In fact, both Matsui Iwane and Shanbao Chongwu knew clearly: they can withdraw their troops!

At this time, all we need to do is retreat the Japs on the south bank of the Yangtze River to the north bank.

After all, they have already occupied a port in Nanpu, where there are also two aviation groups of the navy.

But this is not a decision that can be made lightly!

It is easy to retreat, but it is difficult to step into this land again.

The last time they rushed to land on the beach, they also took advantage of the gaps in the national army's defense.

Only then could we easily disembark from Sichuan Shakou and Lion Forest; if the National Army is given another chance, I believe the National Army will not give the Japanese this opportunity again.

In fact, as far as the Japanese are concerned: they still have the initiative, but now they just cannot advance and it is easy to withdraw.

But, if they really retreat, how will they face the domestic base camp?

How to face world public opinion?

The current Japanese army has already made it known: China will be destroyed in three months.

They are doing well in Northeast and North China.

If we fight in central China until we retreat, it can only mean one problem: it's not that the Japanese have become weaker, but that the commander is too incompetent.

This is something Iwane Matsui is unwilling to admit under any circumstances.

It would rather admit that it is not that the Japanese have become weaker, but that it is facing the most elite Central Army of the national army.

This resulted in the attack not being as easy as expected, and they were not willing to admit that it was a problem of command ability.

It is for this reason that it cannot withdraw its troops anyway.

Matsui Iwane knew this, and the only thing he could do was to order Yamaho Takatake to persist, and persist a little longer.

It will find a way to send the Japanese in downtown Shanghai as quickly as possible.

If you say it, it will happen!

At this time, Commander Matsui Iwane could only urge Hasegawa Kiyoshi to send the Ninth Division and Shigeto detachment over quickly.

What does it think of Kiyoshi Hasegawa now? Why does it dislike him?

If Kiyoshi Hasegawa hadn't ruined the Navy's Third Fleet, none of these situations would have happened.

With the Navy's Third Fleet and so many aircraft there, no matter what happened, the Japanese army could retreat to the Yangtze River to establish positions.

In that case, with the protection of naval guns, the national army cannot attack it no matter what.

But everything changed with the destruction of the Navy's Third Fleet.

It was such a man who kept ruining the naval fleet, but he was still able to continue to serve as commander.

This can be regarded as a miracle among the navy.

However, the Navy and the Army have always been at odds, and Matsui Iwane's dissatisfaction with Hasegawa Kiyoshi will only strengthen its position.

When Commander Kiyoshi Hasegawa received the urging telegram from Matsui Iwane, he was also very embarrassed:

With so many less warships at hand, it is really difficult to transport the team at this time.

Originally, the ships transporting Japanese soldiers could be rented in Shanghai.

This time, for unknown reasons, many shipping companies pretended that they had no remaining ships.

There is no way to provide boat transportation, but looking at so many boats on the river, does this mean there are too few boats?

Although Chairman Chiang called for all-out resistance to Japan at home, he did not declare war on Japan.

Although China and Japan have been fighting inextricably, the international community still defines this war as a local conflict.

Even though China is already facing destruction, the international community still believes that this is just a local conflict.

Nothing else: It’s because neither country on the two sides has declared war.

Another reason: no matter how high-sounding Western democracy is, in the end it is just for their own whitewash.

No matter how noble the Western human rights are, in the end they are only used for its own rule.

However, Chairman Chiang believed these deceptive lies and eagerly waited for help and support from friendly countries.

Precisely because the two sides did not declare war, the Japanese were able to openly rent ships from any country to transport soldiers, including Chinese ships.

When Hasegawa Kiyoshi was in trouble, an American company came to express his willingness to provide services to the Japanese army.

It's just that the shipping fee has increased tenfold compared to before.

For Kiyoshi Hasegawa today, freight is not a problem at all.

But when it saw this company's ship, it was so angry that it almost fell down.

Except for the name change, the Japanese style can be clearly recognized in other aspects of these ships.

These ships are the destroyers of its Navy's Third Fleet, the ones that were resold by Stilwell.

The Americans only changed the markings on the outside of these destroyers to English and the flags to the American Stars and Stripes.

These warships came out in front of the original owners in a grand manner, served the original owners, and charged ten times the high shipping fee.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi did not expect this situation. He was too busy these days and no one told him these things.

Originally, Kiyoshi Hasegawa thought that these destroyers had sunk into the Yangtze River, but he did not expect that they could continue to sail on the Yangtze River.

Fortunately, he calmed down quickly, no matter what.

The safety of using these destroyers to transport soldiers is very reliable.

And the American also said that there were American warships accompanying him for escort.

The Americans are responsible for the safety on the Yangtze River, but they are not responsible for the safety after disembarking.

Commander Hasegawa Kiyoshi was satisfied with such a result: now he just wanted to send some to the 11th Infantry Division.

At least he can deal with the Shanghai Dispatch Army Headquarters.

It is impossible to send the 9th Division and the Shigeto detachment to the battlefield at the same time.

But it was still possible to send only the Chongteng detachment, and the ready Chongteng detachment began to board the ship.

The Japanese team is represented by division, squad, brigade, alliance and detachment.

Different arms have very different numbers of personnel.

The infantry regiment has 5,000 to 7,000 men, the cavalry regiment only has 1,000 or 2,000 men, and the actual combat cavalry only has 6,700 men, and the rest of the Japanese are just odd jobs.

The Chongteng Detachment is actually the Chongteng Brigade.

The Japanese have suffered heavy losses on the Songhu battlefield in the past two days, and the news cannot be hidden from the well-informed people on the beach in Shanghai.

Especially the ambassadors and military attachés from various countries in Shanghai.

Stilwell was in a very relaxed mood, but he just wasn't used to the Japanese.

I think this is a very aggressive country and we cannot let them act as recklessly as they do now.

He wanted to persuade the U.S. government to launch sanctions against the Japanese.

It's just that Stilwell was a man of few words, and his words had no influence at all domestically, let alone internationally.

His words can only give some comfort to the Chinese people in Shanghai: they think that Americans still have a sense of justice.
Chapter completed!