This style of play of the leader of the Long March is indeed effective.

The most important factor was that the Eighth Route Army's position was on a reverse slope and the Japanese did not know the location of the Eighth Route Army's trenches.

If the location of the trenches of the Eighth Route Army was known, and with the quality of the Japanese artillery and mortar fire at close range, even if the gas bombs could not be fired directly into the trenches, they would still be fired near the trenches.

However, the Eighth Route Army trenches cannot be seen on the reverse slope, so it is very difficult to directly hit or fire gas bombs near the trenches.

Then the Eighth Route Army took advantage of this and rushed out of the trenches, leaving their own positions and charging towards the Japanese to fight hand to hand.

Although this strategy was effective, it was still the Eighth Route Army that suffered.

Originally, the Eighth Route Army could stay in the trenches and wait for the Japanese to rush towards the Eighth Route Army's defense lines and fire points with a sea of ​​people. The Eighth Route Army could comfortably hide in the bunker and shoot at the Japanese. In this way, even if the Japanese had a troop advantage, they would not be able to defeat the Eighth Route Army.

Now the situation was reversed, and the Eighth Route Army had to charge against the Japanese with a weak force.

In addition, the Japs had excellent stabbing skills. If the main force of the Eighth Route Army had not been equipped with some repeating rifles, this tactic would have resulted in death. The only difference was whether they died under poison gas bombs or at the hands of the Japs.

However, due to the availability of repeating rifles and artillery superiority, the Long March Regiment was able to repulse the Japanese attacks several times. In the following hours, the defense line not only did not retreat but instead advanced five kilometers.

This is not to say that the soldiers of the Long March Regiment are good at hand-to-hand combat, nor is it because of the repeating rifles... Repeating rifles do play a role, but the main force regiment does not have much equipment. Only the platoon leader is equipped with them, and a company only has two or three.

The main reason was that the Japanese did not want to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army.

Why should we fight hand-to-hand with the Eighth Route Army when poisonous gas bombs can solve the problem? Wouldn't it be better to retreat and distance ourselves from the Eighth Route Army before using poisonous gas bombs?

Therefore, this is a morale problem. The Japanese tried their best to avoid hand-to-hand combat with the Eighth Route Army and were in a state of psychological vacillation.

The Eighth Route Army, on the other hand, is the type that has no way out... Behind it is the poisonous gas zone unleashed by the Japanese. It would be better to rush forward than to turn back and die.

Therefore, the determination of the two is not at the same level.

In addition, all the Japanese soldiers were still wearing gas masks and their whole bodies were tightly wrapped. The smoke from any shell made it difficult for them to see the target and distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.

Therefore, the Eighth Route Army defeated the Japanese in chaos with one charge, but after resisting for more than ten minutes, they collapsed and retreated!

The Eighth Route Army, on the other hand, was always worried that the Japanese would use poison gas bombs if they distanced themselves, so they chased them all the way, chasing them for five kilometers before stopping when they encountered the main force of the Japanese.

This situation made the Japanese commander angry... A division, gunboats and poison gas bombs couldn't defeat two regiments of the Eighth Route Army?

If this spreads out, where will the face be lost?

So he shouted "Wow, wow, wow" and ordered his subordinates to attack. Even in hand-to-hand combat, they would kill the two regiments of the Eighth Route Army.

But he has lost his chance forever.

At this moment, the warship of the Eighth Route Army appeared in Donggang's sight.

The first to bear the brunt was the Japanese's 25-ton river gunboat.

In order to save ammunition, Xu Huandong ordered his troops to use anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns to deal with the gunboats, while naval guns were used to bombard the Japanese infantry on the shore...

(Note: The anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns have not been dismantled yet)

The 25-ton inland river gunboats were no match for cruisers and destroyers. They were immediately hit by anti-aircraft machine guns, causing each ship to emit black smoke.

Among them, the 25-ton inland river gunboat also fought back, but the inland river gunboat only had one 80mm mortar and one Type 93 13mm heavy machine gun... The 80mm mortar hitting the warship was like scratching its itch, but it still

I actually injured a few crew members. For example, this thing can hit warships with its direct fire.

But that was all, because soon they were subjected to a crazy output of firepower from warships, and even the people and the ship were beaten into pieces.

If Wang Xuexin saw this situation, he would probably sigh again.

Because China captured more than thirty 25-ton river gunboats, 17 of which were in better condition were incorporated into the Chinese Navy, and the rest were dismantled as spare parts.

This kind of thing, which is used in inland warfare and has almost no armor protection...even the gunner and gunner has a gun shield, has actually been incorporated into the Chinese navy and still plays an important role.

This also shows how weak China’s industry was after the war.

At this time, the Dalian Coast Defense Regiment sank more than a dozen of them as soon as they took action, and several others were directly rammed and sunk by warships... The warships of this period were still used from the era of cannon giant ships, and had very thick armor.

To withstand a collision, modern destroyers have no armor but a thin skin.

The reason is very simple. For missiles, there is not much difference between armored and unarmored missiles. So it is better not to use armor to save some weight. The weight saved can also be used to install a few more missiles or close-in defense guns, which is safer.

Therefore, when a modern Yingjiang destroyer collided with a merchant ship, it failed to hit the merchant ship... This seemed strange to netizens. The military destroyer could not hit the civilian ship.

But this is actually normal. Modern warships are not designed to ram or use armor to withstand enemy firepower.

In an instant, the Japanese's twenty 25-ton river gunboats sank a large area, and five of them were captured by the Eighth Route Army...These five were the Japanese who jumped into the sea to escape as soon as they saw the situation was bad.

Since the ship was already empty, there was certainly no need for the Eighth Route Army to sink it.

These devils are smart, because the maximum speed of the 25-ton river gunboat is only 11 knots, but the Fury-class destroyer has a maximum speed of 39 knots.

This speed difference makes it impossible for the river gunboat to escape, so what other option is there besides jumping off the ship?

As for the Japanese infantry, they had to withstand the bombardment from more than a dozen naval guns from three warships.

The gun caliber on the Fury-class destroyer is 130mm, with a total of 4 guns.

The "Zhenhai" light cruiser's naval guns have a caliber of 140mm and a total of 7 guns.

A total of 15 naval guns from the three warships poured shells madly at the Japanese position, instantly exploding it into a sea of ​​flames.

However, although the naval guns are large-caliber and very powerful, after all, there are only 15 of them, which is still slightly insufficient for the number of Japanese soldiers who can use them to bomb a division.

The point is that the Japanese followed the troops and brought several trucks of gas bombs.

As soon as these poisonous gas bombs exploded, they immediately dispersed inside the Japs, and were still invisible among the flames and smoke of the shells, leaving the Japs almost defenseless.

Then, I saw large swathes of Japanese soldiers lying on the ground, holding their throats and rolling their eyes like dead fish... The first thing the poisonous gas corrodes is the respiratory system. It will enter the throat and enter the lungs along with the person's breathing.

Then the lungs and throat are burned out and penetrated, causing the person to suffocate to death in great pain.

This can be said to be the retribution of the Japanese, just like how they poisoned their own troops in the Battle of Nomenhan.
Chapter completed!