One after another, poison gas bombs chased the surviving cadets of the reconnaissance camp and exploded, mixed with an equal number of conventional artillery shells. This round of bombardment lasted for about ten minutes, with five boxes of thirty tear-gas bombs After the launch, Keiichiro Oishi put down the telescope and said: "This won't work. We must have the cooperation of ground troops."
On the North Bank, Suzuki Harumatsu was also very disappointed with the effectiveness of the gas bombs. He originally expected that once the gas bombs were released, the defenders would collapse due to low morale even if they were not wiped out. However, he did not expect that they were equipped with gas masks. "No wonder Ouyang Yun will become a serious problem for the empire. This man really knows how to equip the troops with gas masks. It seems that he has done an in-depth study of our army's tactics." He frowned deeply and said to Sueo Sakamoto, "Sueo Sakamoto" "Hai", he said: "There is a saying in the ancient Chinese art of war, knowing yourself and the enemy will never be in danger. He must have understood the essence of this strategy. Your Excellency, tear gas bombs require the cooperation of ground troops to achieve maximum effectiveness. I ordered Major Naito to cooperate in the attack. Bar."
"Okay, send an order to Major Oishi to have the second batch of landing troops go ashore immediately, under the unified command of Naito. Tell Naito that I will give him another half hour. If he still can't defeat this Chinese people, then he can do it himself. "
"Hai."
The landing ship slowly sailed towards the river. When it was still thirty meters away from the river beach, it ran aground. Under the stern orders of the two squadron leaders, the second batch of Japanese soldiers who boarded the ship put on gas masks and cowered. The first batch of Japanese soldiers who survived the landing were already standing in the water. They were all trembling with cold and their lips were blue. Many of them took off their gas masks and asked the Japanese soldiers who were disembarking: "Ashore It's all poisonous gas, what are you doing here, don't you think you'll die quickly enough?"
A squadron leader glanced at the Japanese and cursed: "Ba Ge, it's a northwest wind now, and the poisonous gas has been blown to the enemy's position. What's so scary?" He then asked: "Where is your Excellency, brigade commander? Is there any brigade commander?" Order, let him command the battle and launch the attack in conjunction with the artillery bombardment."
"The captain has died in battle."
"What."
"The captain died in battle."
"ah."
On the landing ship, the squadron leader, Captain Nobumura Horino, was leading a dozen military policemen to expel the soldiers who were staying on the ship and refused to go into the water. The squadron leader who had already gone into the water called him and told him that Captain Naito had already fought. Dead, ask him what to do now,
"Ask your Majesty the General for instructions." Nobumura said,
Through the telescope, Suzuki discovered that a large number of soldiers were gathered on the water in front of the landing ship. They would rather shiver with cold than rush to the river beach. He was furious and said, "These bastards, this is our 17th Brigade. Soldiers, their courage has been eaten by dogs." As he was cursing angrily, a communications staff officer came over and relayed Nobumura's question to him,
When he first heard that Naito was dead, he couldn't help but be silent for a while. The next moment, he said angrily: "Ba Ge, Nobumura, this stupid ass, Naito is dead, isn't he still alive? What can I ask for advice on this kind of thing? Why? He then took command and told him that if the defenders could be defeated within half an hour, Naito's captain would be his. Otherwise, he would jump into the river by himself. Ba Ge, an officer of our 17th Brigade, When did you become so cowardly?"
The Japanese army suspended the bombardment. Jiang Tietou watched as a light yellow mist slowly dispersed and was blown away by the wind. He took off his gas mask and shouted: "Each squad platoon will count the numbers immediately. The squad platoon leader died in the battle." Yes, the deputy positions will be carried out in order, Meng Taishan, Feng Chengbao."
Feng Chengbao was another company commander. He and Meng Taishan immediately began to organize their officers to roll call the troops. A few minutes later, the numbers came up. Feng Chengbao reported to Jiang Tietou in a hoarse voice: "Report, our company still has twenty soldiers left." Six people.”
Zhang Dazhu's death was a huge blow to Meng Taishan. He always had a dark face. At this time, his face was as dark as the sky before a thunderstorm in summer. It was all black: "We still have a company. Thirty-nine.”
The two companies of the reconnaissance battalion originally had nearly two hundred people, but now, there are only sixty-six left. Jiang Tietou glanced at everyone and said: "Brothers, ten minutes have passed. Hold on for another fifty minutes. The first division and the others arrived right away. Brothers will not die in vain. Blood debts must be repaid with blood."
Everyone was solemn and sat quietly, watching him without making a sound.
Jiang Tietou glanced at the riverside and said, "Do you still remember what the commander-in-chief said when he inspected Bawang Mountain in September last year?"
"I remember that the commander-in-chief said at the time that we are the eyes of the guerrilla forces. However, we cannot be satisfied with being the eyes, we must also become the claws and the sharp teeth." Feng Chengbao said,
Jiang Tietou nodded: "Everyone knows that in May this year I had an opportunity to serve as the commander of the third brigade of the first division. Do you know why I didn't go? Because I had an idea to build our reconnaissance camp into a wolf An all-powerful force like ours will make the little devils tremble when they hear our name. Do you think I am too ambitious? Let me tell you, this is really my pursuit. Brothers performed well today. Let’s see. We at least fought. Two squadrons of Japs were killed. Why did the Japs use gas bombs? Because they were afraid. They clearly had the advantage in strength, but they did not dare to fight with us. This is what we are most proud of. The Japs began to land. They will launch an attack with the poison gas bombs, so let them see what kind of force our reconnaissance battalion is, Wang Lin, howl your voice."
"Yes." Soldier Wang Lin stood up and said
"It would be such an injustice if a kid beats you to death while squatting while singing."
Everyone laughed. In the midst of the laughter, Wang Lin squatted down, smoothed his throat with his right hand, and sang: "We are all sharpshooters. Every bullet kills an enemy. We are all flying troops. Even if the mountains are high and the water is deep, we are still in the air." In the dense woods, there are campsites for comrades everywhere, and on the high hills, there are countless of our good brothers..."
Wang Lin's body has not fully grown yet, which makes his voice a little green. After fighting for several hours, everyone is thirsty and hungry, which makes his voice a little hoarse again, and then It was this hoarse and youthful voice that fascinated the students. Many of them sang along unconsciously, as if they were not participating in a battle, but watching a concert.
Affected by Zhang Dazhu's death, Huang Zhongming seemed to have changed. He sat on the ground coldly, wiping the assault rifle left by Zhang Dazhu over and over again, as if he was indifferent to what was happening in the outside world. Wang Lin's singing sounded in his ears. It was nothing at first, but a few minutes later, he only heard a "bang" in his chest and something broke. Then, uncontrollably, two lines of tears rolled out of his eyes, and he Suddenly he realized: "These are the real soldiers. No matter how bad the environment is and how hard the war is, they always have ideals and full confidence in their hearts. I am really far behind them."
(Old Poison: A brother said six chapters a day, my god, then I will be fired by my boss tomorrow. I hired you to do work, but you keep dozing off. What do you mean?)