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Agence France-Presse described it as "a brutal and bloody attack unprecedented since the establishment of a civilized society", and the government reacted quickly with a solemn statement that "the incident will be closely investigated and the perpetrators of violence will be resolutely punished." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 However, as soon as the statement was issued, it immediately aroused a huge protest from the anti-war elements, and the press published all kinds of news from Shanghai, and the opposition parties also used the "despicable acts of the outside authorities to bring disaster" to fiercely attack the ruling party.

Previously, for the sake of their own interests, the French government and the press constantly condemned the Japanese army in the domestic media for refusing the mediation efforts of the international community and insisting on waging an escalating war of aggression against China, and that France's Far Eastern interests suffered serious losses in the guns of the Japanese army, and that the casualties of nearly 30,000 on both sides since the war were greatly exaggerated, making countless French people in the deep economic crisis extremely disgusted with the Japanese army and full of fear of war. It was precisely the evil consequences caused by the French concession authorities privately allowing the Japanese troops to enter the concession to bypass and attack the ** team, how could it not shake the French government and the public?

Before the clamoring for blood for blood has not yet been clarified, they have led the rational people to crusade: the economic crisis has been deepening for several years, the country has not seen a turnaround, the Germans have publicly announced that they will stop all war reparations and have stopped paying war reparations, but they have secretly accepted huge loans from the Americans to expand heavy industry and quietly expand the strength of the army, and the lives of the vast majority of the French people are in danger day by day.

The British and American governments then condemned this "catastrophic and bloody violence" and reiterated their call for China and Japan to stop fighting and return to the negotiating table co-chaired by Britain, the United States, France and Italy.

At the same time, the Shanghai Public Concession issued an emergency martial law, and all areas, including the border of the Japanese Concession, were guarded by British and American naval officers and men stationed in Shanghai with guns, and a regiment of the Navy Squadron urgently transferred by the United States from the Philippines was being raised.

At the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, Assistant Military Attache Colonel Kleiberg walked into the office of the First Secretary with a few documents: "Kaizhi, you can take a look at these two statements of accusation, and if necessary, please forward them to Mr. Ambassador." The Japanese condemned the equipment and use of dummy shells in violation of international treaties by various units of the 19th Route Army of China, causing huge casualties to the Japanese army, and Chinese diplomats once again made almost identical statements of condemnation, calling on the international community and the League of Nations to impose sanctions on Japan, which had repeatedly violated international treaties since the start of the war and fired dummy bullets from aircraft, causing heavy casualties to the officers and men of the squadron. ”

Kate, who is nearly forty years old, searched through the documents and hurriedly read them, raised her head and asked in surprise: "Tom, the Japanese use of Dammei is a common occurrence, and all countries know it. Again, where did the squadron get the dummy bullets? Germany or the UK? Don't tell me it's made by the Chinese themselves. ”

Clay grinned, "Surprised you? According to our analysis, the Jiangnan Arsenal, the largest and most technologically advanced in China, located in Nanchang, with the secret support of the Germans, has long mastered the technology of manufacturing dummy shells and high-energy incendiary shells, and they have long been successful in imitating the 75-mm guns and 120-mm howitzers produced by the Krupp Swedish company, and now the independent division of the ace unit, which is deployed in the Jiangbei region and caused great trouble for the Japanese Navy and the search force of Chongming Island, has already been equipped with a battalion of 120-mm howitzers. Otherwise, it would be impossible to injure a Japanese warship traveling 13 kilometers away from the north bank of the Yangtze River, and I believe that this ace division has completely solved the rapid positioning and striking technology of artillery targets, and even suspect that there are three to five German advisers who have been extremely experienced in the last world war hidden in this ace division, otherwise it is difficult to explain their flying progress.

Keiter nodded and motioned for Kreberg to sit down: "It makes sense, this possibility cannot be ruled out, after all, the ace division hidden in Jiangbei is from the hands of the hawkish general An Yi, this crazy guy dares to do anything, even things we don't expect him to do, such as the fact that he has been determined to install the Swedish twin high-level machine guns on our American-made Dodge four-ton off-road trucks to fight ......tanks, Tom, I will forward these two statements to the ambassador in time, it is estimated that it is a routine matter, and it is over by making some suggestions to both sides, The League of Nations is making a mess of the Sino-Japanese war, and it has no energy or care about these specific little things, our British friends are already very impatient to see the huge economic losses of daily life, Boeing, Rockefeller and other multinational corporations and the National Agricultural Association are putting pressure on the president and Congress every day, and the president is also anxious in the face of the tens of millions of dollars of goods piled up on the docks on the West Coast that cannot be shipped to China! I would like to hear your opinion now, when do you think this war will end? ”

"Kate, how did you come up with the idea of listening to me?" Kreberg asked in surprise. "Because I'm tired of the clichés of your bosses and the officers stationed in Nanjing!

Kate grumbled unceremoniously: "Now, maybe some definite judgment can be heard from your mouth." Say, Tom, I've always thought you were much more upright and sensible than your bombastic colleagues. ”

Kreberg smiled: "Thank you for your compliment, dear Kate, in this case, I will give my opinion, according to the current state of war, and the rare possibility of breaking the current stalemate by the squadron" However, do you think that the Japanese army, which has become more and more acute in the domestic military and political contradictions, can have the determination and obtain the consent of the Japanese cabinet to send more troops?

Kate pondered for a moment and was unsure: "If Shanghai falls without a fight, it is difficult to draw conclusions now, the thinking of the Oriental people is indeed elusive, with the current analysis of the predicament of the Japanese army, they are likely to promote the escalation of the war for the sake of face and the interests of the army, although it is difficult for Japan to afford such heavy military expenditures at present, but it is not judged that the army will not be desperate." Tom, I wonder if we can break the current impasse before the Japanese army reinforces again, and that's important for us to make the next decision.

Kreberg put away his smile and replied solemnly: "No! According to our intelligence, the 11 divisions of the squadron have moved to an area about 100 kilometers away from the Songhu battlefield, and we can see from the attitude of the Nanjing government that once the Japanese army expands the theater and escalates the war, these hundreds of thousands of troops will continue to be thrown into the battlefield, and the Japanese army will have no chance of victory in a short period of time. Taking today as an example, the Japanese army had planned to launch a strong attack on the positions of the Chinese defenders at 6:30 a.m. today, and the main breakthrough point was the right flank position of the 19th Route Army.

However, just an hour ago, the sound of gunfire and artillery from Jiangbei and Chongming Island shook Shanghai again, and the Japanese army did not move without necessarily the squadron not daring to move, and you also said just now that General An Yi, who got along with us and became a big buyer of our American business, was a crazy guy, this guy has amazing military talent, and he has never played his cards according to common sense, the two assassinations carried out by the Japanese against him did not succeed, and the despicable trick of kidnapping his sister was also broken, for which four members of the operation were captured by the Chinese military police.

As early as three days ago, the squadron, especially the ace division on Chongming Island and Jiangbei, had used dummy ammunition on a large scale, and the Japanese army's search force of more than 2,000 people had lost more than half of the guerrilla tactics of a special service regiment of the ace division, and most of the guard posts on the riverbank had been wiped out. They did not use accurate marksmanship to kill the enemy searching, but instead specialized in wounding and maiming the enemy, just imagine, a wounded person needs at least two people to carry off the battlefield, the Japanese army's attrition and the huge cost of this will be greatly increased, which makes the search force far from enough Japanese headaches, otherwise they will not have used the dummy bullet in violation of the law, angrily condemn the squadron ** team for the despicable use of dum'er. ”

Kate nodded admiringly: "Tom, I have benefited a lot every time I talk to you in detail, I believe that you will be promoted soon, and I am very confident in your future."

↓ Haha! Thank you Kate, if there is a day, I invite you to Nanjing Confucius Temple to enjoy authentic Chinese food. Kreberg laughed wryly.

Kate laughed, and then asked, "Tom, you and An Yi have met a few times, and they both feel good about each other, do you think this young general will fight to the end as he has made public to the press?" And then very important, do you think the incident in the French Concession was planned and directed by him? ”

Kreberg hesitated: "Kate, in the absence of any evidence, I can't jump to conclusions about this, especially after more than ten hours of investigation by the special investigation team jointly composed of four countries, there is still no clue to prove that this was done by the squadron...... Although I know that this is a well-planned and very accurate timing of the sabotage plan, not any social group and those ubiquitous but small anti-Japanese organizations can do it, and the huge damage caused shocked the whole world, but it does not prove that the squadron did it, especially since the explosion site is in the self-contained French Concession, the first to bear the responsibility should be the French, my personal opinion is that we had better not dwell on this incident, This is not in the national interest of the United States. ”

Kate stood up with a slight smile, took Kreberg's hand, and sent him to the door: "Tom, I am deeply honored to be able to work with you, and I sincerely hope to have your help in the future cooperation." ”

Kreberg laughed: "You're welcome, Kate, I've always admired your work ability and attitude, and we don't need too much politeness between us, haha...... By the way, I want to tell you something, if I don't judge it, the Japanese will probably launch a large-scale attack on the squadron of the Songhu battlefield within twelve hours. In tonight's Sino-Japanese negotiations, you don't take it too seriously, just go through the motions!

"Really?" It's true! "How about a twenty dollar bet?" "Good! I accept, haha......