Devil's Army

At present, the Second Front Army of the First Anti-Japanese Army had only three and a half brigades, more than 3 troops stationed outside Tianjin and Beijing. Compared with the more than 5 troops stationed in Tianjin and Beijing by Commander Okamura Yasuji, it was still far behind.

This is also the main reason why the Gray Wolves have not taken action against Peking and Tianjin.

However, Okamura Yasuji did not have air superiority, and a rash attack on the Tangshan base would result in heavy casualties for the Second Front Army.

Therefore, he had to wait until domestically produced fighter jets were deployed before going to war. This was also the reason why he had to hold fake negotiations with the Second Front Army of the Tangshan base area.

Okamura Yasuji also sensed the Devil Army's unwillingness to negotiate, as they kept harping on increasing garrison strength in Peking and Tianjin. However, he didn't expose their ulterior motives. They were all old foxes with ulterior motives, and who didn't have their own little tricks?

Just as the atmosphere of war in Beijing and Tianjin was becoming increasingly intense, the 1st Squadron of the Army Aviation prepared 50 cruise missiles and began to attack the Japanese troops in Dalian from Andong City and Anshan City with the 3rd Brigade.

A brigade launched an attack on the Japanese troops in Dalian from Yingkou City.

In order to win the Battle of Dalian, the elite navy of the First Anti-Japanese Army was deployed.

All warships of the Hainan Island Fleet have been dispatched and have arrived at Jinzhou Port in advance.

The defense of the sea area of ​​Hainan Island and the Guangdong coastline were all handed over to the 3rd and 4th Air Force Squadrons.

A Japanese naval reconnaissance plane detected the Hainan Island fleet's relocation to Jinzhou Port, but before it could transmit the information to the Dalian Naval Command, it was shot down by the Jinzhou Air Force.

In the upcoming Dalian naval battle, the Huludao Navy of the First Anti-Japanese Army could only deploy 7 warships, while the Hainan Island Fleet had 16 warships of various types.

The Japanese fleet in Dalian had more than 60 warships of various types.

On average, each warship of the First Anti-Japanese Army had to deal with three Japanese warships. Moreover, their firepower and tonnage were inferior to those of the Japanese fleet. In a simple naval battle, the First Anti-Japanese Army Navy had no confidence of winning.

Therefore, Leng Feng assigned the first wave of attacks on the Japanese fleet in Dalian to the 1st Army Aviation Squadron and the 3rd Army Aviation Squadron that came with the Hainan Island Fleet.

After the Golden Eagle drones of the two aviation squadrons severely damaged the Japanese warships' artillery and consumed their anti-aircraft firepower, the Fengtian Air Force and the Jinzhou Air Force launched the second wave of attack.

Finally, the two fleets of the First Anti-Japanese Army came on the scene to end the battle.

Because the Japanese army had been actively preparing for war, the ground offensives of the 3rd and 1st Brigades were not successful.

The soldiers of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Brigade who attacked Dalian from Andong encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese army after arriving at Shimenzi.

Shimenzi is located 3.5 kilometers east of Jinzhou City, straddling Jinzhou Piziwo Avenue. It is backed by Dahei Mountain to the east, adjacent to Taishan of Dahei Mountain to the northeast, and close to Luzi Mountain of Dahei Mountain to the north.

Its terrain is dangerous and it is the only way to attack Jinzhou City from Piziwo in the south. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, it became an important battlefield because of its easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain.

The Japanese army in Dalian arranged an infantry company to guard this place, and also provided artillery support.

The dangerous terrain here naturally attracted the attention of the regimental commander, who arranged for the vanguard to advance tentatively.

As soon as the vanguard troops entered the Shimenzi trail, they were fiercely strafed by Japanese troops on both sides from a high position.

A regiment of mortar soldiers approached and bombed the enemy in an attempt to suppress the Japanese firepower, but they were countered by the Japanese artillery.

The Fengtian Air Force that arrived later suppressed the Japanese artillery and bombed the Japanese Shimenzi positions.