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What Liu Yimin didn't know was that as soon as the Eighth Route Army's fleet that attacked Shanghai passed Wusongkou, the Japanese army received a report, and the report was quickly reported to the base camp through the intelligence agency in the form of an emergency telegram. Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumima, and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo,
Chief of General Staff Sugimoto went directly to the palace with a telegram to meet with Emperor Hirohito. Japan immediately decided to give up the occupation of the Ural region, immediately signed the "Japan-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Neutrality" with the Soviet Union, ended the war in the Far East, and mobilized troops to completely eliminate the Eighth Route Army that attacked Shanghai.
Liu Yimin's Department. It was just a column of the Eighth Route Army. The cavalry combat effectiveness was too strong, and with the cooperation of the Special Operations Command, the offensive in Shanghai was so overwhelming that the demons in the Japanese base camp were stunned and had no time to rescue Shanghai.
Liu Yimin didn't even know that on the night of the 18th, after a roar, Emperor Hirohito made a decision to remove General Nishio Hisao from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the China Expeditionary Force and transfer him to Military Counselor, and remove Lieutenant General Kozuki Kiyoji from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the China Expeditionary Force.
The post of chief of staff was transferred to the reserve service; Japanese general and military counselor Shunroku Hata was appointed as commander-in-chief of the China Expeditionary Force and commander of the Thirteenth Army. Lieutenant General Harem Jun, former commander of the South China Front Army, was promoted to chief of general staff of the China Expeditionary Force.
Emperor Hirohito attributed the fall of Shanghai to the poor planning and poor command of the China Expeditionary Forces Headquarters, and vented all his resentment on Nishio Juzo and Kozuki Kiyoshi.
Historically, Hisao Nishio was transferred back to Japan in March. Shunroku Hata also took office in March. Because of the emergence of Liu Yimin, history has changed. The Japanese army's war in China was not going well. It is taboo to change generals on the spot.
That’s it until now.
There is someone in the court who likes to be an official. Harem Jun was originally a logistics worker and was a classmate of Hideki Tojo. When he was the director of military affairs, he helped Hideki Tojo. At a critical moment, Hideki Tojo helped him.
Let him become the Chief of General Staff of the China Expeditionary Force.
After receiving the appointment order, Hata Shunroku and Haremiya Jun set off from Tokyo overnight. After a night's flight, they arrived in Nanjing early in the morning on the 19th and took office. Nishio Hisao and Kozuki Seiji had no choice but to leave in despair.
In order to regain Shanghai and eliminate the Eighth Route Army's troops attacking Shanghai, the personnel changes in the Japanese military's top management were kept strictly confidential. In addition, the Japanese Metropolitan Police already had some clues about Sorge's intelligence team. Both Hata Shunroku and Harem Jun met with the Empress Lian's family.
He didn’t even come back and flew directly to Nanjing.
Shunroku Hata was much more powerful than Hisao Nishio. He was definitely one of the best commanders of the Japanese army, and his hands were stained with the blood of the Chinese people.
Before taking off from Tokyo, Hata Junroku ordered the Eleventh Army to immediately abandon the plan to capture Changsha and shrink its troops. When they arrived in Nanjing, a series of orders were issued without even a military meeting being held.
Under Shunroku Hata's strict order, the three aircraft carrier battle groups of the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet, Fourth Fleet and the Combined Fleet in Yokohama Port all took action and were rushing towards Shanghai at full speed. Unfortunately, ships are not airplanes.
No matter how anxious Hata Shunroku was, the naval fleet would not be able to reach the mouth of the Yangtze River for a while.
The main divisions of the Eleventh Army and the Thirteenth Army have also received emergency orders and are shrinking their troops and rushing towards Shanghai. It is also a pity that the Eleventh Army and the Thirteenth Army are at war with the troops of the Ninth Theater and the Third Theater
, it takes time to shift the direction of operations.
Shunroku Hata was an absolute China expert. He knew that Liu Yimin's troops could not retreat to the defense zone of the third theater. As long as the Yangtze River waterway was blocked, Liu Yimin would not be able to escape. To say the least, even if Liu Yimin's troops retreated to the defense zone of the third theater, Shunroku Hata would not be able to escape.
Don't be afraid, he knows Chiang Kai-shek's policy. Without him sending troops to attack, Liu Yimin's department will be inextricably linked to the Third Theater.
The only thing that Shunroku Hata couldn't figure out was how Liu Yimin transported his troops to Shanghai and launched a sudden attack. You must know that China's naval power has long been eliminated, and the Eighth Route Army has no naval troops and cannot have a large fleet.
If Shunroku Hata knew that the Eighth Route Army was a wooden ship with wooden rafts tied to the back of the ship to carry troops, he would be shocked to death!
Although Liu Yimin didn't know that Shunroku Hata had arrived in Nanjing and took up the post of commander of the China Expeditionary Force, he couldn't escape the word "first" in everything. The deployment of the enemy first was more important than anything else. No matter how powerful and clever Hata Shunroku was, he probably wouldn't have thought of it.
The Eighth Route Army captured Shanghai on the night of the 18th, and the main force had already evacuated on the night of the 19th. This is not logical at all! When Shunroku Hata hurriedly directed the army to rush to Shanghai, what greeted him was nothing but neatly arranged Japanese and puppet troops.
Corpses and Japanese refugees waiting for food!
The reason why Japanese aircraft did not bomb Shanghai on a large scale in the past two days was not because they were afraid of the Eighth Route Army's ground anti-aircraft firepower, but because Shunroku Hata only asked them to strengthen their reconnaissance and not to bomb Shanghai into ruins. That would not be in the interests of the Japanese Empire. He wanted
What we have is a complete, prosperous Shanghai, not a ruin!
On the 21st, the Japanese army continued to conduct reconnaissance and bombing of Shanghai, focusing on Hongqiao Airport, Jiangwan Airport and Wusongkou Fortress. This time, the Eighth Route Army's ground firepower was significantly weakened, but the Japanese aircraft losses were not reduced at all. Because the Eighth Route Army's special
The sniper brigade of the combat headquarters entered the battle. In one day, 12 Japanese planes crashed into the rolling Huangpu and Wusong rivers.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, Li Lingfeng, Wang Tongsheng, and Li Shanzhu led the main force of the Special Operations Command and a group to board a ship and quietly left Shanghai. They sailed along the Huangpu River toward Wusongkou. After picking up the troops staying at Wusongkou, they left the Yangtze River Estuary in the dark night.
Go north.
Huang Wei and Wang Pengju all left with the Special Operations Command and the First Regiment. In the huge Shanghai, only the first and second special operations squadrons led by Liu Yimin and Wang Laohu and the second sniper squadron captain Liu Bin led Wang Xiao to sniper
Eight squads.
The sentry at the entrance of the China Merchants Building is still majestic, and the patrols of the Eighth Route Army are still patrolling the main streets of Shanghai on motorcycles! The radio stations are still reporting various news about the Eighth Route Army, and Shanghai is immersed in the night!
Fortunately, the main force and the first regiment of the Special Operations Command withdrew two hours early. If we had followed the usual practice of waiting until after 12 o'clock in the dead of night before withdrawing, we would not be able to leave, and we would have to find another way to break out. Because the Japanese combined fleet and South China,
The Japanese troops fighting on the southeast coast and Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake dispatched the main force of the Third and Fourth Fleets and arrived!
Early in the morning on the 22nd, Liu Yimin was woken up by Wang Laohu.
Wang Lao Lao was born for war! No, it was the Japanese fleet that had blocked the Yangtze River outlet. Such a serious enemy situation, but Wang Lao Lao said happily: "No. 1, good news. The Japanese navy fleet has arrived at the Yangtze River.
Damn it! Haha, that stupid little devil is late again!"
Liu Yimin asked calmly: "Is the information reliable?"
Wang Laohu's report is absolutely reliable. It was reported by the underground party observation post in Chongming Island Shop that Japanese warships gathered at the entrance of the Yangtze River. They began to arrive one after another at around 12 o'clock last night. There are still large warships rushing here.
Liu Yimin calculated the time. It is true that the Japanese fleet should have arrived last night. It is 1,930 kilometers from Shanghai to Yokohama and Yokosuka seaport. Based on the general maximum speed of Japanese aircraft carriers of more than 30 knots, it only takes more than 30 hours. It should be able to arrive at a normal speed of 40 hours.
Arrival. The Japanese army would leave Hong Kong at the earliest on the morning of the 19th. They might have to stop at other places to pick up marines or ground troops. This delayed the arrival of the Japanese troops and they only arrived on the night of the 21st.
The navy has arrived. I am afraid that the Japanese ground troops will soon arrive. It seems that Shanghai cannot stay any longer.
Liu Yimin asked again: "Has the political commissar called me?"
Wang Laohu hurriedly reported that he was here. The fleet had safely returned to Rizhao Port early this morning, and the supply fleet to the New Fourth Army had also arrived safely. The political commissar's telegram said that the mission in Shanghai had been completed, and we were asked to evacuate quickly!
With that said, Wang Laohu handed Luo Ronghuan's telegram to Liu Yimin and asked him to read it.
After reading the telegram, Liu Yimin confessed that the patrol boats and motorboats used for evacuation should be ready, well concealed, and have enough fuel. He would patrol and watch as usual and wait and see what happens.
After explaining and having breakfast, Liu Yimin took a few soldiers and several reporters from newspapers and radio stations originally run by the Japanese puppets to take a look around the train station, Jiangwan Airport, Wujiaochang and other places, and then arrived.
After walking around on the Nanjing road, when we returned to the China Merchants Building for lunch, Wang Laohu happily reported that the Japanese army dispatched a large number of carrier-based aircraft to bomb the five forts of Wusongkou Fortress in turns this morning, and the Japanese Marine Corps motorboats carried out searches
The team tried to land and search ashore, but was killed by our snipers. As a result, the Japanese army did not dare to land, and violently bombed and shelled the Wusongkou Fortress position.
Liu Yimin knew that the Japanese Navy was waiting for the main forces of the Eleventh Army and the Thirteenth Army to encircle Shanghai. Otherwise, the warships would have forced their way into the Huangpu River. It is estimated that by the afternoon, the 22nd Division and the 106th Division of the Japanese Thirteenth Army
The regiment is about to arrive. Immediately afterwards, the main force of the Japanese Eleventh Army is also about to arrive. By night at the latest, the Japanese army will be able to encircle Shanghai.
In the afternoon, Japanese troops landed in the direction of Baoshan and outflanked Wusongkou. Immediately afterwards, Japanese search troops appeared on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and were repulsed by the Second Special Operation Team deployed there. The only area where there was no enemy situation was in the direction of the Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway.
It is estimated that the Japanese army was afraid that the Eighth Route Army would really attack Hangzhou, so they strengthened their defenses in the direction of Hangzhou, and their actions were relatively slow.
Upon learning that the Japanese landing troops were outflanking Wusongkou, Liu Yimin immediately ordered the snipers monitoring the Japanese troops there to quickly withdraw to the urban assembly point.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Yimin ordered Wang Laohu to command two special operations squads and a sniper squad to assemble covertly towards the Suzhou River. He drove there to visit the US Consul General in Shanghai, Rawhed, and told him that the Japanese army was about to launch an attack on Shanghai. In order to protect Shanghai from
If it is damaged, our army will abandon the garrison in Shanghai. Please ask the US military stationed in the concession to be responsible for the security of the public concession, and ask Mr. Rohed to inform the Ministry of Industry Bureau and the French Concession Ministry of Industry Bureau to proactively contact the Japanese army to prevent the Japanese army from breaking into the concession and committing crimes.
Luo Hede had received a report from the US warships stationed in the concession. He knew that the Japanese fleet had blocked the Yangtze River estuary, and that the Japanese army was frantically bombing the Wusongkou Fortress. He also knew that the Eighth Route Army had rented all the merchant ships from foreign companies in the concession, but he had absolutely no intention of doing so.
To think that all the main forces of the Eighth Route Army had withdrawn!
The Eighth Route Army was not in Shanghai fighting the Japanese army, which was what Luo Hed looked forward to most. However, when he heard Liu Yimin say it in front of him, he was still surprised and said, "Oh my God!"
Liu Yimin didn't seem to pay attention to Luo Hede's expression, and continued: "The US military still has another task, which is to immediately conduct air strikes in the Japanese expatriates' residential areas to maintain public order and prevent those extremely poor guys from looting the concessions after the Eighth Route Army evacuates."
This is a very real problem. The Eighth Route Army confiscated all the assets of the Japanese. They all became paupers. Once the Japanese army came in, these guys were likely to take advantage of the situation and rob them.
Luo Hede didn't have a good impression of Liu Yimin at first, but what Liu Yimin said was true. If the Japanese took advantage of the chaos and looted the public concession, it would be his dereliction of duty!
After thinking for a long time, Luo Hede replied that the mission of the US military is to ensure the security of the central area of the public concession. It can implement security in the Japanese residential area, but cannot enter. If it does, it needs to be authorized by the State Council.
Liu Yimin said coldly: "Then just wait for the Japanese to loot the public concession!"
After saying that, Liu Yimin got in the car and was about to leave. Luo Hede stopped him: "Dear Liu, the US military really has no right to enter the residential area where Japanese overseas Chinese are concentrated!"
Liu Yimin replied that the Japanese residential area itself is a public concession. The US military can enter completely. And it is only temporarily maintaining security. The US military can withdraw after the Japanese army enters the city. This is an urgent matter to protect the concession. It is not like my mother-in-law's.
An American fighter! Moreover, the Japanese army will not conflict with the US military and the patrol house in the concession for the time being. The US military can completely connect with the Japanese army and peacefully hand over defense.
What Liu Yimin said was simply better than what he sang. However, Americans are used to being the world's policemen, and the matter was so urgent that Luo Hed couldn't tolerate asking for instructions and reporting twice. He actually accepted Liu Yimin's suggestion. However, he made changes.
My suggestion is that patrol officers from the patrol house should not be sent to patrol the Japanese residential areas to maintain law and order instead of the US military.
Liu Yimin readily agreed. Luo Hede called the US military commander stationed in the concession in front of Liu Yimin and asked him to order the troops to enter a state of alert and pay attention to contact the Japanese troops who might invade Shanghai and warn them not to enter the concession. Then he
Call the patrol office of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau and ask them to use all patrol shops to enter the Hongkou and Yangshupu Japanese residential areas to maintain public order.
After making the call, Luo Hede took out his cigar, lit it, took a puff, and said to Liu Yimin: "Dear Liu, are you sure you can break through the encirclement?"
Liu Yimin gave Luo Hede a warm hug and told him that the Eighth Route Army was never afraid of heavy Japanese encirclement. The Japanese had surrounded him many times. So far, he is still alive and well!
Liu Yimin's heroic spirit infected Luo Hede, and he told Liu Yimin that he looked forward to meeting Liu Yimin again one day.
After bidding farewell to Luo Hede, Liu Yimin drove to the Greater Shanghai Radio Station and published a letter to the people of Shanghai, announcing that in order to ensure that Shanghai would not be destroyed by the war and that people's lives and property would not be harmed, the Eighth Route Army decided not to fight the Japanese army in the urban area and turned to
Fighting in the direction of Hangzhou. Shanghai citizens are advised not to go out, pay attention to safety, and beware of looting by Japanese troops.
At the end of his speech, Liu Yimin solemnly promised that the Eighth Route Army would fight the enemy heroically, defeat Japanese imperialism as soon as possible, completely liberate Greater Shanghai, and liberate all of China.
This is Liu Yimin's consistent practice. Before evacuation, he informed the residents that the troops were about to withdraw and reminded the citizens to be on guard against Japanese looting. He did this before evacuating Tianjin, and he still does it now.
After doing all this, Liu Yimin drove to meet Wang Laohu.
The troops that the Japanese army outflanked Wusongkou from Baoshan were troops of the Sixth Division. These little devils were afraid of the firepower of Wusongkou Fortress, so they launched a search formation and carefully searched forward. They waited until they entered the North Fort of Wusongkou Fortress to take a look
, empty, not even a shadow of a ghost. Now, the little devil was happy, and sent out semaphores and flares to contact the fleet to approach Wusongkou Pier.
Not only is the North Fort empty, but all five Wusongkou Forts are empty!
The Japanese fleet entered the Huangpu River.
At this time, the Huangpu River was extremely quiet because all the ships had been requisitioned by the Eighth Route Army to transport supplies and troops. Only two US warships stationed in the Shanghai Public Concession were cruising on the river, and they kept sending semaphores to the Japanese ships.
: "This is a Navy ship of the United States of America! This is a Navy ship of the United States of America!"
The area where the US warships cruised was limited to the concession area, which did not affect the Japanese army's occupation of Shiliupu Pier and other important points. As soon as the warships docked, the Japanese marines and infantrymen began to disembark and carefully search forward.
To the great surprise of the Japanese army, not only were they not blocked by the Eighth Route Army, but on the contrary, some friendly people came to greet them with little sun flags. Even the American, British and French concession authorities sent liaison personnel to contact them.
Needless to say, those friendly people were all members of the dockworkers pickets organized by the Eighth Route Army. The underground party organizations in Shanghai tended to mobilize progressively and were disguised by people who supported the anti-Japanese war. This was the only way for the Eighth Route Army to establish a two-faced regime to deal with the Japanese army.
The news that the Marine Corps successfully entered the urban area of Shanghai stimulated the Japanese troops who were encircling Shanghai from the direction of Jinghu Road. This was the main force of the Japanese Eleventh Army encircling Shanghai. They caught up by train and car. In the morning, their search troops were attacked by the Eighth Route Army.
They retreated, worried that there would be a trap ahead, and were building a defense line, waiting for the navy to cooperate with the encirclement of Shanghai. Now, the little devils are bolder, trains, and cars are all starting to move, and the infantry are moving bow-leggedly, one after another, one after another.
Batch after batch, the sky is covered with a yellow mess, and we are rushing forward, fearing that we will be late to enter the city and not be able to eat sashimi!
At 10 p.m., various Japanese troops took complete control of Shanghai and its suburbs.
At this time, Shunroku Hata, who was far away in Nanjing, woke up from a dream, and Liu Yimin played the golden cicada to escape from his shell again.
In anger, Shunroku Hata looked at the map and thought repeatedly, where did Liu Yimin go?
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