Meng Shaoyuan's name is powerful in Shanghai!

With his own strength, he stirred up the whole of Japan.

It even plunged Japan into strong condemnation by national public opinion.

Although, out of consideration for their national interests, the governments of the United States, Britain, and France have not publicly expressed their stance on this, their attitudes are changing.

The Americans are undoubtedly the smartest of them all.

They first asked U.S. Ambassador to Japan Grew to express the U.S. government's grave concern about the direction and scale of the war taking place in China.

Secondly, the United States was the first to file a claim against the Japanese side.

The clever thing about the Americans is that they did not come forward in the name of the government, but in the name of the Presbyterian Church of America, as well as the Southern Council of Supervisors.

Their claim is for compensation for the Christian Hospital in Nantong, the American Presbyterian Cathedral, the downtown area, and the Shahe Church, which suffered serious losses in the indiscriminate bombing by the Japanese side during the Battle of Songhu.

After the investigation and testimony of Mr. Pulqi of the Joint Mission Society of the Key Inspectorate, the U.S. ambassador to Japan lodged a protest with Japan over the Japanese bombing of the Nantong Mission Hospital and other church property.

“…… The Japanese army dispatched a total of four two-wing seaplanes, all of which carried the Japanese flag on their wings. The planes flew at low altitude over buildings belonging to church assets, aimed at hospitals and other places, and dropped a large number of bombs, one of which was believed to be an incendiary bomb. The bombing caused so much damage that the walls of the Christian hospital collapsed and the buildings were scorched.

…… The American Presbyterian Cathedral is located just a few feet from the American Presbyterian Hospital and Presbyterian Bible School for Girls, and is in the same yard as the Presbyterian residence. The cathedral was bombed by Japanese planes and severely damaged; Fortunately, there was little damage to the personnel's residences.

…… Cathedral and school buildings were extensively bombed, and American churches in the city and in Shahe were bombed, almost all of which were reduced to rubble.

It should be stated that all these bombed buildings are extremely conspicuously flying the American flag! ”

The focus is on the last sentence:

"It's all very conspicuously fluttering the American flag!"

This is a flagrant violation and destruction of American property!

The nurses' quarters and two other properties in the hospital were occupied by the Japanese after the fall of Suzhou.

These are the assets of the Southern Board of Supervisors.

The United States began to put pressure on Japan!

Just one day later, the Japanese government announced that it had formed an investigation team to compensate the Presbyterian Church of the United States and the Southern Board of Supervisors for the loss of property if the situation was true.

Note that it is civil compensation.

However, this is the first foreign compensation after Japan became strong!

The Nationalist Government, which was in decline, was in good spirits and took advantage of the situation to appoint Hu Shih as plenipotentiary ambassador to the United States, and his main task was to make the United States and Japan hostile.

Hu Shi was a man of letters, and everyone has an impression of him as a writer, translator, and leader of the New Culture Movement, but his outstanding eloquence and diplomatic skills are ignored by most people.

After he was appointed plenipotentiary ambassador to the United States by the Nationalist Government, the reaction of the Japanese authorities was panic.

That's right, horror!

When the news reached Japan, the Japanese cabinet was in a mess and felt pressure. After heated discussions, they came to the conclusion that it was necessary to send three groups to serve as Japanese ambassadors to the United States at the same time in order to resist Hu Shih's talent!

A rare scene in the history of diplomacy has appeared, the Japanese government has really sent three people to serve as Japanese ambassadors to the United States at the same time!

Of the three, Tsurumi Kusuke is a literary expert, Kikujiro Ishii is an economic expert, and Yoyoshi Matsuoka is an eloquent.

One Meng Shaoyuan turned the Japanese government upside down.

A Hu Shi frightened the Japanese government into a state of earth.

The chairman of the NPC committee personally said to his confidant Dai Li:

"Although the frontal battlefield is unfavorable, there is Meng Shaoyuan in martial arts and Hu Shizhi in literature, and victory can be expected!"

This should be the highest evaluation.

On February 8, 1938, Yoshio Manda, director of the Shanghai Special Service of the Japanese War Department, was dismissed from his concurrent position "due to illness" and immediately transferred back to China.

He became the scapegoat.

Hitoshi Matsumoto temporarily acted as the head of the agency.

In order to resist the military command, Japan specially transferred the "Three Tigers of the Empire" from China, but one of these three tigers died, one did nothing, and the other barely struggled.

Japan's intelligence work in Shanghai was still in a mess.

On the same day, Tang Zong, former chief of the Intelligence Section of the Military Command and now head of the Sixth Group of the Chamberlain of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government, personally came to Shanghai and announced in front of Meng Shaoyuan and all the office staff:

"Meng Shaoyuan, the first soldier to annihilate Jukou; There are facts to prove that we have worked hard to achieve the task. Defending the country for meritorious service, the country cherishes such as Ding, the light of honor is shining, and the fourth-class Baoding Medal is specially awarded! ”

Previously, Meng Shaoyuan had been awarded the Yunlu Medal twice in a row, and the Baoding Medal was the first time he had received it.

He was a military colonel, but in the archives of the Nationalist Government, his official rank was captain, so the Order of the Fourth Class was already the highest honor he could receive.

"Serve the country with loyalty!"

Meng Shaoyuan replied loudly.

There was a round of applause.

As a spy, being able to win two Yunlu Medals and one Baoding Medal in a row is also a great face for the military commander.

When you say it, everyone has a glow on their faces.

According to this development, maybe one day Director Meng will really be able to obtain the Blue Sky and White Sun Medal.

"Alright, let's all go out to work." Meng Shaoyuan let his subordinates leave, and then flattered him and said, "Just one medal, and Section Chief Tang...... No, Team Leader Tang...... It seems that the official is smaller...... General Tang personally ventured to Shanghai, but he really didn't want to go to ......"

"Get out!"

Originally, he was in charge of military intelligence by the side of the commission, Tang Zong was very busy every day, haggard and exhausted, but this time when he came to Shanghai, when he saw Meng Shaoyuan, his mood couldn't help but improve:

"Why haven't you seen you for a while, and you're still so flamboyant? I really can't believe that you can make such a big fuss in Shanghai with such a scoundrel. ”

Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "I just told you the truth." ”

"Don't underestimate it." Tang Zong also put away his smiling face: "As soon as you play a movie, the situation changes greatly." The government has received universal sympathy in the international community, and the commission was still hesitating about whether to appoint Hu Shi as ambassador to the United States, but it was the change in the situation that made the commission finally make up its mind, Shao Yuan, this medal was awarded to you by the commission's own order.

It's a great honor. Not only did the commission award you a medal, but after Dai Li's report to Chongqing, the commissioner personally said to him, 'There is Meng Shaoyuan in the martial arts, and Hu Shizhi in the text, and victory can be expected'. That's a high rating. Even Dai Lia was praised by the commission. Dai Lian was so happy that he dragged me to drink two bottles of wine that night. ”

Ashamed, ashamed.

Meng Shaoyuan was still very happy in his heart, he was so valued by the two bigwigs, and he had a bright future.

"But then you're more dangerous." Tang Zong immediately said: "According to the information sent back from Japan, your name has appeared in front of the desks of the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters and the Navy Command Department. The Japanese will definitely pay more attention to you, and they will plan your assassination. ”

"Assassination? The Japanese are going to assassinate me? Meng Shaoyuan smiled disdainfully: "Since I started doing this business, are you still afraid of assassination?" This is Shanghai, not Tokyo. ”

"Don't be careless." Tang Zong said slowly: "Some people have already called you the 'public enemy of Japan'!" ”

Public enemy of Japan?

Meng Shaoyuan was overjoyed.

Good, good.

That's a good nickname.

Loud, domineering, majestic.

"Look at you like that." Tang Zong was angry and funny: "Do you wish the Japanese would call you that?" In the future, I will use this nickname to deceive those ignorant little girls? ”

"Old Tang, don't talk nonsense." Meng Shaoyuan hurriedly shouted: "I, Meng Shaoyuan, have always had a clean breeze on my sleeves, and I am upright, and I am not a good woman......"

", is there any of these that can be used on you?" Tang Zong scolded with a smile: "You Meng Shaoyuan is someone who others don't know, but I'm your old boss, and I don't know who you are?" Black-hearted greed for money, corrupt and lawless, lawless, lustful and immoral, despicable and morally corrupt ......"

Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded when he heard it, and it took him a long time to react: "Old Tang, General Tang, you are good at literary cultivation." According to what you say, I won't be tried if I am shot? ”

"One day you were shot, and I didn't take a single tear away. If it weren't for the fact that it was time to employ people, Dai Li and I both felt that you were still a little useful, and you see if I would have shot you myself. ”

Speaking of which, Tang Zong, who has always been gentle and elegant in front of outsiders, couldn't help but burst out with a foul mouth: "Fuck, how did God make you such a good person?" It's also that the Japanese don't accumulate virtue, and they have such a public enemy as you. ”

"You lift, you lift." Meng Shaoyuan had a hippie smile.

Tang Zong suddenly said: "I said Meng Shaoyuan, you live in such a big house in Chongqing and have such a big deal, it is not easy for me to come to Shanghai, do you want to bribe me?" ”

"Huh? You're shameless, how can you ask for bribes so openly. ”

"I'll tell you seriously, the military intelligence part I am responsible for has a gap in funds, and it costs a lot every day, and now the national government is also short of funds, so I have to find some way by myself. I'm not looking for you, an old subordinate, who to find? ”

"Cheng, Mr. Dai beat me Autumn Breeze, you also come to beat me Autumn Breeze, the people who came out of Caodu Lane are all this virtue, right?" Meng Shaoyuan muttered a few words: "You are my old superior, and you are by the side of the commission, I have to please you." You can rest assured, I know the importance of military intelligence, and before you leave, I will prepare my money for you! ”

"Shaoyuan, on behalf of the brothers, thank you!"

……

Meng Shaoyuan sat there and pondered for a while, then picked up the phone: "Assistant Wu, find me a few traitors, you have to remember, you must be rich traitors!" ”