Li Yunlong naturally had his reasons for choosing to start the fight at this time. By doing so, he could attract the enemy's attention as much as possible so that they would not have time to pay attention to the train approaching them, so that the reconnaissance company could rush into the enemy's position and deliver a fatal blow.
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Therefore, Li Yunlong even did not hesitate to expose the first battalion to the danger of gas bombs.
This is not because Li Yunlong is cruel, but because Li Yunlong knows that there are more than a thousand Japs in position 9, and they are elites who have experienced combat competition. There is also a battalion of puppet troops with a total strength of more than 2,000 people.
If we only rely on the monks to have a reconnaissance company of more than a hundred people, even if the reconnaissance company is elite and even if they are unprepared to attack the Japanese, it will be like a stone cow that goes into the sea and never comes back.
Therefore, this battle can only be fought this way, combining flank penetration and frontal attack.
Although a battalion may suffer heavy losses, isn't that what war is all about? Either you die or I live!
If you don't dare to rush forward because you are worried about the casualties of your troops, you will probably suffer greater losses in the future, and you may not even be able to defend Yuncheng.
The first battalion commander Zhang Dabiao also knew this, so he briefly explained to the soldiers before the battle.
"Comrades!" Zhang Dabiao said in a heavy tone: "You all know what happened. The unscrupulous Japanese used poison gas bombs on us. The comrades of the Fourth Battalion have suffered more than 300 casualties. We are going up now.
, the casualties may be even greater, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid!" the soldiers replied in unison.
In fact, it would be a lie to say that you are not afraid. If you say that you are not afraid of bullets and cannonballs, then soldiers who are used to fighting scenes may not be afraid. But poisonous gas... When I think of the scene of being poisoned and then festering and drooling, a life worse than death,
The soldiers' scalps all felt numb.
But as a soldier, a soldier with a bloody feud against the Japanese, a soldier who protects the country and the people, they cannot say "fear", and there is no room for "fear".
Therefore, the soldiers have actually thought about it, whether it is guns or poison gas, they will die anyway, there is no difference!
This is actually self-comfort, but there is actually a difference. Soldiers are not willing to have the experience of suffering life and death, and finally dying in pain.
Therefore, the soldiers privately said to their comrades: "Brother, if I am contaminated by poison gas, please help me!"
It goes without saying what "doing me a favor" means, it just means giving me a favor.
This is not allowed under the discipline of the Eighth Route Army, so it can only be agreed in private.
Most of the comrades will not refuse, because they may be the ones contaminated by the poison gas, and then they will need help from the other party.
But there is a problem here, what if both people are involved?
"This is not easy!" the soldier replied with a smile: "You still have the strength to pull the grenade, right? Then we will be together, we will have company!"
The First Battalion has always been the main force of the independent regiment. From the beginning to the end, we try our best to select good soldiers to the First Battalion and then distribute them to other battalions.
Of course, this rule was not broken until Wang Xuexin organized the fifth battalion, equipped with tanks and a reconnaissance company.
However, in terms of pure infantry combat, the first battalion has always been the most powerful. It is not surprising that they have such an attitude of laughing and talking about life and death as if they were dead.
Zhang Dabiao knew his soldiers well, so he didn't talk nonsense. He just nodded and said, "Okay! These are the soldiers of the first battalion. I don't have many requirements. I only have one thing. It depends on where the Japanese gas bombs will be hit."
!Those in the middle and front of the gas bombs should rush forward as fast as they can. Those in the rear of the gas bombs should retreat resolutely. Either wait for the tanks to come up or attack from another position. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" the soldiers replied in unison.
Zhang Dabiao dealt with the gas bomb issue rationally rather than emotionally.
He believed that the previous conductors by Sun Ming and Li Yunlong were too emotional.
The Japanese called for retreat as soon as they hit the gas bombs... Is there any point in retreating after being contaminated by the gas bombs?
When I came back, I was in such bad shape. After enduring all the torture for ten days and a half, I was still bound to die. It was better to take advantage of the poison and still have the strength to fight to the death with the Japanese.
Zhang Dabiao calculated this with the deputy battalion commander: "Look, we were originally going to sacrifice about 300 people in this battle. When the Japanese poison gas bombs were fired, although the 300 of us were contaminated with poison gas, we would not be able to survive for a while."
He still has fighting ability. He rushes in to fight and eventually sacrifices his life. Isn’t it the same thing with or without poison gas bombs?”
Not to mention, Zhang Dabiao’s fallacy does make some sense.
Because gas bombs are more likely to cause psychological fear in people, causing low morale and collapse, and there are not many direct deaths.
If you can overcome this fear and risk your life to fight the enemy, it's hard to say whether the use of poison gas bombs at close range is very useful.
Then, the first battalion only did some simple protection and went up.
The so-called protection is to wet a towel and cover your mouth and nose as a mask to filter the air, and then simply wrap the exposed skin with a rainproof cloth... For example, it is best to have gloves on your hands. If you don't have gloves, use a poncho.
Or wrap it with a bandage, leaving only the fingers exposed.
In addition, the collar and cuffs should be sealed. It is best to have leggings on the trousers. If there are no leggings, tie them tightly with cloth strips.
After the artillery fire was prepared, a red signal flare rose into the air, and the soldiers shouted and rushed out of the trench with their guns in hand.
On the other side, Takemura Yuta looked at this scene, and his hanging heart was relieved.
Yuta Takemura actually felt that something was wrong from the moment the Eighth Route Army launched a feint attack.
Whenever faced with poison gas bombs from the Imperial Army, the enemy would retreat in disintegration.
The reason is very simple. Without the equipment and weapons to counteract poison gas bombs, the only way to go is a full retreat. Otherwise, the imperial army can completely rely on poison gas bombs to hit wherever they are unless the poison gas bombs are used up.
But the army in front of them showed no signs of retreating.
Not only did they show no signs of retreat, but they also carried out feint attacks in an orderly manner.
What is the purpose of feint?
Scouting the Imperial Army's firepower deployment?
Or prepare for the next attack?
Yuta Takemura couldn't understand the significance of this. Aren't all attacks insignificant in the face of poison gas bombs? Didn't the Eighth Route Army understand this?
Yuta Takemura did not think that the Eighth Route Army did not know the power of poison gas bombs, because this was not the first time that the Imperial Army used poison gas bombs and chemical bombs. This was not a secret to the Chinese army, including the Eighth Route Army.
So……
The Eighth Route Army has a solution!
Only in this way can they continue to fight.
What will be the solution?
Yuta Takemura doesn't know.
When he saw the Eighth Route Army soldiers rushing up one by one with towels covering their faces, he couldn't help laughing: "Tuba Road, you don't think you can defend it this way, do you? You underestimate the empire's 'special shells'!"