1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

You know, Huang Jinrong started out as a patrolman in the French Concession, a dog of the French!

At least at first!

Now, you Americans are killing and kidnapping people at will. Although it's not in the concession, it's very close to us. What do you want to do?

Want to start a world war?

Okay, World War, right?

My brave Frenchman will never surrender!!!

In short, a flood of inquiries, accusations, and requests in the form of phone calls and documents were directed to the US Consulate like crazy.

Regarding this major incident that is likely to cause a diplomatic dispute, the US Consulate's response is very intriguing:

Ignore them all.

Not only was it ignored, but thunderous cheers and footsteps were also heard near the Yilin Construction and Decoration Company in the American Concession in Shanghai (also known as the British and American International Settlement).

"Please invite Ms. Koch to review the 31st Infantry Regiment of the United States Army!"

"Please invite Ms. Koch to review the 4th Marine Regiment!"

Colonel Gasser, commander of the 31st Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Barker, acting commander of the U.S. Marine Corps, rushed to salute the HK416 named "Heckler & Koch" with their eyes full of admiration.

Of course, they didn't admire this strange woman whom they just met for the first time, but admired her identity as "Miss Springfield's Special Envoy";

In other words, what these soldiers truly admire is the "Saint President of the United States" who is far away on the other side of the ocean.

Yes, through the repeated transmission of transatlantic telegrams, what happened in the United States had long been reported to the US military in Shanghai;

Naturally, the various stories of Springfield saving veterans and even performing "miracles" have also been known to American military officers and soldiers.

Although it feels unbelievable, more and more information and letters from their families have confirmed that everything said in the news is true.

So, just across the Pacific Ocean, Springfield easily captured the hearts of a group of soldiers who had never seen her before.

Therefore, upon hearing that "Ms. Springfield's Special Envoy" was about to arrive in Shanghai, the 31st Regiment, which was originally scheduled to leave Shanghai for the Philippines on July 1, 1932, actually applied to cancel the trip!

Although the Saint herself wasn't present, her envoy was still her representative! Meeting her representative was like meeting the Saint herself!

Faced with the soldiers' fanatical request, how dare the higher-ups refuse to approve? Heavenly punishment for the traitors! (Oh, I'm off topic!)

Before HK416 could respond to the two commanders, American Consul Cunningham, along with Vice Consul Paul Houston and others, bowed slightly and saluted:

"Mr. Koch, please have Ms. Dayfield review the troops. Please say a few words to the soldiers."

Looking at the thousands of soldiers standing in neat rows under the scorching sun, HK416 sighed inwardly. Following someone's instructions, he raised his right hand at a 45-degree angle and shouted:

"loyalty!"

The audience was silent for a few seconds, and then thousands of soldiers raised their right hands above their heads without hesitation, arms straight forward, and roared even louder:

"loyalty!"

“Loyalty! Sincerity!” “Loyalty! Sincerity!”

Although they didn't know what "loyalty" was, humans were extremely obedient creatures, not to mention that this was an order from the "Springfield Envoy."

As for the 45° upward salute?

Sorry, this thing is not exclusive to the Nazis, it was actually first developed by the Americans!

It's called the "Salute to the American Flag."

(The earliest photo I could find was from 1917, and I haven’t found out when this gesture actually appeared.)

The only two differences from the so-called "Nazi salute" are that the arms need to be extended above the head instead of held horizontally, and the palms need to face outward instead of downward.

What's more, in 1932, the Nazi salute was only popular in Italy and did not exist in Germany at all.

Haha, I've already grabbed so many firsts, I don't need this one. MAGA!

Loyalty! Onboard! Ahsi!

After the excited soldiers gradually calmed down, HK416 began a brief speech:

"Soldiers! On behalf of Ms. Field, who is far away in the United States, I would like to say hello to you all! You have fought hard for your country!"

"At the same time, on her behalf, I would like to express my condolences to the three soldiers who died in Shanghai in February this year! May they rest in peace in heaven! Ms. Field will take care of their families!"

The audience was silent for a few seconds before roaring again: "Saint! Saint! Saint!"

"Goddess! Goddess! Goddess!"

"Valkyrie! Valkyrie! Valkyrie!" "Loyal! Loyal! Loyal! Loyal! Loyal!"

“MAGA! MAGA! MAGA!”

Not to mention the ordinary soldiers, even Colonel Gasser and Lieutenant Colonel Buckle were so excited after hearing HK416's words that they could hardly contain themselves!

What happened to the so-called "3 killed in action"?

From November 1931 to April 1932, pneumonia and smallpox epidemics broke out in Shanghai, and three American soldiers died. Their bodies have been buried in Jing'an Cemetery or transported back to the United States for burial.

Such a small matter would not be of concern to the bigwigs above, not even the direct superiors of the 31st Infantry Regiment would care.

As a result, no one expected that Miss Haruta, who had nothing to do with the incident, actually knew about it and kept it in mind! She even planned to take care of the families of the fallen soldiers!

If someone else said this, the soldiers might not believe it, but if Miss Springfield, who led the veterans who demanded their wages to bravely resist the suppression and storm the White House, said this, no one would doubt it!

Don't forget, to this day, Miss Springfield is still negotiating with the US government on issues related to compensation for veterans, improving soldiers' treatment and pensions!

If it were you, would you be moved?

really!

Ms. Springfield is the Saint who will guide America forward!!! MAGA!!

Just with these words from HK416, Springfield made the American troops stationed in Shanghai completely devoted to her.

In particular, the 31st Regiment of the U.S. Army, which had fought bravely and effectively in the Soviet Union to encircle and suppress the Red Army, was nicknamed the "Polar Bear Regiment."

This was an elite unit that, under the command of that idiot MacArthur, fought the Japanese for over four months in the Philippines until they were completely annihilated and their designation was revoked. (The remaining personnel were either captured and died or fled to the mountains to fight guerrilla warfare.)

Grassroots soldiers, regardless of which country they are from, generally have simple thoughts:

They follow whoever treats them well; they fight for whoever treats them as human beings; they do what whoever guides them forward says.

Now, there is a saint who is beautiful, kind, heroic, knowledgeable, and cares about the lower classes. She has done all of the above things. Who will they follow?

Springfield!

Only Springfield!

Feeling the surging fighting spirit and admiration, Brigadier General Fleming, Commander-in-Chief of the Shanghai Defense Force and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Shanghai, was shocked.

What prestige this is!

That’s right, at that time the American troops stationed in Shanghai were under the command of the British, so Brigadier General Fleming, who received the news, naturally brought representatives of the British Army stationed in Shanghai to watch.

Although the United States and Britain are each other's father and son, in these days, the United States is only on an extremely strong upward trend, and has not yet reached the level after World War II.

The British Empire can still be called "great".

Naturally, they were very interested in the sudden appearance of Springfield. In addition to investigating Springfield himself, no one related to Springfield could escape their sight.

Fleming didn't take it seriously at first, but after seeing this scene, he deeply understood why Springfield was so important in Britain.

This is just the appearance of "Springfield's special envoy." What if Springfield himself comes?

No wonder people in China say that the new president of the United States cannot be anyone else! If it were anyone else, a civil war would surely break out in the United States!

No, that's not an accurate description.

It should be said that those scoundrels who dare to resist will be hanged in their own beds by the Americans as quickly as possible the moment a civil war breaks out!

Maybe the ones who did it were their own men!

In this situation, you say you want to hold Mark Company responsible for destroying a mere Chinese Shanghai gang?

ha...

Not to mention that there is no clear evidence that the Americans did it (they haven't been caught yet), even if it was the "Springfield Envoy" who killed people in the street, what would happen?

With the current level of enthusiasm in the United States, will they care?

You might even have to cheer for him! Huang Jinrong?

Huang Jinrong is shit!

294 Whose Shanghai is Shanghai?

The surging public opinion in Shanghai came quickly and went away even faster.

The Americans, who were full of confidence because of the Saint President and the matter involved the Saint President, ignored all inquiries from the consulates and were too lazy to even reply.

The British did come forward and pretend to explain briefly, but ultimately refused to intervene on the grounds that there was "no clear evidence".

After all, it is not the British bigwigs or the British good dogs who died. Even the world-famous troublemakers are unwilling to get involved in this muddy water without clear interests.

However, the reason why public opinion died down so quickly was not because all parties were too lazy or unwilling to intervene, but because:

First, the US military officially sent the 31st Regiment of the US Army away from Shanghai.

It was originally scheduled to leave Shanghai on July 1, and the fact that they were only sent away now is not a big deal. The problem is that the US military also mobilized its connections and held a large-scale military parade at the same time.

In addition to the nearly 1500 officers and soldiers of the 31st Regiment, there were also the 4th Regiment of the US Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai, three battalions of the British Shanghai Defense Force, and the armored vehicle team and machine gun team of the International Merchant Corps.

The entire procession marched eastward from Jing'an Temple Road toward Nanjing Road, led by five armored vehicles from the International Settlement Corps No. 1-7, followed by the Shanghai Municipal Police's Mounted Patrol (primarily composed of Indians).

Next came the motorcycle corps of the Public Security Bureau of the International Settlement, then the 4th Marine Regiment Band of the United States Marines stationed in Shanghai, and the 31st Infantry Regiment Band of the United States Army.

Following them were the color guard and headquarters infantry of the 31st Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army. Behind the infantry was the regiment's Red Cross life-saving vehicle, and behind them were three armored vehicles of the 8th and 10th International Merchant Corps...

It is no exaggeration to say that the US military parade brought out all the armed forces of the entire International Settlement that were specially strengthened to guard against the Japanese attack at that time, and the momentum was extremely grand.

The synchronized march, the well-organized troops, the sophisticated and advanced equipment, the murderous expressions, the people's heartfelt welcome...

(It’s no exaggeration to say that watching the video, the US military marched in a very orderly manner. Although it can’t catch up with the current PLA military parade, it is much better than the current US military, and its mental state is much better.)

Anyway, through this military parade, any idiot who still wants to cause trouble will have a clearer understanding of the strength of the US military, and deeply understand that their brains do not have as many bullets as the enemy, and are not as strong as the enemy's armored vehicles.

Secondly, Huang Jinrong, who had disappeared for a few days, published several statements in succession in famous Shanghai newspapers such as the North China Daily News and the Ta Kung Pao.

He claimed that it was his men who first blackmailed the American Mark Company and used rude words and threatened the other party's life and safety, which led to the counterattack;

Therefore, he did not blame the Americans for their revenge and was willing to hand over all his property to Mark Company free of charge as atonement, and at the same time, he would also hand over the management and security work of the area under his jurisdiction;

In addition, Huang Jinronghai said that the Huang family incident was not done by Americans, but by a group of Japanese bandits, and that he was kidnapped last time because of this.

In a nutshell, all the mistakes are my fault, Huang Jinrong's fault, I deserve it, it's all the fault of those Japanese bastards, and it has nothing to do with the Americans.

Not long after this statement was issued, while the Japanese, who were inexplicably dragged into this incident and took the blame, were furious, an old man in shabby clothes and looking haggard suddenly appeared on the streets of the Bund in Shanghai, sweeping the streets.

At first, no one recognized who he was until a few laborers discovered that it was the once distinguished Mr. Huang Jinrong, which added fuel to the already heated public opinion.

Everyone was curious about how Mr. Huang fell into this situation and what he had experienced before, but no matter who asked, Huang Jinrong had only one sentence:

"This is my fault. It has nothing to do with foreigners. It's just that the Japanese are too bad..."

Anyone could see that Huang Jinrong looked completely foolish and stupid, and there was no way he could ask any useful questions.

Some people may feel sad for the once powerful boss Huang who ended up like this, but more people applauded.

No one knows better than ordinary people like them how harmful this bastard surnamed Huang is to people.

Thank you, Mr. Yang!

So, after finding out Mark's company's office address, a small businessman who had lost his daughter a while ago actually showed up with drums and gongs to deliver a plaque!

"Oh? There's such a thing? Kruger, please let me know... I'll accept it and express my gratitude to them."

"Yes, Ms. Koch."

Kruger nodded slightly, glanced at the other two people in the room, closed the door and left.

HK416 raised her eyelids indifferently and asked:

"Okay, Boss Du, now we can start talking."

The man who sat halfway down the chair with trepidation was none other than the last of the so-called "Three Big Men of the Green Gang"—Du Yuesheng.

The man who once said "No. 2" on Shanghai Beach, now has trembling lips: "Hey... Miss Koch, I... I... I..."

In addition to smelling the same "familiar smell" as Huang Jinrong, another reason why Du Yuesheng was so scared was that HK416 sent him a steel bar that had clear fingerprints on it and was twisted into a knot.