Meng Shaoyuan's death indeed brought chaos to the Shanghai District of the Military Command Bureau.
Meng Shaoyuan is the soul of the entire Shanghai District.
Almost all Chinese agents believe that Meng Shaoyuan is invincible.
But now this invincible King of Shanghai is dead?
Shanghai, what should I do?
Many people's attitudes have changed in different ways.
Some people were at a loss, while others decided to fight to the death to avenge District Chief Meng.
Others inevitably become pessimistic about the future and their thoughts waver.
Others, however, maintained their due calmness amidst this chaos.
For example, Shen Li, Ye Rong and others stopped their subordinates from calling for revenge for Meng Shaoyuan and strictly ordered them to stick to their posts to prevent further Japanese special actions.
There are also two former national army officers, Li Zhifeng and Song Ziqiang. After learning about Meng Shaoyuan's death, they immediately discussed it and quickly ordered all subordinates to fully shrink and closely monitor the Japanese special operations, waiting for further instructions from their superiors.
In particular, Li Zhifeng's guard group personally took on the task of protecting the headquarters to prevent the Japanese from raiding the Shanghai District Headquarters of the Military Command Bureau at this time.
There is no doubt that this is the most correct choice.
There is another person who also stepped forward at this critical moment:
Wu Jingyi!
"All ministries must remain calm!"
There was no expression of anger or sadness on Wu Jingyi’s face:
"From now on, I will temporarily take over the Shanghai District of the Military Command Bureau! Wang Jingwei is holding a puppet national conference, and the Japanese are focusing on this. Shen Li and Ye Rong."
"arrive!"
"Your Second Division, send more people to take the initiative to attack the Japanese special agencies' contact points in the public concession, but you must remember, hit and run, regardless of the outcome."
"yes!"
Wu Jingyi is replacing defense with offense. Now, the entire Shanghai District of the Military Command Bureau is in a comprehensive defensive posture: "Li Zhifeng, Song Ziqiang."
"arrive!"
"The Li Zhifeng Guards Regiment will dispatch no less than thirty armed agents to take full responsibility for protecting the security of the headquarters."
"yes!"
"Song Ziqiang, you used to be an officer in the national army. Before the arrival of the new district chief, you will be fully responsible for all the military forces in Shanghai!"
"yes!"
"Zhao Yun, bring me people to target the Japanese special agencies. I need to grasp every move of the Japanese and traitors as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
"Ping Fuchang, Zhu Shanyuan and others continue to look for opportunities to assassinate traitors."
"yes!"
"Xu Yuejun, please appease the students in the training class and don't cause any chaos in the training class!"
"yes!"
One order after another was passed on.
Wu Jingyi glanced at these people: "Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures! Kill those who shake down the rebels! Kill those who spread rumors! Kill those who are unfavorable in performing their tasks!"
"Kill those who destabilize the rebels! Kill those who spread rumors! Kill those who are unfavorable in performing their mission!"
The three days at the end of August 1939 were known as the darkest three days in the Shanghai District of the Military Command Bureau.
There is only one reason: Meng Shaoyuan is dead.
During this extraordinary period, it was a group of people represented by Wu Jingyi who stepped forward and quickly stabilized the situation in Shanghai.
The Japanese side did not find a particularly good offensive opportunity.
This is also incredible.
Koichi Hahara also lamented afterwards: 123 Literature Network
"Meng Shao was so lucky to have Wu Jingyi, but the empire was unable to find it and missed the best opportunity. One Wu Jingyi is worth thousands of troops."
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Meng Shaoyuan's death also allowed a man who had been hiding in Shanghai to finally breathe a long sigh of relief:
He Xingjian, deputy commander-in-chief of the Loyalty and Salvation Army and commander of the 1st Column before military reunification!
In the Songhu Battle, the armed forces of the military unified "Jiangsu and Zhejiang Action Committee Rangers". In the tragic Songhu Battle, in addition to the 5th detachment of the Rangers, which was responsible for maintaining security in the rear, thousands of people from the other 4 detachments and 12 brigades rushed into the flesh and blood. The flying front.
This armed force composed of local people is very familiar with the situation in Shanghai. In addition to carrying out harassment and sabotage, eliminating Japanese spies, and eradicating traitors, it also actively cooperates with the regular army in serving as guides and other tasks, and many commendable characters have emerged.
An instructor named Zhu Juying and his team members stayed on the battlefield and fought bloody battles with the Japanese army for three days and nights, and finally died heroically for their country.
Liao Shudong, who served as the captain of the battalion, was surrounded by Japanese troops and killed several enemies with machine guns in succession, shouting the slogan "We must win the war of resistance" and became heroic...
After the Battle of Songhu, the Rangers, which suffered heavy losses, moved to fight behind enemy lines and were officially renamed the "Loyalty and National Salvation Army" in January 1938. This was also the only large-scale armed force directly controlled by Dai Li's Military Command Bureau, so it was prepared to valued.
But just a year later, something happened in this armed force that made Dai Li extremely angry.
On February 8, 1939, He Xingjian, deputy commander-in-chief of the Loyalty and Salvation Army and commander of the 1st Column, led his troops to surrender to the Japanese army, which had an extremely bad impact in the Songhu area.
The morale of other units of the Loyalty and Salvation Army was greatly affected as a result. Many people even followed He Xingjian's footsteps and surrendered to the enemy and became puppet soldiers.
What makes Dai Li even more embarrassed is that He Xingjian, with the rank of major general, was the first senior KMT general to surrender to the enemy since the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance.
As the person in charge of the nationwide anti-rape operation, his subordinates set a precedent for a general-level officer to surrender to the enemy. How could he not make Dai Li so angry that he immediately ordered He Xingjian to be "culled at all costs to serve as a warning to others".
However, He Xingjian was well hidden in Shanghai and no trace of him could be found.
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August 28, 1939, night.
Meng Shaoyuan's death made He Xingjian know that there was no one in Shanghai who could threaten him anymore.
He finally appears!
Not only did he show up, but he also ran into the Paramount Ballroom.
He hadn't been to a place like this for a long time.
He Xingjian played in the dance hall until late at night, and then reluctantly left...
…
Wu Jingyi took out a cigarette.
The person next to her immediately lit it for her.
A car was behind them.
"He Xingjian!"
Wu Jingyi threw away the cigarette and pulled out the gun together with the man next to her.
"Bang bang bang"!
Amidst the gunfire, He Xingjian fell to the ground.
Suddenly, a scream of panic came.
Three shots were fired, all of which were hit by Wu Jingyi.
The man next to him didn't even shoot a single shot.
The two men rushed forward without stopping and emptied two magazines of bullets at He Xingjian who was lying in a pool of blood.
That man, with such a close target, only hit two shots!
"Your marksmanship is really terrible."
Wu Jingyi calmly put away the gun, feeling a little helpless.
The man looked embarrassed: "Mr. Dai hates this person the most. At least the task is completed. Let's go home."
"That's my home, not yours."
But this person, with a scoundrel look, a sinister look on his face, and a shameless look, actually shamelessly held Wu Jingyi's slender waist in front of everyone, and then whispered in her ear with a smile:
"Tonight, I want to make that piece of ocean again!"
