On July 22, 1941, at 6:30 am, the Wuxi Uprising broke out!
In response to the Wuxi Uprising, the Military Command Bureau, under the personal command of Meng Shaoyuan, has made detailed arrangements.
The eighteen Japanese soldiers and one company of puppet soldiers in Wuxi city are nothing to be afraid of.
No matter how powerful the Japanese army's fighting power is, they will definitely not be able to hold on with such a small number of people.
The most troublesome thing is another Japanese force in Wuxi:
Twenty thousand Japanese overseas Chinese!
On both sides of Zhongshan Road, which is just a few hundred meters from the iron bridge in the north gate city to the new city bridge of Chong'an Temple, there are more than 30 Japanese merchants and foreign firms.
These Japanese overseas Chinese regarded themselves as occupiers and dictated to the people of Xicheng. The Chinese people had no choice but to swallow their anger and live in humility.
Once the Wuxi Uprising begins, these Japanese overseas Chinese can be armed at any time and form an armed force of at least one to two thousand people in a short period of time.
And this is also the reason why the main force of the Japanese army can leave Wuxi with confidence!
The Wuxi Uprising must not fall into a bitter fight, otherwise, the uprising troops may be surrounded.
Just two days ago, on July 20, a piece of news began to circulate among the citizens of Xicheng:
The Japanese will sell "affordable grain" in large quantities at Chong'an Temple.
This news is no small matter.
In Wuxi City under Japanese occupation, all daily necessities were controlled by the invaders.
Due to the blocked material circulation channels, there was a severe shortage of food, fruits and vegetables in the city, and the people of Xiyi lived in a very difficult life.
Therefore, the Japanese took the opportunity to openly sell so-called "affordable grain" at the "Doulao Pavilion" and "Red Swastika Club" in Jinshifang Lane in the city.
In fact, it is spoiled and moldy red-spotted indica rice and the inferior yellow and black flour.
Even so, ordinary people had to queue up all night to buy it in order to survive.
Now, as soon as the news came out that Chong'an Temple was selling a large amount of cheap grain, all the people in Wuxi learned about it within two days.
This is life-saving food!
On the 22nd, before dawn, a large number of Xicheng people had already poured into Chong'an Temple.
For a time, there were so many people and it was so dark that it was impossible to see the edges.
Almost the entire city of Wuxi showed up with their families.
It's hard to understand without experiencing it firsthand.
For the sake of a bite to eat, the whole family can put down everything, risk everything, and give up everything!
A handful of moldy red-spotted indica rice can keep a family alive!
In the past, rice was sold in the "Doulao Pavilion" and "Red Swastika Club" in the summer. Because of the hot weather and the large number of people queuing up, heatstroke often occurred. In addition, the daybreak was early, so the sales often started at 5:30 in the morning. , ended at 7:30.
However, when it was almost 6:30 today, there was no sign of rice being sold.
Moreover, the surrounding Japanese shops, seeing more and more Chinese gathering here, were even more afraid to open their doors.
Some Japanese overseas Chinese have even begun to prepare weapons.
At this point, the crowd began to become a little commotion.
"The Japanese don't sell rice, the Japanese don't sell rice!"
At this moment, a person suddenly shouted loudly.
Everyone looked there.
Many people know this person.
He is the second son of the owner of Yang Shunfeng Department Store on Shengxiang Bridge on Zhongshan Road, named Yang Yaoting.
Before the war, he was a playboy.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he was still a playboy.
Moreover, he has good relationships with many Japanese people, so the information coming out of his mouth is quite accurate.
When he shouted like this, the people around him suddenly panicked: "Second Young Master Yang, why don't you sell rice?"
"You don't know yet?" Yang Yaoting said in a loud voice: "When the Japanese saw that there were so many people buying rice, they simply stopped selling it and prepared to store it for a week. The price of indica rice increased by two yuan per catty, and the price of black flour increased by two yuan per catty. Three dollars more!"
With a "boom", the crowd was immediately in chaos.
"If your life is gone, why don't you be angry?"
Every voice shouted.
"Damn it, the little Japanese didn't let us live, we robbed them!"
At this time, another voice shouted loudly.
This man's name is Zhu Yanghao, an ordinary clerk and Yang Yaoting's friend.
So many people came to buy rice and tried every means to keep their families alive. Suddenly they encountered a terrible situation that left them homeless and even caused the whole family to starve to death. As long as one person stood up, naturally a hundred people responded.
There were countless voices among the people:
"The Japanese bastards didn't let us live, they robbed them, they robbed them!"
"Everyone, grab it. There are so many of us, and the Japanese don't even know who robbed it!"
Someone took the lead and started violently attacking nearby Japanese shops.
"Bang bang"!
Two gunshots suddenly rang out from the second floor of a store that had been hit the hardest.
An ordinary citizen was immediately shot and fell to the ground.
The crowd immediately went into chaos!
"The Japanese Yakuza are killing people, let's fight them!"
With such shouts, some people were afraid of being killed and wanted to escape, but how could they get out when they were trapped in so many people?
More people, encouraged by the people around them and driven by a strong sense of survival, went crazy and hit every store they could see!
This is Wuxi!
Here, it is July 22, 1941!
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"Baga, gather the team!"
Akama Kenta, the corps commander who was also stationed at Chong'an Temple, didn't get up until after 6 o'clock.
When he heard that many people gathered at Chong'an Temple, he didn't pay much attention.
However, after learning that the Japanese store was attacked by a mob, he became furious and immediately organized all twelve Japanese soldiers and a platoon of puppet soldiers!
He wasn't worried at all.
In his view, under the intense pressure of the Japanese army, these low-level Chinese people had long since become obedient people.
Once the Imperial Japanese Army appears, the mobs that have gathered because of hunger will quickly disperse.
Twelve Japanese soldiers and a platoon of puppet soldiers were quickly gathered.
They carried two light machine guns.
When necessary, Akama Kenta will shoot and suppress without hesitation.
The team trotted away from their station.
But when they just walked out of the station, dense gunfire suddenly rang out around them!
The Japanese and puppet troops were caught off guard, and several of them were knocked down in an instant!
"fight back!"
When Kenta Akama saw the ambush, he shouted loudly.
But at this time.
"boom"!
A grenade exploded near him!
Akama Kenta fell into a pool of blood without saying a word!
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"Brothers, hit me!"
Wang Jingzhong roared at the top of his lungs.
All around, gunfire continued.
"Power generation to Suzhou."
Wang Jingzhong looked at the time:
"Wuxi, recover!"
The battle continues.
However, Wang Jingzhong knew that Wuxi was about to be restored!
The national flag will be raised at Chong'an Temple on time at 7 o'clock!
"Report, Huazhuang started on time and will arrive in the city soon!"
"good!"
Wang Jingzhong shouted: "Brothers, raise the national flag for me!"
On July 22, 1941, the Wuxi Uprising broke out, and that flag was about to be raised!
