"Weng buzz..."
The hurried Little Japanese plane attacked again, swooping down towards Duanjiabao like a falcon.
When there were still one or two hundred meters from the ground, it climbed suddenly and threw away the bomb hanging on the belly of the plane.
"Rumble..."
Compared with the previous explosion, the explosion of this bomb was less violent, but more dull.
The fireball rising into the sky was also more dazzling. It did not disappear along with the thick smoke. Instead, it quickly spread to the surrounding area, turning the area around the impact point into a large fire that did not go out for a long time...
"Rumble..."
The second bomb fell from the sky and exploded, and a large area of the blocking position was covered in flames...
Until then, the fire caused by the explosion of the first bomb was still burning, with no sign of even extinguishing...
Kong Jie was so frightened by this scene that he looked at Duan Jiabao with his big eyes and shouted, "It's an incendiary bomb... the little devil actually used an incendiary bomb on us..."
"What a cruel little devil. To deal with us, you dare to use such a vicious weapon!"
Li Wensheng was also frightened by the fire on the battlefield, and quickly asked: "Captain, what are incendiary bombs? Will our troops hiding in artillery holes and machine gun bunkers be affected?"
Kong Jie explained calmly: "This is a type of bomb I heard about when I was studying at the headquarters!"
"The bomb contains special gasoline, not gunpowder!"
"After the bomb explodes, the special gasoline will be blown up everywhere. It will ignite when exposed to fire. It can't be extinguished even if you pour water on it. It can only be covered with soil..."
"This kind of bomb doesn't seem to have much lethality, but it is particularly destructive to bunkers and gun caves!"
"Our bunkers and bomb-proof caves have only one entrance and exit, especially the bomb-proof cave. If it is hit by an incendiary bomb and a fire breaks out at the cave entrance, the air in the cave will be evacuated very quickly..."
"Without air, the soldiers hiding in the caves would either suffocate to death, or rush out of the shell-proof caves and be burned to death by incendiary bombs..."
"Hiss..."
Li Wensheng couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then asked anxiously: "Is there any way to break the situation?"
"If the Japs continue to use incendiary bombs in the next battle, our anti-gun caves and bunkers will not only fail to provide any protection, but will also become graves for the soldiers..."
"There is no way to fight the next battle, it is better to give up the position!"
Kong Jie thought for a moment and replied: "Put out more ventilation holes for the bombproof caves and bunkers..."
"As long as there is a ventilation hole that is not hit by the incendiary bomb and can be ventilated to the outside, the soldiers hiding inside will not suffocate..."
After hearing this, Li Wensheng rushed outside the position: "I will go to the second line of defense now and let the soldiers seize the time to dig ventilation holes..."
"If you really can't find the ventilation holes in the gun-proof cave, just give up and hide in the bunker..."
"The bunker not only has entrances and exits, but also shooting holes...the probability of suffocation is definitely lower than that of anti-gun holes..."
Kong Jie immediately answered: "The casualties of the 1st and 7th Battalions must be very heavy... but I will urge them to hold on for another hour at all costs..."
"Buy time to dig out the ventilation holes for other troops..."
The bunker where Chen Quan was located did not participate in the battle just now. It was covered by artillery fire in front of him. The location of the bunker was lucky that it was not targeted by the Japanese and escaped.
But there was no expression of joy on his face.
His face was livid, his fists were clenched, his eyes were red, and he felt angry and heartbroken.
He had never seen or heard of incendiary bombs before, but he could imagine the tragic situation on the battlefield through the pictures in front of him.
As soon as I see the bomb-proof hole being hit by an incendiary bomb and igniting a raging fire, I will tighten my fists and hit the shooting hole on the side...
In the past ten minutes or so, he had been hit more than ten times in a row, and his right hand was bleeding!
"Battal commander, the phone number of the regiment commander..." the guard reported while covering the phone.
Shen Quan quickly took the phone: "Report to the leader... I am Shen Quan!"
After speaking, Kong Jie's anxious voice came from the receiver: "The bombs that the Japanese are attacking are called incendiary bombs... The sticky substance produced by the explosion ignites when exposed to fire. Even water cannot extinguish it if it touches the body. It can only be covered with earth." ...It’s very lethal!”
"If the anti-gun cave is hit by an incendiary bomb, the fire can suck out the air in the cave and suffocate the soldiers!"
"Your combat pressure will definitely increase!"
Shen Quan immediately showed a look of realization: "No wonder a few bomb-proof holes hit by incendiary bombs lost contact. The soldiers hiding inside must have died due to suffocation!"
After saying that, he asked anxiously: "Is there any way to solve it..."
"Only one-third of the machine gun bunkers and anti-gun holes have been attacked now...the casualties are still within control..."
"If there is no way to break the situation, the remaining bunkers and anti-gun caves will also be attacked by incendiary bombs..."
"Soldiers from both battalions will lose their combat effectiveness due to suffocation!"
Kong Jie answered through the microphone: "Pull out more ventilation holes in the shell-proof hole. As long as one ventilation hole is not hit by an incendiary bomb, the soldiers inside will not suffocate!"
"But you certainly don't have time to dig out the vent!"
"We can only do the next best thing and pull all the troops hiding in the anti-gun holes into the machine gun bunker..."
"The machine gun bunker has entrances and exits, and shooting holes...the probability of suffocation is much lower than the anti-gun bunker!"
"Send some troops to the traffic trenches to hide..."
"That place is not within the attack range of the Japanese for the time being!"
"If the frontline combat troops suffer too many casualties, let them go to the battlefield again..."
At this point, Kong Jie's tone suddenly became very serious: "Comrade Shen Quan..."
"The chief of staff is urging the troops to dig ventilation holes in the artillery holes on the second line of defense...but this will take time!"
"In order to defend Duanjia Fort and complete the task of severely damaging Sato's division, you must defend one more soldier before you can retreat!"
"Remember, you can't take a step back even if your troops are exhausted before the time is up!"
"The victory or defeat of the counter-mopping up lies with the 1st Battalion and the 7th Battalion!"
Shen Quan had experienced the powerful lethality brought by incendiary bombs at close range, and he definitely did not want the follow-up troops to continue to suffer from incendiary bombs, so he immediately assured himself into the microphone.
"Captain, please rest assured..."
"The first battalion is an iron battalion of the independent regiment..."
"Since the establishment of the Independent Regiment, there has been no mission that a battalion cannot complete!"
"Isn't it just incendiary bombs? Even if the little devils fire gas bombs at us, a battalion can hold the position..."
Putting down the microphone, he ordered the correspondent on standby: "Contact all the bombholes we can contact immediately!"
"As soon as you have the opportunity to retreat, immediately evacuate the artillery hole and enter the machine gun bunker closest to you to avoid artillery fire... be faster!"
"The first battalion and three companies, the seventh battalion and three companies, immediately retreat into the traffic trenches behind and stand by!"
"No one can enter the position without my order!"
