Several miles southwest of Suzhou, thousands of Japanese Marines had stopped and set up camp.

The person in charge of leading the team was Major General Kondo Hidejiro, the captain of the 12th Team of the 3rd Fleet of the Japanese Army. At this moment, this old devil was patrolling the troops with several adjutants and guards.

When they saw Eijiro Kondo, the Japanese officers and soldiers who were burying their heads and trying hard to dig fortifications, stopped their work and quickly stood up to salute.

Kondo Hidejiro smiled very satisfied and saluted or nodded to his subordinates one by one. He nodded happily to the officer accompanying him and said, "Yoxi, fortifications are very important, you must speed up."

"Hay, General, please rest assured. The officer will strictly order all troops to repair fortifications!" The officer suddenly lowered his head and responded.

"Yes!" Kondo Hidejiro nodded with satisfaction, then led the guards to his command center.

I have to say that the old Japanese devil, Eijiro Kondo, was quite cautious. The scouts of the Tiger Ben Regiment reconnaissed their whereabouts, and the Japanese also knew that the Kuomintang had prepared in advance in Suzhou.

Therefore, Hidejiro Kondo did not rush to attack the Tiger Ben, but stopped less than ten miles from Suzhou City and built defensive fortifications on the spot.

Kondo Hidejiro's Marine Corps had a total of four brigades, plus nearly 5,000 troops in direct troops. In order to prevent the Huben Regiment from abandoning the city too early, Kondo Hidejiro led his troops Matsui Ishione to instruct him to advance lightly and quickly arrive in Suzhou without seeking to destroy the Huben Regiment. He just needed to hold it steadily and wait for the main force to arrive, and then concentrate his absolute superior forces to wipe out the Huben Regiment in one fell swoop.

But beyond Kondo Hidejiro's expectations, the Chinese army in Suzhou City did not abandon the city and fled, but built a large number of fortifications, which seemed to be planning to defend Suzhou City to the death.

However, this is exactly what Kondo Hidejiro wants. As long as the Chinese army in Suzhou City does not run away, it will be a matter of time before they can be eliminated.

You should know that the Imperial Army besieged Suzhou this time, not one or two divisions. In addition to its own Marines, there are also major divisions that are rushing back from the front line. It can be said that the entire Central China dispatched troops were moving towards Suzhou.

Of course, in addition to the murder of Prince Hirohiko Asakamiya, causing shock to the Japanese government and the opposition, and His Majesty the Emperor was angry, after Suzhou City was captured by the Chinese army, the logistics supply lines of the Imperial Army divisions fighting on the Nanjing front were cut off. Therefore, even if the front-line divisions did not return to the army to siege Suzhou, at most three or five days, they would lose their offensive ability due to insufficient ammunition due to insufficient ammunition.

The Imperial Army is an elite and has very strong combat power, but it is impossible for tens of thousands of Imperial Army warriors to fight bayonets with the Chinese army with rifles, right?

While ordering the camping on the spot, Kondo Eijiro was stationed, he sent electricity to the follow-up troops to urge them to come as soon as possible.

In order to move forward lightly, the artillery and other heavy weapons of the 12th Team were left far behind. It is estimated that it will be slowly moving forward with the baggage force.

Therefore, only after the artillery troops and follow-up troops arrived could Kondo Hidejiro order an attack on the Suzhou National Army positions. Before this, the cautious Hidejiro Kondo was not idle either. In case, he did not give the troops a rest, so he ordered them to excavate fortifications.

However, this time, Eijiro Kondo's caution brought a catastrophe to his Marine Corps.

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At the same time, in Suzhou City, after receiving the order, the armored company and the second battalion were ordered to gather on the first battalion's position.

Qiao Anbang was mobilizing pre-war mobilization. His eyes glanced back and forth on the officers and soldiers like a knife, and then he said in a deep voice: "Brothers, do you still remember the Battle of Shanghai not long ago?"

"Remember!" Many veterans who participated in the Battle of Shanghai in the first battalion responded in unison.

"In the early stage of the Battle of Shanghai, our army used five German-armed divisions to attack the Japanese positions. The reason was that the Japanese army was very tenacious, with only a few thousand people, but they blocked the continuous attacks of tens of thousands of our troops. This was glorious and very proud of the Japanese army!"

"But! For us, this is a shame! The siege of thousands of Japanese troops with the Fifth Division was still unsuccessful, which eventually led to the failure of the battle and the decline of Shanghai. As a soldier, he was unable to defend the enemy outside the country, resulting in the decline of the country. Our compatriots, we have no face to face our motherland, we are ashamed of the military uniforms, the blue sky and white sun emblem above our heads, and even more ashamed of the countless hometown elders who saved money to support the War of Resistance! The War of Resistance Against Japan is a disaster for the country, and it is even more a shame for our soldiers! The Japanese devils invaded our country and killed our people, and we are irreconcilable with them!"

"Immortal!"

"Immortal!"

"Immortal!"

Thousands of officers and soldiers present raised their steel guns and responded in unison.

"Now, ahead of us, there are more than 4,000 Japanese devils. They are the Marines that blocked our army's troops in the Battle of Shanghai!" Qiao Anbang said this and punched his chest with his fists and roared angrily: "Brothers, it's time to avenge his previous shame. Take up the weapons in your hands, rush up with me, and kill these dog-good Marines!"

"Fuck them to death!"

"Damn it, kill them."

"Fuck these dog-dreams to death and avenge their comrades who died in the Battle of Shanghai!"

The officers and soldiers were filled with righteous indignation and cursed and roared.

Just as Qiao Anbang raised his hand to stop the roar of the officers and soldiers, a communication soldier rushed over and stood up and saluted Qiao Anbang and said, "The regiment seat, the artillery battalion is ready, and you can fire the artillery at any time!"

"Yes." Qiao Anbang nodded and said sternly: "Order the artillery battalion to fire immediately and aim at the Japanese position for ten minutes to be saturated and shelled! Bang him down!"

"Yes!" The communications soldier responded with a loud bang, then turned around and took the order quickly.

After watching the communications soldiers leave, Qiao Anbang immediately turned his head and shouted: "Captain 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Commander!"

"Yes!"|Kong Xiangjie and Cao Er stepped forward at the same time and responded with a loud bang.

"After the artillery battalion's artillery battalion's artillery companies immediately fired poisonous gas bombs at the Japanese positions, smothering those beasts!" Qiao Anbang ordered with a stern expression. Qiao Anbang knew that taking the initiative could indeed fight the Japanese Marine Corps was caught off guard, but to wipe it out before its subsequent main force arrived, it was tantamount to pulling out the teeth of the tiger's mouth, so he could only use unconventional means.

That is poison gas bomb. In the Japanese's perception, the Chinese army did not even have enough artillery shells, so they would think that the Tiger Group would fire poison gas bombs at them? Therefore, poison gas bombs will definitely have an unexpected effect.

Qiao Anbang doesn’t care about the bad Geneva Convention. Looking at the eight-year War of Resistance Against Japan in later history, the Japanese devils frequently violated the Geneva Convention and used poison gas bombs on Chinese military and civilians to massacre prisoners of war. Where was the bad convention at that time?

Therefore, when dealing with the Japanese, Qiao Anbang will never be ruthless. He will be vengeful and will retaliate. It is time for the Japanese to taste the taste of poison gas.

"Yes!" When the two heard that they wanted to use poison gas bombs, they immediately felt energetic. Kong Xiangjie had participated in the Battle of Songhu, and he was so angry that he bit his steel teeth by the Japanese using poison gas. Many of his comrades fell under the poison gas of the Japanese.

"After the poison gas bomb is launched, everyone of you two battalions must press on and take the opportunity to defeat the Japanese army with absolute superior firepower! By the way, don't forget to let the soldiers wear gas masks!" Qiao Anbang instructed in a deep voice.

"Yes! Please rest assured to ensure that the task is completed!" The two of them stood up at the same time and agreed with a loud promise.

"Go and prepare quickly!" Qiao Anbang waved his hand and signaled.

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