Chapter 233: Poison Gas Attack
The poison gas bomb used by the Japanese army in the early stage of the war of aggression against China was tear gas xing, which is a light yellow se solid, which has a strong stimulation xing, making people cry, cough, headache, and death after cramps, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.
"Quick, put on a gas mask" Under the threat of life and death, the soldiers on the battlefield brought the 'pig nose' who was always in the way of the problem at an unprecedented speed.
With the constant gas bombs from the Japanese army, the positions of the first battalion were already shrouded in thick yellow smoke at this time. Visibility around has also become poor. It seemed that in an instant, the gunfire on the position calmed down suddenly, as if the bloody scene just now was just an illusion.
At this time, Ren Ran didn't have time to pay attention to the Japanese troops at the front of the position, he was directing the soldiers to carry more than a dozen wounded soldiers who had not had time to put on gas masks and were poisoned to the back for emergency treatment.
The remaining soldiers of the 1st Brigade of the Japanese Army, who were originally suppressed by the fierce fire of the 1st battalion at the front of the position, quickly withdrew,
Aizu Wakamatsu Osa looked at the remnants of the first brigade who walked in front of him in twos and threes, and wanted to cry without tears. His standard infantry brigade of 1,100 men fought with the 29th Army on the opposite side for three days, and only suffered less than 200 casualties, but after only launching a wave of attacks just now, less than 200 people returned. In other words, the attack just now actually killed nearly seven hundred warriors of the empire.
Aizu Wakamatsu Osa only felt that his chest and lungs were getting hotter and hotter at this time, and the heat seemed to explode. He looked at the position of the opposite branch army that had become calm, and said an order fiercely: "Second Brigade, assemble"
Soon, the second brigade was assembled. Aizu Wakamatsu Dazuo stared at the captain of the second brigade in front of him viciously and said word by word: "Ita-kun, the special ammunition has been fired, and it's up to you next." You must take this position for me, I want to capture the commander of the Chinese army on the other side, I want to see what he looks like."
Now, if you ask Aizu Wakamatsu Osa who the person he hates the most in the world, he will definitely answer without hesitation: it is the commander of the Shina on the opposite position. If he could, he was willing to give everything in exchange for the other party's life.
After today's incident, Aizu Wakamatsu knew that his career in the military world was over. Even if he took the opposite position, a wave of attacks killed almost a brigade, and the stain would stick to him forever. With this stain, he can only wear the rank of Dazuo in the future until he retires.
However, before that, he must take down the opposite position, and he must cut off the heads of the soldiers of the 29th Wing, who had taken the lives of nearly 700 warriors of the 29th Wing.
When the soldiers of the 2nd Brigade came to the place where the 1st Brigade had broken its wings, the original thick poisonous gas had been blown away by the wind, and they found that the opposite position was already silent.
Because of the experience of the past, the second captain sent a squadron to test the attack, and at this time, Ren Ran, who was hiding in the trench and sneaking through the gap, frowned and said, "Hey, these Xiao devils are still fucking learning." Tell the brothers, let them go in and fight again, and don't leave since the hundred or so people are here. ”
When the soldiers of this squadron came to the front of the position one hundred and fifty meters in a hurry, countless black dongdong muzzles suddenly appeared on the opposite position, and began to pour out tongues of fire.
"Da-da-da-da" was the coherent sound of Suomy's submachine gun.
"Bang bang bang" is the crisp sound of Garan's rifle.
"Click, click," was MG34's rapid hiss
All of this constituted a web of death, and countless streams of metal bullets that swept through the misfortune and smelled of death whizzed around the squadron in a rain of deadly bullets.
The dozens of Japanese soldiers who were at the forefront didn't even have time to scream, and they were torn to pieces by countless whizzing projectiles. The lethality of the 7.62 mm bullet at a distance of more than 100 or 200 meters was astonishing, and it spun violently, generating an astonishing amount of heat in the process of rubbing against the air. It sneered mercilessly into the fragile body of the soldier on the other side, the scorching heat burning the blood in the target's body.
The projectile's massive kinetic energy caused it to pass through the body of the first target and continue to fly towards the second target until its strength was exhausted.
Soon, a standard squadron of nearly one hundred and eighty men fell to the front more than a hundred meters from the position, and only a few of those who were at the back escaped, and those bloody corpses seemed to indict the cruelty of the battle.
"Ahh The poison gas just now turned out to be useless to this army, and the Imperial army was instead attacked by them, and another squadron fell in front of their position.
Fierce firepower, perverted vitality. This was Captain Ita's only thought at this time.
"Order the troops, immediately turn in" Captain Ita, who was still sane, reluctantly gave the order to retreat. Well, I have to admit that the Japanese are still very ashamed. They usually call a request for reinforcements a 'request for tactical guidance', and a retreat a 'turn in', which means that we move forward in a different place. This is the same as the name of the 'stumbling women' in heaven and earth, which was frequented by the great governor of Lisu and his co-workers in later generations.
In later generations, why did Japan, which was the world's No. 1 and defeated the film and television industry of countless countries, including Hollywood, the United States, sell well all over the world, making actresses from countless countries so ashamed that they couldn't raise their heads? The reason is that the 'shame' of the Japanese has been integrated into their bone marrow, you don't see that the American performance is too bold, the Russian performance is too fierce, the British performance is too blunt, and the German performance is too rigid. )
When Aizu Wakamatsu Osa saw that the second brigade had failed in the attack and retreated, he knew that his fate had been decided. It won't be long before the notice of his return will be sent to him, and the ladder he ascended has been interrupted by the defenders on the opposite side.
Headquarters of the 2nd Division
At this time, all the captains of the Sendai Division, including the four infantry wings, the field artillery wing, the reconnaissance wing, the engineer wing, the transport wing, and so on, more than a dozen major officers gathered together.
Okamura Ninji sat at the head of the conference room, and his face, which was not angry and arrogant on weekdays, was even darker.
Aizu Wakamatsu Osa sat down so ashamed that he almost shrunk his head into the crotch of his pants, and the three wing captains present had their own attack targets, and only his own wing suffered such a big defeat, which made him feel that he had no face to see.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the 29th Wing's attack on the Great Iron Bridge just now was unfavorable, resulting in heavy losses to the 29th Wing, and I am responsible. Here I will personally petition the command. At the beginning of the meeting, Okamura Ninji took away part of the responsibility at once, which made Aizu Wakamatsu Osa feel both moved and ashamed.
He stood up abruptly and said loudly: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, you don't have to excuse your humble position, this is your humble incompetence to live up to Your Excellency's expectations. Please punish the commander heavily, and his subordinates will never complain."
"Yo Sai" Okamura Ninji waved his hand: "Now is not the time to hold accountable, the most important thing now is how to capture the big iron bridge, he has become a shame for our second division." If we do not capture it, our shame will never be washed away, and it will leave a stain on the history of the Second Division, and we will never tolerate such a situation. ”
At the end, Okamura Ninji burst into flames.
"Hi"
The officers below bowed in unison.
"Tomorrow, the Fourth Wing will be responsible for attacking the Great Iron Bridge, Captain Matsuura, are you confident?" The Fourth Wing was the oldest wing when the Sendai Division was formed, and it was also one of the earliest wings formed by the Japanese Army, and its combat effectiveness was very strong. Okamura Ningji sent the first horse out of the horse, which also meant that everything would be decided in one fell swoop.
"Hey, I'm sure I'll cut off the head of that commander and bring it to you." Matsuura, the man, lowered his head fiercely and said resolutely.
"En" Okamura Ninji nodded noncommittally and turned his head and said: "Katsumura Fukujiro Osa, tomorrow your field artillery wing will fully support the attack of the fourth wing, and there must be no mistake." ”
"Hi"
Fukujiro Katsumura replied sharply.
Okamura Ninji stood up violently and said solemnly: "Gentlemen, it is not the ordinary Shina army stationed on the bridge, but a force sent by the Chahar government. Their firepower and fighting quality are not comparable to the ones we usually see in the Zhina army, so you must treat them with 12 points of strength, understand? ”
"Hi Emperor Onboard"
Everyone in the command room bent down in response.
The sun disappeared at the foot of the mountain with an unwilling afterglow, and night began to cover the land. After eating the dinner sent by the 29th Army from the rear, Ren Ran led the brothers to seize the time to build a position. He knew that today he was just caught off guard by the devils, and by tomorrow, the devils would have already transferred their artillery, and at that time, the battle would not be as easy to fight as it was today.
While the soldiers of the first battalion were working hard, two cameras were also working at the back of the position, which he had sent to various units by Chahar's newly established Zhangjiakou Film Company to record the actual battle. In order to let the audience and the people of the whole country see how the 37th Group Army resisted foreign humiliation and fought against the Japanese invaders.
At least these two cameras have faithfully recorded today's battle scenes.