Suzhou, 3rd Theater Command Headquarters.
Chairman Standing Committee walked into the large conference room with a tired face.
A dozen senior generals sitting on both sides of the conference table all stood up.
"Sit down!" Chairman Chang walked to the main seat and pressed his hand, gesturing for everyone to take a seat.
After everyone was seated, Chairman of the Standing Committee said in his unique Ningbo accent: "Everyone, Shaochuan has just sent a piece of great news from Geneva. The representative of Luxembourg has just submitted a formal application to the General Assembly, requesting that the Sino-Japanese dispute be included in the list of It is on the agenda of the League of Nations Congress, so all participating ministries are requested to hold on for another three to five days no matter what.”
"Ah?" The dozen or so senior generals present looked at each other in confusion. Isn't this child's play?
The order to retreat has been issued to all the participating ministries, and the tight strings of the soldiers have been loosened.
Modify the combat order at this time and let the participating ministries persist on the Songhu battlefield for three to five days?
This is no longer changing orders day and night, this is a crime, this is making fun of the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the front line!
Gu Mosan, who is the deputy commander-in-chief of the 3rd theater, also said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Commissioner, the order to retreat has just been issued to all the ministries participating in the war, and all ministries are already making preparations for the retreat..."
Halfway through, Gu Mosan didn't dare to say any more, because Chairman Standing's face had turned serious.
So Gu Mosan decisively changed his words and said: "Please rest assured, Commissioner, the 3rd Theater Command will resolutely obey the orders of the headquarters."
"Okay, okay, very good." Chairman Standing Committee said happily, "I also ask the soldiers of the 3rd Theater to rest assured that your persistence and sacrifice are meaningful. If the government can win over Western mediation and reach a peace treaty with Japan, then Your officers and soldiers in the 3rd theater should be remembered for your first meritorious service, and I will personally organize a celebration banquet for you at that time."
At this moment, Qian Moyin, the director of the Attendance Office, barged into the conference room in a rare move.
The dozen or so senior generals present at the meeting looked at Qian Moyin. Is this a big incident?
"Tell me." Chairman Standing Committee said calmly, "There is nothing to hide in national affairs."
"Yes." Qian Moyin responded and said, "The platoon behind the Sihang Warehouse of the 88th Division just bombarded the tap fire factory in the concession!"
"What?"
"Oh my god!"
"Bombarding the tap fire factory in the concession?"
"Who gave them the courage?"
"Are they trying to rebel?"
"Good guy, such a big deal?"
There was an uproar in the conference room.
The expressions of more than a dozen senior generals all changed.
Gu Mosan lost his composure and asked in surprise: "So the concession has been razed to the ground?"
The senior generals attending the meeting did not know the details and could only marvel at the courage of the small national army unit. However, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the 3rd theater, Gu Mosan knew the details.
He knew that the tap fire factory was the lifeline of the concession.
"That's not true." Qian Moyin shook his head and said, "They just warned the Concession Industry Bureau, so the muzzle was raised a little higher and missed the two gas tanks."
Gu Mosan breathed a sigh of relief.
Just don't hit the gas tank.
As long as the public settlement is fine.
Qian Moyin then continued: "But the shell landed on the Taikoo Shipyard after flying for several kilometers, blowing two big holes in the side of the Taikoo Ship, and two English crew members were injured, because this The Concession Industrial Bureau and the English government are very angry about this matter, which may adversely affect the agenda of the League of Nations conference..."
Chairman Standing's face darkened, and he almost blurted out the sentence "Niang Xipi."
Songhu Independent Group? This is serious and too courageous!
How can you afford to offend foreigners?
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Baldeck's English Deluxe Suite at the Chinachem Hotel.
Jiang Siping ignored Langdale's clamor and said to Bao Daizhen with a bitter look on his face: "Your Excellency, General Manager, it is certain that the national army and the government must compensate Taikoo Matheson, but the most important thing at the moment is not compensation. The most important thing is to resolve the dispute at Sihang Warehouse as soon as possible."
"A fatal thing?" Langdale snorted, "Don't they dare to directly bombard the gas tank?"
Jiang Siping sighed softly and said to Bao Daizhen: "I just said this is just a warning, but if the Concession Industry Bureau insists on refusing to release people within the stipulated time, or if the gas storage tank is emptied within the stipulated time, Song The artillerymen of the Shanghai Independence Regiment will fire at the gas storage tanks without hesitation, razing the entire concession to the ground."
"Shit, is this an ultimatum?" Bao Daizhen said angrily.
"Yes." Jiang Siping nodded and said, "This is the ultimatum given by the Songhu Independent Group to the public concession. The time limit is only three hours. If the public concession does not release people before five o'clock this afternoon, …”
Jiang Siping did not continue what he said later, but the meaning was already made very clear.
"Shit!" Bao Dezhen cursed and hurriedly asked Langdale, "What time is it now?"
Langdale raised his wrist and glanced at Patek Philippe's perpetual calendar watch: "It's already half past three."
"Your Excellency, President, there is only one and a half hours left." Jiang Siping said quietly, "Time is a bit tight."
"Damn it!" Bao Daizhen was startled and said urgently, "Langdale, hurry up and release the people. You must stabilize the Songhu Independent Regiment no matter what. These are a bunch of fucking lunatics!"
"Do you really want to release him?" Langdale said, "The Japanese will not give up."
"Really release them, but only release the national troops back to Sihang Warehouse!" Bao Daizhen snorted.
"Uh, let the national army go back to Sihang Warehouse?" Langdale was stunned, and then his eyes lit up, "Oh!"
"Yes, let the national troops return to Sihang Warehouse." Bao Daizhen said, "I'm sorry that the Japanese dwarves and the Chinese guys have nothing to say. After all, the public concession has met their demands."
…
The call from the Public Affairs Bureau quickly reached Bunker F in the north of Xinjunqiao.
The merchant group of all nations guarding Bunker F immediately reported the news to the Songhu Independent Group, and arrangements were being made for their release, so please be patient.
Upon learning that the public concession had finally made concessions and decided to release the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment from custody, cheers erupted in the Sihang Warehouse Building. This was an important victory!
"Old Zhu!" His stern eyes turned to Zhu Shengzhong.
Zhu Shengzhong immediately took a step forward and stood in front of Yan Yan.
"Only you can handle the task of picking people up from Hebang Building."
"The words of the foreign devils cannot be trusted, so we must send people over to keep an eye on them."
"After receiving the person, go back to Sihang Warehouse first, and then decide whether to stay or guard."
"Remember, I have only one request for you, just one thing: tough, tough, tough to the end! You must have the determination to risk your life even if you are willing to risk it! You must let the foreign devils in the public concession understand that their lives are in our hands. , as long as we want, we can blow up the entire concession at any time!"
Stern is very clear. If you are not tough, you will not get people.
Foreign devils have no spirit of contract.
Breaking their word is just routine for them.
For foreigners, what is useful is international rules, and what is not useful is paper to wipe your butt, which can be thrown away casually. Therefore, you must not have any illusions and must have bottom-line thinking.
"Yes!" Zhu Shengzhong said sternly, "Be tough to the end!"
"If the foreign devils dare not release us, we will die with them!"
Yan Yan waved his hand and said, "Okay, hurry up and pick them up!"
Zhu Shengzhong stood at attention and said loudly: "Chief of Staff, don't worry, I promise to complete the mission!"
"Go back quickly." Yan Yan nodded and said, "When you get the brothers from the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment to have dinner together, I will ask the cooking team to prepare the most authentic noodles for you!"
After a while, Zhu Shengzhong led a dozen Central Army troops out of the cigarette shop.
Exiting the cigarette shop is a barbed wire blockade, and the merchant group from all over the world has opened the barbed wire.
However, I don't know if it was to show off to the Chinese army, but soldiers from at least one company of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers had formed a queue on both sides of North Suzhou Road, with their bayonets loaded.
Seeing the national army coming out, hundreds of pairs of eyes glanced over coldly.
Zhu Shengzhong just smiled disdainfully, that's it? Are our national troops scared?
At that moment, Zhu Shengzhong snorted coldly and said: "Brothers, let's sing a military song to these foreign devils. We must sing with our momentum and let these foreign devils know that we are not easy to mess with!"
After a while, loud military songs sounded from North Suzhou Road.
"The flag is fluttering, the horse is roaring, the gun is on the shoulder and the knife is on the waist,"
"Hot blood, hot blood like a frenzy..."
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