……………………………………………… Boom Boom Boom ...... The roar of the cannon shook the entire Port Arthur. The shrill roar of cannonballs turned the entire Port Arthur into a sea of fire.

Countless buildings began to catch fire and spread in all directions at a rapid pace. The people who were sleeping were awakened by the sound of artillery and ran out in terror, and the whole Port Arthur was in chaos.

"Yaga! How could the heavy artillery of the people of China come here! The captain of the Lushun garrison, Matsui Ota from the right, said with a shocked face.

"Your Excellency, did you send troops to reconnoiter the vicinity of Port Arthur?" said the chief of staff.

"Yaga! Who knows if the people of China have ambushed troops outside the city, we only have the strength of one wing, and if we go out, we are looking for death! Order the troops, and no one can leave the city without my orders. Matsui right-handed, Daisa, slapped him in the face. You want to die, but I don't want to die yet. Matsui's second right-hand man is well aware of the horror of the Northeast Army, and he will never leave the city without absolute certainty.

"What about the bombardment of that army?" said the chief of staff.

"Are you a pig? Don't get in touch with the Fourth Fleet yet! Let them open fire with heavy artillery on their ships and take out the heavy artillery units of the China. "Matsui Yoji can't wait to immediately split this useless chief of staff, this guy from a small aristocracy is simply useless except for his good background. This time, the Northeast Army opened fire, and he was able to appear as soon as possible, which already surprised Matsui Youji. You know, this dog day is very enjoyable, and I usually live in the Spring Festival Building.

The heavy artillery of the Northeast Army could cover the entire Port Arthur, except for the first few shells fired at the residential areas of the city, the other shells were frantically pouring towards the Japanese port area. Because the whole Port Arthur is the only one that is brightly lit, it is simply the most conspicuous target.

Boom!

A huge fire on the sea, and then the ground began to shake, and a dazzling fire came from a mountain peak not far from the heavy artillery position of the Northeast Army. Then a loud bang sounded the eardrums. The rocks were shattered by this blow.

Positions of the Northeast Army.

"This is the ship's heavy artillery? It's terrifying! The commander of the Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Northeast Army said in a deep voice.

"Regiment commander, I see that the landing point of their shells is not very far away from us, are we shrouded in the range of the enemy's shipborne run here?" said the political commissar of the regiment.

"Not bad. However, the terrain we chose is special, this mountain is tilting, and our position is on the side opposite to each other, and it is difficult for the enemy's heavy artillery to hit our position. This is our chance to destroy Port Arthur as much as possible before the enemy can lock down this area completely. The commander of the heavy artillery regiment said loudly.

"Don't worry, regimental commander, our soldiers have undergone rigorous training and will definitely shoot out two base shells within half an hour. By then, the whole Port Arthur will be almost in ruins! The political commissar of the regiment said confidently.

"There was no infantry to support the operation, and we were under a lot of pressure. The special service battalion dispatched by the headquarters of the military region has come to assist us in reconnoitring the enemy's situation, and we must successfully complete the task. The head of the regiment said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Boom Boom!

The heavy guns of the Japanese ships opened fire frequently, lighting up the entire night sky. The earth trembled with a loud noise. However, the terrain chosen by the Northeast Army was too special, and the Japanese ship-borne heavy artillery tried to lock on to the artillery positions of the Northeast Army several times but failed.

By the time the Northeast Army had easily evacuated with all the shells it carried, the entire Port Arthur had basically become a ruin.

Yingkou, the headquarters of the First Army.

"Yaga! A bunch of stupid pigs, all a bunch of stupid pigs! Admiral Anton Sadami roared loudly. Looking at the telegram in his hand, Anton Zhenmei was full of anger, the Port Arthur carefully built by the empire was actually beaten into ruins by the heavy artillery of the Northeast Army overnight, among which the dock wharf was the focus of the heavy artillery attack of the Northeast Army, and several troop carriers that were loading and unloading military supplies were injured by the heavy artillery of the Northeast Army. The dock was even more bombed, and it was difficult to use it in a short time. The Northeast Army's night raid and bombing alone destroyed most of Port Arthur's use.

"Damn the Shina people! I actually came up with such a poisonous plan! Anton gritted his teeth angrily.

"Your Excellency, General, we have ignored the madness of the Chinese people, the Chinese attacked Port Arthur this time, causing huge losses to the Empire, and at the same time, Port Arthur suffered a large number of civilian casualties, which may allow us to find an excuse to attack the reputation of the Northeast Army." Lieutenant General Ren Tianyuan said.

"What about the Lushun garrison? Why did you not send troops to stop the Chinese army, and let the heavy artillery troops of the Chinese army come to the city, it is simply a waste! Admiral Anton Sadami roared loudly. The performance of the Lushun garrison really made him angry, the defensive position built by the Northeast Army was only a few kilometers away from the gate defended by the Lushun garrison, if the Lushun garrison could be dispatched in time, it would definitely be able to wipe out the heavy artillery troops of this lone army. However, the captain of the Lushun garrison company, Matsui's second right Osa was too cautious, and he lost such a good opportunity in vain.

"Your Excellency, please calm your anger, in that case, I think the Lushun garrison is doing the right thing. After all, in the darkness of the night, no one could tell how many troops the Northeast Army had dispatched, and whether there were other ambushes. If the Lushun garrison easily attacked and was swallowed by the Zhina army, then the entire defense of Lushun would be completely empty. At that time, the Chinese army could not enter Port Arthur with a swagger. Your Excellency, Division Commander, since last night's night attack, I think we have believed too much in the deterrence of the Navy. The Navy's ship-borne heavy artillery is certainly powerful, but after all, they can't really rush to the battlefield, just like what happened in Port Arthur last night, the Navy's Fourth Fleet support is still very timely, but unfortunately because of the weather and terrain, the ship-borne heavy artillery is difficult to pose a threat to the artillery position of China at all. Lieutenant General Ren Tianyuan said in a deep voice.

"You're right, but don't forget. We are now at an absolute disadvantage in our forces. Moreover, now the 10th Division is still trapped in the encirclement of the Chinese Army and cannot get out, and we urgently need a force capable of fighting to come to the rescue, but the country has always refused to send permanent divisions to support, resulting in us being so passive now. Admiral Anton Sadami said dissatisfied.

"Report to Your Excellency the General, telegram from the Military Department!"

"So fast! Those old fools are quite quick to send a telegram of reprimand! "Senior General Anton Sadami is extremely dissatisfied with the military department. He opened the telegram in his hand.

"Huh?"

Admiral Anton Sadami's brows furrowed unconsciously.

"Your Excellency, what's wrong?" Lieutenant General Ren Tianyuan asked in surprise.

"See for yourself! This time it was not only us who were hit hard by the Chinese army. Losses were even greater on the eastern battlefield. The strength of a division is reimbursed in this way. The North Korean army is really ill-fated. Admiral Anton Sadami said with a sigh. He was now very complicated, that is, he was somewhat glad that this telegram was not a rebuke telegram, and he was heartbroken for the loss of such a large number of troops in one time of the Empire.

"Your Excellency General, what is the military department going to do? With such a big loss in the eastern battlefield, I'm afraid that the battle situation that has just improved will be at a disadvantage again! Ren Tianyuan said in a deep voice.

"Yes! Both battlefields were rude, the Chinese army captured a large number of imperial soldiers, and even one division was besieged by regiments and could be annihilated at any time. Could it be that the Empire has really met a nemesis? General Anton Sadami said faintly. Since encountering the Northeast Army, the Japanese army has hardly taken advantage of it.

"Your Excellency, what should we do? The 10th Division sent a telegram that yesterday they had launched three breakout operations, all of which had failed. Now the supplies are on the verge of running out. If it is not able to break out of the encirclement or deliver supplies, the 10th Division may be trapped alive in Wafangdian. Lieutenant General Ren Tianyuan said in a deep voice. Thinking of the telegram from the 10th Division, his heart was filled with sorrow. It is difficult to rescue, and it will not work if it is not rescued, and the First Army is now facing the situation of having no troops to send. Therefore, they can only do it in a hurry.

"Anyway, now we can only stabilize the situation first. Waiting for the outcome of the negotiations! General Anton Sarumi said unwillingly. Of course, he wanted to rescue the 10th Division, but now there is no strong force in his hands, but Port Arthur has a new batch of supplementary troops, a lot of them, but the recruits are recruits, and the troops organized by the recruits to rescue the 10th Division have no effect except for meat buns and dogs, but it is better to leave this force in Port Arthur in case of emergency. Although Port Arthur was blown up by the Northeast Army, the loss of personnel was not serious, after all, the artillery fire of the Northeast Army was more concentrated in the brightly lit port. Elsewhere there was less shelling, so there was plenty of time for personnel to escape.

"What about the Tenth Division?"

"There is no choice but to hope for the negotiating team now!" No matter how unwilling you are, it's useless to say anything if you don't have the strength.

Beijing.

The current city of Beijing is no different from the Beiyang period, after all, the Northeast has not taken over for a long time. And soon after taking Beijing, the Northeast went to war with the Japanese. The remaining materials in Beijing's original treasury were directly transported to the northeast and put into the war against Japan, so even if Li Jun had the idea of building Beijing City in his heart, he could only postpone it for the time being.

No. 49, Tangzi Hutong, Chengdong, Beijing, the former residence of the Manchu Prime Minister Yamen.

Negotiations between China and Japan began here. This location was chosen by Li Jun, and it is also the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the new Beijing government. The Chinese negotiator is Foreign Minister Shi Yuewang, and the Japanese negotiator is Japanese Foreign Minister Ichiro Honno. The third party was Sun Wen, a well-known member of China's democratic party.

The British and French powers reacted the most to this Sino-Japanese negotiation. Caught in the quagmire of war, of course, they did not want peace in the Far East to be so easy, so the ministers of Britain, France, Russia and other countries visited Ichiro Honno one after another in just half a day before the start of the talks, hoping to make something happen and make the Sino-Japanese negotiations deadlocked. However, the Western powers do not understand that now the Japanese side is suffering losses on the battlefield, and it is not the Chinese side but the Japanese side that is eager to start negotiations. The Western powers did not understand the situation, and their ideas were doomed to fail.

(To be continued)