Along the position, there was a smoke of gunfire, and the explosion of shells was still happening; The mouth is to take care of the front-line observation posts and use high-powered telescopes. It is still possible to see the situation ahead, which is more advantageous for the attacking side. At least you can get a rough idea of what the defending side is doing.

Standing at an observation post on the front line, Ji Yushuang used a high-powered telescope to look at the hills a few miles ahead, and he could clearly see the field fortifications excavated on the hills. and the barbed wire fences erected directly in front of the fortifications.

From the perspective of the terrain, the position chosen by the Japanese army was indeed more conducive to defense, almost all the nearby heights were under the control of the Japanese army, and the Japanese position was facing Dalian Bay. There is no need to worry about being besieged by the Chinese attacking forces. All you need to do is put the defensive forces on the inland-facing side.

Although the Japanese occupied the heights first, these heights did not have much advantage in height. As long as there were enough field guns and heavy howitzers, it would not be a problem for the attacking troops to take these Japanese heights.

But Ji Yushuang was not in a hurry to take over the city of Dalian. As long as he wants, the city of Dalian can be occupied at any time, for the Chinese offensive forces. Dalian is the food in your mouth, and you can swallow it whenever you want to.

Ji Yushuang is now more concerned about when to take the Qingniwa Railway Station in the northwest of Dalian City, because it is an important hub connecting Dalian and Lushun Railway Transportation, as long as the Qingniwa Railway Station is taken, then it can directly attack Muchangbao, a strategic place on the South Manchurian Railway.

Qingniwa Railway Station is named after Dalian, formerly known as "Qingniwa", which is a railway hub station in the northwest suburbs of Dalian City, where the South Manchurian Railway is divided into two branch lines, east and west, and Dalian is to the east. Turn west. Further south. It is the terminal station of the South Manchurian Railway, Lushun, from the point of view of this railway distribution line, the Qingniwa Railway Station is indeed very important, and the attacking troops must take the strategic place, as long as the Qingni Railway Station is taken. The Japanese army in Dalian is a turtle in an urn, and the attacking troops can even temporarily refrain from attacking the urban area of Dalian. And drive Lushun directly, and give the main force of the Japanese army a tiger dig.

However, Qingniwa is not easy to fight, the squadron took a fancy to the strategic advantage of Qingniwa, and the Japanese army also saw this, so the Japanese commander also placed heavy troops in the direction of Qingniwa. Fortifications were erected. Waiting for the squadron to rush to the green mud pool, the Japanese troops in the direction of Dalian were much thinner in comparison.

It is precisely because of this that Ji Yushuang decisively decided not to fight Dalian. Hit the green mud puddle first, and wait to win the green mud note. Then give the Japanese army in Dalian a return pistol and take the city of Dalian in one go.

Half an hour ago, Ji Yushuang was still supervising the battle on the front line of Qingniwa, the reason why he appeared on the frontal position in Dalian was mainly because of the artillery bombardment just now, it was not an ordinary artillery, it was a naval heavy artillery, which came from Dalian Bay, and many shells fell on the position of the squadron, although there were not many casualties, but Ji Yushuang was worried that this was the precursor of the Japanese counterattack in Dalian, so he rushed over to take a look, otherwise, he was not very relieved.

This attack on Lushun and Dalian, the president personally ordered the generals, leaving Wu Luzhen not to use, only using Ji Yushuang, this is of course because Wu Luzhen is now resting in the rear to recuperate the troops, but there may not be no meaning of cultivating Ji Yushuang, compared with Wu Luzhen, Ji Yushuang is more "lineage", he was personally picked up by the president back then, from division commander to army commander. From the commander of the army to the commander-in-chief of the front, this is both the trust of the president and the means of the president. Although the mountaineering doctrine in the army has been suppressed by the president, as long as there are people, there will be a struggle, and what the president has done is to use the personnel arrangements to balance the forces of all parties. Monsoon rain and frost can also understand the president's painstaking efforts.

Now that we know the president's intentions for doing this. Ji Yushuang naturally did not dare to be careless, no matter what, he must fight this battle well, which is both for the president. It is also for himself, but also for this, the country, and this nation, if he does not fight well. At the least, it is a shame to be cultivated by the president, and it is said to be heavy. is a sinner of the nation and the country, and when the time comes, there is no need for a military court, and he can give himself a shot himself, which can be regarded as an apology.

In such a state of mind, Ji Yushuang will sometimes be extremely cautious, if a bold front-line commander is changed, maybe simply send a force to keep an eye on the Japanese army in Dalian, and then the main force will go straight to the Qingnizhu railway station, after occupying the railway station, it will not attack the urban area of Dalian, but drive directly to Lushun, and give the Japanese army a long drive straight in. The tiger digs out the heart.

However, Ji Yushuang did not do this, so he decided to be more serious, first hit the green mud puddles, and then hit the urban area of Dalian, and after relieving his worries, he marched south. to attack the Japanese army in Lushun, and strive to take Lushun in one fell swoop and end the war in Liaodong.

Therefore, when Dalian Bay suddenly hit the heavy artillery shells of the Japanese Navy, Ji Yushuang's heart was a little hanging, and he was worried that the flank troops were insufficient. It was difficult to resist the frontal counterattack of the Japanese army in Dalian, so he rushed to the Dalian position with a group of staff officers to take a closer look.

After careful observation and research. Ji Yushuang and his staff officers unanimously believed that the Japanese army in the direction of Dalian showed no signs of counterattack, and the reason why the Japanese navy fired artillery on the position was estimated to be the main purpose of emboldening the Japanese army in Dalian, and under the counterattack of the squadron's train guns, the Japanese navy's artillery bombardment had just stopped, and the shells that were still exploding on the squadron's position were all field artillery shells fired by the Japanese army in Dalian. And it is also obviously harassing in nature, not a preparation for fire before the counteroffensive.

Ji Yushuang's hanging heart relaxed, left the front-line observation post, and rushed to the railway with the staff officers.

, Wanbi

At present, the positions of the Chinese and Japanese armies are basically divided by the branch line of the South Manchurian Railway. To the north is the offensive position of the squadron, and to the south is the defensive position of the Japanese army. Moreover, the artillery of both sides kept telling each other to cut down and project firepower, blowing up the position beyond recognition, and even the railway suffered a lot of shells.

The Japanese army here fought extremely tenaciously, relying on a strong position, without the slightest intention, which made Ji Yushuang have to worry that the casualties of the troops might be staggering, and the facts also proved his fear, and several attacks by the squadron were repulsed. Failed to break through any of the Japanese positions.

For the Chinese offensive troops, the Japanese defensive positions in front of them were indeed very strong, mainly because the defensive depth of the Japanese positions was very large, almost stretching for a kilometer in width, in this area, the Japanese army arranged at least five defensive lines, trenches with chariot trenches, which really slowed down the offensive rhythm of the squadron, and the armored forces also encountered real offensive problems for the first time.

The key is the few anti-tank trenches, which are specially prepared by the Japanese army for the armored troops of the squadron, all the anti-tank trenches are wide and deep, and they are very steep, and heavy mines are buried on both sides of the trenches, which are very threatening to tanks and armored vehicles, plus those artillery positions arranged behind the positions, making it difficult for the Chinese armored forces to make a quick assault on the frontal position.

The barrier-breaking assault of the sappers is difficult. The Japanese artillery fire was so heavy that even the Chinese sappers were able to blow a slope in the trenches of the anti-tank with blasting canisters. However, the Japanese counterattack would soon arise and blew up the diagonal breaker with explosives packs.

Again, the topographical problem, although after passing through the Jinzhou Isthmus, the land suddenly became open, but the southernmost part of the Liaodong Peninsula was originally a long and narrow terrain, and the Dalian and Qingniwa railway stations happened to be guarded at the southern exit of the Jinzhou Isthmus, which determined that the deployment of the attacking side of the troops would be greatly limited by the terrain, in other words, it would not be possible to quickly outflank from the flank. It is only possible to rush through the position in front of you.

If there is enough time, it can rely on the air force to cover and gradually encroach on the Japanese positions, but now there is not enough time to attack the troops, and the center has clearly ordered that the battle of Lushun Dalian must be ended within five days, and now, the attack on the first day of the campaign is not smooth.

Ji Yushuang had discussed the current stalemate with the staff officers before the offensive began, and finally they came to the conclusion that if they wanted to end the stalemate in the front position of the Qingniwa railway station as soon as possible, they had to win by surprise.

In other words, surprise soldiers are needed.

How do you win? Monsoon frost's advisers suggested. Please help the Navy.

In front of Dalian is Dalian Bay, which is the southeast direction. In the northwest of Dalian, there is the Jinzhou Isthmus, and beyond the Jinzhou Isthmus, there is another bay, Jinzhou Bay, and the narrow land passage between Jinzhou Bay and Dalian Bay is the Jinzhou Isthmus.

Dalian Bay is located in the Yellow Sea and is home to the Japanese Combined Fleet. And Jinzhou Bay is located in the Bohai Sea. There is no trace of the Japanese fleet. Therefore. If the riot wants to use China's naval forces, it can only rely on Jinzhou Bay.

Ji Yushuang's general staff suggested that the warships of the Bohai Detachment be used to cover the civilian ships, load a part of the army troops, go out from Jinzhou Bay, make a detour to the south by sea, and then conduct a small-scale landing operation in the direction behind the side of Kiba Fort. Now the main forces of the Japanese army are in the north. And the strength of Arthur in the south was thin, and the Japanese commander would certainly not risk losing the Arthur fortress and hold the position in the north.

In fact, this suggestion is not new, as early as the early stage of the Liaodong Campaign, someone in the army staff once proposed this, suggesting the use of a large number of civilian ships. Carrying army units to carry out landing operations by sea on key coastal areas on the Bohai side of the Liaodong Peninsula. Cooperate with the main force from the north to the south to flank the Japanese army in front and rear to speed up the course of the campaign.

On the one hand, the squadron had never carried out a large-scale landing operation at sea, and although there had been some exercises, the joint staff of the army and navy had never regarded this landing tactic as a "regular tactic." This was of course out of caution. But at the same time it must be admitted that in terms of naval power, China is very weak, on the other hand. Under the conditions of the time, the Chinese attacking forces had to defend a wide front, from Xiuyan in the east to Gaiping in the west. A front more than 100 kilometers wide had to be kept an eye on, and it was simply impossible to allocate sufficient forces to carry out a landing operation at sea, and it was precisely for this reason that the army staff finally decided to adopt the traditional front-line flat push tactic and gradually encroach southward until the narrowest position between Jinzhou Bay and Dalian Bay.

The Golden State Isthmus is the narrowest position in this area, and the squadron has now completely controlled the Golden State Isthmus, and on this front, which is only a few kilometers wide, only a few troops are needed to hold it, and because of this. As far as Ji Yushuang is concerned, now that the conditions are ripe for landing operations on the sea, it depends on whether he dares to give this order.

Transport ships were ready-made, and since the beginning of the war, many steam-powered steamships in the Bohai Bay have been concentrated at the Huludao naval base, so that the saws can avoid being attacked by the Japanese fleet. It is also possible to organize ships to provide logistical support for the attack forces of the Liaodong Peninsula, and now. That fleet happened to be on standby at Yingkou, ready to go south to Jinzhou Bay at any time.

After much consideration, Monsoon finally decided to implement this tactic, but this required naval assistance. The Army General Staff cannot command naval forces, which requires direct reporting to the General Staff, to the President.

Not long after Monsoon Frost's report was submitted, the president's call back came.

"It is agreed that the landing operation at Jianshi sea, from now on, the command of the Bohai detachment will be in the hands of the army staff."

The president's reply was simple, he approved Monsoon Frost's battle plan, and the rest was up to Monsoon Frost's performance.

, Wang Fabi North