Shadow Spy

Chapter 275: Fight against the Japanese Marine Corps
As for the Kuomintang, the military unification and the Central Unification have given up, they cannot afford to offend the Americans, so they have no choice but to admit it; however, the local warlords are not willing to do so, but even though the government has given up, most of them themselves are You can't even get through the door of the US embassy or consulate!

The only family that could get in was the Gui family, but its two bosses were really shameless in gossiping to the Americans about the tobacco issue, so they were the first to give up pursuing the case.

Local forces such as the Sichuan Clan, Yunnan Clan, Guizhou Clan, Hunan Clan, and Guangdong Clan were unwilling to accept this loss. They sent people to Shanghai one after another to proactively contact the Qinggang, the largest cargo owner, and prepare to work together to find a solution.

In terms of the size of the losses, the Qinggang is definitely the number one, but they have no confidence at all in how to get the goods back from the powerful Director Pan Sen. They are reluctant to give up and have nothing to do. When they are feeling uncomfortable, the military leaders of the Southwest and South They sent people to join forces, and naturally they hit it off!
But after joining forces, both parties realized, what's the use?The current police department refuses to give in to hard and soft policies. Its chief Pan Sen also serves as the commander of the US military stationed in Shanghai. He has [-] police officers and [-] troops under his command, and is currently recruiting police officers and soldiers on a large scale!Under such circumstances, what can they do?
Go negotiate and they will ignore you!
If you dare to threaten, I'm afraid the police will come to your door as soon as you say it!

If you go for an assassination, you are living impatiently. The person doing the work, the person in charge, and even the assistant behind you will have to be killed! ——
While the Qinggang and others were hesitating, the Japanese side began to take action...

At 2:19 a.m. on Monday, February [-], when Li Junhao was attending a meeting at the Consulate General, Dijie Cole, the leader of the Fourth Maritime and Land Regiment, called to report that the Fourth Maritime and Land Regiment stationed on the south bank of the Suzhou River in the direction of the Alert Day Concession Company B of the [-]st Battalion is currently confronting the Japanese Marine Special Marines at the New Junk Bridge. The other party demands to enter the concession and "protect" the property of Japanese merchants...

Um?Everyone present at the meeting at the Consulate General was stunned. What do the Japanese want to do?
Li Junhao spoke to the phone and said seriously: "Colonel Cole, I order: Reinforce Company B immediately to guard the northern border of the concession. If the Japanese dare to forcefully break through the bridge, they can use all force to stop them!"

"Yes, sir!" Colonel Cole immediately accepted the order.

After hanging up the phone, Li Junhao did not look back at the other people at the conference table. Instead, he immediately dialed the phone number of the headquarters and ordered: "I am Pan Sen. Now I am ordering that the level [-] alert be activated and all units enter combat status." …”

Putting down the phone, he turned to look at Ayers and said, "Sir, please control the situation inside the consulate. I will handle the matters outside."

Ayres did not panic, nodded and said: "Okay! Ogg, the security of the concession will be left to you. You must pay attention to safety."

"Don't worry, sir." Li Junhao agreed, nodded to everyone in the room, and then strode out.
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At this time, at both ends of the Nicheng Bridge (New Garbage Bridge) at the junction of Yuqiaqing Road (XZ Road) and the Suzhou River, the [-]nd Platoon of Company B, [-]st Battalion, [-]th Marine Regiment of the US Army at the southern end, was fighting with the Shanghai Special Marines of the Japanese Navy in the north of the bridge. The first squadron and the second squadron faced off.

The Fourth Marine and Land Regiment has now been expanded into a reinforced combat group of 3000 people. Although it has not yet reached the F1 standard in the late World War II, it is still considerable. It has a regiment headquarters of 120 people, a regiment company of 170 people, and an artillery company of 160 people. people, three reinforced battalions of 850 men (battalion headquarters company of 145 men, heavy weapons company of 150 men, and three infantry companies of 185 men).Company B of the 35st Battalion includes 36 people from the company headquarters, 5 people from the firepower platoon, and three infantry platoons (11 people from the platoon headquarters, three squads, 38 people from each squad). Currently, the 60-man second platoon is guarding the bridgehead. The firepower platoon's A 1919mm mortar team and an M4A[-] heavy machine gun team provided support in bunkers on both sides behind the bridge.

Lined up at the north end of the bridge was a Japanese navy and land squadron, with a number of 150 people. However, in terms of firepower, they did not have the upper hand, except for the ten crooked machine guns they carried (Taisho 11-year-old light machine guns). , only carrying the bolt-action [-] cap (Arisaka [-] rifle).

而美军已经全面换装了M1加兰德半自动步枪、汤姆逊M1928A2冲锋枪、勃朗宁M1918A2自动步枪（30发长弹匣型），一个排加两个火力组，完全不憷日军！
Lieutenant Colonel Shimada Gonichiro, captain of the headquarters garrison led by the Japanese army, asked an interpreter to speak to the U.S. troops on the south bank, meaning: the Japanese Marine Corps' request to enter the concession is reasonable, because the interests of Japanese businessmen have been illegally infringed before, and they To protect the overseas Chinese...

On the U.S. side, the platoon leader immediately replied: The south of Qiaodong is a concession area and is currently protected by the U.S. military. No other country's military has the right to enter... Warning the Japanese: If they take another step forward, the U.S. military has the right to open fire!
The Japanese army was just arrogant, but not stupid. Seeing the resolute attitude of the American troops on the opposite side, they did not dare to take a step forward at all. They just kept shouting... As time went by, the American troops no longer bothered to pay attention to them!

Soon, support came from behind both armies. On the Japanese side, a group of more than [-] people arrived; on the U.S. side, although other platoons of Company B were still guarding other roads and bridges, Company C of the First Battalion had already arrived, and Six armored vehicles arrived, and in comparison, they were even more powerful than the Japanese army!

In fact, by this time, the entire army of officers on both sides understood that this battle should not be fought - if it really happened, both sides would not wait for reinforcements to arrive!
On the Japanese side, Commander Shimada, who was leading the team, cursed in his heart: Baga!What kind of mission is this?Major General Takeda Moriharu, commander of the Marine Corps, listened to the instigation of those Japanese businessmen and asked them to intimidate the concession authorities for the 15 tons of coal and briquettes, but they were not afraid at all. What should I do?
Major Luke, commander of the [-]st Battalion of the [-]th Marine and Land Regiment, arrived at the scene in a jeep. When he saw Gonichiro Shimada, the leader on the opposite side, he took the trumpet handed by the soldiers around him and shouted: "Lieutenant Shimada, what do you want to do? Do you want to attack the concession?" ?”

The two were responsible for border patrols in the public concession and the Japanese concession respectively, and they were relatively familiar with each other. After hearing Major Luke's words, Shimada asked the translator to shout the previous statement again to express his intention.

Luke said angrily: "Absurd! The concession is fully managed by us, the United States, and you Japanese troops have no right to enter the concession... I solemnly declare: All American troops stationed in Shanghai have received clear orders. Japanese soldiers dare to step into the concession. It means the beginning of war!
"Soldiers, deploy in battle formation and prepare to fight!"

Upon hearing the order, the U.S. soldiers in the south of the bridge immediately dispersed and entered the position. Six armored vehicles immediately stepped forward, aiming their machine guns and heavy machine guns at the north of the bridge...

(End of this chapter)