Episode 102 Incendiary Attack

After listening to Xiuxiu's narration, Xiang Xiaoqiang thought for a while and said:

"Yes, in the current situation, it is not necessarily appropriate for us to use poison gas bombs. There is no specific need for military use, and it is used simply for the sake of revenge, which will not get much practical benefit and will damage its own image. ”

He looked up and asked:

"Lord Li, isn't our army pursuing the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese army in Jinzhou now? After we divided and surrounded the remnants of the Japanese army, didn't they still resist desperately? Is it possible that we can assist with poison gas? ”

Li Guoliang and Xiuxiu glanced at each other, and both shook their heads. 李国梁 says:

"Not quite right. The remnants of the Japanese army were divided and surrounded by our army into small pieces, the large ones were several square kilometers, and the small ones were only a few hundred meters in radius. And the Japanese army also had gas masks. Those people are outlaws, and they can fight to the last man. If you don't poison them directly, even if you burn their skin all over their bodies, they will continue to resist. ”

"Damn," Xiang Xiaoqiang scolded in a low voice, "Then our control area in Andong is only two or three square kilometers, and there are Japanese troops all around, how dare they use poison gas." ”

Li Guoliang and Xiuxiu glanced at each other again. Xiuxiu seemed to feel a little embarrassed by Xiang Xiaoqiang's low-level question. She glanced around quickly and whispered:

"Your Excellency...... That's not the same. Anton is a fixed point, and it is relatively easy to control the cast range...... Moreover, Anton is a strategic point, which is related to the overall situation, and must be captured...... In addition, it is in the ruins, other weapons are difficult to work, and only poison gas may be effective. Our battlefield is now in the wilderness, and it is so open, and the enemy and the enemy are intertwined, and it is easy to injure ourselves by mistake. …… Besides, this is a war on the soil of our country, and if poison gas is used, it will cause too much damage to the residents, water sources, farmland, etc. ”

After Xiuxiu's low-key and detailed explanation, Xiang Xiaoqiang also felt that his problem was indeed not smart. He smiled and smiled at Li Guoliang:

"Alas...... In the end, I'm just an intelligence officer, and I can't compare to them from these pure military academies! Ha ha. ”

Li Guoliang also immediately understood, and laughed with him.

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked up at the big map for a moment, rolled his eyes, and said:

"Hey, I said Master Li, how about using incendiary bombs?"

Li Guoliang smiled and laughed quietly:

"My lord, that's a good idea. We're debating whether or not to use incendiary bombs. …… My lord, incendiary bombs are more suitable for the current situation. And...... Hehe, the use of incendiary bombs does not need the approval of the first assistant, our military can call the shots. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned, looked at him, and said suspiciously:

"Then why not? It's been grinding for a long time, so I said it earlier. ”

Li Guoliang didn't speak, just smiled.

Xiang Xiaoqiang and Xiuxiu glanced at each other and understood. He laughed, nodded, and said:

"Okay, Master Li, you Lu Hang ready...... Molotov cocktails were delivered overnight tonight, and they will be thrown into the encirclement in the early hours of tomorrow morning. The Cabinet and His Majesty's side...... Haha, I'll carry it. ”

Li Guoliang was obviously waiting for this sentence. He laughed, nodded immediately, and said:

"Thank you, sir! With this sentence to adults, we have no scruples. …… We happen to still have a large number of incendiary bombs, ready-made. Last time, it was ready to burn Hangu Pass, but later the Qing army surrendered and it was useless. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang also smiled:

"That's for the best. Do a good job and burn to death those who don't surrender. Stop letting our brethren shed their blood with them. ”

Li Guoliang smiled:

"Don't worry, sir."

After Li Guoliang finished speaking, he immediately turned around and arranged.

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled at Xiuxiu:

"It's long overdue. These guys have probably wanted to use Molotov cocktails for a long time. Earlier, it was just a matter of not using it, but now that the Japanese have used poison gas bombs first, what do we have to worry about...... it's still grinding. Haha, now it's okay, tomorrow it doesn't matter if the Japanese hide in foxholes or trenches, it's useless. Those things can dodge bombs and shells, not incendiary bombs. Now we can also advance faster, and we can also reduce the number of deaths. ”

Xiuxiu nodded and whispered:

"I've seen it too. They just want someone to do it for them. With such a person, they dare to do anything. Although you have suffered a little bit to be this person, my lord, but ...... There are no other candidates. If something happens, each of them may lose their official position and be demoted, or be transferred to the cold bench, only adults you will not. Hehe, my lord, if you don't believe it, they even dare to use gas bombs. ”

"Don't!" Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled, "I can still tell the difference between these two things." Although incendiary weapons are also prohibited by the Convention, after all, few of them are obeyed now, and their use is very low-key. Gas bombs are different. As long as you use it, it is very eye-catching. ”

……

In the early morning of the 14th, a group of bombers loaded with incendiary bombs took off from Tangshan Airport, Pulandian Airport, and Dachangshan Island Airport, and flew roaring over the battlefield north of Jinzhou. At the same time, military trains carrying more incendiary bombs were galloping from Shanxi and Hebei to Guanwai. As Li Guoliang said, the most incendiary bombs of the Ming army were stored in several large arsenals in Shanxi and Hebei, which were transferred there from the south during the War of Unification and prepared to burn Hangu Pass.

The group was divided into several groups over Jinzhou, each of which was about a squadron of twin-engine horizontal bombers, escorted by a squadron of fighters, and flew over the battlefield that had surrounded the remnants of the Japanese army.

There was clearly a fierce battle below, and the vertical columns of smoke from the explosion of artillery shells on the ground kept rising into the sky and rising vertically. The summer morning sun slanted over the battlefield, and these columns of exploding smoke dragged a long shadow over the land. The smoke of gunpowder was wafting in the air, and the Japanese soldiers below who were like ants were sometimes running and sometimes lying down, and the Japanese mortar crew was half-kneeling, still firing artillery shells in the rain of bullets and bullets to fight back at the Ming army. The whole battlefield was a miserable scene.

It is clear that the current incendiary offensive is necessary. These small enclosures are small, with the largest being only a few square kilometres. The distance was too short, the Japanese army was on the opposite side, and then a few hundred meters later it was friendly forces, and it was difficult for the Ming army to use large-caliber artillery. Now the two sides are basically mortar battles, firing mortars at each other's positions, and the Ming army, under the cover of mortars, at the same time squeezes with tanks in the middle. And the anti-tank guns of the Japanese army were well hidden.

At present, the anti-tank weapons of the remnants of the Japanese army are mainly 75mm small mountain guns, although the caliber is large, but the gun body is low, small and exquisite, and extremely light. Even if it is not a cannon, the long-range fire effect is not comparable to that of a specialized anti-tank gun, but now the battlefield itself is very small, and the two sides are often engaged in artillery battles at a distance of one or two hundred meters. The Japanese army's 75 small mountain guns were fired into any crater or ditch, which was an extremely effective anti-tank fire point. The Ming army was struggling.

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"All right, brethren," said the Ming bomber leader, who saw the smoke markers on the ground, "all open the magazines." ”

Suddenly, a cold wind howled and filled the cabin. The hatches under the belly of each bomber were opened. The 100-kilogram incendiary bombs were lined up and ready to run to the earth at any time.

On the ground below, in the black-gray smoke of gunpowder, some specific spots can be clearly seen, spewing green smoke. That was the agreed signal, and it was the Ming army outside the encirclement that marked its position with colored smoke grenades.

The bomber of the lead flew into the encirclement.

The eyes of the "reserve ————" bombardier were attached to the scope, and through the crosshairs in the mirror, he stared at the earth, the craters, and the Japanese soldiers that were constantly passing below, and "let it go!! ”

As soon as the red button was pressed, with a terrible whistling sound, eight large incendiary bombs fell out of the magazine one after another, getting smaller and smaller in the air, and were sucked towards the earth by gravity.

At the same time, all the bombers in the rear were throwing incendiary bombs. 288 100-kilogram incendiary bombs landed densely in this small encirclement of only two square kilometers.

The moment each incendiary bomb landed on the ground and exploded, viscous gasoline erupted from the bomb in flames, along with thermite, magnesium powder, and other characteristic chemicals. Suddenly, there was a sea of fire within a few dozen meters of the surroundings, and the temperature at the center of the explosion was as high as thousands of degrees. Not only were people charred, but even artillery, guns, and steel helmets were burned and melted.

For a time, the Japanese positions in the encirclement were like hell.