Chapter 699: Isolated Island

Fujita Yoshimasa died. This was the news Wang Yan heard from Iwai Eiichi half a month later.

The losses suffered in the Third War Zone this time were too great. The military commander on the front line tried to pass the blame, but Fujita Yoshimasa's head just held up. It is said that a solemn seppuku ceremony was held in Nanjing. A sword master, who served as the kaishakunin, slashed his neck very accurately with a sword, leaving only skin and flesh. Fujita Yoshimasa became a role model of courage to take responsibility and full of samurai spirit, and was spread among the Japanese army.

The soldiers saw that the army major general, the general who was so high that he had no boundaries, committed seppuku with a very samurai spirit. At a certain level, some people with some brains saw that Fujita Yoshimasa died by taking the blame. Brainwashing and encouragement for the lower-level people, warning to the middle and upper-level people.

Fujita Yoshimasa probably didn't want to commit seppuku, but he had to...

The newly transferred head of the Special High Section was an army colonel from Nanjing named Kitagawa Hirosuke. He was originally the section chief of the Nanjing Special High Section, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. This time he was promoted to Shanghai, a proper promotion.

Wang Yan had met this Beichuan Hirosuke, who was a man with ideas and ambitions. This was normal. After all, at this level, it was impossible to have no ideas and ambitions. They were all thorough militarists.

Minglou was in a relatively good situation under this Beichuan Hirosuke. The first thing Beichuan Hirosuke did when he took office was to check the previous death plan and try to figure out the cause and effect of the matter. Because of Wang Yan's intervention, unnecessary troubles were eliminated and there were no hidden dangers. Minglou certainly passed the test. Moreover, Minglou also took refuge with Iwai Eiichi and made many more friends, so there was still some room for maneuver.

Mingjing's situation was also not bad, mainly because many of the Ming family's businesses were now tied to Wang Yan's business, and her actions were much safer. In addition, because of Mingtai's previous incident, Minglou had already revealed his identity to Mingjing, and would also ask about Mingjing's involvement. Compared to Ming Jing, Ming Lou is obviously more careful, cautious and resourceful. His help is the main reason for Ming Jing's safe operation.

Otherwise, even if she uses Wang Yan's name, it will be useless to reveal any flaws. She will be arrested.

Of course, Yu Manli moved to Wang's mansion, but she just moved in. It was impossible to register. But even so, Yu Manli's status was greatly improved, because she was the only woman who lived in Wang Yan's house in so many years. Those tabloids published the news, which even caused a certain degree of influence in Shanghai.

The main reason why those people dared to publish Wang Yan's private life is that Wang Yan is different from other gangsters and tycoons. He doesn't put on airs and has a spirit of entertainment. He doesn't care about such things at all.

Of course, this is also because people nowadays really don't have so much free time. They just chat occasionally and treat it as a fun thing. Moreover, the information is not very explosive, and many people don't pay attention to Boss Wang's life.

This is different from the situation decades later. The same thing, under the fermentation of the Internet, has become overwhelming. Even though many people still don't know, many people still know. The magnitude and influence are different. If it were really in the real Internet age, Wang Yan would never allow himself to be exposed to the public too much. This is a very simple truth, like walking in the night in brocade clothes. Less attention means less trouble.

In ancient times, merchants controlled wealth, but they were not allowed to wear gorgeous clothes in front of people. They could only secretly order people to do it, and then look at themselves in the mirror in the house to admire themselves. Although he is not that simple, the things he controls can only be seen by himself and slowly released to the outside world. Under the spotlight, how slowly can he accomplish things? He still has to be low-key.

However, although Yu Manli moved into Wang's mansion, it still did not prevent Wang Yan from going out to spend money and wine, which was basically the same as before. Not to mention whether Yu Manli had any ideas, her body did not allow it. Besides, she knew herself well. For someone like her, it was already a blessing to have what she has today...

The time came to 41, which was destined to be an unusual year.

According to the historical process, this was already in the middle of the Anti-Japanese War. The protracted war has been concluded today. Japan cannot solve the two parties in a short period of time and disintegrate the anti-Japanese spirit of the Chinese people. And the two parties cannot drive Japan out of China in a short period of time.

On the other hand, the fertile land in eastern China has been completely occupied, and Japan's idea of ​​advancing westward and attacking hilly and mountainous areas is not so strong. But now, the war is not something they can stop just because they want to. They want to consolidate the results of the war at this time, and the two parties will not agree. If you don't come out to fight me, I will go over to fight you, and you must fight out of China.

In fact, at this point, the Anti-Japanese War cannot be stopped just because they want to, even if the top leaders of the two parties collectively deny it. Because since the beginning of the war, China has paid too much and there is no possibility of turning back. There are always people who are angry, their veins are bulging, and they shout at the top of their lungs. There are always people who sacrifice their lives and shed their blood. Every inch of the mountains and rivers is an inch of blood.

However, the ideas of the rulers are always different. Since Qin Shihuang unified the world and proclaimed himself emperor, nominal China has only one master since then. The reason why we say "in name only" is because there are complex relationships between the central government, local governments, clans, gentry, landlords, and political parties. For some people, the emperor only controls the palace surrounded by high walls.

But this has nothing to do with those things, it's just an extension. Although there are many factions within the Kuomintang, many people from top to bottom are very disgusted with the Red Party. Even one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, how can one country accommodate two masters? In the Kuomintang, the argument of "pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression" has never disappeared, and the bald head has always implemented it, from the previous warlord melee, to the previous fight against the Red Party, and then to the first anti-communism led by Yan Xishan during the invasion of foreign countries.

Now that the Red Party has penicillin in hand, it makes money faster than the printing press, and various materials are gradually becoming abundant. Even if the United States has successfully developed penicillin and started selling it, the wars everywhere in the world today have no effect on the Red Party. Relying on such an antibiotic, the Red Party has made a fortune.

Such a situation has long attracted the attention of the bald head, so the second anti-communism has been brewing for a long time. Just last year, the Kuomintang wanted to drive the troops led by the Red Party to the north of the Yellow River, and join forces with the Japanese to attack and eliminate the main force of the Red Party. The struggle has been going on, but it is still not ideal.

Wang Yan had already provided intelligence on this matter. Moreover, the Red Party's intelligence system is very strong, and other channels have also learned a lot of information. But this is a war, and intelligence is only auxiliary after all, not to mention that the two sides are at a disadvantage.

Things that have been disturbing for a long time, and the storm that has been brewing for a long time, finally broke out shortly after entering 41.

On January 8, all major newspapers reported that the commander of the Third War Zone, Gu Zhutong, and his 32nd Army Commander-in-Chief Shangguan Yunxiang, led seven divisions and more than 80,000 people to surround and attack the New Fourth Army led by Ye Weixun in Maolin, Jingxian, Xuancheng City, located in the mountainous area of ​​southern Anhui.

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar, which no one expected. At a time when foreign enemies were at hand, the country was lost, and the nation was in danger, the Kuomintang dared to launch such a large-scale civil war. Immediately, people from all walks of life began to criticize the Kuomintang. The Red Party protested in various ways and rushed to solve the problem.

Things developed very quickly. 80,000 people fought against 10,000 people. It was a well-prepared encirclement war, and it was a war of hot weapons. It was basically impossible to turn the tables. Finally, after seven days and nights of bloody fighting, they were outnumbered, out of ammunition and food, and almost wiped out. The commander of the New Fourth Army, Ye Weixun, was detained during negotiations, and the deputy commander Xiang Ying, the chief of staff Zhou Zikun, and the director of the political department Yuan Guoping were all killed by traitors.

This was the "Southern Anhui Incident", the second anti-communist climax of the Kuomintang.

This matter lasted until March, after various parties dealt with it and various open and secret struggles, it was considered to be over. But Ye Weixun was not released and was still detained.

He wrote a modern poem, which was selected in the Chinese textbook decades later, named "Prisoner Song".

The door for people to enter and exit was locked, and the hole for dogs to crawl away was open. A voice shouted: Climb out, give you freedom! I long for freedom, but I also know that a human body cannot crawl out of a dog hole! I can only look forward to the day when the underground fire will burn this living coffin and me together, and I should get eternal life in the fire and blood.

How can a human body crawl out of a dog hole?

Spirit is eternal.

The world situation is chaotic, and once the war machine starts, it cannot be easily stopped.

Germany punched and kicked the nobles in Europe and conquered a large area of ​​land. And formulated the Barbarossa Plan and launched an attack on the Soviet Union in June.

Because of resource issues, Japan has long coveted Southeast Asia. Moreover, the geographical location of Southeast Asia is very important. Occupying Southeast Asia can not only cut off two important road transportation lines of aid to China from the United States, Britain and other countries, the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and the Yunnan-Burma Highway, but also enter the Indian Ocean to the west to threaten India, and join forces with the German army in the Middle East. To the south, they can capture Australia and dominate the Western Pacific.

In this way, they can join forces with Germany to divide the world and create a huge empire.

With this beautiful imagination, the fanatical and radical militarist government, the army general, the cabinet prime minister, and the future number one war criminal of Japan, Hideki Tojo, who had just taken office but had planned for a long time, led the militarist cabinet to drive Japan's high-speed, unstoppable war machine to attack the American naval and air force base Pearl Harbor.

This action completely broke the plan of the United States to stay out of the war and seek various interests, forcing it to participate in the war, and the Pacific War broke out.

These international events had nothing to do with Wang Yan, but at the same time as Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, the British gunboat anchored in the Huangpu River "sank by itself" in the early morning, and the American gunboat surrendered. The Japanese navy landed on the Bund and gradually advanced inward. In the morning, all bridges on the Suzhou River were blocked, and only the Japanese army was allowed to enter the International Settlement from Hongkou through these bridges. The Japanese navy and army took over the central and western districts of the International Settlement respectively. At the same time, they began to arrest the foreigners from the Public Concession Municipal Council and other countries who stayed there, and arrested them in concentration camps.

Such a big event, of course, cannot be without Wang Yan.

At six o'clock in the morning, Wang Yan, wearing a leather coat, big leather boots, and a hat, sat at the Foch intersection, eating breakfast at a table specially set up with various breakfasts.

Looking at the crowds of people outside the French Concession blocked by wooden fences, and hearing all kinds of noise, Liu Yitong, who was trotting over, couldn't imagine that Wang Yan still had the mind to eat breakfast at this time. He scratched his head irritably and sat on the stool: "I say, are we really going to block it like this?"

"What's the use? The French must say it!"

Wang Yan took a sip of white porridge, put a small steamed bun into his mouth, got another piece of pickles, picked up tea eggs in his hands, then looked at the scene across the street not far away, shook his head and said with a smile, "You Don’t know yet?”

"what do you know?"

"Just yesterday, Japan dispatched more than 300 aircraft and more than 50 warships to sneak attack on the U.S. naval base in Hawaii in the Pacific. It conducted two consecutive air strikes on warships and airports. The U.S. military was caught off guard and the main force of the Pacific Fleet was almost completely destroyed. They Not only did they enter our public concession, they also sent troops to attack Hong Kong."

"What?" Liu Yitong stood up in shock, quickly held up the stool, sat down again, and asked with wide eyes, "What are the Japanese going to do?"

Wang Yan stuffed the fried eggs into his mouth and muttered: "What else can we do? Of course it's for Southeast Asia. The colonies of Britain, France and other countries there, Japan has been coveting for a long time. They defeated the United States, dominated the Pacific, and blockaded If you go to Southeast Asia, what else do you want to do?”

"The United States is so powerful, how dare the Japanese bring trouble to them?"

Wang Yan ignored him. Isn't this nonsense? People have already attacked Pearl Harbor. How dare you dare?

Liu Yitong smiled coquettishly, knowing that he was asking nonsense, so he turned to ask: "Then can our French Concession be saved? How long can it last?"

"Anyway, there is no problem at the moment. It mainly depends on how Japan and Germany negotiate. I estimate that it can still survive for two or three years. Who knows the details? Anyway, Iwai Eiichi told me that there is no intention to move the French Concession at the moment. You don’t have to worry, I have surrendered to the Japanese now, and it doesn’t matter who the French Concession belongs to, no matter how cool we are.”

"What should we do with these people? We can't really shoot, can we? That little broken fence can't stop them. If they lose control and they rush in, we will all be trampled to pieces."

"It's time to eat. If you don't eat, don't affect my appetite." Wang Yan frowned unhappily and glanced at the noisy and helpless crowd outside the fence. "The people from the Public Affairs Bureau are talking to the people from the Japanese Consulate. As for the negotiation, it will probably take some time to get results. We definitely can't stop them like this, and the Japanese definitely can't really kill them, so there's no problem.

But your worries are justified. In this case, you call Gu Yongcheng. He won't be able to start work today and ask him to organize a group of people to come over quickly to deliver hot water and some porridge to these people. Let these people feel at ease and take care of the elderly and children. "

"If you want to say that, you have to be boss Wang."

While talking, Liu Yitong grabbed a few steamed buns, turned around and ran to make a phone call...

Wang Yan asked someone to tell the people on the opposite side, while he continued to eat breakfast.

He was called up at about five o'clock, and then he quickly contacted other people on the phone and came to the border area of ​​​​Fengdeng. He is now the highest-ranking Chinese among the French Concession patrols. Even though the other detectives, captains, etc. are from other prisons and have foreign bosses, he actually controls the leadership of the Chinese patrols. Mainly because he speaks, no one dares not to listen. So he is in charge of the current work.

In addition to the Chinese patrols, there were also other Western police officers present, but these foreign devils were used to being lazy, and the Chinese were in front. They were afraid of being rushed and trampled to death.

Of course, it was impossible for the Japanese not to kill people. When they landed and advanced, they opened fire. As a result, many people were frightened. Some people hid in their houses fearfully, while others packed up their belongings and ran away in a hurry. They found that there was no movement in the French Concession, so naturally they ran into the French Concession desperately.

Before the interception was organized, many people ran into the French Concession. These are all running slowly now. They were very anxious at first, and some even made noises. However, they were caught by patrolmen and beaten half to death. Moreover, the Japanese army also arrived and stood behind them with guns in hand to prevent them from running around. Only then did he control the situation little by little.

Gu Yongcheng acted quickly. After waiting for less than half an hour, someone drove over and organized people to distribute hot water to the people on the opposite side. He also cooked white porridge on the spot, which greatly alleviated the panic of these people.

Of course, the exhausting policeman didn't show any mercy. Wang Yan spent a lot of money and asked a nearby breakfast restaurant to deliver meals. These people are part of the foundation for Wang, who controls the French Concession. Of course, the food is good, but they still need to be treated differently. Do you want to spend money to win people's hearts? He often does this kind of small favors.

He had breakfast and wandered around looking around. Although he said that he was not afraid of problems, if problems did occur, it would be enough for him to suffer, but he did not have to be careful.

After eating and drinking enough, wherever he went, he personally held up a loudspeaker and shouted to calm the frightened people. Not to mention that he has great credibility among the working people. He also provides hot water and plain porridge for free, and you have to listen to what he has to say to eat his food.

Just like this, he was comforted all the way, and time passed slowly. At about nine o'clock, a foreign devil found him and asked him to remove the fence, so there was no need to restrict other people's entry.

Obviously, this has been negotiated with the Japanese.

As a result, without the company of the public concession, the French Concession was completely reduced to an isolated island. No one knows how many of the many people who poured in are real crowds and how many are lonely warriors.

But it can be predicted that the struggle situation in the French Concession will be more severe in the future...

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