Chapter 125 Gas Mask
The first thing I did after returning to the garrison was to let the soldiers concentrate the gas masks in the camp. As I expected, there were only 30 gas masks that more than 300 people in the battalion could collect, and they were all so damaged.
"Battery Commander! What do you want to have a gas mask?" Some soldiers came up and asked, "The Vietnamese Japanese are going to use poison gas?"
"Battery Commander!" Li Zhifu also said in confusion: "We are all on the second line, right? Even if the Japanese use poison gas... can they hit us?"
"What are you asking so many questions? Execute commands!" I always say this for questions I don't want to answer. And this sentence is always very useful. When the soldiers heard this, they replied "Yes" and stopped asking more.
What the soldiers did not expect was that Lang Son was actually a basin, a basin with mountains on all sides. If the Vietnamese army used poison gas, the entire Lang Son would be more or less affected. It is precisely for this reason that the troops that attacked Lang Son suffered such large casualties, so it is entirely necessary to prepare for anti-virus in advance.
"Captain Cui, here we are here..." At this time, Battalion Commander Wu hurried into the battalion headquarters from outside the house, wiped the sweat on his head and said, "When Commander Wang heard that it was your battalion who asked for gas masks, he didn't say anything, and immediately transferred several vehicles from the supplies transported from the rear. There were more than 400, which was enough for your battalion!"
"Um!" I couldn't help but feel a little ashamed in my heart when I heard this, and said to Battalion Commander Wu: "Why are you so embarrassed? The comrades fighting on the front line didn't come to rush to distribute it, so I gave it to us first?"
Battalion Commander Wu raised his head and said, "What can this be? You are all famous in this battle. Now who else in our army doesn't know about the second battalion of your 639th Regiment! Commander Wang said, it's not easy for you to walk alive from the battlefield, and they are all heroes. So what do you have to ask? Everything we can do will be given priority for you!"
"I said to Captain Wu..." Li Zhifu continued from the side and said, "Hello, I have participated in this battle, right? Are you praising us just to praise yourself?"
"You are right!" Battalion Commander Wu replied, "That's why I praise you so vigorously!"
With a "coax!", the soldiers were all amused by Battalion Commander Wu's words.
"Battlefield Commander Cui!" After a while, Battalion Commander Wu said to me again: "Don't worry, this gas mask is indispensable to the front-line troops. With an order from the superior, our transport team has no bullets, shells and food. They all carry gas masks, saying that they are trying to make each Lang Son's soldier! Although our war has been fighting for a long time, it is only a few dozen kilometers away from the motherland. It will be allocated in a few hours, so you can use it with confidence!"
"Okay! Then I will accept it!" I nodded and held Captain Wu's hand and said, "Thank you for me to Commander Wang!"
"What else can I thank you? We thank you for not having time!" Battalion Commander Wu laughed and said, "Team Commander Wang said, if it weren't for yours, then how to dig holes in the house! Our army still doesn't know how many more people would sacrifice!"
As he said that, he patted my shoulder, turned around and turned around and went back to report.
"Everyone has it!" I immediately turned on the intercom and ordered: "Each company will get gas masks in platoons to get in front of the car, each with one, and organize all soldiers to learn and use it!"
"Yes!" the soldiers responded, and a sound of command soon sounded outside the house.
"Battery Commander! This is yours!" The guard brought me a pair of them.
I picked it up and saw that it was no different from what I picked up again, and it was still a filtered gas mask, so I threw it aside.
While sitting down on the bed and lying slowly, the company commanders and instructors outside shouted loudly to the soldiers: "In the use of gas masks, you should pay attention to the regulations on opening, looking at, wearing three. Once you open, you must open the glue plug at the bottom of the venomous pot. Second, you must check that the venomous pot and the surface are not damaged or defective. When wearing three, you should pay attention to whether your breathing is smooth..."
I am not sure how to wear a gas mask, but I know one thing, that is, even if you wear this filtered gas mask, it cannot guarantee safety. It must be used without the concentration of poison gas exceeding 2%. Otherwise, the poison gas passing through the filtered poison can still poison the user.
In other words, our army directly faces the soldiers who fight on the front line, and even if they wear it, they will fall down in large numbers...
When I thought of this, my heart was as if a stone was stuffed into my heart. I knew what was waiting for them, but I couldn't do anything.
Don't fight? It seems impossible. Before the Vietnamese army began to use chemical weapons, we started to retreat, which would only make others think that we were afraid of the Vietnamese Japanese. This would bring great passivity to our army in politics.
So we can only continue to fight, even if we know it is dead, we must fight...
The sky gradually darkened, and the gunshots and cannons in the south slowly became denser after a rare break.
Our army generally does not fight night battles with the Vietnamese army, especially when the terrain is not familiar with. But now there is only one corner left in Lang San, and the Vietnamese army has also lost a large number of tanks and cannons, so the soldiers are eager to fight quickly and defeat Lang San in one breath.
On the other hand, the goal set by our senior management was to announce the withdrawal of troops after defeating Lang Son. In addition, Vietnam's rainy season was coming soon, so the commander also wanted to achieve strategic goals as soon as possible to lead troops back to China as soon as possible, so the attack on the Vietnamese army began in full swing at night.
So I was thinking that if our battalion had not retreated because of excessive casualties, it would be very likely that we would have to face the poisonous gas of the Vietnamese army on the battlefield with fear.
The gas mask can only protect against 2% of the concentration of poison gas... I don't know what that is. I only know that if the Vietnamese army only fires one poison gas and bounces it into our camp, maybe soldiers within a radius of one thousand meters will die. If the Vietnamese army fights a few more, I am afraid that the soldiers in Rongshan South District will not be able to come back alive!
How many soldiers would have to be sacrificed! One regiment or one division? I'm afraid it's more than that. The rumors in modern data are that these chemical weapons have completely defeated our army... Although these data still need to be verified, it can also be explained from some aspects how much casualties caused to our army.
No! It's definitely not let this happen!
Thinking of this, I immediately sat up from the bed, walked out of the door in just a few steps, looking at the artillery fire in the south area, and couldn't help but feel anxious. The tighter our army fought, the faster the Vietnamese army would collapse and use chemical weapons, so I didn't have much time left.
Thinking of this, I hurriedly shouted to my side: "Communication officer! Get me the Captain Wu immediately!"
"Yes!" The communication soldier responded and immediately turned on the radio and started calling.
Our battalion is affiliated with the 128th Division to fight. The contacts we had with the 128th Division were conveyed through Battalion Commander Wu, so the first person I was looking for was him.
After a while, the communications soldier handed me the microphone and said, "Battery Commander, it's connected!"
"Captain Wu?" I grabbed the microphone and said impatiently: "I want to see Commander Wang as soon as possible. I wonder if you have any solutions?"
"See the division commander?" Battalion Commander Wu was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "If it were someone else, maybe it wouldn't work. The division commander is now commanding the battle, but you... should be able to do it! Do you have any requirements? Or do I convey it to you?"
"No!" I replied, "I want to meet Commander Wang, the faster the better!"
"No problem! I'll contact the commander immediately..." Battalion Commander Wu said as if he was anxious when he heard my tone, so he stopped saying anything and hung up the phone immediately.
After putting down the phone, I walked back and forth a few steps in front of the door. After thinking about it, I immediately ordered the guards: "Let the soldiers of the 5th Company and the members of the shooting team be ready for battle!"
"Yes!" The guard responded and turned around and walked out to pass the order.
"Battery Commander!" After a while, Li Zhifu came to me fully armed and asked in confusion: "Is there a mission again? Didn't we let's rest here? The soldiers have just rested for a while..."
"Stop talking nonsense, execute the command!" I replied impatiently.
"Yes!" Li Zhifu responded and did not dare to say anything else.
"Wait!" When Li Zhifu turned around and was about to leave, I brought him back, then slowed down and said, "Let the soldiers hurry up and have some food!"
"Yes!" Li Zhifu nodded and said, "Battery Commander, don't worry! All the soldiers in our fifth company are good, and they won't be embarrassed!"
"Yeah!" I nodded, and I felt even more guilty towards the Fifth Company warrior.
With a "squeak!", a sudden brake sounded outside the door, and then Battalion Commander Wu ran to me like a gust of wind and said, "Battleman Cui, Commander Wang asked me to pick you up to the division headquarters! He also said that he would not ask for instructions next time, just take you to the division headquarters if you want to see him."
"Yeah!" I couldn't help but feel grateful to Commander Wang when I heard this. In this era, there are not many commanders who are not arrogant like him. Perhaps only Commander Chu has such a leader.
After thinking about it, my feet were not slow. I followed Captain Wu and stepped onto the jeep in a few steps. As soon as the driver stepped on the accelerator, the jeep rushed away with a gust of wind.
The jeep was walking around the streets and alleys for a while, and after more than ten minutes, it stopped in front of a yard. Unlike the military headquarters, the yard was crowded with people coming and going, with walkie-talkies and telephones in each room, and communication soldiers were calling everywhere. Commander Wang was discussing something with several staff officers in front of the map in a large room in the middle...
"Report!" Battalion Commander Wu took me to Commander Wang and saluted.
"Well!" Commander Wang raised his head and saw that it was me, so he asked straight in one's mind: "I won't say anything, what's the important thing in a hurry to find me?"
"Report to the division commander!" I replied: "In order to prevent the Vietnamese army from using poison gas, I think we should send an army to the enemy inside!"
"*** Inside the enemy?" Commander Wang frowned, pointed to the map and shook his head and said, "This possibility is not great. The forces of about four regiments of the Vietnamese army were compressed by us and the forces were very concentrated. The defense in all directions was very tight. Our tank troops failed to make several forced breakthroughs, let alone the small troops inside!"
"What if we put on makeup to the Vietnamese army?" I continued: "Lang San has many Vietnamese soldiers and scattered soldiers, and the streets in the South District of Lang San are also very complicated. In addition, it is dark. It should be very common for the Vietnamese army to be defeated and scattered troops to gather in the main force. If we pretend to be one of the troops..."
"It makes sense!" Commander Wang looked at me in surprise and nodded, "It is indeed possible to get involved in the Vietnamese army, but in terms of language..."
"We can concentrate more Vietnamese translators in the army." I said: "The mission of this army is to find out the location of the Vietnamese poison gas bombs and report to their superiors. If possible, delay or prevent the Vietnamese army from launching poison gas bombs as much as possible! Once the location of the Vietnamese poison gas bombs is detected, our peripheral troops will concentrate their efforts to break through the Vietnamese defense line and control the poison gas bombs as fast as possible!"
"This plan is indeed feasible!" Commander Wang nodded and said, "It's just that the chance of success is too small, and it's difficult for the *** troops to escape unscathed, which is too dangerous!"
"But for the entire army, it's worth taking this risk!" I said: "If you succeed, you will save a division or even a soldier. If you fail, you will just be a small team!"
"It makes sense!" Commander Wang decided after hearing what I said: "I will pick an elite unit right away..."
"No need!" I said, "Let me go!"
"Let you go?" Commander Wang refused without thinking: "You have just fought a whole day of battle, and you haven't had a rest for a while..."
"It is precisely because we are very tired and the injuries on our bodies are real, so we are more like the stragglers of the Vietnamese army!"
Hearing this, Commander Wang was stunned. What I said was true. The Vietnamese troops in Lang Son were surrounded and fought for several days and nights, and no one was too tired to break up. If we send a group of energetic soldiers up, we would be afraid that the Vietnamese troops would recognize them in two or half.
So what I need now is a soldier with a built-up, strong combat power, and all of them are very tired from wounds. Where can I find such a soldier in the middle of this time? But my army is just right for...
"Comrade Cui Wei!" Commander Wang held my hand tightly, and he didn't know what to say for a long time.
"I understand!" I replied, "What can our small army of dozens of people count? We may save a division or even an army. For this, we should also sacrifice our strength!"
Commander Wang nodded a few times and kept saying, "What a comrade! I feel ashamed of you..."
"But Commander Wang!" I continued: "Our enemy troops need time, so I think our army should reduce the intensity of the strike so that we will not force the Japanese to use chemical weapons too early!"
"That's right!" Commander Wang nodded heavily and replied: "I will report this matter to the commander immediately, convey your plan and cooperate with your actions. Without further ado, you will go back and organize the troops to prepare for combat. I will send a car to pick you up and tell you the specific combat plan!"
"Yes!" I responded, saluted Commander Wang, turned around and returned to the jeep with Captain Wu.
"Are you crazy?" On the jeep, Battalion Commander Wu's face looked very ugly: "If I had known that you were looking for Commander Wang for this matter, I wouldn't have taken you to see him!"
I replied lightly: "What if I could save the troops of an army?"
"That's right..." Captain Wu was speechless for a moment, and after thinking about it, he replied: "What if I can't save it? Haven't you sacrificed for nothing?"
"You have to try!" I said, "It's worth using dozens of us to bet on a military army!"
After a while, I sighed again: "I'm sorry for the brothers who followed me through life and death..."
After hearing what I said, Battalion Commander Wu didn't say anything else. He just choked and swallowed a few saliva and turned his face away and didn't dare to look at me.
With a "squeak!", the jeep stopped in front of the station door not long after. Li Zhifu quickly ran to the car and opened the door for me.
"Where are the soldiers?" I asked casually as soon as I got out of the car.
"I'm still resting!" Li Zhifu said, "I'll wake them up now!"
"No!" I stopped, "Let them take a little longer!"
"Yes!" Li Zhifu responded and stood next to me silently.
"What?" Someone from my hometown had already arrived at me and asked in a low voice: "Is this time I'm going on a separate mission?"
"Yeah!" I nodded, then blew in the north wind for a while, sobering my thoughts that were a little confused due to fatigue, and then said to the people in my hometown: "When I was not here, the affairs in the camp will be handed over to you, and those two girls..."
"I won't let them have any trouble!" The hometown man replied: "They are already asleep. Should they wake them up..."
"No!" I shook my head firmly.
"Yeah!" The people from the hometown nodded understandingly, then held my hand heavily and said, "I'm waiting for you to come back, they're waiting for you to come back, and the soldiers are waiting for you to come back too!"
"Squeak..." With a few brakes, two military vehicles stopped beside the station, so we knew it was time to set off.
I raised my head at Li Zhifu. Li Zhifu knew it and immediately ran back to the house to wake the soldiers outside the house to report the numbers. There were 45 people in the fifth company, plus 12 members of the shooting team, a total of 57 people. After the name was ordered, they were divided into two cars. Finally, when I stepped on the rear compartment, the car drove towards the unknown darkness ahead with a loud "rattle".
Chapter completed!