Seito at noon! Before the end of the scriptures, although in the south of Huai can hear the sound of gunfire. But it was only a cold gun for a handful of remnants of the Japanese army. No one cares about those cold guns at all. Most people's attention was actually drawn to the horrific sight on the battlefield.

Standing on the top of a hill, Bu Runjiao held the German-made binoculars and looked at a position not far ahead, the corpses of the Japanese soldiers who were killed were indeed shocking, even though Gao Runjiao had long been accustomed to seeing the most tragic scenes on the battlefield, but he was still deeply shocked by the scene in front of him.

Is that a position? No. It looks more like the legendary Shura Field and Hell, if it weren't for seeing it with his own eyes, Bu Rundi wouldn't have believed that it was actually some kind of gas or several gases that caused the tragic scene in front of him, in fact. Because those gases are too deadly. And heavier than air, even though it is now half an hour after the battle, but the Ministry of Prison is told like everyone else, stay away from low-lying places, and should stand on a high place, upwind, so as not to be poisoned.

But it was true that the yellow-green smoke was no longer visible on the battlefield, although it was also very clear that the deadly poisonous gas was still gathering in the low-lying part of the position, because there was almost no wind. No one can say exactly when the deadly poison gas will completely dissipate.

The poison gas killed not only people, but also animals, as evidenced by the corpses of the horses lying on the battlefield, which was so terrifying that even birds did not dare to fly there.

But there are still people there. That is the officers and soldiers of the chemical corps, who are cleaning up the corpses from position to position. Those are piled into let. Ordinary Japanese corpses. It was gathered and then incinerated, although the chemical corps did wear full anti-chemical equipment. But now they also only dare to clear the battlefield on higher ground, according to them. Those positions where the concentration of poison gas is too high cannot be passed for the time being. We can only wait for the wind to pick up.

Thankfully, it was not the enemy who released the poison gas. But for this terrible weapon. He was very resistant from the bottom of his heart, and in his opinion, this was not a war, it was more like a massacre. The slaughtered side was powerless to fight back. This seems to have affected some of the justice of the war, and made the sense of honor of the soldiers drop a lot.

But what does this change? Gao Runjiao's humanitarianism is not the mainstream in the army, more Chinese officers have changed, it doesn't matter what tactics and weapons are used, what matters is the victory of the war won, since the Japanese army was able to massacre the peaceful residents of Lushun in order to intimidate the Chinese military and civilians, then now, of course, the Japanese army must also pay for their crimes back then. The only way to deal with a cruel enemy is to use brutal means, and only in this way can the war be stopped by war.

This is war.

Bu Runyan sighed, handed the telescope to a staff officer standing beside him, and then walked down the hill with his hands behind his back, returning to the rest area of the armored book general.

This is the highlands. It's really safer here, you don't have to worry about poison gas wafting over, and it's more comfortable for armored troops to rest here.

In the whole battle from yesterday to today, armored forces have hardly come in handy. Originally, it was equipped with gas masks yesterday to outflank the rear of the Japanese army at Kiba Fort, but before Gao Runjiao issued the order to attack, the Japanese defense line completely collapsed, only a very small number of Japanese troops withdrew to the south, and the other Japanese troops were basically wiped out on the position.

Gao Runjiao had no objection to the arrangement of the rainy and frosty, the armored troops were indeed very tired from fighting for many days, and both men and Zou Bei needed to rest, so they took advantage of the leisure after the battle to rest at the foot of this hill. Take care of your gear. And wait for the replenishment of new recruits and new equipment.

After returning to the camp, Gao Runjing gathered a group of operational staff officers and grassroots officers to sit together and summarize tactics so that they could compile a booklet to strengthen the training of armored units.

While the tactical seminar was underway, Commander Ji Yushuang sent a staff officer over and asked the department to go to the headquarters for a meeting.

The ministry took an adjutant and rushed to the headquarters, and when he arrived at the place, the military meeting had not yet been held. Some officers at all levels who had been ordered to attend the meeting also took advantage of this opportunity to inquire with each other about the operations and losses of their respective units.

However, everyone did not discuss it for long, and soon the monsoon Yushuang arrived, and as soon as the order was given, the military meeting began immediately.

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Since the General Staff Headquarters had only given Ji Yushuang five days, and there were still three and a half days left, and the time was quite urgent, Ji Yushuang decided to advance to Lushun tomorrow morning, and the infantry and armored units would advance hand in hand, cover each other, and rush along the South Manchurian Railway all the way to Lushun.

To the slight surprise of Bu Runyi, the Bai Langbu Armored Brigade, which had originally planned to advance south, suddenly changed the direction of its march and did not come to Lushun, but turned around and marched north. Go to the Yalu River Theater for reinforcements, which is also said to be a mountainous area, and it is not an ideal battlefield for armored troops to fight. However, since the General Staff has arranged it in this way, there must be sufficient reasons, and as for whether he intends to break into the area east of the Yalu River, Gao Runyan is not clear.

The military meeting ended at five o'clock in the afternoon, and after leaving the meeting, the ministry hurried back to the armored unit camp. Halfway through, I heard the roar of an airplane's engine in the sky. When I looked up, I saw dozens of bombers flying south, apparently the concubine bombing Lushun.

With the help of the Air Force, Bu Runxian thought that it would not be a problem to take Lushun within the specified time, and now he was more concerned about the tactics of attacking Lushun. It is a question of how the center will implement the next strategy after overcoming Lushun.

But after thinking about it. Ministry Runxian still gave up the idea of figuring out the strategy of the center, indeed, with the president's style of doing things, the center will never take a step at a time, as for how to arrange the future strategy, it is not the commander of the army like Xi Runjiao

Just when Ji Yushuang, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese attack force, convened a military meeting at the Kiba Fort Headquarters, he was at the Japanese Defense Command in Lushun. The Japanese military's top military commander, Yasumasa Fukushima, is also convening a military meeting, but compared with the Chinese military meeting, the Japanese military meeting is somewhat depressing, even pessimistic.

Can you not be pessimistic? Originally, Fukushima Yasumasa's wishful thinking was to hold the Kiba Fort defense line for at least five days, but now, in just over a day, the Kiba Fort defense line has collapsed, and from the analysis of various current intelligence, the famous army general Akiyama Yoshiko, who commanded the Japanese army in Kiba Fort, has been killed.

What kind of war is this, since the beginning of the war, the Japanese army has lost several generals, army generals have died on the battlefield, naval marshals have also died on the battlefield, and officers at all levels have also suffered heavy casualties, it can be said that this battle has completely broken the self-confidence of the Japanese army, from now on, no army general can boast at every turn that he can easily defeat the Chinese army, although most of them are indeed very unconvinced, because in their opinion, the reason why the Chinese army can fully occupy the advantage in this war, The main reason is that the weapons are more advanced and the tactics are more advanced, and it has little to do with the morale and courage of the officers and men.

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But what can you change if you are not convinced? Nothing can be changed, and that's the way it is. The defense line of Fort Kiba collapsed, and the advance of the Chinese army had already reached a place not far from the outer defense line of Arty, and a general attack on Arthur could be launched at any time, and once the general offensive began, the Japanese army had no confidence at all to hold Arthur for even two days.

The reason is not only the lack of troops and ammunition, but more importantly, the isolation, which is just noon today. The Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters sent a telegram telling Yasumasa Fukushima. The Japanese Government has decided to transfer the Japanese Combined Fleet back to China for rest and recuperation, and after that, the Japanese Army on the Liaodong Peninsula will have to rely on itself, and the implication of this is that from now on, the Japanese Government has decided to go all out to preserve the navy, and as for the Japanese Army trapped in Liaodong, it can only resign itself to fate, but it absolutely cannot surrender.

In other words, the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Army did not want to see Lushun conquer without a fight, and they hoped that in the First Battle of Lushun, they would be able to wave the Japanese Army's will to fight to the extreme in a "tragic and heroic posture," try to save some of the Japanese Army's face, and not lose so ugly, and in particular, not to cause the Japanese people to have contempt for the Army, which is not conducive to fighting for military spending.

Knowing this, it is also possible to understand why Fukushima Yasumasa and his members of the staff attended the military meeting with a straight face, and everyone knew very well that once the Lushun offensive began, they would either hold on until the Sino-Japanese peace talks were held, or they would die in Lushun, and there was no other choice at all.

The ancient Chinese art of war believed that "the mourning soldier will win". But Fukushima Yasumasa could not see even the slightest hope of victory in the looks of his men. All of them were very depressed and very pessimistic, including Fukushima himself. They were not optimistic about the outcome of the Battle of Arthur.

It's hard to win.

"Gentlemen, cheer up. This battle of Arthur is related to the honor of the empire, no matter what. We must do our best, even if we are crushed. It is also necessary to maintain the honor of the Japanese Army, which had the spirit of flesh and bullet in the Russo-Japanese War in the past. In today's battle of Lushun, the imperial army must wave the spirit of the meat bullet to the extreme, even if it is to the last person. Nor can we abandon the duty that Lushun will adhere to. At that time, I will join the battle as a normal soldier

Perhaps seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was too depressing and frustrating, Fukushima Yasumasa decided to cheer everyone up, and then get back to business.

"Gentlemen, according to the telegram of the Kiba Castle. The reason why the Chinese army was able to break through our defense line so quickly was because they used a new type of secret weapon, and the lethality of this new weapon is indeed very amazing. ”

Fukushima Yasumasa didn't finish his words, and the bottom was full of discussions.

It's a new weapon, and it's a secret weapon. In this Sino-Japanese war, the Chinese army will always come up with a new secret weapon that is impossible to guard against at critical times, but the Japanese army has no way to deal with it. Could it be that the engineering and technical experts of the Japanese Empire only copied the advanced experience and technology of others?

Before the boss finished speaking, the bottom began to discuss, if this was left on hold, Fukushima Yasumasa would definitely be on fire on the spot, but now he is not on fire. He is well aware that in this situation, his personal prestige has fallen to a freezing point. Fire now, it will only be bad for unity.

Patiently waiting for everyone to finish discussing, Fukushima Yasumasa picked up a telegram and copied it, and continued the topic of Internet talent.

"According to the report from the front, this new secret weapon used by the Chinese army in Fort Kiba is a deadly asphyxiating poison gas, everyone who smells it will be killed, even if you hold your breath, you can't stop the poison gas from poisoning your eyes, there is no good protection at present, the only thing that can be used is a mask If the Chinese army also uses this weapon when attacking Lushun, we must prepare in advance, the mask is insufficient, it can be made of cotton, and the protective glasses are not, and it can be made of wood and glass. Everything is based on local materials, and no matter what, we must stick to Lushun! Surrender is absolutely not allowed

As soon as Fukushima Yasumasa's voice fell, there was a lot of discussion below. And just as everyone was discussing whether to report the situation to the country, a staff officer suddenly rushed into the headquarters.

"Air raids! Air raids by the people of China".

When the other officers rushed to the anti-artillery bunker. Fukumu Yasumasa walked out of the tent at the headquarters and looked at the sky.

The bomber group of the Chinese Air Force flew over quickly, and the entire air raid lasted only a few minutes. The damage was not great, but the blow to the morale of the Japanese army was obvious.

After the bomber group of the Chinese Air Force flew away, Fukushima Yasumasa looked to the west, where the sunset was red, reflecting the sunset on the horizon, as red as blood.