metal pieces were not enough without any real benefits like dollars or something substantial. The latter was because they had been good students and active members during their school days and had received so many award certificates that they had used them to paste walls, thus developing an immunity to such things. Moreover, although the travelers had a large number of fans from America, Russia, Germany, and other countries, unfortunately, none of them were "fruit powder" (a colloquial term for die-hard fans).
The Japanese side was also shocked, and the army's military department was full of curses. The Great Japanese Imperial Army had an entire reinforced regiment annihilated by a small group of bandits, "This is simply a shame for the army!" said General Hajime Sugiyama, Chief of the Army General Staff. The navy also found new reasons to mock the army. In a Tokyo brothel, a lieutenant in the Japanese Navy, Ichiro Hirata, and a lieutenant in the Japanese Army, Munetaka Motoda, who couldn't bear the loneliness, got into a big fight over a prostitute, eventually calling in the military police and sparking a conflict. The reason for the conflict was that the naval officer said, "Your army was defeated by the Eighth Route Army with their big knives and spears, but you're very powerful when it comes to fighting over women!" This enraged Motoda, who had long been dissatisfied with the "rice-eating" navy, and he immediately flew into a rage, sparking a fierce battle between graduates of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. The outcome of the fight and its aftermath are unknown, but this brawl, which shocked the highest levels of the army and navy, resulted in a third person getting a free ticket back to Japan - the commander who had directly led the mopping-up operation in Hebei Province.
Those who were supposed to die didn't, and those who weren't supposed to die did. This is the change that Wei Yuankun and his group brought to this time and space. For example, the female nurse who was changing Wei Yuankun's dressing had seen her name on a list of martyrs in a cemetery in Hebei Province. According to historical records, she should have died in this battle, but because of the addition of tanks, assault rifles, and heavy mortars, the Japanese devils who were supposed to kill her were instead blown away. And according to history, that devilish old man would live peacefully until after the war, have a bunch of children, join some right-wing organization in his later years, and finally die of cerebral hemorrhage during a parade in front of the Yasukuni Shrine. The only thing similar between the two timelines is that he died under unclear circumstances in both, with brain problems being the cause - one from cerebral hemorrhage, and the other from having his head blown open by a 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun.
But Wei Yuankun felt extremely tense about this change, he knew the principle of the butterfly effect, and he also understood that his arrival was no longer as simple as a butterfly flapping its wings, but like a super-large tornado that had already been triggered. Maybe his ancestors would change in this time-space storm, maybe there wouldn't be him in the future, maybe...
Fortunately, so far, none of them have vanished into thin air, which means that this time-space and the one they came from are parallel time-spaces that do not interfere with each other. This issue can be set aside, but another worrying problem is that he lost a book.
If it were in the time and space where Wei Yuankun lived, his book "Secrets of the Pacific War" would be nothing more than a pastime for people to pass the time. But in this time and space, this roughly printed, error-ridden street magazine could have an unexpected impact, even influencing the entire world. And yet, this book that could become the "Pacific Decisive Battle Secret Book" in this time and space has gone missing - how could Wei Yuankun not be worried? Under Wei Yuankun's angry roar, the whereabouts of the book were quickly revealed: the several girls who came with him admitted that they had used it as a substitute for toilet paper because they had run out of hand paper, and the conditions in the anti-Japanese base were harsh, so there was no way to buy more. When they heard this news, including the two regimental commanders of the Eighth Route Army, everyone was furious. However, the place where they used the magazine to wipe their buttocks had already become an enemy-occupied area, and it was clearly unrealistic to send troops to find some used toilet paper there. According to reconnaissance, that area had already been tightly sealed off by a large Japanese army, so it seemed that the Japanese had also noticed that these "toilet papers" were not ordinary. The plan could only be temporarily abandoned. Later, thinking about it, this didn't matter - the book mainly talked about the Pacific battlefield, and its description of China was not as detailed as its description of the Soviet Union. If anyone was going to be harmed, it would be the Americans, not us, the Eighth Route Army.
At the same time when Wei Yuankun was worried about losing his book, the high-level officials of the Japanese army and navy were surrounding a stack of crumpled, smelly black paper with magnifying glasses, carefully observing. Needless to say, these were the "grass papers" used by those brainless girls. However, it was these grass papers that made all the Japanese high officials, especially the naval officers, sweat profusely. The grass papers were filled with their long-prepared "Climbing New High Mountain" battle plan, even including the situations they would encounter in their subsequent actions and why they would ultimately fail.
"I've said it before, launching a war rashly is unwise, and these materials have given us the answer." As the main advocate for peace, Yamamoto Isoroku had his own new evidence.
"Nonsense! With these, we can defeat America!" These were the words of officers in the Japanese Army, but both the army and navy had deep faith in the authenticity of this material. Of course, apart from these materials that were treated as toilet paper, there were also other important things.
"Furthermore, we found a pile of shiny discs locally." An aide handed over one of the discs, and Tōjō looked at it. "This, can't we try to read it with that strange device marked 'DVD' that we found in the mountains of Hokkaido last week?" "Sir, I think it's worth a try."
Very soon, the sound that can only be made when men and women are doing something shameful was heard in this secret room. The wonderful performance between a beauty named Ozawa and several men in the film deeply attracted these high-ranking Japanese military officers. It wasn't until ten minutes later that someone reacted, and that person happened to be the most stupid Tojo Hideki. A sentence "Hai" awakened all the high-ranking generals who were indulging in a certain reciprocating piston movement, including Tojo Hideki. At that time, this general coughed slightly, and everyone immediately restored a serious expression. However, unfortunately, everyone's waist was slightly arched - if you are a man, you should understand these Japanese officials. Although they are older, it does not prove that some important functions have been lost. In such an occasion, having a hard rod-like object in the crotch to support the pants is a very embarrassing thing. These rod-like objects, although part of their bodies, cannot be commanded like soldiers. To make them return to normal, some time is still needed.
"Let's take a look at the next one, is there any useful information?" said Tōjō Hideki.
A familiar voice echoed again, but the heroine and hero had changed. Although this heroine was even more beautiful than the previous one, she brought greater suffering to these high-ranking Japanese military officers. What they dreaded in battle was the "oil filling tactic", and the thing below was also taboo for repeated back-and-forth movements, as prolonged activity could lead to waist and back pain. The shouts of the high-ranking officers and the "iku iku" and "ah mah deh" from the DVD echoed through the room, creating a dazzling scene.
Not this one, no good, this is 3P, that one doesn't work either, it's a group X and the heroine isn't pretty, this one is okay, at first it seems like foreigners are talking, fortunately the naval officers here all understand English and can hear clearly, no, how did another woman come out? Damn, this is also a porn video! Let's take a look at the last one, this one is okay, at first it's a blue sky grassland, with various small animals, don't mention it, this wolf dog is actually not bad, no, how did another woman come out? A woman wearing revealing clothes and a dog... damn, this is bestiality!
The high-ranking officials of the Japanese army and navy spent a whole night in a private room watching pornographic videos, but they didn't get any valuable intelligence from these discs. The only thing they could find out was that most of these videos were shot by the future empire, which was not good news for these imperial soldiers. After the show, on their way home, the high-ranking officials of the army and navy reached a rare consensus - Japan needed to take action against pornography to prevent the country from falling into a state of "moral collapse". After a simple discussion, the army and navy officials parted ways in a relatively friendly atmosphere - the army was eager to go home and find their wives, while the naval officers led by Yamamoto Isoroku collectively rushed to the brothel.
