Although it was already the beginning of autumn, the autumn tiger was still raging on the earth, and it was almost impossible to breathe. The wild cicada seemed to realize that good days were about to stop and tried its best to make the last sound. The tall trees covered the building and protected it from the harm of the poisonous day, but they were unable to relieve the irritability of the owner of the building.

"It's been five days, has the Japanese not responded yet?" Chiang Kai-shek's tone was very impatient, but there was a little more worry. The day after Shanghai started, the ambassadors of Britain, the United States and France jointly proposed to him that the division of Shanghai into a neutral zone. Both China and Japan were withdrawing troops from Shanghai. The Shanghai police and the ** teams were responsible for the defense of Shanghai. There were no Chinese regular troops within 20 kilometers around Shanghai, but there could be a security team. Chiang Kai-shek thought this condition was acceptable, so he ordered Zhang Zhizhong to cease the war. However, after the suggestions of the three countries were sent to Japan, he did not receive a reply from the Japanese government. Chiang Kai-shek was worried that Japan was playing a delaying strategy again.

"No," Foreign Minister Wang Chonghui replied: "We have notified the Three Kingdoms Mission that the Three Kingdoms are collectively putting pressure on Japan, but there are many differences within the Japanese government, especially the military, and the army said it is acceptable, but the navy firmly opposed it. The Prime Minister of the Guards is undecided, and the ambassadors of Britain, the United States and France to Japan are trying to meet the Japanese emperor, hoping to convince the cabinet through him."

Chiang Kai-shek made a slight sound from his nostrils. The power of the three countries' union was too strong, and he had to make a gesture. China needed foreign aid to fight against Japan. Even if it delayed a little fighter, it would be a good diplomatic price.

"You inform them that we can wait another day, but we cannot wait endlessly. We have been waiting for five days, which is enough to prove our sincerity. Tomorrow, that is, the twenty-first day is the last time. After this day, we will attack, and all responsibilities should be borne by the Japanese government."

"Yes, I will notify the Three Kingdoms Mission immediately." Wang Chonghui wiped the sweat from his forehead and cursed the stuffy ghost weather in his heart.

"In addition, the Executive Yuan has moved westward, and Chairman Lin Sen and President Kong have already gone to Chongqing. But the remaining people in the Executive Yuan must insist on working in Nanjing. The military supplies, transportation, and the withdrawal of factories in the west must be done quickly. You are temporarily acting for the Executive Yuan affairs and the Prime Minister." Chiang Kai-shek looked at Wang Chonghui and moved his fan to him, and Wang Chonghui showed a hint of emotion.

The day after Chiang Kai-shek issued the self-defense declaration, Lin Sen and Kong Xiangxi led more than thousands of National Government employees and their families to move westward to Chongqing. The National Government announced that Chongqing would be the capital and all the main government agencies would be moved to Chongqing. At the same time, they ordered factories in Nanjing, Shanghai and other places to start moving westward. Except for some workshops of the Jinling Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, which manufactures ammunition, are still insisting on production. Other factories that have little to do with the war have stopped production and began to move westward. At the same time, they moved westward, and there are 100,000 workers and families in their place.

After the ultimatum of China was issued, there was a response soon. On the 21st, the Japanese government rejected the suggestion of the three countries and officially announced that it would give up the non-expansion policy. Mainland Prime Minister Sugiyama Moto issued a statement to punish the tyrannical Chinese team. He asked the Chinese government to recognize Manchukuo and eradicate the xenophobic anti-Japanese movement; and promised the people that the Chinese staff would quell the Chinese incident within three months. The Japanese General Staff announced the formation of the North China Expeditionary Army. The Army General Soichi Deanuchi was commanded and formed the Shanghai Expeditionary Army. The Army General Matsui Ishione was commander.

In six days, Japan mobilized the Third Division and the 11th Division from China, led by Matsui Ishione to set out in two batches. It gathered in the Ma'an Islands off the sea (located at the northernmost end of the Zhoushan Islands) on the seashore of Shanghai, and at the same time mobilized more than 100 aircraft to gather in the Ma'an Islands, and sent three aircraft carriers to the seashore of Shanghai. In addition to the army, the Navy also transferred the Second Marine Brigade of Lushun to Shanghai.

The Japanese side dispatched troops and generals to China were not showing weakness. During the six-day ceasefire, except for the 87th Division who rushed from Wuhan to Shanghai, the 98th Division, the 56th Division, the 54th Army, and Zhang Fakui's Eighth Army arrived one after another.

Chiang Kai-shek also re-adjusted the deployment. Heavy Artillery Regiment, the 10th Artillery Regiment, the 3rd Artillery Regiment, the 8th Artillery Regiment, the 1st Artillery Regiment, the 8th Regiment, the 1st Department of the Teaching Corps, and the Taihu Joint Defense Forces were organized into the Ninth Army. The Seventh Artillery Brigade (equipped with Chongqing-made 105 Howitzers and 150 Howitzers) were directly under the jurisdiction of the Military Commission to strengthen the army to besiege Shanghai and Japan by the commander of the Army Zhang Zhizhong.

The 54th Army was commanded by Huo Kuizhang to defend the south bank of the Yangtze River. The 16th Regiment of the 54th Army's local artillery was temporarily assigned to the Ninth Group during the attack. The 111th Division commander Chang Enduo commanded the 111th Division and the 2nd Regiment of the Jiangsu Security Regiment was responsible for defending the north bank of the Yangtze River. The 8th Army was commanded by Zhang Fakui. It is under the jurisdiction of the 61st Division, the 62nd Division, the 57th Division, the 55th Division, the 45th Brigade, and the 2nd Artillery Regiment. It is responsible for defending the north bank of Hangzhou Bay.

Chen Cheng dispatched Luo Zhuoying's troops, Liu Heding's 39th Army, and Yu Jishi's 74th Army to form the 15th Army and arrived in just six days.

In addition to the 74th Army of Yuji, there were also the First Army of Hu Zongnan. The First Army of Hu Zongnan was fully equipped with German equipment. It was originally going to Shanxi. However, when the troops walked near Taiyuan, they received an order to transfer to Shanghai. The Shanxi Railway was a narrow-gauge railway. When they left the province, they had to change cars again. Hu Zongnan therefore landed behind Yuji. These two military vehicles were transported to Shanghai. All vehicles along the way gave way for them. Therefore, in extreme times, Yu Jishi rushed to Shanghai and transferred to the 15th Army.

The 74th Army was also equipped with all German equipment. Yu Jishi was Chiang Kai-shek's direct lineage. But his army was too late. Only the 57th Division and the 51st Division of Wang Yaowu's realm were still newly formed. Before the Xi'an Incident, he was a brigade commander. During the Xi'an Incident, he took the risk of leaving the Ziwu Valley to save his horse and moved Chiang Kai-shek. He expanded it into a division in an extraordinary manner. At the same time, he gave priority to equip German equipment. However, the German equipment was insufficient. Therefore, part of the troops were bought from Chongqing. Therefore, half of the troops in other places were German equipment and half were built in Chongqing.

Liu Jianxu was the commander of the 10th group of the Hunan Army, and was under the command of the 11th Preparatory Division, the 45th Division, the 128th Division, the 52nd Division. The 11th, 12th Brigades and the 37th Brigades were temporarily organized. They also rushed to the vicinity of Shanghai. The officers and soldiers of this army were very strong in fighting, but they were poor in equipment and had low combat power. Chiang Kai-shek arranged it in eastern Zhejiang to guard Xiaoshan, Hangzhou and Ningbo.

In addition to these troops, a large number of troops from further away were rushing to the Songhu area. The 21st Group of the Gui army, the 22nd Group of the Sichuan army, and the 19th Group of the Guangdong army arrived in Nanchang, Changsha, Wuhan, and the 58th Army composed of the Yunnan army. Under Lu Han's leadership, he was struggling to walk among the mountains and ridges of Guizhou. Behind him was the 60th Army commanded by Du Yuming. A little further north, the Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing, and the first batch of troops from the Third Army (the number of the New First Group Army was changed to the Third Group Army) boarded the ship by the river in the jangling and drum of Chongqing citizens; a little further north, the 23rd Group of the Army commanded by Deng Xihou was crossing the Qinling Mountains and entering Guanzhong. Their mission was to go to the battlefield in Shanxi and assist Yan Xishan in defending Shanxi.

On the 21st, after the Japanese government rejected the proposal of the Three Kingdoms, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the resumption of the attack. The soldiers of the Ninth Group, who had been impatient, immediately launched an attack on the Japanese occupied areas in Shanghai.

The joining of the heavy artillery brigade gave the Chinese team the ability to destroy the Japanese stronghold. Twelve 150 howitzers and twelve 105 howitzers fired at the same time. In an instant, the ground was shaken, the Japanese position collapsed and the ground was broken, and the solid building was riddled with holes. In addition to the heavy artillery brigade, four artillery regiments and division artillery also fired at the same time. Hundreds of cannons bombarded violently. The Japanese army had never been exposed to such fierce artillery fire.

The Japanese commander hurriedly called for the fleet's artillery suppression and air support. The Chinese team had no choice but to the Japanese fleet, but the Chinese Air Force was in the sky. After winning two consecutive air battles, the Air Force Commander Zhou Zhirou (agent) concentrated two-thirds of all aircraft in the country to the Songhu battlefield, and equipped them with sixteen surrounding radar stations to comprehensively monitor the sky in the Songhu area.

Bombers taking off from the Saddle Islands and the Kikakatsu Air Force sixteen heavy bombers taking off from Kyushu and eighteen Kashima heavy bombers taking off from Taiwan were captured by radar as soon as they took off. Sixty P40s, twenty four BF109s, and thirty-eight Hawkes took off to intercept.

The Chinese Air Force, guided by radar, gained the upper hand at the beginning of the battle. Japanese aircraft often discovered the Chinese Air Force after being attacked. Gao Zhihang ordered two P40 squadrons and Hawke squadrons to entangle the Japanese fighter jets that were escorted, and he led a P40 squadron and BF109 squadron to attack the bomber.

This air battle opened a decisive battle between the Sino-Japanese Air Force in the Songhu area. More than 200 aircraft on both sides were entangled, fighting from high altitude to low altitude, fighting from low altitude to high altitude, and planes with black smoke fell from time to time.

Li Guidan's bf109 stared at a Type 96 heavy bomber. As soon as he killed a Type 95, he turned around and found a giant, carrying the red spots on the wings, which were very dazzling in the sun. Li Guidan walked around from its flank to its left front, and then dived from a high altitude. The machine gun shot out a string of fireballs, and the fireball quickly kissed the nose of the 96 machine; Li Guidan pulled the joystick, and the bf109 flew past the smoked 96, and soon he heard an explosion, and Jiuli disintegrated in the air.

The fierce air battle attracted citizens of the Shanghai Concession. They watched the planes in the sky on the roof and on the streets, sometimes cheering and sometimes regretting. A Hawk carried thick smoke and said, "Skydiving! Skydiving!" The citizens shouted in unison. The air battles in the past few days have also popularized the flight for Shanghai citizens and understood how the pilots escape. But Hawk never abolished the little white dot, but rushed towards the sun flag at Hongkou with thick smoke. After the violent explosion, the sun flag disappeared, leaving countless tears.
Chapter completed!