The Iron-Blooded Army of Beacon Fire

Chapter 79 Gas bomb?
Different from the fierceness on the opposite side of the Chinese army's position, the Japanese army in Yongxing Village was completely immersed in an atmosphere of sorrow and sorrow. Yesterday's attack failed. Today, a mountain artillery squadron was added as a cover, but the attack still failed.

What was even more frightening was not that the attack failed, but that at the same time as the attack failed, no one in the attacking force retreated. In this attack alone, a complete infantry squadron, plus a heavy machine gun squad and an infantry artillery squad were lost.

If you add in the loss of an infantry squad and half a heavy machine gun squad in yesterday's attack, the actual number of troops lost in the organic system has reached more than five squads. This does not include the units that were destroyed in the organic system and other units due to Due to the attrition caused by battle injuries, the soldiers of the Di detachment found that in just two days, there were many fewer comrades around them.

In the artillery position, the artillery endured a greater impact than the infantry. They also witnessed the complete destruction of the attacking infantry. Captain Cao, the corps commander, and officers who had telescopes also saw the tragic end of the wounded infantry. , those injured infantrymen on the open ground were stabbed to death with bayonets and rifle butts by the Chinese troops who rushed out of the position. The scene of beating to death was so vivid that some newly recruited artillerymen could not bear it and even vomited.

When our own wounded infantry soldiers were ravaged by the Chinese army, many gunners wanted to fire in fear, grief and anger.

In fact, if they launch a charge in the sixth company, or use the Type 100 shrapnel equipped with the Type [-] mountain gun to fire at the infantry of the Sixth Company when clearing the battlefield, the Type [-] mountain gun will fire twenty rounds per minute. The ultimate rate of fire, as long as the entire squadron fires two rounds of coverage, there will be no more than [-] holes left in the sixth company on the open ground.

In fact, He Wei did not consider this. At that time, he was already red-eyed and did not care about the Japanese artillery. It was impossible not to make mistakes in the war. In other words, the enemy and us were comparing who made fewer mistakes and whose judgment was better. And speculation deviates less from the truth.

It was the thunder cannons that prevented Isao Kakihara from ordering to fire. Those who were most afraid of the thunder cannons must have been the Japanese infantry. After all, they didn't know what these explosive packets suddenly flew over, but the power was real. One round of shooting almost destroyed a squadron. Unknown weapons with powerful power would naturally bring great fear.

Regarding sudden explosives, artillery commanders have to think much more carefully and carefully. When they saw explosives flying in the air in the artillery mirror, falling to the ground and exploding, Isao Kakihara's first reaction was - the Chinese army on the opposite side used them. Li Wensi's projectile cannon!

The weapon, the Levins projectile gun, was born in World War I and was named after its inventor. It was first developed by Captain Levins of the United Kingdom during World War I. It was originally developed as a chemical weapon to project chemical munitions.

The principle of use is the same as that of the Heartless Cannon, except that the quality is much better than that of the Heartless Cannon. In other words, the launcher of the advanced version of the Heartless Cannon is a thick smooth-bore steel barrel, which is much better than the Heartless Cannon. Gas barrel launchers are much safer.

In order to prevent the gun body from drilling into the ground due to strong recoil, a round base is installed at the bottom of the gun barrel.When using it, calculate the target position, bury 2/3 of the gun body in the ground at a suitable angle, load the projectiles in order, and finally use the electric shock power button to fire.

The ammunition fired by this Levins projectile gun is mainly special ammunition such as poison gas bombs, yellow phosphorus bombs, incendiary bombs, gasoline bombs, and gasoline barrels filled with flammable fuel materials.

As an artillery officer, Isao Kakihara naturally knew something about this kind of projectile. The Japanese Army was also equipped with similar weapons.

And according to its internal war situation report, the Chinese army in the Shanghai area has already put this equipment into use.

According to intelligence, the Chinese army classified this projectile as a weapon of the chemical corps (the Chinese army's projectile gun was purchased from Germany, with a caliber of [-] centimeters, and was organized into the Army Chemical Corps. At this time, it had been organized into a three-man army). More than [-] troops, equipped with a total of twelve imported Levins projectile cannons, participated in the Songhu Battle), so Isao Kakihara had reason to suspect that the Chinese army on the opposite side was not only equipped with Levins projectiles, but was also more likely to be equipped with poisonous gas bombs and special chemical weapons. bomb.

Based on this situation, he did not rashly choose to fire at the infantry of the Sixth Company. First, it would further expose the artillery position. Second, the artillery was most vulnerable when it was deployed and fired. Once the Chinese army used the Levins ejector, they would choose the opportunity to use special chemical weapons. Bombs, yellow phosphorus bombs, gasoline bombs and even poison gas bombs can accurately determine the position of the artillery position and concentrate the fire when the artillery fires.

Then the artillery of this squadron is likely to suffer heavy losses!

Kakihara Isao watched helplessly as the remaining wounded infantry soldiers on his position were eaten up and wiped clean by the Chinese army without firing!
Fortunately, the embankment in Yongxing Village did not force the artillery to open fire.

In the artillery position, Kakihara Squadron's four Type [-] mountain guns have been disassembled and mounted, ready to retreat at any time. Isao Kakihara raised his binoculars and stared at the Chinese army position in front of him, barely daring to blink. As long as the enemy If the Levins projectile cannon or infantry makes any movement, he will immediately close the cannon and retreat.

"Report to the squadron leader, the dike detachment leader's phone number, please go to the command post."

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When Ko Kakihara galloped to Yongxing Village on horseback, what he saw in the command post of the Tsutsumi detachment was this scene. Several other squadron leaders of the Tsutsumi detachment, as well as Toshio Murai, the captain of the Fourth Tank Battalion, and the adjutants of the detachment all had expressions on their faces. Di Bujiagui surrounded Di Bujiagui sadly. With tears in his eyes, Di Bujiagui murmured in the direction of Yanzhuang in the distance: "Rest in peace, Mr. Liao, rest in peace. Warriors of the First Squadron, loyal souls, rest in peace!" "Sir!"

Tsubasa Ki wiped away his tears, and his expression quickly returned to normal, saying: "Kakihara-kun is here, but unfortunately, the infantry did not take the position, which made your artillery laugh."

Kakihara Ko said: "Sir, although Jun Liao and his warriors are all broken into pieces, they are worthy of the spirit of the imperial army and the spirit of Bushido!"

"The infantry has already attacked the enemy's position. If it weren't for the sudden explosion, I think the squadron has already entered the enemy's position. So, as an artillery officer, Kakihara-kun, what kind of artillery do you think the enemy is using? Caused such a sudden and very strange explosion?"

Isao Kakihara thought for a moment and said, "Sir, it's not necessarily an artillery piece. Judging from its firing state and the state of its projectiles, it's very likely that it's the Li Wensi ejector equipped by the Chinese army?"

Di Bujiagui asked doubtfully: "Li Wensi's ejector?"

Kakihara Ko nodded, and then said: "This is a weapon similar in appearance to a mortar. Simply put, it shoots out projectiles by projectile to kill the enemy. According to the war situation report, in Shanghai The Chinese army in the area has used this type of weapon to attack the imperial army, and was it using yellow phosphorus incendiary bombs?"

When they heard about the yellow phosphorus incendiary bombs, Di Bujiagui and other officers were also shocked. Di Bujiagui asked urgently: "Then when they attacked Liao Squadron just now, judging from the explosion effect, the enemy did not use yellow phosphorus bombs?"

"Yes, sir, there are many types of ammunition for this kind of projectile, and they are mainly special ammunition, such as yellow phosphorus bombs, gasoline bombs, poison gas bombs, etc., but the Chinese army just fired ordinary ammunition."

"What? What? Gas bombs?"

Tsubuzaki's eyes narrowed, and when Kakihara Isao said the gasoline bomb, his voice suddenly became louder, and when he heard the gas bomb again, he simply shouted out.

Yes, in fact, although the Japanese army is accustomed to using poison gas bombs, China actually has certain capabilities in producing chemical weapons. The Gongxian Ordnance Factory in Henan has been able to produce tear gas, sneezing agents and bubbles since the 25th year of the Republic of China. There are three poisons including swollen agent, and there are two factories for filling poison items. The factory technicians developed smoky acid and the asphyxiating poison phosgene (named "Ling Yao")
There was silence in the command post, and several other squadron leaders were also shocked. For the Japanese army, using poison gas bombs was a common thing, and they would not be restricted by any treaty. They applied themselves to others. When they heard the deployment of the Chinese army on the opposite side, they could Equipment that launches poison gas bombs, their first reaction is that the Chinese army may use chemical weapons!

It is precisely because these Japanese officers know the power of chemical weapons so well that they are as frightened as they are familiar with it!
What Tsubujiagui thinks is deeper. Not to mention whether chemical weapons are used, even if yellow phosphorus bombs and gasoline bombs are used, it will be a disaster for one's own attacking troops. The Chinese army on the opposite side has shown this in the past few days. The combat effectiveness is simply astonishing, and the firepower and weaponry are also very powerful. In addition to combat anti-aircraft guns, there seems to be more of this Levins projectile cannon. Could it be that the Chinese army has strengthened its weapons and strength overnight?
In just one night, the Chinese army on the opposite side increased the number of heavy firearms suspected to be Levins projectiles. Has the strength of the infantry also increased?

Di Bujiagui was not sure. He thought for a moment and looked at his subordinates around him.

"Gentlemen, Mr. Liao has set an example for us. We want to avenge the officers and soldiers of the First Squadron and the Heavy Machine Gun Squadron, but we must be fully prepared. Now the enemy may use chemical weapons, so we must not rush Attack, the entire detachment has suspended the attack and is on alert on the spot!"

"Adjutant Uno, send a telegram to the Corps Headquarters to report the current situation. The battle situation is also reported truthfully. It shows that the enemy has increased a large number of troops and weapons, and is suspected of using chemical weapons. Please ask the Corps Commander for help!"

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At this moment, He Wei still had no idea what kind of ripples his small flying thunder cannon had caused in the Japanese army, and what kind of butterfly effect it was about to produce.

All of this can only be displayed on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)