Matsui Iwane: "I express serious dissatisfaction and protest against what Mr. Consul did. Our overseas residents of the Japanese Empire were killed for no reason in the British Concession.
I hope Mr. Consul can give me a satisfactory explanation. Otherwise, our Imperial Japanese Army will enter the concession to protect our Japanese expatriates from illegal harm!..."
The British consul frowned. Although he had expected this result, he did not expect that Matsui Iwane's attitude would be so determined.
"Do the Japanese want to take action against the British Concession?"
The British consul murmured in his heart, but immediately he rejected the idea. Although the Japanese have become stronger than ever in just a hundred years, Japan's current military strength is not enough.
We are at war with China and many other countries at the same time.
Because in the concession, there are not only the interests of the British, but also the interests of the French, Germans, Spanish, etc., these veteran colonists.
The Japanese want to go to war with so many countries at the same time, but they probably don't have the guts yet.
Thinking of this, the British consul said righteously: "Mr. Matsui, the expatriates you mentioned are all Japanese spies, right?
They bribed German arms dealers, sold fake artillery shells to Chinese soldiers, and assassinated dancers dancing for Chinese soldiers. This aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Chinese people.
The Chinese soldiers forced their way into the concession and warned us that if we wanted to interfere in this matter, we would be charged with espionage and all of us would be wiped out."
Matsui Iwane: "Mr. Consul, are you kidding me? Does your British Empire still care about what the weak Chinese government thinks?"
British Consul: "Mr. Matsui, I think you are the one kidding me. Your 68th Regiment has been completely wiped out. That man at Sihang Warehouse is a lunatic. He is not under the control of the Chinese government at all.
Mr. Matsui, I have to say something that you don’t like to hear. If you had the ability to destroy the independent regiment of the 88th Division, I’m afraid you wouldn’t have so much trouble.”
"What did you say?"
Matsui Iwane was very angry because the British consul directly touched his sore spot.
The British consul said calmly: "It seems that Mr. Matsui is very angry! However, you might as well listen to my suggestion."
Matsui Iwane suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "What?"
British Consul: "Don't pursue the matters in the British Concession anymore. I have a way to put that lunatic in a cage. Then no one will stop you anymore..."
Matsui Iwane: "No, I don't care about other people. That crazy Chinese commander, you must hand it over to me. I will use his blood to pay tribute to the warriors of my Imperial Japanese Army."
British Consul: "Mr. Matsui, please stop being so persistent. I've seen that lunatic before. His head is not that easy to find. And this is already the limit of my ability."
You can choose whether to let this lunatic continue or be locked up in the concession forever. You can think about it for one night and give me an answer tomorrow."
Matsui Iwane frowned, because this was the worst incident he had ever encountered.
He really needs to think carefully about it.
Falling out with the British and forcibly breaking into the British Concession would not be possible. With the existing army of more than 500,000 in the Japanese military district, going to war with many established colonists would simply not be worth the gain.
However, the destruction of the Sakura Group in the British Concession made him feel that he had been slapped loudly by the Chinese. The Chinese could break into the concession without restraint and kill people, but he was timid.
Finally, he came to the conclusion that he was a rational and normal person to blame, while the Chinese commander was a lunatic.
When he was still thinking about international relations, that lunatic didn't care about international relations at all.
At this moment, he really wanted to say: mmp.
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At the same time, Duanwu was arranging the next battle plan in Sihang Warehouse.
He spread out the map and looked at the map of the entire Shanghai, looking for a breakthrough. He wanted to stand out, instead of being locked in a cage by the British like Xie Jinyuan.
Xie Jinyuan was also there at this time. His opinion was to follow the commissioner's instructions and withdraw all troops from the British Concession. In this way, they would still have the possibility of catching up with the large army.
Zhao Beishan also meant this.
Zhao Beishan pointed to several directions on the map and said: "Tuanzuo, now, we are still surrounded by the Japanese, and we are in the middle.
We have the Japanese in front of us, the Japanese on our left, and the sea on our right. There is only one way out from behind. If you were to lead us through the British Concession, I don’t think the British would dare to stop you."
Duanwu nodded and said, "What you said makes sense."
Zhao Beishan asked tentatively: "What does Tuan Zuo mean?"
Duanwu said: "What I mean is to divide the troops and call everyone here."
Neither Xie Jinyuan nor Zhao Beishan knew what Duanwu meant by dividing the troops. However, they still fully implemented Duanwu's order and gathered all the soldiers from the independent battalion, the first battalion, the second battalion, and the new recruit battalion in the Sixing Warehouse.
of one layer.
Duanwu stood on the platform built on the steel frame on the second floor of Sihang Warehouse. He looked solemn and said loudly: "Soldiers! I just received an order from the division headquarters, saying that we have completed our due responsibilities and obligations.
!
The teacher is very satisfied with our performance!
He said that all soldiers and officers should be promoted to one rank!..."
"well!......"
Before Dragon Boat Festival had even finished speaking, the soldiers all started to palm him.
At this time, Duanwu shouted again: "We can retreat!"
"well!......"
The applause of the soldiers became more and more enthusiastic. Perhaps many people have been dreaming about such a day.
In an isolated and helpless situation, he fought solely with his heart, his obsession, and his unwillingness to admit defeat.
However, war will eventually make people tired. After four consecutive days of fighting, the soldiers have already been exhausted physically and mentally. If it were not for the madness of the Dragon Boat Festival, which always stimulates their nerves, I am afraid that they would not be able to hold on at this time.
However, today they were finally freed. They could retreat with the rest of the Chinese army.
I just don’t know why, just when they were so excited that they applauded enthusiastically, the lunatic leader who led them to defeat the Japanese again and again remained expressionless!
The soldiers gradually stopped applauding and looked at the lunatic leader who was still shining brightly under the dim light.
At this time, Dragon Boat Festival roared loudly: "I think there is nothing to be happy about! Because we have withdrawn from Sihang Warehouse, it can only mean that another piece of our territory has been lost! And the Japanese army will also be completely