August 11, 7:00 a.m.

Zhu Xia drove to the 19th Brigade's headquarters early in the morning. At dawn tomorrow, the order to launch an attack on the Japanese army in Shanghai was issued to the Shanghai Security Corps and the brigades of the Shanghai Police Corps in the early morning. However, Xu Shijiu had a disgraceful record of disobedience during the 128th War of Resistance, so he came to the North Railway Station to take charge.

However, Zhu Xia was still one step late. When he arrived, Xu Shijiu had already gone out.

Zhu Xia was angry and anxious. He asked someone to ask him, but he didn't know the scar left behind. They only knew that Xu Shijiu had just gone out with the one-eyed dragon. As for where he went and why he went, no one knew. Zhu Xia had no choice but to wait patiently. This wait lasted for one day, and it was not until the evening that Xu Shijiu returned to the station.

As soon as Xu Shijiu entered the brigade headquarters, Zhu Xia jumped up and roared, "Xu Shijiu!"

"Oh, Chief of Staff?" Xu Shijiu quickly greeted him with a smile, "Are you here again?"

Zhu Xia was angry and said, "Do you know I have been waiting for you all day? Om? You are so arrogant!"

"Chief of Staff, you're wronged me." Xu Shijiu shouted, "You just came the day before yesterday, but I didn't know you're here again today? If I had known you were here, I would have to wait for you here, right?"

"Don't interrupt me, fuck you. Do you know?" Zhu Xiahuo said, "What's the matter with you? You're addicted to leaving your post without asking for instructions the day before yesterday, so I won't say that you went out without permission. Today I'm here again. If something really happens, the Japanese suddenly called him. The commander must shoot you, hum!"

Xu Shijiu smiled and said, "With you, Chief of Staff, what can happen?"

"Stop smiling and say, "What are you doing all day?"

"Is the fight going to start tomorrow? I was thinking about giving a big gift to the old Japanese devil in Okawa."

"The seventh in the Dachuan Islands?" Zhu Xia's heart moved slightly when he heard this and asked, "What are your bad ideas?"

Xu Shijiu drove away several troop soldiers from the brigade headquarters, then called the one-eyed dragon in, and ordered: "Along, tell us the Chief of Staff, what great gifts have you prepared for the old Japanese devils in Okawa."

"Yes!" The one-eyed dragon stood at attention and said to Zhu Xia again, "Saturday, we have prepared a whole truckload of strong explosives for the old Japanese in Okawa to ensure that his soul will return to Japan Island."

"You want to explode the Navy Command?" Zhu Xia's hair stood up all over his body.

The Japanese Navy's Special Marine Corps headquarters in Shanghai is located at the intersection of Sichuan North Road and Doron Road. Its tactical value is self-evident. If strong explosives can be really destroyed by the Japanese Navy Command, not only will the Japanese army stationed in Shanghai lose a solid core stronghold, but its command system will also be paralyzed in an instant.

"Can you get so many strong explosives?" Zhu Xia was still a little skeptical.

"Chief of Staff, the explosives are ready long ago." Xu Shijiu smiled and lowered his voice, "Don't forget the relationship between Aaron and Mr. Du. With Mr. Du's help, what is a mere truck of explosives?"

"Have you really got the explosives?" Zhu Xia couldn't help but look forward to it, "Where is the action plan?"

Xu Shijiu said: "Our original plan is this. The Japanese now has a low alert level. The cars entering and leaving the Japanese concession are basically not inspected, so trucks loaded with explosives can easily enter the Japanese concession. After entering the Japanese concession, they go straight to the Japanese Navy Command along Sichuan North Road, and then break through the gate to blow up his doggy-dollars."

"No, your plan is too wishful thinking and cannot pin your hopes on the slackness of the Japanese army." Zhu Xia shook his head flatly, "If the Japanese army does not investigate today, it does not mean that they will not investigate tomorrow. If the Japanese army strengthens its vigil and trucks loaded with explosives cannot enter the concession for even a few days, how can we blew the Navy Command?"

"Or what if you are the chief of staff? That's amazing." Xu Shijiu gave Zhu Xia a thumbs up and said, "We just came back from the business and found that the Japanese army had strengthened the posts at various intersections, and patrols began to patrol the streets. I guess it was time to check pedestrians and vehicles at night. It would be impossible to bomb the Navy Command as planned."

After a pause, Xu Shijiu said again: "Fortunately, we have changed our plan and will do this all day today."

One-eyed dragon continued: "I have a brother driving an ambulance at the Japanese Naval Hospital. It's his turn to be on duty tonight. At 3 a.m. tomorrow, I will have someone pretend to be a Toyota cotton mill to call the Naval Hospital, and they say that a soldier was injured in the conflict. When the battlefield ambulance enters the French Concession, we will control it, load it with explosives and turn it back to the Japanese Concession."

It is indeed necessary to pass the French Concession to send a car from a Japanese Naval Hospital to the Toyota Cottage. This is no problem. It is not a problem to find someone who can speak Japanese to pretend to be a Toyota Cottage and report a fake case. The time is also right. The blasting of the Navy Command before five o'clock is just in line with the general attack time, and it will not leave too much reaction time for the Japanese army.

However, Zhu Xia was a little worried about the brother that the one-eyed dragon said, and asked immediately: "The person you are looking for is working for the Japanese. Is he reliable?"

One-eyed dragon kept his chest and said, "Don't worry, it's absolutely reliable. He was originally an informant who was inserted into the Japanese Naval Hospital by our Qinggang. As long as the ambulance is driven out of the Japanese concession, he will not have to go back, let alone drive to bomb the building directly. It is safe and secure, so he will not have any unfair intentions."

Zhu Xia said again: "If the Japanese army strengthens investigation, what solutions do you have?"

Xu Shijiu said: "There is no way to do this, so I can only break through. However, in order to ensure the successful blasting, I decided to send two dead soldiers to drive there. Even if one is beaten to death, the other can still continue driving."

Zhu Xia sighed: "Although the entire plan is not perfect, it is only so short to prepare, and it is not easy to plan it like this. However, are you sure you can destroy the Navy Command?"

Xu Shijiu said: "It is certainly impossible to completely destroy the Navy Command. A truck of strong explosives can barely blow up one side of the Navy Command to the sky. It is obviously impossible to blow up all the buildings on the four sides. But I know the specific location of the Okawano office. As long as the battlefield ambulance full of explosives approaches the Navy Command, he will definitely die!"

One-eyed Dragon added: "Not only will the old Japanese devils in Okawa be sure to die, but even dozens of armored vehicles parked in the first floor garage will be done together!"

"Okay!" Zhu Xia slammed the fist and said excitedly, "If you kill the Japanese army in Dakawa, the command system of the Japanese army stationed in Shanghai will be completely paralyzed. If you can also kill the Japanese armored vehicles parked in the Navy headquarters, the Japanese army's combat effectiveness will be severely damaged, which will have an immeasurable impact on our subsequent operations."

Xu Shijiu said with a plea: "Chief of Staff, please give this operation a name?"

Zhu Xia was greatly appreciated and pondered for a moment and said, "If the Japanese army stationed in Shanghai were compared to one person, then the command center of Okawa Naiqiu is the head of the Japanese army. Killing Okawa Naiqiu's command center would cut off the head of the Japanese army. Therefore, this blasting operation is worse than being called the beheading operation, how about it?"

"Head beheading action? OK, appropriate!" Xu Shijiu nodded repeatedly.

"The ginseng seat is the ginseng seat, and it will be named." One-eyed dragon echoed continuously.

"You boy, don't put a high hat on me." Zhu Xia smiled and pointed at Xu Shijiu, pretending to be angry, "I have to report to the commander for your resignation without permission, and I have to report to the commander for punishment. The commander for punishment will also punish you."

"I can't accept the punishment, can't I accept the punishment?" Xu Shijiu said, "You can shoot me after this battle."

When he said this, Xu Shijiu was having a smile on his face, showing an indifferent expression, but Zhu Xia heard a sense of farewell from his tone. Yes, tomorrow's battle begins, no one knows whether he can live until sunset. Once today passes, maybe the yin and yang will be separated forever. Zhu Xia thought of it and couldn't help but feel sad.

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When Xu Shijiu and Zhu Xia were plotting against the great head of Okawa's Uchiki, the old Japanese was discussing with Okamoto, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, how to delay time.

At this time, about 2,500 special marines transferred by Hasegawa from Sasebo and the 3rd Fleet's direct Marines had landed from Huishan Wharf on the Bund of Shanghai. In addition to the two special marines that were formerly stationed in Shanghai and retreated from Hankou, the Japanese troops gathered in Shanghai had increased to more than 5,000 in seven infantry brigades.

However, the 5,000 troops were still a little weak. Including the armed trading groups of various trading companies, they could barely get a single infantry brigade. However, according to the intelligence provided by spies lurking in the senior government of Nanjing, the Chinese army gathered in Shanghai include the Third Division and the Brigade, and two field artillery regiments. The strength of the two sides is too great!

What made Okawa Uchijima even more worried was that the Chinese army that was gathering in Shanghai was exactly the one that participated in the Shanghai Battle five years ago. As a veteran who also participated in the 128 Shanghai Battle, Okawa Uchijima knew that this Chinese army was definitely not easy to deal with, especially because they had just changed into German equipment.

And their commander Zhang Zhizhong is also a tough character who is not easy to mess with.

"Although the reinforcements transferred by Lord Hasegawa have arrived, the imperial army's strength is still too different from that of the Chinese army. If the war begins suddenly, the imperial army will have no confidence in winning. However, if there are two days of preparation time, all the strongholds can be integrated into a complete fortification chain." Okawa Uchiyasu said as he stretched out his two fingers, "I need two days."

Okamoto frowned and muttered: "But according to the information, the Chinese leader Jiang had already issued an order to attack Shanghai to the front line commander last night. Once the Chinese army attacking Shanghai entered the designated attack position, they would launch an attack at any time. It would be easier to delay for two days?"

"I know this is not easy, so I came to you." Okawa Uchizuki complimented, "San Okamoto, you have been in Shanghai for many years. I know you will definitely think of a solution. In short, I'll ask for everything." As he said that, Okawa Uchizuki stood up and bowed to Okawa Maki with a standard Japanese style.

"Okawa Nai San, aren't you forced yourself to do anything?" Okamoto smiled bitterly.

"Okamoto San, please." Okawa Uchikiri put his butt on his back and bowed.

Okazumi was just pushing it out, so he began to think hard. What he thought about really made the old devil come up with the same thing. He couldn't wait to say to Okawa Uchiki: "Okawa Uchiki, I've come up with a solution."

Tuoqi Ouchi, who was about to show his tea skills, quickly put down the teapot.

Okamoto smiled sinisterly and said, "Okawa Nai-san, the Chinese leader Chiang has always been afraid of the interference of Western countries. I called the consulates of Western countries in Shanghai, claiming that the empire did not want the situation to expand, resulting in the interests of business groups in various countries to be damaged. It also suggested that Shanghai be set a free port without defense, so that it can be delayed for at least two days."

"Yoxi, it's worthy of Okamoto San!" Okawa Uchizuki said happily after hearing this, "Then please."
Chapter completed!