After listening to Xiuxiu's narration, Xiang Xiaoqiang sat in silence on his chair. He thought for a while and said:
"That's right. In the current situation, it is indeed not appropriate for us to use poison gas bombs. There is no specific military need to use them. If they are used purely for revenge, they will not gain much practical benefits, and it will also damage one's own image."
He looked up and asked:
"Master Li, aren't our troops currently pursuing, encircling and annihilating the Japanese troops in Jinzhou? After we divided and surrounded the remaining Japanese troops, didn't they still resist desperately? Is it possible that we can use poison gas to assist?"
Li Guoliang and Xiu Xiu looked at each other and shook their heads. Li Guoliang said:
"It's not suitable. The remnants of the Japanese army are divided and surrounded by our army into small pieces. The large ones are several square kilometers, and the small ones are only a few hundred meters in radius. The enemy and ourselves are intertwined, and the positions are constantly changing. It is not suitable to use poison gas at all. Moreover, the Japanese army also has
Gas masks. Those people are desperadoes, and they will fight until the last person who resists. If they are not poisoned to death directly, even if their skin is burnt, they will continue to resist."
"Damn it," Xiang Xiaoqiang cursed in a low voice, "Then our control area in Anton is only two or three square kilometers, and we are surrounded by Japanese troops. How could they dare to use poison gas?"
Li Guoliang and Xiu Xiu looked at each other again. Xiu Xiu seemed a little embarrassed by Xiang Xiaoqiang's low-level question. She quickly glanced around and whispered:
"Sir... that's different. Anton is a fixed point, and it's easier to control the range... And Anton is a strategic point, related to the overall situation, and must be captured... Plus, it's in
Among the ruins, other weapons are ineffective, only poison gas
It may be more effective. Our current battlefield is in the wild, and it is so open. The enemy and ourselves are intertwined, and it is easy to accidentally injure yourself... Besides, this is a war on our country's land. If poison gas is used, it will harm residents, water sources, farmland, etc.
, the damage is too great."
After Xiuxiu's low-key and detailed explanation, Xiang Xiaoqiang also felt that he was indeed not smart about this question. He chuckled and said to Li Guoliang:
"Sigh... After all, I'm just an intelligence officer. I can't compare to those who came from pure military academies like them! Haha."
Li Guoliang also understood immediately and laughed along with him.
Xiang Xiaoqiang raised his head and stared at the big map for a moment, rolled his eyes and said:
"Hey, Mr. Li, what about using incendiary bombs?"
Li Guoliang smiled and whispered:
"Sir, that's good. We are discussing whether to use incendiary bombs...Sir, incendiary bombs are more suitable for the current situation. And...hehe, the use of incendiary bombs does not require the approval of the chief assistant. Our military has its own
You can make the decision."
Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled, looked at him, and said suspiciously:
"Then why don't you use it? I've been grinding away for a long time, so I should have told you earlier."
Li Guoliang didn't say anything, he just smiled.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Xiu Xiu looked at each other and understood. He laughed, nodded and said:
"Okay, Mr. Li, your Army Air Force is ready...to transport the incendiary bombs tonight and throw them into the encirclement early tomorrow morning. The cabinet and His Majesty...haha, I'll take the responsibility."
Li Guoliang was obviously waiting for this sentence. He laughed, nodded immediately and said:
"Thank you, sir! With your words, sir, we have nothing to worry about... We happen to still have a large number of incendiary bombs, ready-made. Last time we planned to burn Hangu Pass, but later the Qing army surrendered, it was useless."
Xiang Xiaoqiang also smiled and said:
"Then it's best. Work hard and burn those who don't surrender. Don't let our brothers bleed with them anymore."
Li Guoliang smiled and said:
"Don't worry, sir."
After Li Guoliang finished speaking, he immediately turned around and made arrangements.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled at Xiuxiu and said:
"It should have been like this a long time ago. These guys have probably wanted to use incendiary bombs for a long time. It was fine if they didn't use it earlier. Now that the Japanese have used poison gas bombs first, what do we have to worry about... Damn it, let's just grind it off.
Haha, now
Well, it will be useless whether the Japanese hide in foxholes or trenches tomorrow. Those things can dodge bombs and artillery shells, but not incendiary bombs. Now we can advance faster and die less.
Quite a few people.”
Xiuxiu nodded and whispered:
"I've seen it a long time ago. They just want someone who can do the job for them. With such a person, they dare to do anything. Although Sir, you will suffer a bit as this person, but... there is nothing else.
The candidates have been selected. If something goes wrong, each of them may lose their official position, be demoted, or be transferred to the bench. Only you, my lord, will not do that. Haha, my lord, if you don’t believe it, say it now, they even dare to use poison gas bombs.
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"No!" Xiang Xiaoqiang said with a smile, "I can still tell the difference between these two things. Although incendiary weapons are also prohibited by the convention, after all, few abide by them now, and they are very low-key when used. Gas bombs are not
Same. As long as you use it, it will be very eye-catching."
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In the early morning of the 14th, a group of bombers loaded with incendiary bombs took off from Tangshan Airport, Pulandian Airport, and Dachangshan Island Airport, roaring and flying over the battlefield north of Jinzhou. At the same time, military bombers carrying more incendiary bombs took off.
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Rushing from Shanxi and Hebei to the outside of the pass. As Li Guoliang said, the most incendiary bombs of the Ming army were stored in several large arsenals in Shanxi and Hebei. They were transferred there from the south during the Unification War to prepare for burning Hangu Pass.
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The fleet was divided into several groups over Jinzhou. Each group was about a squadron of twin-engine horizontal bombers, escorted by a squadron of fighter jets, and flew over the battlefield that had surrounded the remnants of the Japanese army.
There was clearly a fierce battle going on below. The vertical smoke pillars from the explosions of artillery shells on the ground kept rising into the sky, rising vertically. The summer sun slanted on the battlefield, and these explosion smoke pillars dragged long shadows on the earth.
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The smoke of gunpowder was floating in the air. The ant-like Japanese soldiers below were sometimes running and sometimes lying down. The Japanese mortar team was half-kneeling. Amidst the hail of bullets, they still fired artillery shells methodically to fight back against the Ming army. The entire battlefield was a miserable scene.
Obviously, the current incendiary bomb offensive is very necessary. These small encirclements are very small, the largest is only a few square kilometers. The distance is too short, the Japanese army is on the opposite side, and then there are friendly forces a few hundred meters away, and the canines are intertwined, making it difficult for the Ming army to use large
caliber artillery. Now the two sides are basically fighting mortars. They fire mortars at each other's positions. Under the cover of the mortars, the Ming army simultaneously uses tanks to squeeze into the middle. The Japanese anti-tank guns are hidden
Very good.
The anti-tank weapons of the remaining Japanese army are mainly 75mm mountain guns. Although the caliber is large, the gun body is low, small and exquisite, and extremely light. Even if it is not a cannon, the long-range effect is not as good as that of a specialized anti-tank gun, but now the battlefield
The body is very small, and the two sides often engage in artillery battles at a distance of one to two hundred meters. The Japanese 75-meter mountain gun can be fired into any crater, and one in the ditch on the field is an extremely effective anti-tank firepower point. The Ming army is in a difficult position.
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"Okay brothers," the Ming army's bomber leader saw the smoke mark on the ground, and then said, "Everyone open the magazine."
Suddenly, cold wind roared and filled the cabin. The hatches under the belly of each bomber were opened. The 100-kilogram incendiary bombs were arranged neatly, ready to rush to the earth at any time.
On the ground below, among the black and gray smoke, you can clearly see some specific points spraying green smoke. That was the agreed signal, and it was the Ming army outside the encirclement circle that used colored smoke bombs to mark their position.
The lead bomber flew into the encirclement.
"Ready——" The bombardier's eyes were attached to the sight, and through the cross cursor in the mirror, he stared at the ground, bomb craters, and Japanese soldiers passing by below, "Let go!!!"
As soon as the red button was pressed, with a shrill whistling sound, eight large incendiary bombs fell out of the magazine one after another, getting smaller and smaller in the air, and were sucked towards the earth by gravity.
At the same time, all the bombers behind were dropping incendiary bombs. 288 100-kilogram-class incendiary bombs landed densely in this small encirclement of only two square kilometers.
The moment each incendiary bomb landed on the ground and exploded, thick gasoline, thermite, magnesium powder, and other special chemicals erupted from the bomb in blazing flames. Suddenly, there was a sea of fire within dozens of meters around it.
The temperature at the center of the explosion reached thousands of degrees. Not only were people reduced to coke, but artillery, firearms, and helmets were also burned and melted.
For a time, the Japanese position in the encirclement was like hell.