Fujita Yoshimasa was dead. This was the news Wang Yan heard from Eiichi Iwai half a month later. The losses suffered in the third theater this time were too great. The frontline military commander tried his best to blame them, but Fujita Yoshimasa's head could just hold them.
It is said that a solemn seppuku ceremony was held in Nanjing. Two swords were struck vertically and horizontally, and a kendo master who acted as a swordsman slashed the neck with a very precise sword, leaving the skin and flesh connected.
Fujita Yoshimasa became a role model who dared to take responsibility and was full of samurai spirit, which was spread among the Japanese army. What the soldier saw was an army major general, a tall general who committed seppuku with a samurai spirit.
At a certain level, people with some brains saw that Fujita Yoshimasa took the blame and died. Brainwash and encourage people at the lower levels, and warn people at the middle and upper levels.
Fujita Yoshimasa probably didn't want to commit seppuku, but he couldn't do it... The newly transferred director of the Special Higher Education Course was an army colonel from Nanjing named Kitagawa Kosuke.
He used to be the section chief of the Nanjing Special High School, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. This time he was promoted one level and came to Shanghai to take up a post. He was promoted seriously.
Wang Yan has met Kitagawa Kosuke. He is a person with ideas and ambitions. This is normal. After all, at this level, it is impossible to have no ideas and ambitions. They are all complete militarists.
Minglou's situation is pretty good under Kitagawa Kosuke. The first thing Kitagawa Kosuke did when he took office was to check out the previous death plan, trying to figure out the cause and effect of the matter.
Because Wang Yan's intervention eliminated unnecessary troubles and hidden dangers, Minglou was certainly able to pass the test.
Moreover, Minglou also joined Iwai Eiichi and made many friends, so he still had some room for maneuver.
Ming Jing's situation is not bad, mainly because many of the Ming family's businesses are now tied to Wang Yan's business, and her actions are much safer.
In addition, because of the previous incident with Mingtai, Minglou has exposed his identity to Mingjing and will also intervene in Mingjing's involvement.
Compared with Ming Jing, Ming Lou is obviously more careful, cautious, and resourceful. His help is also the main reason why Ming Jing's actions are safe.
Otherwise, even if Wang Yan's signature is used to reveal any flaws, it will be useless. He should be caught anyway. Of course Yu Manli moved to the Prince's Mansion, but it was just a move in. It was impossible to register or anything.
But even this has greatly improved Yu Manli's status, because she is the only woman who has lived in Wang Yan's home in so many years.
Some tabloids published the news, which even caused a certain degree of influence in Shanghai.
The main reason why those people dare to talk about Wang Yan's private life is that Wang Yan is different from other gangsters and tycoons. He doesn't put on airs, is very entertaining, and doesn't care about such things at all.
Of course, this is because people really don't have that much leisure time these days, so they just chat occasionally for fun.
Moreover, the information is not very explosive, and there are still many people who do not pay attention to Boss Wang's life. This is different from the situation a few decades later. The same thing, fermented by the Internet, became overwhelming.
Even though there are still many people who don’t know, there are still many who understand. The order of magnitude and influence are all different.
If it were true in the real Internet age, Wang Yan would never allow himself to be too exposed to the public eye.
This is a very simple truth, does Jinyi walk at night? Less attention, less trouble. In ancient times, businessmen controlled wealth, but they were not allowed to show off in front of others. They could only secretly order others to do it, and then look at themselves in the mirror in the house.
Although he is not that simple, the things he has mastered can only be seen by himself and slowly released to the outside world.
Under the spotlight, how slow can he be to achieve success? Still have to keep a low profile. However, even though Yu Manli moved into the prince's mansion, it still didn't stop Wang Yan from going out and having fun, and it was basically the same as before.
Not to mention whether Yu Manli had any thoughts or not, her body didn't allow it. Besides, she knew very well that for someone like her, it was a blessing to be here today... Now that the year has come, it is destined to be an unusual year.
According to the historical process, this was already in the middle stage of the Anti-Japanese War. The protracted war has come to a conclusion today.
Japan cannot resolve the two parties in a short time and undermine the anti-Japanese spirit of the Chinese people. The two parties are also unable to drive Japan out of China in the short term.
And on the other hand, all the sacred lands in eastern China have been lost, and Japan's idea of moving westward and attacking hilly and mountainous areas is actually not that strong.
But now, the war cannot be stopped if they want. They want to consolidate the results at this time, but the two parties do not agree. If you don't come out to fight me, I will go over and fight you. China must be beaten.
In fact, at this point, the War of Resistance Against Japan cannot be stopped at will, even if the top leaders of the two parties collectively deny it.
Because since the beginning of the war, China has paid too much and there is no possibility of turning back. There are always people with angry eyes, bulging veins, and shouting at the top of their lungs.
There are always people throwing their heads and blood, every inch of the mountains and rivers are filled with blood. But the thoughts of rulers are always different.
Since Qin Shihuang unified the world and called himself emperor, China has only had one master in name.
The reason why it is said to be nominal is because there are complex relationships between the central government, local governments, clans, noble families, landlords, parties, etc. For some people, the only thing the emperor controls is the palace enclosed by high walls.
But this has nothing to do with those things, it's just an extension. Although there are many factions within the Kuomintang, from top to bottom, many people are very dissatisfied with the Red Party.
If one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, how can one country accommodate two masters? Within the Kuomintang, the argument that "we must first pacify the internal situation before fighting against foreign aggression" has never disappeared, and Baldhead has always implemented this, from the warlord melee in the past, to the previous attack on the Red Party, to the previous invasion of foreign lands. , the first anti-communist campaign led by Yan Xishan.
Now that the Red Party has penicillin in hand, it can make money faster than the money printing machine can print, and various supplies are gradually becoming more abundant.
Even though the United States has successfully developed penicillin and started selling it, there are wars everywhere in the world today, which will have little impact on the Red Party.
Just relying on such an antibiotic, the Red Party made a fortune. Such a situation has already caught the attention of the bald man, so the second anti-communist movement has been brewing for a long time.
Just last year, the Kuomintang wanted to drive the troops led by the Red Party to the north of the Yellow River, and teamed up with the Japanese to attack from a pincer attack and eliminate the main force of the Red Party.
The struggle continues, but it's still not ideal. Regarding this matter, Wang Yan had already provided information.
Moreover, the Red Party’s intelligence system is already very strong, and a lot of information has been obtained through other channels. But this is a war, and intelligence is only an auxiliary after all. What's more, the comparison between the two sides is huge and they are already at a disadvantage.
Things that had been turbulent for a long time, and a storm that had been brewing for a long time, finally broke out shortly after entering the 2001 year.
On January 8, all major newspapers reported that Gu Zhutong, commander of the Third War Zone, and Shangguan Yunxiang, commander-in-chief of the 32nd Group Army, led seven divisions with more than 80,000 troops in southern Anhui. In Maolin, Jing County, Xuancheng City, a mountainous area, more than 9,000 New Fourth Army troops led by Ye Weixun were surrounded and attacked.
As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar. No one expected this. At a time when foreign enemies were present, the country was in ruins, and the nation was in danger, the Kuomintang dared to launch such a large-scale civil war.
Immediately, people from all walks of life began to criticize the Kuomintang. The Red Party held various solemn protests and rushed to solve the problem.
Things developed very quickly. Eighty thousand people fought against ten thousand people. It was still a siege war that had been prepared for long time. It was also a gun war with hot weapons. It was basically impossible to come back.
Finally, after seven days and nights of bloody fighting, they were outnumbered, out of ammunition and food, and almost completely destroyed. Ye Weixun, commander of the New Fourth Army, was detained for negotiating. Deputy commander Xiang Ying, chief of staff Zhou Zikun, and director of the political department Yuan Guoping were all killed by traitors.
This was the 'Southern Anhui Incident', the second anti-communist climax of the Kuomintang. This matter lasted until March. After all parties dealt with it and all kinds of overt and covert struggles, it was finally over.
However, Ye Weixun was not released and was still detained. He wrote a modern poem, which was selected in Chinese textbooks decades later and was called "Prison Song."
The door for people to enter and exit was locked, the hole for dogs to crawl out was open, and a voice shouted: Climb out, I will give you freedom!
I long for freedom, but I also know that a human body cannot crawl out of a dog's hole! I can only look forward to that day when the underground fire surges and burns this living coffin together with me. I should gain eternal life in the fire and blood.
How can a human body climb out of a dog's hole? The spirit is eternal. The world is in chaos, and once the war machine starts, it cannot be stopped easily.
Germany punched and kicked the European nobles and conquered a large amount of land. And formulated Plan Barbarossa to launch an attack on the Soviet Union in June.
Japan has been coveting Southeast Asia for a long time because of resource problems. Moreover, the geographical location of Southeast Asia is very important. Occupying Southeast Asia can not only cut off two important road transportation lines, the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and the Yunnan-Burma Highway, that the United States, Britain and other countries used to aid China, but also can enter the Indian Ocean westward to threaten India and join forces with the German army in the Middle East. To the south, you can capture Australia and dominate the Western Pacific.
In this way, by joining forces with Germany, they can divide the world and create a huge empire. With this beautiful imagination, the fanatical and radical militaristic government has just taken office, but has been planning for a long time. The army general, cabinet prime minister, and future Japan's number one war criminal, Tojo Hideki, leads the militaristic cabinet and urges Japan, this high-speed war machine that could no longer be stopped, launched an air attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. naval and air force base.
This action completely broke the United States' plan to stay out of the war and pursue various interests, forcing it to participate in the war, and the Pacific War broke out.
These major international events had nothing to do with Wang Yan, but what coincided with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was that in the early morning, the British gunboat moored in the Huangpu River 'sinked' and the American gunboat surrendered.
The Japanese navy came ashore from the Bund and gradually advanced inward. In the morning, all bridges on the Suzhou River were blocked, and only Japanese troops were allowed to enter the public concession from Hongkou through these bridges. The Japanese navy and army took over the central and western districts of the public concession respectively.
At the same time, they began to arrest the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau of the Public Settlement and other foreigners staying here, and detained them in concentration camps.
Such a major event, of course, is indispensable for Wang Yan. At six o'clock in the morning, Wang Yan was wearing a fur coat, big leather boots, and a hat. He was sitting at the Foch intersection at a specially set up table filled with all kinds of breakfast, and was eating breakfast.
Looking at the swarming crowd outside the French Concession surrounded by wooden fences, his ears were filled with all kinds of noises. Liu Yitong, who was trotting over, couldn't imagine that Wang Yan was still thinking about eating breakfast at this time. , he scratched his head irritably and sat on the stool: "I said, are we really stuck like this?"
"What's the use? That's what the French say!" Wang Yan took a sip of white porridge, put a small dumpling into his mouth, made another piece of pickles, picked up tea eggs in his hands, and looked not far away Seeing the scene across the street, he shook his head and smiled,
"You don't know yet, right?"
"what do you know?"
"Just yesterday, Japan dispatched more than 300 aircraft and more than 50 warships to sneak attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii in the Pacific. It carried out two consecutive air attacks on warships and airports. The U.S. military was caught off guard and the main force of the Pacific Fleet was almost completely destroyed. They Not only did they enter our public concession, they also sent troops to attack Hong Kong."
"What?" Liu Yitong stood up in shock, quickly held up the stool, sat down again, and asked with wide eyes,
"What do the Japanese want to do?" Wang Yan stuffed the fried eggs into his mouth and muttered: "What else can they do? Of course it is for Southeast Asia, the colonies of Britain, France and other countries there. Japan has been coveting it for a long time. They defeated The United States dominates the Pacific and blocks Southeast Asia. Isn't that what it wants to do?"
"The United States is so powerful, how dare the Japanese bring trouble to them?" Wang Yan ignored him. Isn't this nonsense? People have already attacked Pearl Harbor, so why are you so brave?
Liu Yitong smiled coquettishly, knowing that he was asking nonsense, so he turned to ask: "Then can our French Concession be saved? How long can it last?"
"Anyway, there is no problem at the moment. It mainly depends on how Japan and Germany negotiate. I estimate that it can still survive for two or three years. Who knows the details? Anyway, Iwai Eiichi told me that there is no intention to move the French Concession at the moment. You don’t have to worry. I have surrendered to the Japanese now. Whoever owns the French Concession has no impact on us brothers. We should be as cool as we want."
"What should we do with these people? We can't really shoot, can we? That little broken fence can't stop us. If we lose control and they rush in, we will all be trampled to pieces."
"It's time to eat. If you don't eat, don't affect my appetite." Wang Yan frowned unhappily and glanced at the noisy and helpless crowd outside the fence.
"The people from the public affairs bureau are negotiating with the people from the Japanese Consulate. It will take some time to get the result. We can't always stop them like this, and the Japanese can't really kill them, so there's no problem. But you also have worries. The truth is, you go call Gu Yongcheng. He can't start work today. Ask him to organize a group of people to come over quickly to deliver hot water and some porridge to these people. Let these people feel at ease and take care of them. Take care of the elderly and children."
"If you want to say it, you have to be boss Wang." As he spoke, Liu Yitong grabbed a few steamed buns, turned around and ran to make a phone call... Wang Yan asked someone to tell the people on the other side, while he continued to eat breakfast.
He was called up at about five o'clock, and then he quickly contacted other people on the phone and came to the border area of Fengdeng.
He is now the highest-ranking Chinese among the French Concession patrols. Even though the other detectives, captains, etc. are from other prisons and have foreign bosses, he actually controls the leadership of the Chinese patrols.
Mainly because he speaks, no one dares not to listen. So he is in charge of the current work. In addition to the Chinese patrols, there were also other Western policemen present, but these foreign devils were used to being lazy, and the Chinese were in the front. They were afraid of being rushed and trampled to death.
Of course, it was impossible for the Japanese not to kill people. When they landed and advanced, they opened fire. As a result, many people were frightened. Some people hid in their houses fearfully, while others packed up their belongings and ran away in a hurry.
They found that there was no movement in the French Concession, so naturally they ran into the French Concession desperately. Before the interception was organized, many people ran into the French Concession.
These are all running slowly now. They were very anxious at first, and some even made noises. However, they were caught by patrolmen and beaten half to death. Moreover, the Japanese army also arrived and stood behind them with guns in hand to prevent them from running around.
Only then did he control the situation little by little. Gu Yongcheng acted quickly. After waiting for less than half an hour, someone drove over and organized people to distribute hot water to the people on the opposite side. He also cooked white porridge on the spot, which greatly alleviated the panic of these people.
Of course, the exhausting policeman didn't show any mercy. Wang Yan spent a lot of money and asked a nearby breakfast restaurant to deliver meals.
These people are part of the foundation for his Wang, who controls the French Concession. Of course, the food is good, but they still have to be treated differently. Do you want to spend money to win people's hearts? He often does this kind of small favor.
He had breakfast and wandered around looking around. Although he said he was not afraid of problems, if problems did occur, it would be enough for him, but he did not have to be careful.
After eating and drinking enough, wherever he went, he personally held up a loudspeaker and shouted to calm the frightened people.
Not to mention that he has great credibility among the working people. He also provides hot water and white porridge for free, and you have to listen to a few words from him to eat.
Just like this, he was comforted all the way, and time passed slowly. At about nine o'clock, a foreign devil found him and asked him to remove the fence, so there was no need to restrict other people's entry.
Obviously, this has been negotiated with the Japanese. As a result, without the company of the public concession, the French Concession was completely reduced to an isolated island.
No one knows how many of the many people who poured in are real crowds and how many are lonely warriors.
But it can be predicted that the struggle situation in the French Concession will be more severe in the future...
