Therefore, when Liu Jianhua took the lead in sending troops to the foot of Shanhaiguan, the relevant Eastern Army was already stationed at Shanhaiguan, namely several infantry brigades stationed in Huludao and Jinxi, together with the garrison at the original pass, the total strength of the Japanese army had reached four or five thousand.

Just as the advance corps was in a position and planned to attack Shanhaiguan on a large scale, the vanguard of the 12th Division of the Japanese Army also arrived by train, and after getting off the train at Yuguan Station, they quickly drove into the pass and joined forces with the defenders in Shanhaiguan, so that the strength of Shanhaiguan climbed to six or seven thousand.

At this point, the strength of the Japanese army in Shanhaiguan has been on par with Liu Jianhua's advance corps, after all, the dragon's tooth column is on the offensive, and the Japanese army is defending according to the danger, and the comparison of the strength of the two sides is to be doubled.

That is, the 6,000 troops of the Japanese army are at least equal to 12,000 on the attacking side, even if the Dragon's Tooth Column is a mechanized elite force, offset some, so the difference in strength between the two sides is almost the same.

Outside the gate, next to a dense forest at the foot of a hillside, Liu Jianhua's temporary headquarters was set up here.

The radio had been set up, and next to the headquarters, in addition to the heavily armed guards, there were two No. 4 tanks parked there, and the machine gunners on the tank vehicles were manipulating the machine guns with solemn expressions and waiting for battle.

In the command headquarters, Liu Jianhua, deputy commander of the tank armored brigade, Zhou Ming, the commander of the Second Infantry Regiment of the First Division, Scarface, and the deputy commander of the First Infantry Corps gathered together, because the commander of the First Infantry Corps was concurrently served by the deputy division commander Liu Yidao, but Liu Yidao stayed in Tianjin and did not act with the army, so these two Class A infantry regiments were temporarily under the unified command of Scarface.

Liu Jianhua, holding half of a cigarette in one hand, propped up the other hand on the table, and said to a few people: "I didn't expect the little devil to move so quickly, we are still a step late, and now there are Japanese troops gathered in Shanhaiguan, what should we do?" ”

Scarface spoke: "Brigade Commander Liu, what else can you do, of course, you will attack immediately and take Shanhaiguan at all costs." ”

Deputy Brigade Commander Zhou Ming is also a strong general, and then nodded and said: "Yes, the task given to us by the commander is to capture Shanhaiguan, this way has been smooth, and we haven't even fought a decent battle, and now we just practice with the little devils in Shanhaiguan." ”

Liu Jianhua thought more about it: "However, Shanhaiguan is extremely steep, which is not conducive to the display of our armored forces, the enemy is defending according to the danger, condescending, and we rashly attack, not only is it difficult to succeed, I am afraid that we will pay a great price for casualties, and now the Japanese army in the Guannai has increased and is ready for battle, it is likely that the Kwantung Army has intervened."

The enemy situation has changed a lot compared with the beginning, and as a general, it is his duty to obey orders, but he must also learn to judge the situation and make corresponding adjustments according to the changing situation on the front line, instead of being immutable, that is not called loyalty, that is called stupidity. ”

What Liu Jianhua said aroused everyone's approval, and they all nodded, and said with a scarred face: "Then Brigade Commander Liu, what do you say we should do?" ”

"First send an infantry battalion and a chariot company to coordinate the attack, test the reality of the Japanese army in Xiaguan, I will immediately send a telegram to the commander and chief of staff to report the situation here, and ask the commander to send reinforcements over, especially the heavy artillery brigade, it is best to give us some air support, so that the certainty of capturing Shanhaiguan will be much greater." Liu Jianhua said.

Scarface immediately took the initiative to ask, "Okay, let me bring two battalions to attack." ”

Considering that Scarface has a strong style, has been in battle for a long time, and most of his subordinates are elite divisions, Liu Jianhua immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, but we must play the momentum of our dragon tooth column, even if we can't take Shanhaiguan, we can't let the little devils look down on us." I'll have the other tank regiments give the attacking troops artillery support. ”

Scarface saluted, snapped around and took the order, he walked straight out of the temporary headquarters, and several guards guarding outside hurriedly stood up to salute goodbye.

Scarface quickly assembled an infantry battalion and a No. 4 tank company, came to Shanhaiguan to open up an offensive formation, and began the first tentative attack.

Hundreds of Japanese troops on the wall were already in full position, and most of them were the elite of the Kwantung Army that had sailed from outside the pass, except for the North China Front's original garrison here.

These devils were far away from the pass, and they had never fought with the Dragon's Tooth Column, and in the past, they were easily crushed against any anti-Japanese armed forces in the four eastern provinces, without any pressure.

Therefore, he was not frightened at all by the Dragon Tooth Column, and he was very calm one by one, but looked forward to a long time with this legendary opponent who was very strong and defeated the North China Front.

If they can defeat the Dragon's Tooth Column, wouldn't it mean that the Kwantung Army is stronger than the North China Front Army and is the first strongest army of the Imperial Army.

Therefore, after seeing the Dragon's Tooth Column's infantry and formation swinging away, some of the devil officers on the gate kept arrogantly shouting, wanting to give the Dragon's Tooth Column a good look, so that they would have no return.

Scarface jumped on the front roof of a No. 4 tank out of range of the Japanese army, pinched his waist with one hand and swept his gaze over the armed infantry and armored soldiers gathered around, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Brothers, the front is Shanhaiguan, this is a temporary final destination of our Northern Expedition, as long as we take this pass, our Northern Expedition will be considered a success."

The commander, the chief of staff, and the division commander are all waiting for our good news in the back, and now there are a few Oriental grandsons blocking the gate, you tell me, can they stop us? ”

"Can't!"

"Can't!"

"Can't!" The dragon's tooth soldiers immediately responded with three calls.

"Can we break through this mountain pass?" Scarface asked again in a deep voice.

"Break the level!"

"Break the level!"

"Break the level!" The soldiers echoed loudly again, and thousands of people roared in unison, gathering together and soaring into the air, reaching the Shanhai Pass, intimidating the enemy, and some of the devil defenders who were originally subordinate to the North China Front Army suddenly became timid and a little shaken.

If it weren't for the constant shouting and reprimanding of the officers of the Kwantung Army, they might have turned around and fled.

As soon as the soldiers shouted three times, Scarface waved his hand vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Attack!" Show some real skills and let little Japan see who is the king of land warfare! ”

The tanks that had already started one after another, and in bursts of deafening rumbling sounds, green smoke sprayed out from the tails of more than a dozen tanks, diffusing the air.

A large number of dragon tooth infantry with guns in their hands, followed closely behind the tank group, and with the help of the former's cover, they began to advance forward, and everything was coordinated in an orderly and skillful manner.

Soon, more than a dozen tank vehicles and hundreds of tanks from the two tank regiments behind were one after another; The cannons were fired one after another, and rows of dense shells pierced the air, smashing fiercely towards Shanhaiguan, a thousand-year-old Xiongguan, with a whistling sound.

The Great War is imminent! This will be the first confrontation between the Dragon's Tooth Column and the Kwantung Army.