Chapter 1374 Battle in Poison Gas

In Chinese folklore, when a monster appears, there will be a monster wind, and there will be gusts of monster wind, and there will be strange monsters in it, maybe a tiger, leopard, jackal, or a huge claw of the devil.

And now at this dusk when there should be a golden sunset, somewhere in the Baisha River position is shrouded in such "evil gas", and the so-called demon gas is the smoke emitted by the Japanese army's poison gas bombs.

Since the wind speed was not very fast, the smoke spread slowly toward the Baisha River. At this time, dozens of Japanese invaders wearing gas masks with long elephant trunk-like tubes in the middle were holding guns. Forward.

The Japanese army did not use poison gas once or twice, so these Japanese officers and soldiers walked with guns unscrupulously. They walked up the hillside, and some did not even bend down, but listened carefully to what was going on around them.

The Chinese soldiers were familiar with the Japanese poisonous gas, just as the Japanese soldiers in the poisonous gas were familiar with the scene after the Chinese soldiers were poisoned. These Japanese soldiers were listening to the coughs of the Chinese soldiers.

And when they were still dozens of meters away from the Chinese trench, they finally heard a cough from above.

Under the command of the officers, the Japanese troops came forward with guns in hand. Each Type 38 rifle had a bayonet installed on it.

To be honest, the Japanese army felt that when they found poisoned Chinese officers and soldiers, it would be a waste of bullets if they fired. They only needed to stab them with a knife.

Japan cannot be said to be a small country with a small population, but due to its narrow territory and lack of resources, that kind of frugality is deeply rooted in its bones.

As a philosopher who studies world history said, Japanese culture was born out of Chinese culture. China has Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. However, Japan has learned Confucianism and Buddhism, but it has never been able to learn Taoism.

Why is this?

This is because Chinese culture talks about tolerance and compromise, the so-called "taking a step back to open up the world." But where can they retreat to the small island country of the Japanese archipelago? If they take a step back, they will fall into the sea!

Therefore, being serious about things and even becoming stubborn and extreme has become one of the unique cultural characteristics of the Yamato nation.

The Japanese soldiers heard the news and moved forward. They were a little surprised that there was a little less coughing in the front.

They thought that maybe the Chinese people were frightened by the poison gas of the Japanese Imperial Army, so most of them ran away as soon as they saw the poison gas bombs.

They also quickly gave the reasons for their judgment.

That's because the wind was not strong today, and the wind direction was always changing. They finally waited for such an opportunity from the east wind to shoot out the gas bombs.

Since the wind was not strong, the poisonous gas spread slowly, and the Chinese soldiers were unable to be trapped in the poisonous gas. It is conceivable that their results were limited, but it was always good to occupy the position no matter what.

But just as these Japanese troops were getting closer to their target, the sound of "chuchuchu" light machine gun shooting suddenly sounded on both sides in front of them.

That is the Czech-style light machine gun used by Chinese officers and soldiers.

Many Japanese soldiers were knocked to the ground by the flying bullets before they could react.

Just because there are not many light machine guns on the opposite side, there is only one on the left and one on the right.

However, there was a cross fire, and all the shots were fired in succession!

Nowadays, the Chinese army is almost out of aircraft, tanks and artillery, and its mortars are limited. Therefore, the firepower that Chinese infantry relies on is mainly machine guns, the so-called light and heavy machine guns.

I won’t mention the heavy machine gun, because the distance is too close and has nothing to do with this battle. However, there are definitely not many times when the light machine gun fires bursts, because it would waste bullets and easily expose one’s target.

Because light machine guns are very important, the infantrymen who control light machine guns are generally veterans. Veterans aim to kill the enemy's vitality, and generally rarely use continuous fire.

Generally speaking, a light machine gun will only fire seven long bursts within 500 to 600 meters.

Only within 200 to 400 meters will the light machine fire a five-round burst.

When the target being shot comes within 200 meters, the light machine gun usually only fires about three short bursts.

And now why are these two light machine guns that suddenly appeared firing bursts of fire? There is only one reason, and that is that they are too close to the Japanese army!

If these Japanese troops cannot be brought down in time, the remaining distance will be enough for the Japanese troops to charge with bayonets drawn!

However, this sudden firepower completely blinded the originally unscrupulous Japanese army.

In any poison gas war conducted by the Japanese army against the Chinese army in the past, there has never been a situation where the Chinese army was able to fight back.

Seeing their companions in front of and behind them fall to the ground at that moment, the remaining Japanese soldiers instinctively lay down to look for a hiding place, and then they saw a slightly higher dirt bag in front of the position.

A Japanese soldier wearing a gas mask made a strange sound like a roaring sound, and the remaining Japanese soldiers hid behind the soil bag.

But just as the first Japanese soldier hid behind the dirt bag, no one knew what he touched. Suddenly there was a "boom", which was the sound of a cluster grenade exploding.

Although some Japanese soldiers were knocked over in this explosion, the air wave of the explosion also blew away the originally dense poisonous gas, revealing the blue sky above their heads.

The situation was very strange, just like when a typhoon approaches, there is always an eye of the storm. The wind and clouds are turbulent elsewhere, but there is a blue sky.

The firepower of the Chinese army was so intense but the battle was so short. Several Japanese soldiers began to run back, but it was really too late to run back now.

The sound of light machine gunfire from the front rang out "burst, burst, burst" again, and another one of them was shot and fell to the ground.

In fact, fighting is sometimes like a team game. If everyone competes for the first place, the game will be fierce and exciting. But if one party loses fighting spirit, the collapse will only happen in an instant.

Now the Japanese troops attacking upwards have collapsed, and those who are still alive are retreating.

A Japanese soldier then ran back, and the bullets from the light machine gun suddenly swept across his left and right sides.

Maybe it was his character that exploded, of course, if he also had character.

The machine gun bullet did not hit him, and he continued to run down.

But in the sound of the wind as he ran, there was suddenly a "pop" sound of rifle shooting. This rifle was more accurate than the continuous-fire light machine gun. The Japanese soldier fell down with a somersault. He couldn't get up either.

However, some of the Japanese soldiers were lucky. After all, a Japanese soldier hid behind the bumpkin.

It should be said that his brain reacted quite quickly. When the explosion just happened behind the bag, he was already in front of the bag, and the bag still blocked the debris from the explosion for him.

And although he was in front of the dirt bag at the time, the machine gun fire just fired did not hit him. So there is no doubt that he is the lucky one among their Japanese troops.

Now he was holding his Type 38 rifle in his hand, leaning on the dirt bag to observe the surrounding situation.

What he saw when he raised his eyes was the body of his companion who had just been shot. The blood had already dyed the ground red.

The most unlucky companion was seriously injured, but the problem was that the bullet penetrated the tube of the gas mask.

So he could only watch helplessly as his companion hysterically pulled off the gas mask on his face, and under the double blow of poisonous gas and serious injuries, he let out an inhuman roar.

The gunshots were still ringing out, but this time it was no longer the sound of light machine guns, but the "pop" and "pop" sounds of rifles and box cannons.

And with every gunshot, the Japanese soldier saw his comrades lying in a pool of blood around him and pulled out his body. It was because he had been shot again, and this should be a replacement shot.

It seemed that there were not many Chinese soldiers ambushing them. At this moment, the Japanese soldier suddenly realized.

In the beginning, there were only two or three light machine guns firing, and now it has turned into firing rifles and pistols one by one. Is this battle a failure? Could it be that the majestic Japanese Imperial Army was defeated by a few Chinese soldiers?

The Japanese soldier felt unwilling, so he instinctively pushed the bolt of the gun and ducked out from behind the dirt bag.

At this time, he saw a Chinese soldier squatting in front of him, also wearing a gas mask, with a rifle on his shoulder and pointing toward them.

When he saw his opponent, the rifle was naturally pointed at him, and all he needed to do was pull the trigger.

But he was still slow after all.

At this time, there was another gunshot, and the Japanese soldier felt his chest shake and the rifle fell to the ground.

He subconsciously looked to the left. There was also a Chinese soldier there, also wearing a gas mask of their Imperial Japanese Army, but holding a German Mauser pistol in his hand.