Republic of China: Our great warlord has many children and many blessings

The Japanese army in Lushun never thought that one day they would be attacked by the Beiyang army.

What's more, he didn't expect the opponent's fierce firepower.

From the moment Kong Jie attacked Lushun, countless artillery fire covered the entire position.

The Lushun Military Port is located at the southwest end of the Liaodong Peninsula and conjugates the Bohai Strait with the Penglai Cape of the Shandong Peninsula. It has become a natural defense barrier between Beijing and Tianjin and is of great significance to the northern territory.

Port Arthur's terrain is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the water in the port is deep and does not freeze.

Therefore, the strategic position of Port Arthur is very important and it is known as the"First Fortress in the Far East".

Lushun is not only backed by mountains, but also has forts on the main peaks: in the east there are forts such as Songshu Mountain, Erlong Mountain, Jiguan Mountain, and Wangtai North; and in the west there are forts such as Chair Mountain and Case Mountain. Japan has a total of cannons in Lushun. 78 cannons of various types, such as , howitzers, field guns, and mountain guns.

Not counting the undamaged forts left behind when Tsarist Russia occupied Lushun, there were more than 400 cannons of various sizes and calibers. In total, Japan had at least 5 to 30 forts in Lushun.

Such a large number of forts also prevented Shen Hao's fleet from getting close. They could only stop and wait for good news from the army.

Therefore, the Japanese army is still very confident in defending Lushun. After all, their firepower here is not weak at all.

Relying on these large and small defensive cannons can also give Kong Jie a drink.

But they never expected that the firepower of the Cantonese army was not weak.

There are not only two artillery regiments, but nearly 150 of them, all 150mm howitzers, bombarding the position non-stop.

There are nearly thirty planes overhead, bombing once a day.

Because the air defense capability is not strong, it is difficult to face bombing by aircraft.

What made the Japanese army even more uncomfortable was that they not only had to face a strong attack by the Cantonese army, but also faced a counterattack in Lushun City.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the Japanese occupation forces captured Lushun on the Liaodong Peninsula on November 21, 1894, and massacred the city for four days and three nights.

Tens of thousands of unarmed women and children were killed by the Japanese army.

The number of victims is estimated at more than 20,000.

This kind of deep-seated hatred has always been suppressed, but now someone attacks, and the flame of this hatred burns instantly.

Countless people fought with the Japanese one after another.

In addition, Shen Hao's special operations team had already lurked in and wreaked havoc on the Japanese military base.

Today, the bridges and roads leading to the Lushun Fort have been blown up, and those that have not been blown up are filled with countless landmines.

For a time, the position had no support or supplies at all.

There were many wounded.

Even Kong Jie did not expect that this battle would be very difficult.

Just a small hill behind the Lushun military port was fought back and forth with the Japanese more than 30 times, with tens of thousands of artillery shells poured into it, and the top of the mountain was flattened by three meters.

Still didn't get it.

In Kong Jie's military tent.

Kong Jie, with an ugly face, pointed to the high ground and said:"This high ground must be taken tonight no matter what."

Chen Yulou's face was pale. The division he brought from Changsheng Mountain had already suffered more than 4,000 casualties.

It can be said that the losses were heavy.

He couldn't understand why he had to fight so hard to win this piece of high ground.

Therefore, Chen Yulou objected:"Commander Kong, why do you have to pay such a high price to take such a piece of high ground?

Our total casualties exceed 6,000."

The others looked at each other and nodded.

Kong Jie said:"This is the gateway to Lushun, facing the Bohai Sea.

It also has the most forts.

And the forts here are precisely the key positions that prevent our warships from approaching Lushun.

If we cannot win this position, our warships will be living targets.

As long as we capture this position, our warships will be able to approach Port Arthur, and then our firepower will be able to completely suppress Little Japan.

Today, Little Japan has tens of thousands of people and has suffered huge losses.

Their supply lines have been destroyed, and we must work hard to No matter how much the price is paid, it is necessary.

The main attack task of Chen Yulou will be handed over to other divisions, and the rear of your division."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in Changsheng Mountain immediately became ugly.

Doesn't this mean they are greedy for life and afraid of death?

In the future, if the news spreads, how can we raise our heads in the army?

Chen Yulou's face didn't look good and he immediately said:"Commander Kong, don't worry, I will personally lead the charge tonight. If we can't take this position, I will come to see you."

Kong Jie shook his head and said:"You misunderstood me, you guys Division, with more than half of the casualties, we can't wipe out your old foundation.

We can't favor one over the other. Okay

, that's it.

Besides, you are the commander of a division. What do you think of charging in person?"

Chen Yulou said hurriedly:"Commander Kong has What you don’t know is that my eyes are naturally capable of night vision. It will be a greater advantage for me in the evening. It would be best for me to go."

Kong Jie shook his head and said:"Nonsense, you are the only one on the battlefield with the most power. Some of them are of no use.

Forget this plan.

If you fight for consumption, little Japan can't survive at all. Don't worry, the main thing is to prevent the support of the Japanese army. They are the turtles in the dream."

Hearing this, Chen Yulou could only give up.

At night, the Japanese troops were exhausted, and the opponent's artillery fire was so strong that they were still frightened.

They fought against Germany and Tsarist Russia, but their firepower was not that strong. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

In addition, the supply line has been cut off, making them despair.

Although the Cantonese army suffered heavy casualties, there were also many of them.

More than 10,000 people had been killed, and the entire camp was full of wounded.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, a sudden rumbling explosion went off again.

Awakened the Japanese army.

Hastily began to prepare for defense.

But what surprised them was that the opponent had no offensive position.

Instead, they just fired a false shot, which made the Japanese army breathe a sigh of relief.

The artillery fire lasted only a few minutes and then stopped.

There was no sound for half an hour, which made the Japanese think that the other party was just testing.

He also relaxed his vigilance.

Not long after the break, at half past ten, a new round of artillery fire started.

The Japanese army once again became vigilant and began to take precautions.

But the Guangdong army still didn’t make any move[]

This made the Japanese army very angry.

As before, the sound of artillery continued for a few minutes and then died down.

Originally, the Japanese army thought it was over, but they did not expect that the Cantonese army would bombard it every hour.

Just not attacking, just playing.

But the Japanese soldiers were tortured unspeakably.

At about five o'clock in the morning, the Japanese soldiers were already tired after repeated torture. When they heard the sound of artillery again, their nerves were automatically immune.

But what they didn't expect was that this time they heard shouts of killing.

The artillery fire became more intense.

The Cantonese army is really attacking this time.

And this time the attack was unprecedentedly fierce.

By eight o'clock in the morning, the sun has completely emerged from the sea.

In three hours, Kong Jie finally captured this high ground.

In the end, the Japanese army suffered 15,000 casualties, and the Cantonese army won the position at the cost of 7,000 casualties.

The Japanese army was also beaten passively due to the loss of strategic high ground, and the warships in the harbor were reduced to wreckage under the shells of the Cantonese army.

Shen Hao's warship also entered Dalian immediately and was close to Lushun..