During Zhou Hexuan's drifting at sea, several major events occurred in China.

First of all, the Japanese military and political leaders decided to celebrate the emperor's birthday in Shanghai's Hongkou Park, and by the way, they held a "Songhu War Victory Meeting."

Chen Mingshu, who was the commander of the Songhu garrison at the time, was very indignant, so he found the "assassination king" Wang Yaqiao, and the two planned an assassination operation to disrupt the celebration of the Japanese army.

Because the Japanese were very vigilant and did not allow any Chinese to participate in the "Zhujie Conference," Wang Yaqiao invited the Koreans in exile in Shanghai to take charge of the work. Wang Yaqiao found An Changhao and provided 40,000 yuan for funding, and An Changhao found Jin Jiu to implement it.

Jin Jiu found Yin Bong-gil, who was fluent in Japanese, and Yin Bong-gil was mixed into the Japanese army's "Zhujie Conference". This gentleman rushed to a few meters away from the rostrum and dropped a bomb disguised as a kettle into the crowd of Japanese military and political dignitaries.

Sadaji Kawabata, chairman of the administrative committee of the Japanese People's League in Shanghai, was killed on the spot, and Yoshinori Shirakawa, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Shanghai Dispatch Army (army general), was wounded by 204 pieces of shrapnel and died after nearly a month of rescue. Kenkichi Ueda, commander of the Japanese Ninth Division, and Shigemitsu Aoi, the Japanese minister to China, both had their legs blown off, and many Japanese officers and soldiers were killed or wounded.

Yoon Bong-gil, who was in charge of the assassination, was arrested on the spot, and then the Japanese army took frenzied revenge on the Koreans in the French Concession in Shanghai, and 17 people including Ahn Chang-ho were arrested. Jin Jiu declared himself the mastermind through Reuters, warned Japan not to kill innocents indiscriminately, and finally managed to escape with the help of Chu Fucheng (the one who slapped the table at the national disaster meeting).

The initiator of the assassination was Chen Mingshu, the chief planner was Wang Yaqiao, the contact person was Ahn Changhao, and the specific planners and implementers were Kim Koo and Yoon Bong-gil. (The one who ridiculed Lao Wang's stall literature in a certain forum, you can rest, Wang Yaqiao is right to plan the assassination of Bai Chuanyi, don't just remember South Korea's Jin Jiu)

The news of Yoshinori Shirakawa's death was a great shock to both China and Japan. Because this guy was the Minister of the Army, he actively advocated the conquest of China by force, and he was also the first commander of the Kwantung Army who did not listen to orders and acted without authorization, and used Guo Songling's rebellion to deploy the Kwantung Army in a large area of the Northeast.

It can be said that the Kwantung Army was able to successfully occupy the Northeast, and Shirakawa Yoshinori's contribution ranked first, not to mention, at least in the top five.

This guy was actually assassinated and killed, and the whole Chinese people rejoiced, and many patriots spontaneously set off firecrackers to celebrate.

The Emperor of Japan issued a decree posthumously conferred the title of baron on Yoshinori Shirakawa, and wrote a poem to mourn: "The day of the maiden's sacrifice is to stop the war and seek peace." The great achievements are indestructible, and the memories of the appearance are kept. ”

Chinese newspapers also wrote two lines of poetry for Shirakawa Yoshinori: "Coming on a warship, lying in a coffin." ”

Shirakawa Yoshiro was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army that invaded Shanghai, and he was seriously injured and rescued, and the Battle of Songhu suddenly could not be fought. China and Japan quickly quickened the pace of peace talks, and with the mediation of the great powers, the two countries signed the "Songhu Armistice Agreement" on 5 May.

The armistice was signed in a hurry, and both sides wanted to finish the matter as soon as possible, and the performance of the Nationalist Government in Nanking once again showed weakness and deception.

When Zhou Hexuan had a secret conversation with Chang Kaishen in Luoyang, he had already analyzed the situation very clearly, and he hoped that the central government would be tougher. Chang Kaishen also said that he would be tough, but when he really negotiated, he didn't care about anything in order to steal peace.

The "Songhu Armistice Agreement" actually designated Shanghai as a "non-war zone", stipulating that the Japanese army must retreat, and also stipulating that the Chinese army must not be stationed in Shanghai, so as to win the favor of friendly countries (foreign powers).

China's territory was invaded for no reason, and after the armistice, Chinese troops were not allowed to station, but fortunately this rule was only temporary.

To tell a joke, although the two belligerents in the Battle of Songhu were China and Japan, they were actually reduced to supporting roles during the settlement period, and the great powers were the real protagonists.

Britain sent 10 warships and more than 6,000 troops to Shanghai, the United States concentrated all Asian warships in Shanghai, reaching 17, and France's military strength in Shanghai also increased to 3,000. Neither China nor Japan dared to fight again, for fear that if they were too tough, they would anger these European and American powers.

Britain, France and the United States are pro-fathers, and it doesn't matter if the two sons fight, but now if they want to smash the things in the family (interests in China), then it will be resolutely intolerable, and whoever dares to move again will be beaten in the ass.

In fact, both China and Japan were frightened by the European and American powers, and what is popular in the world today is "appeasementism." Even if China and Japan go to war in an all-out way, Britain, France, and the United States will condemn them at most, and their warships are all frightening, and it is impossible for them to really open fire.

The difference is that Japan is really intimidated. Although the real goal of the "128 Incident" was to divert attention, the Japanese military has never lacked madmen, and many guys are clamoring to take advantage of the opportunity to invade China in an all-out way, and the intimidation of the foreign powers has actually stifled the expansion of the scale of the war.

On the other hand, the Chinese side is willing to be intimidated by the foreign powers, and the more fierce the battle put forward by the foreign powers, the happier Chang Kaishen and Wang Zhaoming will be, because they really don't want to fight and dare not fight.

Although the battle of Songhu was successfully resolved, Chang Kaishen's prestige fell rapidly, and all walks of life in the country were clamoring for the recovery of the Northeast and the establishment of a democratic constitution. On the one hand, in order to divert the attention of the people, and on the other hand, in order to unify and consolidate military power, Chang Kaishen quickly announced the policy of "first securing the interior before attacking the outside world", and in disregard of the huge financial deficit of the central government, he gathered a large army and began to encircle and suppress the red zone.

Half a month after the signing of the "Songhu Armistice Agreement," Chang Kaishen appointed himself as the "commander-in-chief of the suppression of bandits" and continued to fight the civil war with no money and food.

In fact, due to China's vast land and abundant resources, the economic development during the Republic of China was not slow. According to incomplete statistics, China's GDP growth is likely to reach 9% during the golden decade of 1927-1937. If we continue to develop peacefully, not to mention catching up with Britain and the United States, it is completely possible to catch up with Japan.

It is a pity that the dividends brought by economic development have been exhausted in successive civil wars, the lives of ordinary citizens have not improved at all, and the country's military science and technology have also developed slowly. Until the time of Japan's full-scale invasion of China, the central government still owed a lot of debts, but the four major families made a lot of money.

Especially those large consortia in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they regretted that they actually supported Chang Kaishen, a white-eyed wolf, in the Northern Expedition. Now that Chang Kaishen is the boss, not only did he not repay them, but intensified his looting, and the four major families used various means to embezzle their interests.

When Zhou Hexuan's Europe learned of the content of the "Songhu Armistice Agreement", it could only sigh. He told Chang Kaishen everything he should have said, and Chang Kaishen also humbly accepted advice, but in the end, nothing changed.

The head is a good thing, but the ass often determines the head.