Wang Weihua held the telescope in his hand and vaguely saw that in the Russian military fortifications in the distance, two Russian soldiers stumbled out, but as soon as they ran two steps, they fell to the ground, and the two Russian soldiers could be vaguely seen struggling painfully on the ground.

"This is the latest poison gas bomb!" Wang Weihua's face was full of shock.

"Not bad! This is our latest mustard gas bomb. Ren Chao next to him put down the binoculars and said with a stern face.

Mustard gas, i.e. ββ-dichlorodiethylsulfide (Dichlorodiethylsulfide) in a combat state, has vapor, mist and liquid state, usually colorless or yellowish liquid, which is volatile and has a taste like garlic and mustard. Mustard gas contact with the skin, eyes, respiratory tract, and digestive tract of the human body causes damage in different stages, and a large dose of mustard gas can cause systemic absorption poisoning after absorption through the skin, respiratory tract, and digestive tract, so the clinical manifestations of mustard gas poisoning are diverse. In 1822, Despretz discovered mustard gas. In 1886, Meyer in Germany synthesized pure mustard gas for the first time; The synthesis method he invented remains one of the most important synthesis methods for mustard gas.

Mustard gas is an alkylating agent, which is metabolized into non-toxic or low-toxic products by the body after absorption, and part of it is alkylated with a variety of biochemical components in the body such as DNA, proteins, enzymes, etc. After alkylation of DNA, the molecular structure is destroyed, and the cell has mitotic disorders, affecting cell proliferation. After RNA alkylation, it affects the condensation of amino acids and leads to protein metabolism disorders. Therefore, vigorously proliferating tissue cells are most sensitive to mustard gas, and nuclear fragmentation, nuclear disintegration, and cell death occur at large doses.

As a result of cell death, tissue inflammation, necrosis, and later repair responses are caused. Tissues with active cell division and vigorous metabolism, such as lymphoid tissue, hematopoietic tissue, intestinal epithelial tissue, and testicular spermatopoietic tissue, are more sensitive to mustard gas. After poisoning, lymphatic organs atrophy and bone marrow hematopoietic tissue is destroyed. Hematopoietic cells decrease or disappear, intestinal mucosal epithelium and glandular cell nuclei are concentrated and fragmented, villous edema, necrosis, mucosal shedding, submucosal inflammation, hemorrhage, diarrhea, blood in the stool, loss of water and electrolytes, and severe cases can cause shock. At larger doses, the central nervous system presents a table of "toxic encephalopathy".

The history of the large-scale use of poison gas weapons was in 1914 in the First World War. Germany first used howitzers to fire poison gas shells, at that time using tear gas ethyl bromide, which was later changed to chloroacetone due to the scarcity of materials. On January 31, 1915, Germany made the first massive use of tear gas bombs (thousands of gas bombs were fired at French positions) in the Battle of Verdun. However, due to the local weather, there was no expected impact. In 1915, a mixture of light/gas and chlorine/gas chemical weapons was used by the British army in actual combat. In 1917, mustard gas was introduced into the conflict between the Entente and the Central Powers.

As early as a few years ago, Ren Chao had secretly ordered the relevant departments to begin secretly developing chemical weapons. The mustard gas bomb that was used in the war this time is the latest chemical weapon that has been successfully developed. Regarding the use of poison gas bombs against the Russian army, Ren Chao did not have the slightest psychological burden. War is inherently very cruel, and on the battlefield, either you die or I die, and there is no morality to talk about at all. The most fundamental purpose of war is to achieve victory, and in order to be able to achieve victory, we can do whatever it takes. War is inherently cruel, and mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

"That's amazing!" Wang Weihua couldn't help but shake his head and said.

"Of course, an absolute killer." Ren Chao said with a sneer.

"The Russians don't have such weapons of mass destruction, do they?" Wang Weihua asked with trepidation, the huge power of the poison gas bomb had already deeply shocked the imperial general. Wang Weihua quickly thought that since we can use this weapon against the enemy, then the enemy can also use this weapon against us, and if the enemy is also equipped with this kind of mass killing weapon. The consequences are unimaginable!

"As far as I know, not at the moment." Ren Chao said casually.

"The Russians didn't, the British, the French and the Germans. Do they have it? Wang Weihua then asked.

"Not yet." Ren Chao replied affirmatively.

"Then I'm relieved!" Wang Weihua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Not now, but as soon as we use it in Vladivostok, they will soon get the news, and it will not be difficult to develop such a chemical weapon with the current scientific and technological level of Britain, France, Germany and other countries." Ren Chao continued.

"Ah~! Then this is in trouble! Wang Weihua couldn't help but exclaim.

"It's a bit troublesome, but since we're developing chemical weapons, we're naturally going to have to develop corresponding restraint methods. At present, quite effective results can be achieved to effectively reduce the losses caused by chemical weapons to our army, and these anti-poison equipment will be equipped with various units in a few months. Ren Chao said with a stern face.

On the forward position of the Wild Wolf Regiment, Guo Shenjun put down the binoculars with a shocked face, "This is too powerful!" ”

"The power of this gas bomb is truly terrifying!" The chief of staff next to him couldn't help but sigh.

"Order everyone to immediately put on gas masks, put on protective clothing, and wrap my whole body tightly, this poisonous gas does not have eyes, and I am not divided between friend and foe." Guo Senjun ordered with a stern face.

"Didn't you just say that those gas masks and suits are too bulky to interfere with our fighting?" The chief of staff said with a smile.

"It was just now, and it's now. What are you talking about, quickly send people to each company, check me one by one, the attack is about to begin, if you let your own people be smoked to death, that person will be a big loss! Guo Senjun said angrily.

"Yes! I'll send someone to oversee them. The chief of staff answered, turned and left.

"Do you really want to wear something like a pig's nose?" A soldier on the battlefield said with a frown, holding a gas mask.

"That's it! It's also too ugly! Another soldier couldn't help but complain.

"It's okay not to wear it! But I can warn you in advance, if you don't wear it, you will attack in a while, and you will be gassed to death, but don't blame me for not warning you. You've seen all the photos I showed you last night! was smoked to death by poisonous gas, and the death was a miserable one! Ah~! I don't even have a personal appearance, it's miserable! The company commander next to him shook his head and said.

Since it was the first time that the Chinese Empire used poison gas bombs in actual combat, and ordinary soldiers had limited understanding of the power of poison gas, in order to prevent these people from causing unnecessary casualties due to negligence. Therefore, last night, a group of instructors of Unit 401 went deep into the various units participating in the offensive and conducted an emergency training to teach the soldiers to correctly understand the dangers of poison gas and some preventive measures. In order to enhance the impression of the soldiers, some photos were also issued to the troops, which were small animals and even people after being poisoned. (To be continued......)