The commander of the Inoue Yong Brigade couldn't figure out why the commander of the Suzuki Division heard the report from the front that the Shina troops were attacking, not only did he not feel that being besieged in the Xiyang River Valley had reached the end of the road with no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, but he would laugh out loud.

"General Suzuki, please forgive Inoue for being stupid, I don't know why you laughed, can you give me a solution?"

"Hahaha, Commander of the Inoue Brigade, the Chinese troops launched an attack on our Imperial Japanese Army in various positions, but there was only one reinforced regiment of each unit invested, what does this mean, have you thought of it?"

"After General Suzuki's prompting, could it be that the Chinese troops have carried out many attacks with our Imperial Japanese Army, suffered heavy casualties, lack of troops, lack of weapons and ammunition, and still want to bite us to the death, trying to ......."

"What General Inoue Yong said makes some sense, now the Chinese troops seem to be besieging us in the Xiyang River Valley, but under the strong counterattack of our Imperial Japanese Army, they have inflicted heavy losses on the Chinese troops.

"Your Excellency General, if it is really as accurate as you have made, and now immediately organize a strong attack on the Chinese troops, we will definitely break through the pocket formation laid by the Chinese troops in the Xiyang River and successfully break through the encirclement and resolve the immediate crisis."

"No, no, no, I want to use the Suzuki Division as the main force to contain the main force of the Western Front of the National Revolutionary Army's Nakajo Mountain Theater in the Xiyang River Valley, continue to maneuver with the Chinese troops, and wait for the powerful firepower of our Imperial Japanese Army's aerial bombers and ground tank armored vehicles to cover and destroy the main force of this damn Chinese army."

"Your Excellency General, our Suzuki Division is currently trapped in the Xiyang River Valley, and important materials such as weapons and equipment, food and medicine urgently need to be replenished, once the troops are not ......."

"Inoue-kun is too worried, I have already sent a telegram request to Commander Sugiyama Moto of the North China Front of the Imperial Japanese Army, requesting the air delivery of aid and military supplies to supplement the urgent needs of our division's troops in the Xiyang River Valley.

In order to contain the main force of the National Revolutionary Army on the western front of the Nakajo Mountain Theater in the Xiyang River Valley, Commander Sugiyama ordered the 108th Division to quickly reinforce the Xiyang River Valley. ”

"I didn't expect General Suzuki to fight to the death with the main force of the Shina army in the Xiyang River Valley, such a layout can be described as brave and wise, and my subordinates admire it."

Although the Japanese army is currently besieged in the Xiyang River Valley, and the troops under Zhongtiao Mountain have launched several attacks, they have failed to achieve the intended goal.

The five reinforced regiments that participated in the attack on the Suzuki Division continued to attack the enemy, but under the strong fire counterattack of the Japanese on the defensive, they were never able to move their positions forward, and the troops suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, Lei Yunfeng, who was standing at the forward command post of the 17th Division, tactfully reminded Division Commander Zhao according to the information he consulted before the crossing: "Division, the 54th Regiment launched an attack on the Japanese Guanshan Feizhong Wing as a reinforced regiment, with little success, and there were a large number of casualties among the troops, should the 54th Regiment be temporarily withdrawn to stop the attack?" ”

"Lei Yunfeng, the supreme commander of the theater personally came to the front line of the Xiyang River Valley Battle to command, and ordered my 17th Division to send the 54th Regiment with relatively strong combat effectiveness to attack the Japanese army, although it cannot advance under the enemy's strong firepower counterattack, but if the attack is stopped and escaped, the theater commander will enforce battlefield discipline, don't you understand?"

"Division, Suzuki Division is a first-class division of the North China Front, well-equipped and powerful, and now it is surrounded in the narrow Xiyang River Valley, if you want to destroy this enemy force, you must change your strategy."

Lei Yunfeng observed Division Commander Zhao's face as he spoke, and he was afraid that what he said would cause misunderstanding, thinking that he Lei Yunfeng was spreading rumors about fear of war on the battlefield, so he angrily pulled him out and shot him.

He saw that Division Commander Zhao's face was pale and ignored what he said, not only did he continue anxiously: "Division, the Suzuki Division has a chemical unit, once the dog jumps over the wall on the battlefield and releases poison gas, my troops participating in the battle will be poisoned and killed ...... losses." ”

"You—What do you say? How do you know that the Suzuki Division has a chemical unit, and how do you know that the Suzuki Division will jump over the wall in the Xiyang River Valley and release poison gas? ”

"Division, the telecommunications experts I brought with me deciphered a telegram from the Japanese North China Front to the commander of the Suzuki Division, and will immediately send planes to deliver urgently needed military supplies to the Suzuki Division.

He also ordered the Suzuki Division to hold on to the Xiyang River Valley to contain the main force of the western front of our Zhongtiao Mountain Theater, wait for the reinforcements of Japanese fighters, carry out a brutal bombardment of the Xiyang River Valley from the air, and order the commander of the Takeda Bing Ichijie Brigade of the 71st Brigade of the 108th Division attacking Yongji and Fenglingdu to quickly lead the troops to reinforce the Xiyang River Valley. ”

"So what? At this time, the main force of the western front of our theater, which trapped the Suzuki Division in the Xiyang River Valley, has already tightened its pockets at the east and west entrances and exits of the Xiyang River Valley, and is also continuing to mobilize troops for reinforcements. ”

"Division, the commander of the insidious and vicious Suzuki Division, in order to overcome the attacks launched by our army many times, asked the commander of the North China Front, Senior General Sugiyama Moto, to drop poison gas bombs on the attacking our army at the most dangerous moment when the troops were surrounded by our firepower."

"Are you telling the truth? Then do you know in which direction the chemical troops brought by the Suzuki Division will drop poison gas? ”

"I really don't know about this, but according to my inference, in order to break through outward, the best breakthrough position of the Suzuki Division should be the Shaoyuan defense line held by our 17th Division, because this is the only exit for the Japanese army to break through to the east.

And this exit is also the Suzuki Division trapped in the Xiyang River valley tightly entrenched pocket mouth, and as a reinforced regiment to launch multiple attacks on the Japanese army, it is the first unit that the enemy wants to clear, that is to say, the Japanese chemical weapons force ....... ”

When Division Commander Zhao heard Lei Yunfeng's analysis, he couldn't help but shiver.

Although he led the 17th Division to fight many dangerous and arduous battles and vicious battles, it was the first time he heard that the Japanese army dared to use chemical weapons on the battlefield.

He frowned and said: "Captain Lei, I don't believe that the Japanese army dares to use chemical weapons in our land of China in the face of the world's condemnation, don't be alarmist, otherwise I will drive you out of my front-line command post." ”

"Shiza, even if you don't believe what I said, you should take precautions and order the 54th Regiment to make emergency preparations for the release of chemical weapons by the Japanese army.

"Don't be a mother-in-law anymore, come on, blast Lei Yunfeng out for me, I don't believe it, the little devil dares to release a chemical weapon that exterminates humanity." The chief of staff of the 17th Division shouted to push Lei Yunfeng out of the front-line command post.

Seeing that Lei Yunfeng was driven out of the front-line command post of the 17th Division, Deputy Division Commander Chen not only said to Division Commander Zhao: "Division, I don't think Lei Yunfeng is alarmist, since he said that the telecommunications experts he brought with him deciphered the classified messages of the Japanese army, I think it is better to believe it or not, and it is not a big mistake to be careful." ”

At about 11:50 p.m. that day, the commander of the Suzuki Division of the Japanese Army listened to a report from the operational staff officer: At this time, the gusts of wind were three to four, and the wind was northwest, and the best time to release poison gas to the 54th Regiment that was holding the front line of the Shaoyuan offensive troops was the best time, and the division commander should make a decision.