"The U.S. Embassy has sent an invitation to attend tonight's reception to celebrate the U.S. military's victory in the Battle of Kuah and the initiative in the South Pacific." Pan Qiwu said with a smile.

Through Chen Mingxiang, the Military Command Bureau protected the American expatriates in the Shanghai Public Concession, and for this reason, it also received the attention and support of the US Embassy, and this was the second time that Dai Li was invited to the embassy to attend a cocktail party.

"The attitude of the U.S. government is also the most important support for our Military Command Bureau, and now the commission has some misunderstandings about me, coupled with the Chen brothers' repeated slander, although it will not be good for the Military Command Bureau during the war, it will be difficult to say after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan."

"The American ambassador and the British ambassador, during this time, I mentioned many times in front of the old man the credit of me and the Military Command Bureau, and my wife also helped to speak, and the old man's jealousy of me has eased a lot, this is the spring breeze for me, and it is also a major contribution to the Military Command Bureau, which cannot be measured by money at all."

"When you left, you brought letters from the embassies of various countries to their nationals, and they not only expressed their sincere gratitude to the spring breeze and praised them as the best friends of various countries, but also gave them grants and medicines, and this kid has made a lot of political capital for himself." Dai Li said.

According to the practice of the Military Command Bureau, when the meeting was held on 1 April last year, he had nothing to do, so he invited the old man to the venue to review and give a lecture, which resulted in the current situation.

The old man saw that the power of the Military Command Bureau was too large, including all the important military and political departments of the Shancheng government, and the number of agents in the staff was more than 40,000, as well as the army of the Loyal and Righteous National Salvation Army, and the power was so great that he also felt terrified.

Dai Li's expansion speed is beyond his tolerance limit, and he has recently begun to curb it, and Tang Zong, who was pulled over by the old man, was appointed as the assistant of the Military Command Bureau, which actually means surveillance.

Of course, this is a limited constraint, the rule of the Shancheng government is inseparable from the Military Command Bureau, and in essence, it is inseparable from the secret services, and it is now in the anti-Japanese stage, and it is a bit precarious.

The Central Command Bureau is a bunch of rubbish, unable to stand up to it at all, and it has made a mess in gathering intelligence and fighting against the enemy, and if the Military Command Bureau is brought down, the old man himself does not dare to imagine what the consequences will be.

"Secretary Pan is actually coming to Shanghai, I will say that this matter is not simple!" Chen Mingxiang said with a smile while holding the message.

"Could it be that he really came because of Liu Nina's matter?" Wang Zhen asked curiously.

"Just her? She doesn't deserve it! Secretary Pan is the first secretary next to Boss Dai, and a small role like Liu Nina is not in his eyes at all, even if it is this intelligence coordination agency, there is no need to visit. ”

"This time to Shanghai, there must be other purposes, we will not change the change, take advantage of the Chinese New Year to rest for a few days, busy for a year, rest and rest is not too much." Chen Mingxiang said.

"The more you are busy during the New Year, in addition to drinking during the New Year, it is better for you to relax, okay, I will make dumplings for you tonight, by the way, you don't plan to hold a New Year cocktail party during the Spring Festival?" Wang Zhen said with a smile.

"What a ghost, the Japanese army's defeat on Kuah Island in the South Pacific region, whether it is the army or the navy, it is a heavy loss, I am a loyal follower of the Japanese Empire, at this time I should express my feelings with silence, and it is difficult to say whether there will be such a drinking party in the future." Chen Mingxiang said.

Having obtained five properties and a large amount of wealth in the public concession, he could not eat on his own, so he first went to the headquarters of the Marine Corps this morning, but as a result, he heard the accurate news of the battle of Kuah Island.

In fact, in mid-December last year, the Japanese Navy proposed to abandon Kuah Island, and this proposal was also endorsed by the chief executive of the Army General Staff Headquarters and other staff officers.

At the end of December, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Motomo Sugiyama, and the Chief of the Naval Command, Shuseki Nagano, reported the decision of the base camp to the Emperor, and it was approved to implement the retreat plan for Operation K.

In this battle, the Japanese army and navy lost a total of more than 20,000 elite men, about half of whom died of disease and starvation, which can also show the tragic extent of the war.

In addition to the loss of personnel, there were also losses of 24 ships including one light aircraft carrier, two battleships, and three heavy cruisers, as well as 683 aircraft of various types.

There were many signals from this battle, such as the beginning of a local counteroffensive by the United States, and the victory in both the Battle of Midway and the Battle of Kuah, and the fact that Japan suffered successive heavy defeats and lost the initiative in the war, so it could only defend.

It was precisely because of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Kuah that the Japanese Government decided to put foreign nationals in concentration camps to avoid the adverse effects of the war and to form hidden dangers in the "rear."

"Teacher, welcome to Shanghai again, we haven't seen each other for a long time." Chen Mingxiang picked up Pan Qiwu who came with the boat at the 16th Pu Wharf.

This transportation line is the main channel for the Huatong Trading Company to exchange materials for the Japanese army, and the military police headquarters is the focus of taking care of it, and the military police team at the wharf eats a mouth full of oil every day, as long as it is the identity of the company's merchants, it will not be blocked and interrogated, and there is absolutely no problem with safety.

"Mingxiang, it seems that the atmosphere in this public concession is a little tense, there are gendarmes and police everywhere, this is to prepare to arrest people?" Pan Qiwu asked, looking out the car window.

Barricades have been erected at major intersections in the Public Concession, and the police of the Gendarmerie, the Marine Corps, and the Ministry of Works have effectively cordoned off the entire concession area.

"Yes, if you come two days late, it is estimated that you will not see any foreign expatriates in the public concession, I have been notified that the arrest will be carried out the morning after tomorrow, and now martial law has been imposed, and these foreign expatriates are not allowed to leave their residences." Chen Mingxiang said.

On 13 February of the 32nd year of the Republic of China, under the joint command of the Japanese Military Police Headquarters in Shanghai and the Japanese Marine Corps Command in Shanghai, all the Japanese concentration camps in Shanghai were completed, which were divided into four categories: the concentration camp for foreign nationals, the concentration camp for church personnel, the concentration camp for Allied prisoners of war, and the concentration camp for Chinese prisoners of war.

At present, there are seven concentration camps for foreign nationals in Shanghai, namely Pudong Concentration Camp, Longhua Concentration Camp, Zhabei Concentration Camp, Huxi No. 1 Concentration Camp, Huxi No. 2 Concentration Camp, Huxi No. 3 Concentration Camp, and Huxi No. 4 Concentration Camp.

There are six concentration camps for church personnel, namely the first concentration camp for church personnel, the second concentration camp for church personnel, the third concentration camp for church personnel, the fourth concentration camp for church personnel, the fifth concentration camp for church personnel, and the sixth concentration camp for church personnel.

There are five Allied prisoner of war camps in Shanghai, namely Wusong Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Jiangwan Allied Prisoner of War Camp, Navy Prisoner of War Camp, Huade Road, that is, Allied Prisoner of War Camp in Tilanqiao Prison and Allied Prisoner of War Camp in Daqiao Prison, and Huaxia Prisoner of War Concentration Camp, namely Xuhui Prisoner of War Camp.