Wang Diren pondered this and realized it was true.
"Shotguns have an advantage in close-quarters combat, but they aren't a good choice for standard-issue rifles. They are merely a stopgap measure; ultimately, it comes down to tactics. It’s truly something else that the Japanese, brainwashed by Bushido, would insist on bayonet charges against the Eighth Route Army while armed with Arisaka rifles that have a maximum range of a thousand meters."
"The Japanese are just that stubborn. If they were to refuse close-quarters combat and keep their distance, they would create a situation where they could hit us, but we couldn't hit them. That would be very dangerous."
Chapter 78