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Sun Wei said anxiously Chinese that the Japanese army concentrated so many artillery, which Sun Weiguo really did not expect.

But Sun Weiguo knew one thing clearly, since the Japanese army concentrated so many artillery, then they would definitely use poison gas bombs, which was a useful means for little devils.

As early as when Sun Weiguo and Xue Yue were formulating the battle plan, Sun Weiguo specifically reminded this point.

But it's a pity that China is very backward at present, and there are not many gas masks at all, and in 1937, the elite troops would be equipped with some, but by now, the gas masks of the elite troops have long been consumed.

Now with the start of the Sino-Japanese War, Germany has completely cut off arms sales to China, Sun Weiguo used his knowledge of the blitzkrieg to exchange for these equipment, which is the last batch of weapons and equipment that Germany transported to China, while Britain and the United States and other great powers are completely spectators, they only sell on a small scale, and they must see real money before giving things.

It is precisely because of this situation that the Chinese troops are very poorly equipped, and even if the Chinese troops know that the Japanese army will use poison gas bombs, they are unable to equip the troops with adequate gas masks.

What the Ninth Theater was able to do, that is, to issue towels to the troops, which were used as gas masks, but the towels could only resist the incoming gas through the respiratory tract, and the Japanese army's use of poison gas bombs could be transmitted into the body through the skin.

"Call me Luo Chenxi from the baggage camp." Sun Weiguo immediately gave the order.

After a while, Luo Chenxi, deputy commander of the baggage battalion, came to the division headquarters.

"You immediately transport the poison gas bombs left by the quartermaster department to the front line, and tell Liang Zerui that as long as the little devil fires the gas bombs, he will give me all these gas bombs on the little devil's position." Sun Weiguo immediately gave an order to Luo Chenxi.

"Yes, Commander." Luo Chenxi immediately saluted Sun Weiguo, and then walked out quickly.

More than 300 artillery pieces of the Japanese army bombarded the positions of the Chinese troops on the south bank of the Xiushui River for more than two hours, and by this time the positions of the 19th Army had been completely destroyed.

At seven o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army began to fire poison gas bombs according to the plan, and one poison gas bomb after another began to be launched, and red smoke instantly began to envelop the 19th Army's position.

At the same time, the Japanese front-line infantry began to release poison gas cylinders, the so-called gas cylinders are large iron barrels, the Japanese infantry will open the iron barrels in the downwind, and the gambling gas inside will drift into the positions of the Chinese troops downwind, compared with the gas bombs, the gas cylinders are more powerful.

At half past seven in the afternoon, the Japanese army completed the artillery plan, and the Japanese fired tens of thousands of artillery shells, more than 3,000 poison gas shells, and tens of thousands of poison gas cylinders.

At this time, the Chinese position was completely shrouded in anger, and many officers and men began to be poisoned, and the broken positions and poisoned officers and soldiers were poisoned, so that the situation could not intercept the Japanese troops at all.

Hunan, Headquarters of the Commander of the Ninth Theater of Operations.

After the battle of the front-line troops began, Xue Yue stood in front of the map, his eyes staring at the Xiushui River, with a solemn expression on his face.

When he learned that the Japanese army had gathered more than 300 artillery pieces and began to shell the Chinese troops in Xiushuihe, Xue Yue hated it, but he couldn't help it.

There was no artillery on their side that could fight against the Japanese army, and the air force units could not fight, and the front-line troops could only endure the shelling.

"General seat, telegram from Commander-in-Chief Luo of the 19th Group Army, the Japanese army has used poison gas bombs on a large scale, and all the troops within two kilometers before and after the front line are currently gambling, and the current positions have been destroyed, most of the officers and soldiers have been poisoned, and it is impossible to organize an effective defense, so Commander-in-Chief Luo asked the troops to immediately abandon the front-line positions and retreat." Zhao Zili, chief of staff, immediately ran to Xue Yue and reported.

Xue Yue heard this report, his face turned pale, originally according to his plan, the 19th Group Army of Xiushui River was to kill and injure a large number of Japanese troops, and at the same time garrison for at least two or three days, to buy time for all friendly forces, but now, on the first day of the battle, he had to give up the natural danger of Xiushui River, and Xue Yue's anger in his heart can be imagined.

"General seat, the commander of the new 1st Division, Sun Weiguo, sent an urgent telegram, and the commander of the 19th Division requested the troops of the 19th Group Army to immediately abandon the Xiushui River position, and retreat to the east and west sides according to the plan to assemble and recuperate, so as to wait for the Japanese army to cross the Xiushui River to attack the Japanese infantry, and the troops of the 3rd Brigade of the Artillery of the New 1st Division will cover the withdrawal of the 19th Group Army."

A staff officer hurriedly came to Xue Yue and reported that this telegram was sent to Xue Yue as soon as Sun Weiguo learned about the situation at the front.

It's not that the Chinese troops can't fight, and in World War II, any country that uses weapons and equipment like the Chinese troops to fight with little devils, they may not be as good as the Chinese troops.

The biggest problem of the Chinese troops was that the troops set up a long snake formation, and once the Japanese broke through, the entire defense line would completely collapse, resulting in the beginning of a total rout of the troops.

The troops of the 19th Group Army suffered heavy losses, and if they were allowed to continue to hold the line of the Xiushui River, once the Japanese troops were broken through, the 19th Army would be completely disrupted, and the officers and men of all units would be defeated, and it would be difficult to regroup their troops to fight against the Japanese army at that time.

You must know that there are many factions in the Chinese army, and these factions are still in an antagonistic situation before the all-out war of resistance, and they do not trust each other.

For example, the 19th Group Army has jurisdiction over Xia Chuzhong's 79th Army, Liu Duoquan's 49th Army, Li Jue's 70th Army, and Shang Zhen's (Song Kentang's acting commander's position) 32nd Army, a total of 4 armies, of which the 49th Army is the Northeast Army, the 32nd Army is the Jin Sui Army, the 70th Army is the Hunan Army, and the 79th Army is the Central Army.

If these four corps were to be defeated, even if the officers and men of the various divisions were to assemble together, they would not fight together.

Considering this situation, Sun Weiguo did not want to see all the four armies of the 19th Army being repulsed, but it was better to evacuate to the east and west sides to rest and recuperate according to the plan, and then attack the Japanese infantry.

Liang Zerui's 3rd Artillery Brigade was equipped with some gas masks, and Sun Weiguo left them on the front line to cover the withdrawal of the 19th Group Army.

Of course, whether Sun Weiguo's plan can be implemented or not depends on Xue Yue's intentions.

"Send a telegram to Commander-in-Chief Luo, the 19th Group Army will withdraw to both sides according to the plan to rest and recuperate, wait for the Japanese army to cross the Xiushui River, the 19th Army troops will attack the Japanese infantry, and cooperate with the new 1st Division to fight, the 3rd Artillery Brigade of the new 1st Division will be responsible for covering the withdrawal of the 19th Group Army, and after the 19th Army units are evacuated, the 3rd Artillery Brigade will return to the new 1st Division. In addition, in my name, I sent a telegram to Commander Wang Jiaben of the 98th Division, asking him to listen to the opinions of Commander Sun Weiguo during the battle. ”

Xue Yue was silent for a while, he looked at the map, and then he began to give combat orders.