There was an aerial bomb dropped accurately next to a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun." With a bang, one heavy machine gun was blown up, and two heavy machine guns were blown up.

The fighters were not sacrificed, not seriously wounded.

Just when this 96-1 fighter got carried away and just pulled up the nose of the plane, suddenly, a Thunderbolt-8 air-to-air missile, which flew from nowhere, hit the 96-1 fighter at once.

In an instant, the 96-1 fighter disintegrated in the air, turning into countless fragments, radiating in the air and scattering in all directions.

There were also two 96-1 fighters in the air ready to attack, but at this time, they were also attacked by Thunderbolt-8 air-to-air missiles, all of which turned into a cloud of smoke, intertwined with the white clouds in the sky, and slowly scattered into the vast and ethereal universe.

The 9th Wing, having lost its superiority in the air, went on another offensive. The 180th Division used the same tactics and again drove the Japanese back.

At this time, noon had passed, and it was already past the time for dinner, and after two fierce battles, the officers and men were already quite tired, and at this time, the cooks brought food.

Han Xing saw that the cooker sent steamed buns, and the filling was radish and pork, which was already quite good. The officers and men hurried to eat and replenish their energy.

Just as he was eating, Han Xing seemed to hear a few cannon shots, and strangely, the explosion of these shells was very small, so Han Xing didn't pay much attention to it.

While the officers and men were eating, many officers and men suddenly vomited and coughed loudly. Han Xing felt bad, and hurriedly said to Yin Zhaoli: "Is it poisoned, don't eat yet, is it poisonous in the rice?" ”

Yin Zhaoli was also an agitator, hurriedly put down the bun, stood up to check his team, and shouted to everyone: "Don't eat yet, is it poisonous in the bun, don't eat yet-"

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the 180th Division were heard shouting: "The Japanese army has released poisonous gas, and the Japanese army has released poisonous gas."

Only then did Han Xing know that the Japanese army had released poison gas bombs, and planes and artillery had added poison gas, so how could he ignore the poison gas matter. Han Xing quickly stood up and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and bring a gas mask, hurry up and bring a gas mask-"

Zhang Xiaosan coughed violently while putting a gas mask on Han Xing.

But it seems a little late.

Han Xing, like all the officers and soldiers, vomited violently, and vomited all the food he ate, as if he was going to vomit, as if he wanted to vomit out his intestines. Of course, gas masks are not allowed.

Zhang Xiaosan still put on a gas mask for Han Xing strongly.

And then there were tears, tears and tears, and I don't know where so many tears came from. The eyes barely opened, and then the nostrils and stomach ached like fire. Of course, Han Xing couldn't stand up, so he could only hold his stomach and shrink into a ball.

The other officers and soldiers are not much stronger than Han Xing, let alone fighting, even if they are alive, it is quite uncomfortable.

The special operations battalion and the 180th division immediately launched self-rescue.

All the officers and men went to a higher place, because the gas is heavier than the air, and the lower the terrain, the heavier the gas, and the wind blows in the higher places, of course, it is much better.

If you don't have a gas mask, cover your face with a soaked towel and soap to relieve the power of the gas.

Despite this, there were still quite a few fighters who fainted on the position and could only be carried to the second line for a short period of treatment. But these officers and soldiers were unusually brave, and when they recovered a little, they immediately asked to return to the front line.

Later, Han Xing learned that this was still tear gas used by the Japanese army, not fatal asphyxiating gas. If it's suffocating gas, then half of these people will hang.

The attrition of the poisoned troops on the position was even more severe than the first two fierce battles.

Liu Zhensan saw that the situation on the battlefield was already very critical, what should the Japanese army really do if they were going to attack at this time, the poisoned ones had already reached the second line, and there were few people on the front line in front of them.

So he hurriedly called Zhang Zizhong: "Commander Zhang, we have been attacked by the Japanese army's poison gas, and there are few people on the position. The Japanese army will fight again, what should we do? ”

"How many people are still in your position?" Zhang Zizhong asked solemnly.

"Let's be honest, Commander Zhang, there are still five or six hundred people on our position. If the Japanese army really attacked at this time, it would really be impossible to hold it! It's just this breath, can you tell us to slow down, after the breath of poison gas, we can hold on for a while, but at this moment, it's really not good. ”

Zhang Zizhong was next to him, how could he not know the situation on the position of the 180th Division, and he also knew that the situation was very serious, so he had to encourage Liu Zhensan and said: "Okay, just call the 22nd Army of the Sichuan Army and the 55th Army to support you for a while." ”

The Sichuan army moved quickly, and it didn't take long for the 55th Army to send a regiment of Wang Xiaosong to support the 180th Division.

Liu Zhensan looked at Wang Xiaosong's group, and his heart suddenly cooled half.

The clothing of the Sichuan army is poor, needless to say, some wear tattered military uniforms, which are similar to those called Huazi, and some do not even have military uniforms, that is, the clothes of the common people, and the shoes are all straw sandals.

Liu Zhensan mainly looks at their equipment, fighting is equipment, and having no clothes to wear is secondary, even if he is bare, he can jingle for a while.

This so-called Wang Xiaosong regiment actually only has two battalions of troops, and the weapons are extremely poor.

A company of Liu Zhensan's division had only one or two Czech light machine guns, a regiment of several heavy machine guns, and a few mortars, and the main regiment sometimes had one or two old-fashioned mountain guns or flat-fire guns.

I didn't expect that the equipment of the Sichuan army was ten times worse than theirs.

Wang Xiaosong's regiment did not have a single light machine gun or mortar, and the infantry had only rifles and grenades in their hands. And all the rifles are 79 rifles made in Chengdu Arsenal, Sichuan, the steel used in this rifle is very poor, and the manufacturing process is rough, resulting in poor performance of the whole gun, short range, many faults, and some bullets do not go straight to 200 meters away.

The grenades are also twisted grenades made in Sichuan, and the number is still seriously insufficient.

The heavy weapons of the entire regiment were four Makqin heavy machine guns, all of which were purchased from abroad during the scuffle between the Sichuan warlords 20 years ago. At present, it is too old to scum, so these heavy machine guns are still preserved as treasures.

Because they were the only firepower pillar of the poor Sichuan army, in order to save these 4 machine guns, the Sichuan army sacrificed a lot of soldiers.

Liu Zhensan saw the appearance of the Sichuan army, his heart was already cold, and he said to Commander Wang Xiaosong: "Because our division has been poisoned, we are hoping that your department will take over, let us rest for a while." But the front of our division is very wide, and you only have two battalions, so I'm afraid it won't be enough to allocate. And you don't have light machine guns and artillery guns in your department, and the machine gun bunkers and mortar bunkers that we have carefully built are not suitable for your use, what should I do? ”

Commander Wang Xiaosong was not surprised at all when he heard this tone of suspicion, and he said calmly: "Please rest assured, Commander Liu, our regiment did not have two battalions at the beginning, but a complete division. After the four battlefields of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Jiangsu, only two battalions survived in the whole division. Regardless of our small number of troops and poor equipment, the officers and men have all been tested, and they are all calm and brave. You said that the position is not suitable for our use, and we can change it immediately. ”

Liu Zhensan was moved by the spirit of head Wang Xiaosong and asked, "Then what do you need most now?" ”

Commander Wang Xiaosong replied without thinking: "Seventy-nine rifle bullets and grenades, we now have more than a dozen bullets per person, and one grenade for two people, and the ammunition is too lacking." ”

Liu Zhensan urgently ordered the logistics department to urgently allocate 100,000 rounds of rifle ammunition and 200 boxes of grenades to Regiment Commander Wang Xiaosong.

As soon as Wang Xiaosong's regiment received ammunition, the Japanese 9th Wing began to attack again.

The Japanese army continued to storm the Sichuan army's Wang Xiaosong regiment with its previous fighting methods.

Wang Xiaosong's regiment had just been fighting for two hours, and two of the four heavy machine guns were destroyed by the Japanese infantry artillery, and the other two were almost non-stop firing because the Japanese were charging too fiercely.

As a result, the only so-called heavy firepower of the Sichuan army was lost.

Even at this point, the Sichuan army is also very determined.

Since there were no weapons at medium and long ranges, they could not do without guns at medium and long ranges, and did not shoot with rifles until the Japanese troops entered within 200 meters.

Unfortunately, the rifle firepower was too weak, and the damage to the Japanese was very small, but it caused the Japanese machine guns to return fire.

In the end, the Sichuan army simply didn't even fight with rifles, and waited directly until the Japanese army entered within 50 meters, threw a large number of grenades, and then rushed directly over and brandished broadswords in hand-to-hand combat (there were no bayonets, only broadswords could be used).

Although the Sichuan army was brave, after all, the troops were too small, and they only held out for half a day before they suffered casualties. All the company commanders of the regiment were martyred, and only 2 companies remained.

Liu Zhensan saw that the Sichuan army was fighting so fiercely and was considering protecting the friendly army, so he ordered the Sichuan army to retreat quickly and once again let his dilapidated 180th Division go up to withstand the attack of the devils.

In this way, the fierce battle ended on May 5, the Japanese army broke through the positions on both sides of Changshoudian, and a large number of Japanese cavalry suddenly drove north along the two flanks of Changshoudian and along the east bank of the Xiang River.

The Xiang River is a north-south river, and most of Zhang Zizhong's right-wing army is stationed on the west bank of the Xiang River, including the Minjiang River, Huji, Yicheng, and Xiangyang. This is a gateway to Sichuan, this line has broken through, and the Japanese army's gateway to Sichuan has been opened, so Zhang Zizhong does not dare to take this line lightly.

From late April, the cunning Japanese army concentrated its forces to attack the Jiangfang army of Hanshui in the west, making the illusion that they wanted to cross Hanshui west and occupy Yicheng. Zhang Zizhong's Jiang Defense Army immediately concentrated its main forces to intercept it, and a battle broke out between the two armies, but it was not fierce.

At the same time, the Japanese 16th Division began to attack the 37th and 180th Divisions of Zhang Zizhong's group army in a small way. They skillfully made the illusion that they went north to cross the Han River in the west.

In fact, the westward crossing of the Han River is fake, and the northward attack is real. The attack of the 16th Division was actually a preparation for an offensive to the north.

However, Zhang Zizhong was still afraid that the Japanese army would really cross westward, and was forced to mobilize the 55th Army and the 67th Army of the 22nd Group Army of the Sichuan Army to the front line of Jingmen to reinforce the Jiangfang Army.

In this way, by 5 May, the Japanese army had completely completed the work of attacking northward through more than 10 days of skirmishing, and had also completely figured out the reality of Zhang Zizhong's group army and found the weak point of the Northwest Army's defense.