Japanese Mandalay headquarters, inside the underground fortifications...
"What's going on? Why did the front line suddenly lose contact?"
Yamashita Fengwen roared angrily, spitting on the face of the communications soldier, as if he wanted to eat people in rage.
Just two hours ago, the front line reported that the Chinese had begun a full withdrawal of troops. Before we could figure out what was going on, a new round of shelling came over.
I thought this was just a prelude to the Chinese attack, but after the round of shelling, the opponent did not take action. Instead, it was quiet without any movement, which was really unpredictable.
What's even more strange is that when Yamashita Fengfumi wanted to contact the forward positions again to ask them to report the situation, he found that the communication was interrupted. Regardless of radio or telephone, the messages he sent were like silence and no response was received.
The staff officers and officers under them are all confused. They have sent two liaison teams to investigate the situation, but so far no useful information has been returned.
Yamashita Fengfumi was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Logically speaking, after the communication was interrupted, the frontier should take the initiative to contact the headquarters, but now there was no news from the other party, and he knew with his toes that something was definitely going on there. What a big deal.
"Let Lieutenant Colonel Shengping lead the search team to the Irrawaddy River front line to find out what happened!"
"Hi."
As soon as the staff officer reached the door, he bumped into the oncoming messenger. The latter hurriedly bent down to apologize and ran into the headquarters in a hurry before the other party could speak.
"Report! Your Excellency, Commander...the liaison team is back. Only a few of them survived...gone...all gone!"
Snapped!
"Baga! What does it look like to be in a panic? Calm down!"
The erroneous words made Yamashita Fengwen so angry that he slapped him across the face. He held the messenger by the collar and asked loudly: "Tell me clearly! What's missing? What's going on!?"
“Hi-hey.
The messenger who was slapped woke up a little and quickly organized the words in his mind. A look of panic appeared on his face: "The Chinese...the Chinese used poison gas bombs, and all the troops on the defense line were hit. We have never seen this kind of chemical bomb. The Yamaguchi Brigade, the Kyōtama Brigade, and the Okazaki Brigade all
This wave of Ta-collapse gas bomb attacks almost covered the entire Irrawaddy defense line. Several positions were all shrouded in poisonous gas. You can imagine the little devils inside.
They barely had time to react. As long as they touched the slightest bit, they would lose control of their whole bodies and fall to the ground twitching, waiting helplessly and painfully for death to come.
The Japanese troops on the defense line were too dense. Large areas of Japanese soldiers fell on the way to escape. Even if they were hiding in the tunnels, they would not be spared. The poisonous gas would be poured into the fortifications along with the ventilation circulation system, causing more serious damage.
They could only survive by hiding in those small low-lying tunnels, but they couldn't come out before the poisonous fog dissipated, and there was no air circulation. People who stayed in them would die like a stuffed can.
In the past two or three hours, the defense line of tens of thousands of people collapsed in an instant, thousands of soldiers died, and less than one out of ten escaped.
Even if they were far away, the soldiers who had fled the battlefield had more or less poisoning symptoms such as respiratory failure, muscle spasms, and coma. Some even died due to anaphylactic shock. They could be said to have died all the way before they could finally escape. Only a few hundred soldiers returned to Mandalay City
Listening to the other party's report bit by bit, Yamashita Fengwen felt like the world was spinning, his vision suddenly went dark, and his body fell backwards involuntarily.
'Commander!'
"Call the medic quickly! Hurry!'
Everyone was really frightened by Yamashita Fengwen, and coupled with the shocking news from the front line, the command headquarters instantly became chaotic.
At the same time, a special force was approaching quickly right in front of the Japanese defense line. They were holding M3 submachine guns and were wearing very tight protective equipment all over their bodies. It could be said that they were wrapped tightly and airtight.
The troops quickly entered the position. The soldiers did not talk much, but carefully advanced deeper into the position under the leadership of their respective commanders.
The soldiers crossed the layers of defense lines as if they were in an uninhabited land, and encountered almost no obstruction, because there were basically no living people except them on the entire defense line.
As time went by, the poisonous fog gradually evaporated and dissipated, but the remains of countless dead Japanese soldiers remained in place. From the horrified expressions on the corpses of the Japanese, we can see how horrific their experience was at the moment they were attacked by gas bombs.
Several soldiers were fiddling with a horizontal device and using droppers to test something on test strips.
The leader, Yu Sifan, held the steel gun tightly and watched the surrounding situation vigilantly through the eye mask on the gas mask.
Their mission is to enter the poison gas bomb kill zone first, scout the battlefield and monitor the air in the kill zone, and check whether there are any enemies along the way. They also need to sample and analyze the corpses on the ground, and record Tabeng's kill data. On file.
The ground was littered with corpses with bulging eyes. The empty position was as eerie as the realm of hell, filled with the aura of death. Even though he was the initiator of all this, he was still frightened by the scene he saw in front of him.
"Fortunately, this thing is not Japanese...it must be kept secret!"
Yu Sifan sighed in his heart, such terrifying lethality completely exceeded ordinary people's understanding of poison gas bombs.
Take the devil's mustard gas as an example. There is plenty of time to escape before inhaling a fatal dose. Although the poisoned person will be in great pain and lose combat effectiveness or even die afterwards, at least there is a high probability of survival after treatment and recuperation.
But Tabeng is different. As long as you are exposed to the poison gas range, it will make you lose your life in just a few minutes, leaving no time to rescue or escape.
This thing is like the fangs of a devil, extremely ferocious and terrifying, and the slightest bit of information must not be revealed to the outside world, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
"Battal Commander, the test report is out. The cyanophosphonic acid in the air is below the hazardous value, but the phosphorus chloride content is still a little high."
The soldier's report interrupted Yu Sifan's meditation. He thought for a while and then ordered:
"Understood, the first company will continue to monitor, and the second and third companies will count the number of Japanese soldiers who died on the position. In addition, the military department will be informed that the frontline troops can start to advance, but try to avoid the kill zone, and every soldier must wear a gas mask. No Those wearing masks must not enter the battlefield."
"Understood...I'll send the report right away."
The soldiers also knew that this thing was no joke. Although the poison in the air had almost dissipated, the toxins attached to the corpses were uncertain. Anyone who had seen the power of this thing did not dare to take it lightly.
Soon, the Honorable Third Division launched another attack on the enemy. The three main regiments took detours from a distance and deliberately avoided the killing zone of poison gas bombs. The soldiers quickly moved towards the city of Mandalay in company and platoon units.
At this time, the Japanese army was in great confusion. When they figured out the situation of the Irrawaddy River defense line, they were frightened and their faces turned pale and they were at a loss.
At this time, there was another problem with the command system. After Yamashita Fengwen fainted, the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense should have issued the order. But unfortunately, the latter had gone to the front line to supervise the battle earlier, and now He must have been burped by the gas bomb a long time ago.
The staff officers and assistant officers in the headquarters had different opinions, and several division commanders were also arguing with each other. Some people proposed to shrink the defense line and defend the city. Mandalay must not be lost. Some people felt that if the enemy continued to fight, the gain would not be worth the loss. If we attack, everyone will die. It's better to retreat first and then think of a way.
However, time waits for no one, and the three main attacking groups will not leave any chance. The US military aircraft return to the battlefield, and the bombing begins again.
The morale of the soldiers was high, and they poured into the city of Mandalay like a tide. The Japanese army, which had lost its defense line along the river bank, was in a very critical situation. In addition, the various units could not receive unified orders and they could only fight on their own. You can imagine the panic. Know.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the First Main Regiment occupied the east gate of the city, and the Second Main Regiment controlled the middle dam of the river mouth, destroyed the Japanese artillery position here, and then placed its own artillery here, with the muzzle facing Mandalay city. .
At five o'clock, the position on the southwest side of the city was breached by the third regiment. Milong took advantage of the situation and led his troops straight to the south gate, forming a pincer offensive with Yaoma, pressing forward step by step against the Japanese troops in the city.
The second regiment stayed on the outskirts of the city and continued to clean up the remaining enemy troops. The sound of gunfire continued into the evening.
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