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Naturally, the British did not want to follow Zhang Anping's command, and even filed a complaint with Chongqing, putting pressure on Chongqing through the foreign affairs department.

When Chongqing first received the complaint from the British consul, everyone was stunned.

what?
what are you saying?
Did we attack your army?
Are you still asleep?!
It was not until they got a little more understanding that people in Chongqing finally understood the whole story, and then... then they were even more confused.

Zhang Shihao, how can you affect diplomatic relations? !

The attendants were furious, the head attendant Niang Xipi was still angry, Dai Chunfeng bowed his head and let the scolding go on...

Until the exact news came:
The Japanese Combined Fleet attacked Pearl Harbor and destroyed the US Pacific Fleet. Japan declared war on the US, and the US declared war on Japan...

Looking at the commotion in Shanghai at this time, Niang Xi... is truly a pillar of our party and country!

At this moment, Dai Chunfeng, who had been bowing his head and accepting the scolding, suddenly raised his head and chest, and then humbly reminded the attendant room:
In the concession, I am now at the mercy of others.

Although the Secretariat has always been soft on foreign countries, it is ultimately because of the saying that a weak country has no diplomacy.

At this moment, it was a rare opportunity to stand up straight, and the attendant room began to negotiate in a tough manner with the British.

The British demanded that the Military Control Commission loosen its control over the British army and assist the British army and British expatriates in evacuating. This request was "quite beautiful". To put it bluntly, John Bull could not give up the glory of the British Empire and shamelessly said that he would run away and you would die.

The attendants in the chamber laughed and said, "Okay, then let's get into the regular diplomatic wrangling."

Faced with this situation, the British consul wanted to exert pressure through various channels, but there is no doubt that exerting pressure takes time. The British consul has time to exert pressure through various means, but the British in the concession cannot wait.

Zhang Anping "temporarily" controlled the wealthy class in John Bull and asked the expatriates from other countries and the people in the concession to evacuate first. At this time, news came that there were sky-high priced boat tickets - ordinary British people in the concession did not react much, because they could not afford the tickets anyway, but the rich and powerful did not want to miss such an opportunity, and the tickets would naturally become less and less. If they did not act now, not only would they not be able to buy them in the future even if they had money, but they would also have to feed the Japanese devils with the money.

These British "gentlemen" with many connections immediately used telegrams to try various means. Before the pressure from the British consul on the National Government was completed, they tasted the fruits of the pressure first.

That’s not all. Even Fei Liming, on behalf of the British troops stationed in Shanghai, sent a “cordial” greeting to the consul, saying that if the issue was not resolved quickly, the Chinese would most likely allow them to be captured by the Japanese - and the only way to survive was to follow the Chinese army and fight their way out of Shanghai. If you do anything at this time, you will be risking our lives and property.

Under these circumstances, the British consul had to "decisively" change his request, stating righteously:

Both Britain and China are facing the threat of the evil Japan. At this critical moment of life and death, we should overcome the difficulties together. The British troops stationed in Shanghai are willing to put aside their glory and past grudges and accept the command of General Zhang Shihao.

Well, the translation is:

I let you command me because I respect you.

Thanks to the quick negotiations between the two sides, on the afternoon of December 12, the British troops stationed in Shanghai, who had been captured for a day and a half, finally had a "new life" and gloriously became a force under Zhang Anping.

Although Zhang Anping allowed the British garrison in Shanghai to join his army, his vigilance against the British never eased.

Just like this time, on his chessboard, the British garrison must stop the Japanese army at the critical moment, but if the British army wants to run away, no problem, my soldiers are all along the Huangpu River, and they will retreat first. You should be prepared to face the Japanese's fierce stabbing of the "Hermit among Flowers".

After receiving the call, Fei Liming solemnly protested against Zhang Anping's discrimination against the British army.

Although he had actually been thinking about escaping while the Military Control Commission was fighting, the damn Zhang Shihao was too insidious. There were more than 10,000 new recruits stationed on the banks of the Huangpu River. Although they were all new recruits, the orders they received were that if the British army wanted to withdraw without his order, they could open fire without warning.

Faced with this situation where there was no way to escape, the only way was to follow Zhang Shihao's orders and intercept the Japanese who were chasing the recruits all the way.

Time passed little by little, the sound of gunfire came closer and closer, and the ferocious and terrifying Japanese dwarfs came towards us arrogantly.

"Fire!"

Fei Liming, who had been waiting for a long time, gave the order loudly.

The order was given and the gun fired.

The British troops stationed in Shanghai started shooting. Although the British Army could not be considered first-rate, they were well-planned and conserved their energy until they were exhausted. Moreover, most of the targets they killed were the Japanese expatriate guards and puppet troops. The British had a rare experience of being able to kill gods if they wanted to, and to kill Buddhas if they wanted to.

The Japanese were not stupid either. After they ran into the British's tightly defended position, they immediately realized that they were out of control and could not defeat the enemy. The front-line commander ordered to stop the pursuit, deploy defense on the spot and wait for support from follow-up reinforcements.

At this time, a British staff officer saw this and immediately suggested to Fei Liming: "Sir, the Japanese are defending on the spot. We should kill them before they set up their positions!"

Fei Liming looked at the staff officer who made the suggestion with an idiotic look in his eyes, and said slowly:

"Young man, I need to be responsible for all the young men under my command. They are the good boys of the British Empire. Can you just watch them being wasted in meaningless places?"

"You can, but I can't!"

The staff officers were speechless and could only watch the Japanese build their positions right under their noses.

The British actions were reported to the Joint Command at the first opportunity.

Faced with the British choice, Zhang Anping did not make any expression, not even a frown, which others found difficult to understand.

"How could the British do this?"

"How stupid! The Japanese army has penetrated several kilometers. The Overseas Chinese Guard, which is not a professional army, must be in disarray at this time. The puppet army does not even have a company commander. It relies entirely on the Japanese to suppress it with force. It must be in chaos at this time. If we strike while the Japanese are still unstable, the Japanese will definitely collapse!"

Everyone in the joint command couldn't understand. A senior British agent named Anderson quietly turned his head away, thinking that Fei Liming was really stupid!

Don't you know that this is for making Japanese dumplings?
If you allow the Japanese to build up positions right under your nose now, when the time comes to make dumplings, won't you be asking for trouble when you attack?

Zhang Anping ignored the crowd's condemnation of the British and asked, "Any news about the First and Second Regiments?"

"not yet."

"What about the U.S. military?"

"nor."

Zhang An calmed down and said, "Tell me as soon as you have any news."

……

The retreat of the 1st, 2nd and 7th Regiments was not as smooth as expected.

The Japanese were not stupid either, so they naturally left behind a sufficient number of guard troops. Although their numbers were far less than those of the 1st, 2nd and 7th Regiments, they relied on their defensive advantages and were able to block the counterattack in the first moment.

"We can't delay. The district chief is treating us to a meal. If we can't close the door, the jackals will have to leave and we won't have any food!"

Faced with the position that was not captured in the first place, the leader of the regiment, Major Huang Wenrui from the Loyal Rescue Army, gritted his teeth and said, "This time, I will charge in front, everyone follow me!"

"Captain, this is against the rules."

"What's the point of caring about the rules at this moment? If we can't block this place, we'll all be finished - Brothers, follow me closely and take over the position!"

The first regiment was reorganized from a factory protection team. After the uprising, although they fought against the British and defended their positions, they had never fought an offensive battle. In the first wave of attacks, they faced Japanese defenses and withdrew after their attacks were thwarted.

Huang Wenrui knew that this was because of the new recruits, but the mission of the regiment was very important. If they could not gamble here, the Japanese would continue to pour in and the concession would have to be lost. At that time, they might not be able to retreat.

So he chose to lead the charge.

It's a risky move, but it's the only option left.

With the charge led by Huang Wenrui, the morale of the regiment was greatly boosted. Under the leadership of the backbone members, the regiment rushed into the position under the rain of Japanese bullets and launched a brutal hand-to-hand combat without hesitation.

If they were real elite Japanese troops, they would be able to fight even in hand-to-hand combat. A few years ago, they would have held their ground even if it meant the death of the last man.

However, the defending Japanese army here was a mixed team with a small number of Japanese soldiers as the core, and the main force was the overseas Chinese guards. When the brutal hand-to-hand combat broke out, these domineering overseas Chinese quickly collapsed. Even if the Japanese officers desperately shouted at this time, or even killed people to establish their authority, it was of no use. Tens of them were defeated, and a hundred of them were defeated. In an instant, the Japanese army retreated like a tide, and there was even a fight between them to save their way.

The First Regiment successfully captured the position, and then began to support the Second and Seventh Regiments. With the assistance of the First Regiment, the Second and Seventh Regiments also captured the positions one after another.

More than 7,000 puppet troops, more than 2,000 overseas Chinese guards and a small number of Japanese troops were trapped in the concession.

at the same time.

Zok commanded his Marines to press forward against the Japanese troops who were stabbing at them like bayonets.

To be honest, Zok didn't think it would be difficult to deal with a mere 600 Japanese devils. His Marines had turned the tide several times and even forced thousands of Japanese soldiers in pursuit to flee. Just 600 Japanese devils were no big deal.

But after the battle, Zoker was confused.

Fuck, are you crazy? How dare a little devil fearlessly charge at three burly men?

Fuck, three against one, and one of them was killed?
Why are the Japanese devils so difficult to defeat?

Zok was disheartened and began to doubt whether he could win this battle.

Among the thousands of men under his command, there are actually only a few hundred real veterans, and the rest are overseas Chinese recruited in the past two days. Each of them looks proficient in shooting, but they cannot shoot accurately on the battlefield. Moreover, although the veterans under his command have been in and out of fire several times, they are ultimately just taking advantage of the situation and have never fought any hard battles.

Facts proved that Zok's suspicion was correct. After more than 20 minutes of fierce fighting, the Japanese army of 600 VS 1,000 actually gradually gained the upper hand.

The reason for this is that in addition to the higher individual quality of the Japanese soldiers than that of the American soldiers, the precise assistance of grenade launchers also played an important role.

Seeing that his soldiers were at a disadvantage, Zok had to ask for help from the Wick.

The USS Wake is a US warship stationed in Shanghai. It is not large in tonnage and has only dozens of sailors.

"Sir, General Zhang doesn't allow us to use warships."

"Why bother about him?" Zok said angrily, "It's our people who are suffering now. If we don't use the warships, are we going to die?"

"Besides, this is our American warship. Who does Zhang Shihao have the right to make decisions?"

Zok was furious, and his men did not dare to dissuade him, so they immediately contacted the Wick.

Although the Wake also received Zhang Anping's order, how could it care about the orders of the Chinese officers when its own people were calling for support?
After confirming the coordinates, the ship's guns began to fire.

Despite the assistance of naval guns, the Marines still failed to gain a decisive advantage.

But at this time the Japanese army began to retreat.

These Japanese troops certainly did not want to retreat, but they had to, because someone was cutting off their retreat. Although they could stop these Americans, once their retreat was cut off, they would be surrounded. By then, they would not even have enough bullets to fire back. Wouldn't that be a dead end?

They had to retreat.

Seeing the Japanese retreat, Zok knew that Zhang Anping's backup plan had worked. Compared to the British who were only concerned with preserving their strength, the Americans were relatively "respectful" and did not watch the Japanese retreat, but instead chased after them.

Faced with the pursuit of the U.S. military and the Military Control Commission blocking their retreat, this Japanese army did not give up easily. Instead, it fought against the U.S. military while quickly moving towards the banks of the Suzhou River.

Although the armed forces of the two battalions successfully cut off the Japanese army's retreat, when the Japanese army turned around and attacked, they were unable to resist the brutal Japanese army - even though these were the two best battalions of soldiers recruited subsequently, they lacked backbones and were all new recruits. Facing the brutal attack of the Japanese army, they were defeated at the first sight.

Fortunately, the Japanese army had to deal with the pursuit of the American army and had no time to pursue them, so the losses of the two battalions were not great.

……

At the Security Command, the Japanese officers all looked gloomy.

A prophecy!
Unexpectedly, the worries they had relieved became a reality.

"Gentlemen, the most urgent task is to break out. We can't let our people get trapped!"

There is a cruel reality:
They don't have much available force. Although they have organized an overseas Chinese guard team of 8,000 people, only half of them are really capable of being used. The 3,000 people trapped in it are the main force that can be used.

After losing these people, they still had 5,000 expatriate guards and more than 1,000 infantrymen - no, among these more than 1,000 infantrymen, there were still 600 of them on the banks of Suzhou River!

If all these people were gone, they would be left alone. If Zhang Shihao launched a counterattack...

Thinking of this possibility, all the Japanese officers changed color.

If Shanghai is lost by then, they will have no choice but to die to atone for their sin!
"Open up a rescue channel immediately and make sure to withdraw the overseas Chinese guards. The Imperial Army... the Imperial Army can be left there!"

"Secondly, we must immediately organize mobilization and expand the number of overseas Chinese escort teams. We must be prepared for the worst."

"Also... ask the navy for help and see if they can spare a warship to come to support us."

The Japanese officers simply ignored the last one.

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Not long ago, the naval fleet stationed in Shanghai went out for exercises. Now we know that they went to Hong Kong. Do you want to call them over?

Take a shower and go to sleep!

……

The Japanese army began to attack the positions of the 127th Regiment like crazy, trying desperately to tear open a gap for retreat.

They made a choice and the puppet army became the victim, so they never told the puppet army the real battle situation. Instead, they let the puppet army build positions and pretend to hold their ground.

The overseas Chinese guards and some Japanese infantry attacked from both sides in an attempt to open a retreat route.

This situation was within Zhang Anping's expectations. The 127th Regiment immediately left a gap, and the Japanese army quickly evacuated through the gap upon seeing this.

But... now that I'm here, is it okay for me to just leave without leaving some "gifts"?

machine gun!

Multiple machine gun positions suddenly appeared and began to reap the retreating Japanese troops.

At this time, the Japanese army only wanted to rush out and run away, and chose to ignore the machine gun fire points that appeared - ignoring them at the cost of human lives.

At the cost of at least 500 more people, more than 2,000 overseas Chinese guards were withdrawn, but the last remaining overseas Chinese guards were trapped in the encirclement. As Zhang Anping put all the combat forces at his disposal into the battle, these more than 1,000 Japanese soldiers were trapped in a situation where they had no way out.

Then, there was a surrender of 800 people, which almost made Zhang Anping die of joy.

The battle on the Suzhou River ended at about the same time, but the results here were mediocre. Six hundred Japanese soldiers left less than one hundred and fifty corpses before crossing the Suzhou River and retreating.

Zoker wanted to give chase but was stopped by Wang Tianfeng who was specially sent by Zhang Anping.

The Japanese may not take the refugee area seriously, but the National Army cannot, not for the sake of face, but for the vital interests of the refugees - if they brazenly cross the river and pursue them at this time, the battle will unfold in the refugee area, and who knows how many innocent people will die.

No matter how unwilling Zoke was, he had to stop the pursuit. After counting the losses, Lieutenant Colonel Zoke was almost angry to death.

One hundred and forty-three Japanese soldiers were killed, but one hundred and sixty people on our side died.

The inflated U.S. Army lieutenant colonel finally faced the reality.

Well, let’s just follow General Zhang and join in the fun.

……

At four o'clock in the morning, the battle was basically over.

"District Chief Zhang, the losses have been counted. A total of 579 people were killed in the battle on our side, including 11 British soldiers, 160 American soldiers, and more than 320 seriously injured."

Sister Qian reported to Zhang Anping:

"On the Japanese side, a total of 903 people surrendered, more than wounded were captured, and enemies were killed."

"Besides, the entire pseudo-ninth division is trapped by us."

The total number of enemies who surrendered, were captured, or were killed was over 2,100. The puppet 9th Division, which used the Japanese as cannon fodder, was blocked in the concession. That totaled over 10,000?
This data made everyone in the joint command gasp. Killing more than ten thousand enemies in one battle could be considered a great victory no matter where!
Unlike other victories where more than ten thousand enemies were annihilated, their side was just a bunch of motley crowd. Even under such circumstances, they were still able to achieve the result of annihilating more than ten thousand enemies. It was incredible!

Well, although the puppet army has not been annihilated yet, no one thinks that the puppet 9th Division, which does not even have a company commander in its organization, can hold on.

Zhang Anping suddenly laughed:
"Although I think electrifying the whole country is not a good idea, but with such a result, it seems unreasonable not to electrify the whole country."

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this.

After laughing, Wang Tianfeng, who came hurriedly, said:

"The Japanese should not have many troops now. I have the advantage. Why don't we fight them?"

This suggestion moved everyone.

"It seems... it's not impossible!"

The Japanese armed forces currently in Shanghai consist only of an expatriate guard corps and less than 700 infantrymen. There are also a large number of puppet police and spies, but this force can be ignored.

With this calculation, with tens of thousands of people on their side, three capable regiments, plus nearly three thousand British and American troops, occupying Shanghai doesn't seem to be a fantasy!

Everyone looked at Zhang Anping expectantly.

Zhang Anping thought for a while and shook his head to refuse.

The fact that the war in Shanghai had reached this point was completely beyond his imagination.

His initial thought was that he might not be able to cope with the fierce counterattack of the Japanese army, and the only option was to fight a resolute street battle in the concession - this was why he vigorously built two lines of defense.

He wanted to use street fighting to buy time, thereby destroying factories and other facilities, clearing out banks, and making the Japanese occupy the city without any success.

Then, evacuate from Pudong.

Evacuation is the key point. For this purpose, he had already secretly withdrawn the Loyalty Rescue Army to the Zhejiang area - at that time, the entire Loyalty Rescue Army would be responsible for covering the personnel evacuated from Shanghai.

The Japanese had transferred too many men for their southward strategy, and the New Fourth Army, the Loyal Rescue Army, and the Third War Zone attracted a large number of troops, which led to the fact that he had imagined the Concession War to be full of difficulties and life-threatening situations to be won.

Now Shanghai is within easy reach.

But the problem lies in the evacuation. The Zhongjiu Army was hiding according to the preset evacuation route. If they wanted to occupy Shanghai, they would inevitably suffer a strong counterattack from the Japanese army and even abandon some positions on the front line of confrontation.

The retreat plan will inevitably be disrupted by then!

The newly formed 88th Division had only a few thousand people at the beginning. Although they were a puppet army, they were an army after all. Their evacuation was full of difficulties and their losses were devastating. If they wanted to evacuate, it would not be a few thousand people, but 20,000 people!
The food supplies they could take away from Shanghai would last them for half a month. Twenty thousand people were being chased by tens of thousands of Japanese invaders. How could they safely evacuate...

He, Zhang Anping, is not at that level!
“Shanghai cannot be occupied.”

Zhang Anping said in a deep voice: "If we occupy Shanghai, we may be surrounded and intercepted by tens of thousands of Japanese troops when we evacuate. I don't know how to command a battle. I can't fight for tens of thousands of miles like the Red Army did under heavy siege."

You can't lead a war?!

Everyone looked at Zhang Anping with strange expressions. For the first time, they misunderstood the six words "can't command a battle".

However, after Zhang Anping said this, they no longer insisted.

In fact, not occupying Shanghai also involves the control of human nature.

In the military, there is often a very unreasonable phenomenon:

For example, an army is defending its flank and facing an enemy attack. When the command center asks about the situation, the defenders always say that they are as steady as a rock.

Then, the battle line collapsed, and even affected the main force, leading to failure.

So, is the defending commander ignorant of military affairs?

No!

Because sometimes you have to say this, even if the enemy is right under your nose, you cannot ask for help. First, you know there will be no reinforcements, and second, asking for help easily will make people look down on you, which will then affect your future.

The situation in Shanghai is similar.

If the concession cannot be taken down, the officers of the garrison command will certainly be punished, but they will not be forced to commit suicide by disembowelment.

But if Shanghai is lost, then it will be a caesarean section for sure.

The officers of the Security Command, at this time, all they can do is hold on, and they will never say to the Expeditionary Force:
Quickly mobilize the troops, quickly mobilize the troops from the front line, Shanghai is about to be lost!

Saying this will surely bring more reinforcements.

But what happens after that?

Because troops were withdrawn from the front line, which led to the front line's defeat, the responsibility must lie with the Shanghai Garrison Command!

Therefore, not occupying Shanghai is actually in line with the "Way of Living in Trouble".

"However, if we don't attack, the Japanese may not necessarily think that we won't attack..."

Zhang Anping knocked on the table and said with a smile: "It is impolite not to reciprocate. The Japanese dared to enter my territory. As a return gift, if we don't go in and take a look around, we will feel a little guilty."

"Next we have to do two things. The first is to deal with the puppet troops in the concession. I don't think this is a big problem. We can mobilize the US and British armies to fight for a while, and their surrender will be a foregone conclusion.

The second thing is that the 127th Regiment is ready to attack - it doesn't matter whether we fight or not, the important thing is to make the Japanese focus their attention on the confrontation line! "

Zhang Anping stood up, turned around and drew a line on the map. The line started from the Gongda Spinning Mill at the northeast end of the concession and went around to the Army Airport behind Hongkou.

"Organize a team and raid the airport!"

Everyone looked at the man drawing lines on the map with burning eyes, and six words appeared in their minds:

Can't command a battle.

Looking at the army airport at the end of the line on the map, everyone seemed to see a scene of countless Japanese planes being bombed at the airport.

Comrade Li said:
Compared to your method of tossing and turning, the Japanese probably wish you would just occupy Shanghai as soon as possible. (End of this chapter)