Devil's Army

The Fengtian Air Force, which Commander Yoshida was worried about, was the first to replenish fuel and ammunition and flew over to participate in the air raid on Japanese warships in Dalian.

The Japanese cruiser "Hirono", which temporarily served as the flagship, received special attention from the Fengtian Air Force.

The fighter planes of the Fengtian Air Force continued to dive and strafe the cruiser "Haoye".

The bombers of the Fengtian Air Force continued to drop bombs on the anti-aircraft artillery positions of the cruiser "Haoye".

The only remaining anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns on the cruiser "Haoye" were completely lost in the continuous strafing and air raids by the Fengtian Air Force.

The enraged captain ordered the secondary and main guns to bombard the Devil Force Air Force in the air.

The Huludao Navy soon discovered this situation.

The nearest cruiser, Diaobingshan, turned around and bombed the cruiser, Haoye, with all its might.

It was not realistic to bombard the aircraft with naval guns. Now that the cruiser "Haoye" was bombarded by the warships of the Devil Force, the captain had to cancel the bombing of the aircraft and focus on attacking the cruiser "Tiaobingshan".

The main gun of the cruiser "Tiaobinshan" fired a shot, and the shell landed on the deck behind the main gun of the cruiser "Haoye".

A big hole was blown in the deck, and several artillerymen next to the main gun were blown away and fell into the sea.

The other artillerymen threw several lifebuoys to the artillerymen who fell into the water, and then continued to fire at the cruiser "Tiaobinshan".

Although the caliber of the main gun of the cruiser "Tiaobinshan" is slightly smaller than that of the cruiser "Haoye", it has complete firepower.

The cruiser Haoye's firepower had been reduced by nearly 40% after being attacked by the aviation and cruise missiles, and it was always at a disadvantage in the exchange of bombardments with the Tiaobinshan. Moreover, the Devil Force's aviation had been constantly attacking it.

A nearby destroyer and two frigates also noticed their flagship's passive situation (without anti-aircraft firepower) and quickly moved over, fiercely strafing the attacking Fengtian Air Force, weaving a network of anti-aircraft firepower for the flagship "Haoye".

The two sides fought fiercely until the evening, and one army and two navies withdrew from the battle area one after another.

The Fengtian Air Force also returned to Fengtian Airport.

The Japanese were busy replacing the damaged anti-aircraft guns on the warships with the remaining anti-aircraft guns in the ammunition depot. However, the remaining anti-aircraft guns in the ammunition depot were just a drop in the bucket.

The light aircraft carrier battle groups cruising along the coast of Southeast Asia were already running low on ammunition and were not prepared for a high-intensity naval battle. They would have to restock their ammunition before rushing over to reinforce, which would take at least four or five days.

Commander Yoshida saw how fierce the battle was between their fleet and the Devil Force's air force and navy during the day, and wondered if they could survive until reinforcements arrived.

Fortunately, the Army's Manchurian Division and Independent Garrison had set up defense lines at various fortresses leading to Dalian, and the Devil Force Army could not attack the center of Dalian for a while.

The Second Regiment of the First Regiment of the Third Brigade was blocked in its attack on the ancient city of Chengshan. It took a detour to Huayuankou and was met with stubborn resistance from the Japanese independent garrison in Jinzhou.

Jinzhou is located at the narrowest part of the Liaodong Peninsula. It is a key place connecting Dalian and Lushun on the Liaodong Peninsula, and is historically known as the "heroic town".

Jinzhou, with Dahei Mountain to the east, has a strategic location and is the only way for the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Army to get from Andong City to Dalian City via Piziwo City.

During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, this was an important line of defense against the Japanese army.

This time, the First Battalion of the 332nd Regiment of the Japanese Army in Dalian stationed artillery here to block the narrow entrance to the gorge and built fortifications on the high ground on both sides.