Chapter 625 240mm Heavy Gun
Influenced by Doihara Kan'ei, Takahashi Taisho also possessed the characteristics of cruelty and cunning.
He was horrified by the tough character of the Hanshou people, and hurried out of the butcher shop, smiling and saying, "Murakami-kun! I'm taking the gunboat to Shicheng to pick up Brigade Commander Doihara. Can you hold out here for three days?"
Captain Murakami was chewing a pig's foot in one hand and said nonchalantly:
"Three days? Three months is no problem for Team Murakami."
Takahashi Taisho snatched the pig's foot from his left hand and shouted:
"Don't be too proud! If you drop a poison gas bomb, you'll be dead. You are not allowed to go too far from here. If there is any danger, get off the shore quickly."
"Hello!"
Captain Murakami bowed and accepted the order.
"Martial luck lasts forever!"
Takahashi Daisho roared and swaggered onto the gunboat while gnawing on a pig's trotter.
Soon, the two gunboats left Potou Wharf.
In a show of force, several shells were fired at houses in the distance.
It was not until the ship's guns ran out of range that it accelerated towards Dongting Lake in disappointment.
Captain Murakami looked at the bodies of Chinese people and said regretfully:
"Why aren't there any Chinese girls working here?"
The Japanese sergeant said with a smile: "Sir, Captain! Why don't we go into the hinterland of Potou and capture a Chinese girl on board?"
Captain Murakami looked at the two gunboats that had disappeared and said with a smile, "No! Each of us must capture two Chinese girls and bring them aboard."
He did what he said and immediately gathered all the Japanese soldiers under his command and prepared to organize a mopping-up operation.
"Boom! Boom!"
Countless poison gas bombs flew over and landed among them, emitting green gas.
Captain Murakami and the other Japanese soldiers were all stunned when they saw the poison gas bomb emitting green smoke.
In their impression, these poison gas bombs are used against the Chinese, and they never thought of using them against themselves.
Moreover, they were too careless and didn't even bring gas masks with them.
"Boom! Boom!"
Countless shells exploded among them again.
Immediately, there was a loud sound of gunfire, and hundreds of elite soldiers rushed here.
More than half of the Japanese soldiers, including Captain Murakami, were killed on the spot by artillery shells.
The remaining Japanese soldiers inhaled the poison gas, convulsed and fell to the ground and died.
The Simi transport ship at the dock was also hit by several poison gas bombs, and all the sailors on the deck were poisoned and fell down, dying.
Soon, elite commandos wearing gas masks rushed over, killed the twitching Japanese on the ground, and rushed onto Ximiwan.
Elite commandos wearing gas masks and bulletproof vests rushed into the cabin and quickly cleared out the Japanese inside.
In less than ten minutes, the elite commando team wiped out Murakami's team and the Japanese sailors on the Ximi, and seized the Ximi transport ship.
There were many Chinese people watching the battle from a distance, and they started talking about this scene:
"It seems that the 34th Army's vanguard is not incapable of fighting."
"That's right. They are avoiding the sharp edge and moving like thunder."
"It only took ten minutes to wipe out hundreds of Japanese soldiers."
"What is that green smoke? I really want to go over and smell it."
An elite commando wearing a gas mask shouted:
"Fellow villagers! Stay away from the poison gas bombs. You will die if you inhale even a little bit."
"Ah? Poison gas bomb!"
The people cried out in shock and fled away from Potou Port.
Gan Rong, Ye Shian and other key members walked into the cabin where the poison gas bombs were stored. It was filled with poison gas bombs, as well as a large number of mountain artillery shells and bullets, as well as canned food, bedding, and so on.
Ye Shian smiled and said, "Captain! I feel like I've made a fortune."
Gan Rong smiled bitterly and said, "Yes! But we have to wait until the commander and the others come over."
At this time, the radio operator was holding a radio and shouted loudly at the hatch: "Captain! A Japanese soldier is talking on the radio. How do you think we should respond?"
Gan Rong hurried out of the cabin, listened carefully, picked up the megaphone and responded in Japanese: "Lieutenant Colonel Takahashi! A small group of Chinese guerrillas attacked just now, but we repelled them."
Takahashi Taisho shouted, "Murakami squad! Don't use poison gas bombs at will, or the brigade commander will kill you. Don't worry! The main force will be here in three days, hold on!"
"Hello!"
Gan Rong pretended to obey the order.
He waited for Takahashi Taisho to finish the call, and then hurriedly ordered: "Radio operator! Send a message to the commander-in-chief. We have captured the Simi transport ship, which has 10,000 poison gas bombs, as well as a large number of artillery shells and bullets. The Doihara Brigade is expected to arrive here in three days."
"Yes!"
The radio operator hurriedly received the order.
Huaihua, Chenxi.
The 34th Army marched northward, enjoying picturesque scenery along the way.
Yu Xiaowan was fascinated by what she saw and said with emotion:
“I feel the scenery here is so beautiful.”
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "Further east and north there is a Peach Blossom Spring."
Kong Ling said angrily: "I know, Taoyuan County in Changde."
At this time, the radio sounded.
Kong Ling hurriedly copied and translated the message, and said with a smile:
"Fifty thousand! Gan Rong successfully seized ten thousand poison gas bombs and a large number of bullets and shells at Hanshou Potou, but the Doihara Brigade may arrive at Potou in three days."
"Three days?!"
Xiang Chu was surprised, took the telegram and looked at it, then hurriedly checked the map and said thoughtfully,
"Why don't we split our forces into two groups, one going by land, and the other going by the Yuan River."
Yu Xiaowan came up and pointed at the map and said, "Brother Chu! Let's go by water. We will board the boat from Chenxi Wharf, pass through Luxi, Yuanling, Wuqiangxi, Taoyuan, Changde, and arrive at Hanshoupotou. We will go downstream and travel day and night. We should be able to reach Hanshoupotou in three days."
Xiang Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Xiao Wan! We have so many heavy weapons, where can we get so many large ships? I want to send a group of elite soldiers with light weapons down the river and directly to Hanshoupotou."
Kong Ling said anxiously, "Fifty thousand! Going down the Yuan River saves fuel, effort and money. Many officers and soldiers have worn out their feet. Except for the heavy equipment that cannot be put on the ship, everyone who can go by water will go by water."
Xiang Chu knew that she was stingy with money, so he nodded and said, "Okay! Let's get a boat."
After he finished speaking, he picked up the megaphone and shouted, "Li Tong! After arriving in Chenxi, immediately requisition all the large ships on the Yuan River. Tell the ship owners that we will pay the rent."
"Yes!"
Li Tong hurriedly accepted the order.
Kong Ling said angrily: "We are fighting the war, why should we pay rent?"
Xiang Chu smiled and said, "We have to use people who can drive the boat. They are familiar with the waterway."
Kong Ling nodded and said, "That's right!"
Xiang Chu ordered, "Xiao Wan! Tell Gan Rong to send a telegram to drive the Ximi transport ship up the Yuan River to Hanshou City."
"Yes!"
Yu Xiaowan hurriedly sent a telegram.
Wuhan, meeting room of the Japanese 11th Army Headquarters.
Okamura Ningchi is convening a combat meeting for division commanders and above.
Although Doihara Kanji was not among the participants, he also actively participated in the meeting.
Moreover, he was the first to enter the conference room and sat next to Okamura Ningchi.
Okamura Ningchi glanced at the brand new lieutenant general rank on his shoulder and didn't want to scold him.
Doihara Kan'er was good at seeing through people's minds, and said with a smile: "Commander Okamura! You must be very surprised that Doihara's rank has been restored to lieutenant general."
Okamura Ningchi said helplessly: "Well! It is indeed very surprising. But what is more surprising to me is why you also came to the meeting."
Doihara Kan'er said with a smile: "Because Lieutenant General Ben is the chief of the Takenori, he can be on par with the commanders of the divisions. And Doihara's purpose of this trip is to apply for a hundred heavy artillery pieces of 240mm or above, specifically to deal with the 34th Army of China."
"One hundred 240mm heavy artillery pieces?!"
The Japanese division commanders cried out in surprise.