In Ishikawa's office, Feng Chen browsed all the telegrams that night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After reading the telegram, Feng Chen came to a conclusion that the Japanese military and cabinet had basically reached a consensus and agreed to send more troops to North China to solve the North China problem by force.

The last telegram, looking at the tone, Feng Chen knew that it was drafted by Ryuichi Hiraoka himself:

"Ishikawa-kun, after receiving this message, immediately contact Feng Chen, activate all the hidden personnel of the Sakura Society, and pay close attention to all the actions of the Chinese side against our Shanghai garrison, in addition to always paying attention to the war in North China."

Ryuichi Hiraoka seemed to smell something.

"Ishikawa-kun, how many Marines are currently stationed in Shanghai?" Feng Chen put down the telegram in his hand and asked.

"More than 3,000 people." Masao Ishikawa said.

Feng Chen remembered the question his sister asked him in the morning, will the war burn to Shanghai?

Feng Chen had previously discussed with Wang Xinheng and Shen Zui that the more than 3,000 Japanese marines stationed in Shanghai posed a great threat to Shanghai and the capital Nanjing.

According to Feng Chen's inner thoughts, once the war started, Lao Jiang should first destroy this part of the Japanese army, and then block the sea to ensure the safety of Shanghai and Nanjing.

I don't know if Lao Jiang has considered this plan.

Feng Chen was in the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, and it was very convenient to learn about the development of the war in North China, because Matsuo Taro and Motoki Ayaka were in Beiping, and almost every hour, they would send back a telegram.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Taro Matsuo sent a telegram back, saying that the Chinese side proposed a truce at 9:30 a.m., and the two sides entered a stalemate.

During the stalemate, the two sides fired at each other, but there were no major clashes.

Near noon, Hiraoka Ryuichi sent a telegram ordering Ishikawa Masao to contact Nanzo Yunko in Nanjing around the clock, keep abreast of all the movements of the Nationalist Government, and fully cooperate with the actions of the Japanese military.

In fact, Hiraoka Ryuichi did not arrange specific tasks for Feng Chen at all, Feng Chen just went to the Japanese Consulate regularly every day, met with Ishikawa Masao, grasped the latest situation, and left.

Feng Chen has been thinking about what Hiraoka Ruichi means, some Japanese intelligence, there is no need for himself as a Chinese to know, but Hiraoka Ryuichi instructed Ishikawa Masao that the content of each telegram must be told to Feng Chen.

Could it be that Ryuichi Hiraoka is testing himself in this way?

Impossible, testing one's loyalty in this way is too low-level.

After analysis, Feng Chen believes that Hiraoka Ryuichi used this way to show trust in himself, and then control himself, so as not to get out of his control.

Since the outbreak of the incident, Shanghai has always seemed to be the same as before, and it is still very calm, and it seems that people have become numb to the conflict between China and Japan, and think that such a conflict is really normal.

However, at 6 o'clock in the morning of July 9, the Japanese army shelled the city of Wanping again.

Then, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Sun Lianzhong, commander-in-chief of the 26th Route Army, to send two divisions to concentrate on Baoding; ordered Pang Bingxun's 40th Army to concentrate in the Shijiazhuang area, and ordered Song Zheyuan to take command of Baoding.

Next, the warring China and Japan reached an agreement, the two sides retreated to both sides of the Yongding River, and the Nationalist army began to retreat, but the Japanese army did not move.

On July 10, Japan unilaterally tore up the agreement of the 9th, reintroduced the three-point agreement, and demanded an apology from the 29th Army.

Lao Chiang issued a secret mobilization order to all camps, appeasement offices, and provinces and cities across the country:

"All localities and units throughout the country should still be truly prepared and not slacken a little, just in case."

On the same day, the Japanese War Department decided to transfer two mixed brigades from the Kwantung Army, one division from the Korean Army, and an aviation regiment and three infantry divisions from the Japanese mainland to North China.

On July 11, China and Japan signed the "Qin Dechun and Matsui Agreement", however, the Japanese Konoe cabinet approved a plan to reinforce North China and further expand the war.

On July 12, the Japanese army independently mixed into the 11th Brigade, which set out from Gubeikou and marched to the Pingjin area; At the same time, the new Japanese commander of the Chinese garrison, Kiyoji Kazuki, arrived in Tianjin.

On July 13, the Japanese Kwantung Army independently mixed the first brigade and set off from Gongzhuling and marched towards North China.

Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to Song Zheyuan: "The Central Committee has decided to use all its strength to resist the war, and would rather be broken than destroyed, so as to maintain the personality of our country." ”

At the same time, the Nationalist Government took emergency measures to organize 100 divisions of front-line combat troops, 80 divisions of reserve troops, and 1 million reserve soldiers, determined to resist the war!

On July 16, the Japanese and Chinese garrisons completed the encirclement of Pingjin.

On the Chinese side, a preparatory battle order was drawn up, Feng Zhi'an was appointed as the commander-in-chief, and it was decided that the first part of the 132nd Division would defend Beiping City, and the rest of the divisions would cooperate with the 37th Division to attack the enemy in Fengtai and Tongxian.

On July 17, Chiang Kai-shek announced his determination to defend the territory and resist the war at the Lushan Talks.

On the same day, Song Zheyuan went to Tianjin to negotiate an armistice with the commander of the Japanese garrison, Kiyoshi Kazuki; The 1st Brigade of the Japanese Independent Mixed Brigade arrived in the designated area; The 20th Division of the Japanese Korean Army set out from Yongsan, North Korea, and headed for North China.

On July 18, the 20th Division of the Korean Army arrived in the predetermined area.

Lao Jiang called Song Zheyuan and Qin Dechun: "The Japanese do not value faithfulness, and all treaties are not enough to rely on. Shanghai "One? The "28th Battle" was originally a treaty of reconciliation signed before the start of the war, but it still attacked our Shanghai army eight hours after it was signed. This is a practical experience, for reference, do not be deceived. ”

On the same day, Kazuki Seiji set up his headquarters in Fengtai, and at this time, the Japanese army had entered the customs with more than 100,000 people.

On July 19, Song Zheyuan returned to Beiping empty-handed, and the main force of the 11th Independent Infantry Brigade of the Japanese Army arrived at the Goryeo Battalion, and one of them arrived in Tianjin through Shanhaiguan.

Under the pretext that the Japanese reconnaissance plane was shot at on the 18th, the Japanese side issued a statement at 22 o'clock, demanding that the Japanese army be able to move freely, withdraw the 37th Division, and ban the anti-Japanese movement.

At 23 o'clock, Zhang Zizhong and Zhang Yunrong of the 29th Army signed an armistice agreement on the spot.

On July 20, although the troops of the Japanese Chinese garrison were assembled in the vicinity of Miyun, Gaoliying, Tianjin, and Beiping, Song Zheyuan secretly agreed on the 19th and ordered the 37th Division to assemble in Xiyuan.

The 29th Army ordered the 132nd Division to assemble south of the Yongding River, and the 27th Independent Brigade of the division entered the city of Beiping to serve as the city defense.

When the Japanese army was ready, they began to bomb Langfang, shelled Changxindian, and attacked Wanping City on a large scale, and Pingjin was in danger.

On 21 July, the 37th Division was assembled.

On 22 July, the 37th Division began to retreat.

On July 23, Lao Chiang sent a telegram to Song Zheyuan: "At this point, the incident is truly over, and the reinforcements from the other side should be regarded as an important key, and special attention should be paid to it. ”

On July 25, the Japanese army unloaded a large number of military supplies at the port of Tanggu in Tianjin, and transported them to the Fengtai area day and night in 40 trucks, at this time, the Japanese army in North China gathered more than 100,000 people.

Immediately, the 11th Squadron of the 77th Wing of the 20th Division of the Japanese Army invaded Langfang and occupied the 226th Regiment of the 113th Brigade of the 38th Division of the 29th Army.

On July 26, Langfang fell, the defenders retreated to Tongzhou, and in the afternoon, the Japanese army issued an ultimatum to the 29th Army, demanding that the 29th Army withdraw from Beiping City.

At 19 o'clock, the first brigade of the Japanese army marched into Beiping City through Guang'anmen and was blocked by the defenders.

On July 27, Song Zheyuan, who found that there was no hope for peace, refused all the demands of the Japanese army, urgently ordered all units of the 29th Army to gather in the Pingjin area, sent people to Baoding in the starry night, urged Sun Lianzhong to go north to support, and the chief of staff of the Japanese army issued an order to occupy Pingjin by force.

After receiving the order, the Japanese army immediately attacked the garrisons of the 29th Army in Tongxian, Tuanhe, Xiaotangshan and other places, and the defenders retreated to the area of Nanyuan and Beiyuan respectively.

At 8 o'clock on July 28, the Japanese army, under the command of the commander of the garrison army, Kazuki Kiyoji, launched a general attack on the 29th Army in the Beiping area, with the main attack of the 20th Division, with the support of aircraft and artillery, launched an attack on the 29th Army Special Service Brigade, the 114th Brigade of the 38th Division, and the 9th Cavalry Division stationed in Nanyuan.

Under the attack of the Japanese army, the Nanyuan defenders lost their command and fought separately.

The main force of the Japanese garrison brigade in Fengtai advanced to the Dahongmen area, cut off the road from Nanyuan to the city, and blocked the 29th Army retreating into the city, and fought until 13 o'clock, when Nanyuan fell.

Tong Linge, deputy commander of the 29th Army, and Zhao Dengyu, commander of the 132nd Division, were martyred, and at this time, the 37th Division of the 29th Army launched an attack on the Japanese army in Fengtai and was repelled by Japanese reinforcements.

In the afternoon, Song Zheyuan appointed Zhang Zizhong to act as chairman of the political affairs committee of the Jicha Procuratorate, director of the Jicha Pacification Office, and mayor of Beiping City, and left Beiping for Baoding in the evening of the same day.