The independent column's attack came without any warning. From the moment the first artillery shell landed on the Kukongshan position, they began their local tyrant-style artillery cluster attack.

The shells fell like raindrops, and the Starlight-armed soldiers hid in the cave, lowering their heads one by one, and hurriedly avoided like frightened animals.

In the smoke of gunpowder, a soldier rushed into a troop garrison cave and shouted to a middle-aged man: "Platoon leader, the troop garrison hole of the third squadron was blown down, and all the people inside were buried alive!"

"

"I understand! There are no immortals in a war. Why are you howling here?"

The platoon leader reached out to untie the anti-corrosion pure copper zipper of the chemical protective suit, and stretched his head out to breathe fresh air, but what he smelled was pungent gunpowder smoke.

The recruit on the side reminded: "Platoon leader, there is an order from above, and you are not allowed to take off your protective clothing without permission!"

"My life is almost gone, why should I care so much about orders? I have been fighting for half my life, and I know better than you how to survive. It is customary to bombard before fighting. The bandits will bombard for a few minutes first. The guards are so

Fu Fu, the bombing time will definitely be longer. When you hear the sound of our cannons, then we are really going to do it!"

The platoon leader lit a cigarette and sucked it greedily, as if if he didn't take a few more puffs now, he would never have another chance in the future.

After hearing what the platoon leader said, the recruit also opened his protective clothing, lit a cigarette, and after taking two puffs, he choked and coughed repeatedly.

The platoon leader scolded: "If you don't know how to smoke, just don't smoke! Don't you know that cigarettes are in short supply?!"

The recruit curled his lips and said: "My mother bought these cigarettes with food. When I joined the army, she put a cigarette into my hand. She said that when I was scared, I would smoke one, and I would not be scared anymore after I started smoking."

"Do you think cigarettes are drugs? How can you be so evil! Damn it!" The platoon leader was amused by the recruits. He took off his kettle and threw it over: "This is sorghum wine. Take a few sips. It will make you brave, but don't drink too much.

, once your reaction slows down, you are not far from death! You bastard, why do new recruits come to the front line?"

"My mother is dead." The recruit curled his lips and said: "Their group of refugees were overtaken by the escort team on the way to evacuate. There was a woman in the team wearing a gold ring. The escort wanted to snatch it away, but my mother was on the side.

I begged for mercy and was stabbed to death!"

"Normally, when I was a bandit, I was caught by mercenaries. Those bastards made us run around in the desert to serve as targets for the new recruits to practice their guns. If there hadn't been a sandstorm, I would have died eight hundred times.

"

The platoon leader responded with a numb expression: "The chaebol do not recognize the refugees as their people. Killing the refugees is just like hunting. These are cowards."

"In the past, when there were bandits in Lingnan, troubles often happened in our village. Bandits and the transportation team went to our village to cause trouble, rob, kill, and rape! My third aunt was raped by someone from the transportation team, and my third uncle did not dare to follow the fortress.

The man took action and committed suicide."

The recruit took two sips of white wine and his eyes were red: "It's different now. With the support of Starlight Company, we also have guns. I used my three-month allowance to trade veterans from the village for this spot on the battlefield."

"Idiot!" the platoon leader scolded with a sideways glance: "You spend money to die, you are mentally ill!"

"Are the refugees still afraid of death?" The recruit drank greedily from the bottle of white wine with a fierce look in his eyes: "If they don't treat me as a human being, I will kill them! Avenge my mother!"

"Boom!"

The sound of artillery fire from the Starlight armed counterattack sounded.

The platoon leader threw away the cigarette butt and put the chemical protective suit on his head: "Keep an eye on my position and follow me. You can live a little longer!"

…

Independent column forward command post.

The leader of the vanguard regiment held a telescope and saw the artillery fire exploding in the ranks. He ordered the adjutant beside him: "Inform the artillery battalion to fire back and fire out the gas bombs!"

The adjutant responded: "Commander, our current distance is not enough. The range of the gas bombs is too short and cannot hit their hinterland!"

The regiment leader waved his hands and said: "The wind is blowing from the west now. After the poison gas bombs are fired, the wind direction will be enough to blow the poison gas away. If the team continues to press forward, our casualties will be greater! The military commander has ordered that, regardless of ammunition consumption,

Priority must be given to ensuring the personal safety of the soldiers. Listen to me and fight directly!"

Two basic poison gas bombs quickly hit the front of the cave mountain, and the yellow poisonous mist dispersed with the wind and began to pour into the cave mountain.

In the position, some soldiers with damaged protective clothing began to vomit after being exposed to the poisonous gas, and soon began to cry out due to the poisoning reaction.

Accompanied by Shangguan Xiaohu, Dong Xu and Wang Xin were constantly patrolling the garrison cave.

Dong Xu saw a soldier wailing and waved to the people around him: "Carry this man away immediately and send him to a ventilated open area without poisonous gas. Let him breathe fresh air, and then let the military doctors provide treatment for him!"

"Da da da!"

Gunshots suddenly rang out, and then a roar came from an unknown cave: "Those turtles are rushing up against the poisonous gas!"

The sound of gunfire broke out instantly, and the soldiers of the independent column, wearing expensive chemical protective suits, began to launch their first attack on the cave mountain amid the poisonous gas.

There is a canyon in front of the cave mountain, and there are only two roads that can be walked. Under the blockade of heavy machine guns, the soldiers who rushed over were mopped down one after another, and the ensuing shelling also caused the formation at the rear to collapse.

The independent column's first charge had no effect and was suppressed.

When the leader of the vanguard received the news, he gritted his molar teeth and cursed: "These mud-legged people have really learned to be smart after experiencing the poisoning of the revolutionary army. They can fight back, which shows that they are equipped with protective clothing!"

"Sir, according to the intelligence we have obtained, the terrain of Dongshan Ridge is complex and easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the opponent is protected, it may be difficult for us to break through if we cannot defeat their front."

The adjutant spread out a hand-drawn map on the table: "The location of our current attack is Kukong Mountain. This was the first day of danger for the Hedong Gang. There is a man in charge of the pass, and it is said that there is no way for ten thousand people to open it. A simple shelling will not be enough for the Hedong Gang."

It’s useless here.”

"The battle requires not only courage, but also equipment and wisdom! They think they can sit back and relax by wearing protective clothing, but that is a dream!"

The leader of the vanguard group pressed the cigarette butt in his hand to the location of Cave Mountain on the map: "Inform the artillery battalion that Type 1 bombs don't work, so give me Type 2 bombs! I'll take my time with them today!"

Five minutes later, the independent column carried out the second round of bombing. With the experience they had just faced, the soldiers of the Starlight Armed Forces were obviously not as panicked as the first time. Once the bombing was over, they made defensive preparations.
Chapter completed!