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The hostages who had been held in the lonely army camp for many days were finally released, but only ordinary hostages were released, more than 100 Italian prisoners of war and prisoners of war from the Gurkha Royal Infantry Battalion were not released immediately, Xu Rui told Steve very clearly, when the weapons, ammunition and machinery and equipment were all in place, and when the prisoners of war would be released.

Steve and Ferguson couldn't have done anything better about it, and who put them in a vulnerable position?

It's really unbelievable to say, one is the dignified British Empire's minister to China, and the other is the highest commander of the British army in Shanghai, but in the face of a battalion-level commander in China, he is actually in a weak position, nothing else, it is really to catch up with the most difficult time for the UK, and the lone military camp is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, this group of outlaws, they don't even care about letting the whole of China give them a funeral, Steve They really can't afford to provoke.

Steve negotiated with Ferguson to no avail, so he left with the ordinary hostages who had been released.

In exchange, the first batch of weapons and equipment and funds for the lone army camp, that is, the patrol camp, have been put in place, and this is also a prerequisite for Xu Rui to promise to release ordinary hostages, this batch of weapons and equipment is enough to arm a reinforced regiment, and three days later, there will be another batch of weapons and equipment in place, which is enough to arm a division.

As soon as the hostages left, a tsunami of cheers rang out inside the gate of the Italian barracks, and the more than 400 officers and soldiers of the lone barracks and more than 100 veterans of the National Army who joined one after another cheered and cheered to celebrate this historic victory.

Xie Yuan, Yang Rui, Shi Changqing and other company commanders were also excited.

Shi Changqing had the most short temper, and this would also be the most excited one, saying, "Yingzuo, how can I be like a dream?" The British conceded it like this? How did they admit it? It's incredible. ”

"Don't admit it?" Xie Yuan basically participated in the entire negotiation process and knew more, so he said with a smile at the moment, "What else can you do if you don't admit it?" If the war really starts, the British army in Shanghai will not be able to defeat us at all, even if the American and French troops are added, and if it really fights, it will definitely make little Japan take advantage, Japan's threat to Britain is much larger than our lone army camp, our lone army camp has not thought of annexing the entire concession, but little Japan has this ambition. ”

Little Japan really has ambitions for the entire concession in Shanghai, because it's a big piece of fat!

According to historical data, Shanghai at this time was far stronger than Tokyo in Japan in terms of permanent population, commerce, logistics and even financial industry, and was the undisputed center of the entire Far East!

After the full-scale outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, a large number of wealthy strata from Jiangsu and Zhejiang poured into the public concession, which brought abnormal prosperity to the concession, resulting in the further expansion of Shanghai's trade industry, processing industry and financial industry, and the expansion of the industry will inevitably bring about a sharp increase in tax revenue.

Unfortunately, the most important part of Shanghai is the concession, but this part of the tax revenue is not owned by the Japanese.

In the face of such a large piece of fat, it is impossible to say that the Japanese government is not moved and does not want it.

After a pause, Xie Yuan said again: "The little Japanese wolf is ambitious, what they want is the entire concession, but we will not threaten the safety of the entire public concession, so as long as the face is passable, the British will not care." ”

Shi Changqing scratched his head and said, "What are we going to do next, what kind of patrol should we really be in charge of public security?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Xu Rui knew that he had to hold a meeting, and he had to unify his thinking for the officers of these lonely military camps, and set a medium and long-term goal, otherwise, these big-headed soldiers had nothing to do every day, and they were either degenerate or resentful, and sooner or later something would happen, and it would be too late to make up for it.

At that moment, Xu Rui brought Xie Yuan, Yang Rui, Shi Changqing and other company commanders to the conference room for a meeting.

Xu Rui continued what he had just said, and first asked Shi Changqing: "Company Commander Shi, what do you want to do most now?" ”

"What do I want to do most?" Shi Changqing scratched his smooth round head and said, "Of course it's a devil." ”

"Yes, of course, what we want to do most is to fight devils." Ma Wangye Ye Ming and the rest of the company commanders echoed one after another.

Xie Yuan wasted no time in saying, "Commander Xu, can you take us out of Shanghai?" It is okay to go to southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu or northern Zhejiang, whether it is adaptation, reorganization or co-optation, we have no opinion, as long as we can fight devils, but we really don't want to stay in the concession as a patrol. ”

Yang Rui also echoed: "That's it, what is the patrol that the old man does?" ”

Xu Rui said with a smile: "However, only a small part of the weapons and ammunition promised by the British have been cashed out, and there will be more ammunition in the future, and there is a full set of equipment from a small arsenal, all of which are gone?" ”

"Of course you have to do that." Yang Rui hurriedly said, "We don't leave right away, we have to take the benefits before leaving." ”

Xie Yuan, Ye Ming, Shi Changqing and other company commanders also nodded one after another, in short, no one was willing to stay in Shanghai anymore.

Xu Rui waved his hand and said: "There is a problem with your concept, if you want to resist the war, why do you have to go to southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu or northern Zhejiang?" In Shanghai, too, you can resist the war. ”

"The War of Resistance in Shanghai?" Several company commanders looked at each other.

After all, Ye Ming had been a killer for two years, and he quickly thought of the Hurricanes.

At that moment, Ye Ming said: "Commander, are you saying that we will also engage in an assassination force like the military commander's inner team, and then use the western area of the concession as a base to attack and assassinate devils from all sides?" ”

"Clever!" Xu Rui gave Ye Ming a thumbs up, and continued, "But you are only half right, we really want to use the western area of the concession as a base and attack the devils from all sides, but it is not an assassination, but an open killing, we must fight the little devils in a clear and proper manner, and we must start a brutal street battle with the little devils in Shanghai." ”

After a slight pause, Xu Rui said with a cruel smile: "I have to say that guerrilla warfare is not only guerrilla warfare in mountainous areas, but also urban guerrilla warfare. ”

"Urban guerrilla warfare?"

"Can the city still fight guerrilla warfare?"

"Isn't guerrilla warfare all in the ravines?"

"This is the first time I've heard of urban guerrilla warfare."

Xie Yuan, Yang Rui, Ye Ming, and several company commanders looked at each other.

Xie Yuan was no stranger to guerrilla warfare, because the 88th Division, as the Central Army, had participated in the encirclement and suppression of the Red Army twice and had also suffered from the Red Army's guerrilla warfare, so in their impression, guerrilla warfare was only suitable for mountainous areas, but there were no conditions for fighting guerrilla warfare in big cities.

However, as a traverser, Xu Rui knows that not only can guerrilla warfare be carried out in big cities, but the power of urban guerrilla is more terrifying than that of guerrilla in mountainous areas!

This can be proven by the two Gulf Wars.

Before the first Gulf War, Saddam's Iraqi army was known as the third strongest army in the world, with a total strength of more than one million, but in the first Gulf War, the US military defeated more than 800,000 Iraqi troops in just over 40 days, occupied the entire territory of Kuwait, and killed only more than 200 people, which created the most disparity in the world's military history.

Twelve years later, the U.S. military launched the second Gulf War and invaded Iraq.

After seven years of war, the US military has lost more than 9,000 casualties, and in the end it really could not bear such endless bloodshed and casualties, so it had to withdraw its troops in disgrace.

In the two Gulf Wars, the well-equipped Iraqi regular army was powerless in the face of the US military.

However, the same US troops were beaten to the ground by the Iraqi guerrillas, and this is the power of urban guerrilla warfare!

Of course, Xu Rui did not want to simply copy the combat methods of the Iraqi guerrillas, in fact, Xu Rui was extremely disgusted with the practices of the Iraqi guerrillas, because the Iraqi guerrillas often held innocent compatriots hostage and often killed and injured their own citizens indiscriminately, which Xu Rui absolutely could not agree with.

At that moment, Xu Rui asked rhetorically: "Why can't the city conduct guerrilla warfare?" As long as there are people with guns, territory, and cover, why can't cities fight guerrilla warfare?

Xie Yuan, Yang Rui and a few company commanders thought about it, and it seemed that it was really possible.

Now that they have people, guns, and a piece of territory, and a patrol camp as a cover, they can attack the devils in Shanghai from all sides, as long as they move quickly, they will immediately withdraw to the western area of the concession after the fight, and then put on the military uniform of the patrol camp, and the little devils will have nothing to do with them!

"!" Shi Changqing slapped his thigh heavily and said, "That's it!" ”

"No, not now!" Xu Rui shook his head again and said, "Not yet, now you have more important things to do, and you must not lose a big one because of a small one." ”

"More important things?" Xie Yuan asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Gather the veterans of the Nationalist Army stranded in Shanghai and gather strength." Xu Rui said word by word, "We must gather as many veterans of the National Army as possible who are stranded in Shanghai, and then step up training!" If possible, all the strong men in the western part of the concession should be gathered together and military training should be carried out on them. ”

When Xie Yuan heard this, the blood on his body boiled all of a sudden.

What's the situation? Are you really going to form an army group?

Xu Rui smiled and said to Xie Yuan: "Camp Commander Xie, I will leave for a while next, and the situation here will be presided over by you for the time being, if there is anything you can tell Adjutant Ye, he knows how to find me." Xie Yuan knew Xu Rui's true identity, but he didn't know that he also had an incarnation of Liang Wuyi.

In the lonely military camp, only Ye Ming knew Liang Wuyi.