Battle of the Third Reich

The first to discover that the Japanese Army was crossing the border were three British soldiers on duty at the southern tip of the Waibaidu Bridge and a Japanese marine who was also dumbfounded.

These three British people do not belong to the regular army, but are armed groups recruited by the public concessions themselves, and members of the British team in the IWC. Speaking of the IWC, this story is somewhat long-term. In simple terms, the militia organized by foreign colonists with the purpose of "maintaining the security of the concession" are mostly sourced from the concession except for the retired military police of some countries. ordinary citizen.

This colonial armed force started as early as the end of the Qing Dynasty. Due to concerns about possible attacks by the Taiping Army on the Shanghai concession, the British and American consuls in Shanghai led the formation of an armed force intended to defend the concession. At that time, all foreign males living in Shanghai Citizens were called in, and the name was [Shanghai Volunteer Team].

Because its initial members were mostly Western employees in various chambers of commerce and foreign companies, this arm was dubbed the "World Business Group." As this arm became more regularized in the future, this name was also retained.

From the suppression of the Xiaodaohui uprising to the January 28th Anti-Japanese War, this force has been very active in the history of the Shanghai concession. Every time the concession encounters a so-called "crisis", there will be a large number of merchants on the street.

In addition to the standing Russian team, this overseas Chinese armed force is a conscript soldier. From September to December each year, the concession will gather the players for training on weekends, usually live shooting and queue exercises. They are at their disposal for the rest of the year.

Once the concession is "something wrong", the headquarters of the consortium will issue a mobilization order to all personnel. The personnel of each team will be concentrated at the designated location, and then distributed to perform tasks according to the deployment of the superior.

When the Japanese army boarded the bridge, a British sergeant first responded. He ran to the barricade in the center of the bridge deck and stretched out his right arm to the Japanese soldiers who lined up.

"Stop going! This is the public concession! You can't enter!" The sergeant held the pistol handle in his waist with one hand, and the other hand made a stop gesture.

At the moment, two of his men also ran over with Lee Enfield rifles. They held the bayonet rifle diagonally, their eyes fixed on the opposing Japanese army. This is not because of their bravery. It is indeed the arrogance of the subjects of the sunless Empire and the Anglo-Saxons who have long penetrated their bones. In the eyes of these British people, all Asians are inferior, even if they are fully armed Japanese army.

The heading Houdong didn't pay attention to the question of the British sergeant. He made a look at Shengu. The engineer squadron commander immediately issued an order to his subordinates: "Don't control them! Hurry them to the side, immediately withdraw this side Roadblocks to allow trucks to pass."

Immediately, a class of Japanese engineers rushed over with a rifle. The British sergeant saw that the situation was bad, and he wanted to pull out the pistol from the holster to resist. Then a hard steel **** stock fell on it. Up his face.

The sergeant was knocked to the ground in a face-to-face view. When the two remaining British soldiers eased from the shock, they found themselves surrounded by a circle of bayonet.

"Don't do it! Let's surrender!" Two British soldiers threw the rifle to the ground, then raised their hands high.

"Huh! I have said long ago that these Europeans are cowards of foreign powers and can't withstand the blow of the Royal Army!" Kamiya looked at the British soldiers who were pressed by Japanese soldiers on the ground and looked proudly at the people around him.

"Captain Shengu, this is just some civilian troops. The real British army is still very combative. As a commander, you must not be underestimated at any time." Houdong warned Shengu that he turned his face and looked towards The Japanese Marines who stood by the post and witnessed the whole process.

"Send two soldiers to take over the post of the navy, take care of him, and forbid that person to leave before I send someone to change the guard." Ho Dong said to a commander around him.

"Oh! Futian and Nakamura, you two follow me!" The captain saluted Hou Dong, and then greeted the two men and ran towards the post.

Clearing roadblocks is the work of the engineers. Both the herringbone Luzhai and the snake-belt barbed wire were quickly removed from the road. In the cheerful sound of car horns, a truck fleet full of soldiers drove through the Waibaidu Bridge and entered the concession.

According to Houdong's plan, these units will be divided into three combat teams. One team will go straight to Hankou Road to occupy the administrative core of the public concession. The other team will occupy the central concession of the public concession on Fuzhou Road to kill the public. The highest command of the concession police system, the remaining team will be west along Nanjing Road to occupy the concession barracks on the Happy Valley Hall and Maho Road (Huangbei North Road).

In fact, there are still many targets that need to be occupied on Houdong’s plan, but the problem is that he currently has insufficient troops and can only temporarily select the most critical units to attack.

The engineering wing truck did not fly any flags, but the Japanese Army star emblem and yellow-green paint embedded on the front hood have revealed its identity, especially if the Japanese soldiers with rifles are standing in the car. I can hide my eyes on the surrounding tall buildings.

Because of the incident at noon, the Bund was already in full martial law at this time. The absence of a pedestrian on the road relieved the Japanese of some troubles. Otherwise, the citizens on the street who had just fled the streets would be enough to create a chaos.

It was also because of martial law that the Japanese team had just entered Huangpu Beach and immediately encountered a blockade by the concession patrol.

A team of Annan patrols supported by a French concession were standing under the traffic control tower at the intersection of Nanjing and more than four meters high to chat and discuss when they would be able to switch to dinner.

At this time, the colleague squatting in the command tower suddenly issued an alarm. From him, he could clearly see the Waibaidu Bridge. He found that a group of people had removed the barricade at the southern end of the bridge, and then a group of trucks entered through the bridge. The Bund.

These Annan patrols have been serving in Shanghai for many years, and they are almost half of the Shanghainese. They know who is stationed opposite the Waibaidu Bridge. The Japanese even forcibly entered the concession without saying hello. Are they going to fight the entire Europe?

The leader of the Annan patrol, Huang Zongjun, has just turned 40 this year, but has been working in the French Concession Patrol House for a full 12 years. After seeing the bustling Shanghai, he never wants to return to the dilapidated village in his hometown. So he exhausted his savings and bought an apartment house in the French Concession in Shanghai. At the same time, he also married the daughter of a small Shanghai businessman as his wife.

He did not know why the Japanese army suddenly entered the public concession at such a sensitive time, but whether it was due to personal duties or the tasks given to him by his superiors, he had to come forward to ask and stop them.

"Laiwang and Fushan, you two dragged the barricade past, Ashen, you immediately called your superior to report the situation here and asked them to provide support quickly, and the rest came with me." A subordinate issued an order.

Immediately, he instigated the courage and led the remaining eight over-captures, carrying the Lebel 1892 carbine dispensed by their superiors, standing tall in the middle of the street at the intersection of Nanjing.

"Parking! No traffic is allowed here!" Huang Zongjun pulled his m1892 revolver from the holster.

The Japanese trucks had no intention of slowing down at all, and after a few seconds they responded to the Vietnamese patrol chief with a burst of bullets. The muzzle of the eleven-year-old machine gun mounted on the top of the first car fired a tongue, and received a superior firing order. The machine gunner conducted a round of shooting at the Annan patrol in the middle of the road.

Although the 116th Division was a garrison division, the soldiers received the same training. Even on moving vehicles, the machine gunners shot very accurately. Nine Annan patrols, including Chief Huang Huang, were immediately enveloped. In the rain.

Twenty-five rounds of bullets in the bucket quickly swept away, four patrols were killed immediately, and all the survivors were injured, lying in their own pool of blood and struggling to struggle, on the afternoon of November 13, 1940 At 3:15, the concession shed the first blood in this conflict.

ps: The first chapter is served. After eating, I will try to code out the second chapter. Although it is still uncomfortable, I can’t stay in debt for the New Year.

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