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The reconnaissance plan for Lushun was launched more than half a month ago.

From dawn to dark, at least 4 Mosquito reconnaissance planes remained in the sky over the entire Lushun.

These days, the film is enough to fill a house.

He also figured out all the open firepower points in the entire Lushun, and even found a lot of hidden firepower points and tunnel fortifications of the Japanese army.

And their headquarters have also been figured out.

With so many telegrams coming and going every day, it wasn't too difficult to figure out the location of their headquarters.

It can be said that everything is ready now, and only the east wind is owed.

And now Dongfeng is ready.

At about five o'clock in the morning, Li Ran, the commander of the train gun, called Lushun in front of the phone.

The three Gustav cannons have been assembled and are ready for operation.

Huang Baitao directly pulled Yu Chen up, and the two began to study the battle plan.

In fact, the battle plan for this attack on Lushun was very simple.

Just three words.

Fried, fried, fried!

In addition to blowing up or blowing, blow up all the fortifications that are open and covert.

This time, Zhang Xueming prepared a month's worth of shells in order to attack Lushun, and all the shells added up to almost one million rounds.

So the protagonist of this battle of Arthur was artillery.

Whatever can be solved with artillery shells, there is absolutely no need to charge on the ground.

In fact, this can be seen from the artillery preparations before the launch of the Battle of Arthur.

In addition to three Gustav cannons and two K5 train guns.

There are also 96 105-mm self-propelled howitzers, 96 155-mm self-propelled howitzers, 54240-mm self-propelled howitzers, 0-mm heavy mortars and 54 12-barreled 300-mm self-propelled rocket launchers of the 1st Heavy Artillery Division.

Five artillery battalions directly under the 1st New Division.

A total of 36 150-mm towed howitzers, 18 155-mm howitzers, 18 240-mm towed howitzers and 21 Katyusha rockets were armed.

The 2nd Infantry Division was equipped with the same number of artillery pieces as the new 1st Division.

However, they are all self-propelled gun versions.

Including these guns, a total of 168 105-mm guns, 132 155-mm guns, 90 24280-mm guns and 96 self-propelled rocket launchers were prepared.

There were 486 barreled guns of caliber or more than 105 mm alone.

And that's not counting the anti-tank guns, mortars, anti-aircraft guns, etc., of the whole army.

If all of them are taken into account, the number of artillery pieces involved in this battle is more than 1,000.

From here you can see how adequate the preparation of artillery fire is.

gave full play to Zhang Xueming's phobia of insufficient firepower.

At the same time, the artillery doctrine of the Northeast Army also began to emerge at this moment.

And that's just the Army, the Air Force is not at all badly prepared.

For the Battle of Arthur.

This time, the Air Force and the Navy will put in more than 500 warplanes.

All 108 B-29 strategic bombers will be put into operation.

Not to mention the Navy, where the First Fleet will be fully on board.

"I order, the Battle of Arthur officially began. "

With Huang Baitao's order, the Battle of Lushun, which shocked the world, began.

This also allowed the world to know the Northeast Army located in the northeast of China for the first time.

After the order was given, the artillery did not move.

Because they are still waiting, waiting for a signal to attack.

Qinhuangdao Military Airport, Tianjin Offensive Airport, Beiping Military Airport, Huludao Military Airport, Suizhong Military Airport, Yingkou Military Airport.

Fighter planes of various types took off from the airfield.

120 Mustangs, 160 P-47 Thunderbolts, 54 Stuka dive bombers, and 90 SBD5 carrier-based dive bombers formed a huge fleet in the sky.

This is also the first time that such a large air formation has been dispatched since the establishment of the Northeast Air Force.

A total of 424 fighters formed a huge formation in the air.

It can be described as overwhelming, covering the sky and the sun.

There are only two targets for this huge air formation.

According to the suspected Japanese command structure and the Japanese fleet staying in the harbor discovered by aerial reconnaissance.

The reason why the artillery was not allowed to move first was to prevent the grass from startling the snakes.

At this moment, there are many ships in the port of Lushun.

The number of warships alone exceeds 20.

These include heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, minesweepers, patrol boats, etc.

In addition to these warships, a large number of supplies are also piled up near the port.

The fighter came quickly, and appeared in the sky over Lushun less than 5 minutes after Huang Baitao gave the order to attack.

"Woo woo woo ........"

The mournful air raid sirens sounded.

Suddenly, the whole Lushun was hot.

A large number of Japanese troops were running back and forth in various places.

Either to avoid the bombardment from the air, or to enter various combat positions.

This time, almost all the domestic anti-aircraft firepower was moved.

A total of more than 300 anti-aircraft guns and more than 400 anti-aircraft machine guns formed a huge ground air defense force.

As the commander of the first division, Lin Xianzhong will occupy the magpie's nest.

He was appointed commander of the new Kwantung Army Command and concurrently served as the commander of the 1st Division.

He is the supreme commander of the entire Arthur garrison unit.

When he heard the air raid siren, Lin Xianzhi did not hide in the air-raid shelter for the first time, but came to the open space to look at the sky.

In the sky at this moment, fighter planes are like locusts in the sky.

Anyone who saw this scene couldn't help but gasp.

"Bagaya Road, why are there so many fighters in China. "

It's not that he has seen too little, but he really hasn't seen such a big scene.

Such a large formation of air planes was rare in World War I.

This also shocked him at the strength of the Northeast Army Air Force.

"Your Excellency, Commander, go into the underground fortifications. "

Under the stiff pull of his subordinates, Lin Xianzhi was directly dragged into the underground air defense.

The arrival of the air force formation was a signal for the artillery to launch an offensive.

Gustavus artillery position.

After Li Ran put down the phone, he immediately shouted: "Communication soldiers, order all the giant cannons to aim at the north fortress of East Jiguan Mountain and hit me hard." "

With the order given, the artillerymen of the three Gustav and two K5 train guns evacuated the firing site to safety.

If you get too close, you can be killed or injured by the movement of the cannon fire.

Therefore, every time you launch, you need to evacuate to a safe place before launching.

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

The order to open fire was given.

The three Gustav cannons let out an earth-shattering roar.

"Boom.... Rumble..... Boom ......"

The fire flickered, and a huge shell came out of its chamber, and the muzzle flame rose dozens of meters.

With the muzzle as the center, the shock wave swept out, kicking up a huge amount of smoke and dust.

At this time, the sound of cannon also reached the ears, and exploded like thunder.

Let everyone who sees and hears this scene feel that the heart stops beating at this moment.

Three 7.1-ton shells pierced the air, filled the sky with a dull whistling sound, and headed towards the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain, more than 20 kilometers away.

The North Fort of East Cockscomb Mountain is one of the main forts of Lushun and is also known as the No. 2 Fortress.

The Japanese placed more than 12 100 mm guns on top of the fort.

The 356 mm caliber fortress guns alone were arranged 4.

In addition to this, the Japanese also placed an entire infantry brigade on top of it for defense.

All kinds of machine gun bunkers are even more intensive.

Without heavy firepower, the fortress would not have been able to take place in a few months.

And the duty of the giant cannon is to clear all the fortress fortifications of Arthur one by one.

"What sound?"

Even the sound of air raid sirens in the port area could not hide the howling of the incoming artillery.

Three giant cannon shells pierced the air, leaving three white trails in the air.

"Shelling"

When the Japanese saw the incoming object clearly, they hurriedly rolled and hid directly in the anti-artillery fortifications next to them.

The three shells hit the north fortress of East Cockscomb Mountain at the same time with great accuracy.

The fortress, with its outer layer of reinforced concrete several meters thick, is now like papier-mâché. (If you read a violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

A huge 800-mm armor-piercing projectile easily pierced through the fortress and exploded in the core fortifications.

"Boom...."

Three shells exploded in quick succession in a second.

It was as if the world had forbidden.

The cannonball's furious ability tore through everything around it, knocking out the entire fortress's outer defenses.

Suddenly, the landslide cracked, and the debris flew and splashed to a height of 100 meters.

It's like a magnitude seven or eight earthquake.

In the midst of the massive explosion, the ground shook violently.

Immediately after that, an even bigger explosion began to sound.

It was the ammunition depot in the fortress that was broken down and detonated.

"Boom..... Rumble....... Boom ......"

Huge flames burst out along the blasted gaps, like the breath of a fire dragon.

The entire north of the East Cockscomb Mountain was shrouded in the flames of the explosion.

It was as if the whole mountain had been swept away.

At this moment, even if it is more than ten kilometers away in the Lushun port area, you can feel a strong shock.

While the smoke was still filling, the pilots of the artillery reconnaissance planes in the sky were dumbfounded.

The intact fortifications of the original northern fortress of East Cockscomb Mountain have completely disappeared, and the entire hill has been razed to the ground.

Only a deep pit with a diameter of more than 100 meters remained.

Billowing smoke rose from the crater.

The simultaneous explosion of three 800-mm cannon shells was terrifying.

In the middle of the lookout battery not far away.

When some soldiers came out to check the situation on the north side of the East Cockscomb Mountain.

was immediately stunned by shock, and his eyes were full of fear.

Immediately after that, two more shells struck and smashed on the ruins of the northern fortress of East Cockscomb Mountain.

It was the 5-mm shells fired by the two K310 train guns.

"Boom.... Boom ....."

Two more loud bangs rang out, and loose dirt and rubble shot up into the sky with the blast wave of the explosion.

"It's gone, it's all gone. "

Although they did not see the explosion with their own eyes.

But from the violent shaking just now and the hundred-meter-long crater, we can know how powerful the shelling just now was.

"What's going on?"

When he felt the shaking coming from the ground, Lin Xian, the commander of the new Kwantung Army, sank in his heart.

Such a big movement must be extraordinary.

After a while, an officer ran over.

"It's the north fortress of East Cockscomb Mountain, and I'm still asking about the specific situation. "

Then came a piece of news that shocked everyone.

"Commander, Fortress No. 2 is gone, all gone. "

Lin Xianzhi's face darkened, and he scolded: "Panicked, are you still like an imperial soldier? "

"The lookout battery called, and the north fortress of East Cockscomb Mountain was razed to the ground, the entire hill was bulldozed, and all the fortifications on it were destroyed by one shot. "

The news immediately stunned everyone.

"How is this possible? How can there be such a powerful cannon in the world. "

"It must have been the ammunition depot inside the fortress that was broken down and there was a martyrdom, and the damned Shina people were too lucky. "

This view is shared by all.

Because in their cognition, it is impossible for a cannon to raze a main fortress of this scale in the north of East Cockscomb Mountain with one shot.

It's just incredible.

At this moment, a huge fleet of aerial aircraft also arrived in the sky above the Port Arthur area.

They saw the shelling very clearly.

All the pilots who saw this scene were shocked.

"My mother, what kind of artillery is this in the army, it is more powerful than our biggest aerial bomb. "

"Leave the army alone, the formations will attack according to the intended target, pay attention to the anti-aircraft guns of the little devils. "

After coming to the sky above the Port Arthur area, one formation after another scattered and launched an attack on their respective targets.

Suddenly, the Japanese anti-aircraft guns in the port area of Arthur opened fire.

Clouds of black smoke flickered in the sky.

493 fighters began to attack under the fire of Japanese anti-aircraft guns.

Among them, the largest number of fighters is on the port side.

Ninety SBD5 carrier-based bombers carrying heavy bombs launched an attack on the ships anchored in the dock.

And the Japanese army in the harbor is still heating the boiler.

Stopped warships and transports became targets.

"Boom.... Boom ....."

As one bomb after another was dropped.

Suddenly, a fire erupted in the harbor.

Although the Japanese army deployed more than 300 anti-aircraft guns and more than 400 anti-aircraft machine guns throughout Arthur.

However, they did not centralize the arrangement, and chose to disperse the arrangement.

Each fort is arranged a little, that fortification is arranged with a few gates, and another important fortification is arranged with a few more.

So it also leads to the fact that their anti-aircraft firepower is actually not strong.

Fighters can easily launch air strikes through their fire nets.

In a short time, there were explosions throughout the port.

More than 400 warplanes shuttled back and forth in the port area.

Destroying one target after another.

In the Bohai Bay, near Snake Island on the northwest side of Port Arthur, a large fleet is moored.

The battleship Tarzan had already aimed its guns in the direction of Arthur.

"Launch!"

9 main guns of 406 mm caliber fired a salvo.

The strong recoil caused the 55,000-ton battleship to move more than ten meters across the sea.

Shengsheng pressed the surface of the sea out of a concave shape.

Nine shells whizzed through the entire Arthur and finally landed in the port area.

"Boom ......"

A huge explosion was set off in the harbor, and immediately the area was flattened.

A large number of Japanese troops and expatriates were blown up to ashes.

2 heavy cruisers and 4 light cruisers also joined the shelling, pouring shells on the Port Arthur area.

There is a great posture of razing the entire Port Arthur port area to the ground.

On top of Gustav's position, thousands of soldiers began to reload the three cannons.

In the first round, it hit the north fortress of East Cockscomb Mountain, and the damage effect was directly outstanding, or even completely overflowed.

So Li Ran decided to carry out artillery bombardment in three targets, one gun was responsible for one target, and two K5 train guns were responsible for mending knives.

After plowing all the fort batteries in front of Arthur, let the artillery units plow the ground to cover the attack of the ground troops.

Three cannons are very cumbersome to reload.

To reload a shell, it takes at least an hour and a half.

The limit of a day is between 14 and 15 rounds.

The K5 train cannon can fire 8 rounds an hour, and a round can be fired in 7 and a half minutes.

Despite Gustav's slow rate of fire, its power group makes up for all its shortcomings.

When the three Gustav cannons have completed a new round of reloading.

The air forces in Lushun have all accomplished their objectives and have returned to their homes.

However, this air battle inevitably resulted in casualties, and a total of 8 fighters fell.

This also made Zhang Xueming decide to stop the air raid and let the artillery plow the entire Lushun first.