PFC Chapter 214: The Japs are so damn insidious, I was really fooled this time! 3-word chapter!
Chapter 214: The Japs are so damn insidious, I was really fooled this time! 3-word chapter!
Lin Zhenhua hurriedly pushed Li Yunlong away. He came to the artillery observation and aiming equipment and looked carefully. He really found that a regiment of puppet troops, plus a battalion of puppet troops, launched an attack. This was simply a slap in his face. He was distracted by the Japanese artillery and did not notice the real situation on the battlefield. In the end, the Japanese commander took advantage of him and completely forgot the task that Li Yunlong had assigned to him.
"Old Li, don't worry. I'll make the arrangements right now. Just don't worry. We may not be good enough to deal with the Japanese artillery, but we will definitely win against the Japanese infantry!"
When Lin Zhenhua was about to speak, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He said in a suspicious tone: "Old Li, something is wrong. Since the battle began, we have been led by the devils by the nose. This is definitely not a good sign. I smell a conspiracy. Let me observe the puppet army and the devils' infantry carefully first!"
Lin Zhenhua came to the artillery sight and looked at it carefully. Li Yunlong was about to step forward to interrupt, but Zhao Gang pulled him back and whispered a few words of advice. When Lin Zhenhua saw the Japanese infantry, he couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise. The Japanese were equipped with an extra cloth bag when they attacked. It was definitely not bullets hidden in it. What could it be?
"Zhu Zi, mobilize the 105mm heavy artillery and fire at the enemy troops immediately. Let the attacking puppet troops go. Hit them hard a few times. I need to verify the doubts in my heart!"
"Okay, college students, go and arrange it right away. We have already brought up six 105 heavy howitzers, which will definitely give the Japanese a hard time!" Wang Chengzhu assured with a confident look on his face.
Three minutes later, six 105mm heavy howitzers began to roar, firing at the attacking Japanese infantry at a rate of three rounds per minute. Lin Zhenhua stared at the Japanese infantry who were blown into the sky. When he saw the big pig nose exposed from the blown-up cloth bag, his face immediately turned red. He was so angry that he didn't expect the Japanese to use this trick. He looked at the Japanese artillery positions again, and found that the eight 105mm heavy artillery that had just evacuated had found a firing position again.
"Lao Li, Lao Zhao, we have all been fooled by the Japanese. On the surface, the Japanese are engaging in an artillery battle with us to attract the attention of our artillery, and then they are sending out infantry to attack our positions. Once we use the infantry firepower to support the defensive positions, the Japanese will use their real killer weapon, poison gas bombs, to deal with us!"
"You two come here and take a closer look. The Japanese infantry battalion that is attacking us all has a cloth bag on their backs, which contains gas masks. Among the equipment of a division that we traded from the Third Reich, there are only 2000 gas masks in total. Add the 600 pairs we had before, and the total gas protection area is only 2600 pairs. We previously mobilized 1000 pairs for Zhang Dabiao, and we kept 1000 pairs for ourselves. The remaining 600 pairs are stored in the regiment. If the Japanese really want to use poison gas attacks, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"I just carefully observed the weather. There is a breeze today, and the wind is blowing towards us. The weather is hot, and there is no sign of rain. If we use it to carry out a poison gas attack, the effect will be very good!"
Li Yunlong was immediately anxious when he heard this. He quickly asked: "College student, you have a lot of ideas every day. Give me some ideas quickly. No matter what, we can't let the Japanese launch poison gas bombs, otherwise, our losses will definitely be very large!"
Lin Zhenhua said to Zhao Gang who was standing beside him, "Old Zhao, don't just stand there. Arrange for the gas masks to be distributed quickly. Only 6 people will be left to defend the frontal positions and 400 people will be left in the artillery battalion. The rest of the people will immediately withdraw to the second line of defense. There are tunnels we dug in advance there. As long as the entrances are sealed, we can block the Japanese's poison gas!"
"Lao Li, today's battle is very difficult to fight. You have to be responsible for holding the position. I will be in charge of the artillery battalion. We will be under great pressure today. As long as we can hold on until 11 a.m., the Japanese will automatically withdraw. The weather is very hot today. The Japanese only have one hour left to attack. As long as we can hold on for one hour and block another sneak attack from the Japanese at night, we can hold the position today!"
Li Yunlong did not object to Lin Zhenhua's arrangement. In terms of anti-gas warfare, Lin Zhenhua was more experienced and it was more reliable to listen to him. Li Yunlong did not act like a regiment commander and rushed to the front line with the monk and Duan Peng. He would take over the command of the second battalion commander Shen Quan and withdraw most of the troops at the same time. In order to increase the density of firepower, Li Yunlong planned to leave all the light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns to block the enemy's attack route through intensive rain of bullets. Anyway, the independent regiment lacked everything except weapons and ammunition!
Before leaving, he did not forget to tell them: "College students, whether I can hold the outer defense line today depends on you, the artillery battalion. Beat up those damned Japanese devils for me. The Japanese devils like to play these dirty tricks. It would be best if we could destroy the poison gas bombs they have stored, so that the damned Japanese devils can also have a taste of being attacked by poison gas!"
"The successive poison gas attacks have taught us a very profound lesson. We must make rubber into gas masks as soon as possible, even if it means stopping the production of other weapons. I have finally understood why the Japanese have set their sights on our independent regiment. They will use many more tricks in the future, so we must be fully prepared in advance!"
Lin Zhenhua didn't have time to think about the future. He anxiously ordered Wang Chengzhu beside him: "Zhu Zi, leave only 20 mortars, 75 24mm triple guns, six 105mm howitzers, two 120mm howitzers and two 150mm howitzers, and 400 people. The rest of the people must evacuate. Put on gas masks in a while. People without gas masks must also evacuate! Arrange for people to unload the shells we brought to the vicinity of the artillery positions, as fast as possible. The artillery cannot stop firing before evacuating. We must use artillery fire to delay the enemy's attack. We should buy as much time as possible!"
Under Lin Zhenhua's command, dozens of artillery guns of the artillery battalion fired fiercely at the attacking Japanese and puppet troops. Dozens of shells fell into the attacking crowd of Japanese and puppet troops, killing and injuring hundreds of them.
"Brothers, fight hard for me. Don't save bullets for me. Our independent regiment has plenty of ammunition. As long as we can repel the enemy's attack, I can afford to consume as many bullets as possible!"
Li Yunlong commanded the soldiers of the second battalion to launch a counterattack. Thirty-six fire points continuously poured bullets at the Japanese, blocking their offensive.
Katayama Ichiro looked at the attack in front of him and asked anxiously: "Hatoyama, go ask Colonel Miyata why he hasn't launched the poison gas bombs yet? Our warriors are only 800 meters away from the enemy's position. Ask him to launch the poison gas bombs immediately to help the attacking Murata Battalion break through the enemy's defense line!"
"General, I will call and urge them right now!" Junichiro Hatoyama bowed and apologized.
"Mo Xi! Mo Xi! This is the brigade headquarters, connect me to Colonel Miyata immediately!" Junichiro Hatoyama asked as he picked up the phone in his hand.
The voice of Colonel Miyata came from the other end of the phone: "Moshi! Moshi! I am Colonel Miyata. May I ask who you are?"
"Colonel Miyata, I'm Chief of Staff Junichiro Hatoyama. The brigade commander asked me to ask you why you haven't launched the poison gas bombs yet? Our warriors are only 600 to 700 meters away from the enemy's position. If you don't launch the poison gas bombs, you will miss the best opportunity. In order to buy you time to launch the poison gas bombs, we have already paid a lot of losses. What's wrong with you? Why don't you carry out the planned plan?"
Colonel Miyata's voice echoed from the other end of the phone: "Hatoyama, we are now preparing to launch the poison gas bomb. We will be able to launch the poison gas bomb in one minute. The Chinese army has been deceived by us. Please ask Hatoyama to let the imperial warriors continue to attack forward and put on gas masks immediately. We will never miss this hard-won opportunity!"
After receiving Colonel Miyata's accurate reply, Junichiro Hatoyama's worries disappeared. He said excitedly: "Colonel Miyata, the brigade commander is taking a huge risk in this action plan. This is a complete adventure. If it doesn't work during the day, we will have to launch a night attack at night. The headquarters has issued a strict order to us, requiring us to break through the outer defense line of the China Independent Regiment within three days, otherwise we will be subject to military law!"
In fact, even Katayama Ichiro did not expect that the headquarters would give such a harsh order, asking him to capture the independent regiment's base within five days at all costs. After the battle, his second mixed regiment would be given priority for replenishment of troops, and a company of troops would be sent for emergency support. This means that the total number of Japanese troops attacking the independent regiment this time will reach about people. If more than 8000 puppet troops are included, the total number of troops invading the independent regiment will reach more than people.
With the current strength of the Independent Regiment, it is simply impossible to stop them. The number difference between the two sides is about 2.5 times. The Independent Regiment is really in danger now!
After receiving the urgent telegram from the headquarters, the brigade commander was shocked to learn that more than 386 people would attack the independent regiment's base. Although the independent regiment was the main force of the 3000th Brigade, it had only more than people. There was no way to fight this battle. How much trouble did this kid Li Yunlong cause to attract so many Japanese devils?
"Chief of Staff, notify the New 1st and New 2nd Regiments immediately and ask them to find a way to break the Japanese blockade and do their best to rescue the Independent Regiment!"
"Deputy Brigade Commander, transfer all the troops that our brigade can mobilize to him. I will lead them personally to support the Independent Regiment. You will be in charge here! Also, send a telegram to the Independent Regiment immediately and ask them to prepare to break out. The Japanese are coming with great force this time. The Independent Regiment is no match for them. In order to reduce the losses of the troops, let the Independent Regiment choose to break out when the opportunity arises. We must act quickly, otherwise it will be too late!"