Devil's Army

The two blocking positions chosen by the commanders of the first and second regiments of the 18th Brigade were in rather tricky locations, with a clear view of the hill in front and no trees to block the view.

When the Japanese reinforcements launched an attack on the Nantianling positions and the positions north of Nantianling, they were quickly subjected to fierce bombing and strafing by the First Army Air Force and were unable to organize a large-scale attack.

Until dark, the Japanese reinforcements were unable to break through the blocking line of the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 18th Brigade.

The naval base at Port Arthur suffered heavy casualties after two days of attacks by the First Army's air and naval forces. The commander considered retreating, but Commander Isoroku Yamamoto disagreed.

If their Lushun navy retreats, the defense line of Lushun sea will be exposed.

The soldiers of the Devil Force can land from the sea under the cover of warships and launch an attack on the Japanese troops in Port Arthur.

It had been nearly 39 years since their navy seized control of Port Arthur from the Russians in January 1905. If it was lost in his hands, he would have no way to explain it to the Admiralty.

In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Lushun Navy, he has ordered the light aircraft carrier fleet originally preparing to reinforce Dalian City to reinforce Lushun Port instead.

On the morning of the third day, soldiers from the four brigades of the First Army continued to engage in fierce street fighting against the Japanese troops in Port Arthur.

In order to support this street fighting, a brigade commander sent all the Golden Eagle No. 4s he could to the front line, flying at low altitude to clear out the Japanese troops exposed outside the houses and through the windows.

The infantry followed up and launched a house-by-house and alley-by-street clearing of the Japanese troops hiding in the houses.

Under the multi-pronged attack of the four brigades of the First Army, the Japanese army in Port Arthur had its room for maneuver gradually compressed.

In the direction of Nantianling, a team of air force of the First Army had not yet finished bombing when another team of air force flew over to take over the baton of the air strike.

The Japanese reinforcements' plan to wait for the return of the Devil Force's air force before organizing a large-scale offensive was never implemented. Instead, they were bombarded by the artillery of the 18th Brigade, which had established a foothold.

The Japanese commander of Nantianling began to ask the Japanese troops in these two positions to use supplies economically.

Because they don't know when the transportation line will be opened.

The air force and navy are still attacking the Japanese warships with all their might.

The Japanese Navy, severely weakened by cruise missiles and air strikes, was at a disadvantage in the naval battle with the First Army Navy.

Captain Chen was confident that the Battle of Port Arthur could be ended today.

Who knew that a sharp-eyed airman discovered a group of Japanese fighter planes flying over from a distance.

The pilot could vaguely identify it as a Japanese Navy A6M2 Zero carrier-based fighter.

The Japanese Navy's carrier-based fighter planes have appeared, indicating that the Japanese reinforcement fleet is nearby.

The pilot immediately reported this information to the command center.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the air force fighter planes were running low on fuel and ammunition. However, they did not retreat, but flew towards the Japanese fighter planes. Otherwise, their fleet would be attacked by the Japanese fighter planes.

The captain in charge of this air battle received the intelligence and immediately ordered the fighter planes that had been refueled and ammunition to take off and fight.

One after another, Huaxia II and Huaxia III fighter planes roared off from Fengtian Airport and Jinzhou Airport and flew over Lushun.

When the reinforcement planes from Fengtian Airport and Jinzhou Airport arrived over Lushun, the fighter planes of the First Army were intercepting the Japanese planes outside Lushun Port.

Shells flew across the sky, and the hit planes roared down to the ground. The battle between the two sides entered a white-hot state.