"Get down!" Jiang Qiang killed a dozen Japanese machine gunners one after another, and then saw a Japanese Type 97 medium tank with its muzzle pointed at him! Jiang Qiang suddenly felt something was wrong, and immediately turned towards the soldiers beside him.
He shouted, and then he pressed down on Huzi who was doing crazy output next to him.
Boom, almost at the same time, a caliber artillery shell exploded on the female wall in front of Jiang Qiang. The powerful explosion power directly penetrated the wall more than half a meter thick, and countless shrapnel shot in all directions!
The huge blast of air made people's eardrums buzz, and no sound could be heard for a long time. Fortunately, Jiang Qiang shouted in time, and the dozen or so soldiers around him reacted quickly. They squatted down immediately. In addition to being shocked,
Apart from the dust on the body and the buzzing in the eardrums, there were no casualties!
However, under the close range bombardment of the Japanese, not everyone was so lucky. Many soldiers were hit by artillery shells and fell into a pool of blood. Their lives and deaths were unknown! The ancient city wall of Dezhou, which had been ravaged by war, was once again beaten into dust.
Shocking craters appeared one after another!
Gunsmoke fills the air inside and outside Dezhou City, and the thick smell of gunpowder smoke and blood is pungent and unpleasant, making it difficult to breathe! "Brother Jiang, it's your fault just now, otherwise I would have told you here!" Huzi laughed naively, he was concentrating just now.
The infantry commander who was sniping at the Japs didn't pay attention and was spotted by the Japs' tank. He was almost instantly killed!
"Damn it, don't mention it, the little devil's cannon is really accurate! I almost didn't react!" Jiang Qiang smiled, patted the dust on his head and said: "Let everyone
Be careful not to show off, let the Japanese tanks and artillery run rampant for a while, and then we will eat the Japanese infantry slowly!"
"Assault, Tao Ci Kai, Tao Ci Gai..." "Assault, all of them, assault, Tao Ci Gai..." "Come on! Kill these damn Chinese people, kill them!"
The Japanese tanks fired wildly and the artillery fired in unison, suppressing the firepower of the Independent Brigade and the 243rd Brigade. When the artillery fire stopped for a moment, the prostrate Japanese infantry quickly got up from the ground, shouting slogans again.
Charge forward! "Little Japs, you are overthinking! Brothers, don't panic, wait until the Japs are close before fighting!"
Without looking up, he could hear the rapid footsteps of the Japs. Jiang Qiang immediately crouched down beside the city wall. This time Yang Fan made a bold decision, waiting until the Japs had reached the bottom of the city wall and began to walk along the beaten path.
When climbing up the gentle slope, I pulled the trigger this time and killed a Japanese sergeant who was directing the battle with a bang! "Kill!"
Immediately afterwards, other soldiers also appeared one after another. Assault rifles, light and heavy machine guns, and grenades began to greet each other vigorously. The powerful firepower network began to harvest the heads of the Japanese crazily. In an instant, the Japanese who rushed forward were beaten into a sieve! "Taoji
Change, Taoji change..."
The little devil was so angry that he went crazy. He charged at the ancient city wall so close to him many times but failed. This time, he saw that the distance was only ten to twenty meters, but he encountered strong resistance again. Everyone rushed forward madly, risking their lives.
Assault! I saw that the little Jaap completely ignored the casualties and kept pulling the trigger and throwing grenades. It was a life-for-life style of play! "Dang!"
A bullet roared directly and hit the helmet of a 243 brigade soldier next to him. There was a metallic crisp sound and the bullet flew away with a spark! "Ouch! Am I going to die now?" The soldier only felt
A huge force came, his head buzzed, and he fell backwards involuntarily! "Erhu, are you okay? Wake up!"
A comrade next to him quickly leaned down to check and found that the bullet had not penetrated the helmet, but he saw Liu Erhu's eyes rolled white and motionless, and said that he was shocked to death! "Ah? Cousin, am I not dead yet?"
?Wow, it didn’t penetrate? Haha, the helmets of the Independent Brigade are really strong!"
Only then did the soldier react, and he laughed loudly after touching it with his hand! Jiang Qiang specially brought some more bulletproof helmets this time, and distributed the helmets to the friendly troops after they met in the city yesterday. This batch
The helmet is not a bit stronger than the Japs' Type 30 helmet! Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to penetrate the Japs' 38-type helmet unless it is hit head-on at close range, and those grenade shrapnel are even more impossible!
"You bastard! Why don't you hurry up and continue killing the Japanese? I've seen people beaten to death, but I've never seen anyone scared to death! Be careful, this time the enemy's bullet missed the target, but next time you won't be so lucky.
!" Ushikawa smiled and patted Liu Erhu on the shoulder. They were cousins who joined the army together, so naturally they didn't want anything bad to happen to Liu Erhu!
"Hehe! Little devil, I have died once. Now it's your turn!" Liu Erhu laughed innocently. This time he saved his life. He immediately squatted down and started to fuck the guy.
The Japanese soldiers coming like a tide pulled the trigger.
Bang bang bang! Ta da da! Boom boom boom!
The Chinese defenders, who had the advantage of geographical location and firepower, did not panic at all when facing the swarming Japanese soldiers. The powerful firepower network quickly knocked down the Japanese soldiers who dared to charge and take the lead! Then they began to fire accurately,
The Japanese soldiers who were lying under the city wall and resisting were called one by one!
The Japanese offensive force was frustrated again. The bodies of the little devils fell on the ground. There was already a river of blood near the city wall, and a large area of the soil was dyed purple-black! The high-intensity fighting at close range cost the Independent Brigade and the 243rd Brigade a lot of casualties.
, but with the advantages of logistics and medical treatment, the injured soldiers were quickly and effectively treated, and the actual death rate was far lower than that of the Japanese soldiers who stormed! "The brothers brought the Japanese closer and then attacked, leaving no room for the Japanese heavy artillery field artillery.
Command!" "Damn it, if we fight in Gaomi County, our heavy artillery regiment will not be a vegetarian!"
While the enemy and we were fighting a desperate battle in Dezhou City, the Lingxian defenders were also fighting bloody battles with the Japs. The First and Second Regiments relied on the ancient Tang Dynasty city wall of Lingxian County to build an inverted triangle defensive position and tenaciously resisted several Japanese attacks!
Not to mention, although only 5 of the Japanese heavy artillery were mobilized to Ling County for fire support, the pressure and casualties caused were very heavy!
In particular, this passive rhythm of being beaten made the officers and soldiers of the First and Second Regiments extremely frustrated, because the medium-sized mortars they carried could not reach the Japanese heavy artillery positions! The Tang city wall in Ling County was built with three walls of rammed earth, which was generous and thick.
It is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are towers, parapets, forts, etc. built on the city.
The wall is about five feet high, about two feet wide at the top, and has a circumference of twenty miles. It is surrounded by three cities and is seamlessly integrated. It is majestic and spectacular. Although it has become dilapidated after historical changes, it still functions as an extremely powerful barrier.
Defense force! The officers and soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the Jiaodong Independent Brigade bravely and tenaciously resisted while enduring indiscriminate bombardment by Japanese artillery fire. They destroyed five Japanese light tanks and annihilated nearly a thousand Japanese infantrymen!
The fierce battle lasted from dawn to noon! Thousands of Japanese soldiers attacked Dexian and Lingxian counties like a violent storm all morning. Tanks, artillery, mortars, and onboard charges were all used up.
They spent more than 3,000 lives, but still could not conquer Dexian and Lingxian!
"Baga! How come the Chinese army still has such strong combat effectiveness? Why can't they capture these two earthen cities? Baga!" Lieutenant General Isotani Rensuke, the commander of the Japanese division, was bleeding from the heart. This time, he had already
They paid enough attention to the independent brigade, but they were still beaten all over the ground. This bad breath is really unbearable! Isotani Rensuke immediately acted on his courage and viciously ordered: "Order the troops to suspend
Attack, all evacuate to a safe area, we must use new weapons!" "Haha, the Japanese have retreated again!"
"Little devils, aren't you very powerful? Why don't you dare to continue the attack? Haha!" "Ahem, cough, cough, I killed more than 10 little devils today. Even if I die now, it's enough! Haha!" "Immediately!"
Clean up the scene and rescue the wounded. The Japs will never give up!" "Pay attention to hiding, be careful of the Japs coming to shell again!" "Everyone, hurry up and eat something!"
After fighting for half a day, they finally saw the Japanese retreating on their own initiative. The officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade and the 243rd Brigade could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Taking advantage of this rare truce, everyone took the time to rest, and the medical team and other logistics personnel were dispatched urgently.
The seriously injured were carried off the line of fire! "Chief of Staff Jiang, you are really relieved today! Haha, let's take a cigarette first!" Yun Qichang, commander of the 243rd Brigade, came to Yang Fan with a smile and handed out a cigarette.
He took out a match and struck it on his body. He covered the lit match with his hand and lit a cigarette for Yang Fan!
"Haha, Brigadier Yun, all of your brothers in the 243rd Brigade are great! It's such a joy to be able to fight side by side with you!" Everyone carried the sedan chair, Jiang Qiang smiled and praised it, and then took it from his pocket.
He took out his lighter and clicked it and helped Yun Qichang light the cigarette! "Chief of Staff Jiang, each of your brothers in the Independent Brigade has extraordinary skills, and each of them is a good hand at fighting Japanese invaders! We, the whole brigade, are so impressed that we are so impressed!"
Yun Qichang gave a heartfelt compliment, then looked at the luxurious lighter Jiang Qiang took out with bright eyes, and smiled with envy: "Wow, Chief of Staff Jiang, your lighter is so high-end! It's exciting to look at!"
"If Brigadier Yun likes it, I'll give it to you as a souvenir! Haha, brothers, don't be polite to me. If you like it, accept it!"
Jiang Qiang smiled and involuntarily forced the lighter to Yun Qichang. A gadget that can be bought for ten yuan in Shanghai is not worth mentioning at all.
However, Yun Qichang felt that it was a great honor and a huge advantage. He nodded his head and thanked him: "Chief of Staff Jiang is so heroic, so I am ashamed to accept it! Thank you!" "It's a small thing, why bother!" Jiang Qiang took a breath.
He smoked, then glanced at the Japanese troops who were retreating far away, and said in a deep voice:
"The Japs have suffered a big loss today and will definitely not give up! Either they will ask for air support or they will use a cunning trick to release gas bombs! We have to be careful!" "Chief of Staff Jiang is planning a decisive victory thousands of miles away, leaving the Japs alone.
With three heads and six arms, what can they do to us? Haha!" Yun Qichang laughed a few times at first, and then cursed with a gloomy face: "These little devils are really despicable, they only bully our country for not having chemical weapons!
Alas, it turns out that a weak country has no diplomacy!"
Yun Qichang secretly sighed: It is indeed easy to enjoy the shade under the big tree. If Jiang Qiang was not in charge of the overall situation today and the well-equipped and well-trained Jiaodong Independent Brigade was jointly defending, the 243rd Brigade would definitely not be able to stop it with this intensity of fighting.
Live, let alone the little Japs who can use gas bombs! "Haha, Brigadier Yun is so complimentary! You don't have to be too sad, our great China will stand up again sooner or later!" Jiang Qiang smiled, and then said to him
Hu Zi next to him said: "Let brothers put on protective clothing now, the Japanese will probably become angry with shame!
In addition, inform the first and second regiments to also pay attention to prevent the Japanese from using dirty tricks!" Being trapped in Dexian and Lingxian counties due to the Japanese's plan, Jiang Qiang knew that according to the cruel nature of the Japanese, he would definitely use this method as long as he could not attack for a long time.
Chemical weapons are banned, so we had to make preparations and put tens of thousands of protective suits directly into the transport vehicles!
Now we have been fighting with the Japanese for a long time, and have thwarted more than ten all-out attacks by the Japanese. According to past practice, the Japanese will definitely use poison gas bombs as a killer move! The Japanese military clearly knows that Article 171 of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty and other international conventions signed by Japan after World War I clearly prohibit the use of poison gas in war. However, after the outbreak of the war of aggression against China, the Japanese army used it in China's Beijing-Tianjin, Guangdong, Taiyuan and Wuhan battlefields.
chemical weapons.
The Japanese explained their blatant flouting of international conventions this way: "The army did not regard non-compliance with the ban as a problem when dealing with technologically backward enemies." The type of poison gas used by the Japanese army in China was usually tear-gassing benzene chloride.
Ethyl ketone, the vomiting biphenyl arsine chloride and biphenyl arsine nitride, the erosive mustard gas and Lewis gas, and the asphyxiating phosgene, methylpyridinium chloride and cyanic acid gas.
In order to cover up the crime of conducting poison gas warfare, the Japanese army established a strict confidentiality system, stipulating that the poison gas is called special smoke, and the markings on ammunition and ammunition boxes must be removed before they can be delivered to the troops! In contrast to Japan, the Chinese army did not use it for attack
There is a shortage of gas weapons and even anti-gas equipment such as gas masks!
The Chinese Supreme Command also lacked research on the Japanese chemical warfare. The anti-poison organization was not perfect and the higher-level agencies did not pay attention to it. The establishment of chemical anti-chemical troops in each unit was in name only. The soldiers knew nothing about poisonous gas! Many reasons led to the Chinese military and civilians being in trouble.
The Japanese army suffered heavy losses due to chemical warfare attacks. In several battles, the number of Chinese army casualties caused by poison gas accounted for 20% of the total casualties.
"Okay! Chief of Staff, please rest assured. The little devil only has some insidious tricks. He can deal with others, but he is not good enough to deal with us! Haha!" Today's battle was a thrilling one, and Huzi was completely satisfied.
, nodded excitedly. "Don't be arrogant in victory and don't be discouraged in defeat. Never get carried away until the last moment!"
Jiang Qiang smiled, and then continued: "By the way, let us military reporters record the ancient city of Dezhou that was bombed into ruins by the Japanese. If the Japanese really shamelessly dropped poison gas bombs, let me record them all! From now on, we will report to the small town
The Japanese have recovered their blood debts one by one!" Feeling the importance of Wang Hui the previous time, after returning to Zhaoyuan County, Zhuang Tao specially set up a military post for journalists accompanying the army, and this time he took 3 reporters with him when he went out!
"Reporting to the commander of the division, the special red smoke No. 1 and No. 2 are ready!" After the Japanese troops completely retreated to a safe distance to rest, the artillery troops took out the gas bombs and can project them at any time! In order to distinguish them from ordinary
Ammunition, the Japanese army printed red or blue and several other colors of marking tape on chemical ammunition!
For example, yellow No. 1 represents mustard gas, yellow No. 2 represents Lewis's erosive gas, brown represents potassium cyanate, blue represents phosgene, and red represents the asphyxiating gas cyanide arsenic. "Red bullets" and "yellow bullets" are fired by artillery.
Or thrown from an airplane, the "red canister" is launched from a catapult or grenade, and the "yellow agent" is directly sprayed with mustard gas liquid. "Yo Xi! There is no need to be kind to the enemy. Order the artillery troops to immediately release special smoke! Let the Imperial Warriors
Have a good rest and wait until the danger is eliminated before cutting off the heads of the Chinese army commanders!"
Isotani Rensuke's face was full of demonic ferocity, and his heart was dripping with blood and regret: If he had known that Jiang Qiang and the Hengsan Jiaodong Independent Brigade were so difficult to deal with, he should not have used conventional tactics. He should have directly used poison gas bombs to kill these devils.
Hell! "Ready! Release!" "Boom boom boom!"
The Japanese artillerymen who received the order quickly launched poison gas bombs towards Dezhou City and Lingxian County without hesitation. The shells landed in the city accurately and exploded into clouds of thick smoke! "Fuck, these gangs
Damn beasts, they really used poison gas bombs!" "Thankfully our Chief of Staff is wise, otherwise we wouldn't be able to avoid the ubiquitous poison gas!" "Yes, that's right! The Chief of Staff is so awesome, he even has a dedicated
We all have protective clothing to protect against gas bombs!” “That’s needless to say!”
Although they were wearing protective clothing and gas masks, they could not stop the hatred of the crowd. Full of respect and pride, they gathered in groups of three and three to enjoy the "fireworks" set off by the Japanese! After hearing bursts of violent gunfire, Dezhou
Chenghe Ling County was completely plunged into thick smoke! "Hey, the gas bombs are starting to work! I want to see how you can survive this time, and fight against the Japanese Imperial Army.
There is only a dead end!"
The leader of the Japanese division, Rensuke Isotani, saw from the telescope that Dezhou City was completely shrouded in poisonous gas. He also said that the Jiaodong Independent Brigade and the 243rd Brigade must be dead. He smiled extremely arrogantly and said:
"Order the troops to launch another general offensive two hours later. We must completely wipe out the Chinese defenders before dark!" "Hai! The Japanese Imperial Army will win!" The Japanese chief of staff also laughed sinisterly. This time he could
The total annihilation of Jiang Qiang's Jiaodong Independent Brigade, which the base camp attaches great importance to, is definitely a great achievement and glory. Maybe he can also take advantage of it and be promoted to major general! "It's okay now. Let everyone be careful not to encounter the legacy
The poison!" After waiting quietly for nearly an hour, the poisonous gas in the air completely dissipated. After confirming that it was safe, Jiang Qiang took off his gas mask, took off his protective clothing and threw it aside!
The Japanese not only used suffocating gas bombs this time, but also used erosive gas bombs. These gas bombs can also cause damage once they are attached to protective clothing and other objects and come into contact with the skin! "These beasts are so inhuman!" "Hurry up!
Take pictures of them all so that everyone can know these beasts’ anti-human behavior!”
After the poisonous gas dissipated, the three military reporters began their travel duties again, going to various parts of the city to take pictures of the tragic scenes after the poisonous gas bombs were dropped! Fortunately, Jiang Qiang had asked the 243 Brigade to evacuate the people in the city to other places in advance, otherwise it would have been really difficult.
It was a disaster, but all the chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep left by the people in the city were destroyed! In addition, the remains of some fallen soldiers who had not had time to deal with them were also completely disfigured by the corrosive gas bombs!
The Japs dropped poison gas bombs, and without waiting for anyone to feel extremely angry and hateful, they also angered Jiang Qiang, who was protecting the calf, and directly handed Jiang Qiang the gas bombs he had seized last time! The Japs' despicable and shameless anti-humanity behavior is indeed an outrage to both humans and gods.
Taking the initiative to ask Jiang Qiang to retaliate! "Okay! I'd better make enough food and clothing myself!"
Jiang Qiang was secretly thinking about revenge against the Japanese, and Jiang Qiang also deployed a large amount of drugged ammunition. The last time he used it was to deal with the Sixth Division. Jiang Qiang secretly calculated that although he did not have long-range heavy firepower, he would have medium-sized mortars.
The artillery can still be fired several kilometers away. If you wait until night and sneak around the Japanese camp, won't you be able to capture it? But before that, there will be at least a hard and bloody battle. The Japanese will come again in a few hours at most.
Siege!
"Hey, the little devils will definitely think that the chemical weapons that have been tried and tested on the Chinese battlefield can once again achieve great results. This time we can use the information gap to make a good arrangement to make the devils stumble and cut off a piece of flesh.
!" Thinking of this, Jiang Qiang felt happy!
"The little Japs from the brigade are really here again, haha!" As Jiang Qiang expected, as soon as everyone set up the "extremely miserable" scene, they saw Jaap tanks covering the infantry coming from far and near. This time
There are at least 4 squadrons of more than 800 Japanese from the four directions! "Notify brothers, put them all into the city, and then we will close the door and beat the dogs!"
The Japanese tanks and artillery positions were watching eagerly outside. Yang Fan didn't want to play positional warfare with the little Japs like he did in the morning, killing one thousand enemies and losing two hundred, so he simply put the little Japs directly into the city, and then used the powerful firepower to attack through the gates.
Dog! "Hey, it's so quiet. Have all the Chinese troops been poisoned?"
"Yo Xi, the special cigarettes of the Japanese Empire have always been invincible. This time we only need to collect the corpses!" "Baga! If you don't want to lose your head, be careful. Our opponents are well-equipped and extremely cunning. We must not
Careless!" "Hai! Everyone search forward and fire immediately when encountering anything suspicious! Don't let the Chinese rats who are pretending to be dead have any chance to fight back!"
The Japs are still following the same old routine as before. Tanks, heavy machine guns, and grenadiers all stay at a distance of three to four hundred meters to build defensive positions. The Japs infantry carry 38-sized caps and light machine guns and form a skirmish line to quickly move towards the enemy.
They swarmed through every gap in the city wall! "Yo Xi, the special smoke of the Japanese Empire is indeed invincible!" "Ouch! Damn Chinese rats, it's finally over now!" "Look for it quickly, the commander of the Chinese army is dead.
Where is it? I'm going to cut off his head and play it as a ball!"
The little devil held a gun and carefully climbed up the gentle slope at the gap to the Dezhou City Wall, which was more than ten meters high. At a glance, he saw thousands of corpses lying on the wall and inside the city, especially those nearby, whose bodies were covered with pustules.
The horrific dead body! "Death to the Chinese rat! Matsuda-kun, I will avenge you!" A Japanese soldier held a 38-meter cover and pointed the shining bayonet directly at a corpse next to him. With a pop, a white knife went in and a red knife came out.
!"Ono-kun, be careful, these corpses are poisonous, don't hurt yourself!"
A Japanese soldier next to him looked at the Japanese soldier as if he was looking at an idiot. Does this damn corpse covered in pustules still need a touch-up? "Yo Xi, thank you, sergeant, for reminding me, I was rash!"
The Japanese soldiers saluted quickly, and then continued to search along the city wall cautiously, stabbing and shooting anyone who didn't like it! And more Japanese soldiers quickly walked along the stairs under the city wall to search the city, because
They all thought that the high official must be hiding somewhere in the city, and their heads were filled with merit medals worth tens of thousands of gold!