Under the counterattack of the artillery, the first to suffer was the Japanese Second Artillery Brigade.
When they were building the artillery positions, they did not think that they would be attacked, so they chose the location more casually.
When the shells fell, the Second Artillery Battalion began to panic.
"Boom boom boom"
The artillery positions were lit up by flames.
A Type 91 Howitzer was hit by a shell.
Under the huge explosion, the Japanese people and their cannons were all destroyed.
Although the rest of the shells did not cause any casualties, it caused the artillery to panic.
"Baka, quickly find their artillery position and launch a counterattack.”
The quality of the Japanese artillery was quite good.
Soon, their artillery balloons found the artillery position in the distance.
Six M101 howitzers were located behind a reverse slope. The cannons fired and fired at the Japanese artillery positions.
"Baka, suppress them, suppress them.”
The Second Artillery Battalion immediately turned their cannons, but most of the shells hit the slope or the rear.
It was difficult to pose a threat to the artillery position of the first regiment.
Without the artillery support of the Second Artillery Brigade, their artillery support was suppressed by dozens of mortars.
The regiment commander, Kimura Buntaro, was dumbfounded by this scene.
"Why is the artillery fire of these Chinese people so fierce?”
The chief of staff of the exploration team, Murakami Zeye, said,"Zhang Xiaoliu must have transferred all the artillery from the pass. They must have been prepared.”
"Where's our aviation? Didn't they say that the 2nd Bomber Squadron was coming to support us? Have they set off yet?"
A communications officer said,""Brigade commander, the air force has already set off. They will arrive at the battlefield in about 20 minutes.”
Hearing this, his expression became a little better.
When the bomber squadron arrived, they could easily destroy the Chinese artillery.
However, what happened next made his eyes pop out of their sockets.
The 73rd Regiment's attack force was divided into three assault groups.
Four squadrons attacked the left and right flanks of the camp.
The densely packed Japanese army began to attack.
When they were only 200 meters away from the first line of defense.
Countless figures appeared in the front.
What greeted them next was concentrated firepower.
The Browning light machine gun, M2HH heavy machine gun, and M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle began to fire in unison.
"Da da da"
"Dong dong dong"
"Bang bang bang"
The dense barrage of bullets rained down.
The Japanese soldiers at the front began to fall in groups.
It was as if a line of death had been erected on their path of attack. Anyone who stepped on this line would meet death.
Under such intensive firepower, the Japanese Army's 73rd Wing's offensive was stalled.
However, they still braved the concentrated firepower and began to counterattack.
They wanted to rely on their accurate marksmanship to suppress a group of fierce firepower.
At the same time, the Japanese grenade launchers also accurately threw grenades into the formation.
On the empty glacier, the Japanese army had no cover at all.
The large number of casualties also made the Japanese army's attack somewhat unbearable.
However, without the order to retreat, under the influence of the Bushido spirit, they still charged through the rain of bullets.
"Nani? Damn it, were they really Chinese? How is that possible?"
Kimura Buntaro's veins bulged, and he was as angry as an ox.
Such fierce firepower was unimaginable to him.
However, he quickly came back to his senses.
"These Chinese people are very cunning. They must have gathered a large number of light and heavy machine guns to use.”
"Get the light and heavy machine guns of the 76th regiment to join the attack formation and suppress the Chinese people's firepower.”
Buntaro Murakami turned a blind eye to the large number of casualties in the front line.
The lives of soldiers were worthless in his eyes.
He had already boasted in front of the Kwantung Army headquarters that he would break through Shanhaiguan Pass today.
Even if his troops were exhausted, as long as he could take down Shanhaiguan and threaten the Pingjin region, he would still be a hero of the empire.
"Machine gun, machine gun, the Japanese are coming. Suppress them, suppress them.”
With the suppression of the machine gun fire of the 76th regiment, the pressure on the 1st regiment suddenly increased.
Under the death charge of the Japanese army, some people had already rushed to about 100 meters away from the position.
Immediately, a Browning light machine gun turned its muzzle.
As the bullets slanted down, the Japanese soldiers who rushed over were swept down one after another.
"Magazine, give me the magazine."
The Browning light machine gun only had a capacity of 20 rounds, and it was empty after a few rounds.
Suddenly, the Japanese's offensive weakened, and the Japanese soldiers began to retreat quickly.
In less than ten minutes, the 73rd regiment left hundreds of corpses behind and retreated.
However, this group of Japanese was indeed difficult to deal with. Even though the First Regiment had the advantage in terms of individual firepower and artillery, there were still nearly a hundred casualties.
"Let the 76th regiment go. Our air support will be here soon.”
Looking at the formation in the distance, Kimura Buntaro sneered.
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