The biggest shock to the Japanese army when the Liantai militia released poison gas in the Qingyuan River was not the heavy casualties, but the fact that the Japanese army, which had always been arrogant and used to it, realized that the past era of unscrupulous use of poison gas in China was gone forever.
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Originally, the Japanese army was very casual about the use of poison gas. They even delegated the authority to use poison gas to the regiments. That is to say, as long as any officer above the rank of commander of the regiment deems it necessary, he can release poison gas at any time and anywhere.
But when the Japanese military suddenly realized that China also had the ability to use chemical weapons to fight back, the good days of the Japanese Army came to an end. The Japanese base camp quickly recovered the poison gas bombs sent to the wings to each division.
, and strengthened the anti-chemical weapons training of various units.
To be honest, the feeling of wearing a gas mask made of rubber is not pleasant. The air filtered by the canister seems to be lacking, which makes people always feel that there is not enough air. Maybe it is because of suffocation. After a while, Nakano Yoshizo's forehead appears.
Sweat came, and the heat generated by sweat and breathing accumulated a layer of mist on the lenses of the gas mask, making my eyesight blurry.
In fact, Nakano Yoshizosu misunderstood this time. What the Rendai militia released was not poisonous gas, but fired hundreds of smoke grenades with mortars. However, too many shots were fired at once to form haze, which made Nakano Yoshizosu mistakenly believe that it was poisonous gas.
Gas bombs.
While the Japanese troops in the bunker were in chaos, Xiao Zhankui led the soldiers of the second battalion to quietly reach the vicinity of the bunker.
Wearing a gas mask, Lu Xianping made a gesture with his right hand as he approached the bunker, instructing the soldiers following him to lower their footsteps. Behind Lu Xianping were two flamethrowers carrying flamethrowers and two soldiers holding MP40 submachine guns.
After many battles, the flamethrower has effectively proven that it is the most effective weapon for attacking enemies. However, it can be seen from the fact that other soldiers always keep a distance from the flamethrower that the soldier carrying two cans on his back is very dangerous.
During the battle this morning, a flamethrower received "key care" from the Japanese army. The oil tank behind him was hit and then exploded. Not only did he fall into a sea of fire, but it even ignited two nearby soldiers.
When the bunker appeared in sight, Dai Detian gestured to the flamethrower behind him. The flamethrower carrying the flamethrower cautiously approached the fort, lay down about twenty meters away, and at the same time raised the flamethrower tripod.
On the ground, aim for the looming firing hole.
"sudden!"
With a muffled sound, two orange fire dragons appeared on the mountainside at the same time, instantly turning the entire bunker red. The red fire dragons reached the bunker and splashed into the bunker from the perforations. Gasoline then sprayed everywhere.
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"ah……"
The Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks in the bunker instantly turned into burning men, and then let out horrific screams.
The fire-breathing soldiers who were lying on the ground immediately stood up and approached the bunker. The distance was tens of meters, which was more than ten seconds. The moment they closed on the bunker, gunfire rang out. It turned out that it was those who were lucky enough not to be set on fire.
The Japanese troops began to fight back.
At this time, the flamethrower who was already close to the bunker suddenly turned sideways and tilted the tip of the flamethrower into the perforation hole. "Sudden!" Two fire dragons with a range of nearly 40 meters spewed out from inside the bunker and pointed at the bunker again.
baptism of fire
When Xiao Zhankui, who was not far away, saw the firing holes of several bunkers in front of him all emitting flames, he knew that the assault was successful. With the loud sound of charging horns, a man wearing a gray-green military uniform
The soldiers jumped out of their bunkers and rushed towards the Japanese bunker...
Upon hearing the news that the last position of the Ninth Brigade had been captured by the Liantai Militia, Adachi Twenty-san, commander of the 37th Division, ordered the 78th and 79th regiments to start retreating almost immediately.
It's just that the two regiments are currently fighting fiercely with the Eighth Route Army and the Seventh Division. How could Li Shilong and Brigadier Chen let him leave so easily? Anyway, the big dog had already said before coming that no matter how much ammunition they used in this battle, he
They will make up for it in full, so the fight is still open.
So the two men commanded the army to cover up and pursue them.
Anda Twenty-Three was annoyed when he saw that the Chinese army was still unwilling to give up. He was upset and transferred an infantry regiment and a cavalry regiment over. Anyway, if you don't make me feel better, let's just fight.
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After seeing signs that the Thirty-seventh Division was in danger of being overrun, Brigadier Chen, Tang Huaiyuan and Gao Hongming took it together and decided that now was not the time to risk their lives, so they ordered the troops to alternate cover and begin to retreat.
The fighting didn't end until after one o'clock in the afternoon.
In this battle, the Japanese ninth brigade was officially declared destroyed, and the body, sword, and documents carried by the ninth brigade commander, Major General Suzuki Shigeyasu, also fell into the hands of the Chinese army. This is ironclad evidence.
, the Japanese cannot rely on them even if they want to.
Yangping Town has become busy again, with various units gathering troops, counting seized supplies, treating the wounded, etc., making the logistics department spin like a clockwork motor.
However, the logistics department is busy with all this. As the three bosses of the joint command, Gao Hongming and the others discussed how to send telegrams to the First Theater Command and Chongqing to report the situation of the battle.
"Hey, we showed off our faces this time." The smile on Li Shilong's face, commander of the Seventh Division, never faded.
Looking at Li Shilong who was so excited that he could hardly control himself, no one around him thought he was losing his temper. After all, they were in the same mood.
This was the complete annihilation of a complete brigade of the Japanese army. Since the beginning of the All-out War of Resistance, the Chinese army has rarely recorded a complete annihilation of a regiment on the frontal battlefield, let alone a brigade.
Moreover, now is when the Japanese army is at its most arrogant. Since the Battle of Zhongtiao Mountain, the defenders of Zhongtiao Mountain have been defeated again and again. The 200,000 defenders have been beaten to pieces. If Gao Hongming had not led the Liantai militia to arrive in time,
It's hard to say how many people will be left in the 200,000-strong army.
But at this moment, just when the Japanese army of 100,000 soldiers was about to encircle them, their lone army actually took a piece of flesh from the Japanese army and wiped out a whole brigade. This was undoubtedly a severe blow to the arrogant Japanese army.
A slap in the face, not to mention boosting the morale of the Chinese military and civilians.
"Brother Gao, Brigadier Chen, I think we have to send a plane quickly to send the body of the old Japanese soldier Suzuki Shigeyasu and his documents and other relics to Xi'an. I would like to ask Commander He to make a decision. What do you think?"
Gao Hongming put forward a different opinion: "Of course it is necessary to send it, but I think it is not necessary to send it to Xi'an. Wouldn't it be better to do it in one step and send it directly to Chongqing?"
"Send it to Chongqing?" Tang Huaiyuan understood Gao Hongming's worry as soon as he heard it. He thought about it and said, "In that case, let's go directly to Chongqing as you said."