Hirano Ichiro nodded slightly and said: "So, how many troops do you think the Chinese army in Baoshan City still has?"
Captain Kono replied: "Judging from the dense firepower of the China Army and the intensity of their desperate counterattack, their strength will not be less than 200 at least, and not more than 300 at most!"
"Less than three hundred people?" Ichiro Hirano pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Kono-kun, if we attack by force at all costs, how many casualties will we have to pay to eliminate the Chinese army in the city?"
"At least..." Captain Kono calculated in silence for a moment and then replied, "At least one brigade will be injured!"
"Baga!" Hirano Ichiro's expression changed slightly and he reprimanded, "Kono-kun, don't you think it's a little scary to hear this?"
Captain Kono cheered, and then said: "Sir, in the narrow alley, large troops cannot deploy at all. In addition, the Chinese Army has retreated to the core of the main street. Even if the Imperial Army committed the entire regiment to launch a strong attack
, there were only one or two small teams in direct contact with the China Army, and they could not take advantage of their strength at all."
Hirano Ichiro said disapprovingly: "The imperial army can use artillery to blow up the main street in Baoshan City!"
Captain Kono responded in a deep voice: "Sir, the China Army has built a permanent fortification group based on several masonry structures. Although the Imperial Army's small-caliber cannons and grenades can shoot at close range, they cannot target them.
These fortifications pose a real threat, and large-caliber heavy artillery cannot enter the city. Launching outside the city is restricted by the city walls, making it difficult to accurately hit the target."
Captain Matsui suddenly said: "If the imperial army had large-scale construction machinery, they could clear the broken walls at the gap overnight and then transport heavy artillery into the city. In this way, the Chinese army's fortifications would not be vulnerable at all. It's a pity that we don't."
If such a large-scale construction machinery is cleaned manually, I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short time."
Hirano Ichiro's facial muscles twitched twice, and then he said in a ferocious voice: "So, the only option is to use chemical weapons!"
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In Baoshan City, Yao Camp Headquarters.
It was another silent dark night. Under the dim lantern, the medical soldiers were cleaning Yao Changqing's wounds.
Yue Weihan and Cao Xinglong were like two javelins, stuck straight at the head of Yao Changqing's bed. Yao Changqing was seriously injured, and a gap of more than half a foot was opened in his lower abdomen. The only thing to be thankful for was that his intestines were not broken, otherwise
With the poor medical conditions in the city, it was impossible to save Yao Changqing's life.
Yao Changqing looked in pain, but he held back and remained silent.
In order to divert Yao Changqing's attention, Yue Weihan pretended to be relaxed and said: "In the camp, the Japs' attack has been repelled by the brothers again. According to the current situation, it will definitely not be a problem for us to hold on for another half month. We are just waiting for the commander's order."
If we counterattack, we can give the little devil a central flower, haha."
Of course Yue Weihan was telling lies. The decline of the Chinese army in the Songhu Battle was absolutely irreversible. Although the Japanese army's front advance was slightly slow, once they gained a firm foothold, it was basically impossible for the Chinese army to regain their position.
Therefore, Yao Ying, who is guarding Baoshan alone, will never be able to wait for the counterattack of the national army!
"Dalong just told me." Yao Changqing nodded lightly and said, "Zhongshu, you are a good fighter, better than me."
"Barracks, look at what you said, how can I compare with you?" Yue Weihan immediately said modestly, "I just took advantage of the little devils' arrogance and carelessness and set a trap for them, haha."
Yao Changqing waved his hand weakly and said: "But you can't be careless. Be careful of little devils attacking at night."
Yue Weihan nodded and said: "The camp is reminding me, but I have placed several hidden sentries around the camp. If the little devils really dare to sneak in at night, I will keep them safe."
"Then I'll be relieved." Yao Changqing seemed a little tired and closed his eyelids again after speaking.
Yue Weihan and Cao Xinglong immediately withdrew from the inner room, grabbed a few benches and arranged them in a row in the headquarters, and fell asleep haphazardly. At dawn, Yue Weihan was suddenly awakened by the scream of artillery shells and lay down
Cao Xinglong, who was beside Yue Weihan, also suddenly turned over and sat up.
"Hey, this sound isn't right." Cao Xinglong listened for a moment and then said in confusion, "It seems to be a grenade fired by the Type 92 infantry gun, but it doesn't look like it. It's weird..."
As soon as Cao Xinglong finished speaking, Chi Chengfeng's thunderous voice suddenly sounded outside the headquarters: "Grandma, are the little Japs also poor? Why are all the guns being fired? What the hell!?"
Yue Weihan suddenly seemed to realize something. He quickly turned over and sat up and rushed out of the door as quickly as possible. When he looked closely, he saw that two shells had fallen in the yard, and dark brown liquid splashed out from the shells.
The liquid quickly turned into light brown mist after splashing, and then quickly spread to the surroundings...
"What the hell is this?" A soldier took two steps forward out of curiosity, trying to get a better look.
"Stop, don't go there!" Yue Weihan was shocked and shouted loudly, "This is a gas bomb from the Japs! Everyone cover their mouths and noses with wet towels, immediately!"
"Cao Xinglong, ask the brothers to move into the tunnel immediately, and don't forget to block the entrance of the tunnel with wet quilts!"
"Chi Chengfeng, what the hell are you doing standing still? This is mustard gas, which is extremely poisonous. If you inhale this stuff, you will die!"
Yue Weihan kept giving orders while turning the military kettle as fast as possible, using the water in the kettle to wet the towel wrapped around his wrist, and then quickly covered his face with the wet towel. After doing all this, Yue Weihan felt a little relieved.
Mustard gas is a corrosive poison that can be fatal if inhaled in small amounts, but it will hydrolyze into non-toxic chemical components when exposed to water.
Yue Weihan's roar woke up the soldiers in the guard platoon. They immediately turned on the kettles, wetted the towels with water, and then rushed to cover their faces. Unfortunately, two soldiers were too close to the gas bombs and their reactions were slower.
, they had already inhaled an overdose of poisonous gas when Yue Weihan warned them, and they fell to the ground and started convulsing.
Chi Chengfeng had never experienced the poisonous gas bombs of the Japs, and he was still a little doubtful at first. But when he saw this scene, he suddenly broke out in a white sweat. He quickly covered his mouth and nose with a wet towel, and then rushed into the backyard to hide.
After entering the tunnel, although this guy was very brave when he went into battle to kill the enemy, he was as brave as a black king, but he was equally unambiguous when he escaped with his life.
Yue Weihan flew out of the headquarters again and rushed to the military camp in the nearby compound, but his heart was already hanging.
Due to Yue Weihan's timely reminder, the casualties at the headquarters and guard platoon were not large, but the situation in other military camps is probably not so optimistic. After all, most of the national army officers and soldiers are illiterate and cannot read a few characters. Unless they
I have suffered losses from Japanese poison gas bombs before, otherwise it would have been impossible to respond correctly in time!
At this moment, Yue Weihan had only one thought in his mind. Could this be the legendary butterfly effect?
According to war history records, the Japs did not seem to use poison gas bombs in the battle for Baoshan. Could it be said that his arrival has changed history? At this moment, Yue Weihan could only pray in his heart, praying that the Japs’ gas bombs would not be used.
The shot was too accurate. If other garrison compounds fell directly into the compound like the headquarters, the trouble would be big!