"Raincoat ......"

Looking at the appearance of the captain wearing a protective suit, Shang Dequan was surprised. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

What kind of protective equipment is there, it is clearly a raincoat with lacquer and glue, and rain boots, and the whole person is wrapped in an airtight airtight, which is completely different from the anti-gas area used by soldiers in the past.

"Yes, the new protective clothing is based on the rubberized raincoat, but it has a thicker glue layer, which is the only way to protect them from chemicals."

"What kind of chemicals are you using this time?"

Although he didn't know what the so-called No. 4 chemical was, from the captain's dress, Shang Dequan could vaguely guess the power of this poisonous gas, and its power would be far greater than he imagined.

"This ......"

After a moment of silence, Li Zhuoran looked at the interested general and replied.

"As you wish, Your Excellency!"

A few minutes later, the captain walked out of the command post, and after a few more moments, he walked in with a metal suitcase in his hand, walked slowly to the front of Shang De Quan, and then carefully placed it on the table in front of the commander. Immediately afterward, the captain uncovered the suitcase, in which there was a short, sealed glass test tube, filled with an unknown liquid.

"What is this?"

Shang Dequan pointed to the test tube and asked in surprise.

"It's ethyl dimethylaminocycyandronate, Your Excellency Commander!"

Li Zhuoran named a chemical.

"Ethyl dimethylaminocyanophosphonate? What is this? ”

Shang De didn't know anything, as a general, he didn't know chemistry. Even for chlorine. It's also half-understood. He just knew that chlorine, like phosgene, could be produced on a large scale, and that the toxic gases that had been stored in laboratories in the past, might never have known that they could be used in the military if he hadn't walked out of the chemist's laboratory.

"Ethyl dimethylaminocyanophosphonate, well, how to say it? This is a highly toxic gas. The pure product is a colorless liquid with a fruity aroma, and the industrial product is brown, with a bitter almond odor, and an ammonia odor at high concentration. It is hundreds of times more toxic than chlorine and can be life-threatening if inhaled for about a minute. Symptoms and severity of poisoning vary depending on the amount of inhalation and the rate at which it enters the body. Minimal skin-to-skin contact sometimes causes sweating and shaking, and the pupils are abnormally constricted. Its low concentration of **** is much stronger than chlorine, phosgene, and hydrocyanic acid irritation and damage to the eyes. In addition, it decomposes very slowly after entering the body, so even a very small amount of inhalation can cause chronic poisoning. As long as a small amount is ingested into the human body through the mouth and nose, it can cause the person to suffocate to death instantly. or a complete loss of combat effectiveness. If they are dropped as gas bombs over the fortress, their effect will far exceed that of phosgene. ”

Li Zhuoran gently stroked the glass test tube containing ethyl dimethylaminocycyanidronate. The seemingly transparent liquid inside makes people feel very inconspicuous, just like ordinary water that stays quietly in a test tube, and does not pose the slightest threat to people. But he knew very well in his heart that once this creature was unleashed, it would be far more harmful than any other weapon could damage the human body, because he had seen its power before.

As early as when Professor Lin Weizhi of Northeastern University set up a chemical poison gas laboratory. As a representative of the military, he participated in a series of laboratory experiments, learning how to use chemical gases while being responsible for the security of the secret mission. In the process, he had participated in poison gas experiments more than once, and probably the most horrific of them was the one conducted a few months ago, when thousands of sheep died on the grassland, but they were killed by the gas in just a few minutes......

"Have you ever used it in real combat? How do you think about security? ”

Shang Dequan did not reject the use of poison gas bombs to achieve the goal of conquering this place without bloodshed, he was concerned about completing the task as soon as possible, defeating Vladivostok, and realizing the wish of the commander - to celebrate the New Year in Vladivostok!

"The actual combat was not carried out, but we did experiments with sheep. It took less than 2 minutes from the time the gas bomb was thrown to the time the sheep fell to the ground, and in addition to its high residual properties, it was almost a perfect gas! ”

It is indeed a perfect poison gas, at least in Li Zhuoran's opinion, there is no better poison gas in this world.

"In order to prevent poison gas leakage or accidental injury to friendly troops, we tend to choose windless weather, and 20 minutes after the airship drops the bomb, all assault troops must wear chemical protective suits...... That's the raincoat you just saw! Because of the hasty preparations, only 5,400 pieces can be provided at present, and after the assault force takes control of the fortress, the anti-chemical warfare troops will disinfect the fortress, and it is expected that the ...... can be completed within a week."

In order to prevent criticism from European politicians, especially public opinion, the use of poison gas bombs will be kept secret, which means that in this battle, the fortress where the chemical attack was carried out will no longer retain any British prisoners, and all corpses will be burned for "epidemic prevention" reasons.

“…… Therefore, the army needs to fire tear gas canisters as cover, tear gas canisters are just cover, and in the end, everything will be covered in tear gas......"

Although poison gas does not violate international treaties, although Tohoku is not a signatory to the treaty, the use of poison gas is still restricted in one way or another due to caution, and this time, if it were not for the capture of Vladivostok as soon as possible, I am afraid that such a large amount of poison gas would not have been put into such a large amount of poison gas at all.

"Captain, what are we going to attack?"

Shang Dequan didn't care about the personal impact of using poison gas bombs, for him, his only concern was victory.

"Your Excellency, today's weather is very suitable, the wind is very small, it should not have much impact on Vladivostok, if nothing else, the offensive battle against Vladivostok Fortress can be over in two hours!"

Two hours...... Enough is enough!

As long as he can tear a hole in the fortress, in the next two days, Shang Dequan will have enough confidence to capture Vladivostok.

"However, this requires your approval, Your Excellency!"

Li Zhuoran looked at the commander in front of him, although the commander agreed to use poison gas, but the commander only transferred the poison gas and transportation to the front line, as for the approval...... Well, that's a matter for the front-line commanders. It has nothing to do with the handsome! The faint Li Zhuoran could understand what the big man meant. Even if it causes a backlash from the outside world in the future. The chief merchant in front of him, who approved the use of poison gas, is also the undisputed scapegoat.

"Hmmm......"

Without any hesitation, Shang Dequan almost immediately approved the order to use poison gas bombs, and he was equally able to understand the Dashuai's thoughts, as a subordinate, it was a matter of course to carry the black cauldron itself.

"When are you going to start the bombing? What else do the troops need to prepare? ”

……

When the front line of the Northeast Army began preparations for the first chemical warfare in human history, there was a chorus of joy in the city of Vladivostok, more than ten kilometers away, compared to those Northeast officers and soldiers who were sleeping in the open. The Russians were undoubtedly lucky to be able to stay in a warm room with a heating or fireplace without having to endure the bitter cold outside. But that's all, after all, during the siege, all rations have quotas, and ordinary soldiers only have some extremely limited quotas per day.

But for the Russian generals, despite the siege of the city, they could still enjoy a generous ration, even at the generals' tables at a time when it was becoming increasingly difficult for the soldiers to even take a sip of beet soup. Nutritious foods such as beef and lavender are still on display.

As usual, more than a dozen high-ranking officers of the Russian army and navy gathered at the command post in the fortress in the city. In the restaurant, which is indistinguishable from the ground, there is a long dining table with a variety of fine food and fine wines from France. There were also precious paintings on the walls, and it seemed that for them the war had not changed much.

As the protagonist of the banquet, as the commander-in-chief of the army and navy, Stessel will always give people an extremely calm and resolute feeling on the outside, and that calmness and perseverance seem to come out of his bones. However, those who know him well know that this so-called composure and perseverance are just some kind of "self-confidence".

In fact, that "self-confidence" was more "confidence" than self-confidence - he believed that even if he was defeated, he and all the Russian generals and officials would be treated decently - this was promised by the Chinese commander in the letter, but in Stexel's view, it was not yet time, not the time to surrender.

Despite the hundreds of thousands of Chinese surrounding the fortress and their extremely powerful siege artillery, Stexel was confident enough to hold out for three months, and this confidence was not blind. In fact, no one would doubt that they could hold out for three months, when the port thawed.

The reason for this is simple: more than 80,000 officers and men of the army and navy are stationed at the fortress and in the city, and tens of thousands of tons of grain are stored in the city's warehouses, because it is a large port, and tens of thousands of tons of coal are stored in the port.

"We believe that under the leadership of General Stexel, Vladivostok will not only be able to hold out, but also defeat the Chinese attack!"

In the face of the congratulations of his subordinates, Stexel was in a very good mood, although last night, they lost some small fortresses, but also thwarted some of the Chinese's attacks, especially.

"Thank you, my generals!"

Stexeling happily lifted the glass full of vodka in front of his seat and held it high. The officers below also raised their glasses, waiting for the other army to toast.

"I am glad that I, an old fellow, can join all the brave generals in defending this great fortress for the Russian Empire. Perhaps, I don't know what the Chinese guys are doing outside, but when I believe that they will run over and ask for a glass when they see the besieged Russian officers still enjoying their wines when they see this place and see the besieged Russian officers still enjoying their drinks. Hehe! Come on, let's toast together for the health of our Tsar Majesty, for the prosperity of the Russian Empire, for our victory, and may God continue to bless Russia! Cheers! ”

Stessel's words immediately drew laughter from everyone.

"For the prosperity of the Russian Empire!"

"Cheers to the health of the commander!"

"Haha, you should cheer to the damn Chinese guys outside!"

"Yes, I hope they, like Napoleon's troops, will freeze to death in the ice and snow!"

The officers were in a good mood, not just because some of the attacks had been thwarted, but more importantly, because the temperature was dropping, and in the last few days, it had dropped by more than six degrees.

The base temperature of minus 21 degrees does not seem to have any effect on them, but these Russians know very well what kind of impact the low temperature will have on the Chinese in the wild, perhaps, if the temperature drops like this, they don't even need to fight, just rely on the weather to repel these enemies.

"So, this cup ......"

Standing up, Stexel looked at the crowd and said.

"Let's toast to that stupid Governor, if he hadn't foolishly waged war in the winter, how could he have been defeated by the weather?"

Stessel's words immediately caused a burst of laughter, history always tells them again and again that winter belongs to Russia, and only those stupid Chinese will start a war in winter and then be defeated by the weather.

"Colonel, what the hell are those Chinese guys doing today!"

Sitting at the bottom left of General Stexel, a general who was struggling to chew his intestines asked the other officers on the other side.

"Damn it. It's not like there's no movement as before, just a few glances at it occasionally, and everything is silent. They know very well that unlike those previous forts, they are now facing a fortress-like defensive line, maybe heavy artillery can destroy the fortresses, but they still need to pay the price of blood if they want to capture these fortresses, so they are only trying to isolate the remaining fortresses now, but they are simply in vain, even if they capture fifty fortresses, between the fortresses and fortresses, there are still hundreds of fortresses waiting for them to capture, and eventually they will die of exhaustion in this dense fortress......"

The Colonel's answer drew laughter from everyone again, and the people agreed with the Colonel's point of view. It is true that the Chinese have siege artillery, but compared to the limited number of siege artillery, they have a strong enough fortress group, and the fortress group with several large fortresses as the core is undoubtedly a nightmare for any attacker.

"Damn, what's going on? Is something wrong? No, absolutely not, the fortresses of the Russian Empire could never be occupied by the Chinese, yes, by no means not! ”

In the face of everyone's laughter, Stessel didn't know why, a sense of uneasiness swelled in his heart, and he could only keep cheering himself up, trying to persuade himself to get rid of this uneasiness...... (To be continued.) )