At noon on September 15, 200 bombers of the Luftwaffe, under the cover of 600 fighters, crossed the English Channel, preparing to carry out the fatal final blow against Britain, but were forced to retreat under the ambush and interception of more than 300 British fighters. It was the last large-scale battle of the Battle of Britain.

On the 17th, Hitler announced the postponement of the "Sea Lion Plan" - in fact, the plan was already bankrupt!

During the entire Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe flew more than 46,000 sorties, dropped more than 70,000 tons of bombs on Britain, and lost more than 1,500 planes; the British Air Force lost 915 planes, killed and injured more than 86,000 residents, damaged more than 1 million buildings, and destroyed many cities.

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On the 18th, the ninth anniversary of the "September 18 Incident," various rallies were also held in the concession, and slogans such as the all-people War of Resistance, the non-recognition of the "puppet Manchukuo," and the return of China's northeast resounded everywhere......

With the experience of the last "77 Incident" rally, both the police station and the various groups that organized the rally have gained experience, and all the activities have been carried out in an orderly and safe manner, and the publicity effect is excellent.

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On the 19th, Li Junhao received a commendation telegram from the US State Department, commending him for his accurate judgment of the military situation and the war situation, and specially awarded him the Silver Star Medal, which can be added to the medal from now on. Of course, according to the regulations, the official medal will be issued uniformly at the end of the year.

The Silver Star is the fourth-class medal after the U.S. Medal of Honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, and the Cross of the Service, and is second only to the Cross in military awards, but it is an interservice merit award given to federal servicemen who have shown bravery in battle against America's enemies.

Looking at the telegram, Li Junhao was a little surprised, this Silver Star Medal was the second medal after the "1939 Medal of Sincere Service" he received in government affairs, and it was also his first military medal, and the reason for obtaining it turned out to be an analysis report of the air battle in Britain!

Well, this is also a medal of merit, which is enough to enrich his resume! As a result, the system rewards him with a 5% increase in the level of all military skills.

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On the evening of the 20th, Li Xiaoyu showed him a telegram sent by Yihao's eldest sister, the content of which was to thank him for his previous help, Yan'an had received $200,000 transferred from Xi'an, and in the new batch of US aid, one-fifth of the weapons and equipment had been determined to be given to the Eighth Route Army......

Although there was no word in the telegram such as return and favor, Li Junhao understood that the underground party would not play those false things, and they would definitely remember it if they said thank you, and this was enough.

He happily thought that with more money and a large number of American-style weapons and equipment, the underground party and the Eighth Route Army should be able to fight the battle better, kill more little devils, and it would be worth everything!

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The last 10 days of September were fairly peaceful.

For the Joint Command, the best thing is that the army aviation detachment has taken shape, and the number of pilots who can fly independently has reached 22!

The fighter planes flying in and out of Jiaozhou Park every day made the residents of the concession very excited, even the people living near the park knew that this was an important weapon to defend the Shanghai Sea, although it was a bit noisy, but compared to being able to ensure that the concession was not occupied by the Japanese army, it was really nothing!

This situation made the Japanese troops outside the concession like a man, but they couldn't think of any way to stop it, unless...... Unless we declare war on the United States now, we will concentrate our land, sea and air forces to attack the concession on a large scale! But not now! The domestic economy, politics, commerce and trade are all constraints, and the army is not ready, so it can't start fighting! Then you have to endure it.

Now in this situation, it can be said that Li Junhao's original plan was initially achieved, and the rest of the matter depends on whether the Japanese army can maintain its sanity?

Li Junhao actually imagined that if the Japanese army was really crazy and attacked the concession with all its might, regardless of the losses and consequences, he would definitely not be able to withstand it in the end, but in this process, it was still certain that tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers could be killed, and most of the industrial enterprises in the concession would not be left to the Japanese!

In that case, even if the Japanese occupied the concession, they would just get a ruined capital that could not create profits! If it really comes to that time, at least it can relieve some pressure on China's War of Resistance!

Of course, what he knows, judges, or hopes for is that Japan still has a choice, and the Shanghai Sea is very important, but it is not the most important thing for Japan's current grand strategy!

In the current world situation, on the European side, Germany is dominant; On the Asian side, Japan believes that it must be the boss, and the biggest choice it faces at the moment is to "go north" or "go south"!

In fact, the situation is already clear, last year's Battle of Nomenkan had already frightened the arrogant Japanese Kwantung Army, and the Japanese military had only the choice of "going south", and it had already been put into action on September 23 - the Japanese army entered French Indochina on this day and occupied it.

On September 27, Germany and Italy accepted Japan as an Axis Nation and signed the Triple Pact, forming the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo axis.

Li Junhao is actually gambling now, in the face of the vast desirable interests in Southeast Asia, the Japanese army will not insist on attacking the concession regardless of the gains and losses, and with the same strength and resources, attacking Southeast Asia will not be small in any place! Of course, whether this is the case remains to be seen.

However, there is one thing that can prove that the strategic direction of the Japanese army is indeed changing: The fundamental purpose of the Japanese army's previous initiative in North China to clear out the anti-Japanese base areas was to take advantage of the fact that Germany was wreaking havoc in Europe, the United States had not yet completed its war preparations, and Britain was unable to look eastward, so as to prepare for the implementation of the "southward expansion" strategy, so as to seize the opportunity to seize the colonies of Britain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, and other countries in Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific;

Prior to this, the Japanese army wanted to turn the occupied areas of China into a solid rear base, such as the Northeast, North China, Central China, and South China, and the most "unstable" region of North China became the main area of Japanese operations.

After nearly a year of hard work, Li Junhao has turned the Huhai Concession into a hedgehog-like existence, if the Japanese army wants to attack, it really has to measure the performance ratio!

In order to create an image of "keeping it for everyone, and if you beat me, you will burn all the jade", I bet that there are still some sensible people among the Japanese!

Seeing that this goal is being achieved step by step, Li Junhao is very proud, but the final result still needs to be verified, and he has enough patience now!

(End of chapter)