Soon after the meeting, the Japanese base camp ordered Shunroku Hatata, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Army, to immediately make the necessary preparations for the use of force to deal with hostile concessions and their rights and interests, and instructed that care should be taken with regard to the rights and interests of the Axis countries and third countries, so as not to cause unhelpful disputes, and to strictly conceal our intentions.

Then, on 21 August, the headquarters issued another clear order: "The commander-in-chief of the Chinese Dispatch Force shall deal with the British Concession in Tianjin, the Common Concession in Shanghai, and the rights and interests of other enemy countries in China." Force may be exercised as needed. ”

The above-mentioned measures of the base camp were also issued to the fleet stationed in China. In accordance with these measures, the preparation of the Chinese dispatch force and the fleet stationed on the Chinese side has made steady progress.

At the same time, the base camp gave the most final approval of the operational plan for China submitted by the General Headquarters of the Chinese Dispatch Army, and agreed in principle to the implementation of the plan by the Chinese Dispatch Army Command, but demanded that Shunroku Hata stop in moderation and not expand the campaign indefinitely, so as not to affect the fighting in the direction of Southeast Asia.

With the instructions of the base camp, the General Headquarters of the Chinese Dispatch Army quickly took action, on the one hand, ordering the mobilization of troops to prepare for the implementation of a new operational plan, and on the other hand, it began to deal with the issue of the concessions of various countries in China with great fanfare.

On 24 August, the Japanese Command of the Chinese Dispatch Force began to deal with the "hostile" concessions and rights and interests in China, and at the same time swept away the US and British troops in the concessions.

The first to act was the Japanese fleet on the Chinese side. The envoy of the fleet paid a visit to Major Smith, the captain of the American gunboat USS Wickey, who was anchored in Shanghai, and personally handed over the Japanese side a document of advice. The document was written by the Commander of the Japanese Fleet on the Chinese side, which means that the Empire of Japan has entered a state of war with your country, and you are also surrounded by the Imperial Naval Fleet, and advises the ships of your country anchored in Shanghai to surrender. This exhortation must be answered immediately to the Envoy. In the event of refusal or hesitation of this advice, or destruction of the hull, weapons or combat disposition, the duty will immediately attack by force.

This is a naked document of persuasion to surrender, there is no inducement, only coercion, and if you don't agree, you will fire. Major Smith was well aware of the strength of the Japanese fleet on the Chinese side. It's not something that their broken warships can compete with at all. Whether it was resistance or escape, the end result was that the Japanese were sent to the bottom of the sea, so soon Major Smith gave the order to surrender.

At the same time, the Japanese fleet on the Chinese side also sent another envoy to visit the British ship Bertolle. I personally handed over the same persuasion documents. The captain refused on the spot. The Japanese team that had been prepared for this situation for a long time. Shelling of the Bertolle immediately began, and half an hour later it sank.

At the same time, on land the Japanese army also began to act. Consul General Horiuchi of Shanghai, together with the staff of the Army and Navy, visited the Public Works Bureau, informed the Japanese troops that they would be stationed in the concession, and asked the authorities of the Public Works Bureau to give them understanding and assistance. Without waiting for the Public Works Bureau to respond, the Japanese troops began to enter the Shanghai Concession, the Marines were stationed in the old British garrison area centered on the Nanjing Road on the Bund, and the Army troops were stationed at important points in other concessions, and they were stationed until noon.

On the North China side, at 8 a.m. on the morning of the 24th, the Military Police Corps of the Japanese North China Front Army took over the rights and interests of the United States and Britain in Tianjin, Tanggu, and Qinhuangdao. Among them, there are mainly the British concession in Tianjin, the barracks in Britain and the United States, the police station, the wharf, the wharf and warehouse in Tanggu and Qinhuangdao.

In view of the strong military force of the Japanese side, neither the British Concession, nor the French Concession, nor the American Concession resisted, and in particular, the French Concession, in the words of the Japanese side, "showed an attitude of active assistance." Even the US Marines, who have always boasted about themselves, were instigated this time, and when the Japanese military police took over the US concessions, barracks, wharves, and warehouses in Beiping, Tianjin, and Qinhuangdao, and even disarmed them, the US Marines did not make any resistance, but were disarmed in front of tens of thousands of American people, and all of them became prisoners of the Japanese.

In just one day, the Japanese army completed the occupation of dozens of foreign concessions and barracks in China, about 8,000 police troops from the United States, Britain, France and other countries were disarmed and became prisoners of the Japanese, and the Chinese concessions that had existed in China for more than a hundred years completely disappeared, but ironically, it was the Japanese who presided over the completion of this matter, and it only took one day, which has to be said to be a huge irony for all Chinese.

Nanking. The command of the Chinese Dispatch Army.

It has been a whole year since Shunroku Hata took office, but his life was not easy, the Japanese army was surrounded and beaten by the Chinese government army in Changsha at the beginning of his tenure, and suffered heavy casualties, even the commander of the 11th Army, Anan Yuji, was also seriously wounded, and the subsequent warring Japanese troops in a small area did not take advantage, which means that Shunroku Hata can be said to have made no achievements in the past year, and he is far worse than Okamura Ninji in North China.

However, the outbreak of the U.S.-Japan Pacific War gave Shunroku Hata a chance to perform, and just before the Japanese base camp was ready to declare war on the U.S. army, he gave Shunroku Hata an order to fight against China, in order to contain the Chinese government.

After receiving the order, Shunroku Hata was overjoyed, and immediately spent a lot of time working out a battle plan with several division commanders and a staff officer under his command, and reported it to the base camp.

Now that the approval of the base camp has come down, Hata Shunroku ordered the division commanders of the various divisions under the command of the Chinese Dispatch Army Headquarters to Nanjing for a meeting, on the one hand, to convey the orders of the base camp, and at the same time to make combat arrangements and deployments.

When Shunroku Hata walked into the conference room, the round conference table was already full of senior officers attending the meeting, all two star generals, and Shunroku Hata was very satisfied to see these lieutenant generals sitting there with their laps in danger.

"Your Excellency Commander has arrived!"

"Wow" All the officers stood up, bent down and stood with their feet together in a standard posture, waiting for Shunroku Hata's instructions!

"Gentlemen, please be seated!" Toshi-rikuchi Hata.

After everyone was seated, Shunroku Hata got up and said: "Before the meeting, I will read out the order of the base camp for the princes, the mainland order No. 575 to ensure the transportation from Yuezhou to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with the three towns of Wuhan and Jiujiang as the base, and try to destroy the enemy's ability to resist the war, and its combat area is roughly between Anqing, Xinxin, Yichang, Yuezhou, and Nanchang."

After reading out the order of the base camp, Shunroku Hata said loudly: "Gentlemen, according to the news from North China, Central China, South China and other places, the Imperial Japanese Army has completed the task of taking over all the hostile concessions in China, taking over a total of 83 concessions, barracks, warehouses and wharves in the United States, Britain, France, the Netherlands and other countries, and has also disarmed more than 8,000 police, patrol and regular troops from various countries, captured 8,213 people, and achieved outstanding results. ”

"Bang Bang !!" As soon as Shunroku Hata finished speaking, there was warm applause in the conference room.

Signaling everyone to be quiet, Shunroku Hata then said: "In addition, the base camp has approved our combat plan, and the main purpose of our meeting this time is to make the most final deployment!" Do you have any comments or suggestions, please say? ”

The commander of the 11th Army, Anan Yuji, was the first to stand up and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, and your lords, the Imperial Japanese Army has fought strategic decisive battles with the Chinese army many times, but each time the result is that the army will be lost, so I humble myself that this attack on the Chinese government should not be mainly based on the occupation of its major cities, but should be based on the elimination of its field troops!" ”

"Yo Xi, what Commander Anan said is very reasonable, although your unit should take the surprise attack on Chongqing through Hunan as the most effective means, at the present time it should strengthen the combat effectiveness of smashing the enemy, and at the same time, on the one hand, strengthen strategic propaganda, on the other hand, seek to achieve a partial truce, and the goal should be placed on the strategy of 'protecting the territory and securing the people'." Toshi-rikuchi Hata.

Lieutenant General Uchiyama Eitaro, commander of the 13th Division, also stood up and said: "Your Excellency Commander, since the battle plan has been formulated, please give an order, the Southern Army is creating a new history of the empire in the South Pacific, and our dispatch army in China cannot disappoint His Majesty the Emperor, please give an order!" ”

Shunroku Hata got up and said, "Yo Xi, Uchiyama-kun is worthy of being a famous brave general in the empire, as you wish, order!" ”

"Wow" All the officers got up and respectfully waited for Shunroku Hatata's order!

"According to the instructions given by the base camp, the headquarters of our China Dispatch Army first routed the 20th Army of the Zhina Tang Enbo on the left bank of the Xinqiang River with the 6th Division and the 40th Division, and captured it near the Guanwang Bridge. Then, with the arrival of the 3rd Division, it was thrown to the right of the 6th Division and routed the 37th Army in the area on the left bank of the Mishui. The operation began on 28 August and ended in about two weeks. The specific orders were as follows: 1. The 6th and 40th divisions of the Imperial Army began to attack on the night of August 27. Cross the Newwall River and crush the defenders southeast of Newwall, then advance to the south bank of Mishui and crush the defenders in the area. 2. The 6th Division began its offensive on the night of 27 August, breaking through the defenders' defenses west of Xinqiang Town, annihilating the defenders east of the area, and quickly reaching the vicinity of the Sanjiangkou southwest of Guanwang Bridge. 3. The 40th Division began its attack on the night of the 27th, breaking through the defenses of the defenders in the area east of Tongxi Street, capturing and annihilating them to the west of the place, and attacking near Guanwang Bridge. 4. At dawn on the 28th, the 3rd Division carried out artillery bombardment of the defenders' positions near Tongxi Street to support the attack of the 40th Division; The main force was on the right side of the 6th Division, crossed the Xinqiang River to crush the defenders of the area, and attacked near Guiyi. 5. Fly the 44th Sentai Squadron, the 1st Detachment of the 3rd Fleet, and the 2nd Detachment to support the offensive operations of the 11th Army. ”

"Hay!"

(To be continued......)