At two o'clock in the morning on December 25, 1934, when Vice Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, commander of the Third Fleet, was killed in the explosion and flames, the citizens of Shanghai, who had been awakened from their dreams, watched in disbelief as a bright mushroom cloud rose from the sky over the Hongkou Japanese Concession......

Obviously, this could not be an atomic bomb -- no matter how much the future travelers led by Wang Qiu were not mad enough to turn Shanghai into a radioactive wasteland, no matter how bad they were, -- but another terrifying weapon of mass destruction on the modern battlefield: the cloud burst bomb.

- Cloudburst bombs, also known as thermobaric bombs or fuel-air bombs. As the name suggests, its charge is not an explosive but a high-energy fuel, that is, a cloud burst agent.

Therefore, when the explosion is ignited, the cloudburst bomb can make full use of the oxygen in the atmosphere in the explosion area, throw away the cloudburst agent under certain detonation conditions, mix with the air and explode violently, and rely on the overpressure and temperature field effects generated by the explosion, it can destroy all living creatures and buildings in the target area together, and the actual combat destructive power is very amazing -- according to the tests of relevant experts, the power of the ultra-light individual cloudburst bomb fired by RPG alone can be equivalent to the power of a 120-millimeter grenade. And those heavy cloudburst bombs even have mushroom clouds similar to nuclear weapons!

As a result, after the cruise missile landed, accompanied by a low roar, the first explosion of the warhead of the cloudburst bomb was carried out in the air, causing the epoxyacetylene stored in the warhead to leak out and be evenly dispersed in the air in the compound of the Marine Corps Headquarters, forming an endless white fog (suspended aerosol), rapidly advancing in all directions. Soon the entire complex was enveloped......

Next, the fog is ignited by a secondary detonation fuse - accompanied by a series of deafening and terrible roars, and the white fog turns into a bright red "cloud". In an instant, a large amount of heat energy is released, exploding a high-temperature fireball of 2,500 degrees Celsius and rapidly expanding at a speed of 2,000 to 2,500 meters per second. The result was a terror wave comparable to a tsunami, which quickly swept through the entire Marine Corps headquarters, and most of the remaining Japanese Marines were burned into pieces of human-shaped charcoal before they could figure out what was going on......

Meanwhile. The surging and majestic hot foehn wind continued to bounce and rage in the semi-enclosed building space, devastating and destroying everything it could touch. Turning everything around you to ashes, there were even flames flying across the road and setting fire to the Japanese-style houses opposite!

What's worse is the shock wave caused by the explosion of the cloudburst bomb. It is also reflected and superimposed between the walls and columns. It formed an extremely terrifying lethality, raging all the way, easily crushing bones and internal organs, shaking Japanese soldiers to death, and consuming a large amount of oxygen on which human beings depend...... In this way, even those "lucky ones" who were "lucky" not to be burned and blown up will be killed by the ensuing suffocation.

zuihou, air heated by a huge fireball. The charred ash rushed into the sky, forming a magnificent mushroom cloud!

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At the same time. Fifty kilometers away, the Red Army front command in the town of Anting

Through the LCD screen that flickered with snowflakes from time to time, General Xun Huaizhou watched in amazement as mushroom clouds appeared one after another over the Hongkou Japanese Concession -- Huishan Wharf, Gongda Yarn Factory, the Japanese Consulate, and the Marine Corps Headquarters on North Sichuan Road...... In just a few minutes, the Japanese imperialists stationed in Shanghai were almost wiped out. And the raging fires do not know how many lives of the diaspora will be devoured!

The same Japanese Marine Corps, in the "128" incident three years ago, almost made the brave and warlike 19th Route Army gnaw its teeth. But at this moment, they are like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, not to mention resisting, they don't even have the ability to hide.

And what is even more incredible is that at the same time, the Red Army closest to the Hongkou battlefield is actually a full fifty kilometers away!

According to Xun Huaizhou's war experience in the past, if the two armies were so far apart, I am afraid that they might not even be able to find out whether the other party existed. But at this moment, the Japanese devils in Shanghai, 50 kilometers away, were wiped out by the "future comrades" in Anting Town.

“…… That's what it is...... The wars of your time? Comrade Xiao Wang. As long as you press a few buttons in the headquarters far away from the battlefield, you can take people's lives hundreds of miles away, and burn cities and destroy the country in the palm of your hand. You don't even have to send a single soldier to destroy an army in a camp......"

Xun Huaizhou muttered, looking like he was deeply shocked, "...... Under such offensive tactics, those backward countries are simply unable to resist, and even those who want to fight with all their blood and courage to kill a few enemies as back-ups - people will not meet you at all! ”

“…… Oh, yes...... Long-range missile coverage, precision-guided strikes, decapitation operations...... These are the common sense of war in our time. ”

Wang Qiu replied, "...... In the most extreme cases, it is not even necessary to step into the enemy's territory by a single soldier, as long as dozens of days of indiscriminate bombardment can blow up an industrialized and prosperous advanced country back to the Stone Age. And those victims who have destroyed their homes can only watch in despair and helplessness as the deadly Grim Reaper descends from the sky again and again...... But this is also something that can't be helped, and if you fall behind, you will be beaten! ”

“…… Yes, if you fall behind, you will be beaten! This is the first truth that the imperialist powers have taught us Chinese with shells and blood! ”

Professor Yang leaned over and said, "...... Since the imperialist powers of the East and the West in this era are accustomed to speaking with giant ships and cannons, then we should answer with missiles and let them understand who is the master of this shijie! This 'Christmas gift' is just for them to hear our first cry in this era! In the days to come, we're going to make them really pay for it! ”

“…… That's all for later, Professor. Now let's finish today's work first! Wang Qiu yawned. …… Now that our Christmas gifts have been sent, Christmas cards naturally can't be left behind...... Comrade Lin Shenhe, how are the propaganda bombs prepared? ”

He turned his head away. Turning to Major Lin Shenhe, who was sitting in front of the control equipment at this time, engrossed in the operation, he asked.

-- Speaking of which, if it had not been for the General Staff Headquarters' all-encompassing supply of cruise missiles for this attack free of charge, I am afraid that Wang Qiu and his colleagues' small coffers would not have been able to support such an extremely cost-consuming "missile washing."

Of course. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has absolutely no loss in this matter. This is because these seemingly powerful cruise missiles were originally outdated products that were scheduled to be fully decommissioned, and recently they have to expire and destroy a large number of them every year. Now it is pulled to the era of the Republic of China to defeat it. On the one hand, it can carry out genuine actual combat tests and lethal assessments to provide a basis for future simulated exercises, and on the other hand, it can also save the cost of scrapping and dismantling, and also avoid the trouble of arms outflow. In addition, it can also provide help to the revolutionary ancestors. Absolute "political correctness"...... In that case, why not?

“…… Belch...... You mean propaganda bombs? Why do you only ask now? It's already been launched together! ”

Major Lin Shenhe turned his head and blinked in surprise at first, but then he became excited, and boasted brightly, "...... This time, the Christmas leaflet that was sprinkled on Shanghai Tang, but I personally stayed up all night to design the patterns and words, which are absolutely fashionable and foreign......"

However. Looking at Major Lin Shenhe's proud and proud expression, Wang Qiu had a vague premonition......

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Meanwhile. On the banks of the Huangpu River, the Bund Park in the Shanghai Public Concession.

When the scream of cruise missiles pierced the night sky, both the British soldiers stationed here and the war refugees who wandered here all craned their necks in a daze, watching one bright mushroom cloud after another rise from the direction of Hongkou on the other side of the Suzhou Creek, illuminating the dark night as bright as day, and at the same time feeling a heat wave rolling like a mountain and a sea, making me feel a little palpitations and chest tightness, and difficulty breathing......

-- In the thirties of the 20 th century, the downtown area of Shanghai was much smaller than that of later generations, and there were no high-rise apartment buildings with 20 or 30 floors as in later generations, which blocked people's field of vision so tightly that they could not see a little farther away...... On the contrary, in Shanghai during the Republic of China, except for the iconic one in Shiliyangchang, most of the urban buildings still only have two or three floors, and six floors are already standing out from the crowd. Therefore, when the huge mushroom clouds from the cloud burst bombs exploded in the night sky, at least half of the citizens of Shanghai saw this shocking spectacle.

So, after some shock and bewilderment, many onlookers began to talk about what had just happened, in various languages - it was amazing that, at first, almost no one connected this scene of purgatory with the offensive of the Red Army.

“…… My God! What's going on here? Meteorite? Meteor? Or did the arsenal of the Japanese explode? ”

“…… An explosion in an arsenal? Are you kidding? How could it be possible that so many arsenals were detonated together at the same time? ”

“…… Perhaps there are Chinese spies planting bombs and sabotage...... Oh, remembered! It seems that the gas factory in Shanghai is also there! ”

“…… Hey, there's not just a gas factory, there's also a fuel warehouse...... And the Japanese are particularly fond of building houses out of fluttering pieces of wood and paper, and it seems that a fire is inevitable...... I don't know what Shanghai will look like after dawn......"

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Thankfully, after a few moments of such clueless arguments, another screech and pop exploded above their heads...... Just as most of the people screamed in panic and rushed to run around, even triggering several stampedes. Some people with special eyes are very haode, but with the help of the dim street lamps and the distant firelight, they see the pieces of paper falling from the sky like goose feathers and snow.

-- It turned out that he was just throwing leaflets from the sky...... But are today's airplanes capable of flying at night?

Comrade Zeng Hongyi, who was staggered by the others and even stepped on one of his shoes, first looked up at the night sky in confusion, and did not seem to find any imaginary plane -- of course, the sky was dark and rumbling at the moment. He couldn't see anything - he turned around and squeezed his way through the crowd, returned to the open road, and picked up a leaflet that had just fallen. Then a match was struck. I looked at it in the faint light of the fire.

The next moment, he was deeply shocked by the leaflet.

At first glance, the leaflet is quite beautifully made, and the paper is quite smooth, even better than coated paper. The pattern printed on it is a very gorgeous color caricature, and every line is indescribably clear. And the pattern itself is indescribably weird:

In the background is a dark blue night sky studded with moon and stars, and the subject is a strange rabbit with grinning teeth and bloodshot eyes, making an evil expression.

I saw this strange rabbit with a vicious expression. Riding on a giant carrot and flying with the clouds and bats at night.

It wears a red peaked hat on its head and a bag of marijuana behind its back, appearing to be dressed as Santa Claus. But it reached out and took it out of the bag. Prepare something to drop down. But instead of a gift box with a ribbon tied to it, it was a large, black bomb with a skull mark on it!

Although not everyone can understand the meaning of this cartoon, everyone recognizes the badge drawn on the belly of this rabbit: sickle + hammer......

Seeing this familiar badge, the corners of Comrade Zeng Hongyi's mouth couldn't help twitching, and then he turned the leaflet over, and then saw a few lines of large colored characters on the back -- the same "Christmas greetings" written in Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Japanese respectively!

- Merry Christmas, friends of Shanghai. Christmas gifts for the invaders have arrived as scheduled, and we, the Red Army, have always done what they say!

The next moment. The rest of the guys who picked up the leaflets and read them almost all let out unbelievable & hysterical gasps and exclamations:

“…… Damn it! The culprit who caused the tragedy just now. It could be China's red elements...... That's impossible! ”

“…… How did they do it...... My God! It's not scientific! ”

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Comrade Zeng Hongyi, the former political commissar of Fujian Province, carefully folded the leaflets, stuffed them into the inner pocket of his coat, then raised his head, looked up at the flames tumbling over the Japanese concession, took a deep breath of cold air, and once again strengthened his already wavering determination......

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Under the same night sky, Mr. An Nod, the general director of the Bureau of Industry of the Public Concession, was holding an all-night Christmas ball in his luxurious mansion, and Yu Qiaqing, an important supporter of Chairman Jiang in Shanghai's financial circles and a well-known "man of the sea," was also clutching a leaflet that he had just picked up from the garden, his hands trembling violently as if he had gone mad, and his throat was even more "clucking" and moaning and unable to speak.

From the bottom of my heart, as a reactionary among reactionaries, he is even more frenzied and extremely anti-reactionary than Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Ching-wei. Communists, Yu Qiaqing tycoon is 10,000 people who don't want to believe that these rebellious, despicable and ignorant mud-legged red bandits actually have such magical means of warfare, but the raging flames rising in the direction of Hongkou, as well as the leaflets scattered all over the sky, make him have to face such a cruel fact: no matter how ridiculous this thing is, the red bandits already have some kind of incredible, invincible and terrible force!

Fortunately, it was only the Japanese occupation forces stationed in Shanghai that were destroyed. But the question is, what will be the fate of China if the same disaster one day happens to the Nationalist government in Nanking and the camp in Nanchang?

What's even worse is that since these red bandits are so fierce, will they really stop outside the concession after they invade Shanghai?

As soon as she thought of this life-threatening issue, Yu Qiaqing suddenly shuddered.

Raising his head again, he glanced at the red fire in the distance from the window, and Yu Qiaqing's face became even paler. The little careful thought that originally wanted the red bandits and the Japanese to "compete with each other and the fishermen to profit" disappeared without a trace in an instant; On the contrary, under the instruction of the American and British imperialists, he actively contacted the Shanghai Tang tycoons and Chiang Kai-shek to conspire to plot the "April 12" incident, single-handedly slaughtering the workers' pickets and strangling the revolution.

How many people were killed when the party was "purged" that year, three thousand? Five thousand? Or ten thousand? Anyway, it's too much to remember.

-- The reason why the red bandits want to enter Shanghai this time is not because they are specifically looking for revenge on their old enemies who are as deep as the sea?

As a result, Yu Qiaqing immediately made the most instinctive reaction as a comprador banker -- kneeling on the thigh of the imperialist master and begging for help.

“…… We must contact the British, French, and American consuls as soon as possible to persuade them to reach a consensus and give the most severe warning to the approaching Red Bandits! ”

As he hurriedly put on his hat and grabbed his crutches, he said to Arnold, who was also dumbfounded, in some incoherent words, "...... Please come with me to these three consulates immediately, Mr. Arnold! It is better to give the city to the Japanese, and we cannot let the Red Bandits occupy Shanghai! (To be continued......)