Chapter 738: The Strongest Voice in the War of Resistance

On August 9, 1937, an incident occurred, known as the Hongqiao Airport Incident.

Although this incident was not a big one, it became the fuse of the Battle of Shanghai.

The course of events was as follows:

At about 5 p.m., a military car drove out of the Marine Corps compound of the Toyota Cotton Mill in Shanghai.

There were two devils in the car, one was a lieutenant and the other was a first-class sailor.

The purpose of these two devils wearing military uniforms and driving a military car was very simple, that is, to go out and show off.

Of course, their purpose was also to provoke trouble, that is, to bully the Chinese.

The military car drove rapidly from east to west along Hongqiao Road, running rampant all the way.

In their excitement, the two devils even drove to Hongqiao Airport and arrogantly stated that they wanted to go in to inspect the work.

Naturally, the two devils were stopped by the Chinese military police guarding the airport.

In fact, these Chinese military police were no longer the original second-line troops, but the elite main force sent by China for the Battle of Shanghai.

After these elite troops changed their uniforms, they successfully hid from the surveillance of the devils and assembled smoothly at Hongqiao Airport.

They all received the military order to be the vanguard of the Songhu Anti-Japanese War. There is no doubt that the Chinese military police have been in a high alert mode.

They have been ready for battle for a long time. When they found that the two elite devils were still pretending as before, the Chinese military police were furious.

However, because the combat order from their superiors had not been issued yet, the military police still tried their best to maintain restraint.

On the other hand, the two devils not only ignored the dissuasion, but were also very arrogant.

Naturally, the dispute escalated in an instant and quickly became white-hot.

In the end, the two devils actually pulled out their pistols to threaten the Chinese military police.

Seeing this, the Chinese military police were furious and fired warning shots into the sky.

Finding that the other party really wanted to kill them, not pretending, the two devils were scared and drove away like lightning.

The gunshots were loud, and other military police hiding nearby didn't know the situation. When they heard the gunshots, they thought the battle had begun.

So, the two devils entered the tragic mode.

In fact, like most Chinese people with conscience, these military police hated the devils.

Finding that the opportunity to fight the devils had arrived, countless guns began to shoot at the two devils in an instant.

The tires were blown up, and there was no way, so the two devils had to abandon the car and flee.

At this time, a Chinese cook, that is, a cook, stood up.

The distance was closer, and after quickly recognizing that they were two devils, the cook threw a grenade.

The effect was very good, and the devil lieutenant was killed on the spot.

The first-class sailor was only slightly injured and fled in panic.

Unexpectedly, he just broke into the camp of the first battalion of the second regiment of the second division supplementary brigade.

At that time, in order to welcome the Battle of Songhu, they were secretly building fortifications.

After hearing the gunshots, they found a devil holding a pistol and running towards this side. Without hesitation, the sentry easily killed him.

Naturally, this incident triggered a diplomatic dispute.

On the afternoon of August 11, the Shanghai Municipal Government, the Shanghai Garrison Command, the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai, and the Japanese Marine Corps Command held negotiations at the municipal government.

As in the past, the Japanese attitude was very tough.

They said that in addition to paying a large sum of money, China must withdraw the Shanghai security forces and remove all defensive fortifications.

Having received Jiang Jieshi's order long ago, the Chinese representative, Shanghai Mayor Yu Hongjun, sternly refused.

Of course, Jiang Jieshi also secretly ordered Yu Hongjun to delay the time as much as possible during the fake negotiations, so as to make room and time for the deployment of troops.

In fact, not only China was deploying troops, but the devils were also doing the same.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi, commander of the 3rd Fleet of the Japanese in Shanghai, ordered all warships to enter the ports of the Huangpu River and the Yangtze River.

Other ships in other places were urgently sent to Shanghai!

At the same time, the big devil also ordered the Navy's 1st Special Marine Corps and other troops on standby in Sasebo, an island country, to rush to reinforce Shanghai.

After learning that the devil had increased its efforts to deploy troops, China was not to be outdone.

At 9 pm on August 11, after receiving the order from the Supreme Command to enter Shanghai and prepare to besiege the devil, Zhang Zhizhong's troops quickly launched a military operation.

For a time, the 87th Division, the 88th Division, and the Second Division Supplementary Brigade, which had been renamed the Independent 20th Brigade, set out from Changshu, Wuxi, Suzhou and other places to the vicinity of Shanghai city.

On the morning of the 12th, the vanguard entered the city.

In fact, while both sides were deploying troops and negotiating, both countries were in a frenzy, shouting for war and killing.

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident had already broken out, and the Chinese Supreme Command was no longer weak, sensing that a full-scale war of resistance was inevitable, but chose to bravely show its sword against the strong enemy.

In fact, before this, China had already launched a military operation.

According to the National Defense Plan A, to ensure the safety of the capital Nanjing, the army and navy were given important tasks.

The navy's task was to block the Yangtze River and completely annihilate the island nation's Yangtze River Fleet.

Unfortunately, due to the betrayal of traitors and the leakage of secrets, the island nation's Yangtze River Fleet actually escaped from the Yangtze River estuary in advance.

The army's task was to concentrate superior forces to annihilate the 3,000 island nation marines in Shanghai.

The plan to completely annihilate the island nation's Yangtze River Fleet had failed. Jiang Jieshi was furious and ordered Zhang Zhizhong to complete the military order!

Otherwise, military law will be applied!

They have already torn their faces apart. It is obvious that the post-war regulations of the first Battle of Shanghai, that is, the regular Chinese army cannot enter the urban area of ​​Shanghai, have become a piece of waste paper.

So, openly and with the welcome of countless Chinese people, Zhang Zhizhong's troops marched into the urban area of ​​Shanghai with great vigor and high spirits!

The war is about to break out!

This is the largest battle in the history of China!

In fact, although he did not go to the scene, through the contact with Du Yuesheng and others, especially with Dai Li and others, Ye Tian can know everything there.

Finding that the situation is the same as in history, there is no change, Ye Tian did not rush to go to the battle.

However, when the needle reached August 12, realizing that the opportunity had come, Ye Tian could no longer remain calm.

In fact, Ye Tian had already prepared a plan on how to participate in the Battle of Shanghai.

Ye Tian believed that it was time to activate the emergency plan.

First, Ye Tian planned to play a wave of clear code power-on as the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

In other words, Ye Tian intends to play a wave of the strongest voice of the Anti-Japanese War.

What makes Ye Tian happy is that as the descendant of China's first strange man Guiguzi, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, Tang Zhengyang, has very good literary talent.

Although there is a gap between him and China's first Chen Bulei, it is not too big.

In this clear code telegram, Tang Zhengyang quoted extensively and scolded the devils, which made the Chinese people feel relieved.