On Thursday, August 10, Li Junhao pulled in Military Attache Hobbs and Deputy Military Attache Kerton to find Ayers and made a special request: to take over Jiaozhou Park at No. 888 Changping Road, and to request that the 2nd Squadron of the 4th Navy and Army Regiment be replaced with the Italian army next to the park.

Hearing this, the leaders of the three consulates general were very surprised, of course, they were very puzzled, and asked him why?

Li Junhao explained: "First of all, whether you believe it or not, I am sure that the European war will begin on September 1, Germany will raid Poland, and then Britain and France will declare war on Germany, and Germany's ally Italy will also declare war on Britain and France;

And although we will not immediately declare war on Germany and Italy, in this case, these 700 Italian troops in the concession have actually become our enemy troops, and it is very inappropriate to place them alone in an independent military camp in western Shanghai!

"Therefore, before the start of the war, we must transfer them from their original station, let them be transferred to the station of the former 2nd Squadron of the 4th Regiment of the Sea and Land at No. 256 Xiaoshadu Road, and let them be caught between the headquarters of the 4th Regiment and the 3rd Squadron, so that they can be subdued and disarmed immediately if necessary!

"Secondly, I took a fancy to Jiaozhou Park.

"There are materials for the construction of a temporary runway in wartime in the warehouse of the fourth regiment, I have already experimented with it, and it is very useful!

"We want to build a place where planes can take off and land within the concession area, which is the most suitable for the racecourse, but first, the resistance is too great, and second, it is too conspicuous, which is not conducive to secrecy, and it is more suitable for Jiaozhou Park."

The three leaders glanced at each other, and they were all persuaded by his words!

Ailes pondered for a while before he said, "There is a question, there is a 'lone military camp' in Jiaozhou Park, and there are four hundred Chinese soldiers in it, what are you going to do?" ”

"Take them in first, put them under our direct jurisdiction, improve their living conditions, let them recover, exercise their ......bodies," Li Junhao said, "When the war begins, we and the Chongqing government will definitely be allies, and these experienced veterans can be directly integrated into our ranks and contribute to the preservation of the concession......

Now, the eyes of the three of them lit up, this is a good way!

However, Deputy Military Attache Kerton immediately said: "However, if we want to take over the lone military camp, will Chongqing agree?" ”

"There's nothing you can't agree with!" Li Junhao said confidently, "Because of the agreement between the British and the Japanese, these 400 soldiers in the lonely military camp could neither be released nor handed over to Chongqing, and it has been almost two years, and those officials and men of the Chongqing government have to forget about them......

"Mr. Ayers, as long as you contact Ambassador Jensen and ask him to go and say hello to Chairman Chiang, I believe it will not be a problem!"

The three of them thought about it, and it was correct in principle, but I don't know if the ambassador will agree to this?

Ayres is also a resolute style, immediately handwritten a telegram draft, and arranged for someone to send a telegram directly to the Chongqing embassy - this is for the matter of the lone military camp, as for the matter of the Italian army, he needs to discuss it directly with the country, so he kicked Li Junhao out of the office, what to do with the rest, he has to discuss with the two military attachés, Li Junhao's level is not enough!

Li Junhao had already achieved his goal, he left happily, and before leaving, he took a box of tea leaves, and the old man was so angry that he scolded in the back, which made Hobbs and Kerton laugh so much!

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At the end of the afternoon, Deputy Military Attache Kerton personally ran to the police department and conveyed the latest instructions: Ayres had personally made an appointment with the British Consul General and the Italian Consul General, and had already taken over the management of the lone barracks; At the same time, early tomorrow morning, 700 Italian troops will also change guards with the 2nd Squadron of the 4th Regiment of the Navy and Army!

In addition, Ambassador Jensen of Chongqing personally paid a courtesy call on Chairman Chiang, exchanged views on the Xie Jinyuan Department of the Lone Army Battalion, and formally decided to hand over his command to the US side until the end of the war! For the specific handover, the Chongqing military will arrange for the personnel of the military command stationed in Shanghai to convey orders and assist in the handover.

Military Attache Colonel Hobbes also asked the Marine and Marine Command for a special nickname -- the 327th Marine Regiment of the United States Marine Corps in the Far East, codenamed "Far East Independent Regiment". Rear Admiral Lee Panson also served as the regimental commander, and for this reason, the Navy and Army Command also specially appointed Panson to the U.S. Marine Corps wartime lieutenant colonel rank!

In this way, the two suggestions put forward by Li Junhao have all achieved their goals, which proves from the side that the information he provided before has played a role, and the military has recognized his contribution!

After conveying the instructions, Kerton added: "Early tomorrow morning, on behalf of the Consulate General, I will go to help you with the handover of the lone barracks, and the commander of the 4th Marine Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Dijay Cole, will be in charge of the change of guard with the Italian army......

"However, there is one thing I need to tell you, this incident may cause a lot of changes in the concession, you have to be mentally prepared......

Li Junhao thought about it for a while, and understood what he meant, it should be that the British have a lot of opinions on his measures, which is to exert pressure on the US Consulate General!

However, he knew that the Englishman was now an English bantam cat who had no courage, so he was left with a hard mouth! In this regard, he was not only not afraid, but also wondered, whether to find an opportunity to keep the 1,700 British troops now stationed in Shanghai?

Historically, after the war officially began, these 1,700 British troops would be repatriated, leaving the Public Concession without the largest armed force; Now he has a new idea, he must master more troops, if these 1,700 well-trained British troops are just gone, it is really unwilling!

There are also these 700 Italian soldiers, after the start of the European war, they were forced to become allies of the Japanese army because of the domestic government, but in the history of his previous life, these 700 people wanted to cooperate with the Japanese army, but did not get a response; They once wanted to form an alliance with the other armies of the concession, but they were not recognized; In the end, my grandmother didn't hurt, my uncle didn't love me, and I was once imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp by the Japanese army!

He wondered if these Italian troops stationed abroad did not necessarily agree with Mussolini's Nazi views in their hearts, so could they fight for it? It was a good question, and he decided to give it a try.

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In the evening, Li Junhao set up a table at Wang Baohe and hosted a banquet for Rick Kelton, Deputy Military Attache of the Consulate General, Colonel Aite Schneider (retired U.S. Army), Colonel Lent Fell, who commanded 1,700 British troops stationed in Shanghai, Lieutenant Colonel Dijay Cole, who commanded 1,300 American troops (Fourth Marine Corps Regiment) stationed in Shanghai, and Major Kogne Cencza, who commanded 700 Italian troops stationed in Shanghai.

At this time, several officers knew about tomorrow's events and expressed their support for his work!

(End of chapter)