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The Importance of Courage in the Army
Yishi was an officer in charge of a platoon and with about 25 men under me later i became a company commander with 151 men. If i didn't build a strong platoon and a strong company i would fall behind, so i too tested the courage of the soldiers under me by using chinese prisoners this was normal training in the japanese army when we were not involved in major operations. When we were doing those things we had no sense of guilt or of doing anything wrong it was for the emperor for the country so that's how they're raised. You end up with someone like yishi that goes through all that and still remains loyal even after defeat still remains loyal to the deposed