In the lobby on the first floor of the Bank of China building.
A war of words took place almost simultaneously.
Colonel Edward, the commander of the Royal Fusiliers of England, and Lieutenant Colonel Ritsu Maeda, the chief of staff of the Japanese Navy's Shanghai Special Marine Corps, sat on both sides of the long conference table, with a translator behind them.
The atmosphere in the hall was already tense.
"Colonel Edward, our demands are very clear."
"No one from the Chinese Army in Hebang Building or Sihang Warehouse can be let go."
"As long as one of the Chinese troops is released, the Imperial Navy will no longer recognize any of the commitments made before, and the tanks and soldiers of the Special Marine Corps will definitely enter the public concession."
"If necessary, we will also take over the public concession."
Maeda Ritsu looked at Edward calmly, but his tone was extremely strong.
Edward frowned and said coldly: "Commander Maeda, I must remind you that the Shanghai Public Settlement is an autonomous territory protected by England, Mi Lijian and other countries. Any military provocation against the Shanghai Public Settlement will be regarded as To provoke the Kingdom of England and the United States of America."
"I also want to remind you, Colonel Edward!" Ritsu Maeda said in a deep voice, "Now it is the Shanghai Public Concession that is provoking the Imperial Navy again and again, in order to protect the interests of various governments in Shanghai and to protect Shanghai's economy. The Imperial Navy has repeatedly tolerated trade activities, but please also ask the public concessions not to push further!"
"The public concession has given up most of the North District and the entire East District to the Japanese government. Isn't this enough?"
"What we are discussing today is not the ownership of the northern and eastern areas of the concession, but the fate of the Chinese Army in Sihang Warehouse."
"I still say the same thing. If you Japanese navy has the ability, you can capture the Sihang Warehouse and kill all the Chinese who are stubbornly resisting in the Sixing Warehouse. But if you don't have the ability, don't pass the responsibility to others. The public The concession is an autonomous territory with independent sovereignty and diplomacy. It is not your Japanese government’s turn to make irresponsible remarks on how to treat the Chinese army. I say this, do you understand? Lieutenant Colonel Maeda."
"Colonel Edward, your attitude is the final answer to the public settlement. Can I understand it this way?"
"Of course, you can understand it this way. I am the captain of the Royal Fusiliers of England, but I am also a guardian employed by the Shanghai Public Settlement Industrial Board. We are fighting for the concession now."
While the two were arguing, there was a sudden noise outside.
Then a British captain hurried in and reported to Edward: "Sir, bomber!"
"Oh, bomber?" Edward's expression suddenly changed. At this time, the bomber flying over the Central Bank Building could never be an English bomber, nor a top-notch bomber, it could only be a Japanese bomber.
Ritsu Maeda knew that a dive bomber from the Naval Air Force had arrived, and immediately stood up and said: "Colonel Edward, I can tell you clearly that the Type 98 dive bomber outside has a 500-kilogram bomb mounted on its belly. bomb, but I must also regret to inform you that the pilots of the Imperial Navy need to improve their flying skills due to lack of actual combat, so no one can guarantee that the 500-kilogram aerial bomb will accurately hit the Sihang Warehouse."
After a pause, Maeda Ritsu said in a more serious tone: "Maybe it will land in the Bank of China Building."
After another pause, Maeda Ritsu said even louder: "It's not impossible to fall into the fire factory!"
Edward couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately stood up and rushed out of the gate. When he looked up, he saw the Japanese naval bomber circling in mid-air. The plaster pattern painted on the left and right wings was clearly visible.
Ritsu Maeda followed him out of the door and said solemnly: "Colonel Edward, you still have ten seconds to think about it."
"Oh?" Edward's face turned as ugly as if he had eaten shit, "Ten seconds? Ten seconds!"
"Yes, ten seconds." Ritsu Maeda raised his right hand, glanced at his watch and said, "Nine seconds."
"Madman, you are a madman, what can you do in ten seconds?" Cold sweat broke out on Edward's forehead.
Maeda Ritsu ignored Edward and just counted down coldly: "Eight seconds, seven seconds, six seconds..."
Along with Maeda Ritsu's countdown, the Type 98 dive bomber in mid-air had adjusted its angle. Almost at the moment when Maeda Ritsu's countdown ended, it fiercely lowered its nose and dived towards the Bank of China Building.
"Oh, shit! Oh, shit!" There was a cry of exclamation in front of the Bank of China building.
The press attaché on the rooftop of the building and the soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers in front of the building immediately began to flee.
A disdainful sneer appeared at the corner of Maeda Ritsu's lips. The Royal Rifles, the European elites, and a simulated bombing by the Imperial Navy were so scared that they looked like bears. They were a bunch of rubbish!
Edward was able to stay calm because Ritsu Maeda was by his side.
Because the Japanese navy bombers would not blow up their own chief of staff as well, right?
However, Edward seemed to have miscalculated this time, because the Type 98 dive bomber of the Japanese Navy actually dived straight towards the square in front of the Bank of China building.
The screeching sound of the wings piercing the sky can almost pierce the eardrums.
Edward subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away, but after looking at Ritsu Maeda who remained motionless beside him, he finally endured it. It was definitely just a bluff.
Soon, the Japanese bombers dived to a height of about 200 meters.
Edward could even see clearly the Japanese pilot in the cabin.
Then, a black aerial bomb fell from the belly of the Japanese bomber, and immediately with a piercing scream, it plunged towards the square in front of the Bank of China building.
"Oh, God!" Edward finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and ran away.
The result was that he stumbled over his left foot and tripped over his right foot, causing a dog to eat his shit.
Poof! Edward fell down at Maeda Ritsu's feet in a very embarrassed state.
Edward struggled to turn over and saw an extremely shocking scene.
In the sky, a Japanese bomber with plaster patterns on its wings was being pulled up.
Under the bomber, a dark heavy bomb had fallen from the sky. It looked like it was going to fall on Maeda Ritsu's head. However, Maeda Ritsu's body was still upright like a javelin, with only his head stretched forward and his eyes Falling down, she was looking down at him with an extremely disdainful look.
"Boom!" The heavy aerial bomb hit the ground heavily.
It’s over! Edward closed his eyes in pain, everything was over.
However, after several seconds, the expected explosion did not occur.
"Huh?" Edward opened his eyes in surprise, only to find Ritsu Maeda still standing there like a mountain, and the heavy aerial bomb was inserted diagonally in the square next to him.
The distance between the man and the bomb was less than twenty meters.
Then Maeda Ritsu's voice sounded faintly.
"Colonel Edward, this is just a warning."
"But if you insist on letting go of the Chinese troops in Hebang Building and Sihang Warehouse, then what will be dropped next time will no longer be training bombs, but live ammunition!"
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Yan Yan, Yang Deyu and Wu Jie were lying on the rooftop of the east building of Sihang Warehouse, witnessing the Japanese bombers diving to drop bombs from beginning to end.
Not long after the Japanese bombers arrived, the three of them reached the rooftop.
Of course, I only dared to hide at the stairs on the rooftop to observe, and didn't dare to show my head.
Again, Yan Yan will never give the Japanese sniper a chance easily.
When the bomb left the belly of the aircraft and fell, Yang Deyu and Wu Jie turned green.
It's going to be over, it's going to be over this damn time, the aerial bombs dropped by the Japanese seem to be heading diagonally across to the firework factory!
Only Yan Yan remained unmoved. He did not believe that the Japanese would commit suicide like they did, because the Japanese had already won the Battle of Songhu and there was no reason to destroy themselves for hundreds of national troops.
This is indeed the case. The aerial bomb did not explode after falling.
"I'll go take a look." Wu Jie said, getting up and running to the east edge of the rooftop.
"Come back!" Yan Yan quickly pulled him back. "The ruins to the north of the east building and the houses on the north side of Kaifeng Road in the distance must be full of Japanese snipers. You will be shot in the head as soon as you reach the edge of the rooftop."
Upon hearing this, Wu Jie quickly retreated to the stairs, and then asked: "Old Yan, why didn't the aerial bomb explode just now?"
"That's just a fake bomb for training." Yan Yan said with a smile, "The Japanese used it to put pressure on the concession."
"Holy shit, are the Japanese so cunning?" Yang Deyu couldn't help but start to worry, "Can Lao Zhu still bring Tuan Zuo and the others back smoothly?"
