"The Chinese actually have gas masks!"

The Japanese soldiers and officers who rushed to the position were thinking in horror at the same time.

Before the attack, all Japanese soldiers thought they only needed to wear gas masks to take over the position.

The concentration of mustard gas was so high that it was impossible for the unsuspecting Chinese to persevere.

The Japanese army has done this kind of thing many times, and many Japanese soldiers have also seen the bloody scenes of people being eroded by poison gas.

"We are here to help the Chinese people end their suffering."

Before the charge was launched, the junior officers of the Japanese army said this to the soldiers.

When they saw Chinese people also wearing masks and rushing out of the yellow poison gas smoke like skeletons, the expectations in the hearts of the Japanese soldiers were replaced by panic.

"Chi chi chi..."

"Puff puff puff..."

Without any preparation, several points of red blood mist burst out from their chests.

The Ishida Brigade first rushed to the Cuipo Mountain position between the road and the railway. Seeing that his soldiers had rushed into the trenches, Lieutenant Colonel Ishida was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered his communications troops to report the good news to the brigade commander.

He followed the charging soldiers and stepped into the position. Due to the obstruction of the poison gas, his vision was very poor.

The sound of gunshots and fighting between soldiers on both sides often came from the poisonous gas. Ishida held the command knife and moved forward cautiously.

"ah!"

A Chinese soldier suddenly rushed out of the darkness. Ishida subconsciously used his command knife to block the incoming military stab.

Ishida relied on his excellent sword skills to kill the Chinese soldiers after several rounds of fighting.

When he saw the gas masks on the faces of the Chinese soldiers, Ishida suddenly felt extremely uneasy.

"Everyone in the 12th Regiment is taking cover for me, I'm going to fucking shoot!"

There was a faint roar in Chinese from ahead, but Ishida couldn't understand it.

He just instinctively felt the danger and moved his body downwards.

"Chi chi chi..."

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The strange sound of machine gunfire appeared again, and then countless bullets flew over Ishida's head.

"Well...well..."

The sound of soldiers falling down with heavy bullets kept coming from around him. Ishida put his face on the ground and held a handful of black soil in his left hand.

"The Chinese army has been prepared!"

This is his judgment at this moment.

Only the flames dancing from the muzzle of the machine gun could be seen, but the Chinese soldiers hidden behind the flames could not be seen. Ishida began to call in a low voice in Japanese, and soon hundreds of people gathered around him.

Under the command of Captain Ishida, the gathered Japanese soldiers began to crawl toward the gunfire like mice.

"Dangdangdang..."

Unplug the grenade, tap it lightly on the gas mask above your head, and then throw it forward with force.

"Boom boom boom..."

The smoke of poison gas rolled and boiled in the explosion, and the strange and terrifying sound of gunfire stopped after the explosion.

"Kill me..."

Ishida pointed his saber forward, and the Japanese soldiers lying in the poisonous gas seemed to have been summoned. They jumped up one after another and rushed towards the invisible front.

Du Yuanshun, the machine gun company commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 12th Regiment, was knocked to the ground by the explosion of a grenade. When he got up from the ground with his dizzy head shaking, the brothers of the 3rd Battalion were already fighting with the little Japs in front of him.

The yellow poisonous gas was constantly surging, occasionally revealing a bloody corner.

Du Yuanshun felt a big hand grabbing the back of his neck. He wanted to touch the pistol on his body to fight back, but a familiar voice reached his ears at that moment.

"Take the machine gun and go to the commanding heights, don't let the little devils behind you rush up again!"

"Captain!"

Du Yuanshun shouted with some joy.

Shi Youzhi helped Du Yuanshun straighten the gas mask, "Go quickly, let other brothers deal with the Japanese on the battlefield!"

"yes!!!"

…

"Your Excellency, Major General, the attacks of all departments seem to be going very smoothly. Would you like to send a report to Lieutenant General Doqiao Ichi and let the main force of the 12th Army move north as soon as possible!"

Akashiba Yaezo's adjutant saw his own soldiers disappearing in the yellow smoke one after another, and smiled and put forward his own suggestions.

"Don't worry, it will take at least two hours for the poisonous gas to dissipate. We will wait until the Chinese army is completely defeated and Xinkou is occupied!"

Akashiba Yaezo's performance was very calm, because almost everything that happened now was within his expectations.

"Boom boom boom..."

Suddenly, artillery shells roared and fell into the following Japanese troops, instantly injuring and killing a large number of them. There was a disconnect between the front and rear troops.

"Baga!"

Akashiba Yaezo chopped off his feet severely,

"Order our mountain artillery regiment to fight back and suppress the Chinese artillery fire!"

"Hiyi!"

Not long after, the artillery of the 7th, 9th, and 11th brigades of the Japanese army independently began to shell the artillery positions of the 4th Division.

Both sides are within the range of each other's artillery fire. After the artillery positions are exposed, an artillery battle is inevitable.

Artillery shells roared over the poisonous gas-shrouded area from both directions, exploding on the artillery positions of both China and Japan.

The artillery battle lasted for more than half an hour, and both sides suffered damage to each other.

The top of Cuifeng Mountain is full of exposed sharp rocks, making it difficult for people to step down.

Du Yuanshun led three machine gun teams to climb up to the top of the mountain, choosing suitable machine gun positions among the jagged rocks.

The altitude on the top of the mountain is relatively high, the poisonous gas is lighter than on the main position, and the view is wider.

As soon as the machine gun was set up, Du Yuan discovered that thousands of Japanese troops were beginning to rush towards the main position on Cuipo Mountain.

There were also countless figures running below the Nanshan and Lianjialing positions, and the second wave of Japanese attacks was coming.

With no time to worry about the lives of his brothers in other positions, Du Yuanshun loaded the machine gun with a click.

"beat!"

Suddenly, three mg42 machine guns spit out tongues of fire at the same time, and dense bullets blocked the front line about 200 meters below Cuipo Mountain.

The maximum rate of fire of the mg42 machine gun can reach 1200~1500 rounds per minute, and it still uses 7.92 mm bullets.

It has a high rate of fire and great power, forming a tight fire network in front of the second wave of Japanese troops.

The Japanese soldiers were still charging blindly to the top of the mountain, wave after wave, fearless of death.

The machine guns on the top of the mountain also took good care of them, and the sound of gunfire almost never stopped.

"Bagaya road!"

The Japanese officer was furious and pointed at the looming stone mountain top.

"Let the artillerymen blow it up for me, quickly!"

"Boom boom boom..."

Three machine guns took away the lives of at least 300 little Japs, and the Japanese army's direct-aimed artillery fire began to pour shells on the top of the mountain.

The gas masks helped Du Yuanshun's soldiers block the debris brought by the shock wave. They methodically replaced the bullet belts and gun barrels during the explosion to maintain the continuous output of firepower.

Although there was resistance from hard rocks, it still could not withstand the bombardment of the Japanese army, which did not hesitate to use explosives.

Two of the three machine guns quickly went mute, leaving only Du Yuanshun and the two soldiers beside him.

As if they couldn't hear the explosions around them, they continued to shoot at the little devil.

The mg42 machine gun was like a broom in Du Yuanshun's hands, mowing down one after another Japanese soldiers wherever it passed.

…

"Commander, we are fighting with the Japs in several positions. The Japanese army has invested at least 6,000 troops this time!"

The staff officer of the 4th Division reported to Jia Dalin.

Jia Dalin's eyes never left the area shrouded in poisonous gas, and he asked coldly:

"Is anyone asking for backup?"

The staff officer shook his head, "Not yet, both regiment leaders are up!"

"Commander, let my reconnaissance battalion go up, and we must drive back those stupid little devils!"
To be continued...