August 13, 1937.

The day before, the Chinese intelligence agencies attacked the Japanese fortifications completely angered the Japanese army stationed in Shanghai, and the scouts of the Navy's Special Marine Corps even entered Nanxiang openly.

The troops of China and Japan no longer hide their cover, and seize the favorable terrain and continue to advance the front line, causing positions to be dispersed and intertwined, and the two armies were too close, so local skirmishes occur from time to time.

At noon, all employees had evacuated in the water plant in the Shanghai Special Market on the outskirts of the city. Armed personnel in work uniforms could be seen patrolling in the factory from time to time.

After completing Chief Zhang's sweeping plan, the Shanghai personnel from the Secret Service gathered here in batches. After all, at this time, so many middle-aged men appeared in the city and were too conspicuous, which was not conducive to hiding.

Zuo Chong stood on the iron rack of the purification pool, frowned as the gunshots kept ringing in the distance. This time he was really going to fight. I don’t know if he could successfully take over Shanghai.

In the history of his previous life, the Guo Army's actions failed in the end, turning an annihilation war into a protracted war. After the Japanese landed in Hangzhou Bay, the entire Songhu was immediately lost.

Now that their secret service has done so much preliminary preparations, the government has the upper hand in terms of military strength, equipment and intelligence, so it should not repeat the same mistakes.

But this is not accurate. The Gorge is like a big-name Xu Enzeng. He never disappoints people in terms of losing the chain. He can always make low-level mistakes in places you unexpectedly.

"Deputy Director, news from the city."

At this time, He Yijun came over and reported the latest information: "At present, the Guo army and the Japanese have entered a state of actual combat, and the Military Commission requires us to verify which side fired the first shot.

It is reported that at 9:15 a.m., part of the Japanese Marine Corps disguised as a ronin and broke into the defense ground of the Tiantongan Security Corps. The guards fired a shot at the air, and the Japanese fired at our army.

At the same time, the commander of the 523rd Regiment led his subordinate battalion to search and advance towards Bazi Bridge. When the vanguard arrived west of the bridge, the enemy's outpost troops arrived just in time, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.

Since we were unable to get close to the investigation, neither the East China District nor our people could be sure which gunshot was ahead. District Mayor Yu Xingle asked for instructions on whether to destroy the combat records of the 523rd Regiment and issue a ban to the participants to prevent the information from leaking.

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“No need.”

Zuo Chong smiled coldly: "Are we wrong to shoot first? The Japanese occupied so many territories of Xiao Liuqiu, Northeast, Peking and Tianjin, and the Guo army just chose to take the initiative to fight back in Shanghai.

It doesn't matter who fires the gun first. Whether it is at Hongqiao Airport or Tiantong'an, Bazi Bridge, it cannot change the major premise of the Japanese invasion, and it will not damage our justice in resisting the aggression.

Besides, the Japanese are not blind. How could there be no record of such a big firefight? It is useless to just destroy the records of the 523rd Group. This behavior of not having a silver here makes people feel guilty.

Reporting directly to Jinling, it was indeed the Japanese army that took the lead in shooting and provoking our army, provoking the dispute. The evidence was filed by the military itself. This matter has nothing to do with the secret service, and I don’t have time to do such official articles.”

Zuo Chong didn't understand, it was time for life and death. Why were these insects still taking into account the so-called political influence and international perspective? Don't they know that if they don't fight back, they will be destroyed? And what about the promised attack before the enemy?

According to Chief Zhang's plan, the besieged troops would launch an attack at dawn on the 13th. In a sweeping situation, they would take advantage of the enemy's surprise attack and defeat the enemy's main force in one fell swoop and take down the entire Shanghai.

But last night, not long after he returned from Nanxiang, Master Weicao suddenly called and asked the departments to suspend operations, ordered the military to wait for orders and avoid large-scale battles caused by small-scale conflicts.

It turned out that after the Japanese stronghold was swept away, the consuls of various countries officially came forward to mediate Sino-Japanese conflicts in order to avoid the war in Shanghai. The government, which had claimed to take the initiative to attack the government a second ago, said at that time that as long as the Japanese did not move, the Guo army would not move.

The strategy formulated has changed again and again. Military and national affairs are like playing house. How can people not worry about it? But what can a colonel worry about? There is a saying that if you are willing to kill a thief and you are powerless to turn the world back. It is said that

Such situations.

Zuo Chong waved his hand helplessly: "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Just send the newspaper as I said. I'll go to the interrogation room to see so that those spies will not be beaten to death by that guy Gui Youguang."

After saying that, he left the purification pool and walked towards a tall cement building, which was previously a warehouse of the water plant, but has now been transformed into a temporary detention center by the Secret Service.

Stepping into the dark door hole, he walked slowly into the small room and saw the big bald head "massage" the spy who was the most injured - knocking the hammer heavily on the other party's knee.

Just after hearing Kacha, his thighs broke, and the target tied to the tiger bench trembled all over. Tears, saliva and snot all over the place were gushing out, but he still shouted with dissatisfaction.

"I am from the Cao Gang in Shanghai. I went to Nanxiang just to watch the fun. Why should I arrest me? You soldiers who are not capable of beating the Japanese, so you vent your anger on us ordinary people. What kind of good guys are you?"

Hearing that the other party was still dissatisfied, several spies were about to get the tongs. They turned around and found that the deputy director had come and quickly lowered their heads to say hello. Zuo Chong looked at the bruised interrogation target with no words and looked at the bruised and contemplated.

This person has a southern accent, and he speaks like Pingjin. He has no fear of torture. He is much more tough than ordinary traitors, but he doesn't look like he has received intelligence training.

Professional spies are not so amateur, and even dialects can make mistakes. If not, the Military Law Department would not be able to catch these people. Those wastes are better at eating, drinking, and gambling. When it comes to anti-espionage, haha.

To be honest, even if the real Japanese spy stood in front of him with a sign, they might not be able to catch him. So what background is this person? Just as he was thinking about the torture began again.

"Bah, your mother's words of northern official language tell me that they are from the Caogang in Shanghai?"

Gui Youguang didn't listen to the explanation at all, so he raised his hand and smashed it with expressionless expression. Soon one of the person's legs turned into flesh paste, and the huge pain made him faint.

Before this was over, a pot of pepper water was poured on his head and wounds. The man who claimed to be a Cao Gang let out a roar that was not like a human voice, and the cowhide rope that was two fingers wide was almost broken away.

Suddenly, the spy thought that the young man who came in seemed to have a good status, and felt that this second-generation ancestor must be a young man who was incompetent in the world. He immediately exhaled his fragrance and tried to anger the other party, begging for death.

"Young man, look at you..."

"Oh, I've told you a long time ago that you have to use skill to interrogate, and it's impossible to just hit."

Zuo Chong was not angry, and pointed at the half-dead person of interrogation: "Let me find a mad dog. If you don't tell the truth, let him see with his own eyes the dog's legs swallowed in. I want to see how hard his mouth is.

If you can't ask, just feed the dog and find the next one. I don't have time to grind my teeth with a few small characters. Remember, you must ask who the instructor behind you before dawn tomorrow. Chief Zhang is not a good-tempered master."

When he heard that he wanted to feed the target to the dog, Gui Youguang licked his lips excitedly and signaled the little spy to prepare according to the order of the deputy director. After working on the interrogation for so long, he really hadn't tried this trick.

The spy next to him then realized that the other party was not a young man, and he was clearly a smiling tiger who could eat people and not spit out his bones. If he didn't honestly explain, he would definitely not be able to survive. If he died, he would not be afraid of death. What he was afraid of was that life was worse than death.

Thinking of this, this person no longer hesitated and shouted: "Sir, I'm going to ask, I'm Chang Yuqing's subordinate. I was going to make a living, but who knew that this old boy had defected to the Japanese.

He ordered the young man to go to Nanxiang and find out the movements of the imperial army. As a result, not long after entering the town, we were caught by the military man and had not had time to report the news."

It's Chang Yuqing again.

This traitor.

Zuo Chong frowned, thought for a while, suddenly asked the spy: "I heard that you have a northern accent, from Tianjin? No wonder you have such a hard mouth. Why do you think of me as a county government office that you "please beat"?

Let me tell you, this is the secret service, and you don’t want to be more fierce than you. Besides, if you are really angry, you won’t beg for death just now. I’m pretending to be a tough guy here.

If you want to go out alive, just honestly explain how you followed Chang Yuqing, when did you come to Shanghai, and where that old guy is now, you only have one chance."

The so-called request to fight in his mouth refers to the ruthless words of the county magistrates of the previous dynasty when the transfer of county magistrates in the previous dynasty, the gangsters from Tianjin would all go out to flock to the county office, shouting that they would voluntarily ask to fight and hope that the county master would fulfill their wishes.

If the county magistrate refuses to fight, then they will not disband. However, hundreds of gangsters will fight all of them once, and they can only decide who can get a fight by drawing black and red lottery.

The rule is that you don’t have to be beaten if you draw a red lottery. On the contrary, the gangsters hope that they can draw a black lottery. Those who draw a red lottery even spend all their money to buy a black lottery, just for the sake of face.

Moreover, this thing can pass on the father to the son. The more bad signs in the family, the higher the status of the world. This is the origin of the fierce fighting between Tianjin gangs. It doesn’t matter who has more people and fewer people in negotiations between the two gangs.

It depends on who is more cruel to you. What is the common thing to stab yourself a few times and weigh the weight on the meat on your body. The most cruel thing is to put the big head down - put the oil pan.

Based on the target's accent and his characteristics of not fearing torture, Zuo Chong guessed that the other party should be from the Tianjin Cao Gang, not the Shanghai Cao Gang, and the Shanghai gangsters were not so tough.

"Master, you are right."

The spy was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and replied honestly: "The young man was indeed from the Tianjin Cao Gang. He made a big mistake with his brother a few years ago and escaped. He met Chang Yuqing in the Northeast.

The old Wang Badan said that the Japanese were here to help us and asked us to help him do things. I knew he was lying to me. The Eight-Nation Alliance had a lot of harm to Tianjin back then, but we had no food and clothing, so we could only listen to him.

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At the end of July, Chang Yuqing said he wanted to return to the prison. Not long after, the Japanese transported everyone to Shanghai by cargo ship. After arriving, everyone was not allowed to eat, drink, defecate and slaughter at the dock. I saw him again a few nights ago.

I really don’t know where he is. No one believes this old boy. He never says where he lives, nor does he allow anyone to discuss this matter. Sir, I am willing to make meritorious contributions. Don’t feed the man to the dog, will you do it?"

"The rest of the people are your companions, right?" Zuo Chong did not answer directly, and looked at the other party coldly for the first time: "Don't say I won't give you a chance, convince them to surrender and spare you."

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Once they surrendered, the person's body was back again. They realized that they had been with the three melons and two dates given by Chang Yuqing, and they were not unfaithful.

Zuo Chong was too lazy to speak, and waved his hand and let someone take the spy who had lost one leg down, staring at the tiger bench that was constantly dripping blood and fell into deep thought.

The Japanese pressed forward step by step, the traitors were accused of tigers, the government was as timid as a mouse, and someone was hesitant, and if this continued, the government would probably end.

As a loyal minister of the Party and the country, it seems that he has done something. He made sure to pay attention. He and Gui Youguang gave a few instructions and left the water plant.

That night, Shen Bao, which has many readers in Shanghai, published an anonymous article, pointing out that peace is now desperate and sacrifice is at the last moment, so we can no longer retreat lightly.

Although the Chinese are unwilling to provoke, since the enemy is oppressed everywhere, they must not stick to the word "guard and resistance" strategically, so as not to repeat the reconciliation of the Northeast Battle and the Great Wall Battle.

We must never make passive defenses forever. We must understand that the location of this battle is on our own territory. The more we advance, the less losses the people suffer, and the less losses the patriotic merchants suffer.

So who is the patriotic businessman? Anyway, the four major families think they are, especially when the Japanese are eyeing their assets, I heard that several phone calls entered Qilu that day.

I heard that someone immediately scolded Niang Xipi after answering the phone, smashed several tea cups, and ordered the secret service to monitor the news media in Shanghai to find bad elements with ulterior motives.

There is a saying that only magic can defeat magic, and Zuo Chong has seen it.

On August 14, the Chinese Air Force, which had been requested for a long time, was ordered to attack and repeatedly bombard the enemy's land strongholds. On the same day, Jinling issued the "Self-Defense War Statement", announcing the implementation of the talented right to self-defense to fight against the invaders.

At 5 pm, the besieged troops officially launched an attack after the Air Force bombing. Since the bloody curtain of the war had been opened, the commander-in-chief decided to concentrate the main force of the entire army in the East China region after discussion.

At 7 p.m., the Military Commission ordered the 36th Division, which was transferred to Chang'an, to go to Shanghai to participate in the war, and all vehicles along the way gave way; and ordered the 11th Division, 14th Division and 67th Division of the 18th Army, which were reinforced from Jiangcheng to North China, to turn to the Soviet Union.

City transport.

The purpose is to put all the 87th Division, 88th Division, 95th Division, 56th Division, the 20th Independent Brigade and the above-mentioned troops into the battle in Shanghai as soon as possible, and completely drive the Japanese garrison into the sea.

The Gorge Party's throat media "Central Daily" finally issued a shy statement after the war started: Since the leader decided to start a war in Shanghai and took the initiative, he must have his strategic intentions.

In response, literati and poets in the government jumped out to praise the fact that Shanghai is the center of economic importance and is related to the appearance of China and the outside world, so they will fight resolutely without any sacrifice and achieve great success.

Secondly, it is a clever plan to attract the Japanese army with the Battle of Shanghai, reduce the pressure on our army in North China, disrupt the Japanese army's combat plan, and strive to take the initiative.

Furthermore, use strategies to promote political strategy, use the Battle of Shanghai to implicate the interests of various countries in Shanghai, and prompt major powers such as the United States, Britain or international organizations to intervene in mediation, so as to achieve the peaceful goal of resolving the Sino-Japanese dispute and ensuring existing sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Finally, instead of fighting with the Japanese army in the North China Plain, it is better to use the rough terrain of the lake and mountainous areas in the Yangtze River Basin to offset the enemy's mechanized troops' advantages, which is more advantageous.

Even if the war cannot be completed as scheduled, the stalemate stage can be used to transport materials from the factory downstream of the Yangtze River, retreat to the established national defense positions, and make long-term defense preparations.

These words sound beautiful, and the soldiers on the front line also put their lives in great demands, but the actual battle situation was not ideal. Although the siege situation was formed, the progress was very slow.
To be continued...