In the Japanese military headquarters, Hideo Dujin held his katana in both hands and sat at the top of the conference room with his eyes closed. The fingers of his right hand were tapping the surface of his hand very melodically, as if he was
Thinking about something, and seeming to be waiting for something.
"Sir, I think we must use special ammunition, otherwise, we will pay greater casualties. Sixty-two soldiers of the Second Squadron have died, and more than fifty people have been injured and lost their combat effectiveness! If the position is still in the hands of the Chinese, if
If we continue to fight, we may suffer more than half of our brigade's casualties. Such heavy casualties will be our country's biggest loss since our victory in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1891! If the news reaches the country, we will be ridiculed by the people! We will be called a national shame."
A group of squadron commanders were trying to defeat their superiors, forcing Hideo Dokinishi to issue an order to use special ammunition. It was a very common thing for the Japanese to defeat their superiors, just like the characteristics of their national contradictions.
The Japanese appear to be polite, but also arrogant and arrogant. They are stubborn and adapt easily to drastic innovations. The Japanese are gentle and do not easily obey the orders of their superiors. They are loyal and generous, yet rebellious and full of heart.
Resentment, they are brave by nature, but they cannot get rid of cowardice.
The Japanese will completely worry about their own face in their actions and will not give up their stubborn conservatism. Now Hideo Du Nishiki is thinking the same as Kato Ichiro. This is Shanghai. If special ammunition is used here, it will probably leave clues to the Americans.
Or foreigners attack themselves.
But Du Jinxiufu was unwilling to sacrifice too many soldiers' lives, so he kept thinking. As for the opinions of his subordinates, he pretended not to hear them. It is true that subordinates and superiors often appear, but once the superiors issue the latest combat orders, the lower-level officers and soldiers will also
Obey, subordinate and subordinate refers to before the superior issues an order.
"Sir, I insist on using special ammunition to open the gap in Luodian and complete the combat mission assigned by the regiment commander!" After the officer of the first squadron finished speaking, he returned to his position. The first squadron suffered the heaviest losses, with more than half of the casualties already.
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In the Japanese army, there was no difference between the wounded and the dead. Throughout World War II, there was not a single professional rescue team in the Japanese army to transport the wounded or perform rescue operations.
There are not even systematic medical facilities such as frontline rescue stations, rear field hospitals, and rehabilitation hospitals far away from the front lines. The Japanese's supply of medical supplies is even more surprising. Among the 10,000 tons of supplies, there may be one ton.
It's already a very large proportion.
In the Japanese army, under certain emergencies, the sick and wounded would be killed directly by their comrades. This situation is rare on the Chinese battlefield because the Chinese army rarely fights the Japanese into such tense situations.
In New Guinea and the Philippines, Japanese troops were often forced to retreat from areas with hospitals, and the Japanese simply did not move the sick and wounded in advance.
The Japanese will only take some measures when the troops actually execute a planned retreat, or when the enemy is approaching. Usually at that time, a small number of military doctors will shoot all the sick and wounded before retreating, or
They were ordered to kill themselves with grenades.
Hideo Dujin gently raised his katana and touched the ground lightly. There was a faint impact sound, and the entire conference room suddenly became quiet.
"I decided to use characteristic ammunition, but the Chinese army's position opposite is not long. We only need to fire a few artillery shells. The battle is quick and quick. We don't want the Chinese army to react, and we can't let the Europeans and Americans discover it! Do you hear me?"
"Hayi!"
The battle was almost designated. All the officers stood up and walked out of the headquarters together. Du Jinxiufu rubbed his head vigorously. He had no choice but to suffer such heavy casualties. After the war was over, the superiors would definitely pursue them.
My fault is that I have not yet secured my position as the temporary captain, my butt is not warm yet, and I don’t want to be kicked off so quickly.
From the Japanese artillery position, several soldiers wearing gas masks came out carrying an ammunition box. They carefully took out the shells and handed them to the loaders. After nodding to each other, they loaded the shells.
"Cannon No. 1 is loaded!"
"The No. 2 cannon is loaded!"
"..."
"Cannon No. 5 is loaded!"
"Lock Zhuyuan!"
"put!"
"put!"
With a series of muffled sounds, warheads filled with chemical weapons flew towards the Seventh Company's position.
Yu Yang was observing the position with a telescope in his hand, and saw dust and smoke suddenly rising in the distance. Yu Yang knew that the Japanese were firing again, and immediately waved the simple flag in his hand vigorously. This was Yu Yang's sudden move after he became hoarse.
A creative method used to notify soldiers on the position that the Japanese bombardment had begun.
"Shellardment, bombardment, bombardment! The Japanese are shelling!" Not far away, a soldier named Lin Zifeng became Yu Yang's voice, shouting with all his strength, reminding all the soldiers of the Seventh Company.
Artillery shells fell into the position one after another, and the shells fell into the position and brought up the soil, but the subsequent explosion did not come. Instead, there was a sound similar to gas leakage.
Yu Yang immediately got up from the ground and patted the soldier named Lin Zifeng beside him with his hand: "Gas bomb, quickly block your mouth and nose with a wet cloth!"
But Yu Yang's voice was very hoarse. Lin Zifeng couldn't understand what Yu Yang said at all, but looking at Yu Yang's anxious look, he couldn't help but become anxious too: "Company Commander, Company Commander, please speak slowly. In the end,
What’s wrong, the little Japanese artillery shells are all duds!”
The soldiers of the Seventh Company had never been attacked by poison gas bombs, and they didn't know what they were. They thought they were dumb bombs.
Wang Hao threw a gas mask to Yu Yang. Yu Yang immediately put the gas mask on his face without hesitation and pointed at his face. The meaning was very clear, asking the soldiers of the Seventh Company to protect themselves from the gas.
The soldier named Lin Zifeng still looked confused. After Wang Hao spoke, he finally rescued Yu Yang: "To protect against poison, the Japanese have used biological and chemical weapons. Everyone should cover their mouths and noses with a cloth dipped in water to avoid inhaling the poisonous gas.
, don’t inhale the poisonous gas, go to the downwind position!”
Lao Zhao also put on the gas mask and started shouting from another position: "Pay attention to gas protection, wet the cloth and put it on your mouth and nose!"
Wearing gas masks and not making loud noises, Wang Hao and Lao Zhao ran back and forth on the battlefield, constantly reminding the soldiers of the Seventh Company to pay attention to gas protection. Only then did the soldiers of the Seventh Company realize that the Japanese had used poison gas bombs.
This thing is written in the infantry drill, but this is the first time I encountered it.
