Shadow Spy

Chapter 232 Changes in the Concession Situation

After some commotion, everyone had seen it once. After a brief exchange, they began to prepare to enter the concession. Six hundred soldiers from the 327th Marine and Land Regiment and the 5500th Regiment, who were fully armed and driving armored vehicles, escorted only the soldiers on their backs. Armed with rifles and backpacks, [-] recruits walked in formation toward the depths of the concession.

Along the way, countless Shanghai and Shanghai citizens were watching!At this time, even the Chinese citizens very much welcome the arrival of more US troops, because this can better resist the Japanese troops outside the concession-compared to the Japanese devils, Americans are more accepting.

Chongqing, which has received the news in advance, although there is no way to directly send people to attend the welcome ceremony on the pier, will have dedicated people attend the reception to be held soon, in the hope of obtaining more assistance from the United States.Of course, we must also find ways to invite the US observation team to Chongqing.

The Military Command's Shanghai District and directly affiliated stations, as well as the Central Command's Shanghai Station, have all received orders to focus on the movements of the US military and pay close attention to changes in the situation in Shanghai and the Sea, especially the situation of the Japanese.

The underground party is also paying attention to this matter, but under the current circumstances, they can't do anything but keep observing and report the necessary situations to Yan'an.
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First, the 1200-man 15th Infantry Regiment was transferred from Tianjin, and 5500 new soldiers were brought in from China. The United States was vigorously strengthening its military power in the Shanghai Concession. This phenomenon attracted the attention of all parties.

For countries such as Britain and France, it is certainly a good thing that the strength of traditional allies has increased.

The British have even imagined that the United States already has enough military power to maintain the security of the public settlement, so the 1700 British troops can be transferred back to the country in advance - the British Isles are too small and the available military resources are not rich. Although the colonies There are a lot of people under their jurisdiction, but you still have to use your own people to defend the homeland!
The French side is also thinking about it, can it bring the French army back to the country?You know, France has declared war on Germany. Although the war has not really started yet, once it starts, it will definitely not be easy looking at the way Germany attacked Poland before. Of course, the number of troops is more than mine!

Currently, in addition to the 4800 police officers in the patrol house, the armed forces in the French Concession also have four French colonial armies:
One is the second company of the French No. 16 Colonial Infantry Regiment (RIC) originally stationed in Shanghai (guarding the central area of ​​the concession).

RIC soldiers have anchor marks on their hats and helmets, and are commanded by a lieutenant colonel of the infantry regiment. His title is the commander of the French detachment in Shanghai; after the 813 Incident, this unit strengthened the [-]st Battalion of the Expeditionary Force in China ( Mainly Vietnamese Beiqi, guarding the eastern area) and the second battalion (guarding the western area) were reorganized into the Chinese Colonial Mixed Infantry Battalion (BMICC).

Second, several small-displacement warships of the French Far East Fleet are stationed on the Huangpu River, posing a certain threat of force.

The third is the light tank company and other logistics support units originally stationed in South China, which mainly include logistics, artillery, medical and other units. Although they only have a few hundred people, they still have a certain combat effectiveness.

The last one is the Municipal Guard established by the Public Security Bureau in 1937. It is composed of Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian and European personnel, with 1800, 850, 148 and 377 people respectively. It is a force A militia force similar to the merchant group of all nations in the public concession.Some French officials are already thinking that if the external defense of the French Concession is handed over to the US military, then they can transfer the first three troops back to the country, or they can transfer them to French China. The current situation there Not so good. The resistance of the local indigenous people has begun to become fierce. The current situation in Europe makes it unrealistic to mobilize troops from the mainland. These troops can just be used for reinforcements.

Britain and France had such a small calculation in mind, so they actively contacted the observation team from the United States in order to listen to the news and find a possibility.
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As for other countries in the concession, they are also concerned about the United States' move to increase its military strength. They have various ideas. Except for Germany and Italy, which are more wary, other countries still welcome it. After all, they are both Westerners and can be more cautious. Good expats who protect them are not!
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All forces in Japan are paying attention to the U.S. military's reinforcements. Although it can be seen that the more than 5000 newly arrived recruits are newly trained, but taken together, the U.S. military garrison in the Shanghai Concession has reached nearly [-] people. This doesn't count the Merchant Group of All Nations... Oh, and there is also the police station controlled by the Americans.

If war is declared between Japan and the United States, and the Japanese army wants to attack the concession, they will face an armed force of 1.5 people in the public concession and nearly 9000 people in the French concession. This difficulty will be several times greater than before!This situation has aroused great vigilance on the Japanese side.

Despite this, the Japanese forces understand that under the current world situation, it is impossible for Japan to immediately fall out with the United States, Britain, France and other countries, because it is not difficult to defeat the Asian garrisons of these countries, but when they dispatch fleets and large numbers of During the army, Japan was a small country and could not hold on!So, now I can only endure it.
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Of course Li Junhao will not care about what the Japanese are thinking now. His current focus is mainly on how to integrate 5500 recruits into the existing three regiment-level troops!

It's easy to say that the 327th Marine and Land Regiment and the 15th Regiment are both capable of operating on their own. After the new recruits are added, they can just conduct cooperative training under the current framework. Teamwork and combat coordination will take time to adjust, and it cannot be done quickly; But the situation with the [-]th Infantry Regiment was different.

The current self-renewal training of the 15th Regiment has just begun. The treatment of more than 300 patients has not yet been completed. In fact, they cannot digest the arrival of 1800 new recruits. This problem must be solved as soon as possible.

To this end, Li Junhao adopted a method of separate training and synthesis-first, the 15 recruits assigned to the 1800th Infantry Regiment were handed over to the 327th Regiment for training, and they were isolated from the headquarters of the 15th Regiment, which was undergoing recovery training, in preparation for seeing the actual situation. After the results, we will regroup and reorganize...

His method was unanimously approved by the senior officers of the Shanghai garrison. Even Lieutenant Colonel Rupp did not raise any objections. Instead, he took the lead in praising: This is the best method at present!

Commander Rupp of the 15th Regiment approved it, and of course others would have no objections.As a result, Li Junhao's orders were faithfully implemented.

In addition, a large amount of weapons and equipment came with the ship this time, not only for the 5500 recruits, but also for the headquarters of the 15th Infantry Regiment and the Fourth Marine and Land Regiment; and what is very rare is that this time there was no discrimination against the sea and land, and the basic equipment was Same, at least the M1 Garand rifle is equipped in advance; of course, in terms of heavy equipment, it is definitely not as good as the Army's 15th Infantry Regiment.

(End of this chapter)