Far East, outside Vladivostok.

In the mountains, three kilometers outside Vladivostok, there is a heavily guarded place, which is not only heavily guarded, but also has intensive anti-aircraft firepower.

Due to the fact that the army in Vladivostok went underground, the headquarters of the newly incorporated 24th Army of the Far Eastern Front, which was in charge of the Vladivostok battlefield, was temporarily located here before these rats were completely eliminated. The 24th Field Army was an infantry army with Xu Yongchang, a well-known former Kuomintang general, as its commander.

It is said that with Xu Yongchang's military command ability and prestige, as well as his attitude of cooperating with the new political axe, he should be one of the first veteran generals of the [***] system to serve as commanders of the group armies of the National Defense Forces. However, the 58-year-old veteran found that there was a world of difference between the two armies in terms of operational thinking and command art during the period when the generals of the [***] system concentrated on the Huaxia Military Academy for further study.

On the one hand, it is a rigid copy of the Western system, and on the other hand, it is a self-contained modern military education system that is more suitable for the Chinese.

As a result, General Xu Yongchang stayed in the Huaxia Military Academy for several years, and repeatedly refused the help of Chu Shiwen, then executive vice president, and Li Junming, director of the Political and Educational Office, to help him apply for resuminment to active duty.

It was not until he successfully passed the graduation examination of the Huaxia Military Academy and became a qualified modern military commander that he calmly accepted his active duty position, and after many years he caught up with the great expansion of the National Defense Army and became the commander of the 24th Group Army.

"Report! Commander, the survey team is back. ”

"Let them in!"

Outside the field office of Xu Yongchang of the 24th Group Army, a sonorous and powerful report sounded, and as soon as he heard the report of the staff officer on duty, he knew that it was the field investigation team headed by Lieutenant Colonel Kumamotoyama, a liaison officer sent by the Special Operations Division, who had returned.

Due to the special mission and special nature of the Special Operations Division, Kumamotoyama, as a liaison officer, was to temporarily take over the security work during the conversation when reporting to Xu Yongchang.

"Professor Song, Lieutenant Colonel Xiong, Master Meng, everyone can sit casually." Xu Yongchang closed the document in his hand and motioned for the two to sit. In addition to Kumamotoyama, the other officer was Senior Colonel Meng Yuming, commander of the 172nd Division of the 24th Group Army, and the scholar was Song Yueguang, a poison gas warfare expert who came with the Special Operations Division.

After the special operations force led by Kumamoto arrived at the front line in Vladivostok, they were accompanied by Senior Colonel Meng Yuming, who was in charge of occupying Vladivostok, and took Song Yueguang and several other experts in poison gas warfare to review the situation in Vladivostok on the spot.

This time took about two days.

"Professor Song, how's the situation?" Xu Yongchang asked with concern.

Song Yueguang picked up the teacup and took a few big sips of water, and then said, "After our strict field investigation, Class H poison gas is completely suitable for use in the underground tunnels of Vladivostok, and from a comprehensive analysis, it will have a very good killing effect and will not leave any sequelae." ”

"That's good, Professor Song, you know, Vladivostok is a militarized fortress city, we are going to focus on using it, it will be our bridgehead to defend the Far East in the future, and the opposite side of the sea is Benben, our task is very heavy, and there is not enough time, I personally hope to fully master the city in the fastest time."

Xu Yongchang said earnestly.

Song Yueguang deeply agreed, and said: "Although I am not a military expert, I still understand the important surname of this mission, otherwise, this plan will not be carried out."

I can assure you that this H poison gas, even in a closed environment, only has an expiration date of 48 hours, which is not a theoretical time, but the ultimate effective time derived from hundreds of experiments.

At this point, General Xu, you can completely guard against it, and the troops can wear chemical protection suits and enter the tunnel to clean up the mess after 48 hours, so that it will be foolproof. ”

"That's great." Xu Yongchang rubbed his hands slightly and said. "Lieutenant Colonel Xiong, how's our transport going?"

"The five tons of poison gas needed for this mission have all been secretly transported and are currently in a highly secure storage state, and it will only take three hours to reach Vladivostok when the mission is carried out. Moreover, we have taken into account all kinds of contingencies and prepared emergency neutralizing agents, and we have tested such missions dozens of times, and there will never be a gas leak. ”

Kumamoto said solemnly.

"Good." Xu Yongchang naturally knew what the investigation team was going to do when they came back, glanced at the secret box that Kumamoto Shan was carrying, and finally asked his subordinate Meng Yuming, "Yuming, are you ready?" ”

At present, the 172nd Division is responsible for guarding the city of Vladivostok, and of course, it is also on guard 24 hours a day, and it is also tasked with fighting the little gophers.

"Report to the Commander, we are ready and ready to act. The 1st Regiment will carry out the plan in cooperation with the team's brother units, and several simulations have already been carried out. "The main task is to be in charge of the operational units of the gas warfare, and this regiment of the 172nd Division is nothing more than a guard and a co-ordinator.

"Very well, Lieutenant Colonel Xiong, let's get started." Xu Yongchang turned to Kumamoto Mountain and smiled.

"Yes! Lieutenant General. ”

Kumamoto put the security box he was carrying on the table, opened it, took out a document from it, and handed it to Professor Song Yueguang, the poison gas expert of the investigation team.

Agree to execute Song Yueguang!

Professor Song stumbled to sign the document. This was followed by Lieutenant Colonel Kumamotoyama, then Commander Meng Yuming, and finally to Lieutenant General Xu Yongchang.

"Agreed!"

Xu Yongchang took the pen and solemnly signed the order agreed to be executed. According to the regulations, tasks at this level need to be signed by multiple responsible persons before they can be executed.

"Thank you for your hard work, I'll just wait for the good news." Xu Yongchang said happily as if he had let go of a matter on his mind.

…… In a storage room in a tunnel more than 5 meters underground in the east of Vladivostok, several soldiers who were darker than coal diggers sat weakly on the ground.

"Gugu-kun, we have just finished searching the two tunnels near here, and we didn't find any food, but we did find some water."

A second lieutenant tremblingly took out two kettles from his body, perhaps because he was thirsty for two days before he could drink water, although his stomach was swollen after drinking happily just now, but when he saw the kettle, he still subconsciously wanted to unscrew it. However, with this Shao Zuo in front of him, he didn't dare to be presumptuous, otherwise, he would be beaten at least and killed at worst.

"Hmm."

Gugu-kun is also extremely weak, almost snatched the kettle at the speed of grabbing, ripped open the lid of the kettle and poured it with a gulp, he hadn't drunk a drop of water for almost three days, and he drank everything that he could drink and couldn't drink, including urine, before he survived until now.

"Our luck is so bad, the fortifications near here have been blown up in many places by the Chinese, so that now we can't get out when we come in, and after the last failed attack, the damned Chinese blew up the only hole." The lieutenant leaned against the wall and whispered weakly.

"We still have 55 loyal Imperial warriors." Furuya's grim gaze swept over the second lieutenant Fujita, who had just made a meritorious contribution and recovered the water. "You didn't find food this time, Fujita-kun."

The luck of this group of Yue troops was really too bad, the fortifications they hid in were blocked, even water and food could not be found, hundreds of Yue soldiers, in the failed sneak attack the night before, most of them were killed and wounded, and only 60 people finally fled back to the tunnel, and all the others were killed by the Chinese.

Looking at the few squad leaders in front of him, Furutani Yoshikyo knew that there was not much time left for him, and he didn't know what the situation of the other army troops was, but he knew that these soldiers he led, if they didn't attack, could only be trapped here in vain, and said, "However, Fujita-kun has merit in finding water." Now that we have water, and as long as we have food, we can launch another decisive attack.

Storage room 12, go and prepare some meat, and after dinner, we will attack in one go, and the emperor will see our feat in Tokyo. ”

Hearing Furutani Yoshikage's words, several squad leaders sitting next to him, including Fujita, couldn't help but widen their eyes suddenly, and one of the squad leaders who was drinking water even had water in their mouths flowing out.

"Furuya-kun ......"

"Say no more, carry out the order. If we don't want to sacrifice our fighting strength in vain, this is our only chance, and even the bravest warriors can only fight when they are well fed. Furutani Yoshikyo shook his head and said, there was no cruelty in his eyes, only blank color.

"Hey!"

In addition to Fujita, several squad leaders who had been ordered got up and walked to Storage Room 12.

There was no food there, but there were five wounded soldiers left over from the previous night's battle, some dead, some still with some air.

During the week that the Yue army was trapped underground, it was fortunate that there was still some food and water, but due to the sudden attack of China, the Yue army, which temporarily decided to go underground to fight, could not even bring supplies. The materials were piled on the ground, no one knew that the Chinese attacked, the warehouses and outcropping materials were destroyed by fire, there were Chinese airborne troops everywhere, the lucky Yue army hid underground with food, and the bad luck was like the troops of Furutani Yoshijing.

What Furutani didn't know was that while his squad leader was busy carrying out orders, the situation on the ground had changed.

Groups of soldiers in full chemical protective suits quickly took over dozens of points in Vladivostok, while at the same time, the other units of the 172nd Division, which had been on alert, quickly evacuated Vladivostok when it was just dark.

According to the practice of the past few days, the army did not come out to attack through the concealed exit or through the passage through the concealed exit or in the middle of the night until two or three hours after dark, or in the middle of the night.

Taking advantage of this time, the troops are rapidly withdrawing.

A poison gas warfare squad carrying special equipment, under the high alert of soldiers in chemical protective suits, came to the ground where Furuya Yoshikei's troops were located.

"Ventilation hole position confirmed!"

The gas warfare squad soon found a concealed vent based on information provided by the 172nd Division. Under the command of the team leader, a gas canister in the shape of a gas canister was safely placed, and a gas duct was inserted into the vent.

"Confirm! Poison gas is injected. ”

With a simple and clear command, a soldier immediately unscrewed the valve of the gas canister, and then, as with the use of the gas canister, a jet sound was heard.

The poison gas has been successfully introduced through the vents, settled into the tunnel, and rapidly dispersed along the tunnel.

Underground, after 'intense preparations', several squad leaders had already completed the preparation of pre-war food, saying that the production was a bit complicated, that is, some things were roasted with fire.

A squad leader respectfully handed a piece of black, revealing something that made people vomit, to Furutani Yoshikage. "Your Excellency Nakasa, please use it!"

Furutani Yoshikage didn't look at the person next to him, picked up the object, and bit it as if it were dealing with an enemy...... Under the leadership of Gu Tani, the people next to him, and even the other soldiers in the tunnel, gritted their teeth and began to separate the black unknown objects in their hands.

Half an hour later, the Yue army finally regained some combat effectiveness, with the storage room where Gugu was located, dozens of Yue soldiers were crowded in the three-day tunnel, waiting for his orders.

"Blast the passage and prepare for the raid."

Furuya's order did not have any sense of color, and even the vomiting feeling of turning the river and the sea in his stomach was completely ignored, and he blew up an exit and went out again to sneak attack the Chinese, regardless of whether the outcome was dead or alive.

In a relatively large underground fortification assembly room, this small group of officers and men were waiting for the blasting outside the two tunnels, and once the passage was blown up, they had to rush out as fast as possible, preferably killing a few Chinese.

"Shimada!! What's that......"

The team leader Fujita followed the faint light of the flashlight, and suddenly found that a pipe actually poked down from the top of the tunnel overhead, and there were only Chinese on the ground, and without thinking, Fujita thought that the appearance of this pipe could not be to provide drinking water.

As he asked, the other soldiers also looked up overhead, and several flashlights with orange lights shone in the same position, and at this time, everyone saw clearly, it was a tube.

"Zizi ......"

"Boom!"

Just as a white mist-like gas erupted from the tube, an explosion was heard, and an excited sentence sounded: "Onboard!!" ”

However, it was only the next moment, when those white mist-like gases enveloped the Yue army, one by one, the Yue army, whose faces were hideous and eager to immediately rush up and rip the Chinese alive, suddenly let out a miserable scream.

"Ah...... Ah......h

"Ah...... Ah......h

Including Furutani Yoshikage, everyone's army was desperately tearing their faces, hands, and bodies, tearing their clothes to scratch, and the itch was extremely itchy, and there was a sharp pain in the itch...... Soon, the hideous Yue army slowly fell down with great pain.

"Poison Gas ......"

At the moment of death, Furutani Yoshikei finally thought of what it was.

In the Far East, he personally commanded troops to fire poison gas bombs at Soviets and Soviet civilians, and built several gas chambers that imitated the German army's treatment of traitors and traitors, killing some "disobedient" Soviet civilians.

This time, he finally understood that this turned out to be the taste of poison gas.

He also understood that the biggest danger in hiding in the pit was actually poison gas.

…… That night, the Yue army, which had used Chinese, Koreans, Soviets, and Indonesians as poison gas experimental materials, finally experienced the pleasure of poison gas in Vladivostok.

After examination, about 80 percent of the soldiers died directly under poison gas.

Three days later, the army in the tunnel was cleared by the [***] team at the cost of zero casualties, and Vladivostok ushered in a sunny day!

(To be continued)