"The position of Majiafang Village has been lost!"

"The position in Taojia Village is lost!"

"Our reinforcements were bombarded."

"The Zhengjiatun position was bombarded."

"The Zhengjiatun position was attacked by enemy forces."

At the beginning, when the position was lost or attacked, it would cause a lot of discussion. Some people called the People's Army too despicable and cunning, and some people called the Japanese army guarding the position too incompetent. They couldn't even hold on for a while. However, as bad news continued to come, everyone also became numb from excitement, and there was no even any touch, because at this time, everyone knew that this battle had been lost.

Notsushi Daogui was completely slumped on the chair, his eyes straightened and his expression was dull. In fact, at this time, Notsushi Daogui was still a little confused about why he lost this battle. Notsushi Daogui took over the Liaohe defense line for more than a month, and this time was not short. Although the troops were not enough to implement a comprehensive defense, the arrangement was considered a Chinese standard and central government. Why did he collapse completely and he didn't even hold on to the position for a day.

After thinking for a long time, Notsu Dotaka realized that the fundamental reason for his failure was that the People's Army brought the large-caliber artillery used on the warships to the land, thus gaining an absolute advantage in range. This is Guan Jian, the People's Army's victory. But how did the People's Army aim at the large-caliber naval gun? If the fixed targets such as strike positions can also be said to be the result of prior reconnaissance, then what should I do to attack the moving army? Notsu Dotaka was also puzzled.

However, the current situation cannot be allowed to think about Notsu Daogui, because at this time, he received the news that the Zhengjiatun position had also been lost.

The Zhengjiatun position was only more than 3 kilometers away from Liaozhong. It can be said that the People's Army arrived just by raising its feet. At this time, the command headquarters had only two companies and could not experience a battle at all. Therefore, there was a staff officer, Tonotsu, who suggested that he should retreat at this time.

Notsudoto said in a daze: "Can we retreat there?"

Uehara Yui said, "Commander, although we have lost the defense line of Liaozhong, it does not mean that the battle will be retreated. We still have two reserve brigades in Ping'an Fort, and the 10th Division in Shaling Fort. Moreover, the troops in Liaozhong cannot be all annihilated by the People's Army. The remaining troops will definitely turn profits in Ping'an Fort and Shaling Fort. There are enough troops to regain Liaozhong and drive the People's Army back to the west bank of the Liao River. Therefore, we must retreat immediately to win the reorganization of the army and save the time of defeat."

After hearing Uehara Yuki's words, Notsu Dotaka was also cheered up a little. He did have a chance. Of course, the premise was to save his life first to have a chance to win back the defeat. So Notsu Dotaka no hesitated and immediately ordered a retreat, with the direction of Pean Fort. Although the 4th Army had only two reserve brigades in Pean Fort, Pean Fort was close to Liaoyang, where the Japanese Manchurian Army's headquarters was located, so it was possible to obtain some support from Liaoyang.

The advantage of having fewer people and fewer people is that they act quickly and leave as soon as possible. Therefore, the command of the 4th Legion immediately cleaned up the documents and affairs, packed the telegraph and generators, and then evacuated them. The whole process only took half an hour.

Less than 20 minutes after the 4th Army command headquarters evacuated, a vanguard of the People's Army arrived in Liaozhong. Both sides had almost no effort, but the People's Army had only one company, so they did not dare to act rashly, and could only wait for the large army to arrive. After 15 minutes, a regiment of troops arrived and completely occupied Liaozhong.

It was 4:20 am at this time, and the People's Army's crossing river battle had achieved a very complete success. It not only tore a big gap in the Liaohe defense line arranged by the Japanese army, but also gained a foothold on the east bank of the Liaohe River. However, since the Japanese army still had enough troops in the north and south at this time, the entire battle was not completely over. Next, the People's Army will face the Japanese army's north and south attack. This not only affects the success or failure of this river crossing battle, but also the victory or defeat of the entire military operation of the East China government.

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Just as the 2nd Army launched an attack on the Japanese Liaohe defense line, the Marine Corps also launched a landing operation on Lushun.

During this Lushun landing operation, the East China government also made full preparations, dispatching 4 landing ships, 2 troop transport ships, and 4 transport ships, carrying all the combat forces of the Marine Corps, as well as a large number of materials and engineers. Once the Marine Corps avoids the frontier positions, temporary dock facilities will be built immediately to put more troops into the battlefield.

The Marine Corps were escorted by four Zhenyuan-class ironclad ships, two submarines and two 218 patrol boats. Zhenyuan-class ironclad ships are old warships with a age of more than 18 years, and their technical level is long out of date, and their speed is not even 13 knots. They basically cannot participate in the war. However, the firepower and defense power of these four warships are still quite strong, so they can still be qualified as firepower support for the landing troops.

The two submarines were actually sent to test their actual combat capabilities, but they did not expect them to play any role. Only two 218 patrol boats are important roles in this landing combat escort formation.

Although the 218 patrol boat was a coast guard equipment in the old time and space, it was still a high-end existence in this era. Because of the radar, electronic equipment, and high-power radio stations, one of them was the command ship for this landing operation. Marine Corps commander Luo Yue will be on the boat to command this landing operation. At the same time, the two small boats are each equipped with a b-5z unmanned helicopter. However, the one that commands the unmanned helicopter is another 218 patrol boat. This type of ship is too small, and one boat cannot carry so many equipment.

However, the landing location was not Lushun Port, but in Shuangdao Bay Tsingsha, about 12 kilometers northwest of Lushun Port.

Russia has been operating in Lushun for many years and has operated Lushun Port into a military fortress. The Japanese army paid a very heavy price to capture Lushun Port. Although there are no large and medium-sized warships in Lushun Port now, they have lost an important fire support point, and the fortifications and military facilities have been seriously damaged, the foundation is still there. After the East China government and Japan have had a serious dispute, Japan has also repaired Lushun's defenses, and plans to restore at least 60% of the Russian-occupied period. However, after the People's Army entered the western Liaoning region, it did attract a lot of attention from Japan. As a result, most of the strengthening of Lushun defenses was not completed. Of course, Japan's national strength is limited, and it is impossible to build a solid defense at the same time in Lushun and the Liaohe River.

Now the defense of Lushun has recovered about 30% to about 40% of the Russian occupation period, but it cannot be underestimated. However, Lushun's fortifications have a characteristic, mostly concentrated in the third line of the northeast and south. Because the northwest is facing the sea and there are no beaches for large-scale landings, there are not many fortifications. Luo Yue chose to land in Shuangdao Bay, which was also considered to avoid its edge. Since the People's Army had landing ships, it could overcome the problem of insufficient beaches.

The Japanese army guarding Lushun was the 3rd Army, the commander was General Nogi Haki, with the 7th Division, the 1st and 4th Brigades, the 2nd Brigade of Field Artillery, and the 17th and 18th Regiments.

In fact, there were three divisions under the 3rd Army, one cavalry brigade and one artillery brigade. However, when Nogikiki was commanding the Lushun battle, he adopted the wrong tactics. Not only was he unable to conquer Lushun for a long time, but he caused a large number of casualties in the Japanese army, making the Japanese army very passive. Later, he used Otaro Genataro to command the army as the chief of staff to capture Lushun. Therefore, the commander of the Japanese Manchu Front, Marshal Oyama Iwa, was very dissatisfied with Nogikiki and once wanted to drive Nogikiki back to Japan, but Nogikiki had too deep qualifications and was trusted by Emperor Meiji, so it was difficult to touch him easily.

After the Fengtian Battle, Oyama Iron arranged Noki Hidian to garrison at Lushun Port. In fact, it was to let Noki Hidian sit on the bench and transfer most of the 3rd Army's military strength, leaving only more than 30,000 troops for Noki Hidian. Noki Hidian also knew that he had made a big mistake when attacking Lushun, so he let tens of thousands of soldiers die in vain, and he felt quite guilty, so he had no objection to Oyama Iron's arrangement.

However, after the East China government and Japan had a ferocious relationship, the defense of Lushun Port became important again. Noki Hidun did not dare to be careless. While rectifying Lushun's defense, he arranged troops. Although Noki Hidun had only more than 30,000 men under his command, he actually had to defend Dalian, so he was divided into another brigade to guard Dalian. Now Lushun only has one division and one brigade and two artillery regiments, a total of about 24,000 people.

Since Lushun is surrounded by the sea on three sides, there are many landing sites, in addition to Lushun Port, there are also Dachakou Bay, Shuangdao Bay, Laotieshan and other places. Although most of them are not suitable for large-scale landings, it is not ruled out that the People's Army will send small units to land in multiple places. However, Nogi Kidino does not have enough troops to guard all these landing sites strictly. Therefore, they can only adopt a loose outside and tight inside. The focus of the deployment is still to be set at Lushun Port. Other places can only arrange a small number of troops. After discovering the People's Army's landing troops, they will mobilize the army to intercept and defend.

In the Shuangdao Bay, where the People's Army confirmed that it was landed, there were two battalions of Japanese guards in Tsingsha, Shuangdao Bay, and 4 artillery batteries were built, with a total of 20 artillery pieces, including 4 152mm artillery pieces, 8 105mm artillery pieces, and 8 75mm artillery pieces.
Chapter completed!