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A huge explosion at the intersection of Fuxi Road in the second sniper world. www.biquge.info In the tragic case of killing 187 people and more than 160 people, nine of them were killed on the spot by nine judicial policemen and 68 Japanese officers and soldiers who crossed the border through the road, 11 surrounding buildings were damaged, almost all the roads around were blocked by ruins, and countless broken windows and glass were broken within a radius of several kilometers from the street entrance, and the whole of Shanghai was awakened by the earth-shaking explosion.

Sirens sounded and wails erupted, and the French Embassy quickly responded by strictly ordering the French Concession Ministry of Industry to lead all the police to cordon off the explosion site and investigate and investigate.

This, less than a minute after the order was issued, the substation next to the Ministry of Industry of the Concession exploded violently again. In the following two hours, gunfire broke out in the dark French Concession, and a series of explosions of various sizes broke out one after another, especially in the prison next to the water plant and Guangci Hospital. Due to the rapid increase in the population of the concession, there is hardly a complete house left in the newly expanded water plant, and the broken water supply pipe shoots out a jet of water that soars into the sky, which is particularly dazzling in the light of the fire. The explosion of the prison students killed sixteen guards on the spot, and hundreds of prisoners took advantage of the chaos and darkness to rush out of the toppled walls and soon disappear into the night. Immediately after a small explosion, the telegraph and telephone office in the downtown area burst into flames, which completely cut off the entire French Concession from the outside world."

It was already past six o'clock in the morning when Britain and the United States figured out what was going on and sent a large number of military and police to reinforce them, the sporadic gunfire had already stopped, and the bodies of many of the judicial police and Annam policemen who had been shot were lying on the streets, and many heroic Frenchmen took up arms and rushed out of their homes regardless of their own danger, but they did not know where to shoot and who to take revenge on.

Because the rescue was too slow, the fire in the telegraph and telephone office of the French Concession authorities was out of control, and with the help of the fierce flames that were burning more and more fiercely, it had the potential to engulf everything and spread around the area.

Under the lenses of dozens of Chinese and foreign reporters, more than 30 corpses of Japanese soldiers, corpses of policemen in the concession area, deformed machine guns, broken rifles, and so on, together with the frightening stumps and broken arms scattered around, completely exposed the public statement of the French embassy and the concession authorities that "no Japanese troops have ever appeared and passed through the French Concession, and all accusations are malicious slander and rumors with ulterior motives."

Contrary to the tense and terrifying atmosphere in the French Concession, the positions of the 19th Route Army and the Fifth Army were extremely quiet, and the large-scale attack that the Japanese army had thought would be divided at dawn did not happen, and the huge explosions and the flames that ignited from the city made the soldiers at the front very surprised and excited.

The sky finally dawned, and with the concerted efforts of the United States, Britain and other public concession authorities, especially after the people of Shanghai participated in the firefighting, the fires burning in various parts of the French Concession were finally brought under control, and then France and Japan pointed the finger at the Nationalist Government and the officers and men of the 19th Route Army who resisted Japan in Shanghai.

At 11:40 a.m., An Yi and his entourage arrived at the front-line headquarters, and General Cai Tingcuo and Zhang Zhizhong, who were discussing the current situation, came out of the courtyard, and immediately entered the conference room to hold a military meeting after a few pleasantries.

An Yi sat down and took the tea from the guards and drank it dry, licked his lips, and before he put down the cup, he heard the report of the star officer on duty at the headquarters of the 19th Route Army: Foreign Minister Luo Wengan and Shanghai Mayor Wu Tiecheng have arrived!

Cai Tingcuo, Zhang Zhizhong, and others who had just sat down stood up again and greeted them, An Yi thought about it, turned to the back and soaked his urine, tidied up his appearance, and then returned to the conference room unhurriedly, and said hello to Luo Wengan and Wu Tiecheng who were full of sorrow, and saw the man next to Wu Tiecheng who leaned over and took out the documents, turned around, and Lihai greeted him in surprise: "Brother Dai, you are here too, haha!" ”

Cai Tingcuo and other generals of the 19th Route Army looked at Dai Li, who was standing under Wu Tiecheng's secretary and had no name before, and thought to himself that Luo Wengan, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, also served as the Minister of Justice and Administration of the National Government and a member of the Beiping Political Affairs Committee of the Executive Yuan, Mayor Wu was also a well-known veteran in the party, and An Yi only nodded slightly to them, how could he be so enthusiastic about a character? In the end, it was judged that it may be the senior brother of the Whampoa comrade who was emotionally friendly with An Yi, An Yi is a person who values love and righteousness, and is extremely nostalgic, and it is natural to see his comrades who have been reunited for a long time to react so clearly. Only Zhang Zhizhong knew Dai Li's identity, and knew that An Yi and Dai Li had a deep relationship for several years, and they had done a lot of unsightly things together, so Zhang Zhizhong smiled faintly and didn't say anything, but watched everyone's reactions with interest.

Dai Li humbly shook hands with An Yi: "I knew last night that Xiao Yi would come to Shanghai, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly, I thought I wouldn't see you today." ”

An Yi waved his hand and smiled humbly: "I don't dare to slack off when I am worried about the war, so I came overnight!" Big brother, please sit down, and let's have a good chat after the meeting."

"I also have a lot of things I want to talk to you about." Dai Lisa smiled meaningfully.

Luo Wengan saw An Yi walking back to his seat with a spring breeze on his face, he secretly shook his head and waited patiently, seeing that everyone was concentrating, Luo Wengan opened the document in front of him and began to report the latest situation:

"At two o'clock in the morning, there was a violent explosion at the Fuxi intersection in the French Concession, and after that, more than a dozen important places in the concession, such as the power supply station, prison, water plant, telephone bureau, Ministry of Industry Bureau, and French Navy material warehouse, were all attacked by explosions.

It was not until 6 o'clock in the morning that Britain and the United States sent more than 300 military and police reinforcements to the Public Concession, and later citizens participated in the firefighting, and order in the French Concession was gradually restored. By 10 a.m., according to information reported by the United States, a series of sudden and destructive attacks in the French Concession had killed more than 400 people and wounded nearly 700, of which about 275 were Japanese casualties and nearly 200 were killed by explosions and shootings on the French side. What is particularly serious is that most of these dead eyes are the Fa

Before we came to your ministry, we received a letter of protest from the French consul and the Japanese consul, and I received one and Mayor Wu also received one, in which the French vigorously criticized the central government and the Shanghai municipal government for ineffective supervision, and demanded that we make a release and fully compensate for the losses in the concession. The Japanese put all the blame on the 19th Route Army, believing that this was a premeditated malicious retaliation by our ** team, a serious provocation against France and Japan, and they would launch a tenfold and hundredfold retaliatory action.

Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is extremely grim and very unfavorable to us. Several of us immediately rushed to consult together in order to clarify the facts and give a satisfactory answer to the countries. ”

"Joke!"

Cai Ting pursed his lips and sneered loudly with disdain: "Hmph, although this series of bombings was not done by the officers and soldiers of the 19th Route Army, I am deeply comforted and proud of these explosions in the French Concession, which proves that our people have finally awakened and that the ugly face of the French has finally been exposed!" Didn't they just deny that the Japanese army had attacked the flank and rear positions of our 19th Route Army through their territory? Doesn't it mean that we are spreading rumors and slandering, and we must hold the framers accountable? Why are hundreds of Japanese troops now suffering heavy casualties at the Fuxi intersection? What are these hundreds of Japanese soldiers doing in the French Concession when they have nothing to do? The diplomatic department should justifiably hold the French accountable and immediately lodge a strong protest with the French government, instead of rushing to our 19th Route Army to discuss responsibility.

Again, what is the French Concession? O country within a country! They have their own laws, their own armed forces, their own judicial system, everything is independent of the Chinese government, and who can control them in any Chinese government over the years? In the eyes of the powerful nations, the concession is their land. It was their forward base for aggression and occupation of China, and in peacetime our soldiers were not allowed to enter the country, and the tall erection in the central garden of "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter, and the big sign was also taken off the net for less than two years." It is shameless to protest against us now!

There are also Japanese dog robbers, who are carrying out the most naked invasion, from the head to Heilongjiang, killing our compatriots all the time, looting our property, from dignity to national dignity, from property to life, until the current Honghu battlefield and Jiangbei battlefield, what have we not lost except the determination to resist? At this time, who is still afraid of the threats and clamor of the Japanese? Many! There's nothing to discuss, if you want to fight, let's fight to the end! ”

"Brother Xianchu, don't get excited, sit down, sit down and talk slowly!" Wu Tiecheng saw that things were about to stiffen, so he hurriedly stood up and played a round, Luo Wengan and the other three diplomats looked embarrassed, looked at each other, shook their heads and did not speak.

Wu Tiecheng looked around and saw Zhang Zhizhong bowing his head and writing without any intention of expressing his position, and looked at An Yi who was smoking silently in desperation: "What advice does General An have for this matter?" ”

The corners of An Yi's mouth turned up, and he shrugged his shoulders slightly: "I just came back from Nanjing, and you will soon arrive, maybe you all know what I have done in Beijing in three days, Mr. Yongzhi and several colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also participated in a meeting between me and commercial counselors and representatives of foundations of various countries, and it can be said that the consensus and progress achieved are quite satisfactory."

As for the series of explosions in the French Concession in the early morning, I don't know what happened, but it is certain that it will definitely not be the work of any unit under my 19th Route Army, otherwise Commander-in-Chief Cai, Commander-in-Chief Zhang, and the generals present here will definitely understand, so the accusations made by the French and Japanese are pure nonsense.

I would like to state here that I fully agree with what Commander-in-Chief Cai has just said, and that I will unswervingly maintain the same position with Commander-in-Chief Cai on this issue, and I propose that in the name of the Headquarters of the 19th Route Army, a press conference be convened immediately to expose the ugly features of the French and to respond most resolutely to the angry cries of the Japanese. ”

Everyone thought that An Yi would take care of all aspects and say some kind words, but they didn't expect that as soon as he said a few words of ease, he then showed a tough stance and suggested holding a press conference.

Luo Wengan rolled his eyes at An Yi, Wu Tiecheng frowned and shook his head constantly, Zhang Zhizhong smiled calmly, Cai Tingcuo and the generals nodded frequently, applauding loudly, making the venue noisy.

Under Wu Tiecheng's expectant gaze, Zhang Zhizhong had to express his position, he coughed lightly and smiled, and said his opinion unhurriedly:

"Negotiations, it is very necessary, General An has been in Beijing for a few days and has also launched a series of diplomatic efforts for the armistice, and the results achieved are obvious to all, but at this time, there was an accident in the French Concession, which suddenly complicated the problem.

From the analysis of the current situation in all aspects, although the French suffered a big loss, but he first reasoned the loss, what Brother Xianchu said is very reasonable, we should immediately investigate the responsibility of the French to help the Japanese army attack our army through the French Concession, although the French were bombed and were a victim, but the two things are one horse and one horse, and they cannot be confused, we can declare very clearly that the explosion in the concession has nothing to do with our army, and the French can make every effort to investigate and solve the case as soon as possible according to their concession laws, if they ask for it, Brother Tiecheng can order the Shanghai Police Department to assist within the scope of the relevant agreement between the two countries, but if the French want to take this opportunity to disturb the situation or achieve other non-dividing purposes, our army will not agree.

In addition, the younger brother thinks that our military might as well be tougher, the tougher we are, the better it may be for diplomacy, since the Honghu War, many things and processes have not proved this? The above is a little bit of the little brother's opinion, I hope you are correct, haha! ”

After Zhang Zhizhong's remarks were finished, the diplomatic officers were completely dead, they could not get the support of the army that the people wanted, no matter how hard the diplomatic departments worked, they would not be able to break the current deadlock, and the pressure they were under would increase exponentially, while the army could continue to fight against Japan at any time with a firm and resolute stance and continue to win the hearts and minds of the army and the people.

Cai Tingcuo instructed the director of the Political Department to contact reporters immediately and hold an important press conference at 3 p.m.

Dai Li, who was preoccupied, quietly stayed, got into the car with An Yi with a smile on his face, and drove to Huang Chezhi's waving department.