Groups of soldiers in full gear ran up the city wall, and small artillery pieces were pushed out one after another from the tower. The artillerymen nervously strengthened their ground claws, and the level helped the artillery stabilized so that it could aim at the target.

The heavy machine gun was also moved out, and boxes and boxes of grenades were brought up. This is the best lethal weapon for close combat defense.

Everything was ready, and rows of soldiers stood on the towers, nervously looking at the enemies advancing by land and water in the distance.

As everyone rushed into Gusu City, the heavy gate was tightly closed, and thick logs were placed one by one in the iron rings behind the fortress gate, blocking the gate almost completely.

Yang Shanxin, the butcher, and the bald man were all dressed in military uniforms. Each of them held a Mauser M1888 rifle, the latest model made in Hanyang, and wore an armed belt slung across the body. They were fully prepared to lead the way.

They held their helmets in their arms with one hand and pressed the stack of saucers with the other hand, staring intently at the approaching Taihu gangsters. Next to them, a heavy artillery lookout was measuring distances and calculating, preparing to give the gangsters a showdown.

At the edge of the artillery lookout, an old man in his fifties with gray hair frowned and his face was full of worry.

"Mr. Xiao, there are about 10,000 lake bandits. They are all infantry and don't have many artillery." Yang Shanxin showed contempt in his eyes. "With just these people and these scraps of copper and iron, they want to capture Gu."

Su Cheng, you are looking down on us too much!"

Xiao Xuan shook her head and said: "General, these are the elite troops in front of Jin Tianlong's tent. They are the most elite and bravest among the Taihu Gang. Their combat effectiveness is no worse than the water bandits on Dongting Lake. Looking at the flags, it should be

Kim Seong-ye is a pioneer."

"This guy has fought with us a long time ago. He has been defeated. There is no need to worry about it. We will blast him with cannons soon." The butcher then interjected.

"We must not be careless. Jin Tianlong and his son are not what they used to be." Xiao Xuan shook her head and said that she should not underestimate the enemy.

"What does Mr. Xiao mean?" Yang Shanxin asked.

"What I'm worried about is that they came here this time to show off their military prowess to us and test the truth. Then they will bypass Gusu City and divide their forces to attack various places, making it difficult for us to take care of each other." Xiao Xuan said.

"Split our troops to attack internally? This is unlikely! Gusu City is in our hands. If he dares to split his troops, isn't he afraid that we will cut off his retreat?!" Yang Shanxin was not an easy man, so he immediately refuted.

Xiao Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Excellency General, Jin Tianlong only needs to leave half of his troops, that is, more than 5,000 people here, to contain us here. He can easily divide his troops. If we go out of the city to intercept and pursue, don't forget

We don’t know the traces of the Shanghai army yet, who knows where they are ambushing?”

Yang Shanxin said with emotion: "If this is really the case, we must immediately report it to Commander Li in Jinling City and ask the general to send cavalry to intercept. We still have more than 3,000 troops in Changzhou and Wuxi. We will attack in many places. Come on

Counter siege.”

"The main force of the Jinling garrison moved to southern Jiangsu, fearing the security forces of Ma'anshan and Dangtu. They are actually the lackeys of the Japanese. If they take advantage of the opportunity to attack Jinling from behind, Jinling will be in danger. Therefore, a garrison brigade near Jinling,

Commander Lee will not use it lightly."

When Yang Shanxin, the butcher, and the bald man heard this, they became a little anxious, "If this is the case, won't all the towns and villages in Suzhou Prefecture become the targets of Taihu bandit robbery again?"

"There is nothing we can do about this. If we try our best to protect Gusu City, we can make Jin Tianlong feel wary and not be able to plunder unscrupulously." Xiao Xuan explained.

"Hey... we are stupid, why don't we ask for help from Zhejiang Province?" The bald man thought, "If the Zhejiang army comes from Changxing and Huzhou work together to rush over from Taihu Lake, and Li Mansion has the Taihu Navy, we can flank Jin Tianlong.

.”

"Well, this plan is feasible, but if you ask for help from the Zhejiang Army, Commander Li must personally intervene."

"This is easy to handle. I will send a secret letter immediately and send someone to Jinling to present to Commander Li and ask him to coordinate with the Zhejiang Army on sending troops to Taihu." Yang Shanxin said.

"This is a good idea. Please ask the general to write a secret letter immediately and send a reconnaissance team to Jinling by speedboat."

"Okay, you guys keep watch, I'll write it right away." Yang Shanxin said, he turned around and walked down the city wall towards the command post.

The butcher punched the city wall bitterly, "It's really frustrating. I really want to go out and fight these Taihu water bandits. Let's see how they compare to the Dongting Lake water bandits."

"You must not kill the regiment leader." Xiao Xuan hurriedly advised: "Our top priority is to use the fortified city and the artillery to protect Gusu City, and then wait for opportunities to counterattack."

The three of them discussed again, and found out that the Taihu bandit gang outside Gusu City was already rolling in. A few miles away, a horn sounded, and they all stood on the shore, quietly looking at the Gusu City not far away, and did not want to attack the city rashly.

Meaning.

Seeing the massive bandit forces, the Republican officers and soldiers on the city wall all became serious. These veterans had all fought with water bandits before, but this was the first time they encountered such a powerful force.

"The Taihu Gang Jin Tianlong's soldiers are really not ordinary water bandits." The butcher and the bald man murmured.

Haha... Jin Tianlong held up the telescope and looked quietly at Gusu City lying in front of him. Although his eyes were shining with hatred, his expression was unusually calm.

His enemies are in this city, Chen Tianhua's old subordinates. Eight years ago, he was beaten to a pulp, lost Yaojin Mining, was imprisoned and almost starved to death.

For eight years, he has suffered hardships, and now it is his turn to take revenge.

Jin Tianlong is a loyal lackey of the Japanese. He has fought with Chen Tianhua for nearly ten years and has a good understanding of the enemy.

Chen Tianhua is now a behemoth. As the Japanese say, this behemoth has enemies on all sides and has many things going on. It is a good opportunity for the Taihu Gang to use troops.

If you miss this opportunity, once this behemoth gets things straightened out, it will be like it did a few years ago, and it will beat him without the ability to fight back.

As an old fox who has lived for more than fifty years and can survive in the arena where the weak and the strong prey on the strong, he has always been calm. Even when he was completely surrounded by hatred, he tried his best to maintain a cold heart.

Jin Chengyi next to him was still a little younger. Looking at his son with bloodshot eyes, his legs tightly clamping the horse's belly, and the veins protruding from the hand holding the horse's reins, Jin Tianlong sighed inaudibly and thought to himself: I want to

To take revenge, you must first calm down.

"Gang leader, Gusu City is strong and majestic, and they also have heavy artillery, but they haven't opened fire yet. We have more than 10,000 troops and it's impossible to defeat them!"

Du Fei, the leader of the gang on the other side, asked Jin Tianlong somewhat strangely.

Du Fei is one of the few remaining men under Jin Tianlong, a rare brave general. He followed Jin Tianlong across Taihu Lake and has rich combat experience. After taking a look at the rebuilt Gusu City, he knew that he would have to bring the whole army to come.
Chapter completed!