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For a weak China, every talent is valuable.

When the war broke out, the abnormal prosperity of the concession attracted many middle-level talents to enter.

Once the concession fell, these people would inevitably be the targets of key control and even enslavement by the Japanese invaders. At that time, it would be extremely difficult to get them to evacuate!

Zhang Anping had thought about asking them to leave before the war, but the number of their group was too large.

To put it cruelly, the backbone means that individuals are often insignificant, but when enough individuals come together, they become the backbone, and the whole becomes more important.

A small-scale evacuation can be kept confidential, but a large-scale evacuation cannot be kept completely confidential. In this case, it is a dream to want to transfer before the war.

Therefore, they can only take advantage of the chaos to transfer them and mix them in the large migrating group, where their safety factor will be higher.

Even so, it is unfair to others, but once the concession falls, Shanghai will lose its qualification to trade with the world and will no longer be as prosperous as before. The Japanese will also weave this place into a cage for exploitation. Leaving Shanghai is always safer than staying in Shanghai.

So for Zhang Anping at the moment, all he can do is weigh the pros and cons and choose the lesser of two options.

……

December 12, 8:11 p.m.

It should have been a quiet time, as the concession was in darkness under the light control. Only the factories that were still burning were stubbornly continuing to glow. It was at this time that the timid 9th Division of the puppet army, under the oppression of the Japanese, launched an attack on the concession that could not be called an attack.

Pressing forward, gunfire, dodging, and shooting, the puppet soldiers used this life-saving process to the fullest extent. Although the Japanese military supervisors were disgusted, they still tolerated the puppet soldiers' life-saving routines.

Thus, the attack was launched with only gunshots but no charge.

Zhang Anping led his men to hide in a ruin, looking through a telescope at the flashing gunfire not far away. Facing the puppet army's counter-attack, Comrade Li frowned and said:
"Is this a strategy to tire the enemy out?"

Zhang Anping sighed: "If only it were just a strategy to tire out the enemy."

"Do the Japanese have other conspiracies?"

"If it were me, I would definitely launch a fierce attack, even if I couldn't achieve any results. But with such a tiring method, it would be impossible to rest in peace."

Zhang Anping's eyes were locked onto the flashing gunfire in the distance through the telescope:
"If I can think of it, the Japanese can definitely think of it too."

You can think of it, but the Japanese may not be able to think of it, right?

Everyone thought so in their hearts, but did not refute Zhang Anping's words.

As if cooperating with Zhang Anping, a few minutes before 1 a.m., the gunfire at position No. on the first line of defense suddenly became more intense, and then several flares were launched into the air, lighting up the surrounding space, making the gunfire even more intense.

After a few minutes the gunfire died down and a part-time signalman brought news of the battle.

"Commander, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Position No. 3. Fortunately, we were prepared and did not let the Japanese succeed."

These words made everyone happy. A regiment formed by the backbone of the Loyal Rescue Army was truly reassuring.

Zhang Anping looked gloomy. When Comrade Li asked him about it, he said frankly:

"The backbones of the first and second regiments are veterans. They are very familiar with the Japanese methods. It is normal that they can defend against them, but what about the others?"

After these words were spoken, everyone realized that there was trouble.

The first and second regiments together now have barely two thousand people. They cannot always defend one or two positions. Rotation is necessary under high-intensity confrontations. Once they are replaced, can the newcomers in other regiments remain undeceived?
"Let the Second Regiment rest first. The Third and Fourth Regiments will take over the Second Regiment's defense and assist the First Regiment in defense. This is the only way for now."

After giving the order, Zhang Anping sighed, "Time, time!"

He now has nearly 20,000 men at his disposal, but the only ones that are really useful are two and a half regiments, the First Regiment, the Second Regiment and the Seventh Regiment formed in the evening. The backbone of the Seventh Regiment is the armed forces raised by Global Trade. Although the backbone of this armed force is members of the Military Control Commission, compared with the backbone of the Loyal Rescue Army, they are not professional combat soldiers after all, and can barely be considered the effective force of half a regiment.

Apart from these two and a half groups, the rest are just for show.

Before leaving Shanghai and in the first stage of leaving Shanghai, these people can basically not be relied upon.

Looking dimly at the dark battlefield, Zhang Anping felt it necessary to adjust his defensive strategy.

"Everyone, let's go to the Joint Command. I have a bold idea. Please give it some advice for me."

……

The morning sun of December 12th rose stubbornly and unwaveringly amidst the thick black smoke.

The gunfire on the front line gradually died down. Through the telescope, one could see that the puppet 9th Division, which had been struggling for half a night, was evacuating, but then their position was taken over by the enemy's expatriate guard.

The battle broke out fiercely again without a break.

Compared with the puppet army who have maxed out their life-saving talents, the Overseas Chinese Guards have a stronger will to attack. However, their strong will does not match their military qualities, and repeated small-scale attacks have not yielded any results.

In this fierce battle, time slowly passed to noon.

Doiyuan is checking the photos taken by the reconnaissance plane.

The Huangpu River, the river boats going back and forth, and the bridge crowded with people made the fat man fall into deep thought.

Zhang Shihao, do you want to hand over an empty concession ruin to me?
The Japanese major general who sent the photo saw that Doiyuan was in deep thought, so he asked carefully: "General, do you want Zhejiang to send troops to block the Jinshan line?"

It is true that the Japanese army could not spare any manpower, but that does not mean they had no soldiers available. At least they could transfer a puppet army division from Hangzhou.

Dispatch troops from Hangzhou to blockade the Jinshan County area. No matter how many people escape from the concession, they will be trapped!

"Pointless."

The fat man shook his head and rejected it. What's the point of blocking a group of refugees?

Moreover, he was extremely pessimistic about the combat effectiveness of the puppet army. The current location of the main force of the Loyalty Rescue Army was unknown, but it was certain that the main force of the Loyalty Rescue Army must be preparing to support Zhang Shihao. A puppet army division had no support from the Japanese army. If it rashly left Hangzhou for Jinshan, it would most likely run into the arms of the main force of the Loyalty Rescue Army.

He didn't think that with the strength of the Zhongjiu Army, it would take several days to defeat a pseudo-military division.

One day is enough!

Of course, we can't do such a business that will cost us our lives.

Putting these photos down, he looked at other photos.

The towering black smoke columns in many photos made Feiyuan feel extremely bitter.

His purpose of coming to Shanghai was to quickly take over the concession, and naturally he was targeting the concession banks and factories.

But now, most of the Chinese-owned factories have been evacuated right under his nose, and in order to cooperate with the damn, damned, goddamned navy idiots, he had to watch them relocate without being able to do his best;

Foreign-funded factories are now all filled with black smoke!
The bank had already been looted by the Military Control Commission!
It can be said that his mission was a complete failure. Although he used the unlucky Higashino Taketa as a scapegoat, this failure would inevitably make it difficult for him to take a step forward after returning.

When he thought of this, he became extremely angry and wanted to kill someone to vent his anger.

After adjusting his mindset with difficulty, Feiyuan regained his composure and continued looking at the photos.

He noticed that the contents of several photos were different and asked, "What's going on here?"

In these photos, people are crossing the Suzhou River.

The Japanese officer explained: "Zhang Shihao wanted to turn this area into a refugee zone, and he conveyed his assurance to us through several Imperial Army prisoners, promising that his men would not go to this area, hoping that we could ensure the safety of the refugees."

When Feiyuan heard this, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"How did you answer?"

"According to the old Nanshi practice during the Battle of Songhu, we agreed."

During the Battle of Shanghai, with the intervention of foreigners, Nanshi became the world's first refugee zone in a war zone, and both sides tried their best to avoid the refugee zone in their battles.

Tu Feiyuan's eyes returned to normal, and he said slowly: "Koizumi-kun, have you heard of an old Chinese saying?"

"Please enlighten me, Your Excellency."

"Soldiers who, deception also."

After Doiyuan finished speaking, he signaled the major general that he could leave.

After the major general left Doizoku's office, he racked his brains for a long time and finally realized the hint from the admiral.

……

Yangcheng Lake blocking position.

This time, Xu Baichuan held on with the mentality of being ready to perish together with his foe.

He knew Zhang Anping's grand strategic goal, and now he learned that the concession had already assembled an armed force of more than 20,000 people. It was impossible for him to give up the attack easily at this time.

Looking through the telescope at the blocking positions that were being plowed over and over by Japanese artillery fire, Xu Baichuan muttered softly:

"Anping, Anping, you are always thinking about me! It is worth it to have a brother like you! This time, I will risk it all. If I die for my country, don't forget to burn a daughter for me!"

Looking away from the tragic front line, Xu Baichuan was about to inquire about the losses on the front line when a staff officer ran in quickly:

"Commander-in-chief, someone is coming over there."

"there?"

“Communist Party.”

Xu Baichuan frowned:
"Speak nicely, we are brothers fighting side by side with them now!"

"Please come in... Never mind, I'll go and greet you."

In this blocking operation, the help provided by the guerrillas was unimaginable. If the Communist Party of China's guerrillas had not rushed into the bloody mill at the first opportunity, the Third Column of the Southern Jiangsu Command would not have survived until he led his troops to support it.

If not for the guerrillas who came in and accepted his command without hesitation, the battle line would have collapsed last night!

In addition, he already felt guilty towards the other party, and was grateful for the other party's bravery in putting aside their grudges and throwing themselves into the meat grinder without hesitation, so Xu Baichuan decided to go and greet him in person.

He thought the people coming were still guerrillas from the Chinese Communist Party, but he was stunned when he saw them outside.

Not a guerrilla, but an acquaintance.

Zhou Weiguo, commander of the 1st Special Battalion of the New Fourth Army.

"Captain Zhou, it's you. What a surprise!"

"Hello, Commander Xu." Zhou Weiguo greeted but did not salute.

"Let's talk inside—why are you here?"

"Commander Xu, my troops have been ordered to come to support your army. Our leader asked me to follow your orders."

"Good good!"

After Xu Baichuan said three good words, he couldn't help but pat Zhou Weiguo on the arm, and then asked: "Captain Zhou, how many people are here from your unit?"

Zhou Weiguo said respectfully, "A total of 827 people, but I only brought one company directly under my command. I sent the other five companies along the railway towards Shanghai."

Zhou Weiguo had a good impression of Xu Baichuan. Although Xu Baichuan had "stabbed" his side in the back with the Loyal Rescue Army, it was obvious that this was not Xu Baichuan's intention, and the other side also tried their best to reduce the pressure on their side.

So he was more respectful when answering. If it was the damn Zhang Shihao, Zhou Weiguo would definitely be tough.

"Five companies? Including your direct company, there are six companies now. Tsk, you are worthy of being the ace of the New Fourth Army. One battalion is as good as a regiment."

Xu Baichuan's sigh stunned Zhou Weiguo. He thought the other party would first ask him why he didn't bring the five companies here.

Seeing that Xu Baichuan didn't ask, he had to explain:

"Commander-in-Chief Xu, I think the location of this blocking position is not very good. Since our goal is to delay the enemy's support for Shanghai, why don't we block them layer by layer along the railway line? After all, we have the same goal by different means."

Xu Baichuan smiled when he heard this and handed a telegram to Zhou Weiguo.

Zhou Weiguo took it and read it, and was stunned:

Lao Xu, if it is feasible, you should block the enemy flexibly along the railway line instead of defending the blocking position. The sacrifices made by our brothers are too great.
The message was straightforward, even informal.

But the content above was exactly what he thought, and the signature was also a name that he "never forgot"
Shihao!

"Captain Zhou's idea coincides with that of our district commander. Your troops should take a rest for now. After tonight, Captain Zhou will cover our retreat."

Zhou Weiguo said: "Yes!"

……

Shanghai, Joint Command.

Looking at the telegram sent by Xu Baichuan, Zhang Anping let out a long sigh and said pretentiously: "Mr. Li, Ms. Qian (Ms. Qian), I am very grateful to you for sending the Special First Battalion to reinforce us at all costs!"

Comrade Li said seriously: "District Chief Zhang is too polite. It is only right for us to fight together."

Zhang Anping said with a sense of relief:
"Originally I had a 70% chance of winning tonight, and the other 30% was due to the Japanese reinforcements. Now, it's 90% to 80%! For the remaining 0.2%, I can only bet that the Japanese are a model army with morals!"

Everyone was amused by Zhang Anping's words.

You should just fill in this 0.2 points. How could the Japanese army be a moral model army?
Wang Tianfeng, who always had a cold face, said a joke that was not funny at this time:
"So, this is a perfect chance of winning?"

The laughter got louder.

12 month 9 day.

8 pm.

Before six o'clock, the sky in Shanghai had already completely darkened. After a whole day of hard work, the overseas Chinese escort team took turns with the puppet army as it was about to get dark.

Then, the puppet army launched another life-saving attack.

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This should have been another fruitless stalemate that lasted all night, but a Japanese army of more than 600 people appeared at the refugee zone recognized by both sides.

The Japanese army moved quickly through the streets. The refugees on both sides of the street huddled tightly against the wall when they saw the Japanese army. The women with children covered their children's mouths tightly, fearing that the children's noise would alarm the Japanese devils who ignored them, and then usher in a bloody massacre.

This group of advancing Japanese ignored the various refugees. They moved quickly northward and headed straight for the Suzhou River.

This is the International Settlement, and the other side of the Suzhou River is the area controlled by the Military Control Commission.

Six hundred Japanese soldiers were lurking by the river, waiting for the signal to attack.

……

at the same time.

Yangcheng Lake blocking position.

Zhou Weiguo and his men are finishing up the work.

This blocking battle lasted for nearly 48 hours, and countless passionate men died here, but countless passionate men were also injured.

The underground party mobilized a lot of people and has been silently taking charge of the logistics for the warriors fighting here, such as transporting ammunition, food, and the wounded.

Now that evacuation is imminent, his task is to arrange for the evacuation of these people first.

"Captain, there is a group of fellow villagers over there holding two boxes who insist on seeing the person in charge here. They said they would not let them see the person in charge and would not leave even if they were advised to do so."

"I'll go and take a look - please help the fellow villagers here." After Zhou Weiguo finished speaking, he walked in the direction pointed by his subordinates. When he got closer, he saw several of his subordinates patiently persuading the fellow villagers, so he hurried over.

"Captain, please try to persuade these fellow villagers. We can't persuade them."

A fellow villager turned around and said: "This elder..."

Zhou Weiguo was obviously stunned when he heard the voice. He took a step forward, supported his fellow villager, and after a long while, he finally squeezed out a word from his throat:

"father……"

The fellow villager was stunned and looked at the officer in front of him in disbelief.

"Dad, it's me, it's me!"

Zhou Jixian came back to his senses when Zhou Weiguo called out to him. He looked at the familiar face in front of him. Even though he was always a strict father, he couldn't help but hug the other person at this moment.

"Son!"

Neither the father nor the son had expected that after so many years of separation, they would meet again on the battlefield.

Unfortunately, this is a battlefield after all, and the father and son have thousands of words to express but cannot express them.

Zhou Jixian was the first to control his emotions. He resumed his stern fatherly demeanor, but the eagerness in his eyes could not be concealed. He resisted the urge to hug his son again and said:
"Sir, I have two boxes of medicine here. I heard that your troops are fighting to the death with the enemy here. I am too old to fight alongside you. I would like to give these two boxes of good medicine to the brave warriors!"

Not far away, Xu Baichuan saw the telegram coming from Shanghai Station to Suzhou Station in a hurry. He did not disturb the sudden reunion of the father and son, and signaled to the adjutant:

"You go and lead our people to evacuate. I will go to the Special Battalion 1's direct company to take command on behalf of Captain Zhou."

……

Shanghai, the International Settlement engulfed in war.

Amid the long period of regular gunfire, unusually intense gunfire rang out.

Normally, such intense gunfire would have died down quickly, but this time, not only did the intense gunfire not subside, it became more and more intense.

Japanese front-line headquarters.

"Colonel, Colonel!"

The signalman came running quickly:
"The 27th Regiment has broken through the enemy's position! The 27th Regiment has broken through the enemy's position! Major Yamazaki, please increase the intensity of the attack!"

The Japanese colonel in charge stood up in surprise: "What? A breakthrough?"

After seeing the confirmation from the signalman, the Japanese colonel said happily:
"Great!"

"We originally thought that we would launch a feint attack here and rely on the three squadrons on the other side of Suzhou River for a surprise attack, but we didn't expect that they didn't make a move and we actually broke through!"

"Pass on my order, the First Battalion of the Overseas Chinese Guard will immediately go into battle!"

"Break through the enemy's defenses and capture the concession!"

Following the order of the Japanese colonel, more Japanese troops cut into the Military Control Commission's position through the breakthrough gap. As more and more Japanese troops poured in, the breakthrough gap became larger and larger. When enough Japanese troops attacked, an unstoppable flood force took shape.

They came in like a wave.

At the same time, the Japanese troops in Suzhou River also launched an attack, like a magic sword piercing the ribs of the Military Control Commission.

Security Command.

"Breakthrough?"

"A large-scale breakthrough?"

"Great!"

The Japanese officers in the Security Command were ecstatic. Although this breakthrough did not go according to their script, it was a breakthrough after all!
Once the two lines of defense that the Military Control Commission painstakingly built up are destroyed, no matter how big the concession is, the Military Control Commission will have no place to stand!

This battle is won!
In this fanatical atmosphere, there are still some people who seem out of place.

"Gentlemen, please don't celebrate yet. Zhang Shihao has countless schemes and tricks. Maybe this is a plan to lure the enemy deep into our territory. I suggest you check with the front line immediately to see if there are any American Marines."

"This is Zhang Shihao's fire brigade. If we don't encounter it, I'm worried that this is a strategy to lure the enemy. We should proceed steadily and not rush in rashly."

Although this statement may sound like a cold shower, it is reasonable when you think about the opponent being Zhang Shihao.

The heated atmosphere in the command center calmed down again and orders were issued one after another.

It didn’t take long to get feedback:
The U.S. Marines were deployed near the Suzhou River. The six hundred brave warriors who crossed the river encountered them and were suppressed by the Marines and unable to move forward. The Marines then voluntarily withdrew.

When the intelligence came, the Japanese officers were shocked.

"Zhang Shihao! He is so sinister and cunning!"

"It was a close call. If it weren't for the frontal breakthrough, the flank army would have been in a desperate situation!"

They were not stupid, and saw Zhang Anping's plan from this intelligence:

The US Marines will suppress the front, and then the two wings will send troops to attack. The 600 brave warriors who cross the river will be trapped in a desperate battle surrounded on three sides. Without artillery support, their fate... will be horrible.

But this also proves one thing from the side:

A frontal breakthrough is definitely not Zhang Shihao’s conspiracy.

"This is a rare opportunity. We must rush the military to the banks of the Huangpu River!"

The Japanese commander gave the order in a fierce voice:

"Zhang Shihao wants our 600 warriors to fight with their backs to the river. May Amaterasu bless you! This time, I want him to fight with his back to the river!"

As the command from the headquarters was issued, the advancing Japanese and puppet troops worked even harder.

……

"Zhang, you really shouldn't have let me retreat. I can definitely defeat only 600 Japanese soldiers!"

Zoker was venting his dissatisfaction to Zhang Anping.

After a temporary conscription yesterday, his Marine Corps already had a size of one thousand men. He did not take seriously the mere six hundred Japanese soldiers who had crossed the river.

Zhang Anping ignored Zouk's complaints.

Six hundred devils were still not to his liking.

He was waiting for reports of a large-scale Japanese advance and was in no mood to pay attention to Zok at this time.

Finally, after waiting for a long time, the staff officer reported:
"District Commander, the Japanese are advancing! They have already crossed the second line of defense, and some of the faster-moving Japanese are about to reach Huade Road."

"As expected of a puppet army, they are brave and fearless in a favorable battle!"

Zhang Anping said dimly, "I just don't know if these puppet troops can fight against the coming adverse battles!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Zock."

Zuo Kexing shouted: "In!"

Zhang Anping said:

"It's your turn now. Didn't you say your soldiers could take out these 600 devils? I'll give you two more battalions to cut off the retreat of the Japanese troops crossing the river, take out these devils, and avenge the report of your deaths in Pearl Harbor!"

"Don't worry, Commander Zhang. I'll take care of these little devils!"

Zok took the order excitedly and left quickly, rubbing his hands.

After Zuo Ke left, Zhang Anping continued to give orders:
"Tell Fei Liming that I am sending people to set up a trap now. If the British army cannot stop a group of civilians and traitors, then my people will withdraw first - my people are closer to the Huangpu River than they are!"

Everyone else in the command center was speechless. They couldn't understand why Zhang Anping always thought that the British would abandon them and run away first.

Zhang Anping did not explain and gave another order:

"Order the 1st, 2nd and 7th Regiments to immediately reoccupy the second line of defense and cut off the Japanese! Also, leave a few gaps for the Japanese to escape, and then plug them when the time is right!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Anping prepared a pocket in the concession, and the Japanese really rushed in.

But there were too many people rushing in, and Zhang Anping was panicking because he had to eat out the enemies in his pocket as quickly as possible, otherwise he would easily be attacked by the enemy from both inside and outside.

Therefore, several gaps must be left for the Japanese army to retreat.

His appetite was not too big this time. He only needed to eat up the puppet troops that had advanced rashly and a part of the overseas Chinese guards, and by the way, eat the 600 extras that came over from Suzhou River. Well, that was all he needed to eat.

If you eat too much, your stomach will get bloated easily.

After the order was passed down, Comrade Li, who had been suppressing his doubts, asked:
"District Chief Zhang, why don't you use artillery?"

There are artillery in the concession.

The British artillery, when the 1st Regiment was still a factory protection team, was able to take down the British so quickly with the help of both inside and outside forces, that the British artillery had no place to use its skills.

Now that the British have "surrendered" and are willing to accept Zhang Anping's command and thus regain their freedom, the artillery can naturally be used. Tonight, we will close the door and beat the dog. When we close the door, how great it would be if the artillery cooperated with a regiment to close the door?
But Zhang Anping always emphasized that artillery should not be used.

Zhang Anping said mysteriously: "This artillery is prepared by me for another group of idiots. Now that I use it, I am afraid that this group of idiots will be on guard at that time."

Another bunch of red deer?
Comrade Li was puzzled, but still accepted the fact that Zhang Anping was keeping it a secret.

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(Five o'clock in the middle of the night, is it surprising? Surprising?) (End of this chapter)