Fengtian, Kwantung Army headquarters.
After Commander Honzhuang Shigeru received the news from Lu Hang, he was furious.
"Baka, this cunning Zhang Xiaoliu, is he preparing to start a war with the Empire?”
Doihara Kenji put down the teacup in his hand and looked at the commander in confusion.
"Commander, didn't Zhang Xiaoliu disobey Jinling's orders and leave Shanhai Pass? What's wrong?"
Itahiro Seishiro and Ishihara Tenka also came over curiously.
When they saw the telegram from the 38th mixed regiment in Suizhong, they were all surprised.
Ishihara's brows couldn't help but furrow.
"Zhang Xiaoliu saw that the situation was hopeless and decisively retreated to the pass so that he would not engage in an all-out war with us and cause his strength to be damaged.
If he loses, not only will the four northeastern provinces be lost, but the northeastern army will also be finished.
After all, he still has the territory of Pingjin and has a way out, so he definitely won't dare to fight with us.
However, he was currently building a camp at Shanhaiguan Pass. This was indeed a little abnormal.”
"Perhaps he wants to regain some face from us to cover up his act of losing Manchuria," Itakashi Seishiro sneered.”
Ben Zhuang Fan stood up and snorted coldly. His eyes were sharp as he said,"Then let the Empire's katana shatter his last fantasy.”
"Order the 38th Brigade to launch an attack and have the Army Bomber Squadron assist in the attack. Have the Empire's heavy artillery fire the shells into the pass. I want to use the blood of the Northeast Army to intimidate those Chinese people who are ready to make a move.”
To deal with this group of Northeast Army soldiers, a full 38th Brigade and Lu Hang would be enough.
After fighting for a few months, he already knew the strength of this group of Northeast Army soldiers.
The commander of the 38th mixed exploration team, Kimura Buntaro, smiled in satisfaction after receiving the order from the Kwantung Army headquarters.
"Yuxi, follow the original plan and attack the Chinese. We must break through their Jiujiang River defense line today and take down Shanhaiguan.
I want to see if China's number one pass is stronger or our heavy artillery is stronger.”
The Shanhaiguan front enemy headquarters was set up behind the Jiujiang River defense line. At the same time, it was also the headquarters of the new division.
This was because the closer they were to the battlefield, the better Huang Huanran could command the troops.
After all, he had just taken over this unit and had yet to get used to it.
"Commander, the Jiujiang River defense line has called. They have discovered many Japanese reconnaissance cavalry units.”
Huang Huanran was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he smiled and said,"Looks like it's about to start. Let's start.”
The 38th Mixed Brigade was very fast.
Their main force arrived at the Jiujiang River defense line at around 2 p. m. and had already deployed artillery fire.
The 38th mixed regiment was formed by the 73rd and 76th Infantry Regiments, the 27th Cavalry Regiments, the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, and the 19th Engineer Brigade of the 19th Division.
The total military strength reached more than 5000 people, with 16 Type 91 105mm field howitzers.
In addition to the Type 92 Infantry Cannons and mortars, there were dozens of cannons.
The Northeastern Army they were facing had lost their armor and was far inferior to them in terms of artillery fire.
When the 16 Type 91 105 Howitzers were ready, the general attack began.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Cannons fired in unison, and concentrated artillery shells began to bombard the defense line at Jiujiang River.
Immediately, artillery fire erupted from all directions, enveloping the camp in the smoke of the explosion.
Under the scorching heat of the explosion, the snow on the ground melted into water and dripped down the wall into the hole.
A regiment of 3,000 soldiers were holed up in the holes that had just been dug.
"Motherf * cker, if it wasn't for the fact that we didn't want to scare them away, our artillery shells would definitely have killed them.”
An officer cursed as he felt the ground shake violently.
For half an hour, under the cover of artillery fire, not a single person could be seen at the Jiujiang River camp.
The 73rd Infantry Regiment launched an all-out attack.
Under the cover of the artillery fire, the dense Japanese army stepped onto the ice of the Jiujiang River and swarmed toward the position.
At the same time, their Type 92 Infantry Cannons and Type 11 Mortars also joined the bombardment.
"Damn it, are the Japanese bullying me because I don't have any artillery? Order the entire artillery regiment to blast them.”
The Japanese army had already launched an attack, and there was no need for them to hide their artillery.
The Artillery Battalion of the 1st Regiment was equipped with 6 M101 105mm Howitzers.
Each battalion was equipped with six 82mm mortars and nine 60mm mortars.
There were 18 82mm mortars and 27 60mm mortars.
Six M101 105mm howitzers launched a counterattack against the Japanese Second Artillery Brigade.
The mortars were aimed at the Japanese infantry cannons, mortars, and attacking forces.
"Boom boom boom…"
A dense barrage of cannonballs rose into the air from the rear of a group of soldiers almost at the same time.
The regiment commander, Kimura Buntaro, was dumbstruck by the dense barrage of artillery shells.
The artillery shells landed densely on the Second Artillery Battalion and the attacking troops.
It set off a dense explosion.
The Shanhaiguan battle that shook the entire country began.
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