Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Deputy Division Commander Xu said in a deep voice, "If this telegram is true, then it means that the Japanese army will launch an attack in the near future."

Division Commander Liu looked at Section Chief Zhao and asked, "Zhao, when did you intercept the coded message of this telegram?"

"Sir, we only recorded this coded telegram today."

Section Chief Zhao replied.

"Today?"

Commander Liu said, "If it's true, then five days from now will probably be the time for the Japanese army to attack."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "As for whether it is or not, we only need to wait five days."

"However, we can't just wait around for these five days; we need to make preparations in advance."

"Opportunity knocks but once. Regardless of whether the Japanese will make a move in five days, we must prepare to do so."

Political Commissar Luo nodded slightly: "Five days is enough time for us to get back. This way, we can distribute these winter clothes directly to the troops, and the soldiers can go to the battlefield wearing these warm clothes and shoes."

"By the way, we can also bring back bulletproof plates, handheld bulletproof shields, and night vision goggles this time."

Division Commander Liu looked at Deputy Commander Peng beside him and asked, "Commander, what do you think?"

Deputy Commander Peng said, "I support your idea. Based on the information we have obtained so far, the Japanese were planning to encircle and annihilate the Jin-Cha-Ji base area. So regardless of whether this telegram is real or not, we must notify the 115th Division, the 120th Division, and the Jin-Cha-Ji base area in advance."

"but……"

He then continued, "However, we cannot be certain that it will be five days later; it could be two or three days later. Therefore, we still need the personnel from those underground communication stations, as well as the guerrillas and Red Guards, to help us pass on messages."

Hearing the leaders' doubts, Ma Hongwei didn't think much of it.

Such a significant matter naturally warrants suspicion.

Even he himself didn't think that the deciphering done this way would necessarily be accurate.

Ma Hongwei said to the group of leaders, "I will continue to decipher the other telegrams from the Yamazaki Battalion to corroborate each other."

Then, he started getting busy again.

Because he was cracking the ciphertext of the same brigade's telegrams, and with previous data and experience, it became increasingly easier for him to crack them.

As time went on, Ma Hongwei began to decipher Japanese telegrams one by one.

These Japanese telegrams were used to negotiate with other Japanese troops regarding marching routes, assembly points, departure times, supply points, and aerial reconnaissance information.

According to a summary of the telegrams, the Japanese attack was indeed scheduled for five days later.

Looking at the telegram in his hand, Deputy Division Commander Xu couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder it's a computer! This decoding speed is truly terrifying!"

Deputy Division Commander Xiao also said, "Comrade Hongwei, you are far too modest. You previously said it would take several weeks to decipher, but you've deciphered it so quickly!"

"Sir, this is also because the Japanese devils are too rampant!"

Ma Hongwei scratched his head and said modestly, "If they hadn't used the least secure three-digit short code password, and if they hadn't added the daily random number, I wouldn't have been able to crack it so quickly."

No wonder.

In the early stages of the Japanese invasion of China, they boasted that they would destroy China within three months.

Although the three-month deadline has passed, various parts of China are still being occupied by the Japanese army.

It's understandable that the Japanese army at this time was arrogant and overconfident.

However, this arrogance gave Ma Hongwei and his group an opportunity.

Thinking of this, Ma Hongwei reminded the leaders, "I'm afraid that after the Japanese suffer a few losses, they will realize that their secret code has been leaked, and they will definitely change to a more complex secret code."

"Um!"

Vice President Peng nodded and said, "It was bound to happen sooner or later. I never thought that the Japanese would keep their codes unchanged. So before that happens, we need to take these deciphered codes to various places."

"The boss is right."

Commissar Luo said with a smile, "When I get back, I will organize people to speed up the decoding and see what other attack routes the Japanese have."

Commander Liu looked at Section Chief Yang and the others and instructed them, "Section Chief Yang, quickly copy down all the corresponding Japanese text."

"yes!"

Section Chief Yang responded and then asked Ma Hongwei, "Comrade Hongwei, how did you do that?"

"These are all computer functions!"

Ma Hongwei pointed to the computer in front of him and said, "For the next two days, your task is to learn how to use a computer from me. Do you want to learn?"

"think!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately spoke in unison.

Although they hadn't understood how Ma Hongwei operated the computer, its powerful decryption capabilities shocked and excited them all.

If they learn how to use computers, they will surely be able to work better for the Eighth Route Army in the future.

As the Japanese decipher more intelligence, they will become increasingly passive and suffer greater losses.

They joined the Eighth Route Army to fight against Japanese aggression and save the country.

Ma Hongwei made room for you and said, "You guys start copying this down. After you're done, I'll teach you how to use the computer!"

It seems these leaders will be leaving with the supplies tonight or tomorrow, so it's natural to have these people copy down the contents as soon as possible.

As he spoke, Ma Hongwei removed the mouse, keyboard, and mousepad to make room for these people to copy.

"good!"

They took their notebooks, gathered in front of the computer screen, and began to copy carefully.

……

After a while, they finally finished copying down the contents and then moved aside.

Ma Hongwei then moved the other computer he had taken out earlier onto the table.

"Come here, everyone, let me introduce you!"

Ma Hongwei introduced the monitor to everyone: "This is a computer monitor, or screen. This is the power switch for the screen."

"But the most important part of a computer is the host. If the host is not turned on, the screen will not display any interface. Pressing this switch will turn on the host."

"This is a keyboard with letters, numbers, and symbols on it. You can use it to type on the computer. I also have a Chinese Pinyin dictionary to give you in a little while. If you want to learn to type, you must learn Pinyin."

"The last one is called a mouse. You can use the mouse to open various tools on your computer."

As Ma Hongwei explained, he demonstrated the operation to everyone.

After turning on the computer, he explained each of the tools on it.

These were all people using computers for the first time, and Ma Hongwei showed great patience.

Anyway, his main task today was to teach these people how to use the basic functions of the computer.

Computers were a novelty for these people, and they studied them very diligently, some even taking notes.

After giving instructions, Ma Hongwei said to the group, "There are two more computers over there. Section Chief Yang and Section Chief Zhao, please turn them on first!"