The news that the Japanese had dispatched an underwater unit only to have them all blown to pieces by the forces at Sihang Warehouse soon reached the ears of the old devil Fujita Susumu.
Upon learning that the Imperial underwater unit had been slaughtered in the river channel in plain view of everyone, Fujita Susumu was so agitated that he could not sit still, going so far as to flip his desk in a fit of rage.
A night of combat passed, and the situation was captured and reported almost immediately by journalists waiting in the Foreign Concession. The news was like a stone thrown into a quiet pond, creating a thousand ripples. The international powers, which had previously remained on the sidelines, began to shift their attitudes, now finding themselves inclined to respect the opinions of the National Government.
Chapter 64