Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Rural areas in later generations.

The living room next to the main hall.

"Buzz!"

The void twisted for a moment, and then Xia Weiwei passed through the ripples of time and space and appeared inside the house.

"Honey, you're finally back!"

Ma Hongwei walked forward with a smile.

"Hongwei!"

Xia Weiwei opened her arms and rushed into Ma Hongwei's embrace, holding him tightly.

Ma Hongwei hugged the other person back and asked with a smile, "Did you miss me?"

"OK!"

Xia Weiwei nodded and said, "I've missed you so much..."

The two embraced quietly for a while.

"It's so hot!"

Xia Weiwei was still wearing a cotton-padded coat, and even though there was air conditioning in the room, she couldn't stand it.

After all, she was wearing both thermal underwear and a down jacket.

Even with the air conditioning on in the middle of summer, the temperature inside is still around 24 or 25 degrees Celsius, which is unbearable.

She broke free from Ma Hongwei's embrace and ran inside to change her clothes.

Xia Weiwei changed into a white short-sleeved shirt and denim shorts.

Although she is much more comfortable with it now than before, she still doesn't feel comfortable wearing those hot pants.

In Xia Weiwei's opinion, wearing that kind of clothing was simply too indecent and immoral.

She didn't want to be seen naked by others.

At most, she would just close the door and show it to her future husband, Ma Hongwei.

"brush!"

Xia Weiwei came out of the house, holding a piece of paper in her hand.

"What are you holding?"

Sitting on the sofa, Ma Hongwei asked with a smile, "Could it be supplies that the leaders need?"

"no!"

Xia Weiwei shook her head and said, "This is good news!"

She told Ma Hongwei, "This time, the Independent Regiment of the Jin-Cha-Ji Military Region wiped out an entire Japanese regiment, and even used a McMillan sniper rifle to kill the commander of the 5th Division, Seishiro Itagaki!"

As she spoke, she handed the telegram to Ma Hongwei.

"Annihilated a regiment? And killed a lieutenant general division commander?"

Ma Hongwei glanced at the data on the telegram and laughed loudly, "Great! This is truly fantastic news!"

As a Chinese, he hated the Japanese devils the most.

Those Japanese devils committed countless atrocities, carrying out horrific massacres across the land of China.

It's fair to say that wiping them all out would be too lenient.

"Commander Nie and Division Commander Liu both asked me to thank you!"

Xia Weiwei said with a smile, "They said that if it weren't for the weapons, equipment and supplies you brought, they wouldn't have been able to win."

"Eh!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongwei quickly waved his hand and said, "I only made some insignificant contributions. The ones who truly commanded and fought bloody battles on the front lines were the leaders and Eighth Route Army soldiers."

"If it weren't for their bloodshed and sacrifice, even if I brought these supplies over, it would just be giving them to the Japanese for nothing!"

"Take the Jin-Sui Army and the Kuomintang for example. The soldiers were not afraid of sacrifice and dared to fight against the Japanese. However, their officers were corrupt. Many of them only knew how to exploit soldiers, sell supplies, and amass wealth. Therefore, they could not win battles and could only retreat again and again."

"Alright, don't be so modest!"

Xia Weiwei pinched Ma Hongwei's nose and said, "Your contributions are evident to me and the leaders!"

She paused, then continued, "This time, besides expressing their gratitude, the leaders also asked me to tell you that they need to purchase another batch of bulletproof plates and handheld bulletproof shields."

"Especially when carrying a bulletproof shield, it's incredibly useful during battles, greatly reducing casualties among soldiers!"

"Bulletproof plates and handheld bulletproof shields?"

Ma Hongwei nodded and said, "Okay, I'll buy another batch right away."

"However, if the quantity required is large, I'm afraid one factory won't be able to meet our needs."

"fine."

Xia Weiwei said, "Commander Liu said there's no rush, we can make up for it later."

"They guessed that the Japanese army had suffered heavy losses this time, including the death of a lieutenant general division commander, and would probably be quiet for a while and would not immediately launch another attack on the base area."

"Of course, that's what the division commander said, but we can't ignore it."

"It's better to be safe than sorry. If the Japanese are eager for revenge and launch a new offensive soon, our soldiers will suffer heavy losses if they don't have enough bulletproof plates and hand-held bulletproof shields."

"You're absolutely right!"

Ma Hongwei nodded slightly, agreeing, and said, "I'll order another batch of bulletproof plates and handheld bulletproof shields in a little while."

"Oh, right..."

As he was talking, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said to Xia Weiwei, "I think we should buy some more gas masks and medical rubber gloves!"

"Gas mask?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Weiwei's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed, "You mean, the Japanese army might use poison gas against the Eighth Route Army?"

As early as World War I, Germany used poison gas extensively on the battlefield, so Xia Weiwei was no stranger to this term.

"good!"

Ma Hongwei nodded and said, "If the Japanese army encounters strong resistance, they will use poison gas to attack."

During the Japanese invasion of China, poison gas was used against the National Revolutionary Army and the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army nine times in 37 years.

It reached 105 times in 38 and peaked in 39, for a total of 455 times.

According to statistics from the Nationalist government's Ministry of Military Affairs' Anti-Gas Division, the Japanese used poison gas in 1312 attacks on the main battlefield.

In addition, it was also widely used by the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army in the enemy's rear base areas.

According to the book "The Chemical Warfare of the Japanese Army in China", the Japanese army used poison gas at least 2091 times, affecting 14-18 provinces.

This refers to the number of battles fought, not the number of poison gas shells used.

During periods of intense fighting, a single battle could consume nearly ten thousand rounds of poison gas.

The number of military personnel and civilians injured or killed due to poisoning exceeded 10.

In reality, the Japanese army mainly used red tubes or red bullets, which are irritating vomiting fumes such as diphenylcyanuron, specifically to force the defending troops to withdraw from their fortifications or for the Eighth Route Army to come out of their tunnels or caves.

This poison gas is not as terrifying as mustard gas or Lewisite, but without protection, it can still render a person incapable of fighting, and will cause them to vomit and tear up constantly.

Most importantly, it is cheap to manufacture, and people are willing to use it in large quantities.

The reason why mustard gas and other persistent poisonous gases were used infrequently was not because the Japanese were kind-hearted, but simply because they were expensive to produce.

Only in critical, decisive battles can a small number of troops be used.

"In that case, this gas mask is definitely necessary!"

Xia Weiwei looked at Ma Hongwei tenderly, leaned forward and kissed him, saying, "Thank you for reminding us. Otherwise, the soldiers would have suffered heavy casualties if they had encountered this situation without any preparation."

"If we can prepare gas masks in advance and give advance warnings, the casualties among our soldiers will be greatly reduced even if they encounter poison gas."