Hong Kong movie Big Adventure

Chapter 126

After serious consideration, Ma Deshang decided to strengthen the monitoring of the Japanese intelligence agencies in Shanghai and grasp every move of the Japanese.

At the same time, Chen Changdong's Third Army stationed in Shanghai was ordered to maintain external looseness and internal strictness, and be ready for a thunderous attack at any time. In addition, Zhang Lu's First Army, which went south to Guangxi, was secretly ordered to return to Shanghai secretly.

As for Zhao Fang's second army stationed in Zhejiang, Ma Deshang did not intend to mobilize it to prevent Japan from attacking Zhejiang.

After Takashi Tanaka from Shanghai received the call, he handed over 2 yen to Yoshiko Kawashima, a Japanese female spy, and asked her to plan and implement it.

1932年1月18日下午，川岛芳子唆使2名日本日莲宗僧人与3名日本信徒到毗邻上海公共租界东区的华界马玉山路的三友实业社总厂去生事。日方5人在厂外观看厂内工人纠察队操练，并投掷石子挑衅，引发冲突。

During the conflict, five Japanese people were attacked by unknown persons. One was killed and another was seriously injured. However, the police did not succeed in arresting the criminals. Therefore, Japan accused the Chinese factory pickets of committing the attack.

The predecessor of the factory picket team was Chen Qi's labor gang, which expanded rapidly with the support of Ma Deshang. The picket team consists of a general headquarters, district teams, brigade, squadron and squad, with a total number of about 2 people and equipment. The guns produced by Madeshan Military Factory are imitations of German Mauser rifles, and their heavy firepower is relatively rare. Madeshan defines this picket team as street fighting, provided that the Shanghai Self-Defense Force cannot stop the Japanese attack.

For this "Japanese monk incident", Ma Deshang attached great importance to it, and strictly led the Shanghai Police Station to investigate the truth of the matter. With the assistance of the Shanghai Security Bureau, they successfully arrested the murderers. Workers appeared to mix into the crowd, killing one and seriously injuring another.

The truth of the incident came to light. As the highest military officer in the Shanghai area, Ma Deshang, the deputy commander of the National Army, Navy and Air Force, first made a public speech, pointing out that the Japanese side maliciously provoked the incident. consulate.

On the afternoon of the same day, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Murai Kuramatsu, Assistant Military Attaché Ryuki Tanaka, and related officials were expelled and hid in the public leased Hongkou area in embarrassment.

However, the Japanese side expressed doubts about the Chinese investigation, and strongly condemned Ma Deshang's expulsion of the Japanese consul general, claiming that if the deportation and apology were not immediately withdrawn, more intense conflicts in the future should be borne by the Chinese side.

Seeing such a response from the Japanese side, Ma Deshang said hehe.

The Nanjing government frequently communicated with Shanghai regarding the "Japanese monk incident". First, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then the Executive Yuan, and finally Chiang Kai-shek himself called Ma Deshang to communicate. The core point of view is to try to avoid conflicts and advocate forbearance.

He also threatened Ma Deshan that if China and Japan went to war, the Nanjing government would not provide any support.

Ma Deshang finally replied: "Zhang Xueliang tolerated it, which led to the loss of Northeast China. If I, Ma Deshang, tolerated it, Shanghai and Zhejiang would be lost, and Nanjing would also be unprotected. So no matter you, Chiang Kai-shek, I, Ma Deshang, will be in charge." .”

Afterwards, they ignored any information from the Nanjing government.

At 1:20 a.m. on January 2, dozens of members of the Japanese Overseas Chinese Youth Comrade Association set fire to Sanyou Industrial Co.That afternoon, Takashi Tanaka instigated 1200 Japanese nationals to gather at the Japanese Resident Group on Wenjianshi Road, and marched along Beisichuan Road to the Japanese Marine Corps Headquarters at the northern end of the road, demanding that the Japanese Marine Corps intervene.When approaching Qiujiang Road on the way, riots started, attacking Chinese shops.

In this regard, Ma Deshan instructed that all Japanese nationals who violated Chinese laws in China should be arrested and not released on bail.

In order to expand the incident, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai, Murai Kuramatsu, promised Shanghai Mayor Chen Tong on January 1 to capture the perpetrators who burned the Sanyou Industrial Co.

1. The mayor of Shanghai issued a public apology for the Japanese monk incident;

2. Arrest and punish the perpetrators;
3. Financial compensation to the victim;
4. Ban and disband all anti-Japanese organizations and groups headed by the Anti-Japanese Salvation Association in Shanghai;

5. Release the arrested Japanese nationals.

Under Ma Deshang's instructions, Shanghai Mayor Chen Tong replied:
1. First hand over the murderer who burned Sanyou Industrial Co., Ltd.;

2. The Emperor of Japan publicly apologized for the incident involving Japanese monks;

3. Hand over the spies Yoshiko Kawashima and Takashi Tanaka;

4. Withdraw all troops stationed in China, including the Marine Corps and Navy, and do not allow any Japanese armed forces.

These conditions are unacceptable to both sides, and the tense situation continues.

On January 1932, 1, Koichi Shiozawa, the commander of the Japanese First Expatriate Fleet stationed in Shanghai, issued a threatening statement, claiming that if the mayor of Shanghai did not satisfy Japan with a satisfactory answer to Matsui's four requests, the Japanese navy would take "appropriate measures." action".

Seishiro Itagaki and the General Staff Headquarters had already arranged for the "fake war" before.

After the "Japanese monk incident", the Japanese navy first dispatched troops and sent additional warships to Shanghai on the grounds of protecting the overseas Chinese.In addition to the warships that arrived in Shanghai one after another after the "September 1th" Incident, the Japanese Navy dispatched the cruiser "Oi" and the 21th Destroyer Squadron (15 destroyers) from the local Kure Port on January 4 to carry the 1st Special Marine Corps. The team of more than 450 people and a large number of arms arrived in Shanghai on the 23rd. On the 24th, the special service ship "Notoro" (aircraft carrier, 1.4 tons, with 6 aircraft) moored in Lushun Port also arrived in Shanghai.

In response to Japan's actions, Ma Deshan immediately ordered the army to enter the position for strict security.

On January 1, the Japanese government held a meeting and "decided to take appropriate measures and let the Otsuko (Cen Sheng) Marine Camera deal with it."

On the 25th, the heads of the Japanese Navy Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly held a meeting and "agreed that if China does not show sincerity and does not implement Japan's requirements, it will be determined to implement the requirements in a timely manner with strength, and to agree on specific strategies in case of emergency."

On the 26th, the Ministry of the Navy held a high-level meeting, "decided to exert its strength in the first two days, and the method is as follows:
([-]) If the troops stationed in Shanghai are insufficient, the Second Fleet can be sent to
([-]) Protecting Japanese overseas Chinese in Shanghai on the spot,
([-]) The route from Wusong to Shanghai is protected by the Japanese Navy,
([-]) Detain all Chinese ships outside Wusongkou,
([-]) Sending additional warships to Nanjing, Hankou, Guangzhou, Shantou, Xiamen and other ports, and causing ronin to riot at the same time.

The Japanese Navy's military operations received the permission and approval of Emperor Hirohito. On the 26th, Hirohito's military meeting, chaired by Chief of Staff Kaningu (Prince Zaihito), ordered Shiozawa Koichi in Shanghai to "exercise the right of self-defense."

同日（26日）日本海军省又命令从日本国内急调第1 水雷战队（旗舰“夕张”号巡洋舰率第22、第23、第30驱逐队，共有驱逐舰12艘），运载第2特别海军陆战队460余人开沪，并于28日下午到达。

So far, the Japanese army has assembled 24 warships, more than 40 aircraft, more than 1830 marines and 4000 armed Japanese overseas Chinese in Shanghai, distributed in the Japanese Concession and the Huangpu River.

On January 1, the Ministry of the Navy of Japan ordered the aircraft carriers "Kaga" and "Hosho", three cruisers "Naka", "Yura" and "Abukuma" and four mine ships to depart from the mainland for Shanghai. .

On January 1932, 1, the Japanese secret service sent people to set fire to the residence of Mamoru Shigemitsu, the Japanese minister to China, in Shanghai, falsely claiming that it was done by the Chinese. On the 24th, Murai issued an ultimatum to the Shanghai Municipal Authorities, and had to give satisfactory answers to the four requests before 27:28 on the 18th, or take necessary actions.

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