PFC Chapter 221: You are such a good talker, I am really convinced this time! 3-word chapter
Chapter 221: You are such a good talker, I am really convinced this time! 3-word chapter
Li Yunlong rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "College student, you have a nice idea. Now we are not sure that we have hit the Japanese's poison gas bomb. What if we miss? Isn't it just a waste of time?"
"Just now you asked Shen Quan and the others to wear gas masks, and I really believed you. I didn't even object. I guess Shen Quan is cursing me in his heart. It's so hot, and you asked them to wear gas masks to launch an attack. Isn't this just torture?"
Zhao Gang interrupted and said, "Old Li, the college students are very thoughtful about this matter. Let the soldiers suffer a little more to ensure their safety. If our shells hit the Japanese gas bombs, the poison gas will have spread in the Japanese camp. If they don't wear gas masks, the assault battalion will suffer great losses!"
Li Yunlong was about to retort, but was directly defeated by Lin Zhenhua's words: "Old Li, when have you ever fought such a rich war? You can fire shells and use bullets at will, and your equipment is better than that of the Japanese. Even so, you are still picky. I don't even bother to say anything to you!"
Zhao Gang also echoed, "In the past, when Old Li was able to seize a Type 92 infantry gun from the devils, his eyes would narrow into slits with laughter, and a few shells would make him laugh so hard that he would wake up in the middle of the night. Now his appetite is so big that he doesn't even care about hundreds of heavy artillery pieces. He complains about this and that every day, and never has a good word to say. It's just like what you college students said. Li Yunlong is now too arrogant. The brigade commander must come and whip him hard before he can calm down!"
"If the Japanese hadn't launched a large-scale suppression operation against our independent regiment, Old Li would have made another big mistake. He might even have alerted the headquarters, and the brigade commander might have come over several times to teach Old Li a lesson. In this regard, we really have to thank the Japanese for making Li Yunlong behave himself these days and not causing any trouble!"
Li Yunlong curled his lips and replied disdainfully: "Old Zhao, you are simply slandering my innocence out of thin air. I, Li Yunlong, am known as an honest and reliable young man among college students. When have I ever caused trouble for you? These days, under my leadership, the independent regiment has replaced its weapons and equipment, and its combat effectiveness has also been significantly improved. Otherwise, how could I have the courage to confront a mixed division of the Japanese head-on?"
"If it were Lao Ding and Lao Kong, they would have already retreated with their belongings. I am the only one who dares to confront the Japanese head-on. It would be impossible if it were anyone else. Even if the brigade commander was here, would I, Li Yunlong, dare to say this?"
"The brigade commander ordered Lao Ding and Lao Kong to support us, but half a month has passed and we haven't seen a single person. When I see them, I'm going to give them a good scolding!"
The battle at the front was still going on fiercely. Shen Quan's assault battalion had already made preparations. Under the cover of the armored assault team, it began to charge towards the Japanese camp.
"Brothers, fight hard! As long as the commander doesn't order to stop the attack, we will keep fighting and drive the Japanese out of Xiaoyunling. Charge with me!"
Under the leadership of Shen Quan, the assault battalion launched an attack on the Japanese front-line positions. With light machine guns in front and submachine guns in the back, continuous firepower shot into the Japanese front-line positions. At this time, the Japanese attacking forces were retreating. They had never seen such fierce fire before, and after receiving the retreat order from above, they had no time to fight and retreated at an accelerated pace.
During the retreat, a large number of Japanese soldiers smelled a pungent odor in the air. They didn't pay attention to it at first, but after just a few minutes, many Japanese soldiers felt their throats were pinched and they started coughing violently. Then they realized that they were attacked by poison gas and put on gas masks one after another. However, the damage had already been done. Wearing gas masks at this time could only prevent them from being attacked by poison gas, but the pain in their bodies did not disappear.
Shen Quan felt very stuffy wearing a gas mask, but he didn't dare to take it off. Lin Zhenhua gave him a strict order that he had to wear the gas mask no matter how hot it was, otherwise he would be replaced.
Shen Quan knew that Lin Zhenhua never joked about important matters, and he also gave a death order to the soldiers of the assault battalion. Anyone who dared to take off their gas mask halfway would be kicked out of the assault battalion without mercy. This matter would be announced to the entire regiment. It was precisely because of this double pressure that no soldier of the assault battalion dared to take off their gas masks without permission. No matter how hot it was with the gas masks on, they endured it.
Facts have proved that Lin Zhenhua's request this time was very correct and saved the lives of many soldiers. It was precisely because the soldiers were equipped with gas masks when they attacked, the explosion of the Japanese poison gas bombs did not have any impact on the attacking soldiers!
"Brothers, the Japanese have been hit by their own poison gas bombs. Take this opportunity to hit them hard and keep more of them. The armored assault team should speed up and rush into the Japanese camp in the shortest possible time to disrupt the retreat of the Japanese army!"
"Xiao Shanzi, immediately notify Sanwazi and tell him to attack the enemy's camp hard. Never let the enemy's main force evacuate safely! Also, tell the commander that our artillery shells just hit the enemy's poison gas bombs. The enemy's frontline positions are under attack from poison gas. Tell the subsequent attacking troops to be careful and wear gas masks when they come over!"
Xiao Shanzi ran back desperately with a flashlight and reached the location of the Second Anti-aircraft Artillery Company in just five minutes. After telling the commander of the Anti-aircraft Battalion, Sanwazi, about the situation, he ran to the front-line command post of the Independent Regiment.
Ten minutes later, Xiao Shanzi panted and reported intermittently: "Commander... Ha... Captain Shen... asked me... to inform... Ha... that the Japanese... poison... gas... bomb... was hit... "
Zhao Gang handed him a bowl of mung bean soup and told him to drink it quickly before Xiao Shanzi continued speaking. Li Yunlong had understood what Xiao Shanzi meant and ordered with a serious face, "College student, since the Japs have begun to retreat, our main force must press forward immediately. Let the mortar company suppress the Japs according to the predetermined plan. Our heavy artillery will continue to bombard the Japs' camp. Let Sanwazi's anti-aircraft artillery company immediately approach the Japs' camp and provide artillery support for the attacking troops! College student, you are absolutely amazing. Your predictions are damn accurate. I am really impressed!"
Lin Zhenhua immediately picked up the phone beside him and shouted excitedly, "Zhu Zi, you just hit a poison gas bomb storage site of the Japanese. The Japanese have suffered the consequences. Let the mortar company rush up immediately to provide artillery support for the attacking troops. Our heavy artillery will continue to suppress the Japanese heavy artillery. It would be best if we can destroy all of the Japanese heavy artillery. Even if we can't destroy them, we must prevent the Japanese from having a chance to evacuate. By then, we may be able to seize a few of their heavy artillery!"
Wang Chengzhu's voice came from the other end of the phone: "College students, I didn't expect our artillery battalion to achieve merit so quickly. It's really encouraging. I, Zhuzi, am willing to issue a military order to the college students. Today, we will definitely keep the Japanese heavy artillery. Without the support of heavy artillery, the Japanese will become a toothless tiger and will not be our opponent at all. Such a good opportunity, I, Zhuzi, will definitely not miss it!"
When Wang Chengzhu passed the news on, the morale of the soldiers in the artillery battalion became even higher, their movements became much faster, and the intensity of the shelling increased further, causing the evacuating Japanese artillery regiment to encounter great trouble. In addition, there were Japanese soldiers preparing to evacuate everywhere, and it was night and the lighting equipment was seriously insufficient, so the evacuation of the artillery regiment was subconsciously ignored.
Colonel Miyamoto looked at the hellish scene in front of him with an ugly face. His face was very ugly and he said angrily: "Noda, I asked you to contact the brigade commander just now. Did you get in touch with him?"
Adjutant Noda replied in a timid voice: "Colonel, the telephone line has been blown up, and we can't contact the brigade commander. We have sent a messenger to contact him, but there has been no response so far!"
"Fortunately, we have sufficient gas masks in stock, and the artillery warriors have all put them on. Our heavy artillery has been targeted by the Chinese, and we have no chance to fire at all. We can't even fire a single poison gas bomb now. If we leave the poison gas bomb in the artillery position, we will most likely be hit again by the Chinese artillery!"
Colonel Miyata took a deep look at Adjutant Noda. He didn't believe at all that the heavy artillery squadron had no chance to fire. However, this would involve huge risks. Moreover, the heavy artillery was also a strategic support for the empire. Once damaged, it would mean the end of Kawashima Shota's career. He might also be held accountable and brought to a military court. It was understandable that he would have the passive idea of protecting the artillery!
But when Colonel Miyata looked at the current chaotic scene, he knew that it was time for the artillery to sacrifice themselves, and they had to cover the evacuation of the infantry, otherwise more infantry would be killed by the Chinese army in the chaos. He no longer had time to think and had to make a decision in a short time.
Looking at the gloomy face of Colonel Miyata, Adjutant Noda secretly groaned in his heart. Now the artillery regiment could not withdraw from the battlefield at all. Even if they did, they could only withdraw the mortars and Type 30 infantry guns. However, they could not leave the nearly 75 mm mountain guns on the battlefield. Those were the real assets of their artillery regiment. If they were abandoned on the battlefield, Colonel Miyata would most likely be brought to a military court.
"Sir, our artillery regiment may have been abandoned by the brigade commander. I think it is better for us to evacuate on our own. Once our artillery regiment suffers heavy losses, it will not be able to provide artillery support for the infantry in the next offensive operations. Without our support, it will be difficult for the infantry to capture the positions defended by the Chinese!"
"I know that you, Colonel, are not afraid of death and have always wanted to devote yourself to the Empire's Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, but we should keep our bodies useful. It costs a lot for the Empire to train an artilleryman, while it only takes two or three months to train an infantryman. Please consider my suggestion carefully, Colonel!"