"He bravely killed eight hundred soldiers of the enemy, and his heroic spirit in resisting the enemy was expressed in poetry; whoever sheds a thousand tears for his patriotism, spoke of the injustice of the Japanese slaves!" - Xie Jinyuan.
October 30, 1937, the fourth day of the battle to defend the Sihang Warehouse.
Here, it is still firmly in the hands of the Chinese army.
The huge national flag on the top floor of the warehouse is still fluttering in the wind.
Because they were too close to the concession, the Japanese army did not dare to use large-caliber artillery to bomb indiscriminately, but they used gasoline, gas bombs, etc. to attack.
But no matter what methods the Japanese army used, Sihang Warehouse still stood firm!
On the same day, the first batch of medicinal materials used by Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu Palace in Japan to redeem his brother-in-law Tokugawa Honda secretly arrived in Shanghai.
Meng Shaoyuan ordered Zhu Yanni to organize the withdrawal of the public concession to take over.
At this time, Meng Shaoyuan reorganized the special detachment under his command.
The entire detachment is organized into five squadrons.
Tian Qi, Yuan Zhonghe, Zhu Yanni, Yue Zhenchuan, and Wei Yunzhe are each in charge of a squadron, the so-called combat squadron.
What is very special is that Tian Qi is temporarily unable to perform his duties due to "injury", and the squadron he commands is temporarily in charge of Zhao Changle.
Wu Jingyi was ordered to personally command the hidden team.
Master Meng had just promised her the title of "Commander-in-Chief of the Special Detachment", but he could no longer fulfill it.
Fortunately, Assistant Wu was already accustomed to Master Meng's bad faith.
After the reorganization was completed, each squadron retreated to the designated location in batches.
More than that.
Meng Shaoyuan still has several armed forces in his hands.
"Taihu Guerrilla Brigade" in Taihu, Taihu spy training class.
He also organized Song Deng, Pan Baolai, Sun Jian, Ma Dai and Xu Zhu into a "Youth Special Action Team", which he directly controlled.
At this time, the Meng Shaoyuan Group was divided into three departments.
One faction is the "old people" headed by Tian Qi and others. The first group of people who followed Meng Shaoyuan are called the "Bingzi faction".
One faction is headed by Zhao Changle, Guo Rui and others, and is called the "Youth Faction".
Later, it was represented by Song Deng and others. Since most of them came from the Hangzhou training class, they were called the "Hangzhou Department".
In fact, the people in these three departments are all about the same age.
The reason for such division is entirely based on the length of time following Meng Shaoyuan.
In addition, there is a more special system:
The power commanded by Wu Jingyi.
Because of Wu Jingyi's background, this department is also called the "internal service department."
Lots of factions?
Sometimes, Meng Shaoyuan would also think about this problem.
Meng Shaoyuan had never thought of having just a few subordinates before.
But as power increases, factional issues will inevitably arise.
This is true for the entire military system.
Dai Li is here, no matter which faction you belong to, you will always follow Dai Li's lead, no one dares to act rashly.
Later, when Dai Li died, everyone fought for power.
The situation of Meng Shaoyuan Group is similar.
As long as Meng Shaoyuan lives, he will be the leader, and everyone will obey his orders and die without regrets.
just in case……
What if I die one day?
Whatever.
Everyone is dead, who knows what will happen next?
…
By the river.
French three-story building.
The butler Alao directed the servants to put the tableware one by one.
No matter what happens outside, it has nothing to do with Aarau.
He is the steward.
His responsibility is to manage this family well.
Alao is actually very dissatisfied.
One servant is too few.
Today, the distinguished host will entertain guests here. He must organize the banquet perfectly so as not to lose his presence in front of the host.
So after Alao considered it again and again, he recruited a temporary servant.
When necessary, Yamashita Yuri Ai can also help at the host's house.
Although it is rude to ask guests to help, Arau always feels that Miss Yamashita eats and lives in the host's house, and there seems to be no difference between her and the hostess, right?
Of course, this idea must not be known to Miss Zhu Yanni, otherwise, Alao knew that he would be unlucky.
Fortunately, I heard that Miss Zhu Yanni was ordered to perform a mission and would not be coming for a long time.
Hey, in Arau's opinion, Miss Yamashita and Miss Zhu are both very good women. Why is the master still not married yet, wandering around all day long?
In Arau's view, if the master doesn't get married in a day, no matter what earth-shattering things he does, it's just a fool's errand.
According to the owner's wishes, the French chef gave him a compensation and sent him home. Aarau hired a Chinese chef again.
The host said, he is Chinese, what kind of French food does he eat all day long?
Arau knew that the owner was worried that hiring a French chef was too expensive.
I checked the time and saw that the guests would arrive one after another in two hours...
…
"Okay, that's all for today's lesson."
Yamashita Yuri Ai closed the book and looked at the eight students in the classroom. She said slowly: "I remember when I first taught Japanese, there were more than forty students here. Some of them only studied for one day and were dismissed. They were urgently transferred to the front line, and I never saw them again from then on.
Today is the last lesson I give you. The Japanese learning class will be temporarily closed. I am Japanese, and I am very sorry that my country has brazenly launched a war, which has caused great harm to China and the Chinese people. Students, please accept my apology as a Japanese. "
After speaking, she bowed deeply to the eight students.
"Teacher Yamashita, it's not your fault." A student stood up and said, "The Japanese are different, and the Chinese are different. You don't need to apologize for those Japanese."
"Thank you." Yamashita Yuri Ai raised her head with a smile on her face, but her tone was very solemn: "I don't know how many of you will survive when the war is over. I hope that what I teach you can be used in your final days. I’ll help you when you need it, gentlemen, please, please live well, please.”
Just as he finished speaking, an agent hurried in: "Gather, urgent gathering! The target is Sihang Warehouse!"
Any more coming.
All eight students stood up and when passing by Yamashita Yuri Ai, they did not forget to bow to their teacher.
Yamashita Yuri smiled, smiled, but then her tears flowed out...
…
"Director Meng, urgent order." Assistant Wu walked into the office: "The General Headquarters believes that the battle to defend the Sihang Warehouse has ended successfully, and Xie Jinyuan's troops should evacuate in an orderly manner. The General Headquarters requires our military commander to immediately report the withdrawal news Notify Sihang Warehouse and assist Xie Department in safely evacuating."
"knew."
What is supposed to come, will always come.
Xie Jinyuan's troops resisted for four days and inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese army, which had a great impact on the international community and inspired the determination of the people across the country to resist the war to the end. At this point in the fight, there is no need to continue.
Moreover, there are two huge gas storage tanks on the south side of the New Garbage Bridge, which is very close to the warehouse. Once the Japanese army became angry and took crazy measures to retaliate, if the gas tanks were shot, half of Shanghai would be reduced to ashes.
"Order, Sun Jian..."
Before the order was given, Wu Jingyi had already said: "I'll go to Sihang Warehouse."
"you?"
"Me." Wu Jingyi said calmly: "The ministries are still being reorganized. They are fighting continuously and are very tired. Moreover, I am familiar with the situation in the concession. I will inform you. I told my husband that I will have to work overtime until very late today. Night."
"Okay." Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "Tell Xie Jinyuan the location and time of retreat in detail, and I will respond in time."
"OK."
…
Butler Qiu was the first to appear.
He introduced himself in English and said, "I came to check on how the preparations for the banquet are going."
Alao became angry in an instant.
Check out the banquet? Is this a lack of trust in oneself?
This is actually a bit of a misunderstanding.
Mrs. Rose also received the invitation. She didn't know that Meng Shaoyuan had a butler. She heard that Meng Shaoyuan was going to invite a few guests today, so she was worried that Meng Shaoyuan would be too busy, so she asked Butler Qiu to come and see if there was anything he could do to help.
As a result, Butler Qiu thought he was an imperial envoy and used the word "inspection".
In his eyes, Meng Shaoyuan has always been a vulgar and rude guy. Look, look, the family is fine, why did they use a black servant?
In Shanghai, black people are not uncommon at all. They are all servants.
How could Butler Qiu have thought that Alao's identity was that of a steward like him?
"You are so rude, sir." When Arau got angry, the consequences were serious. He finally fulfilled his dream of being a butler and would never allow anyone to challenge his authority:
"This is my master's home. As the master's steward, I will prepare everything in order. We don't need an outsider to check our work."
housekeeper?
Oh my god, Meng Shaoyuan, a rude and rude guy, actually let a black man be the housekeeper?
Butler Qiu didn't bother to pay attention to Alao. He looked at the tableware on the table: "Have they been washed carefully? My wife has very high requirements for hygiene."
"Here, even a cockroach has been cleaned." Alao retorted.
"Oh my god, are there cockroaches here?" Butler Qiu exclaimed exaggeratedly: "I can't imagine that a cockroach suddenly appeared while the guests were dining. I feel like vomiting when I think about this scene."
"Please learn more science." Alao showed no sign of weakness: "Even in the king's palace, creatures like cockroaches will persist tenaciously. Do you think your master is more exaggerated than the king? What a rude person. guy!"
"You're the one who's really rude."
Butler Qiu dismissed it: "In such a small place, we actually need to treat guests? How many guests? One? Or two? You should feel lucky that Madam can come."
"I don't see what there is to be thankful for..."
It is said that the debate between the Chinese and British butlers lasted for almost an hour. No one knew whether it was Butler Qiu who defended the honor of the Chinese butler, or whether it was Arau who preserved the dignity of the British butler.
In short, after this, Butler Qiu and Alao became lifelong enemies.
