In the early morning of January 29, 1931, three generals, Jiang Guangding, Cai Tingkai and Dai Ji, sent a telegram to the whole country:
"The violent sun has occupied the three eastern provinces of our country, the territory has changed, and the nation has perished. Recently, there have been murders and arson in Shanghai. Rogues are everywhere, and the most despicable and cruel acts in the world are everywhere. And the gunboats are coming, and all the marines have landed, but Yu Jian
(28th) At 12 o'clock at night in Zhabei, Shanghai, they openly invaded our defense line and provoked us. Guang Nai and others are soldiers, but they only know that legitimate defense and defending the territory are their bounden duty; there is no grass in the land, and they cannot give up. To save the country
And when resisting, even if one person is sacrificed to a single bullet, he will never retreat and lose the dignity of a soldier of the Republic of China. This thing and this ambition will make the sky shine and illuminate the world. The spirits of the Yan and Huang ancestors in the sky are fully based on it."
The Japanese government also issued a "Government Statement on the Shanghai Incident" on the same day, openly slandering the Chinese people's anti-Japanese patriotic actions as a "rampant anti-Japanese movement."
In the morning, the Japanese army relaunched a fierce attack on the Zhabei area. At about 10 a.m., aircraft taking off from Japan's aircraft carrier parked at sea once again bombarded fortifications, residential buildings and public buildings in the Zhabei area.
The Shanghai Commercial Press General Plant and the Oriental Library were reduced to ruins by the Japanese bombing, and tens of thousands of rare books were destroyed by the gunfire. This was a major crime committed by the Japanese army against human civilization.
The main goal of the Japanese army was to seize the Shanghai North Railway Station, which is the land hub of Shanghai. Once captured, it would be equivalent to occupying the fortress of Shanghai. However, due to the heroic counterattack by the 156th Brigade of the 19th Route Army, the Japanese army failed to succeed.
In the afternoon, the U.S. Consul General and the British Consul General came forward to mediate and asked the two sides to negotiate a ceasefire.
After hearing the news, Lu Ming said coldly: "As expected, here comes the one who's going off the rails."
Lu Ming was deeply disgusted with the role played by the British and American governments in this conflict. It stands to reason that if they had spoken out a few days earlier, they could have held Japan down and stopped this war from happening.
The U.S. government, in particular, basically controls Japan's economic lifeline. As long as it issues a statement resolutely opposing Japan's military action against Shanghai, Japan will have no choice but to retreat.
The situation is now complicated. The Japanese army has successively dispatched 23 warships from various ports and arrived at the mouth of the Huangpu River, forming a high-pressure posture against Shanghai.
After learning this information, Nanjing decided to send reinforcements to Shanghai, and at the same time formulated a policy toward Japan of "prepare for negotiations and actively resist".
After a night of baptism of fire, the people in the Blue Clothes Club are no longer afraid. Most of them are soldiers who have been on the battlefield and have strong adaptability.
They were working normally while listening to the sound of gunfire coming from outside.
Lu Ming and Kang Ze were sitting in the office, looking at the intelligence collected from various places about the Japanese army, as well as information about Japanese expatriates in Shanghai, Manchuria Railway, etc. After looking at it, Lu Ming still felt that something was missing. He thought
After a while, he went out to look for Kang Ze.
"President Lu, do you want to see the president?" Liu Qiwen saw him coming and stood up quickly and asked.
Lu Ming smiled and nodded. This girl is quite interesting. He didn't come here just to see Kang Ze. Could he be chatting with her?
Normally, Lu Ming would also like to talk to beautiful girls, but at this juncture, who would have such thoughts.
He pushed the door open and walked in. He saw that Kang Ze was the only one in the room who was concentrating on analyzing intelligence. When he saw him coming, he hurriedly stood up and gave up his seat.
"Brother Kang, I've basically read the information reported from various places, but I think it's still a little short of the mark." Lu Ming said.
"Oh, what do you think?" Kang Ze asked.
"That's right. Our intelligence was obtained indirectly. I'm afraid there are many untrue parts in it. So I have an idea. Can we send some people to the 19th Route Army headquarters, or as volunteers?
Go deep into the front line and personally observe the firepower, combat effectiveness, morale of the Japanese army, their techniques and tactics, etc." Lu Ming expressed his thoughts.
"Well, Brother Lu, you and I have come together. I'm taking the lead in this matter. We don't need to send people there. We all volunteer. After all, there are certain dangers in going to the front line." Kang Ze grew up in the war, but there was still a certain degree of danger.
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"Brother Kang, you are the president and have to sit here. It is better for me to go to the 19th Route Army." Lu Ming said.
He made this suggestion because he wanted to take this opportunity to go to the forward position to observe it in person. He did not do the interview as a reporter because he was worried about causing trouble to the troops, but as an intelligence officer, he didn't have to worry about this.
"Brother Lu, I am a soldier. Leading troops to fight is my forte. When I lead people, I can integrate with the brothers on the front line. It is not so easy for you to go. You are still in charge in the company, so we can communicate in time.
." Kang Ze insisted.
Kangze did consider this issue, but he was still hesitant. Intelligence work was the focus of the Blue Clothes Club, and the principal was waiting for his intelligence, not the news that he was going to the front line to join the war.
Lu Ming proposed going to the front line for observation, which was actually part of the intelligence work. This was to have the cake and eat it too.
Kang Ze was not worried about the candidates who volunteered to go to the front line. Since the morning, many people had been muttering that just sitting here would be better than going to the front line to lead troops and fight.
After the discussion was completed, all personnel were immediately called to a meeting. Kang Ze announced the club's decision at the meeting: to immediately send personnel to the front line.
Almost all cadres signed up to volunteer to go to the front line to observe the situation of the Japanese army in person. They all wanted to smell the long-lost smell of gunpowder smoke and experience the exciting scenes on the battlefield again.
Of course Kang Ze would not take them all away. After all, normal business operations were required here. He selected a dozen or so agile cadres and took a car to the 19th Route Army Headquarters.
It has been coordinated with the 19th Route Army Headquarters before, and people from the Blue Clothes Club can insert themselves into the frontline troops at any time to collect military intelligence.
However, the 19th Route Army made a request. People in the Lanyishe could not carry guns, let alone go deep into the front lines to fight with the Japanese. All actions must obey the orders of the local commander.
The people in the Blue Clothes Club were all soldiers. Of course, they knew that joining the fighting camp would not have any impact on the war situation. If they wanted to give the greatest support to the troops, they would have to obtain accurate information about the Japanese army.
Lu Ming was sitting in the Blue Clothes Club building, feeling like he had shot himself in the foot. He was trying to find an excuse to take a few people to the forward position, but he didn't expect to be intercepted by Kang Ze.
He could go there as a reporter, but at most he would be doing interviews at the 19th Route Army headquarters, and he would not be allowed to go to the front line at all.
After the British and American consuls general came forward to mediate, there was an atmosphere of relaxation on the front line, but this was also a last resort after the Japanese offensive was frustrated.
On January 30, Japan reinforced a domestic fleet and nearly 500 marines, and the battle began again.
After receiving reinforcements, the Japanese army not only launched an attack in the Zhabei area, but also launched an attack in four directions. However, they were all immediately blocked by the soldiers of the 19th Route Army.
Under the attack of the enemy's superior artillery fire, the 19th Route Army suffered a lot of casualties, but their morale was high and their combat effectiveness was unprecedentedly high. They completely overwhelmed the enemy in terms of momentum, forcing the Japanese army to retreat again and again.
Unable to attack for a long time, the Japanese army had to postpone the attack again, and then urgently called the country to continue reinforcements.
The Ministry of War in Japan could not sit still for a long time. They wanted to seize this operation from the beginning. Unfortunately, they did not have warships and could only rely on naval operations, thus losing the initiative.
Now that they see the failure of the naval operation, the young men in the army accuse the navy of being a group of young men who don't know how to fight. When the bayonet is red, the army has to take action.
The furious Admiralty had no choice but to continue to increase the number of troops, refusing to admit its failure.
As the enemy continued to increase its troops, the 19th Route Army was under increasing pressure. Almost all its forward positions were within the attack range of enemy artillery fire, and its soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
On February 14, 1931, General Zhang Wenbai led the most elite Nanjing Teaching Corps and two trump cards, the 87th Division and the 88th Division to form the Fifth Army, rushing from Nanjing to support Shanghai.
The original combat mission assigned to the 19th Route Army was to hold the position for five days. Now the 19th Route Army has held the position for half a month and repelled four major attacks organized by the Japanese army, as well as countless small-scale attacks.
Attack, the 19th Route Army became famous in the first battle and became famous all over the world.
The Communist Party of China electrified the whole country, praising the 19th Route Army for its heroic achievements in resisting the enemy, and once again calling for the formation of a national anti-Japanese united front, and the whole people united to fight against Japan.