When he received the cable from the Military Command Headquarters, Li Yunsheng was checking the Japanese army's mobilization information because a field force was about to come to Tianjin for rest.
This field force belongs to the 16th Division and is the size of a regiment.
The highest officer of the regiment was called Matsushita Toichi. He had a violent temper, and the regiment he led was also called the Matsushita Regiment.
Due to several battles, the Panasonic Alliance suffered heavy losses, so it came to Tianjin to rest and recuperate.
Moreover, Li Yunsheng also knew that after the Panasonic unit arrived in Tianjin, it would occupy the concession.
Because it was now early December of 1941, and the Japanese were about to launch a war against Britain and the United States and launch a sneak attack on the United States' largest naval base in the Pacific.
Therefore, Li Yunsheng set his sights on the Panasonic Alliance, because after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese would win successively.
It is precisely because of the successive victories that the front is too long, so the number of troops is very tight.
As a result, the Panasonic Wing in Tianjin may be transferred to the Pacific Theater.
However, the Panasonic Regiment suffered too many casualties and the battle lasted too long, so it would take half a year to rest.
Not only that, some soldiers of the Panasonic Regiment will retire during this break because their service years have expired.
But after the war broke out, I am afraid that the soldiers of the Panasonic Regiment would not even think about retiring. After all, the Japanese were short of troops, so how could they let the veterans retire?
In addition, if the Panasonic Wing is really transferred to the Pacific battlefield, there will be no time for rest and recuperation. It is estimated that these retired veterans will be even more dissatisfied and should be easily incited.
Therefore, Li Yunsheng set his sights on the Panasonic Alliance and planned to use this force to make a big move.
The current Panasonic unit has not arrived in Tianjin yet, so Li Yunsheng can only settle down and wait patiently for this unit to arrive in Tianjin.
Therefore, the telegram sent by the bureau chief made Li Yunsheng very depressed. After all, he wanted to make some big noise in the near future, so he had no time to care about the lives of those foreigners.
But the headquarters' tasks cannot be ignored, especially since this task was personally issued by Principal Chang, so some action must be taken.
However, Principal Chang's move also made Li Yunsheng helpless, and he thought bitterly in his heart, no wonder Principal Chang would lose the world in the future, this pattern is really too small.
In Li Yunsheng's view, as the number one figure in the National Government, Principal Chang was really unqualified, and this decision in particular was even more disappointing.
After all, this attitude towards foreigners as masters is no different from that of the backward Manchu Qing government.
Fortunately, the commander-in-chief knew the difficulty of this matter and did not issue a fatal order, which would not cause too much loss to the military commander's strength.
Thinking of this, Li Yunsheng decided to meet an old acquaintance, the British consul Robert.
Because if you want to save people, you also need the cooperation of these foreigners. This way, you can make arrangements in advance and the risk will be much smaller.
However, Li Yunsheng was determined that if these foreigners were really arrogant and refused to cooperate with his actions, he would not cause any trouble.
After making up his mind, Li Yunsheng went out alone and then came to the Ministry of Industry Building in the public concession.
Although the current situation is tense, these foreigners would not have thought that the Japanese were about to move south, so the order in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau was still very good.
Because of the presence of guards, Li Yunsheng used some tricks to meet Robert.
"Mr. Li, why are you here?"
Robert was surprised to see Li Yunsheng suddenly appear. After all, the current situation was different from before. These foreigners no longer openly helped the National Government.
Therefore, the relationship between the two parties is not as friendly as before, and is even somewhat hostile.
"Mr. Robert, I came here unexpectedly today just to inform you that the Japanese are about to attack you!"
Li Yunsheng said the news directly without playing riddles, with a very serious tone and a serious expression on his face.
"Haha, Mr. Li, needless to say, I believe those Japanese monkeys would not dare to go to war against the British Empire."
Robert has already heard the news about this matter. After all, the Nationalist Government has used diplomatic means to notify the ambassadors of various countries in China.
Therefore, Robert had received this news a few days ago. After all, as the consul of the concession, his status was not low, so he could naturally receive this news.
But Robert didn't believe the news in his heart. After all, this white man always believed that Britain was the world's leader and would not believe that little Japan would take action against Britain.
"Mr. Robert, I have definite information that can prove that the Japanese will attack you in the near future.
Moreover, the Japanese troops have begun to mobilize to the southeast coast on a large scale."
Li Yunsheng once again emphasized the authenticity of the matter. In order to convince Robert, he also specifically told the news about the mobilization of Japanese troops.
"Haha, Mr. Li, you are thinking too much."
Robert still refused to believe it, because this man had the arrogance of a white man and believed in the deterrent power of the British. He firmly believed that the Japanese did not dare to provoke the British.
As for the abnormal mobilization of the Japanese army, Robert did not take it seriously, because in his eyes, it was just a blackmail method by the Japanese, in order to make the British and American countries make concessions in certain aspects.
It's not that Robert is stupid, but this situation has happened more than once, so the situation is tense, and he doesn't think the two sides will go to war.
Seeing Robert's arrogant look, Li Yunsheng was a little angry, and he thought bitterly that these damn white people were really arrogant and arrogant. The Japanese even put bayonets on their noses, and they thought they would not take action.
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"Mr. Robert, are you sure that the Japanese will not take action!"
Although he didn't want to deal with these thankless things, these white people had high utilization value, so Li Yunsheng planned to persuade them. After all, it was just a matter of words.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has made some demands on our government, and they are unreasonable demands.
Therefore, the abnormal mobilization of the Japanese army should be to cooperate with their government in blackmail, which is just a simple diplomatic method."
Robert did not lie. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has indeed frequently made unreasonable demands to the British and American governments in the past few months, and its attitude has been very tough.
But this time, the Japanese were just acting to confuse the British and American governments.
It is for this reason that the British government refused to believe the information sent by Principal Chang, and simply thought it was a blackmail method.
As soon as Robert finished speaking, Li Yunsheng sighed, thinking that it was no wonder these foreigners did not believe the information provided by the National Government.
However, the cunning of the little devils also made Li Yunsheng sigh. After all, they were able to deceive these foreigners, which was considered a great skill.
"Mr. Robert, do you believe in your own judgment so much that you are not afraid of any eventuality?"
Now that he knew the inside story, Li Yunsheng naturally wanted to think of a countermeasure to persuade Robert.
After a pause, he said maliciously: "You have to know that there are not many troops in the Nanyang region or the concessions, and the initiative in the war is in the hands of the Japanese."
As soon as Li Yunsheng finished speaking, Robert's expression finally changed, and he began to lower his head in thought.