The Spy

Chapter 344 Sihang Warehouse
Time passed slowly and Xu Qingyun was very patient.

He and Zhao San carefully checked several intersections in the distance and found no traces of their departure, so they were sure that there was only this small group of Japanese in the village.

Everything is ready, just waiting for time.

The next day, before dawn, everyone got up, checked their weapons, and ate.

They could not make a fire to avoid being discovered by the Japanese in the village, and everyone, including Xu Qingyun, ate dry food.

After breakfast, the battalion commander assigned combat tasks.

Xu Qingyun is an agent, not a front-line commander. When it comes to finding Japanese spies and solving cases, he is definitely much better than these soldiers, but when it comes to marching and fighting, he is probably not even as good as a platoon leader.

Every profession has its own expertise. His work has been done, and the fighting can be left to the professionals.

He didn't ask about the battalion commander's arrangements. Their forces were five times that of the enemy, and they were launching a surprise attack. Their weapons and equipment were stronger than their opponents. This group of Japanese were small in number and were not on their own territory, so they couldn't carry too many heavy weapons.

The battalion commander completed the arrangements quickly.

First came the artillery bombardment, with four mortars bombarding the village.

Yesterday they discovered four Tibetan houses, which are the focus of shelling.

The second is siege. What the superiors want is complete annihilation. There is no need to deliberately leave a loophole for the other side. They hate the Japanese and will not let a single Japanese escape this time.

With strong troops and good weapons, it is a rich battle for the battalion commander. This time, we will fight with all our might. There is no need to save on shells and bullets. We will fire as many as we can.

"Prepare for battle."

After dawn, the battalion commander gave orders. The other side also did not make a fire and ate dry food. However, they needed water, so someone went to the well in the village to fetch water.

By fetching water, they discovered two more Tibetan houses.

These six houses are not too small and can accommodate them. They are not far apart, so the Japanese are most likely hiding in these houses.

"Sir, that's enough."

After making preparations, the battalion commander came to report to Xu Qingyun. He admired Xu Qingyun very much and said that combat was their mission and he really did not ask any questions when he was making the arrangements.

Trust him completely.

Everyone likes to be trusted, and he is no exception.

"I only ask that you don't save anything. While annihilating them, protect yourself."

Xu Qingyun nodded. He had brought a lot of ammunition with him. Even if he used it all up, it would be fine as long as no one on his side was injured or killed.

Although I know it is difficult, or even impossible, as long as I can exchange weapons for lives, no matter how much, it is worth it.

"Don't worry, we will protect ourselves."

The battalion commander was even more moved because Xu Qingyun was not the commander of their Gui army, but a member of the Military Intelligence Department.

Not to mention spies, even when fighting with other brother troops, there are not many superiors who can take care of him and think about them like this.

"fire."

After returning to the command position, the battalion commander immediately issued a combat mission. Four mortars fired at the same time, and explosions soon sounded in the village in the distance.

"Where are you firing?"

Suddenly someone in the village shouted, and they were responded by the next mortar shell.

First, there was a basic artillery bombardment of shells, which emptied all four guns. The four previous target houses, plus the two that were discovered later, were all blown up.

Some people were even blown into the air.

After a round of shelling, the Japanese suffered heavy casualties. The rest of them did not dare to hide in the house and came out with guns, trying to escape.

The soldiers, who had been prepared, opened fire instantly.

Four heavy machine guns and eight light machine guns were placed not far from the village, as well as six grenade launchers.

Bullets were mixed with artillery shells, and the Japanese who tried to rush out kept falling to the ground.

The gunshots continued, and Xu Qingyun listened to them without saying anything.

He was at the command post. The tent he set up here was a bit far from the village, so he could only use a telescope to see the situation in the village.

Even the telescope can't see it clearly.

But he could see that the Japanese were being pushed back and could not escape.

The fighting soldiers were very excited at this time. The Japanese were dizzy and defeated by their artillery shells. This situation was rare on the front battlefield. Most of the time, they were unable to raise their heads due to the explosions of the enemy's artillery shells.

Too many brothers were killed by enemy artillery shells without even seeing the enemy.

Now it is finally their turn to bully the Japanese.

Everyone has a refreshing feeling.

The company commander and platoon leader followed the battalion commander's instructions completely. They didn't save ammunition and fought with all their might to kill all the Japanese devils.

"Keep blasting me."

The battalion commander noticed that no one was rushing out of the village and gave the bombing order again.

Commander Xu said that we only need to keep a few shells as reserves and fire the rest.

Having brought so many shells, Xu Qingyun had no plan to take them back. He would not stop unless the barrel could no longer hold.

Due to continuous bombing, many houses in the village were collapsed.

It was originally a deserted village, and even if there were people there, they would have been massacred by the Japanese long ago. In order to cover up their tracks, it was impossible for them to keep anyone in the village.

"Go in, use grenades to clear the way."

After no one came out, the battalion commander decisively gave the order to enter the village and fight.

The artillery and machine gun fire killed a lot of the enemy, but he knew that there must be some Japanese alive, waiting to shoot them.

Don't give these people a chance.

From a distance, they used grenade launchers to throw bombs at houses or corners where people might be hiding, and they actually blew up a few people.

Seeing the body parts blown out, the battalion commander's face was full of smiles.

The Japanese were blocked in the village by them, and this was their territory, so there was no need to worry about the other side receiving reinforcements. It was simply a case of catching a turtle in a jar.

It feels so comfortable.

"Keep throwing, don't go in."

The battalion commander continued to give orders, asking people to throw grenades at any corner or empty house, including some intersections.

Anyway, they have a lot of grenades.

There were fewer gunshots and more grenade sounds. Xu Qingyun understood that they were clearing out the last remaining enemies.

The lack of gunfire is a good thing, because it means no guns were used, it was just pure explosions.

At the Japanese headquarters, a communications soldier hurriedly delivered the latest telegram.

This is a farewell message.

They were sent by a team that was sent to the rear of the Chinese to carry out a sabotage mission. They were discovered while hiding. The Chinese, who outnumbered them several times, were attacking with extremely fierce firepower.

They could not hold on any longer and decided to die together.

Many people were indeed broken.

"idiot."

After reading it, the commander slammed the table in anger. This team consisted of 105 people in total. They were the elites sent by him to cause trouble in the rear of the Chinese and disrupt their morale.

They did a really good job before, but they didn't expect to be found by the Chinese.

The loss of more than a hundred elite soldiers made him very sad.

Unfortunately, there was no other way. He could only order the Army Aviation to find a way to provide support as soon as possible to see if they could rescue a few people.

"Sir, we have completed the search. No Japanese were found alive. We have seized a destroyed radio station and weapons..."

"Leave one platoon to clean up the battlefield, and the rest of you should retreat immediately."

Xu Qingyun immediately replied that with a radio, they could send a telegram saying that the Japanese army could not come in large numbers, but they still had planes.

We have more people on our side, so once the enemy planes come over, we will probably suffer heavy losses.

"Yes."

The battalion commander immediately took orders. He had fought against the Japanese before, so he knew from the radio that as long as the other side sent a telegram, the Japanese would most likely send planes.

At first he was worried that Xu Qingyun was too young and wanted to show off his great achievements, but he didn't expect Xu Qingyun to be more decisive than he thought.

This doesn't seem like the steadiness a young man should have at all. No wonder he became a colonel stationmaster at such a young age.

He is indeed a capable person.

Xu Qingyun and his men retreated and returned as quickly as possible to avoid being targeted by Japanese planes.

Their convoy was too conspicuous, and they had to hide as quickly as possible to a place where Japanese planes could not find it.

There were few people cleaning up the battlefield, and their main task was to count the results of the battle and how many Japanese soldiers were killed.

They were few in number, so when the Japanese planes arrived, they could disperse and hide in the surrounding woods and mountains.

It's not worth it for the Japanese to bomb them.

"Sir, we lost three men in this battle, eleven were injured, and one hundred and five Japanese soldiers were killed, leaving no one alive."

In the evening, the battalion commander came to report the results of the battle to Xu Qingyun.

The result of this battle was beyond his imagination. On the front battlefield, even with a force of five to one, it would be impossible to achieve such brilliant results.

As for the seized weapons and equipment, many of them had been destroyed. He made a detailed list but did not report it directly.

"All the injured must be rescued. I will fight for the compensation for the brothers who died in the battle. Not a penny less will be given to their families immediately. They are all heroes."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. With heavy firepower suppression and a sneak attack, it was normal to have such an outcome. The Japanese were also human beings, not an iron wall. They would die if they were hit by a shell.

"Thank you, sir."

The battalion commander immediately thanked him, saying that too many brothers had sacrificed their lives in this battle, and many of them could not even get their pensions now.

The Fruit Party does not have that much money.

It was their good fortune that Xu Qingyun was willing to give them a pension immediately.

Xu Qingyun cannot control the entire Guo Party, but as long as there are heroes who fight and sacrifice with him, no matter who they are, he will be responsible to the end.

"Okay, great."

After the battalion commander left, Xu Qingyun immediately went to report to the director that they had returned to the special operations team base.

Seeing the results of the battle, the director laughed out loud. This was the task of their Military Intelligence Department, and the team was led by Xu Qingyun. No one could take away this great achievement.

The Guo party is now in a passive position in the Battle of Shanghai and urgently needs a victory to boost morale.

Even if it was a small-scale battle, to completely annihilate the enemy while suffering very few casualties on one's own side would be an extremely satisfying victory no matter where it happened.

"Qingyun, I will ask for credit for you, you can go and rest first."

"Thank you, Director."

Xu Qingyun lowered his head and retreated. The director immediately sent out the results of the battle. They did not dare to transport the Japanese bodies directly. According to the report from the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield, Japanese planes did come over, flew around and did not find them, and then flew away directly.

If a large force stayed there, it would definitely be bombed.

There were no bodies, but we did have their weapons and other things that were seized from them. Unfortunately, there were no military uniforms, as these people were wearing civilian clothes.

The Japanese were causing trouble in the rear area, not lurking. Except for not wearing military uniforms, they had all other distinctive features.

Like their ugliest diapers.

The next day, this victory was widely publicized in the Guo army. The small Japanese force that was causing trouble in the rear had been annihilated.

Such a big victory is indeed inspiring.

General Li was very happy. Although the mission belonged to the Military Intelligence Department, this great victory was won by their Gui Army. The Gui Army sent out all its elite troops and suffered heavy losses on the Shanghai battlefield.

They needed such a victory so badly that everyone would understand that the Japanese army was not invincible.

And he knew the details of the mission.

Xu Qingyun was a good person. He did not treat his men as cannon fodder. He kept reminding them of the dangers on the battlefield and brought a large number of heavy weapons. Otherwise, even if there was a sneak attack and the enemy had more people than him, the casualties would probably not be limited to these.

The Japanese army's combat effectiveness was indeed strong, and he was fully aware of it.

Xu Qingyun returned to the concession.

The top leaders of the Kuomintang have reached a consensus that the Battle of Shanghai is likely to fail, and the old man is pinning his hopes on mediation by Britain, France, the United States and other countries, hoping to use fighting to promote peace.

Xu Qingyun didn't know what to say to him as his family's safety depended on others.

If you can't win, retreat and preserve your strength.

At the same time, be vigilant against the Japanese landing from other places and outflanking the Guo army.

He has already told this suggestion to all the generals, including the governor.

Unfortunately, their persuasion was of no use.

Xu Qingyun doesn't like to lose his temper, otherwise he will definitely bang the table and throw things.

It is a misfortune for the nation to have such a chairman.

As a small man with little influence, Xu Qingyun can only do his best to help the country.

Chongqing, Xu Qingshi hurried back home.

The news of Xu Qingyun's victory over a small Japanese army unit had reached Chongqing, and he went home as soon as he saw the newspaper.

"Father, second uncle."

The two old men of the Xu family were chatting and talking about this matter.

Especially Xu Jiaming, his face showed both pride and deep worry.

He was proud that Xu Qingyun did not let him down and killed so many devils. The news said that Xu Qingyun led a similar number of soldiers to wipe out this group of troublesome devils.

There was no mention at all that it was a battle between more than 500 people and more than 100 people.

This is how the Fruit Party reports news, only talking about the aspects that are beneficial to them.

"You saw the newspaper, too?"

Xu Jiazhi asked first, and Xu Qingshi nodded slightly: "Qingyun did a good job and did not bring shame to our Xu family, but I am worried about his safety."

There is a huge battle going on in Shanghai, with the scale reaching millions.

This kind of war has been rare since ancient times. In a war of this scale, no one knows how many people will die.

"We were worried too, but unfortunately Qingyun didn't listen and was unwilling to come back."

Xu Jiaming sighed and said that after the war started, Xu Qingshi told the two old men about Xu Qingyun's previous worries and speculations.

Only then did they realize that Xu Qingyun was worried about their safety and brought them to Chongqing in advance.

"Last time, Qingyun asked me to help train a group of tribesmen. I want to send some to him. At least there are caring people here who can help."

Xu Qingshi replied that this group of tribesmen had already started training before. Xu Qingyun did not train them in Shanghai, but asked Xu Qingshi to train them in Chongqing.

Xu Qingshi is the director of the General Police Department and has suitable training grounds and instructors.

"Sure, send some more to Qingyun. We don't need that much here."

This group of clansmen were recruited and trained according to the Chen family's guard model. The total number of people is the same as that of the Chen family, two hundred.

Now that a hundred people have been trained, there is no problem in sending some to Xu Qingyun.

Shanghai is too dangerous, and Xu Qingyun doesn't have enough reliable people around him, so they are still worried. "Okay, let's make the arrangements right away."

The Chen family treats their guards well, and the Xu family treats their guards even better.

For those young people who are still unmarried, the Xu family will directly help them, taking full responsibility from the engagement to starting a family, allowing them to have children quickly and become more loyal to the Xu family.

The Xu family has no shortage of this money.

Today, the Xu family’s wealth has surpassed that of the Chen family, but outsiders don’t know it.

As time went by, the Guo army was still no match for the Japanese army on the front battlefield, and large tracts of land fell.

Nanshi was still in Chinese hands, but it had been bombed so many times that it was completely unrecognizable.

Many civilians died in the war and there were cries everywhere.

In the concession, Xu Qingyun was sitting in the office, reading documents.

He was looking at the personal files.

Before coming back, he had a long talk with the director. The director knew that Shanghai might fall, so he asked him to make preparations. Once Shanghai fell, the Shanghai Station would not be disbanded but would go underground to continue the fight against Japan.

Xu Qingyun took the opportunity to propose replacing a group of personnel at the Shanghai station.

The previous people were unable to carry out undercover work because of intelligence leaks and their appearances were known to the Japanese.

At the Shanghai station he needs to be replaced by someone who has not been exposed.

The director agreed and specially gave him a group of elderly people.

Lurking work is different from other work. If you don’t have enough experience, you may be discovered by the enemy.

If you are discovered while lurking, not only will you be in trouble, but you will also implicate others.

Taking this opportunity, Xu Qingyun prepared to recruit a group of elite soldiers and stay in Shanghai.

Xu Qingyun will personally review each person this time to ensure that there will be no accidents in the future undercover work.

Those with special hobbies, narrow-minded people, and those who have bad relationships with colleagues are not welcome. Xu Qingyun is a human being, not a god, and cannot take care of everyone's emotions.

If someone feels that he has been wronged and turns to the Japanese, more people will be implicated.

In addition, how to lurk is also important.

There was no horizontal connection between the groups, and no one except superiors and subordinates was allowed to contact each other, in order to avoid the tragedy of the Japanese targeting one person and arresting them all.

In short, Xu Qingyun would install all the patches he could think of in advance.

"Director, I have selected the personnel."

In mid-October, Xu Qingyun came to the special operations team. The war was intense and the special operations team was dragged into the battlefield without any time for training, resulting in heavy losses.

The smile on Virgo's face no longer existed.

"You're welcome."

Looking carefully at the list selected by Xu Qingyun, Chu Zuo sighed slightly. Xu Qingyun selected all outstanding talents.

"Virgo, lurking is no joke. If you don't have the ability, it's better not to do it, otherwise it will hurt others and yourself."

Xu Qingyun explained, and the director nodded: "You are right, I agree with these people, transfer them to Shanghai Station immediately."

Shanghai is critical and important. If it really falls, intelligence work here will become more difficult in the future.

He had enough confidence in Xu Qingyun, but Xu Qingyun's safety was equally important.

Xu Qingyun and his business brought him a lot of wealth, and he didn't want to lose this source of income.

Even though he is usually very nice to Xu Qingyun and calls him a brother, in fact, he still puts his own interests first.

He will abandon without reservation those who cannot bring him enough benefits.

"Thank you, Director."

Xu Qingyun took the initiative to thank him. The first batch of people selected were intelligence personnel. There were not many of them, only twenty people, and they had to start working first.

Including the intelligence groups and the people from Wuhan Station that he brought previously, Xu Qingyun now has more than fifty intelligence personnel.

However, not all of them are on the front line of intelligence. People like Dai Jieying and Jiang Cheng are now team leaders.

They are more suitable to be team leaders because they can detect any abnormalities among their subordinates in time.

The undercover Shanghai station will not retain so many people. In addition to the two important groups of intelligence and operations, only the general affairs and telecommunications groups will be left.

The interrogation team will be disbanded, but some torture instruments will be retained as backup.

The security team and training team are no longer needed.

Reduce the number of people to avoid exposure risks.

All the members of the intelligence team have been confirmed, and the next is the action team.

The action team still has 120 people, and the more than 40 people who were trained before will all stay. They are trained in secret and will be alone even when carrying out missions.

Moreover, most of them were recruited locally in Shanghai, and confidentiality regulations were given to them at the beginning of their recruitment.

They have better identities to hide.

Originally, the Shanghai station action team required all those who had been exposed to go to the headquarters first, and the headquarters would make arrangements for them.

Xu Qingyun will continue to recruit additional people until the position is full.

The number of people in the General Affairs Group has been halved, so not many new people are needed. They will be mainly responsible for financial property in the future, such as various weapons, etc., so there will be no need for so many people.

Only half of the people in the telecommunications group will be kept, and even so some of them have to be replaced. Xu Qingyun only needs experts to prevent the Japanese from detecting their radio station.

The Japanese knew the relationship between Xu's Company and him, so he would not take the initiative to contact the company in the future.

However, the trading company will recruit another group of guards, so they will be safe until the concession collapses.

While Xu Qingyun was making arrangements, Muto took Ranko and Okada and finally arrived in the United States after many twists and turns.

On the ship they heard about the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.

Muto sighed, fortunately Xu Qingyun did not break his promise, otherwise he would be dead if he stayed in Shanghai.

Ishida and Suzuki were both dead, so he wasn't worried about his own safety now.

Now he is with his beloved Lan Zi, and has good brothers around him. He, Lan Zi, and his brothers' families have arrived in the United States in advance. Together with the money Xu Qingyun gave him, it is enough for them to live a good life in the United States.

After setting foot on American soil, Muto felt much more at ease.

Ishida was dead, and Xu Qingyun didn't need him to do anything anymore, so he reunited with his family smoothly.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that there were several pairs of eyes watching them in secret.

His family has already rented a house here, so they don't have to stay in a hotel.

Consumption in the United States is very high, so people try to save wherever they can.

That night, a fire took away many lives, including Muto, and several families were burned to death.

They had just arrived in the United States and thought it was safe, so they celebrated and drank a lot of wine that night.

However, according to the police's on-site investigation, they had been killed before the fire, making it a murder case.

Unfortunately, the police were unable to find the murderer.

A telegram crossed the ocean and arrived in Japan.

"Verify immediately whether they were really killed. If so, offer them a reward immediately."

After reading the telegram, Count Anten shouted happily that after Ishida's death, he would offer a reward for Muto and would definitely find the murderer who actually killed his son.

No matter life or death.

He offers a reward of 50,000 yen to anyone who can help him get revenge.

Fifty thousand yen is not a lot, but it is not a small amount either.

Poor Muto never imagined that not only was his 20,000 US dollars taken away by Xu Qingyun, but also everyone's life was lost.

In addition, Xu Qingyun was able to get a bounty from An Teng.

Xu Qingyun also received the telegram. He was the one who arranged everything about Muto, and he would not let go of anyone who had the blood of Chinese people on their hands.

After reading the telegram, Xu Qingyun threw it aside.

The killer was hired by Zhao San, a Japanese who arrived in the United States in advance. They knew everything and it was not difficult to kill Muto.

Let them go and collect the bounty. It doesn't matter whether Count Anten gives it or not.

Even if they don't pay to arrest people, the people they arrest are Japanese, and it has nothing to do with them.

The Battle of Shanghai was even more brutal.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Guo army was bound to fail, but unfortunately the old man was still unwilling to withdraw his troops, which made Zhang Xizhi and others so angry that they kept cursing.

Without orders from above, they dared not withdraw their troops at will and risk the public's condemnation. The people would not understand what was going on and would regard them as deserters.

What's more, if we withdraw our troops without any consideration, it will be a disastrous blow to our brother troops.

All generals can only hold on for now.

At the end of October, the area south of Zhabei was held and the old man finally agreed to retreat.

But they retreated to the west and continued to resist.

He agreed to retreat, but not to a total retreat. Zhabei was close to the concession, and the old man understood that no matter who stayed to hold on, they would ultimately be doomed to failure.

He wanted to do this so that people in the concession would see the Guo army resisting.

Or to add to the tragedy and gain sympathy from foreigners, who would help him mediate.

It is purely taking the lives of soldiers to win other people's sympathy.

Xu Qingyun did not deny that some foreigners were indeed good people and some of them saved many compatriots during the war, but it was pure fantasy to expect their government to intervene out of sympathy.

These countries only care about their own interests. Who cares about your life or death?
"General, who do you think we should stay behind and where should we stay?"

At the 88th Division Command, the Chief of Staff asked General Sun. General Sun frowned. Not only were they not allowed to retreat completely, but they were also leaving some people behind to die. He wanted to curse.

"What do you think?"

General Sun knew that his chief of staff was smart, so he asked directly.

"This time we are staying behind for political purposes. We just need to pretend. We don't need too many people, but too few people won't work either. We won't be able to report to the higher-ups. So we should leave one regiment behind. Since the higher-ups haven't specified a specific location, I suggest we choose a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is also suitable for retreating to block the enemy."

They were all soldiers under their command, and they didn't want these people to die in vain.

"Is there a suitable location?" General Sun nodded.

"There are several. You can choose which one you like."

The chief of staff mentioned several places, and General Sun immediately looked at the map and finally chose the Sihang Warehouse on the north bank of Suzhou River.

This warehouse is large enough and solidly built, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

At the same time, it is close enough to the concession to make the Japanese afraid to use heavy weapons for bombing, otherwise the shells would most likely fall into the public concession across the river.

The retreat order was issued, and those who remained at the Sihang Warehouse received orders to turn the Sihang Warehouse into the last blocking point.

They knew the consequences of staying, but no one was afraid and they accepted the order without hesitation.

However, in the end, not a single regiment was left, only a battalion.

More than 400 warriors defended the Sihang Warehouse.

On the 27th, the Japanese army launched a fierce attack and occupied the railway station. All the Chinese people who had received the news and knew that the Japanese army had retreated were depressed.

The fall of Shanghai seemed inevitable.

"Brothers, let's get closer before we fight."

At the Sihang Warehouse, the commander of the garrison told the people around him that they did not know how great an impact the battle they were participating in would have on future generations.

Xu Qingyun had already disguised himself and was waiting in the concession.

As the Japanese approached, gunshots finally rang out at the Sihang Warehouse, and the Battle of Sihang Warehouse officially began.

Hearing the gunshots, many people in the concession looked out, and many people climbed to high places and found that there were still Chinese defenders in the Sihang Warehouse who were fighting off the Japanese.

More than twenty Japanese were killed in one encounter.

Countless Chinese people applauded and cheered, constantly encouraging the Chinese soldiers in the warehouse.

Xu Qingyun also saw this scene.

This is not a movie or TV, but something that really happened.

He knew the situation in the Sihang Warehouse and had already made preparations in advance.

The defenders will not lack food or medicine. At the same time, he is in contact with the top leaders of the concession and will ask them to withdraw into the concession if necessary.

For this purpose, Xu Qingyun specially prepared a group of people.

These people are either evil or extremely corrupt. Use them to replace these soldiers and replace them.

Xu Qingyun would not allow these soldiers to be detained in the concession for so long and eventually be killed by the Japanese.

Zhao San and Leng Wenxuan were both by his side.

There were also Fu Wenzhen, Yan Ming and others. They were in another direction, all looking excitedly towards the Sihang Warehouse.

They are also soldiers, but unfortunately they cannot participate in the war.

The soldiers in the Sihang Warehouse were encouraged and their fighting morale was higher. They fought back the Japanese again and again.

Not daring to use heavy artillery, the Japanese could only attack with light weapons, leaving behind many corpses.

"Boss, they are great."

Zhao San said excitedly that they were in a good position, there were only them and no one else here.

Even so, Zhao San never called Xu Qingyun "webmaster" in public.

"Yes, they are all heroes."

Xu Qingyun smiled and nodded. The Battle of Sihang Warehouse was one of the few direct confrontation victories of the Guo army in this war. Not only did they win the battle, they also killed more than 200 Japanese soldiers.

You have to know that the Japanese army dispatched enemies that were several times larger than theirs.

In the afternoon, the fighting continued.

There were more people on the south bank of Suzhou River. They all came to watch the battle of the last Chinese defenders on the north bank. They cheered every time a Japanese died. If they saw a soldier injured or fell down in the warehouse, many people would cry out.

At night, the fighting paused.

It was not that the Japanese did not want to launch a night attack, but the warehouse was too close to the concession. They were concerned about Britain and the United States. At that time, many warships of Britain and the United States were there. If they angered Britain and the United States and went to war with them, Japan could not afford the consequences.

Even if someone in the country clamors to teach these Westerners a lesson, it will not work.

At night, some reporters secretly ran to the other side, and some people risked their lives to deliver food, medicine and other things donated by the people, and even sent a flag.

When the reporter asked the commander how many people there were, the commander blurted out, eight hundred.

In fact, he knew best that they only had half of the people, just over four hundred.

The purpose of giving a higher number of people was to boost morale and to warn the Japanese that they had a lot of people and not to think of attacking by force.

Upon learning that there were only 800 warriors guarding the Sihang Warehouse and that they would fight to the death, many Chinese people shed tears again.

They are all warriors and heroes.

Many of them are very young, just children, but when the country is in crisis, they stand up and are true sons and daughters of China.

(End of this chapter)