Outside the Shanhai Pass, the 1st Regiment of the 1st Army Division, the Artillery Regiment directly under the division, and the self-propelled artillery regiment have arrived at Shanhaiguan under the leadership of the 1st Regiment Commander, Colonel Feng Jing.

In a wood, Li Wenjie, chief of staff of the regiment, and others were holding binoculars to peep at Shanhaiguan.

Looking at the majestic wall, the mountains on both sides are steep, and the figures of soldiers on the wall are shaking, Chief of Staff Li Wenjie can't help but sigh: "Shanhaiguan is worthy of being the first Xiongguan in the world. ”

"When a husband is closed, don't open it? That was before. Feng Shi put down the binoculars and said with a confident look: "Now is different, our artillery can turn this first pass in the world into ruins in two hours." ”

"Tuanzuo, don't be careless, the army has retreated outside the customs for a long time, and Shanhaiguan is the first important way out of the customs, such a strategic place, the army must be fully operating for a long time, this battle can not be careless." Li Wenjie looked at the majestic Shanhaiguan and reminded.

"Hmm. I understand this. Feng Shi nodded, and then said: "Inform the artillery regiment and the self-propelled artillery regiment to cover Shanhaiguan in thirty minutes for the first round of artillery fire, and then fire a large number of poison gas bombs at Guan, and then my regiment and battalion will take advantage of the situation to launch an attack." ”

"Yes!" Li Wenjie hurriedly stood up and responded.

……………………………… Shenyang City, the headquarters of the Kwantung Army.

Failed to win over Yan Xishan, and Qiao's army immediately moved north, and this series of unfavorable news made the current commander of the Kwantung Army, Hideki Tojo, a headache.

Knowing that the forward troops of the Qiao family army had arrived at the foot of Shanhaiguan, Tojo Hideki was even more anxious like an ant on a hot pot, constantly pacing back and forth in the headquarters.

The chief of staff, Kimura Hyotaro, walked in at this time and saluted him and reported: "Your Excellency General, the Shanhaiguan garrison is in an emergency. ”

"Oh? How's it going? Hideki Tojo asked after a pause.

"The garrison reports that the forward troops of the Zhina Army have arrived at Guanxia, and it is estimated that they will soon launch an attack on the Shanhaiguan defense line." Hyotaro Kimura replied.

"What happened to the Jinzhou Defense Line?" Hideki Tojo.

"Yoshio Shinozuka has called, they have made all the preparations, and they will definitely be able to hold the Jinzhou defense line for more than three months." Hyotaro Kimura said.

"That's good, tell the Shanhaiguan garrison, resist with all your might, hold on to the last moment, and fight with jade shatters!" Hideki Tojo breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand.

Kimura Hyotaro wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it, nodded and left.

He knew that although it was a bit cruel to order the two thousand imperial troops of the Shanhaiguan garrison to carry out the jade shattering operation, he also knew that it was a helpless move.

Because once the Shanhai Pass was broken, the speed of their retreat was definitely not as fast as the mechanized pursuit speed of the Qiao family's army, and they were completely annihilated in the escape.

It is better to take advantage of the dangerous terrain of Shanhaiguan to fight with the [***] team to the end, and consume the sharp spirit of the Qiao family army as much as possible.

……………… The Jinshu defensive line was constructed by Hideki Tojo after careful consideration and the mobilization of two-thirds of the forces of the Kwantung Army.

He knew that it was impossible for a single mountain pass to stop the Qiao family's army from moving north.

To this end, he specially appointed Yoshio Shinozuka, the former commander of the 10th Division of the North China Front, as the front-line commander, responsible for commanding the 200,000 elites of the Kwantung Army to build several Jinzhou defense lines centered on Jinzhou in the areas of Jinzhou, Huludao, Jinxi, and Ningyuan (now Xingcheng).

Its first line of defense was built with Jinchuan Fort and Xianreongsi Fort according to the Liuzhou River.

This is the place where Qiao's army must pass through if he wants to go north to Jinzhou after entering the customs.

The second line of defense is in the area of Ningyuan City, Tuanshan Fort, Xingshui County and Juehua Island.

The third line of defense is the Jinzhou defense line, which radiates to Tashan, Shahe Fort, Gray Mountain Fort, and Dahongluo Mountain.

The 200,000 troops of the three lines of defense, coupled with the fact that the Kwantung Army has been operating outside the pass for a long time, and all kinds of fortifications are complete, it cannot be said that it is impregnable.

This is also the determination and confidence of Yoshio Shinozuka who claims to be able to hold on for at least three months or even half a year.

………………………… Under the Shanhai Pass, on the positions of the artillery regiment and the self-propelled artillery regiment of the 1st Division.

After nearly half an hour of intense preparations, the artillery regiment finally completed all pre-battle preparations, including the construction of artillery defensive positions.

With the closure of the situation under the order on the phone, hundreds of 105mm howitzers and 120mm caliber self-propelled guns suddenly opened fire one after another.

In the muffled sound of "tom tom tom ......" one after another, one shell after another came out of the disembowel and roared towards Shanhaiguan and smashed down.

Judging from the sortie positions of the whole group, countless shells in the sky dragged a long tail flame and made a sharp whistle-like scream through the sky, smashing towards the Shanhaiguan like meteors.

"Boom, boom, boom......" The shells accurately fell inside and outside the Shanhaiguan customs wall, and suddenly produced a violent explosion.

From time to time, in the firelight, the army was swept away by a huge wave of air and fell from the female wall to the bottom of the city.

In a violent and dense explosion, this majestic level with a long history begins to turn into a sea of fire and ruins.

The shelling lasted for 20 minutes, and the hard walls of the outer wall were blown up and devastated by the potholes, and the entire Shanhaiguan was shrouded in fire and smoke.

The Guanshang army suffered heavy casualties and wailed everywhere.

However, when the surviving devils stubbornly picked up their guns and prepared to resist, their expected charge did not happen.

But a sharp and piercing whistling sound suddenly sounded in the sky, and the surviving ghost soldiers looked up to see countless black dots falling head-on.

All the devil soldiers were shocked and hurriedly dodged, but when the shells landed, they did not explode, but emitted bursts of russet smoke.

The devil soldiers suddenly screamed in terror, ran in a hurry, trampled on each other, and the whole pass was in a panic.

More than 1,000 officers and men of the 2nd Battalion had been assembled under the leadership of the battalion commander, Major Qi Delong, and all the soldiers were wearing gas masks, fully armed, and ready to go.

Qi Delong strode to the officers and men of the battalion with an STG44 assault rifle (i.e., MP-44) in his hand, pulled off his gas mask, and glanced around at his subordinates with a torch-like gaze.

He said coldly: "Brothers, Shanhaiguan is the first battle of my Qiaojia army going north, the general seat will give us the task of this attack to a regiment, that is our supreme glory, take out your strength on the mother-in-law's kang, rush up for me, capture Shanhaiguan, the glory belongs to the first division of the army, belongs to our entire regiment, belongs to our second battalion!" ”

With that, Qi Delong pulled the bolt of the MP-44 assault rifle in his hand and pointed it behind him: "Rush!" ”

More than 1,000 officers and soldiers immediately responded in a crowd: "Kill! Come on! One by one, they screamed and swarmed towards Shanhaiguan with MP-44 assault rifles.

The MG42 machine gun group on their own positions also opened fire one after another, providing strong fire cover for the attacking troops.

"Kill!" Qi Delong pulled down his gas mask and joined the charging crowd with his subordinates without hesitation.

"Glory belongs to the first division of our army, kill!" Zhao Quan, the commander of the first company, roared angrily and rushed to the front.

At this time, the army at the head of the city was still in chaos, and a few devils endured the invasion of poisonous gas and stubbornly shot to block it, but the mantis arm was used as a car, and it was useless.

Without complete firepower support, it is impossible to stop the charge of more than a thousand soldiers of the Qiao family army with the scattered shots of the rifle alone.

What's more, the MG42 machine gun group on a group of positions exerted super fire suppression, and the devil soldiers who stubbornly shot with their heads could not fire their machine guns, and they would be hit by the bullets that poured like whizzing raindrops and fell down.

The MP-44 assault rifle in the hands of the stormtrooping soldiers also showed its might, and it was fully displayed in the suppression of single burst fire or continuous fire.

The 38 rifles in the hands of the devils at the head of the city were simply unable to parry, and even the Type 92 heavy machine guns they were proud of could not suppress hundreds of assault rifle salvos.

As the distance approached, the rocketeers of each company and platoon of the second battalion finally had a chance to make a move, and one after another with Bazooka rocket launchers opened fire.

The target was directly aimed at the surviving heavy machine gun fire points, and with the launch of rockets, the only remaining fire points of the devils were also destroyed one after another.

Zhao Quan's company took the lead in rushing under the wall, and the three rocketeers carried the bazooka rocket launcher and replaced it with a blasting bomb, aiming at the gate of the wall, which was sealed by the army.

"you!" Three screams rang out, and three blasting bullets flew in vain, heading towards the city gate with the light of fire.

"Boom, boom!" Three loud bangs rang out almost at the same time, and the flames rose to the ground, and under the huge explosion, the huge wooden city gate wrapped in copper and iron was suddenly blown to pieces.

However, the inside was sealed with military stone concrete.

At this time, the army on the wall had already obtained gas masks, and the reinforcements in the gate also rushed to the women's wall, and for a while, bullets rained down on the city.

The three rocketeers who bombarded the city gate were shot one after another and fell in a pool of blood.

Seeing this, Zhao Quan was in a hurry, and he picked up the MP-44 assault rifle in his hand and swept at the city.

"Company commander, what should I do?" A platoon commander saw that the road to the customs had been blocked by devils, and immediately asked anxiously.

"Up the ladder!" Zhao Quan turned his heart to the side and took the lead in running in the direction of the attack of the other two companies.

The first company was responsible for breaking through the city gates, and the second and third companies were responsible for using ladders to attack the city.

When Zhao Quan rushed to the left with his subordinates, there happened to be a soldier on the ladder who died, and he immediately pointed to the ladder and shouted: "Quick, climb up for Lao Tzu!" ”

Seeing this, the devil soldiers at the head of the city opened fire one after another, and a dense stream of bullets whizzed over Zhao's head.

"Pyro!" Zhao Quan shouted angrily at the top of his throat: "Burn those dogs' crumbs for me." ”

Not long after, several flamethrowers rushed over with flamethrowers on their backs and braved the rain of bullets, and there was a burst of fire at the head of the city several meters high.

Several devil soldiers who stubbornly resisted at the head of the city were suddenly engulfed in flames, and the whole person was like a rat on fire, running around, and his mouth let out a painful scream that made his scalp tingle.

(To be continued)