As soon as the charge horn sounded, the brutal siege began.
Wang Xu and others watched upstairs for a while, and sure enough, in terms of numbers, Li Yunlong's men had the absolute upper hand.
The number of troops besieging each of the four city gates in the east, west, south, and north was about 2,000 people.
In comparison, the thousands of Japanese soldiers in the city were scattered, and there were less than 300 at one gate. Including the puppet troops, the number was about 800.
The fierce battle entered a fever pitch from the beginning, with artillery fire flying for a while.
The defenders on the city wall did not have heavy artillery, but they had dozens of grenade launchers. They fired down from above, which was a bit like bombing.
Li Yunlong's side also used captured grenades and homemade cannons to fight back. Listening to the sound, they were no weaker than the Japanese. On the contrary, they took advantage of the cannons and made the noise even greater than the Japanese.
"Look, the militiamen from the county brigade and the district squad have also begun to join the battle." Old Uncle Zhong pointed forward, leading Wang Xu to look.
As soon as I caught sight, some ordinary people wearing white turbans, carrying shotguns and swords, also charged behind the regular army.
Even though these people are poorly equipped, every one of them will risk their lives when fighting.
Wang Xu could see clearly from above. An old man in his sixties had a hole shot through his body by a machine gun. He was still rushing forward while grabbing his intestines. At first glance, he looked very barbaric... No, very brave.
"They are all ruthless characters. People are so fearless. Who wouldn't be scared after seeing them!" Wang Xu only looked at them for a moment and then narrowed his eyes.
Such a desperate style of play would make a person feel frightened. Anyway, Wang Xu thought it was quite scary.
During the last antique transaction, Xiao Hei thought that he was a ruthless person and wanted to cheat on him.
Compared with these militiamen, Xiao Hei is no ruthless person. He is as gentle as a golden retriever, 100% green and harmless, and simply too white.
"Old Zhong, you said after fighting like this, there shouldn't be many people in the military police station, right?" Wang Xu withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at the battle outside.
"There shouldn't be many left. Even if there are, they are non-combatants from the Intelligence Department, and the guards have basically been transferred to fight." Lao Zhong replied, and then asked without knowing why, "Why do you ask this?"
"The woman arrested today seems to be Li Yunlong's wife. Don't you have any idea?" Wang Xu spoke more. Lao Zhong and Wang Youfu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Mr. Wang, you mean, let's go rescue people?" Wang Youfu said eagerly because of his strong military skills.
Wang Xu shook his head slightly, pointed at Lao Zhong and the two, and said with a smile: "You are the ones who are going to save people, how dare you let me take risks?"
"No, I don't dare..." Upon hearing this, Lao Zhong and Wang Youfu looked at each other and shook their heads vigorously in unison.
They would not entertain the idea of letting Wang Xu take risks.
Because when he came out of Tianjin, Shopkeeper Qiu repeatedly talked about how important Wang Xu was.
This is a patriotic businessman with great magical powers. Although he is just one person, his role is more important than that of a group. Lao Zhong and the two are reluctant to let him take risks.
"Mr. Wang, please stay here. The rescue mission is entrusted to us. As long as I, Wang Youfu, are here, let alone the military police station being empty, even if there is a squad of Japanese soldiers, I am not afraid of them!" Wang Youfu patted his chest,
Said confidently.
Strictly speaking, Wang Youfu is Wang Xu's bodyguard, while Lao Zhong is the leader, and his role is equivalent to leading the party.
Wang Xu had never seen Wang Youfu take action, but he heard from shopkeeper Qiu that this man was the one with the best skills and marksmanship among the Tianjin underground party.
Shopkeeper Qiu is a man who has seen a lot of things in the world. He is the best and will definitely not be compromised. Needless to say, compared to Yu Zecheng, Wang Youfu's marksmanship should not be worse, and his kung fu is even better.
"Boss Wang, if we all go, how will your safety be?" Lao Zhong was also moved. His only concern was Wang Xu's safety.
Wang Xu waved his hand, not worrying about his own safety, and smiled: "The fighting outside is so fierce now, who would come here to cause trouble? Besides, I have hands, feet, and a gun, so most people are just afraid of me.
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"This..." Lao Zhong thought for a while and felt that this made sense.
Wang Xu didn't go to the gendarmerie station to rescue people. There was still danger in staying in the restaurant, so that was fate.
These days, if your wife and children are on the hot bed, they may be killed by a collapsed house. There is no truly safe place. As long as they leave quickly and return quickly, nothing will happen to them.
"Then take care of yourself. I'll go with Youfu and come back." Lao Zhong was an office-bearer. After saying this, he took Wang Youfu and left.
Wang Xu didn't go to see them off, he just stood in the restaurant, watched their leaving figures for a while, and whispered: "Li Yunlong, this is the only thing I can do for you. If it doesn't work, don't blame me. Just blame yourself for your bad luck."
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For safety reasons, he will not participate in rescuing people. Sending out bodyguards to protect him is already the greatest help.
He saved Yang Xiuqin out of respect for Li Yunlong and approved of his behavior of serving the country and the people. But it would be impossible for Wang Xu to abandon himself and risk his own life to save others. After all, he is not so selfless.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, come out quickly!" Not long after the two bodyguards left, there was a noise downstairs.
A puppet army second lieutenant came with two soldiers, panting and shouting: "Within one hour, prepare food for 500 people, and follow me to transport it to the city wall without any mistakes."
"Hey, my grandpa, it's already afternoon, and I can't even come up with food for five hundred people!" The shopkeeper looked miserable and tried to stuff money into the shop.
This time, Dayang obviously lost his face. The second lieutenant took out his pistol, put it on the shopkeeper's chest, and said angrily: "I came here this time with a military order. If you tell me you have no food, believe it or not, I will kill you."
about you?"
"But I..." The shopkeeper wanted to say something else, but he still gave in under the gun. He said to the waiter with a sad face: "Take the money and go quickly. You can buy whatever is available at the food stalls and small restaurants on the street.
Come back, hurry up."
The boy didn't dare to offend the soldiers, so he nodded and ran outside.
When the second lieutenant officer saw this scene, the expression on his face finally eased a bit. Da Ma Jin Dao sat down on the stool and said: "Don't worry, your family is not the only one who is unlucky today. There are more than 3,000 people in the team, including the levy."
There are more than five thousand civilians in the city. You who run restaurants in the city, no one can escape. When this battle is over, the imperial army will reward you no matter how much you have lost. Do you understand?
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"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper looked like he was mourning for his wife.
Regardless of whether the shopkeeper understood it or not, Wang Xu upstairs heard it clearly.
The second lieutenant officer was speaking unintentionally, but he was listening intently above. He quickly analyzed that the war situation on the city wall was very tight, otherwise the food for these puppet troops and military police would not be prepared by the restaurant.
The reason for this is that the battle above has reached the point where even the cooks have to be recruited. This is undoubtedly good news.
"Even the cooks have to go into battle. There are still a few guards left at the military police station. It seems that if Lao Zhong and the two of them go to rescue people, they should be sure of it." Wang Xu turned the jade stone ball with a tense face.