Li Yunsheng was also anxious at this time, constantly thinking about countermeasures in his mind. Now that the escape route has been blocked, and there are Japanese in other directions, it is really difficult for such a large number of people to leave safely.
After thinking for a while, I felt that there was no perfect way, and now that time was tight, there was not much time to think, so I became cruel and said decisively: "It is impossible for everyone to leave now. I decided to lead half of the people.
Continue in the direction of the concession, use force to break through the Japanese defenses, and the rest of the people will break into pieces and break out in small groups."
As soon as Li Yunsheng's words came out, the others objected one after another. Liu Gang was the first to say: "No, this is too dangerous. We can't let the section chief lead the team. It's better for me to break through with half of the troops. Section chief, you lead the people from other places."
Let's go," his tone was very firm. Liu Gang knew that the chance of forcing a breakout from the Japanese was low. After all, the enemy was an integrated squadron with various light and heavy weapons. It would be too difficult for the independent detachment to break through.
And he also understands Li Yunsheng's intention, because leading people to break out of the concession can attract the attention of the Japanese and create opportunities for others to leave. After all, if there is a large-scale firefight in the direction of the concession, other Japanese will rush there, so
The rest of the people have a high chance of evacuating safely.
Li Yunsheng saw that everyone was opposed to him leading the team to break through. When he saw Liu Gang's firm gaze, he said calmly: "Well, it's up to you, Liu Gang, to lead the people to break out from the concession. As long as you break out, there will be hope.
Remember to have everyone attack in one direction, so that you can open a breakthrough faster."
Liu Gang said solemnly: "Section chief, don't worry, Little Japan is not a trivial person. Even if we are in a head-on confrontation, we may not have a chance to leave."
At this time, Wang Min on the side said: "Yunsheng, I will go with Lao Liu. After all, I have fought against the Japanese and have more experience. Maybe I can break through the Japanese defense faster and kill more brothers."
Take him out." After saying that, he looked at Li Yunsheng firmly, showing a sense of indomitableness.
Li Yunsheng understood what Wang Min meant. He must have been thinking that if he hadn't been too anxious and tried his best to persuade him to attack the convoy, he might not have done it, so he felt a little guilty.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Yunsheng felt that it would be good to let Wang Min and Liu Gang break out together. At least in case of emergency, there would be someone to discuss with, so he simply said: "Well, you two will lead the breakout together, and the speed will be certain."
Be fast and rush out as far as you can.
Wang Min nodded solemnly, his eyes full of determination.
After that, the entire team was divided into two. Wang Min and Liu Gang led half of the troops to break out of the concession, and the rest were divided into more than a dozen groups, and evacuated in all directions under the leadership of each group leader.
Li Yunsheng did not arrange an evacuation route for anyone. He just told each team leader to act according to the situation and wait for the breakout to return directly to the station in downtown Shanghai to assemble.
After everyone evacuated from all directions, Zhang Hao asked: "Section Chief, which direction are we evacuating from?"
Li Yunsheng immediately said: "Looking at the situation, the Japanese have been prepared for a long time. It is estimated that there must be a large Japanese force in downtown Shanghai. The danger is greatest there, so we evacuated towards the dock." After that, he took the
Zhang Hao and the Zhou brothers beside him walked towards the pier.
Just two or three hundred meters outside, he heard the sound of someone walking quickly. Listening to the footsteps, there were probably about a dozen people, so Li Yunsheng immediately took people to find a corner to hide. After all, if he was one of his own, he would definitely be very careful.
, will not make such a loud sound.
Without making a loud noise, I saw a Japanese patrol arriving. They quickly checked the surrounding situation, and then walked bit by bit towards the place where Li Yunsheng and others were hiding.
When the Japanese patrol was almost approaching and Li Yunsheng was ready to take action, he heard the sound of a firefight in the distance.
Listening to the gunfire, Li Yunsheng immediately knew which man and horse should have fought with the Japanese, and it was not far from here. Judging from the gunshots exchanged, it should be a group of men and horses that encountered the Japanese patrol. After all,
The gunfire was not very intense.
The gunshots naturally alerted the patrol here, so the sergeant leading the team immediately led people to run towards the place where the gunshots were heard.
Seeing the Japanese patrol leaving, Li Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he was safe for the time being, but he didn't know which troop was discovered by the Japanese.
However, Li Yunsheng couldn't care about others. After all, every team was in great danger and could only rely on himself. So he waited for the Japanese patrol to go far and then continued to move forward with his troops.
After walking a few hundred meters, he heard the sound of a large group of people moving. It was estimated that there were at least several hundred people. When Li Yunsheng saw this situation, he immediately sighed and found another place to hide, hoping to hide.
Passed a search by the Japanese.
After a few minutes, I saw a large number of Japanese rushing over. They worked in groups and searched everywhere in a line.
Seeing a large number of Japanese searching like this, Li Yunsheng was very anxious. After all, under such circumstances, not many of them could return to Shanghai safely.
At this moment, a large number of gunshots were suddenly heard, and it was very fierce. It was obvious at first glance that hundreds of people were exchanging fire, and bursts of explosions were heard immediately.
Hearing such loud gunfire, Li Yunsheng immediately knew that Liu Gang was at war with the Japanese, but he didn't know if these people could break out.
Such a large-scale firefight immediately attracted the Japanese who were searching. One of the officers leading the team immediately ordered: "There are a large number of Chinese people in the direction of the concession. We will go over immediately to reinforce and eliminate all the Chinese people."
As soon as the Japanese officer finished speaking, the staff officer next to him said: "Captain, why don't you leave some people behind to continue the search? After all, there may be fish that slipped through the net."
The Japanese officer immediately said: "Leave a small team to search around here, and the rest will go over for reinforcements." After that, he gathered the team and rushed in the direction of the lease, leaving only a few dozen Japanese soldiers behind.
Seeing that all the Japanese were rushing towards the concession, Li Yunsheng couldn't help but worry. He didn't know if Liu Gang and the others could break out in time. After all, it was not far from the firefight, and the Japanese would arrive in just a few minutes.
, if Liu Gang and others cannot break out when the Japanese arrive, they may be completely wiped out.
Zhang Hao on the side saw the Japanese group leaving, but Li Yunsheng did not issue an order, so he immediately whispered: "Section Chief, the Japanese group has left. Let's take this opportunity to leave as soon as possible."
Li Yunsheng nodded immediately, and then said in a low voice: "Let everyone be careful and try to avoid the Japanese." After that, he led his men to move forward cautiously.
There were only about twenty people in Li Yunsheng's group, and they were not conspicuous at all. The Japanese only left dozens of people to search nearby, so there were many loopholes that Li Yunsheng and others could easily avoid.
After a few minutes, Li Yunsheng and others left the area, finally feeling safer.
At this time, the gunfire from the French Concession also gradually decreased and became sparse.
Hearing that the gunshots from the concession area had become quieter, Li Yunsheng became worried again, wondering whether Liu Gang and others had successfully broken through.
At this time, Zhang Hao also felt that the gunshots were gradually becoming less frequent, and immediately sighed and said: "We are safer, but I don't know what happened to Liu Gang and the others."
Li Yunsheng said in a low voice: "I guess the situation will not be too good. You also know the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army. Even if they can successfully break out, there will be a lot of casualties. I just hope that the entire army will not be annihilated."
Seeing Li Yunsheng's low mood, Zhang Hao immediately spoke to comfort him: "Section Chief, you don't have to be sad. There are no casualties in a war. Besides, after we evacuated, gunfire was not heard from several places except in the direction of the concession, which shows that
Many groups avoided the Japanese so that at least some of them could be evacuated."
Li Yunsheng said with emotion: "Had it not been for the large-scale firefight in Liu Gang that attracted the attention of the Japanese, we would not have been able to escape easily."
Zhang Hao immediately said: "This is worth it. Even if they are really wiped out, at least we are out of danger." Then he changed the subject and said: "Section Chief, although it is slightly safer here, it is still in the Japanese territory."
This place, let’s leave quickly.”
Li Yunsheng nodded and said simply: "That's right, let's leave first," and then left with Zhang Hao and others.
Soon after, the road leading to the French Concession became completely quiet. Only a large number of corpses were seen lying on the road, and blood donations made the ground red.
Surrounding the large bodies of corpses were Japanese soldiers from all directions, one to two thousand in number.
At this time, a Japanese officer came over and asked: "How is the situation? Have all the Chinese people been wiped out?" His tone was full of self-satisfaction.
The officer who asked was a colonel, Saburo Sato, the section chief of the Shanghai Special Higher Education Course.
As soon as Saburo Sato finished speaking, a Japanese major replied: "Colonel Sato, basically all the Chinese people here have been wiped out. However, these Chinese people are very desperate and have some automatic firearms, so we should let them run away.
"There was caution in his tone, for fear that Saburo Sato would be angry.
The Japanese major who spoke was the squadron leader responsible for blocking the concession. Although they arrived in time, there was only one squadron and there were not many people, so Liu Gang and the others were still allowed to break out.
When he heard that some people had escaped, Sato Saburo immediately became furious. He went up and slapped the Japanese major several times, and then scolded fiercely: "Baga, you are really useless. A whole squadron actually let a small number of people escape from the eyes."
It is simply incompetent to escape from under the bed."
The Japanese major also knew that he had made a mistake, and even let some of them escape. Moreover, the Japanese army was highly hierarchical, and it was common for superiors to slap subordinates, so he did not dare to defend himself and allowed Saburo Sato to scold him.