Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Kurose Heiichi's technique of using poison gas was quite professional and he was very experienced. This time he naively thought that he could easily eliminate the defenders on the mountain.

Kurose Heiichi said with some pride: "They don't have professional anti-virus equipment, so they can't hold out for long."

"If we wait a little longer, their soldiers will completely lose their combat effectiveness, and we can easily capture the Zhangjiashan position."

A Japanese officer nearby couldn't help but remind him: "Colonel, the 120th Regiment also used special bullets before, but the effect was not obvious."

Kurose Heiichi couldn't help but curse: "Bakayashi!"

"Hayi~!"

The Japanese officer was so scared that he quickly lowered his head.

Kurose Heiichi said: "We have launched a fierce artillery attack just now, and I guess there are not many enemies left on the mountain."

"After the bombardment is over, use poison gas and artillery fire to extend the fire."

"In this way, the artillery fire blocked the enemy behind, and when they saw Zhangjiashan was shrouded in poison gas, they naturally did not dare to continue to reinforce."

"Even if there are still some enemy soldiers left on the Zhangjiashan position, they will lose their combat effectiveness if they are suddenly attacked by poison gas, even if they don't die. In this case, what else can they use to defend the position?"

"Wait another five minutes until the full power of the poison gas is fully exerted, then we can launch an attack and take over the position."

"I believe this battle will go very smoothly."

This old devil is quite confident in his own judgment.

At the same time, under the command of Kurose Heiichi, the attacking Japanese also prepared for battle.

Hundreds of Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks, protective clothing, and holding rifles with bayonets, were ready to charge.

In the sunlight, the rows of bayonets gleamed coldly.

Kurose Heiichi looked at his watch and then ordered: "It's almost time. Order the attacking troops to launch the attack immediately."

"Hayi~!"

The messenger conveyed the order to the Japanese soldiers at the foot of the mountain through flag signals.

After receiving the order, the Japanese soldiers immediately raised their bayonets and rushed towards the Zhangjiashan position with great momentum.

At this moment, the Zhangjiashan position was still shrouded in poisonous fog. The Japanese soldiers rushed down the mountain in one breath, then set up a ladder and climbed up.

The Japanese were at the foot of the mountain and couldn't see the situation on the mountain. The poisonous fog made it even harder to see.

The Japanese officers waved their sabers and commanded the Japanese soldiers to climb up the mountain.

The group of Japanese soldiers in front had just climbed up the mountain. They looked up and carefully observed the situation ahead, while continuing to move forward with their rifles in hand.

At this moment, a burst of crisp gunfire rang out, and the Japanese soldiers who had climbed up were shot and fell to the ground one after another.

These Japanese soldiers were also extremely ferocious. After being blocked, they did not retreat at all. Instead, they continued to rush forward, attempting to rush up the mountain to fight the defenders.

At this time, all the brothers defending on the mountain had entered the blocking positions.

Because the brothers on the Zhangjiashan position were already equipped with gas masks and protective clothing, which were spoils of war captured from the Japanese.

After all, Zhangjiashan is the main position and the main attack direction of the Japanese. Therefore, the ammunition and various supplies here are naturally given priority. Therefore, there is no shortage of anything at the Zhangjiashan position now.

Every officer and soldier had a gas mask, and they had all received certain training before and were instructed that if the Japanese released poison gas, they should immediately put on the gas mask to prevent any accidents.

So when the Japanese started releasing poison gas, the soldiers put on gas masks and protective clothing.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and it was really uncomfortable to wear this outfit, but in order to fight and defeat the Japanese, the brothers had to grit their teeth and hold on.

And last night, Li Guotao and his men also seized a large number of gas masks and protective clothing, which were immediately delivered to various frontline positions to prevent the Japanese from using poison gas.

However, poison gas is also a very precious weapon for the Japanese. After all, the Japanese's production of this thing is limited, and each use requires a large amount of poison gas bombs.

Therefore, the Japanese did not use poison gas indiscriminately. They only used poison gas in large quantities on some important battlefields, such as Zhangjiashan.

If poison gas is used on a large scale across the entire battlefield, no amount of poison gas will be enough.

After all, for the whole Hengyang, the battle has now begun. From the south to the west of the city, the battle line stretches for more than ten kilometers, which is still considered a relatively small battlefield.

Because there was the Xiangjiang River to the east and the Zhengshui River to the north, it was not the main attack direction of the Japanese.

Therefore, the Japanese could only attack from two fronts, and the two fronts were more than ten kilometers long. This was because the defenders had limited manpower, otherwise the defense range would be larger.

Back to the topic, seeing that the Japanese had climbed up the mountain, the defending soldiers on the position raised their guns and fired.

A burst of dense gunfire rang out, and the Japanese soldiers who rushed up were shot and fell to the ground one after another. The ones behind were so scared that they dared not show their heads.

At this time, the grenade throwing team had already taken out the grenade, pulled the fuse, and threw the grenade directly.

One after another, grenades emitting black smoke flew down the mountain, spinning.

"Boom~! Boom~!"

Violent explosions continued to ring out, and the Japanese soldiers were blown to the ground, crying for their parents.

Then the same scene happened again.

But this time, for Kurose Heiichi, it won't be as uncomfortable as eating shit.

Because the poison gas in Zhangjiashan had not yet completely dissipated and they were quite far away, he could not see the specific situation on the battlefield.

But you can see the smoke and dust produced by the explosion.

Kurose Heiichi's face suddenly turned gloomy. Such continuous explosions, such a familiar scene.

The defenders must have used a large number of grenades again.

Although the 10th Army did not have sufficient ammunition, it had relatively sufficient weapons such as grenades.

After all, grenades are relatively simple to produce. Of course, the quality of grenades produced by some small arsenals in various places is also uneven.

But no matter what, the 10th Army now has relatively sufficient grenades, and some small bombs made by themselves, which can be thrown as grenades and can also be used at critical moments.

And with Fang Xianjue's defensive system, grenades can also play the greatest effect.

Under this defense system, grenades become the best defensive weapon. Therefore, main positions like Zhangjiashan are equipped with large quantities of grenades. If the Japanese launch an attack now, there will definitely be enough grenades.

The brothers on the mountain rained grenades at the Japanese soldiers in the trenches, and a large number of them were killed in the trenches.

Kurose Heiichi was too familiar with this scene. It must have been caused by the defenders on the mountain using a large number of grenades again. Thinking of the scene where he watched his soldiers die in vain, Kurose Heiichi was furious.

"Bagayalu, these damn bastards, how could they do this?"

"Why didn't they die?"

"why?"

At this time, a Japanese lieutenant colonel said, "Your Excellency, the commander of the regiment, please calm down. I guess there are only two possibilities for this situation."

Kurose Heiichi said: "What?"

The Japanese lieutenant colonel said: "We were unable to destroy the defenders on the mountain despite such a strong bombardment, which shows that their fortifications are stronger than we thought."

"Perhaps they have dug caves deep in the mountains, deep enough to withstand the bombardment, making our bombardment ineffective."

"The fortress opposite has been blown up beyond recognition, but there are still so many enemy soldiers inside, so there must be something else inside. I even suspect that they may have hollowed out the mountain, and the entire hill is a huge fortress."

"As for the fact that the special bullets did not work, there is only one possibility. The enemy was equipped with gas masks, so the special bullets could not work."

Kurose Heiichi couldn't help but curse: "Bagayaka, if this is the case, how can we conquer the hill opposite?"

"Could it be possible that tens of thousands of our Locust Army warriors would be blocked outside Hengyang City by such a small hill?"

When the Japanese officers present heard this, they all looked at each other in bewilderment. They also didn't have any better solution.

Now the defenders of Zhangjiashan are just passively defending and not coming out, so they can't attack them.

They tried artillery bombing, air strikes, and poison gas bombs, but nothing worked. What else could they do?

At this moment, these Japanese devils have run out of tricks and have no other options.

After a fierce battle, the attacking Japanese suffered heavy casualties and finally had to retreat again.

Kuroshe Ping smashed the telescope in his hand and said angrily: "The division commander has called more than once to inquire about the progress."

"But we have fought several times and we can't even take down a small hill. How can I explain this to the division commander?"

"Aren't you all very powerful? How come you are all mute now?"

The Japanese lieutenant hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "Sir, we have really tried our best, but the enemy's fortifications are really difficult to conquer."

Kurosawa Heiichi said angrily: "Then according to what you said, we should give up."

The Japanese lieutenant colonel said: "Of course we can't give up, we can only attack with force."

"The biggest threat to the Imperial Army right now is the cliffs at the bottom of the mountain. It's difficult for us to climb up, and the enemy can take advantage of this opportunity to throw grenades, causing huge casualties to the Locust Army."

"So we can think of a way to shorten the climbing speed, which is to blow up this nearly 90-degree cliff. Only in this way can our soldiers climb up the mountain quickly."

"Even if we use human wave tactics, we can rush to the top of the mountain and occupy the enemy's position."

"So far, I'm afraid there is no better way. This is the only way."

Kurose Heiichi's face became even uglier. When he called the division commander Iwanaga Wang just now, Iwanaga Wang repeatedly reminded him that he must take over Zhangjiashan on the opposite side as soon as possible, even if it means certain casualties.

If that's the case, there's no need to worry too much about casualties.

Kurose Heiichi gritted his teeth and said, "Bagayaka, no matter what, we must flatten this hill."

"Immediately order the artillery units to mobilize tanks, anti-tank guns, and infantry guns to reach the frontline positions and aim at the cliff at the bottom of the mountain. Blow it up for me, so that it will be easier for the Locust Army warriors to climb up."

"And send out engineers to quietly approach and use explosives to blow up the cliff."

"Both methods must be implemented at the same time. In short, we must blow up the cliff as soon as possible. The infantry must be ready for battle at any time. At all costs, we must rush up the mountain and destroy these hateful enemies."

"Hayi~!"

……

After Li Guotao and Yang Ji finished their work, they handed over all the captured spoils to the relevant departments and asked them to transport them to the front line.

They were resting in the city for the time being. The army commander had already ordered a reward for them, and the logistics department had sent a large amount of wine and meat.

These things were good things in that era and period.

After Li Guotao and his brothers had eaten and drunk their fill, they all returned to their assigned place to sleep.

After all, they had been busy all night and had no time to rest. They were now exhausted.

Li Guotao was a very energetic guy. After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he found Yang Jihe and asked, "Captain, what is the situation at the front now?"

"Does the higher-up give us any new tasks?"

Yang Jihe replied: "The situation on the front line is still relatively stable."

Li Guotao said: "I heard that the sound of artillery fire outside was quite dense."

Yang Jihe said: "Who knows? These little devils suddenly went crazy and launched a fierce attack on our frontline positions."

"Especially in the direction of Zhangjiashan, the enemy once again used poison gas bombs and launched fierce artillery attacks on our positions more than once."

"The battle was fierce. The Japanese launched several charges, but they were all repelled by our brothers."

"Based on the current situation, everything is normal. The positions are relatively stable. It is difficult for the enemy to break through our defense line."

"As for new combat missions? None for now."

"The commander has instructed us to take a good rest and recover our strength as soon as possible."

"I guess we may continue to serve as the reserve force to support the frontline operations at any time."

"Reserve?"

Li Guotao frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied with this, because if he kept hiding in the back, then even if he wanted to show his ability, he would have no chance. He couldn't just keep waiting like this for more than forty days.

Li Guotao also wanted to take this opportunity to accumulate more weapons, ammunition and even prop cards. After these battles, Li Guotao also realized that those prop cards were indeed very powerful.

It can be of great use at critical moments.

However, the drop rate of prop cards is too low. Generally, you need to kill high-ranking Japanese officers to get some prop cards.

But even if the item cards don't drop, it's good to get more weapons and ammunition, which can be obtained by killing ordinary devils. (End of this chapter)