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spn Far East, outside Vladivostok.

In the mountains three kilometers outside Vladivostok, there is a heavily guarded place. Not only is it heavily guarded, it also has intensive anti-aircraft firepower.

As the Japanese troops in Vladivostok went underground, before these [Japanese] rats were completely eliminated, the newly formed 24th Army of the Far Eastern Front in charge of the Vladivostok battlefield temporarily set up its headquarters here. The 24th Field Army is an infantry group.

, with Xu Yongchang, a well-known former KMT general, as the commander.

It is said that with Xu Yongchang's military command ability and prestige, as well as his cooperative attitude with the new "government", he should be one of the first batch of veteran generals of the Kuomintang system to serve as commanders of the National Defense Forces Group Army. However, this 58-year-old veteran at the time was

When the generals of the ** system were studying at the Huaxia Military Academy, they discovered that the two armies were completely different in terms of combat thinking and command art.

On the one hand, it is a mechanically copied Western system, and on the other hand, it is a self-contained modern military education system that is more suitable for Chinese people.[

So General Xu Yongchang stayed in the Huaxia Military Academy for several years, repeatedly rejecting the offers of Chu Shiwen, then executive vice president, and Li Junming, director of the Political and Education Department, to help him apply for resumption of active service.

To be a useless officer in the "government's" new army would be extremely irresponsible to the soldiers.

It was not until he successfully passed the graduation examination of the Huaxia Military Academy and became a qualified modern military commander that he calmly accepted active duty. After many years, he caught up with the expansion of the National Defense Force and became the commander of the 24th Group Army.

"Report! Commander, the investigation team is back." "Invite them in1"

A sonorous and powerful report sounded outside Xu Yongchang's field office of the 24th Group Army. As soon as he heard the report from the staff officer on duty, he knew that the field investigation team headed by Lieutenant Colonel Xiong Benshan, a liaison officer sent by the Special Operations Division, had returned.

Sure enough, it was Kumamoto-san and an officer from the military academy who came in, a scholar wearing thick glasses with beer bottle bottoms.

Due to the special mission and nature of the Special Operations Division, when Xiong Benshan reported to Xu Yongchang as a liaison officer, the troops of the Special Operations Division had to temporarily take over the security work during the conversation.

"Professor Song, Lieutenant Colonel Xiong, Commander Meng, please sit wherever you like." Xu Yongchang closed the document in his hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down. In addition to Xiong Benshan, the other officer was Senior Colonel Meng Yuming, the commander of the 1st Sword Division of the First Army, and a scholar.

The person he looked like was Song Yueguang, a gas warfare expert who came with the Special Operations Division.

After the special operations force led by Kumamotozan arrived at the front line of Vladivostok, they were accompanied by Colonel Meng Yuming, who was responsible for occupying Vladivostok, and several gas warfare experts such as Song Yueguang to review the situation in Vladivostok on the spot.

This time took about two days.

How is the situation with "Professor Song"?" Xu Yongchang asked with concern.

Song Yueguang picked up the tea cup and drank a few large sips of water, then said, "After our rigorous on-site investigation, this type of poison gas is completely suitable for use in the underground tunnels of Vladivostok, and from a comprehensive analysis, it will have a very good killing effect on people.

And there will be no sequelae.

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"That's good, Professor Song. You know that Vladivostok is a militarized fortress city. We must focus on utilizing it. It will be our bridgehead to guard the far southeast in the future. Japan is across the sea from Japan.

"Our task is very heavy and we don't have enough time. Personally, I hope to fully master this city as quickly as possible."

Xu Yongchang said seriously.

Song Yueguang deeply agreed and said: "Although I am not a military expert, I still understand the importance of this mission." Otherwise, this plan will not come true.

I can guarantee that this kind of poisonous gas, even in a closed environment, is only effective for a few hours. This is not a theoretical time, but the ultimate effective time obtained from hundreds of experiments.

On this point, General Xu, you can be careful. The troops can put on chemical protective suits and enter the tunnels to clean up the mess after reaching the divination point. "That way, in case of loss." "That's really great." Xu Yongchang said, rubbing his hands slightly.

."Lieutenant Colonel Xiong, how is our transportation work?"

"The five tons of poison gas required for this mission" have all been secretly transported and are currently being stored in a highly secure state. When the mission is implemented, it will only take three hours to arrive in Vladivostok. Moreover, we have considered various emergencies, and

We have prepared emergency neutralizing agents. We have tested this task dozens of times and there will never be a poisonous gas leak."

Kumamotoyama said solemnly.

"Very good." Xu Yongchang naturally knew what the investigation team was going to do when they came back. He glanced at the confidentiality box in Xiong Benshan's hand, and finally asked his subordinate, Commander Meng Yuming, "Yu Ming, are you ready?" [

Currently, the 172nd Division is responsible for guarding the city of Vladivostok. Of course, it is also responsible for round-the-clock vigilance and the task of beating Japanese little gophers.

"Report to the commander, we are ready and can act at any time. The first regiment will cooperate with the brother units of the action team to implement the plan. Many simulations have been conducted so far." The action unit whose main task is poison gas warfare is responsible for it, and the 172nd Division's

This group is just for security and cooperation.

"Very good, Lieutenant Colonel Xiong, let's get started." Xu Yongchang turned to Xiong Benshan and smiled.

"Yes! Lieutenant General." Xiong Benshan put the confidential box he was carrying on the table, opened it and took out a document, and first handed it to the poison gas expert Professor Song Yueguang of the investigation team.

Agree to execute Song Yueguang!

Professor Song signed this line on the document. Then Lieutenant Colonel Xiong Benshan, then Commander Meng Yuming, and finally handed it to Lieutenant General Xu Yongchang.

"agree!"

Xu Yongchang wrote the letter in one fell swoop and solemnly signed the order agreeing to the execution. According to regulations, a task of this level requires the final signature of multiple responsible persons before it can be executed.

"Thank you for your hard work, I will just wait for the good news." Xu Yongchang said happily, as if he had let go of something on his mind.

In a storage room in a tunnel more than 5 meters underground in the east of Vladivostok, several Japanese soldiers, blacker than coal diggers, sat weakly on the ground.

"Furuya-kun, we have just finished searching the two tunnels near here. We did not find any food, but we did find some water."

A Japanese second lieutenant tremblingly took out two kettles from his body. Perhaps it was because he had been thirsty for two days before he could drink water. Although his stomach was bloated from drinking happily just now, he still subconsciously wanted to unscrew it when he saw the kettles. However,

With the Major in front of him, he would not dare to be presumptuous." Otherwise, he would be beaten at worst or killed at worst.

"Um."

Furuya-kun was also very weak. He snatched the water bottle almost as fast as he could. He opened the lid and drank a lot. He hadn't drank a drop of water for almost three days. He couldn't drink anything he could drink, including "

I even drank urine and survived until now.

"We are so unlucky. Many of the fortifications nearby were blown up by the Chinese.

As a result, we can't get out now that we entered. After the last failed attack, the damn Chinese blew up the only hole." The second lieutenant leaned against the wall and whispered powerfully.

"We still have 55 loyal imperial warriors." Furuya glanced at Second Lieutenant Fujita, who had just performed a meritorious service and recovered water, with a sinister look. "You didn't find food this time, Fujita-kun."

The luck of this group of Japanese soldiers was really bad. The fortifications they were hiding in were blocked. They couldn't even find water or food. Most of the hundreds of Japanese soldiers were killed or injured in the failed sneak attack the night before.

“In the end, only 60 people escaped back to the tunnel, and all the others were killed by the Chinese.

Looking at the team leaders in front of him, Yoshikage Furutani knew that he didn't have much time left for him. He didn't know what the situation was like with other Japanese troops, but he knew that the soldiers he led "

If we don't attack, we will be trapped here in vain. He said, "However, Mr. Fujita has done a great job in retrieving the water. Now that we have water, as long as we have food," we can launch another desperate attack. 12

Storeroom No., you go and prepare some meat. "After dinner, we will launch an attack in one go. The Emperor will see our feat in Tokyo."

Hearing Furuya Yoshikage's words, the several Japanese army team captains sitting around, including Fujita, couldn't help but suddenly opened their eyes. One team leader who was drinking water even had water flowing out of his mouth.

"Furuya-kun,""[

"Stop talking and execute the order. If we don't want to sacrifice our fighting strength in vain, this is our only chance. Even the bravest warriors can only fight when they are full." Yoshikage Furuya shook his head and said, with no eyesight.

There is only a blank color.

"Hiyi!"

Except for Fujita, the team leaders who received the order stood up and walked to Storage Room No. 12.

There was no food there, but there were five wounded soldiers from the battle the night before. Some were dead, and some still had some energy left.

During the week when the Japanese troops were trapped underground, they were lucky enough to still have some food and water. However, due to China's sudden attack, the Japanese troops who temporarily decided to move underground to fight could not even bring supplies with them.

The supplies were piled on the ground. No one knew that the Chinese were attacking. The warehouses and outcrops of supplies were destroyed by fire. Chinese airborne troops were everywhere. Fortunately, the Japanese troops hid underground with the food.

, unlucky ones, like Yoshikage Furutani’s troops.

What Furuya didn't know was that while his squad leader was busy executing orders, the situation on the ground had already changed.

Groups of soldiers wearing full chemical protective suits quickly took over dozens of points in Vladivostok. At the same time, other troops of the 172nd Division who were originally on alert quickly evacuated Vladivostok when it was just dark.

According to the practice of the past few days, the Japanese army would wait until two or three hours after dark or in the middle of the night to launch a sneak attack through hidden exits or blasted passageways.

Taking advantage of this time, the troops were quickly evacuating.

A gas warfare team carrying special equipment came to the ground where Furuya Yoshikage's troops were under high alert from soldiers in chemical protective suits.

"Vent hole position confirmation!"

The gas warfare team quickly found a hidden vent based on the information provided by the 172nd Division. Under the command of the team leader, a gas tank that looked like a gas tank was placed safely, and an air tube was inserted.

Ventilation hole.

"Confirm! Enter poison gas."

With a simple and clear command, an operator immediately opened the valve of the poison gas tank, and then, with the same effect as the use of the gas tank, a burst of puffing sound was heard.

The poisonous gas has been successfully introduced into the vent, settled into the tunnel, and quickly spread along the tunnel.

Underground, after a lot of intense preparations." A few days ago, the captain of the Japanese army team had completed the preparation of the pre-war food. He said that the preparation was a bit complicated, and he just roasted certain things with a fire.

A squad leader respectfully handed a piece of something dark, with a repellent aroma, to Furuya Yoshikage. "Your Excellency, Lieutenant Colonel, please use it!"

Furuya Yoshikage didn't even look at the people next to him. He picked up the piece of stuff and started biting it like an enemy."

Under Furuya's lead, the people next to him and even other Japanese soldiers in the tunnel also gritted their teeth and began to separate the black unknown objects in their hands.

Half an hour later, the Japanese army finally regained some combat effectiveness. Centered in the storage room where Furuya was located, dozens of Japanese soldiers crowded in the three-day tunnel, waiting for his orders.

"Blow open the passage and prepare for a surprise attack."

Furuya's order had no emotion at all, and he completely ignored even the overwhelming feeling of vomiting in his stomach. He blew up an exit and went out to sneak attack on the Chinese people again, regardless of whether the outcome was death or alive.

In a relatively large underground fortification troop assembly room, this small group of Japanese officers and soldiers are waiting for the explosion two tunnels away. Once the tunnel is exploded, they must rush out as quickly as possible, preferably to kill several people.
To be continued...