Devil's Army

The First Aviation Squadron mainly attacked the main guns of the Japanese warships, and the anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns did not suffer much damage.

When the First Army Air Force flew over, the two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

The anti-aircraft artillery units of the Port Arthur fort also participated in the attack on the First Army Air Force.

Although the First Army Air Force suffered heavy casualties under the double-sided attack of the Japanese warships and artillery anti-aircraft firepower, the First Army Air Force had no way to retreat.

Lushun was the last remaining city in the four northeastern provinces that the Japanese army had not recovered. Without it, how could we talk about recovering the four northeastern provinces?

A brigade commander originally planned to wait until the navy joined the battle before their infantry joined the battle.

Now seeing that the Japanese artillery batteries in Port Arthur were attacking their air force, he immediately ordered his infantry to launch an attack.

The 18th Brigade launched an attack on the eastern part of Port Arthur from the Heshang Island Fort.

The 3rd Brigade launched an attack towards the northern part of Port Arthur from the direction of Jinzhou.

The 1st Brigade attacked the 203 Highland stronghold and prepared to attack the new city of Lushun from the west.

Due to the dangerous terrain and numerous artillery batteries in Lushun, part of the Japanese troops in Dalian also withdrew to Lushun in advance.

Leng Feng was worried that there were not enough troops to attack Port Arthur (during the Russo-Japanese War of Port Arthur, the Japanese army dispatched 130,000 troops). He ordered the 15th Brigade stationed in Jinzhou and Huludao to hand over its defense to the newly established police force, and the entire brigade participated in the Port Arthur Campaign.

Since the Heshang Island Fort had been occupied by soldiers of the 18th Brigade, the main force of the 18th Brigade quickly entered the territory of Lushun.

When the soldiers of the 18th Brigade arrived at Nanguanling, they encountered stubborn resistance from part of the 63rd Regiment of the Japanese Army's Manchurian Division retreating from Dalian.

Nanguanling is the passage to the rear of Lushunkou and also the barrier to the rear of Dalian Bay.

The terrain here is dangerous and the trees are lush.

The Japanese army built artillery positions in the woods and built fortifications on the high ground on both sides.

When the vanguard soldiers of the 18th Brigade arrived at Nanguanling, they were attacked from a high position by the Japanese army.

At the same time, the Japanese army set up anti-tank trenches on the road to block the advance of the First Army's tanks.

The 18th Brigade's vanguard was blocked in its attack and called for air force reinforcements. However, dense trees blocked the air force's sight, and the air force's bombing did not achieve the desired effect.

Until the evening, the vanguard of the 18th Brigade was unable to break through the Japanese positions in Nanguanling.

The 3rd Brigade launched an attack on Lushun from Jinzhou, but was also blocked by the Japanese troops' northern positions in Nanguanling.

After the 1st Brigade captured the 203 Highland stronghold, it continued to advance.

When the troops arrived at the naval camp, they were also ambushed by the Japanese army.

The Naval Camp was located near the city of Lushun, in relatively open terrain. The Japanese army dug two wide and deep anti-tank trenches and hid artillery units within the city's residential areas.

The tanks of a brigade were stopped by an anti-tank ditch. When the soldiers tried to fill the ditch, they were bombarded fiercely by the Japanese artillery.

The Japanese artillery positions were equipped with exhaust systems, and the smoke produced by the explosions was sucked away by exhaust fans.

The First Army's air force had no way of detecting the artillery positions hidden in residential areas from the air.

Since the fake peace talks between Peking and Tianjin are still going on, there is no sign of a major war for the time being.

After dinner, Leng Feng and the soldiers of the 15th Brigade rushed to Dalian.

A brigade commander, Leng Feng, convened a special summary meeting for the Port Arthur battle at the former Japanese military headquarters in Dalian.

Since the three armies' attacks on Lushun from three directions were unsuccessful, everyone at the meeting was dejected.

In order to boost morale, Leng Feng asked everyone:

"Do any of you know how many people were involved on each side during the Battle of Port Arthur between Japan and Russia on July 26, 1904? How long did the battle last?"