"This will not be our place of shame, but a monument engraved with our honor!" Zhao Junmai, as the first commander of the Marine Corps, which has expanded to 200,000 troops, moved his headquarters directly to the old iron mountain that had just been occupied this time, and went to the front line to mobilize.

As soon as they received Meng Xiang's instructions, the vanguard army, which had already been prepared, immediately implemented the plan to collect the net in Lushun on July 24.

Lao Tieshan, who had been planning for a long time, was attacked inside and outside, and with the cooperation of the air, land and navy, he was overcome.

Zhao Junmai stood in the southwest corner of Lao Tie Mountain and looked at the Yellow Sea to the south, and the huge figures of the two dreadnought-class super battleships of the Pioneer Navy, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, appeared in everyone's sight together

"With the help of these two super warships, those ships of the little devils who are still nesting in Port Arthur are afraid that they will be unlucky!" Chen Jiahui, chief of staff of the Marine Corps, couldn't help but laugh.

Because of the plan to lure the snake out of the hole, the devil's vigilance has been relaxed, and the two super warships of Huaxia have been staying in Qingdao and Shanghai, and have not gone north to participate in the war. This made it difficult to land in the Lushun area under the escort of the devil's fleet.

Landing warfare is dangerous in any era.

Lao Xi has not implemented the Sea Lion plan now, because although the main fleet of the British was damaged and had to be reduced, their massive cruisers and destroyers were the nemesis of the landing operation. Even armed gunboats patrolling smuggling can pose a threat to landing ships with little combat capability.

Even if the Japanese had the right to control the sea in the western Pacific and had several super warships and numerous aircraft carriers cruising the oceans, they still had no good way to deal with Hawaii, whose naval strength had been hit hard at this time. In addition to the fact that the Japanese still hold the idea of peace talks with the Americans, the risk of long-distance landing operations is too great, which is also a reason for the Japanese to retreat.

Even with the Normandy landings, which were a success story of World War II, the losses in many areas were just as significant. This is also because the center of gravity of the German defense is not here.

The coastlines in Southeast Asia are so fragile that even pirates can land on the beach, so naturally it will be difficult for the Japanese.

Similarly, even if the Japanese defenses in Yingkou and other places were stronger than those in Southeast Asia and other regions, they could easily break through with the combination of air and sea of the Marine Corps.

But Lushun had been run by the Russians and Japanese for many years, and had become a hedgehog full of firepower, and the result of a rash attack would be as heavy as what happened to the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War.

Therefore, during this period of time, the vanguard marines went down to Yingkou, Gaizhou, Changxing Island and Changshan Islands, and advanced inland to capture the towns of Wafangdian and Pulandian, and surrounded them by three routes, capturing Jinzhou and Dalian.

At this time, as soon as Meng Xiang's order was given, the marines, who had long been gearing up, immediately became interested.

But their strength alone was not enough, Meng Xiang, who had always been cautious, dispatched a joint operation of land, sea and air this time, striving to quickly take down this difficult bone with minimal losses.

"Our Marines are still inferior in firepower?" Zhao Junmai said a little depressed.

Although the Marines were already equipped with tanks and armored vehicles, as well as a large number of 155 mm caliber support guns, they still had some insufficient firepower in the face of heavy fortresses like Arthur.

After the vanguard army recovered North China, the Japanese built a lot of construction to strengthen the defense of the Lushun area in recent years for the benefit of the puppet Manchurians. It was these dense and large fortress complexes that allowed the Japanese to dare to shout that they would never fall.

"The wall thickness of those perverted fortresses of an old mother is 3 meters, and some of them are lined with steel plates, and the little devil is really planning to shrink into the turtle shell!" The vanguard army had already collected the defense information of the Japanese, and Chen Jiahui was at a loss when he looked at this kind of defense, "However, even if it is a turtle shell, it can still be cracked open." This time, not only the naval guns of the Navy's super battleships helped, but even the army's giant artillery arrived! It seems that the Air Force also prepared gifts for the little devils. ”

"In the end, it's up to us to rush up and occupy her!" Zhao Junmai clenched his fists and said resolutely.

"Boom!" A mushroom cloud rose in the sky, threatening not the super battleships that were getting closer and closer, but the vanguard cannons that had already gained a record in the battle to conquer Lao Tie Mountain with their muzzles held high near Dalian.

In the past three months, it was enough for Meng Xiang to build the base cannon near Lushun.

During this period of time, Meng Xiang has been adjusting the layout of the bases in various places.

On June 1st, Huaxia was also the world's first transistor. Even with a half-knowledge of semiconductors and silicon from Meng Xiang, the entire project to study transistors has gone through countless experiments before it succeeds.

Although Meng Xiang smashed a lot of gold coins into it and recruited thousands of scientific researchers in China to tackle key problems collectively, when Xiaohua reminded him of the news that some base restrictions were lifted, Meng Xiang felt that everything was worth it.

Except for some equipment that involved transistors 61 years ago, which can be repaired and used, the most obvious change in the base is that the direct jurisdiction of the sub-base has been directly expanded from 300 kilometers to 600 kilometers.

"In the next step, as long as the problem of integrated circuits is solved and the upgrade task is completed, I am afraid that it will be able to reach 1,000 kilometers, right?" Without getting too many hints, Meng Xiang could only guess by himself.

However, the 600-kilometer kilometer has made the layout of the sub-bases, which are currently somewhat stretched, much easier. In particular, in the vast areas of Central Asia, Siberia, and the Far East, logistics supply centers and tank factories can be directly built to farther places, thus solving the problem of long-distance logistics supply in many places at once.

The readjustment to the sub-bases in the Shenyang and Fushun areas is enough to control half of the northeast region, and the area directly under the jurisdiction can directly control Lushun. The Japanese did not know that the Pioneer cannon could directly stuff the muzzle into the Japanese fortress.

The 420 mm caliber cannonballs of the six pioneer cannons poured down on the Japanese fortress positions in succession, and the beating of drums in the sky and the earth urged people's hearts to beat faster.

"Boom!" A roar of a volley pierced the steaming mist from the sea water from the Dingyuan and slammed straight towards Baiyu Mountain, and then a sky of debris smoke and dust erupted in the fortress group of Baiyu Mountain.

A greater tremor rippled down from Baiyu Mountain, which towered the gateway to Port Arthur, and even the nearby sea water was shaken, which made everyone's hearts hammer again.

"Is this the Dingyuan's naval guns? How do you feel that their 420nm naval guns are more powerful than the Vanguard cannons? Chen Jiahui, who was still looking at the huge fireball that flashed from the cannon on the Dingyuan just now, couldn't help but be surprised again.

"Some time ago, I heard that they were going to modify and replace the main gun!" The news that Zhao Junmai got was not very comprehensive.

Not only him, but few people know that the current Dingyuan and Zhenyuan are no longer the original second-class battleships.

Although the last naval battle was scarred, the two second-class dreadnoughts had accumulated enough merits to upgrade, and they had already been slowly upgraded to third-class in the repair process.

It's just that the news was blocked by Meng Xiang's strict order, and at this time the Japanese were in the south, and the Americans were also busy with the European war, and the navy of the vanguard army no longer needed to be low-key.

In addition to the thick armor that surpassed the level of the German HG1 class, the 420 mm main gun has been replaced by a 500 mm cannon with a 70 times diameter. This is also where Chen Jiahui was surprised that his power had become greater.

"Boom!" The eight 500-mm guns on the Zhenyuan also fired a salvo later, and the flames on the port side quickly steamed the sea water on the nearby sea, and the fog and gunpowder smoke were mixed, making it impossible to see the entire Zhenyuan package clearly.

Chen Jiahui's telescope moved to Baiyu Mountain again, and just in time to see a large fortress that was only a little broken in the huge explosion, covered with thick sand and soil that was shot into the air by the huge explosion, so that the entire Yujing Mountain, which was covered with gunsmoke, was also wrapped in a layer of dim dust and mist.

"Haha! The little devil's turtle shell didn't work this time! Chen Jiahui laughed, but his laughter was quickly drowned out by a louder bang.

A pillar of yellow smoke instantly rose behind Yujing Mountain, soaring into the sky, and then slowly spreading into a mushroom cloud.

Although the distance was a little far, the people on Lao Tie Mountain still felt a huge earthquake set off under their feet, and the rubble jumping around on the ground confirmed their feelings.

"This, that's those guys from the Army, the Army's giant artillery?" Zhao Junmai was also a little surprised.

In the north and northeast of Arthur, there is a Dora cannon reloaded with shells, and the muzzle of the cannon is pointed directly at Port Arthur. Clear