The power of the coastal defense artillery""Report to the chief, Luo Yutang, commander of the coastal defense artillery battalion directly under the headquarters, was ordered to come to report and ask the chief for instructions""In less than an hour, the commander of the coastal defense artillery battalion appeared at the door of the temporary headquarters.

"Battalion Commander Luo, Commander Su and I, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and now, we have finally arrived at your coastal defense artillery battalion. With your shore defense artillery battalion, this time, I will definitely let the little devil who is cowering in Lushun know the strength of my Northeast Field Army. How's that, along the way, nothing went wrong! Looking at Luo Yutang, who was directly named by himself in front of him, stepped down from the position of deputy commander of the heavy artillery division, and was appointed as the commander of the coastal defense artillery battalion, Liu Hua asked with a smile.

"Chief, there is an air defense regiment under the protection, and the planes of the little devils do not dare to do anything to us.

Up to now, the entire coastal defense artillery battalion, a total of 18 230-mm large-caliber coastal defense guns, has been put in place. The soldiers are clamoring to participate in the battle, and I have come to ask the headquarters to give us a combat mission for the coastal defense artillery battalion. Luo Yutang replied confidently.

"Okay, that's right. Good steel is used on the blade, and all the commanders of the coastal defense artillery battalion are the best artillery personnel I have drawn from all the artillery in the whole army. In addition, after more than half a month of training, it is time to go to the battlefield and test your combat effectiveness. Battalion Commander Luo, now I order. ,""All the combatants of the coastal defense artillery battalion, immediately look for favorable terrain and arrange artillery positions, I will give you half an hour, and after half an hour, your coastal defense artillery battalion must have shells for me to hit the Japanese positions in Arthur City." How's it going, is there any confidence? "Please rest assured, the chief, to ensure that the task is completed," Luo Yutang replied confidently.

Immediately, he quickly rushed out of the command headquarters and disappeared into the field of vision of Liu Hua and others.

Half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and a crisp phone ringing broke the silence of the grid. Picking up the microphone, I immediately remembered Luo Yutang's moving voice.

"Report to the chief, the total number of shore defense artillery battalions and the old gate shore defense artillery have been deployed, and they can fire at the enemy's positions at any time, please ask the commander to instruct."

"Okay," he said, looking at the watch on his arm, and twenty-five minutes had passed. Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction. Immediately, into the microphone, he commanded decisively.

"Comrade Luo Yutang, now I order that your coastal defense artillery battalion immediately fire ten rounds of artillery shells at the Japanese positions in Lushun. After ten rounds of shells have been fired, wait for the next combat order from the command..."

"Yes, chief, to ensure that the mission is completed.."" As soon as Liu Hua's fate was issued, Luo Yutang's confident answer came from the earpiece.

On the position of the coastal defense artillery battalion, with the order of the battalion commander Luo Yutang, an artillery officer quickly used machinery to send shells weighing 100 catties into the chamber. Immediately after that, a gunner's report sounded from the position.

"Report to the battalion commander, the first gun position is ready, request to fire,"

"Report to the battalion commander that the second gun position is ready, request to fire,"

One.

""Report to the battalion commander, the eighteenth gun emplacement is ready, request to fire...,," "Okay, comrades, now I order all gun emplacements, ten consecutive free fire, target, the first line position of the Japanese army at Arthur Pass. Now I order, open fire...," he quickly glanced at the corners of the mouth of the battalion commander Luo Yutang, who had more than a dozen large-caliber coastal defense guns in front of him, and immediately smiled with satisfaction. Facing the microphone, he commanded decisively.

"Open..."

"Boom, boom," began to sound over the artillery positions with a deafening explosion as the order was given. Large-caliber shells, driven by the burning of gunpowder, quickly flew out of the chamber. Then, with a huge whistling sound, it flew into the sky and flew towards Lushun City, which was dozens of kilometers away

"Woooooooo With a sharp whistling sound, eighteen shells had already crossed the positions of the Northeast Nose Battle Army and flew towards their final target.

On the Japanese position at Lushunkou, all the troops defending the position, from the commander to the ordinary soldiers, were shrouded in a thick smile. Because, they believed that with these strong reinforced concrete fortifications around them, coupled with the support of the artillery of the Port Arthur, they would definitely be able to achieve the final victory in the battle.

As a result, in the face of the order of the division and regimental headquarters to enter a state of combat readiness, almost a thousand soldiers in the entire forward position, almost one of them complied. Except for the necessary sentries, the remaining soldiers all shrank into the strong pillboxes, talking and laughing, and did not pay attention to the Northeast Field Army on the opposite side at all. When the sharp whistling sound of shells reached the ears of these soldiers, only dozens of soldiers subconsciously lay on the ground and let out an exclamation at the soldiers who still didn't care about them.

"It's not good, it's an artillery bombardment, the people of China began to shell, and everyone immediately hid to avoid artillery fire, of course, the exclamations of these soldiers, not only did not get the gratitude of their comrades-in-arms, but attracted the ridicule of their comrades-in-arms.

"Ono-kun, are you scared of the Northeast Field Army on the other side? Now we are hiding inside such a strong permanent fortification. Just relying on the mountains and fields in the hands of the Northeast Field Army, it is not at all the right thing for our fortifications," a second lieutenant officer reminded his subordinates beside him with a nervous face...

However, just as the second lieutenant's voice fell, there was a deafening explosion. It reached everyone's ears. At the same time, the face of the only artillery liaison officer in the bunker turned pale. Immediately after, he exclaimed loudly at the soldiers who were still talking and laughing beside him, and they didn't care.

"It's not good, everyone quickly hide, this is not a shell fired from a mountain artillery, it is a large-caliber coastal defense. Quickly conceal, our fortifications simply cannot block the shelling of the enemy's large-caliber coastal defense artillery.

Hide immediately..."Sure enough, as the artillery liaison said, as the artillery liaison said, the smoke from the explosion of the shells slowly dissipated as the position began. Just now, the front-line position was lined with pillboxes, and with the explosion of eighteen shells, eighteen craters with a width of fifty meters immediately appeared.

With the crater as the center, all the pillboxes within a radius of 50 meters were blown into ruins like papier-mâché. At the same time, the bunker within a radius of fifty meters stood there unharmed. But the whole bunker has fallen into a deathly silence. Go without saying.

As everyone knows, the soldiers in the bunker must have been shocked alive by the huge impact caused by the explosion of the cannonballs.

"Bageya Road, how can the people of China have large-caliber coastal defense artillery, how can it be so fast, the troops immediately retreat, withdraw from the fortifications, retreat to the city, the artillery correspondent immediately contact our naval guns, ask for naval artillery support, and be sure to destroy all the shore defense artillery in the hands of the enemy.,"

Through the lookout, you can see the tragic scene in front of you. Combined with the exclamation of the artillery correspondent next to him just now.

The Supreme Commander in the bunker, the captain of the squadron, immediately gave the order to retreat to the soldiers who were already in chaos around him

However, to their disappointment, in the middle of this short period of more than a minute, the second round of firing of the coastal defense artillery battalion had already arrived.

With the sound of a sharp whistling, the entire front-line position was once again enveloped by the deafening sound of explosions. At the same time, it was already in chaos, hiding the bunker of almost a small squad of soldiers, which was directly hit by a shell. To outsiders, the almost impregnable bunker turned into a ruin in an instant with the explosion of the cannonballs, including the dozens of devil soldiers in the bunker

""Jingle bells. . . Moses... Moxie,

As the Japanese front-line positions were fiercely shelled by the shore defense artillery battalion, the telephone ringing in Arthur City immediately rang one after another in the war room. At the same time, the war room, which had been very calm just now, also fell into chaos for the first time.

After quickly answering a phone call from the front-line position, the face of the chief of staff of the division and regiment turned pale. Immediately after, he rushed to the front of Lieutenant General Zhongshan at the first time, and reported with an incredible face.

"Division commander, something happened, the front-line position, our front-line position is over,"

"What, the front-line position is lost. How is it possible, as far as I know, that a large number of permanent reinforced concrete fortifications have been built on the front-line positions, and that in battle, they can also be supported by naval artillery, how can they be lost in less than ten minutes of artillery shelling from the enemy. Impossible, absolutely impossible..""

Hearing this almost unbelievable news. Lieutenant General Zhongshan, who was still confident in defending Lushun himself, exclaimed with an incredible face at the chief of staff in front of him.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Division Commander, according to the report of the soldiers who withdrew from the first line of defense to the second line of defense.

Our opponents used a large number of large-caliber coastal defense artillery. The various permanent fortifications that we held on to were simply vulnerable in the face of the enemy's large-caliber coastal defense artillery. In less than ten minutes of shelling, most of those fortifications were destroyed. A reinforced brigade defending a front-line position, which managed to retreat, had less than a fifth of its troops, and as for the remaining nearly a thousand soldiers, all of them were killed in the middle of the shelling that had just lasted ten minutes ..", the chief of staff hastened to report. "How is it possible, in less than ten minutes, we have lost the strength of our predecessors, and we have also lost the first line of defense, how can the Northeast Field Army have large-caliber coastal defense artillery, how can this be." ””

"Quick, order the warships that stay at the mouth of Arthur to immediately fire back, and be sure to destroy the shore defense artillery in the hands of the Northeast Field Army. In addition, the news that the Northeast Field Army had a large number of shore defense artillery was reported to the Kwantung Army Headquarters, and the command was requested to immediately send air force units for reinforcements.

Otherwise, under the blow of the shore defense artillery of the Northeast Field Army, the entire Lushun, together with the 20,000 soldiers of the Imperial Army, will be in ruins," Lieutenant General Nakayama almost roared, giving the latest combat order.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Head of Fu"

Looking at the chief of staff who was leaving quickly, Lieutenant General Zhongshan, who had begun to be full of confidence since he retreated into Arthur City, frowned immediately. Looking at the map of the city defense in front of him, he fell into deep thought.

However, less than ten minutes after Lieutenant General Zhongshan's order was issued, the slightly panicked figure of the chief of staff once again appeared at the door of the war room and appeared in front of Lieutenant General Zhongshan.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the reporting division, Rear Admiral Haiyi, commander of the naval fleet, reported that the caliber of the coastal defense artillery of the Northeast Field Army far exceeds the caliber of our naval guns, and in terms of firing range, our naval artillery is no match for them. So, the naval fleet is not capable of counterattacking in any substantive sense ..,"

The chief of staff whispered.

"What, you can't counterattack, how can this be, the caliber of the shore defense artillery of the Northeast Field Army actually exceeds the caliber of the naval guns of our navy's fleet. The direction of the command has not called back whether it will send air force units. Destroy the shore defense artillery positions of the Northeast Field Army." After a brief moment of shock, Lieutenant General Nakayama continued to ask questions with the last shred of hope.

"The Hayi Command called back that the Changchun Aviation Force had sent a large group of bombers to reinforce us. However, it will take at least an hour for air reinforcements to arrive. Also, the commander told us not to get too hopeful for air reinforcements. Because our opponent, the Northeast Field Army, has a dense network of anti-aircraft fire. The chief of staff continued to answer.

"Bastard, Bage Yalu, is there any other news" Lieutenant General Nakayama asked.

"Yes, according to the report of the defenders outside the city, the first line of defense I deployed outside the city has been occupied by about a regiment of infantry of the Northeast Field Army. In addition, the second line of defense has begun to be sporadically attacked by the large-caliber coastal defense artillery of the Northeast Field Army. The supreme commander of the second line of defense, Jingshan Daisa, asked the division headquarters for instructions on whether the troops would continue to hold their positions

"Yaga, of course, retreat. Could it be that Jing Shanjun wanted the thousands of soldiers on the second line of defense to be killed in the shelling of the enemy's coastal defense artillery? Order, all troops outside the city immediately withdraw from their positions and withdraw into the city of Arthur. Now, I have only one hope, that is, the Northeast Field Army outside the city can take care of the civilians in the city and not shell the entire city of Arthur with shore defense artillery. Otherwise, there will be only one fate waiting for us, and that is to be blown to pieces en masse amid the shelling of the ship's guns

Faced with the question raised by the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Nakayama ordered very decisively.

"Ha Yi, Your Excellency the Division Commander. They thought that according to the previous policy, they would definitely not shell Arthur City and kill ordinary civilians in the city

The chief of staff also replied very approvingly.

But at this moment, they forgot one thing. Among all the civilians in the entire Lushunkou, the number of Chinese can be said to be pitiful. And among the few poor Chinese, almost all of them are some Han Yu who are willing to act as lackeys of little devils, and Liu Hua, as the commander-in-chief of the campaign, will certainly not pay any attention to them in any mercy... II. "Commander-in-Chief, good news.

The 1st Regiment of the Xijia Infantry, which was in charge of the offensive on the outskirts of Arthur City, had just sent a telegram. The troops of the Kwantung Army had abandoned all positions outside the city and retreated into the city. At present, the 1st Armored Infantry Regiment has successfully received all Japanese positions outside the city. Su Yu rushed into the headquarters with an excited face, and said movingly.

"It seems that our opponent, the commander of the 1 Bu Devil, also knows how to take the initiative to retreat and preserve his strength.

However, he seems to have forgotten one thing, that is, in the entire city of Arthur, there are hardly many Chinese. Our artillery units can carry out artillery bombardment of the entire city of Arthur without any scruples. The corners of Liu Hua's mouth immediately appeared with a sneer. "Commander-in-chief, I really decided to shell the city of Arthur with shore defense artillery .." Su Yu asked, with the last trace of doubt.

"Of course, this is the most effective way to reduce the casualties of our army and eliminate the 20,000 little devils entrenched in Lushun in the shortest possible time. Convey my order, the shore defense artillery battalion, immediately ready for battle. Half an hour later, launch a half-hour artillery bombardment on Lushun City, and we must blow the entire Lushun City into ruins, forcing the little devils to go out of the city and fight a decisive battle with us... Facing Su Yu's rhetorical question, Liu Hua replied without hesitation.

"Yes, Director-General

The small city of Arthur City, with a large number of Japanese expatriates moving in, has become a very prosperous city after several years of development. Now, with the influx of a large number of soldiers and heavy weapons, the prosperous city of Arthur seems to be a lot more crowded.

Standing inside the headquarters, looking at the crowded soldiers and expatriates of the Great Japanese Empire on the streets outside the headquarters, a trace of bad premonition suddenly appeared in the mind of Lieutenant General Nakayama. However, in just a moment, a wry smile appeared on Lieutenant General Nakayama's face

After all, in all the troops under the leadership of **, the requirements for all kinds of military discipline are very strict. His opponent, the Northeast Field Army, would not have launched an artillery bombardment on the entire city of Arthur in accordance with strict military discipline. Because, if an artillery bombardment like the one outside the city takes place inside the densely populated city of Arthur, it will definitely cause a devastating blow to the entire city of Arthur..."

However, at this moment, he seems to have forgotten one thing. On the road of aggression against China, how many innocent Chinese civilians fell under their guns. And this battle, the shelling of Arthur City, is only a small part of the Chinese troops to launch a retaliatory counterattack in the second part of the second "woo woo woo". Second, compared with the chaotic streets, the Japanese high command headquarters is not much better. As soon as the whistling sound reached everyone's ears, almost all the faces of the entire headquarters, including the middle of the mountain, turned pale at the first moment. However, at this moment, the cannonballs with a whistling sound had already flown over their heads. @。

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