Ono knew very well the power of poison gas bombs. No matter how powerful a person is in combat, he is helpless in the face of poison gas and can only wait for death.
Therefore, as soon as Ono came to his senses, he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Where are the casualties? Are there many casualties among the troops?"
"Not bad!" the staff officer replied with a sigh of relief: "Major Nakamura reacted very quickly. The imperial army only lost more than 900 people, and the remaining 1,400 or so imperial troops broke out with him. But
The Imperial Alliance Army suffered heavy losses, and only more than 500 people broke out!"
"Yoshi, Major Nakamura did a great job!" Major General Ono also breathed a sigh of relief, and then fell into deep thought.
I originally thought that Major General Ono was thinking about how to solve this problem, but what the Chief of Staff did not expect was that after a minute of silence, Major General Ono actually had a smile on his face.
"Chief of Staff, although nearly a thousand imperial troops were lost, this incident is not a bad thing for the imperial army!" Major General Ono said unexpectedly.
"No surprise, I have thought of a good way to completely solve the independent group!"
"According to the intelligence, the reason why the Independent Regiment was able to defeat the Imperial Army again and again and inflicted heavy losses on the Imperial Army was because of Wang Ping, the leader of the Independent Regiment. With him, the Independent Regiment had such a strong combat effectiveness.
Defeated the imperial army unexpectedly."
"As long as we get rid of Wang Ping, the Independent Regiment will become an ordinary infantry regiment of the Eighth Route Army. By then, it will be easy for the Imperial Army to destroy them!"
"Immediately send a telegram to the Military Headquarters to report that our mopping up troops were attacked by poison gas bombs by the Independent Regiment of the Eighth Route Army. By the way, inform the Military Headquarters and immediately lodge a protest with the Nationalist Government because the Independent Regiment does not abide by the Geneva Convention and requires the Nationalist Government to shoot the Independent Regiment.
Wang Ping, otherwise, the imperial army will not mind using poison gas bombs on a large scale in the next war!"
The chief of staff's eyes lit up and he had to admit that this was a good way to kill two birds with one stone.
It not only solved the difficult opponent of Wang Ping, the leader of the independent regiment, but also found an excuse for the imperial army to use poison gas bombs in the next battle!
"The general is wise and humble, go and send a telegram immediately!"
"Wait a minute!" As soon as he reached the door, Major General Ono suddenly shouted.
"Contact Major Nakamura, and the troops will immediately withdraw to the county. After Wang Ping, the leader of the independent regiment, can deal with them, we only need to send two infantry brigades to easily deal with them. As for his credit, I will personally ask for his credit from the military headquarters.
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"In addition, contact the Army Aviation Corps and dispatch bombers at dawn to bomb Major Nakamura's station last night!"
"The station has a large amount of equipment and a lot of heavy equipment. It must not fall into the hands of Tubal Road."
Where the Japanese and puppet troops are stationed, the poisonous gas has completely dissipated.
The artillery and two infantry companies, numbering hundreds of people, were all busy in the middle of the station, gathering together the weapons and ammunition that could be used on the battlefield, and then quickly moved to the woods around the station to guard against bombing by Japanese planes.
Just as Wang Ping was standing at the artillery position in the middle of the station, feeling the thick and cold barrels of the three heavy cannons with his hands, the familiar voice of the political commissar suddenly reached Wang Ping's ears.
"Quickly, use companies and platoons as units to spread out and clean the battlefield. First transport supplies and equipment to the woods next to the station!"
Cheng Xiao was breathing heavily, and it was obvious from a glance that he had been running all the way without rest.
Wang Ping hurried over and greeted: "Political Commissar, just leave it to the Chief of Staff. Come and take a look at these cannons first!"
"Twelve mountain guns, twelve field guns, and four infantry guns! As for these three guns, they are very powerful. The 105mm command howitzer requires seven or eight horses to pull it. The little devil worked hard to pull it.
Three cannons were shipped here, but we didn’t expect it to be an advantage!”
Cheng Xiao just glanced at these artillery pieces and then focused his attention on Wang Ping. Without any expression, he ordered: "Xiao Wang, be alert around. Without orders, no one is allowed to come within ten meters of me and the regiment leader!"
"Captain, can you tell me what's going on now? There are so many Japanese and puppet soldiers here who can tell at a glance that they were poisoned to death!"
Wang Ping answered readily: "He was poisoned to death by poison gas. It is also the fault of the Japanese and puppet troops for their bad luck. When I bombarded their camp, I happened to hit the poison gas bombs that the Japanese had stockpiled in the camp, and that was it! Political Commissar, you also know,
The Japs used poison gas bombs on us yesterday, so they must have stored gas bombs at their station, and they happened to explode, allowing the Japs to have a taste of the power of the gas bombs!"
The expression on Cheng Xiao's face did not change. He stared at Wang Ping and asked: "Captain, do you think I am a three-year-old child? Even if the bombardment is lucky enough to detonate the gas bombs that the Japanese have accumulated in the station, then the entire station will only have poison gas.
The Japs around the bombs will be poisoned to death. But this is obviously not the case now. The entire military camp is full of Japs who have been poisoned to death!"
"I should have thought of it earlier. The reason why you set off confidently in the first place must have a reason to be confident, but I didn't expect that it turned out to be a poison gas bomb!"
"Commander, do you know that using poison gas violates the Geneva Convention and is a mistake?"
"With one bad move, your position as leader will not be saved, and even your life will be lost!"
"Captain, tell me the truth, what is going on? We share the responsibility, I am the political commissar!"
Wang Ping actually laughed at this time, and he smiled very happily.
Because what political commissar Cheng Xiao said just now moved him very much, and he treated him directly as a brother, sharing the blessings and sufferings!
But not long after, the smile on his face was replaced by seriousness.
"Old Cheng, I understand what you mean. You also know what's going on in your heart about the whole thing. But I want to tell you. Everything is clear, but you must not say it out loud. The reason why so many Japanese and puppet soldiers were poisoned here is
, it was just because they were so unlucky that the poison gas bombs stored in the station were detonated, there was no other reason."
"As for responsibility, it has nothing to do with me. If something happens to me, the Independent Group will still have you. And I can rest assured that the Independent Group is in your hands!"
After finishing speaking, Wang Ping comforted him directly: "Okay, everything will be fine. We will arrange troops to clean the battlefield immediately."
"Especially these artillery pieces, they must be hidden before dawn. This is the equipment of a heavy artillery regiment, and it may become the first artillery regiment of our Eighth Route Army."
The development of things is full of variables. Even if Wang Ping's soul traveled through time, it would not change the overall situation too much.
While the independent regiment, under the command of Wang Ping and Cheng Xiao, was desperately cleaning the battlefield, there was already a commotion outside the mountain.
The Japanese headquarters in Shijiazhuang was brightly lit. After reading the telegram sent by Ono, the lieutenant general commander had the same expression as Ono at that time, first angry, then surprised.
The imperial army's use of poison gas bombs on the Chinese battlefield has always been criticized by various countries. Now that the Chinese army has also used it, the imperial army will not have so many scruples about using poison gas bombs in the future.
Without thinking, he ordered: "Forward the original text of Ono's telegram to the Front Army Headquarters, asking the Front Army to protest to the National Government and impose sanctions on the Eighth Route Army and the Independent Regiment! The Imperial Army needs an explanation, and the nearly a thousand warriors who died in the battle need an explanation!"