1932.01.28

Office of the Director of the Shanghai Special Municipal Public Security Bureau

23:05

Director Shen Yulin held the reply letter to Mayor Wu Tiecheng and himself just sent by the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, and read it twice word for word, and the more he looked at it, the heavier his mood became. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The content of the letter is very short:

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Imperial Japanese Empire sends a letter to Mr. Wu Tiecheng, Mayor of Shanghai Special City, and to Mr. Shen Yulin, Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, expressing satisfaction that you have been able to sincerely accept the four demands put forward by the Imperial Japanese Empire, but in order to ensure the personal safety of the overseas Chinese of the Imperial Japanese Empire in Shanghai, I hope that you must withdraw all garrisons in the Zhabei area before 12 o'clock tonight."

After reading it, Shen Yulin put down the letter, punched heavily on the desk, and said to herself: "Robber! It's a robber! Since you are satisfied, it, why do you still propose to let the Chinese army withdraw from Zhabei! ”

Hearing a noise in the director's office, Wang Bin, chief inspector of the Shanghai Garrison District and captain of the detective team of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, who was in the office next door, hurried over and asked respectfully: "Bureau, what's the matter?" ”

"Look, that's the Japanese reply! Damn it, what's going on! ”

Wang Bin took the letter and looked at it and said: "The Japanese have to make inches, the bureau, the matter is important, we should report to Mayor Wu Tiecheng immediately, don't miss the big thing." ”

"Well, okay, you go arrange the car, and we'll go to the city hall right away."

Mayor Wu Tiecheng received Shen Yulin's report, immediately rushed from home to the city government, when he saw the letter from the Japanese, it was already 11:25 p.m., Wu Tiecheng hurriedly read the letter, and immediately arranged personnel to report to the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Military Affairs of the Nanjing National Government, asking for instructions on what to do next.

While Mayor Wu Tiecheng was waiting for instructions from Nanjing, at 11:30, the Japanese marines launched an attack on the 156th Brigade of the 78th Division of the 19th Route Army in Zhabei District, without waiting for a reply from the Chinese side.

Incident happens!

23:35

On the west side of North Sichuan Road in Shanghai, amid the sound of gunfire, on an armored command vehicle, Major General Shiozawa Koichi, a Japanese Marine Corps Major General in his hand, held a Japanese saber and shouted arrogantly: "Warriors of the Great Japanese Empire, the time has come to make meritorious contributions. ”

More than 1,000 Japanese marines, under the guidance of 20 ironclad vehicles, rushed towards the defensive positions of the 6th Regiment of the 156th Brigade from various intersections in Zhabei District in five routes.

"Da, da, da-"

"Pap, pap, pap—"

"Bang, bang, bang—"

"Boom, boom—"

Four heavy machine guns first spitted angry tongues of fire and fired into the crowd of Japanese soldiers who rushed up, and then the sound of rifles, pistols, and occasional explosions pierced the night sky of Zhabei District.

The regiment commander Zhang Junsong held a shell gun in his hand, and while shooting at the rushing enemy, he ordered loudly: "Signal soldier, report to the military headquarters immediately!" Zhang Tiezhu, the commander of the first battalion, organized a death squad and found a way to kill the ironclad car in front of Lao Tzu! We can't let the pirates cross the ground even a single step! ”

The communications soldier turned and ran towards the telephone.

Zhang Tiezhu, commander of the 1st battalion, who received the order, quickly organized 18 large-caliber mortars, 12 Czech light machine guns, and a number of cluster grenades in the battalion.

"Boom, boom—"

Soon several test shots of large-caliber mortars sounded, and then eighteen mortar shells whistled and exploded in the Japanese ironclad convoy, and in an instant, the three ironclad cars driving in front were hit by shells and caught fire.

The first wave of Japanese attacks was held back.

After receiving the report of the 6th Regiment of the 156th Brigade, the headquarters of the 19th Route Army rushed to Zhenru Station on foot at starry night, set up a temporary command center, and immediately ordered the rear troops to quickly advance to Shanghai according to the original deployment.

Zhang Chong, director general of the Central Investigation Department of the Kuomintang Party, after asking for instructions, took Feng Chen, Fang Xiaoman, and Mo Sanqiang, escorted by Cai Tingkai's military guard company, and then rushed to the temporary headquarters of Zhenru Station to help the 19th Route Army coordinate logistics and supplies, as well as the placement of the wounded and sick.

In the early morning of the 29th, just after dawn, the Japanese army, under the cover of armored vehicles, launched a fierce attack on the defensive positions of the 156th Brigade one after another.

The roar of airplanes, the whistling of artillery shells, and the overwhelming sound of explosions suddenly plunged the Zhabei area into a bloody smoke of gunpowder.

The headquarters of the 156th Brigade of the defending army stubbornly resisted the Japanese attack.

From the time of the first wave of attacks last night, Zhang Tiezhu, commander of the first battalion of the 6th Regiment, had already figured out a set of methods to deal with the enemy's ironclad vehicles, and the large-caliber mortar bombardment was the nemesis of the Japanese ironclad vehicles.

The second method was to organize death squads and use cluster grenades to blow up enemy armored vehicles by stealth means, and this method was soon popularized in the 19th Route Army.

The battle was extremely fierce, the streets were full of fires, flames filled the sky, and the battlefield was extremely miserable.

At about 8 o'clock, the 6th Regiment of the Military Police, which was fully equipped with American equipment, quickly joined the battle as soon as it got off the train, and cooperated with the 156th Brigade to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army under the cover of artillery fire, repelling the continuous attacks of the Japanese army.

At around 10 a.m., Japanese planes dropped bombs, and the General Factory of the Commercial Press and the Oriental Library were burned to the ground, and more than 300,000 volumes in the library's collection, including many rare books, were burned.

After a round of bombing, more than 1,000 Japanese troops, under the cover of powerful artillery fire and armored vehicles, violently attacked the intersections of Baoshan Road and Qiujiang Road in an attempt to occupy the Shanghai North Railway Station.

Shanghai North Railway Station is the land transportation hub of Shanghai, its gains and losses are related to the safety of the entire Zhabei, the Japanese army took advantage of the fire at the North Railway Station, launched a fierce attack, just got off the train soon after a company of the 6th Regiment of the Military Police, in the North Railway Station and the Japanese army after more than 1 hour of fierce fighting and then withdrew from the North Railway Station.

At around 11:30, in the temporary headquarters of Zhenru Station, Fang Xiaoman took the telegram that had just been translated, walked quickly to Zhang Chong, and reported excitedly: "Commissioner, urgent call!" ”

"Read!"

"At 11 o'clock on the 29th, the Central Political Conference of the Kuomintang decided to appoint Chiang Zhongzheng as a member of the Military Commission, responsible for mobilizing the army and commanding the Shanghai War." Fang Xiaoman read the message aloud.

"Jiang Gong is back?! That's great! Zhang Chong said excitedly.

Zhang Chong took the telegram and went to Jiang Guangnai, Cai Tingkai, and Dai Ji, who were gathered around the map, and told them the news of Chiang Kai-shek's comeback.

After a while, the radio station of the 19th Route Army received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek: "I hereby order that the 19th Route Army will go all out to defend Shanghai, and the 87th and 88th Divisions of the Front Guard Army will go all out to hold Nanjing. ”

After reading the message, Jiang Guangnai, Cai Tingkai, and Dai Ji discussed how to recapture Shanghai North Railway Station in the temporary headquarters.

Mo Sanqiang pulled Feng Chen aside and suggested in a low voice: "Team leader, the 19th Route Army has just arrived in Shanghai, and the terrain is not very familiar, you ask the commissioner for a favor, I am willing to be a guide and lead people to recapture Shanghai North Railway Station." ”

"That's right! Sanqiang, your suggestion is very good, I will report to the commissioner in the past. ”

Feng Chen came to Zhang Chong and reported: "Commissioner, the officers and men of the 19th Route Army are not very familiar with the terrain, I request that together with Mo Sanqiang, be the guide of the troops, and lead people to recapture Shanghai North Station." ”

Zhang Chong stared at Feng Chen up and down and said, "Just you?" Do you know how to shoot? Not afraid of death?! ”

"Commissioner, I will use a pistol, besides, isn't there a top three, the top three are famous sharpshooters, and their fists and feet are not bad, you can rest assured." Feng Chen replied with a grin.

"Then you wait a minute, I'll go and ask General Cai's opinion."

After a while, Zhang Chong came over and said, "General Cai agreed, and arranged for Major Fang Guoxiong, the commander of the guard company, to bring a platoon of troops to protect the two of you, so you must pay attention to safety." ”

Soon, Fang Guoxiong, the commander of the guard company, came over with a platoon of soldiers from the guard company, and Zhang Chong immediately took out a Browning pistol from his waist, handed it to Feng Chen, and said, "Give me back intact!" In case there is a mistake, I can't explain it to Old Man Feng. ”

"Yes!" Feng Chen took the pistol and replied.

Feng Chen and Mo Sanqiang took more than 30 people from Cai Tingkai's guard company to leave the temporary headquarters of the 19th Route Army at Zhenru Station and moved in the direction of Shanghai North Railway Station.