Author: Expeditionary Soldier

There is no rush to integrate anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and warships, at least for now, it is too late. Wang Xuexin handed it over to the research institute for long-term planning.

Just when Wang Xuexin focused his attention on the Dalian Coast Defense Regiment, there was movement from the Japanese in the direction of Fengtian.

To be precise, it was not from the direction of Fengtian, but from the direction of Umezu Yoshijiro.

Umezu Yoshijiro sent two divisions to try to break through the Eighth Route Army's defense line from the north and south.

This approach is very smart, because breaking through from two directions will form an encirclement of the Eighth Route Army. Coupled with the cooperation of the Fengtian Japs, the Eighth Route Army's defense line will be surrounded on three sides.

However, the Japanese offensive in three directions was undoubtedly defeated by the Eighth Route Army.

This is not to say that the Japanese were not strong in combat effectiveness, nor that they did not fight resolutely, but that Wang Xuexin forcibly transformed the battle into the trench warfare of the First World War.

Trench warfare was indeed backward, and it even proved to be a failed tactic.

However, any tactic is relative.

If the Eighth Route Army had air supremacy, plus tanks that were more advanced than the Japanese and artillery detection radars... With these equipment advantages, the Eighth Route Army's defense would be trench warfare.

Because the Japanese had lost all possibilities to break through quickly, they could only use human wave tactics to charge towards the Eighth Route Army's defense line.

This was almost the same situation when the Japanese faced the Yingjiang army on the Pacific battlefield.

Is it because the quality of the Japs is not as good as that of the Eagle Sauce Army?

Not so. Although the Japanese troops on the Pacific battlefield are not elite, at least they have been fighting on the Chinese battlefield for several years.

Many members of the Eagle Sauce Army were on the battlefield for the first time.

The result was that the Japanese were defeated by Yingjiang's army.

The difference between the Eighth Route Army and the Yingjiang Army at this time is that the Eighth Route Army can more accurately locate: such as artillery detection radar, air-to-air missiles of fighter planes, and the T34 equipped with a 100MM smoothbore cannon.

At this time, Yingjiang could not achieve this level of accuracy. They used firepower to absolutely crush the Japanese.

By forming advantages in these aspects, the result is that as long as the Eighth Route Army positions have enough machine guns and sufficient bullets, no matter how many Japanese soldiers rush up to them, they will die... This is the result of trench warfare.

However, on the third day of the Japanese attack, something unexpected happened.

This day Wang Xuexin was looking at the map and analyzing the next Japanese attack with Chen Songyong.

The two-day offensive has already caused the Japanese to inflict more than 3,000 casualties. If the attack continues like this, the two divisions it has returned to support in the next 20 days will be wiped out.

Wang Xuexin analyzed: "It is impossible for the Japs to continue fighting like this. I guess... they will probably seek to change their position for a sneak attack and order the troops to stay vigilant at all times and pay attention to the movements of the main Japs!"

"Yes!" Chen Songyong immediately conveyed the order.

This is the problem for the defense side. The Japanese have invested more than 30,000 troops in two divisions. The Eighth Route Army has 100,000 troops for defense in the area east of Fengtian. However, because the defense line is long, it still feels that the troops are insufficient.

Fortunately, Wang Xuexin seized hundreds of cars from the Japanese and used them to form mobile troops. These mobile troops would be deployed wherever the Japanese attacked to withstand them.

At this moment, Zhang Zongping, who was guarding the radio station, shouted nervously: "Commander, the Japanese have used poison gas bombs! Our troops suffered heavy casualties, and the Donggang defense line is about to be breached!"

Wang Xuexin was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately realized that the Japanese were not planning to change places for a sneak attack, but were planning to use poison gas bombs!

Thinking of this, Wang Xuexin couldn't help but cursed secretly: Northeast China is the base for the production of poison gas bombs by the Japanese. How could they forget this incident?

But then again, if the devils use poison gas, it will be useless no matter how hard you prevent it... You can't prevent it, especially since some poison gas penetrates through the skin. Do you need to wrap yourself tightly at all times during a war?

If the southern line was broken through, the Japanese could threaten Jinzhou on one side and push north from the Eighth Route Army's flanks on the other. With the help of poison gas bombs, the entire Eighth Route Army's defense line might be destroyed.

It was a small matter for the Japanese to rescue Fengtian. It was not difficult for the Eighth Route Army to fight back and surround it again when it had superior equipment.

The problem is...

If the Japanese continue to use poison gas bombs, the 100,000 troops stationed on the defensive line will suffer heavy casualties.

After hesitating for a while, Wang Xuexin asked: "Which army is stationed in Donggang?"

"The Long March regiment and its new regiment!" Chen Songyong replied.

The new regiment is a regiment "copied" from the Long March Regiment as a template. In order to allow the new regiment to better learn from the veterans, their defense areas are usually adjacent to each other.

Wang Xuexin gritted his teeth and ordered: "Order them to stay until dark!"

"yes!"

Then Wang Xuexin issued another order: "Order the shipyard to immediately send three warships to Donggang for reinforcements!"

"Captain!" Chen Songyong said: "The warship is still being refitted, and the crew has not completed training yet..."

"This is training!" Wang Xuexin interrupted Chen Songyong.

"yes!"

This can indeed be said to be training, because its mission target is enemy infantry.

If there are any dangers, one is the enemy's fighter planes and the other is the enemy's submarines.

However, the Japanese fighter planes did not dare to take off easily to join the battle under the suppression of the Eighth Route Army's "La 5", and Wang Xuexin would also send a "La 5" escort. The Japanese fighter planes had to pass the "La 5" level before bombing the warships.

As for submarines... Submarines during this period were relatively slow and could not keep up with destroyers. Unless they knew the route and destination of the destroyers waiting there, they would have basically no chance of fighting.

At this time, Wang Xuexin could only take a gamble.

Because it is not appropriate to send other reinforcements to Donggang, not even a mechanized regiment.

Can infantrymen stop gas bombs?

Or artillery?

Or maybe the tanks and half-tracks of mechanized troops?

They are powerless and can even be said to be going to die... As long as the enemy gas bombs are enough, as many people as there are going up will be sacrificed.

Aviation may be able to play a role, but mortars are usually used for poison gas bombs, which are direct-fire weapons hidden in trenches. After firing the gas bombs, they disappear as soon as they are retracted. Pilots flying in the air cannot detect them at all.

location.

The only thing that can deal with it or suppress it is warships: the range of naval guns is more than ten kilometers, far exceeding the range of Japanese mortars, and the warships are still on the sea, and the sea wind is strong and they are not afraid of poison gas bombs.

As soon as Xu Huandong received the order, he urgently ordered the crew to board the ship, and the three warships that were being refitted immediately stopped work and headed for their destination.

Fortunately, the warship retained the main gun of the warship from the beginning, and the ammunition was fully equipped... Mao Xiong's warship was fully loaded with ammunition when it arrived, and the ammunition of the "Zhenhai" was transferred from Lushun Port by Xu Huandong

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Otherwise, these warships would not be able to carry out this urgent mission at this time.
Chapter completed!