Tianjin, the headquarters of the North China Front Army of the little devil.

The newly appointed little devil commander of the North China Front Army, Nishio Shouzo, now feels extremely aggrieved in his heart, but he can't vent the unhappiness in his heart, causing Nishio Shouzo's face to look very ugly.

The telegram sent by the 39th Division of Tangshan Little Devils, Nishio Shouzo has already read it, but for a while, Nishio Shouzao has no good way.

Now, the reinforcement vanguard of the Kwantung Army has been completely annihilated by the 36th Group Army, and the Kwantung Army has suspended its southward movement to reinforce its North China Front.

In the past, Nishio Shouzo still pinned his hopes on the Kwantung Army, hoping that the Kwantung Army could help him, but he didn't expect that even the Kwantung Army was defeated at the hands of the 36th Group Army.

There is no good countermeasure for the time being, Nishio Shouzo has to walk around the huge little devil command hall, and the little devil officers on the side are also with their heads down, and the little devil officers have no good way for the time being.

Just when the little devils were hanging their heads, the chief of staff of the little devils walked in quickly, with a happy face, and shouted happily: "Your Excellency, the two divisions that came by boat from the mainland of our country, the 71st and 72nd divisions, have already landed in Tianjin Port. ”

"Really? That's great! ”

Hearing this, Nishio Shouzo was in a good mood.

Now, it is the time when the North China Front Army of the little devil is overstretched, but I didn't expect that at this time when the troops were urgently needed, the two divisions allocated to him by the base camp would arrive in Tianjin.

At present, the little devil has more than 90 divisions and regiments, and there are more than 40 divisions and regiments in Chinese mainland, including the Kwantung Army, the North China Front Army, and the Central China Front Army, with a total of nearly 2 million troops.

The 2 million troops included more than 40 field divisions, quite a few mixed brigades and garrison brigades, cavalry and aircraft, and armored units, as well as some supplementary wings, but not including the puppet army and the puppet Manchukuo troops.

Among them, the Kwantung Army had the largest number of nearly 700,000 people, followed by the North China Front Army with nearly 500,000 people, and the rest were distributed in several other front armies.

Of the more than 90 divisions of the little devil, apart from more than 40 divisions in Chinese mainland, 20 divisions have just been formed, and the rest are basically fighting in Southeast Asia.

Now, in order to deal with the United States and the upcoming Pacific War, the little devils have carried out large-scale conscription and formed 20 divisions in one go, with divisions ranging from the 71st Division to the 90th Division.

In this newly formed division, the base camp of the little devils was prepared to allocate 4 to 5 divisions to the North China Front, mainly to resist the large-scale counteroffensive of the 36th Group Army.

The 71st Division and the 72nd Division were the first of these four or five divisions to arrive in Tianjin, and it would not be long before the two or three subsequent divisions would land in China one after another and be incorporated into the battle sequence of the North China Front.

Therefore, as soon as he heard that the first two divisions had arrived at Tianjin Port just now, the little devil commander Nishio Shouzao was overjoyed, and swept away his previous depressed and aggrieved mood.

Seeing that Nishio Shouzo was in a good mood, the chief of staff of the little devil immediately said: "Your Excellency Commander, according to the plan of the base camp, the two or three divisions that will be incorporated into us in the future will reach Tianjin within half a year at the latest." ”

As soon as he heard such good news, Nishio Shouzo laughed insolently.

After laughing, Nishio Shouzo felt that he was much more confident now, and immediately ordered: "After the 71st Division and the 72nd Division get off the ship, they will immediately go to the Tangshan front, and I will teach the 36th Group Army a good lesson this time." ”

With the 71st Division and the 72nd Division going to Tangshan, there will be three divisions in Tangshan, the 39th Division, the 71st Division, and the 72nd Division, a total of 70,000 or 80,000 troops.

Coupled with the troops in Beiping, Baoding, Tianjin and other places, the total strength of the entire Beijing-Tianjin region is more than 200,000, so many troops, so that the confidence of the little devils is unprecedentedly high.

Northeast suburbs of Tangshan.

The first regiment of mechanized infantry is advancing in the direction of Tangshan, and the first line of defense of the little devils has been broken through, and all the little devils who are blocking the way have been killed.

Fighting in conjunction with the first regiment of mechanized infantry, there are also soldiers of two infantry regiments, and these three regiments, a huge team, are slowly approaching the second line of defense of the little devils.

The cavalry regiment followed the three regiments from a distance, and as soon as the mechanized infantry regiment rushed to the position of the little devils, the soldiers of the cavalry regiment would rush forward and slash or shoot the little devils.

Now, the first and two mechanized infantry regiments are completely in battle formation, and each off-road vehicle or Type 39 armored personnel carrier is followed by at least one or two infantry squads.

Everyone slowly moved forward, and the soldiers of the infantry regiment trotted to follow, the terrain here was flat, the terrain was open, and the view was very good, and they could see far away.

Far ahead, the soldiers saw that the little devils had dug several trenches in parallel, and there were many little devils in the trenches, and each trench could barely see two ends, at least two kilometers long.

Between these parallel trenches, the distance ranged from two or three hundred meters to five or six hundred meters, and it seemed that the front was the second line of defense of the little devils.

In front of the second line of defense of the little devils, in order to deal with the tanks of the 36th Group Army, the little devils also dug an anti-tank trench.

The terrain here is flat, the trenches are very good fortifications, it seems that the little devils are now smart, digging so many trenches, and also digging anti-tank trenches.

"Comrades! Get ready for battle! ”

Seeing the little devil defense line in front, many commanders gave loud orders.

Ahead, on the position of the little devils.

From a distance, the little devils saw the ranks of the 36th Group Army slowly approaching them, and many little devils also began to prepare for battle and prepare to start shooting.

In this huge little devil position, there is a little devil infantry wing, a total of more than 3,000 little devils, and the little devils are already in battle at this time, waiting for the soldiers to rush over.

On the outskirts of Tangshan, on the huge second line of defense of the little devils, the little devils built a large number of trenches and put nearly 10,000 troops, and the purpose of the little devils was obvious, that is, to prevent the soldiers from attacking Tangshan City.

At this time, not only is the battle here about to break out, but in the other directions, the soldiers are also gradually approaching the position of the little devil, and the situation is similar to here.

Some mortars and infantry guns of the little devils have also been erected, and many of the little devils are carrying boxes of shells, if you look closely at these shell boxes, you will find that these shell boxes are different from ordinary shell boxes.

On each shell box, a yellow "1" is marked, and these little devil artillerymen are also different from before, all wearing gas masks and rubber gloves.

It seems that the little devils are ready to use poison gas bombs against the 36th Army, which is slowly approaching in the distance.

The types of poison gas used by the army are generally phenylchloroacetophenone with the surname of tear gas, biphenyl arsenic chloride and arsenic biphenyl cyanide with the surname of vomiting, mustard gas and Lewis gas with the surname of erosion, and occasionally phosgene, potassium pyridine chloride and cyanic acid gas with the surname of asphyxiation.

In order to cover up the crime of conducting poison gas warfare, the Chinese army has formulated a strict secrecy system, stipulating that poison gas is called special smoke, and that the markings of ammunition and ammunition boxes must be removed before they can be delivered to the troops.

For example, yellow No. 1 means mustard gas, yellow No. 2 means Louis erosion surname gas, brown means potassium cyanate, blue means carbonyl chloride, and red means arsenic cyanide.

This time, these shell boxes are marked with a yellow "1", and it is clear that the little devils are using mustard gas gas bombs with the surname of erosion.

Mustard gas is an erosive poison that has an effect on the eyes, respiratory tract and skin. It can cause redness, swelling, blistering and even ulceration on the skin. Eye contact can cause conjunctivitis, corneal opacity, or ulceration. Inhalation of vapor or mist can damage the upper respiratory tract, high concentrations can cause lung injury, severe injury is manifested as inflammation of the throat, trachea, bronchial mucosa necrosis.

Symptoms of poisoning include general malaise, fatigue, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, depression, drowsiness and other central depression and parasympathetic nerve excitation. Poisoning is severe and can cause death.

The little devils saw that the 36th Group Army was too strong, and the little devils were ready to repeat the old trick and use the mustard gas bombs with the surname of erosion against the 36th Group Army that had recovered Tangshan.

Since the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the little devils have used poison gas bombs more than once, and a series of large-scale battles such as the Battle of Songhu, the Battle of Nanjing, the Battle of Xuzhou, and the Battle of Wuhan have used a large number of gas bombs against the [***] team.

In the Battle of Wuhan, the Chinese army used poison gas more than 370 times and fired more than 40,000 poison gas bombs, causing the poisoning of tens of thousands of Chinese anti-Japanese officers and soldiers, with a poisoning rate of 80 percent.

In the battle of Guangji alone, the Chinese army applied a large amount of poison gas, causing more than 2,000 casualties among the Chinese officers and soldiers.

It is not the first time that the little devils have used poison gas bombs, and today, the little devils are preparing to use poison gas bombs against the 36th Group Army.

The little devil artillery was quickly ready, and the little devil's gas bombs could be fired using mortars and infantry guns, so the little devils seemed very skilled, and the fighters of the mechanized infantry regiment were at least a thousand meters away from the little devils, and the little devils were ready in the front.

A little ghost Shaozuo who commanded the firing of poison gas bombs took a telescope and looked at the soldiers who were coming slowly in front of him, and the little devil Shaozuo had a cruel smile on his face, it seems that as long as the soldiers get closer, the little devils will fire poison gas bombs.

(To be continued)