The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 25 Buying time
  Who did this?

Countless pairs of eyes at the scene saw that it was done by the Japanese army. The tank was a Type 97 light tank, and the turret was also painted with a plaster flag.

The Japanese army desperately denied it, but no matter how hard they explained, they couldn't explain it clearly.

At this time, you have to explain that this Type 97 tank does not belong to the Japanese Marine Corps. Do you believe that the British will spit directly in their faces?
  The terrible thing is that the one who lost the Type 97 light tank and those who attacked the Sixing Warehouse were not the same Japanese army, and they were not affiliated with each other. This makes it even more difficult to investigate the truth.

China and Japan ceased fighting at Sihang Warehouse, and the Japanese troops retreated one kilometer.

Very weird.

The British lodged a solemn protest against Japan. British warships and Japanese warships on the Huangpu River also became at war with each other. The military and police in the public concession and the French concession also began to mobilize.

The smell of gunpowder suddenly became stronger.

When Nanjing received this report from the Third War Zone, they were also shocked. The Japanese army actually took the wrong medicine and started fighting with the British army in the concession.

Although it was just a fight, both sides maintained the necessary restraint in the end and did not lead to a larger conflict. However, it is said that the British army killed a lieutenant colonel of some sort, and he was a small nobleman whose family had inherited the title. This matter should be dealt with Not good.

Maybe it will really become the "Sarajevo" incident in the East.

Easterners are fighting with Westerners. Diplomatically, this is extremely beneficial to China, especially the upcoming nine-nation convention meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

The United States and Britain, which originally controlled the meeting, had privately agreed not to mention any proposals that would harm relations with Japan.

Now that the Japanese army is shelling the British and American public concessions in Shanghai, will they continue to implement the policy of appeasement and isolationism?

Especially the British, their marines are dead, and there is also a lieutenant colonel.

Foreigners are very noble, especially the British. Naturally, they cannot be kind to a dead person. If the British can tolerate this tone, the whole world will see through his true nature of being "strong on the outside but hard on the inside". The glory of the "Empire on which the Sun Never Sets" will no longer exist.

Therefore, even for the sake of face, you have to be tough and show your attitude.

As for how much can be changed, Cheng Mo has done an analysis. The general trend cannot be changed. The British will not directly confront Japan for China. As long as the Japanese promise that their interests in the concession will not be damaged, this matter will soon pass. .

After all, Asia is not their focus.

As long as the British feel unhappy, the more than 400 people in the Sihang Warehouse may have a chance to escape their difficulties in the future.

Hey, in fact, he didn't know what the consequences of doing this would be. Anyway, if the Japanese knew about it, they would definitely not let him go.

The British knew it and would not spare him.

As for the Nationalist Government in Nanjing, which didn’t even know it was about to run away, it’s hard to say whether it would pursue it if it knew about it...

Most likely, he was promoted directly to calm Master Yang's anger.

Anyway, I have starved the timid to death and starved the bold to death. I have done it all, and the passing of the horse will leave a mark, and the passing of the wild goose will leave its mark. I am not here in vain!
  Anyway, the three of them returned to Sihang Warehouse quietly. The officers and soldiers of the first battalion were used to him and the three of them often acting alone.

There is no doubt that they went out to interfere.

Except for Wu Jianfeng and Lao Miao, they knew it, but they were in the same group, so they definitely couldn't talk about it, and no one else would have thought that they quietly went out to do such a big thing.

The Japanese attack stopped.

There was a rare calm in the Sihang Warehouse. Everyone took a rest and repaired the fortifications. Anyway, we tried our best to prepare for a protracted war, and we would fight the Japanese in this Sihang Warehouse.

Until the British and Japanese quarrel comes to a conclusion, the Japanese army seems to have no intention of storming the Sixing Warehouse.

If the fight continues, who knows what accident will happen. If those two gas tanks are really lit, it will be a lot of fun.

The British are getting angry, and the more threatening and intimidating the Japanese are now, I'm afraid it will have no effect.

But after they quarreled and calmed down, they seemed to realize that it was no longer important to find out the truth, and the biggest trouble was the eight hundred national troops entrenched in the Sixing Warehouse.

As long as this army exists, the possibility of the next "accidental attack" will still exist.

……

A mysterious phone rang in the Sihang Warehouse. It was a confidential phone and the call came from the French Concession. Very few people knew about this line.

It is one of the few communication channels between the First Battalion and Shangfeng.

This old-fashioned Siemens telephone had not been used for a long time. When it rang, everyone in the command post was startled.

As the top commander of Sihang Warehouse, Lieutenant Colonel Xie Zhongmin answered the call. The call was from Deputy Commander Feng of the 88th Division.

In addition to conveying orders from above, he also learned in detail about the shelling of British tanks by Japanese tanks. Xie Zhongmin naturally answered truthfully. The whole thing was very strange, and it seemed more like it was done by radical elements in the Japanese army.

This is not surprising. In order to achieve the goal of complete occupation and harm, many Japanese generals had this radical idea. They took the initiative to stir up trouble and easily captured the concession.

It's just that those who advocate this have very little power within Japan, let alone occupy the mainstream, but it does not rule out that some people are really crazy.

It is the tradition of the Japanese army to "defeat the superior from below".

Under the ever-changing war situation and international situation, any magical things may happen.

……

As soon as the Japanese army suspended their offensive, the people in the concession became extremely enthusiastic to support Sihang Warehouse. They donated money, materials, and food. Anyone who thought they could donate, they all donated.

After negotiation, the British army agreed that the people in the concession would transport some of the supplies through the new garbage bridge.

The Japanese army could only stare.

They dare not attack now because the supplies are being transported by British troops and merchant groups from all over the world. The first battalion, which has been supplemented by supplies, is more confident in holding on to the Sihang Warehouse.

Moreover, they also brought a national flag with blue sky and white sun and red ground.

Early the next morning, a solemn flag-raising ceremony was held on the rooftop terrace of Sihang Warehouse, attracting hundreds of thousands of people from across the river.

Many people even burst into tears.

In order to prevent the flagpole from falling down, Xie Zhongmin had hundreds of bags of soybeans moved from the warehouse and piled underneath, and poured water on them. The soybeans absorbed the water and expanded, filling the gaps. The flagpole buried in the soybeans would be extremely strong. , cannot be shaken.

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"Sister, why are you here?" Cheng Mo saw his sister Cheng Hua, who had been away for more than a month, among the people delivering supplies.

He was also shocked, how did she know that she was in Sihang Warehouse.

"Sister, it's not easy to know where you are." Cheng Hua smiled charmingly. She came here with the volunteers today.

Of course, with her methods, it was too easy to obtain such an identity.

"I'm here to take you away." Cheng Hua didn't waste any words and directly explained his purpose, which was to take Cheng Mo away.

"Sister, this battle is not over yet, I won't leave!" How could Cheng Mo not know that the Battle of Songhu is over, and the Sixings Warehouse is probably about to end.

But he wanted to stay and accompany Wu Jianfeng and the others on their last journey. As long as he entered the concession, he had a way to leave.

"The British are already negotiating with their superiors, asking us to withdraw the national troops from the Sihang Warehouse. The superiors are prepared to agree in exchange for British support for us and mediation in this war, even if it is a temporary truce. ." Cheng Hua said.

"Wonderful."

"Xiao Mo, don't talk nonsense. You must come with me today, otherwise, you won't recognize me as your sister." Cheng Hua said seriously.

Cheng Mo knew that his sister's temperament was like this. If he really didn't leave today, I'm afraid Cheng Hua would really be cruel enough to deny him.

And if he wants to operate in Shanghai, he really cannot do without Cheng Hua's help.

Moreover, even if there is a battle next, it will not be too fierce. Now the Japanese are even more cautious. If things go wrong, there will be a greater conflict with Britain and the United States, which will outweigh the gains.

It’s not worth it to be a caged beast for the sake of a four-line warehouse.

"Okay, sister and I will leave, but before I leave, I have something to say to the brothers who are fighting with me," Cheng Mo said.

"Okay, don't play tricks on me." Cheng Hua warned sternly.

"Don't worry, sister." Cheng Mo naturally agreed.

After saying goodbye to Wu Jianfeng and the other four, Cheng Mo left the weapons he had fought with them to them, except for a pistol, which his sister Cheng Hua prepared for him.

Then he took all his belongings, together with the captured Japanese micro-shortwave radio, and rode on his Norton tricycle, carrying his sister Cheng Hua, and followed the team delivering supplies through the new garbage bridge and into the public concession.

Cheng Hua's relationship was naturally unusual. When Bian Sanlun passed the British army checkpoint, he just briefly looked at Cheng Mo's work ID and let him pass directly.

At this moment, Cheng Mo turned his head and glanced at the Sihang Warehouse on the other side of the river, feeling a deep sense of reluctance.

　Begging for collection!
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)