Tang Cheng, who woke up from his drowsiness, was a little restless. The gunshots that resounded throughout Shanghai had been going on for a long time. Through the velvet window lattice of the room, Tang Cheng could easily see the rising smoke. New to the church.
The priest did not allow Tang Cheng to go out, and even opened the door of the church to accommodate those believers who did not dare to stay at home. The church that Tang Cheng had lived in for several years became extremely crowded after sunrise. At a glance, it was at least crowded.
There are nearly a thousand people inside.
The pistol left behind by Robert has been hidden very secretly by Tang Cheng, and the boning knife that killed the person has been put back into the church kitchen. Everything looks the same as before. Only Tang Cheng knows that he has changed from before.
Big difference. After all, he had killed someone before. Tang Cheng, who was standing in front of the window and looking into the distance, was thinking about what he should do next. The three Japanese could not relieve the cruelty in Tang Cheng's heart. Mike had not come to urge him yet.
If he leaves by himself, he still has time, so he should continue to assassinate the Japanese. Only in this way will he feel that he has the meaning to continue living, because he is avenging Robert.
"Tangcheng, the Central Army and the Japanese are fighting in Shanghai. Do you want me to send my bodyguards to pick you up and come live with me? Shanghai is not peaceful anymore. You won't be safe living alone in the backyard of the church. Come and keep me company."
Come on, the cook my family hired makes delicious food." Hou Xiaotian's deliberately lowered voice came over the phone. The concern from his friends made Tang Cheng feel warm in his heart, but he still wanted to avenge Robert, so going to Hou Xiaotian's house was not a good idea.
Possibly, so Tangcheng rejected Hou Xiaotian's kindness.
"Monkey, just stay at home and don't worry your parents. I will stay in the church and come to play with you when it's not so chaotic outside." Hou Xiaotian's father is an agent of a German company in China, and Hou Xiaotian
The eldest sister who studied in Germany also found a German army officer as her husband. She believed that even if the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, Hou Xiaotian and his family would never be harmed by the Japanese.
"Oh, don't hang up on me. I still have something to say." A beeping sound came from the phone receiver. Hou Xiaotian on the other end of the phone hung up the phone with a frustrated look on his face. Xie Xiaoli and Xiao Yalan were standing by.
He looked at Hou Xiaotian with confusion. "Tang Cheng hung up the phone. He also said that it's not peaceful outside these days. He asked us not to run around and worry the family. He said he would come and play with me after it's not so chaotic in a few days.
." Although Hou Xiaotian was a little unwilling to stay at home and couldn't go there, there were indeed gunshots everywhere outside. It should be safer to stay at home. Tang Cheng was right.
"You know how to go out and play with Tangcheng. Now is the time to play? The Central Army has already started a war with the Japanese. Now is the time of national crisis. We young people who have sworn to sacrifice everything for the country and the nation should make a statement.
Xie Xiaoli, who looked like a doll, poked Hou Xiaotian's head with her index finger, her face full of hatred that steel cannot be made into steel. What's so good about that Tangcheng? She would only hide in the church when there was a war. How could there be any passionate young people?
Look.
Hou Xiaotian didn't dare to do anything to Xie Xiaoli, so he had to hold his head and beg for mercy. Finally, under Xiao Yalan's dissuasion, an angry Xie Xiaoli let Hou Xiaotian go. "Hou Xiaotian, no matter what method you use, you must call Tang Cheng."
Come out, we are going to labor today. Those cans and biscuits are too heavy for us girls to carry. You boys will be responsible for carrying things for us. If you dare not go, I will tell Uncle Hou that you bullied me.
"Xie Xiaoli, who has the character of Little Pepper, put her hands on her hips and threatened Hou Xiaotian. Seeing that he had already moved out of his father's house, the latter could only reluctantly raise his hands and agree.
"Are you going to join the army?" Looking at the three cars and several rickshaws full of things parked outside the church, Tang Cheng didn't know what to say. Don't these guys know that there is a war outside? Tang Cheng
Cheng initially thought about using the help of his wife Xie Bo to kill the Japanese to avenge Robert, but now he can independently assassinate the Japanese in the concession. It has been two full days since he killed someone in the sushi restaurant, but the patrol room in the concession
There has been no search on this matter. Tang Cheng doesn't know whether it's because he's lucky or something else, but he no longer counts on Xie Bo. It might be more free to work alone.
"Tang Cheng, don't you always say that a real man should be shrouded in horse leather and go into battle to kill the enemy? If there is a war, you will be the first to go there? We are going to the front line to work for the army now, do you dare to go?" Xie Xiaoli still had a hot temper,
It's not just why, when she saw the careless Tang Cheng, she became very angry. It was useless to talk to Tang Cheng. It might be better to provoke him. She didn't know why Xiao Yalan insisted on dragging him along.
Tangcheng went to the labor force together, which caused his car to go around in a big circle in the concession.
"Don't dare. You go ahead. I still have to help the priest." From Tang Cheng's point of view, Xie Xiaoli and the other rich children have enough to eat and have nothing to do. There is a war ahead and there are dangers everywhere. There is no need to go anywhere and do nothing. Consciously
He had already killed someone and was already an adult. Tang Cheng was a little disdainful of messing around with these young guys. If he had the time, he might as well play with the pistol that Robert had left behind.
Seeing that Tang Cheng rejected her directly, Xie Xiaoli, who felt that she had no face, turned to look at Xiao Yalan and screamed, "Look, look, I told you not to come here, Tang Cheng has no guts to go to the labor force with us. Just
If you have to come here, let's do this. People don't want to talk to us at all. It's all because of your meddlesomeness." Xie Xiaoli and Xiao Yalan are good friends who grew up since childhood, and they talk more easily. In addition, Xie Xiaoli has a hot temper and words.
The space seems a bit insignificant.
Seeing Xie Xiaoli's family background, others wouldn't say anything, but Tang Cheng, who had always secretly liked Xiao Yalan, was not happy, "Xie Xiaoli, I don't want to go myself. Why are you yelling at Xiao Yalan? Aren't you just going to work in the army?"
"What a big deal, why don't I go? Let's see who of us will be so scared that he pees his pants." Even Robert couldn't control Tang Cheng's stubborn temper, and Xie Xiaoli immediately lost her temper.
, Hou Xiaotian and others hurriedly came up to smooth things over. Only Xiao Yalan blushed, lowered his head and rubbed the corners of his clothes, not knowing what he was thinking.
Tang Cheng didn’t tell the new priest at the church in detail. He only said that he was going to a classmate’s house for a walk. The priest saw Xie Xiaoli and several other children who didn’t dress like ordinary people. There were several cars parked behind them, and he didn’t arrive.
He stopped Tang Cheng from going out and only asked Tang Cheng to come back early. Not wanting to sit in the car with Hou Xiaotian and others, Tang Cheng directly got on the last rickshaw, saying that he was walking at the end so he could keep an eye on the food on the rickshaw.
In fact, Tang Cheng was afraid that Hou Xiaotian and the others would find the pistol on his waist and the bullets in his pocket.
The place where Xie Xiaoli and others were going to labor was the Baziqiao ** position. It was also the Baziqiao that the young men on bicycles in Tangcheng heard shouting about early that morning. The Baziqiao was on Jiangwan Road. At 9:15 am on August 13, Japan
Under the cover of armored vehicles, the Marine Corps launched an attack on the garrison position on Xibaoxing Road in Zhabei. Earlier on the same day, anti-Japanese troops exchanged fire with the Japanese army at the Eight-character Bridge on Jiangwan Road. That day Tang
The smoke I saw when I left the sushi restaurant and walked toward the church was the smoke that exploded when the Japanese army attacked the Japanese army at the Eight-Zi Bridge.
Tangcheng did not know that it was the troops of the 88th Division who fired the first shot against the Japanese at Baziqiao, but that troop belonged to the 523rd Regiment, which was not the same regiment as Xie Bo. Songhu Security Order General Zhang Zhi’s plan was a duplicity
It obviously worked. The Japanese army did not expect that the security regiment in Shanghai had been secretly replaced by elite troops. The Japanese army's attack on the 13th was met with a fierce counterattack by the defenders. However, the Japanese warships parked at Gaoqiao were bombarded.
Under cover, at 4:01 pm on the 13th, the Japanese Marine Corps station hoisted a signal flag and ordered the Japanese army to attack across the board. However, the Japanese army only had 6,000 marines in Shanghai, while the Japanese army had about 20,000 troops.
Temporarily at an advantage
The Bazi Bridge has always been a battlefield between the Japanese army and the Japanese. However, as the number of Japanese troops participating in the war gradually increased, the Japanese troops who tried to seize the Bazi Bridge began to retreat. There are people in Xie Xiaoli's family who work in the government, and it is not easy to know the battle situation ahead.
Difficult, the Bazi Bridge is now under the control of the police, so Xie Xiaoli dragged her classmates to join the labor force. The convoy avoided the noisy crowds on the road and moved forward. It took twice as long as usual. Tangcheng and his party
People finally saw the eight-character bridge filled with gunpowder smoke and the Japanese guards who were busy building fortifications.
"What are you doing? Don't you know there is a war ahead? Go back, traffic is prohibited here." Still some distance away from the Eight-character Bridge, the convoy was stopped by two Japanese soldiers holding rifles, but the tone was not good.
When they saw Xie Xiaoli and the other girls getting out of the car, the young *** soldier who spoke with an Anhui accent became a little embarrassed.
"We are here to work for the army. I wonder if your commander is here?" Xie Xiaoli's hot pepper personality came into play at this time. When Xiao Yalan and the others didn't know what to say, the doll-like Xie Xiaoli stood up and talked to the two
The Japanese soldiers who stopped the convoy negotiated. Tang Cheng, who was standing at the very back, was paying attention to the food on the rickshaw while carefully looking at the eight-character bridge that was still smoking in front of him.
I don't know if it was Xie Xiaoli's doll appearance that played an role or the cans and biscuits pulled on the rickshaw. The defenders who had just taken over the defense here quickly came to an officer. However, it was different from what everyone expected. The officer was not here.
Instead of receiving labor supplies, they wanted to find a student among them who was familiar with the terrain of Shanghai to lead an infantry company of theirs. "I'll go, I'm familiar with Shanghai." Tang Cheng stood up like a ghost, and Xiao Yalan and others tried their best to help.
After being dissuaded, Tang Cheng followed the officer without looking back.