When Li Yunsheng and his party cautiously returned to their base, the area near the Taining Warehouse was in a mess. In addition, the surrounding area was full of poisonous gas, so the reinforcements who came after hearing the explosion did not dare to move forward.
As for the soldiers guarding the warehouse and some patrol teams who had been alerted in advance, just as Li Yunsheng thought, not many of them came out at all.
After the Taining warehouse exploded, the Japanese officer who led the team was a major general. He was also the intelligence officer and military police captain of the Shanghai Expeditionary Force. He was responsible for maintaining the security of the occupied area. When he saw this situation, he couldn't help but frowned and spoke.
Ask the soldiers who ran out: "What is going on? What happened in the Taining warehouse? Why did the explosion happen for no reason?"
Most of the soldiers who ran out were members of the patrol. They had no idea what was going on. One of the officers said, "Report to the general. We don't know what happened. We just heard someone making a warning sound, so we came here."
It depends on the situation, but when we arrived, we only saw the bodies of three soldiers, so we searched nearby, and then there was an explosion."
Hearing what the patrol team said, the face of the Japanese major general who led the team changed. He immediately guessed what was going on, and then asked: "Are there any of the people guarding the warehouse alive? What happened?"
At this time, a Japanese soldier came out. Since they were all at the center of the explosion and stimulated by the poison gas, they kept coughing. He said in a hoarse voice: "Sir, I am responsible for guarding the warehouse.
Squad leader, most of the people in our squadron did not run out, and even the squadron leader died."
The Japanese major general asked coldly: "What is going on? Do you know why the warehouse suddenly exploded? Are there any abnormalities before the explosion?"
The team leader guarding the warehouse replied with difficulty: "Sir, I don't understand what happened. The warehouse exploded suddenly, but there were no explosives in the warehouse, so such a huge explosion could not have occurred."
The Japanese major general asked a few more questions, but did not get any useful information, so he could not help but frown even more.
A few minutes later, a Japanese major came over and reported: "Sir, we have sealed off the surrounding area and found some clues during the search."
The Japanese major general immediately asked: "Where is it and what is the clue?"
Major said seriously: "It's an abandoned factory. We found a tunnel there. We also found a large amount of dirt in the factory. It should be caused by digging the tunnel."
The Japanese major general immediately took his people to the factory. After seeing the tunnel, he said: "It seems that it was done by the Chinese again. They used the method of digging tunnels to dig under the warehouse, and then buried a large amount of explosives."
, blew up the warehouse."
The Japanese Major said with admiration: "Yes, my subordinates think so too."
Seeing all this, the Japanese major general sighed and said: "Take your people to continue the search and try to find the bombed Chinese people, and then wait for the poisonous gas to dissipate and send people into the vicinity of the warehouse for rescue."
The Japanese Major immediately said: "Hey, my subordinates are going to go right away," and after that, he led people to search the area.
The Japanese Major General immediately went to the Shanghai Expeditionary Forces Headquarters and reported the situation to the Expeditionary Forces Commander Matsui Oishi.
When Matsui Oishi heard the news, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Baga, what do your intelligence agencies do? You actually let the Chinese do such things in our occupied areas again and again. The Nagato incident happened first."
, then the convoy transporting special bombs was also attacked, and now even the warehouse storing special bombs has been bombed, how do you want me to explain it to the emperor?"
The Japanese Major General did not open his mouth to defend himself. He just looked at Matsui Oishi getting angry and felt a little bitter in his heart. He originally thought that when he came to Shanghai to participate in the war, he could gain some military merit and be promoted more smoothly in the future, but he did not expect that accidents would happen frequently.
After Matsui Oishi lost his temper, he said coldly: "How should we deal with this matter now."
The Japanese Major General bit the bullet and said: "Your Excellency, General, my subordinates suggest that we can apply to the country to transport a batch of special bombs from Manchuria to supplement it."
Matsui Oishi said sarcastically: "I would like to add, don't you know that these special bombs are owned by the Kwantung Army, and if this matter is reported to the country, how will we explain it?"
The Japanese Major General immediately stopped talking. Seeing this, Matsui Oishi couldn't help but feel even more angry. However, thinking that the person in front of him was a top noble, he suppressed his anger and said coldly: "Fujiwara-kun, since the war broke out in Shanghai, your performance has made me sad.
I am very disappointed. Not only was I unable to provide any useful information, but there were also frequent leaks in the military. You know, your incompetence will bring shame to your family."
The Japanese Major General was called Fujiwara Tokawa, and he was a child of Japan's top nobles. Even with Matsui Oishi's status, he did not dare to do anything to this person. At most, he could only give a few words of admonishment.
Fujiwara Tokawa immediately said: "Your Excellency, General, I promise that this kind of thing will never happen again."
Matsui Oishi said coldly: "Fujiwara-kun, I will give you one last chance. If something like this happens again, I will have no choice but to let you return home."
Fujiwara Tokawa immediately said: "Please rest assured, General, I will ensure the safety of the occupied area." After saying that, he left the headquarters and convened several officers from the intelligence department for discussion. Among them was Li Yunsheng's old opponent, the Shanghai Special High School.
Saburo Sato.
During the discussion, Fujiwara Tokawa first got angry and scolded his subordinates, and then said: "The Chinese are not only attacking our supply lines, they are also attacking heavily guarded warehouses. They are simply too arrogant.
You all tell me what you need to do now to ensure the security of the occupied areas."
The officers present here were all members of Japan's major intelligence agencies. Due to the outbreak of the war in Shanghai, they were placed under the command of Fujiwara Tokawa. However, they were not convinced by this aristocratic son, so they did not speak.
Seeing that no one spoke, Fujiwara Tokawa said angrily: "If you don't speak for any reason, are you all mute? You have no countermeasures when things happen. What use does the empire have for you wastes?"
Hearing Fujiwara Tokawa's words, although the officers below were angry, they did not dare to say anything. After all, among them, the highest military rank was only Colonel, and Fujiwara Tokawa was a major general, and he was also the top noble in the country. In Japan, which has a strict hierarchy, they could not do anything at all.
Not daring to show any dissatisfaction, these officers unanimously responded with silence.
Seeing that these people didn't speak, Fujiwara Tokawa became even more angry, but there was nothing he could do. Thinking of relying on these people, his attitude became better and he said in a slightly gentle tone: "Everyone, there is a war on the front line, so we
We must come up with a countermeasure to ensure the safety of the rear, otherwise we will not be able to explain it to the superiors."
Even though Fujiwara Tokawa's attitude became milder, these officers still did not speak. They were temporarily placed under Fujiwara Tokawa's command, so although they did not dare to be disrespectful to Fujiwara Tokawa, they did not want to work hard for this nobleman.
Seeing that these people were still silent, Fujiwara Tokawa immediately used the roll call method and asked Sato Saburo, who was nearest: "Sato-kun, you are the section chief of the Shanghai Special High School, and you know the local situation best. What do you mean?
Tell me what to do now."
Seeing Fujiwara Tokawa call his name, Sato Saburo was helpless and had to stand up and said: "General, if you want to ensure the security of the occupied area, you can only increase the intensity of patrols again, and these incidents have shown that China
People must have sent an elite small force to infiltrate our rear to be able to do this. Before that, we had received news from a hidden line among the Chinese people that the group that blew up the Nagato was formed by a group of Chinese agents.
The small unit and subordinates analyzed that what happened this time was also done by them. After all, the ordinary army does not have such means."
Fujiwara Tokawa immediately said: "What you said makes sense. We really need to increase patrols again. There is no problem with that. But how do we eliminate this small unit that is causing trouble in our rear? If these incidents are really caused by one team,
Then their threat is too great."
Saburo Sato said calmly: "Sir, after these incidents, there is a huge problem. That is, the Chinese people were able to escape unscathed every time. This is incredible. After all, our reinforcements immediately came after the incident.
They will arrive, but these people seem to have disappeared for no reason. Especially in this incident, the Taining warehouse is more than ten kilometers away from China's territory. There are also our troops blocking the way. They will never be able to go back.
, so my subordinates judged that these Chinese people should not have returned to Shanghai, China, but to the nearby French Concession."
Although Saburo Sato also looked down on Fujiwara Tokawa and was not convinced by this noble son, he did not dare to hide anything when he was named again. After all, if he said nothing, he would offend Fujiwara Tokawa. If so,
, Saburo Sato will be in trouble.
After listening to Saburo Sato's words, Fujiwara Tokawa nodded, and thought secretly in his heart, he knew that a roll call method must be used to get you people to contribute. The people who were named must not dare to hide it, so he continued: "You said these
Everyone has entered the French Concession, so they can avoid our pursuit."
Saburo Sato said confidently: "Yes, this is the only way to explain it. After all, after the war broke out, all countries remained neutral, so our security over the concession was not very strict, and there were certain loopholes. This incident is even more
Proving this, after all, the Chinese who attacked the warehouse could not return to Shanghai city anyway."
Saburo Sato is not a simple person, otherwise he would not be able to serve as the section chief of the Shanghai Special Higher Education Course. Therefore, through these few incidents, some clues were discovered and the loophole of the concession was quickly found.