Invincible urban management

In the twilight of dawn at dawn, strings of orange-red flames suddenly lit up.The overwhelming rockets shot out from the position of Tai Mao Shan, making a shrieking sound of tearing the air, flying towards the western section of the Zuijiuwan defense line like a goddess scattering flowers... This is a gorgeous scene like a meteor rain, even in the The urban area of ​​Kowloon Peninsula is also clearly identifiable.Naturally, the British soldiers on the battlefield would not fail to notice such an obvious movement.

Therefore, accompanied by the hoarse shouts of the sentries on duty at night, as well as the whistles and yells of the officers, the British soldiers, with the excitement and pride of winning the first battle, hurried into the trenches and artillery holes to carry through the enemy's fire. shelling.The British artillery on the Drunken Bay defense line began to observe and judge the enemy's artillery positions nervously, biting a pencil to calculate the ballistic parameters, and prepared to counterattack the Red Army's artillery positions.At the same time, at the Stonecutters Island Naval Base not far away, there were harsh whistles and bugles, loud roars and orders, and the sound of chaotic running and stepping.

——The large-scale bombardment scene of the rocket launcher, although terrifying in momentum and full of flames, is far from enough for British officers who have withstood the bloody hell of the French trenches and the Battle of Jutland during the World War scare them off.

However, to their surprise, the Bolshevik shells did not burst into deafening bangs and bright hot flames after they landed, but only made a slight cracking sound, and then began to spew out milky white. Fog—this rather horrifying discovery made the pupils of British officers and soldiers shrink instantly: in the trenches of the last World War.They had all seen the gas warfare of the Germans.

"...Poison gas! Poison gas! This is a Chinese gas bomb! Everyone put on masks!" A tall officer roared, and at the same time hurriedly took out the gas mask from his waist and put it on his face.At the same time, he also signaled his subordinates to do so... Unfortunately, not every British soldier has a gas mask: first of all, those colonial troops recruited from India and Hong Kong were not given such high-end foreign-style high-grade masks at all. Technology products; secondly, many white soldiers who were issued with gas masks did not carry this kind of thing that is regarded as a burden in the East for the convenience of movement-who would have thought that those inferior and ignorant yellow monkeys on the opposite side could actually Play poison gas like the Germans? !

therefore.These careless guys can only make do with a wet towel over their noses, hoping to survive like this.

During World War I, there were indeed many lucky soldiers.Only by relying on such local methods, he saved his life in the poison gas battle.

Unfortunately, science and technology in this world are always developing and improving.Like the old-fashioned poison gas developed during World War I, in terms of the power to harvest life.How can it compare with the military soman gas in the 21st century?

— Soman.The chemical name is isoethyl methylfluorophosphate. It is a colorless liquid with a faint fruity aroma. The poisoning effect is fast and there is no specific antidote, so it is called "the most difficult poison to control".Its toxicity is about three times that of sarin. According to relevant records, an adult can die within one minute after inhaling a few mouthfuls of high-concentration soman vapor.Before.The U.S. invaders and the Kuomintang troops have already been smoked with Soman gas on the battlefield in eastern Zhejiang, and they know how powerful it is.But unfortunately.The British army has not yet learned such a lesson.

So, accompanied by the rapidly permeating fruit fragrance, the sweet and alluring but deadly Soman poison gas quickly floated into the nasal cavity of the British soldiers... The next moment, everyone who inhaled the poison gas felt dizzy , chest tightness, tearing down, before he could figure out what happened, he fell to the ground like an insect sprayed by insecticide, clutched his neck hard, foamed at the mouth, his limbs twitched... and then went on again. Can't move anymore.

Although the British army, which has experienced the test of the World War, is not incapable of dealing with gas warfare, at this time a considerable number of soldiers have already worn gas masks.But the problem is that the nerve gas Soman is terrible because it can not only be absorbed by the respiratory tract, even if the victim quickly puts on a gas mask, Soman can also penetrate directly into the skin and infect people with the poison. You can pass it by blocking your mouth and nose and holding your breath - its toxicity is so strong that it can pass through the exposed skin and kill people directly!

Therefore, those British soldiers who put on gas masks and thought they were safe and sound, usually did not live for a few more minutes before they could no longer stabilize their bodies and fell softly into the mud one by one, unable to cry out. The sound came, and he couldn't move his limbs, so he could only die quickly in the convulsions of the whole body...

Only a very small number of British troops who were downwind or in the underground tunnel fortifications did not suffer the first time, but they may not be able to persist until the end-when using Soman gas, not only can they directly smoke living things Turning over will also cause poisoning of the ground and objects. Through the flowing water source, the toxin can penetrate into every corner around the battlefield in a short time without anyone being aware of it.

All in all, after being devastated by the Soman gas, the Drunken Bay defense line that the Hong Kong authorities have painstakingly managed has almost collapsed.

At the Stonecutters Island Naval Base farther away, because it was surrounded by water, the strong sea breeze dispersed the poisonous fog, and the airtightness of the battleship itself was not comparable to that of field fortifications, so the death rate of sailors was relatively low.But under the continuous saturation bombardment, they have already fallen into panic.

However, in any case, the British fleet has not completely lost its combat effectiveness at least for now...

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"...Boom—boom—boom—"

Although the nearby Drunken Bay defense line has completely fallen into silence, the British sailors at the Stonecutters Island Naval Base still insist on firing shells from the battleship to the ground battlefield.However, due to the lack of data reported by the observation post on the ground, the seaplane that took off in an emergency to calibrate the shooting was also beaten down by the Red Army's individual air defense missiles... Therefore, the British fleet at the Stonecutters Island Naval Base could only fight indiscriminately. , The result is that it deviates from the Red Army's rocket artillery position on Tai Mao Shan by at least a few kilometers.Except for blowing up some mud and vegetation, it did not cause any damage to the Red Army soldiers.

"...the British sailors are fighting quite lively in the harbor, but their land defenses are very quiet..."

Commander Peng Dehuai held a high-power telescope.Standing on the Red Army's rocket launcher position on Tai Mo Shan, overlooking the silent battle line ahead, and the water surface of Victoria Bay shimmering in the morning sun in the distance, "...can just rely on such a round of poison gas attack to disintegrate the enemy's formation? I always feel a little unreliable! I remember that Zhang Xueliang also released poison gas on the battlefield in Hebei, but it turned out to be useless, and it almost became a big joke..."

"...Boss Peng. Don't confuse the poor poisonous gas we have with our Soman gas." Wang Qiu rolled his eyes and replied, "...According to the actual combat experience of our era, as long as a tablespoon of Soman gas The poisonous gas concentrate fell to the ground. Immediately there was no grass growing within 30 meters. After a jar of Soman poisonous gas concentrate is vaporized, all creatures in a village, from cats and dogs to living people, will not be spared."

"...so powerful?" Peng Dehuai blinked in disbelief, "...but... the British should have gas masks."

"...The so-called gas masks in Europe and the United States these days. Most of them are just putting a piece of activated charcoal in front of the nose. Even tabun and sarin may not be able to prevent it, let alone soman." Wang Qiu patted his chest confidently Guaranteed, "... Besides, although most of the poisonous gases sound ridiculous, for an industrial country, the cost is actually quite low - because they are essentially organophosphorus poisons, just find a chemical company that manufactures organophosphorus pesticides It can be produced in a factory, and the cost is not much different from that of pesticides. It can be called a cheap and high-quality killer..."

"...This sounds pretty good. In the future, the Red Army will also find a way to build its own poison gas factory. I need your help with materials, equipment and formulas." Peng Dehuai continued. "...but... how will our soldiers pass through the poisonous gas and enter the enemy's formation later?"

"...As far as I know, the easiest way is to use a gasoline incendiary bomb to burn off the poisonous gas. If you use a higher temperature thermite incendiary bomb, the effect will be even better..." Wang Qiu replied, "... ...So, in another half an hour, when the British army on the opposite side was almost poisoned, we fired a round of high-heat incendiary bombs at the defense line of Drunken Bay to open the attack channel for our soldiers...Of course, chemical protective suits and decontamination equipment, We are also ready. These things are piled up like a mountain in our strategic reserve warehouse, and many things have been left untouched until the expiration date. This time it just happened to be used..."

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Sure enough, when a new round of incendiary bombs ignited raging fire on the British army's position, and the Red Army commandos of the two battalions wore chemical protective suits and gas masks, and touched it carefully, the last line of defense in Drunken Bay On the west side, almost only the undead are left guarding...

In this way, the Red Army soldiers hardly suffered any losses. They pierced through the seemingly impregnable Drunken Bay defense line from the city gate pond and Jinshan area on the west side, and then went straight to Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport to the south of the defense line, completely smashing it. The defense system of the British troops stationed in Hong Kong on the mainland...

Immediately afterwards, a landing fleet composed of speedboats and assault boats, carrying hundreds of selected Red Army death squads, resisted the fierce artillery fire of the British fleet, broke through the interception of the Chek Lap Kok fort, and rushed all the way into Victoria. Bay, went straight to the Stonecutters Island Naval Base, and then launched an extremely bloody street fighting and hand-to-hand combat in an attempt to seize these warships from the hands of the British sailors.

This bold move immediately touched the sensitivity of the British troops stationed in Hong Kong. At this time, Stonecutters Island anchorage not only housed a number of newly arrived destroyers, but also the entire crew of the previous team who died of nuclear radiation. The paralyzed large fleet, including more than a dozen mighty and extraordinary battleships and cruisers, with a total tonnage of more than 20 tons... If such a fleet that represents the pride of the British Empire is allowed to easily fall into the ranks of the Chinese Bolshevik Party The hands of the mortal enemy, then the Royal Navy of the British Empire should really jump into the sea collectively.

However, the British army stationed in Hong Kong did not have so many manpower to start these warships. Even if there were enough sailors, it would be too late to fire up the engines of large warships. It takes at least one and a half hours from fire up to start, let alone other All kinds of tedious preparatory work.

Under such circumstances, the British troops stationed in Hong Kong, who had no time to transfer their warships, had no choice but to fight to the death with the Red Army of Workers and Peasants at Stonecutters Island Naval Base.

so.Although the Red Army dispatched its entire fleet from the field airport in Huizhou after dawn, it continued to bombard various piers on Hong Kong Island.Assault on British ships in Victoria Bay to clear the way for ground forces.But the red-eyed governor of Hong Kong actually collected a large number of small motorboats, taking advantage of their small targets and fast speeds, and transporting reinforcements to Stonecutters Island bit by bit like ants moving house!In addition, the British garrison in Hong Kong also concentrated the last few movable ships in Victoria Bay, using their anti-aircraft guns to provide air defense cover for reinforcements

so far.The narrow Victoria Bay suddenly became a sea of ​​burning and boiling.All kinds of motorboats, gunboats, destroyers, planes, and anti-aircraft guns fought in a melee here... The Red Army rocket artillery position on Tai Mao Shan also adjusted its range and began to move towards the south bank of Victoria Bay.The Taikoo Dockyard and Central Pier on Hong Kong Island poured high-explosive bombs, blowing up these vital military sites and turning them into a sea of ​​flames.

However, Victoria Bay, which divides Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.It's just too narrow.Even in such a bloody fight.There are still thousands of British soldiers who successfully crossed to the other side.Coupled with the withdrawal of British troops from the fortresses at the eastern end of the drunken bay defense line that were not bombarded by gas bombs... This made the Red Second Army encounter great resistance on the Kowloon Peninsula when it continued southward from Kai Tak Airport. Almost every hill and every street has to go through repeated battles.Not only was the sacrifice huge, but the progress was extremely slow, no matter how much you urged it, it was useless.

At noon the next day, the last batch of British troops finally withdrew from the Kowloon Peninsula, Devil's Hill and Stonecutters Island anchorage on the north coast, and returned to Hong Kong Island on the south coast of Victoria Bay.But the Red Army is also without the joy of victory - before this.The British army has successfully transferred most of the light ships at Stonecutters Island anchorage, as for the remaining warships that were too late to leave.The sea gates at the bottom of the ship were also opened, and they were flooded with water next to the pier at Stonecutters Island anchorage and sank on the spot, so that the Chinese Workers, Peasants and Red Army soldiers who finally captured Stonecutters Island got almost nothing at this naval base.

Next, the Red Army did not continue to launch a new offensive, but garrisoned and rested on the spot, dispatched several small units to sweep up the remnants of the enemy behind them, and at the same time collected the corpses of both the enemy and ourselves—in order to save trouble, the engineers of the Red Army were collecting the corpses of the enemy. After they were together, they were piled directly on the beach, and then poured gasoline and ignited the fire.The fire has been burning for more than two hours, and even Hong Kong citizens on the other side can see it clearly.

After night fell, the cooks brought dinner to the frontline officers and soldiers. The whole day of high-intensity fighting had already made everyone feel exhausted and hungry. No one had the desire to speak, and everyone just sat around in silence. On the ground, deliver the food to your mouth spoon by spoon.

At the same time, the front headquarters of the Red Army, which was urgently transferred to the Kai Tak Airport, was surrounded by smoke. More than a dozen big smoking guns were fully fired, spewing harmful gas, and at the same time, they were arguing fiercely about what to do next. How to attack the tactical countermeasures of Hong Kong Island.

——Through the battles of the past few days, everyone has a concrete understanding of the true strength of the British army: this is not a low-spirited and confused third-rate army, but a group of professional soldiers with strict discipline and strong will. It is actually not easy to defeat them head-on.

Moreover, the defense system on Hong Kong Island, which has been continuously improved for nearly a hundred years, is far more difficult to deal with than the hastily built Drunken Bay defense line. In order to effectively control this important Far East stronghold, the British troops stationed in Hong Kong spent huge sums of money and built many coastal defenses Forts to ensure the safety of the waters surrounding Hong Kong Island.Guarding the west entrance of Victoria Bay are Stonecutters Fort, Seymour Fort on Hong Kong Island, Jubilee Fort, and Upper Belcher Fort; at the east entrance are Baishawan Fort and Cape Collinson Fort; and there are cranes in the southeast of Hong Kong Island. The Pogara Fort on the Tsui Peninsula, the Deji Lijiao Fort, the Stanley Fort, the Huang Majiao Fort, and the Chung Hom Kok Fort; in the southwest of Hong Kong Island, there is the Aberdeen Fort.On Lantau Island to the west of Hong Kong Island, there is also the Chek Lap Kok Fort...At present, except for the Stonecutters Island Fort on the north shore, which has been destroyed, other forts are still intact even under the indiscriminate bombing of the Red Army Flying Team. Basically keep the firepower.

Therefore, these densely packed coastal defense forts, coupled with the naval fleet of the British Army stationed in Hong Kong, made Hong Kong Island almost become a hedgehog covered in thorns, no matter where it is from, it is difficult to bite.If there is a strong attack, the British troops stationed in Hong Kong will inevitably make the Red Army soldiers pay an unbearable price.Considering the hundreds of thousands of Chinese residents crowded on the island, the Red Army cannot rashly use poison gas on the densely populated Hong Kong Island, so as not to cause a major humanitarian disaster to its compatriots, thus affecting the positive image of the Red Army in China.

In the end, it was Wang Qiu who stood up and expressed his opinion, "...the reason why the British troops stationed in Hong Kong fought so tenaciously even though they were isolated in mainland China. There is hope, and on the other hand, it is estimated that we have half-belief in the nuclear weapons we possess...In this case, why don’t we organize a nuclear bomb launch in Hong Kong to frighten people’s hearts?”

He said to everyone in the headquarters, "...the Japanese fleet that retreated from Shanghai should also be cleaned up..." (to be continued...)