It was as dark as ink, not even a single star could be seen tonight, and the thick dark clouds completely blocked any light source, so that it would be no problem to describe the night tonight as being blind.
"Hurry...hurry..."
There was a rush of footsteps in the dark night. Behind the first position less than five miles away from the Qingyuan River, countless figures were busy in the dark night.
Of course, it’s not that you can’t see anything absolutely. At least there are dim orange-red lights swaying in the dark night. Experienced veterans know that this is to prevent the flashlight’s light from shining too far and being covered with red cloth.
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Behind the position, a low roar could be heard from time to time. With the dim light of the flashlight, one could vaguely see huge steel monsters slowly coming to the rear of the position and stopping under the command of the soldiers in front.
Upon closer inspection, it turns out that these steel monsters are actually the M40 self-propelled artillery originally located at the rear. Looking closer, there is a group of people busy not far away. If you look closely, you will find that this is the M2 of the 2nd Artillery Battalion.
105mm howitzer.
Emotions and the artillery of the Liantai militia all came here.
If there were Japanese spies or scouts nearby at this time, they would definitely be ecstatic when they saw this scene. You must know that this distance is already within the absolute range of Japanese artillery.
These days, the artillery of the Liantai Militia Group caused huge damage to the Japanese army, especially the M40 155mm self-propelled artillery belonging to the 1st Artillery Battalion, which destroyed the Japanese army.
The Japanese tried their best to deal with this artillery, but since the range of the M40 self-propelled artillery was twice the range of the Japanese artillery, the Japanese could only pin their hopes on their aviation.
But the commander of the 1st Artillery Battalion, Geng Changshun, was very clever. Once he discovered that the Japanese aircraft were coming, he immediately took advantage of the high mobility of the M40 artillery, leaving only the air defense company to deal with the Japanese aircraft. The artillery quickly moved to the reserve position, and the Japanese
The plane captured him several times but he avoided it.
But now this guy actually brought the 1st Artillery Battalion here. What on earth did he want to do? You must know that at this distance, even the Japanese artillery with the nearest 75mm field artillery can easily hit it. Once the Japanese army finds out, the consequences will be disastrous.
Logically speaking, how could Geng Changshun and Zhuang Mancai make such a low-level mistake?
Putting aside the doubts for the time being, and returning to the position, I saw the gunners quickly constructing the artillery position with the help of the weak light of the flashlight. Half an hour later, the artillery position was finally completed.
Seeing that the artillery position was completed, Geng Changshun's originally worried heart finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He and Zhuang Mancai looked at each other, nodded at the same time, and said to the communications soldier beside them: "Tell the logistics department that the things can be delivered."
More than ten minutes later, four Lancia 3RO trucks drove slowly to the rear of the artillery position. The vehicles stopped and several soldiers wearing protective clothing got out of the vehicles. Geng Changshun and his two men hurriedly greeted them.
A soldier gave a surprised salute to the two of them, and a roaring voice came from the protective suit: "Sir, the Logistics Department has been sent to send special bombs, a total of fifteen tons, please accept them."
After saying that, he took out a folder and handed it to Geng Changshun.
Geng Changshun nodded, signed his name, and then waved his hand, and soon hundreds of gunners also wearing protective clothing came forward and began to unload the truck.
There is strength in numbers, and with the efforts of hundreds of people, all the items on the four trucks were loaded and unloaded.
At this time, Geng Changshun and Zhuang Mancai also put on protective clothing.
At this time, rows of neatly stacked ammunition boxes were quietly placed less than ten meters away from the artillery. With the light of the flashlight, the ferocious skull image on the boxes could be vaguely seen.
Zhuang Mancai swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice: "Old Geng, is this the powerful gas bomb that the leader said?"
"It's a special bomb." Geng Changshun corrected.
"No...I mean, is this thing called sarin gas really that powerful?"
"I'll tell you later if it's big or not."
Geng Changshun was unsure, but in order to increase his confidence, he still chose to believe what his team leader said, "The team leader said that there is basically no wind tonight, so it is the best time to use this thing, and you don't have to worry about accidentally hurting yourself.
people."
Sarin gas is a Class G nerve agent that can paralyze the human central nervous system. It is a nerve-paralyzing agent and is classified as a nerve agent based on its harmful effects. It is also the most toxic gas so far.
For Gao Hongming, the idea of using poison gas bombs has actually been around for a long time.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army was very keen on using chemical weapons on the Chinese battlefield.
On July 27, 1937, the emperor's brother and chief of staff Kanin Miyazaihito issued an order to the commander of the China Expeditionary Force, Kozuki Kiyoshi, that "tear gas canisters can be used at the appropriate time."
And the tear gas canister he mentioned was actually another name for poison gas bombs. The reason why he said it was just to cover up the actions of the Japanese army with a fig leaf.
During the month of September 1938 alone, the Japanese army used poison gas more than 60 times on important battlefields on both sides of the Yangtze River in northern Jiangxi, eastern Hubei, western Anhui, and southern Henan, causing massive casualties to Chinese soldiers and civilians.
Not only that, in another historical time and space, after Japan was defeated, it buried poison gas bombs that were too late to be transported away, causing great losses to China. On August 4, 2003, citizens of QQHE City were abandoned by the Japanese army.
A chemical weapons attack resulted in 43 injuries and one death.
In view of this, Gao Hongming felt that it was necessary to teach the Japanese an unforgettable lesson. In addition, facing the Japanese 16th Division, which was full of evil and killed countless Chinese people in Nanjing, there was no psychological burden.
Zhuang Mancai raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It was two thirty-seven in the morning, more than two hours before the bombardment.
Feeling a little stuffy, he took off his gas mask and took a few deep breaths of fresh air. When he was about to put on the gas mask again, he suddenly felt a chill on his face, and his heart suddenly tightened. He looked up and saw the sky.
There seemed to be tiny pieces falling from the air, and the surrounding air seemed to have become much colder, causing him to sneeze.
"Well...it's actually snowing."
His heart suddenly tightened, and he quickly took out a handkerchief from his pocket, pinched the corner of the handkerchief and stretched out his arm. A breeze blew by, causing the handkerchief in his hand to float slightly. Looking at the fluttering handkerchief, he felt relieved.
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Wind force level two, this kind of breeze does not affect the use of special bombs, but if the wind becomes stronger...