NCCnovel Chapter 1004 Everyone thought they had won
Chapter 1004 Everyone thought they had won
There's no need to continue fighting them.
We've figured out their firepower and defensive deployment. Continuing to fight them will only deplete our own manpower.
After thinking about this, Zhou Weiguo nodded and gestured for Zhao Shoutian to issue the evacuation order.
As for tanks, the enemy should be equipped with tank guns and anti-tank guns. I moved three tanks there, but they destroyed one shortly after the start, and I lost another one along the way. The other one probably won't come back. It would be better to withdraw the infantry while the enemy can still hold back the Japanese forces.
“It’s time to use the poison gas.” Zhou Weiguo stood with his hands on his hips and pointed to the left and center of the map. “The poison gas will be launched from these two directions, so all the troops involved in the attack should be equipped with gas masks. Before the gas is released, bombard them with artillery for five minutes, and then release the poison gas in the last minute. The tanks can take two minutes to recover before attacking.”
After gesturing in front of the map for a while, Zhou Weiguo turned to look at Zhao Shouweitian, then felt it was inappropriate for him to ask Jinxiu, "Jinxiu, what's the wind direction?"
For someone like Zhao Shoutian, who even needs to relearn how to read, asking him about wind direction and speed is like casting pearls before swine. He's already lucky if he can distinguish between east, west, south, and north; he doesn't understand or comprehend things like wind direction and speed.
Jinxiu took out a handkerchief and went outside. After a while, he came back and said, "The southwest wind is blowing to the right, and the wind speed is four."
The wind speed is just right, not too strong or too weak, and the southwest wind won't blow on me—perfect.
If a single shell were to fall, they would be able to absorb all the poison gas to the maximum extent.
Zhou Weiguo chuckled twice and then checked the time. "It's time for dinner. Let them eat so they can set off in peace."
Even though they were all about to be poisoned to death, I was still happy to give them a full meal so they wouldn't starve to death.
The attack stopped. When Togo Heiichiro heard that the enemy had stopped attacking, he did not show any surprise. Instead, he calmly smiled at the generals around him and said, "Everything was expected."
"Your Excellency the Division Commander is right, they are far too arrogant."
Chief of Staff Ono echoed, "If the Independent Brigade had been able to intercept us at least a little bit when we were getting supplies, they might have had a chance. But now, they have no chance at all."
The soldiers at the front have replenished their ammunition, and no matter how they attack, they will encounter their most brutal blow.
The front-line positions are where they are buried, where two-thirds of the division's machine guns and mortars were hit, along with artillery to control the central area, and even the division's direct-fire artillery was deployed there.
If they want to attack the front-line positions, they are undoubtedly courting death.
"Yes, they are courting death. I think my 14th Division will be able to wash away their shame and annihilate this independent brigade that has caused heavy casualties to my empire. We will let them know that my valiant Imperial Army 14th Division is not something they can deal with just because they have won a few victories."
Heiichiro Togo was quite pleased with this. He turned to his adjutant and said, "Today is a memorable day. It will be recorded in the glorious history of my 14th Division. Bring me my treasured wine. We're going to celebrate properly today."
The smoke from the cooking fires on both sides rose simultaneously, almost within five minutes of each other.
It seemed to be an unspoken agreement that neither side used artillery to target areas where smoke was rising.
After all, everyone has that kind of strength. If you dare to knock away his means of livelihood, then the other party can also destroy your cooking place.
In order to ensure that everyone has food to eat, the wisest choice is not to touch the cooking area.
"Time to eat." Zhao Shoutian carried a load into the command post.
In combat situations, the brigade command also eats from the same pot. Since there are quite a few people here, it would be troublesome for everyone to go over there to get food. So Zhao Shoutian went to find two buckets and carried the vegetables over like carrying pig feed.
Behind him, Jinxiu, on the other hand, was relatively more refined, carrying a large bowl of rice in a wooden basin. The rice was mixed with some millet. There was no other way; that's how it was in the army. Moreover, the food in the Independent Brigade was considered quite good.
At least this meal, which is a mixture of millet and rice, can fill you up. Other military units simply don't offer this kind of treatment.
Zhou Weiguo doesn't need to show his face; Zhao Shoutian will call him directly.
In the past, the canned food was mixed with some green vegetables and some minced meat to make a soup, and the other serving was salted vegetables and meat plus a can of meat for each person.
This canned beef was captured from the Japanese army.
“Takeshita.” Zhou Weiguo asked Takeshita Shun, who was walking across from him, while shoveling rice into his mouth.
"What are you doing?" Instead of having individual bowls, the staff at the brigade command had placed bowls on the table, and everyone could help themselves to what they needed. Takeshita Shun picked up a piece of pickled vegetables and asked.
"Have you noticed that this canned food isn't as good as it used to be?" Zhou Weiguo asked, pointing to the cans lying on their sides.
Zhao Shoutian has a big appetite, so he didn't take up a seat. He filled a large bowl and squatted down to eat at the door. Jinxiu knew that he had a big appetite, so she gave her canned food to Zhao Shoutian as well.
This guy dotes on his wife; he gave all the thinner parts to Jinxiu.
He eats fatty foods.
Hearing the second-in-command ask Takeshita Shun, he turned his head and said, "Second-in-command, he's gotten much fatter."
"How did you know?" Asaka Xiuling looked up and asked. She didn't even know that there was a lot of fatty meat in this can. How did Zhao Shoutian, that idiot, know?
Xiao Ya smiled and said, "How could he not know? He gave all the lean meat in the can to Jinxiu. He knows best what changes have occurred inside."
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Zhao Shoutian touched his head but didn't respond, continuing to eat with his head down.
Takeshita Shun hummed in agreement; “Indeed, there is too much fat. A good balance of fat and lean is ideal, but according to the standards, this amount of fat does not meet military requirements.”
Keiko Kobayashi didn't like canned food, so she wasn't very familiar with it, but Shigeru Miyamoto and the others were. He thought for a moment and said, "Captain, could it be that their supplies aren't very good?"
“That shouldn’t be the case. They’ve imported quite a lot of things over the years.” Asaka Shurei shook her head; “The shortage of supplies shouldn’t have happened so quickly.”
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Ono tapped the canned food box; "There are no unscrupulous merchants or people profiting from the national crisis in that place. Don't you even look at where this stuff was made?"