Open an aircraft carrier to fight against Japan

Most of the Japanese troops left behind in Lushun were artillerymen guarding the fort. The infantry with real combat effectiveness did not exceed a squadron, and they were completely unaware of the news of the landing of the First Ryukyu Division. The members of the team, under their command, the first division rushed to Lushun along the post road.

The most important defensive strongholds on the post road were Erlongshan Fort and Songshushan Fort. When the Japanese infantry squadron arrived in a hurry, they found that these two forts had been occupied by the First Division.

The Japanese army who was in a dilemma quickly started an encounter with the soldiers of the first division, and their disadvantages in equipment were quickly highlighted. The soldiers of the first division were equipped with a semi-automatic rifle developed by scientists organized by Lin Yuan. This rifle had a A magazine loaded with [-] rounds, after firing a bullet, the gunpowder gas automatically completes a series of actions such as unbolting, extracting, loading, and locking, and when the trigger is pulled, the next bullet can be fired.

In terms of rate of fire, the Japanese army lagged behind by a large margin, and the shooting accuracy that the Japanese army was proud of did not recover much, because the soldiers of the First Division were also very skilled in shooting.

The greater advantage of the First Division is the artillery. They are not only equipped with 180 mortars, but also [-] sampan guns. The so-called sampan guns are ordinary howitzers. They are placed on warships. When they landed, these guns were used by soldiers, so they gave it a new name.

These guns were originally on Japanese warships. They were all German-made 75mm howitzers. They were mounted on gun carriages and could be pulled by horses. Under the powerful firepower of the First Division, a squadron of devils was quickly wiped out. .

There were not many defenders in Lushun City, so it was quickly captured.Lushun Port is called "Gibraltar of the Far East" by Westerners. The exquisite geographical location makes countless people yearn for it. In the era of Lin Yuan, after the founding of New China, the Soviets even wanted to occupy Port Arthur Port for a long time. The most wonderful place here is that Its port is surrounded by land, and there is only one waterway for entry and exit. It is basically impossible for enemy ships to attack from outside.

On the land facing the open sea, the Qing court built fortifications such as the Mantou Mountain Fort and the Golden Mountain Fort. They are all permanent fortifications and are very strong. They are equipped with large-caliber shores from Krupp or Armstrong. Anti-heavy artillery, a large part of the Japanese defenders are here.

It's a pity that these heavy artillery can't turn around, so when the first division attacked from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain, they were useless at all!

The first division landed at [-]:[-] a.m. on April [-]th. By [-]:[-] p.m., the city of Lushun and the fort outside Lushun Port had been basically occupied by them.

At this time, the Japanese fleet, which had tracked the Peking ship for hundreds of nautical miles, finally returned. They didn't know that Lushun had been occupied. When they were ten kilometers away from the waterway into the port, the first division opened fire!

It is a compulsory course for observers to judge the enemy and the enemy according to the shape of the warship and the flag. When Togo Heihachiro saw that the coastal battery was firing at him, he jumped up and cursed angrily. He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to send a flag to the battery, but no one replied. Dao Yuangui realized that Lushun was captured by the Qing army!

Togo Heihachiro couldn't believe this fact. Without the cover of the naval fleet, he managed to break through the defense line full of mines by accident and occupied Lushun Port!

Believe it or not, they had no choice but to return to Incheon Port first.

At 5000 o'clock in the evening, two news, one happy and one worrying, arrived at Lin Yuan at the same time. The happy thing was that the first Ryukyu division landed smoothly, but the worry was that Liu Kun's defense on the north bank of the Hun River was completely lost, and more than 8000 troops from Liaoyang The garrison rushed towards Zhangyi Station; the news that made Lin Yuan more worried came one after another. More than [-] Lushun defenders landed at the mouth of Liaohe and went straight to Panjin.

The current situation on the Liaodong Peninsula is: Dashanyan is surrounded by Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan's rear has Japanese reinforcements from Liaoyang and Lushun, and the reinforcements from these two places have been copied by the Ryukyu First Division!

Lin Yuan knew that his newly formed First Brigade would not be able to stop the reinforcements from Liaoyang, and the key to the battle now was the First Division that had just landed.

If the first division rushed to the battlefield quickly, it would be able to encircle the reinforcements of Liaoyang and Lushun, and the two troops would only be wiped out by then.

But the First Division is now in Lushun. It is [-] kilometers from Lushun to Liaoyang. How long will it take for them to arrive?

Lin Yuan silently calculated that the Japanese army in the direction of Changtu would not be able to launch an attack until ten days at the earliest; under the delay of the first brigade, the Liaoyang reinforcements would occupy Zhangyi Station in three days; Going up the Liaohe River, Panjin will be occupied five days later. Regardless of whether the Japanese army occupies Panjin or Zhangyi Station, they will cut off their own railway transportation lines. Insist on high-intensity fighting for two days.

Then the first division needs to arrive at the position of the reinforcements in Liaoyang within five days.

Lin Yuan issued a combat order to the First Ryukyu Division: arrive in Liaoyang within four days.

Marching 75 kilometers in four days, with an average of [-] kilometers per day, this intensity is already very high, but the commander of the first division was not satisfied with this speed. His order was: three days, rush to Liaoyang.

Forcibly marching a hundred kilometers every day is unimaginable to many people, but the commander of the first division dared to issue such an order, because the physical fitness of the Ryukyu soldiers is really too strong.

In the recruiting test, 3000% of these untrained Ryukyu youths scored 40.00 minutes in the 3000-meter long-distance race. The standard of excellence is 40 minutes and 40.00 seconds, and the excellent rate is far below [-]%.Many Ryukyu people live by fishing. Many children are born, the first thing they learn is breastfeeding, and the second thing they learn is swimming. Swimming greatly improves people's lung capacity, and long-distance running speed depends largely on lung capacity. Moreover, these young people have been fishing with adults since they were ten years old. The fishing boats of the Ryukyu people are all powered by sails. Pulling and rewinding the sails, rowing the oars, and spreading and harvesting are all physical work, so the muscle strength of the Ryukyu youths is also very strong. powerful.

Therefore, almost all of these people are masters of long-distance running. During the forced march, everything is lightly packed, only carrying rifles, bullets, water and quilts. These people are not used to the cold climate in the Northeast.

They also have a little advantage, that is, they don't need to carry too many bullets, the caliber of the gun is designed according to the Japanese rifle, and they can pick up the Japanese bullets at any time.

And their sampan guns are a major advantage of their rapid maneuverability. The artillery carriages of this kind of artillery have been modified by the Beijing warship. The wheels of the original artillery carriages are made of wood and covered with iron sheets. Such wheels have not been reduced. Because of the vibration effect, the horse-drawn gun cart does not dare to run too fast, because that may damage the parts on the gun body. The Beijing ship replaced all of them with rubber wheels, which can absorb shock. Temporarily use the spare wheel of the tractor.While they were running wildly, the soldiers of the first brigade were fighting hard with the Japanese army at Zhangyi Station.