"Dunkirk?" Cheng Qianfan was stunned for a moment, and he asked Pete, "Where is that?"
"A waterfront near the English Channel," said Pitt.
Not to mention the Chinese, Cheng Qianfan, even he, a Frenchman, was stunned when he received the telegram and suddenly did not react to where the small place Dunkirk is.
"You mean that hundreds of thousands of British and French coalition forces were blocked by the Germans, and a seashore named Dunkirk near the English Channel?" Cheng Qianfan carefully sorted out the information in Pitt's words and gave his own summary.
"Yes." Peter was stunned for a moment after hearing Cheng Qianfan's long list of French words, then nodded vigorously.
"How could this happen? Is the news wrong?" Cheng Qianfan asked in surprise, "Didn't it say that the British and French forces blocked the Germans outside the Belgian defense line? There is also the Maginot line, which is as solid as a rock to block the German attack group?"
For some time, newspapers in the French Concession have been hyping up the British and French coalition forces to successfully block the Germans' troops and protect the entire Europa hinterland from the invasion of war.
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"We're fooled." Pete's face was ashamed. "The Germans deceived us. They traveled through the Arden forest. The Germans occupied Sedon. Their armor torrents took only five days to travel through most of France, blocking our hundreds of thousands of troops in Dunkirk."
"What are you talking about? What Arden, what Dunk?" Jin Kemu was confused when he listened, but one thing he understood, "It was the war on Europa that was in trouble?"
"The Germans built a plank road openly to cross Chencang, bypassed the French Maginot line of defense, went straight to the heart of France, and surrounded hundreds of thousands of British and French coalition forces by the sea." Cheng Qianfan said to Jin Kemu in a concise manner.
After listening to Cheng Qianfan’s explanation, Jin Kemu understood in seconds.
He nodded and exclaimed, "The Germans are playing the military tactics. Have they read our military tactics?"
"Who knows." Cheng Qianfan's expression was serious, and he shook his head gently. He looked at Pitt and said, "The situation is a bit bad."
He said to Jin Kemu, "Mr. Jin, just know about this. Don't talk about it first, so as not to cause panic."
Jin Kemu nodded, he understood the truth, if the French people were defeated by the Germans, it would be like the sky collapsed for the French Concession.
Cheng Qianfan and Jin Kemu hurriedly said goodbye and went to the squad leader's office with Pete.
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"That's how it is. Linda's father sent a telegram saying that there were more than 200,000 British expeditionary forces, 150,000 French troops, and some Belgian troops, totaling 400,000 people, and they were blocked in the narrow Dunkirk." Pete took a deep breath and said.
"So many people are blocking the narrow beach only thirty or forty kilometers." Cheng Qianfan looked at the French map on the wall and shook his head, "The German bombers hardly need to aim. They can blow up a group of people by throwing a bomb."
Then he saw Peter's angry eyes.
"Qianfan, now is not a time to joke." Peter said angrily.
"I'm not kidding, this is the fact." Cheng Qianfan shook his head, looked at Pete, and asked, "What would happen if these 400,000 British and French coalition forces were wiped out by the Germans on the beach?"
"How is it?" Pete's face was ashamed. "No one in Europe will be able to stop the Germans from moving forward. The great France will be trapped in the quagmire of war. The Germans will fight with our remaining troops in France. The entire France will be destroyed by the fire of war."
Looking at Pitt's worried look, Cheng Qianfan patted Pitt on the shoulder, "It's over now, it's not something we can worry about in Shanghai."
He said to Pete, "What we can do now is pray, pray for the appearance of miracles."
"Miracle?" Pete chuckled, and he shook his head and stopped talking.
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Cheng Qianfan initially had the intention of sarcasm Pitt and asked him how the powerful France was so vulnerable. However, at this moment, when he saw Pitt like this, he was no longer in this mood.
Moreover, because he knew the awfulness and severity of this matter, once the 400,000 British and French coalition forces were surrounded and annihilated by the Germans, the British would have no spare time to help France, and the French could only face the Germans' steel torrent independently with the English Channel.
As Pete said, France, fighting alone, will put the whole country in war, which is not good news for the French Concession. At that time, the French have no time to take care of the Far East, and if the Japanese do not do it well, they will take action against the French Concession.
Not only the French Concession, but also the public Concession, will also face the danger of the Japanese trampling on their iron hooves.
This will be an unprecedented blow to the situation where the Chinese community falls completely and the anti-Japanese forces can only survive in the concession.
"Can I see the telegrams sent from France?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
Pete did not speak, opened the drawer and handed several telegrams to Cheng Qianfan.
Cheng Qianfan lit a cigarette and carefully read these first-hand telegrams from France.
His heart couldn't help but sink even further, and the situation on the battlefield of Europa was worse than he thought.
"Peter, I mean if." Cheng Qianfan thought, "If Dunkirk's 400,000 troops, including more than 200,000 British Expeditionary Forces, and 150,000 French troops were all lost, can the remaining French forces support the Germans' sweep and attack?"
"No problem!" Hearing Cheng Qianfan's problem, Peter calmed down his frustration, and he said as if he suddenly had fighting spirit, "We were fooled by the Germans. The main force of the great French Army is in Maginot. In the Belgian War Zone, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops. The powerful French Army is the strongest army in Europe."
His expression was unprecedentedly serious, and his eyes seemed to be radiating, "Europa's most powerful army would tell the Germans that conspiracies could only succeed for a while, and the great France would bury the Germans on the vast land of France!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "France will win!" Pete took a deep breath and said loudly, "Six weeks! It only takes six weeks to return the French army to turn defeat into victory! We will surely drive the Germans out of France's mainland!"
"The Germans will regret irritating the great France!" Peter looked at Cheng Qianfan and said firmly.
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late at night.
Cheng Qianfan returned home again. He came to the study, took out the radio from the mezzanine, and began to send a report to the headquarters.
The content of the telegram was similar, reporting the latest situation on the Europa battlefield that he learned about, and pointed out that the situation on the Europa battlefield changed drastically, which may affect the Shanghai Concession. The Japanese should prepare for the Japanese to respond more excessively to the concession. The telegram was sent to Comrade "Farmer" and Dai Chunfeng District, Chongqing respectively.
After finishing all this, Cheng Qianfan sat on the chair and fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, he suddenly stood up.
An hour later, Cheng Qianfan appeared in Imamura Mansion.
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"What happened?" Imamura Hitaro asked Miyazaki Kentaro in a nightgown, wearing a coat, and yawning.
"Teacher, I just received a message." Cheng Qianfan said with a flying expression and a thrilling tone, "I'm so excited that I can't wait to come tomorrow."
"Oh?" Imamura Hitaro glanced at his student in surprise, "What news makes you so excited."
"The German army blocked 400,000 British and French coalition forces on the Dunkirk coast near the English Channel." Cheng Qianfan said.
He spoke excitedly to Imamura Hitotaro vividly about the information he learned from Pitt.
"Dunkirk?" Hitaro Imamura suddenly stood up from his seat, pulled open the curtain on the wall, staring at a map of Europa.
"During the day, we learned about the war reports from Europa, and the Germans were galloping on the land of France." Hitotaro Imamura said, "However, I didn't expect that their speed was so fast that they blocked the British and French here."
Staring at the map, he found a small corner on the map, and Hitaro Imamura said, "The 400,000 British and French coalition forces can't escape."
"Yes, I can't escape." Cheng Qianfan said excitedly, "There are more than 200,000 British expeditionary forces. Once these more than 200,000 British people are annihilated, there will be 150,000 French troops that will be annihilated at the same time."
He pointed to the map and said, "The British will be too busy to take care of themselves, and the French will be in a situation of fighting alone. At that time, the French will be completely trapped in war, and the French will not be able to take care of the Far East."
Cheng Qianfan showed excitement and expectation on his face and said to Hitotaro Imamura, "Teacher, the Empire can take the opportunity to occupy the public concession and the French concession."
"At that time!" He waved his fist vigorously, "Those anti-Japanese elements who are lingering in the concession will have nowhere to hide. We can completely capture these rats in one go!"
"Do you think the empire should take the opportunity to occupy the concession?" Hitotaro Imamura asked, looking at Kentaro Miyazaki.
"Yes, teacher." Cheng Qianfan nodded excitedly and said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
"Kentaro." Imamura Hitotaro glanced at Kentaro Miyazaki deeply, "You are too excited and you are losing your composure."
"Hayi." Cheng Qianfan was shocked by Imamura's gaze and calmed down for a moment. However, he still didn't understand and asked, "Teacher, the student is ignorant, don't know where he is wrong?"
"You only see the British and French who are too busy to take care of themselves. This is a good opportunity for us to occupy the concession." Hitotaro Imamura said slowly, "But don't forget that unless the empire declares war on the British and French, we cannot occupy the concession."
"Teacher!" Cheng Qianfan said excitedly, "With the imperial army, if we threaten the British and French people and make a request to occupy the concession, I believe that the British and French people will not dare to refuse."
"Kentaro, you are too shallow!" Imamura Hitotaro's tone became stronger and said, "Your eyes are limited to the small land of Shanghai. You must know that diplomacy is nothing small, and the empire cannot completely break up with the British and French in order to occupy the concession."
Cheng Qianfan showed resentment on his face and wanted to say something, but in the end he did not dare to speak.
"Kentaro, your eyes should be longer." Hitotaro Imamura said earnestly, "I can understand your mood, but you must have a view of the overall situation and have a longer-term vision."
"Hayi." Cheng Qianfan said with a look of loss.
"However, what you said is not completely unreasonable." Imamura Hitaro said slowly, "Although the empire cannot take advantage of this to occupy the concession, if the situation of the Europa war changes further and the situation in Britain and France becomes more passive, the empire can indeed make more demands to the British and French."
"In fact, this is also something the empire has planned and considered long ago," he told Kentaro Miyazaki. "For example, the requirement that the concession allow the empire to send personnel to the concession to search for anti-Japanese elements."
"What the teacher said is." Cheng Qianfan showed admiration, "It was the student who was reckless, and the teacher was more thoughtful."
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Leaving from Imamura Mansion, he returned to his home on Lafeide Road again.
Cheng Qianfan sat on the swivel chair in the study and fell into deep thought.
He visited Hitaro Imamura late at night and had two considerations.
One is because of Kentaro Miyazaki's temperament. He learned that the European war situation was so staggering, and he would definitely be extremely excited. He "desire" to occupy the concession. He was excited and couldn't wait to visit Hoshitaro Imamura late at night. This was reasonable and in line with Kentaro Miyazaki's style.
In addition, it is also a test.
Although he also guessed that the Japanese would not risk a complete breakup with the British and French, and blatantly ordered the entry into the concession.
However, considering that the Japanese's behavior could never be judged by common sense, Cheng Qianfan was still very worried.
He went to visit Hitotaro Imamura, who was a rational Japanese faction. He learned from Hitotaro Imamura that the Japanese side would most likely not risk breaking up with Britain and France and occupying the concession, which made him feel relieved.
However, Hitaro Imamura also revealed that the Japanese side had long had the opportunity to take advantage of the European war situation and further threatened the concession to make concessions, which also confirmed his speculation:
With the changes in the European war situation, Britain and France became more and more passive. The Japanese, who had always been aggressive, would definitely not be idle, and would inevitably strengthen their unreasonable demands and infiltration of the concessions.
This means that the struggle situation will become worse and worse for all parties who insist on the war of resistance in the concession.
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"What?" Li Cuiqun suddenly stood up, his eyes full of incredible expressions, "You said Cheng Qianfan led his people to encircle us?"
"Yes, Director." Hu Sishui's eyes were full of anger, "Everyone is dead, my people are dead, it was Cheng Qianfan who led people to do it."
"Zhang Lu, say." Li Cuiqun looked at Wan Haiyang and said.
"What Captain Hu said is true," Zhang Lu said, "The warehouse on Yarpei Road was where Captain Hu arranged his brothers to take action. When we got there, we saw the scene terrible. The warehouse seemed to be attacked by artillery shells, as if it had just finished a battle."
"The scene was covered in blood and ruins, but there was no body." Zhang Lu continued, "I asked someone to inquire. It was Cheng Qianfan from the police station who led the people to attack the warehouse, and the body was also taken away by the police station people."
"I still don't believe it." Li Cuiqun shook his head, "Cheng Qianfan is not crazy, how could he suddenly attack our people?"
"Impossible!" My grandson Shen Tai, who was listening with a gloomy face, suddenly spoke, "Cheng Sang is a friend of the empire, and he cannot take action against the secret agent headquarters."
Li Cuiqun glanced at my grandson Shen Tai deeply.
Although he also thought that Cheng Qianfan was unlikely to attack the agent headquarters, my grandson Shen Tai's attitude was a bit intriguing.
The police station attacked the secret service headquarters. Shouldn’t the Japanese be angry and questioned the police station at the first time? Why is it so sure that Cheng Qianfan could not do this?
"Director Wan, say it." Li Cuiqun looked at Wan Haiyang.
"Director." Wan Haiyang said, "the subordinate sent someone to inquire about the situation."
"It was indeed the hands of the people in the Central Police Station. The 'Xiao General Cheng' of the Police Station personally led the team." Wan Haiyang said, "According to the surrounding citizens, gunfire and explosions came one after another. Some said it was a grenade, and some even said it was a gun. Of course, these have not been confirmed."
"The only thing that can be confirmed is." Wan Haiyang said, "The people in the police station attacked Captain Hu's people. It is said that the brothers in the warehouse were all dead, and the bodies were also taken away by the people in the police station." Wan Haiyang said.
Chapter completed!