Anti-Japanese War: Young Marshal? No, please call me Great Power

As for Lushun's investigation plan, it was launched more than half a month ago.

From dawn until dark, at least 4 mosquito reconnaissance aircraft remained in the sky over the entire Lushun.

The film shot these days can already fill a house.

He also found out all the fire points on the bright side of the entire Lushun, and even found many dark fire points and tunnel fortifications of the Japanese army.

In addition, their command has also been figured out.

With so many telegrams coming and going every day, it is not difficult to figure out the location of their headquarters.

It can be said that everything is ready now, only the east wind is owed.

And now the east wind is ready.

At about five o'clock in the morning, Li Ran, the commander of the train artillery, called Lushun's front finger.

The three Gustav cannons have all been assembled and are ready for combat condition.

Huang Baitao directly pulled Yu Chen up, and the two began to study the battle plan.

In fact, the battle plan for this attack on Lushun is very simple.

Just three words.

Explode! Explode! Explode!

In addition to bombing or bombing, blow up all the fortifications in the open and in the dark.

This time, in order to attack Lushun, Zhang Xueming prepared a month's worth of shells, and all the shells added up to almost one million rounds.

So the protagonist of this battle of Lushun was artillery.

All problems that can be solved with shells are resolutely not used by ground charges.

This can actually be seen from the artillery preparations before the launch of the Lushun Campaign.

In addition to three Gustav cannons, two K5 train guns.

There were also 96 105-mm self-propelled howitzers, 96 155-mm self-propelled howitzers, 54240-mm self-propelled howitzers, 0-mm heavy mortars and 54 12-barreled 300-mm self-propelled rocket launchers of the 1st Heavy Artillery Division.

Five artillery battalions directly under the new 1st division.

A total of 36 150-mm towed howitzers, 18 155-mm howitzers, 18 240-mm towed howitzers and 21 Katyusha rocket launchers were armed.

The Second Infantry Division was equipped with the same number of guns as the new First Division.

But all are self-propelled gun versions.

Even with these guns, a total of 168 105-mm guns, 132 155-mm guns, 90 24280-mm guns and 96 self-propelled rocket launchers were prepared.

There were 486 barreled guns above 105 mm caliber alone.

And this is not counting the anti-tank guns, mortars, anti-aircraft guns, etc. of the entire army.

If all are included, the number of guns involved in this battle is more than 1,000.

From here, it can be seen how adequate the artillery preparation is.

Give full play to Zhang Xueming's fear of insufficient firepower.

At the same time, the artillery doctrine of the Northeast Army also began to emerge at this moment.

And that's just the Army, and the Air Force is not at all badly prepared.

For the Battle of Lushun.

The Air Force and Hainan Airlines will deploy more than 500 fighters.

All 108 B-29 strategic bombers will be put into service.

Not to mention the Navy, the First Fleet will be fully joined in battle.

"I order, the battle of Lushun officially begins."

With Huang Baitao's order, the Lushun Battle that shocked the world began.

This also allowed the world to know this Northeast Army located in the northeast of China for the first time.

After the order was given, the artillery did not move.

Because they are still waiting, waiting for a signal to attack.

Qinhuangdao Military Airport, Tianjin Offensive Airport, Beiping Military Airport, Huludao Military Airport, Suizhong Military Airport, Yingkou Military Airport.

One by one, fighters of various types took off from the airfield.

120 Mustang fighters, 160 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, 54 Stuka dive bombers, and 90 SBD5 carrier-based dive bombers formed a huge fleet in the sky.

This is also the first time since the establishment of the Northeast Air Force that such a large air formation has been dispatched.

A total of 424 fighters formed a huge formation in the air.

It can be described as overwhelming and covering the sky.

The targets of this huge air formation are twofold.

According to aerial reconnaissance, it is suspected that the Japanese command structure and the Japanese fleet staying in the port are found.

The reason why the artillery was not allowed to move first was to prevent the grass from startling the snakes.

At this moment, there are many ships in the port of Lushun.

The number of warships alone exceeded 20.

These include heavy patrols, light patrols, destroyers, minesweepers, patrol boats, etc.

In addition to these warships, a large number of supplies are also piled up near the port.

The fighter came quickly, and appeared in the sky above Lushun within 5 minutes of Huang Baitao's order to attack.

"Uh-huh........"

A bleak air defense siren sounded.

Suddenly, the whole Lushun was hot.

A large number of Japanese troops rushed back and forth in various places.

Either avoid bombardment from the air, or enter the various combat posts.

This time, almost all the domestic anti-aircraft fire was moved.

A total of more than 300 anti-aircraft guns and more than 400 anti-aircraft machine guns formed a large ground air defense unit.

As the commander of the First Division, Lin Xianzhong occupied the Magpie's Nest.

He was appointed commander of the headquarters of the new Kwantung Army and commander of the 1st Division.

He is the supreme commander of the entire Brigade Shun garrison.

When he heard the air raid siren, Lin Xianzhi did not hide in the bomb shelter at the first time, but came to the open space to look at the sky.

At this moment, in the sky, fighter planes are like locusts in the sky.

Anyone who saw this scene couldn't help but gasp.

"Bagaya Road, why are there so many fighters in China."

It's not that he has seen too little, but he really hasn't seen such a big scene.

Such a large air fleet formation was rare in World War I.

This also shocked him at the strength of the Northeast Army Air Force.

"Your Excellency Commander, enter the underground fortifications quickly."

Under the stiff pull of his subordinates, Lin Xianzhi was directly pulled into the underground air defense.

The arrival of air formations is a signal for artillery to launch an offensive.

Gustav artillery positions.

After Li Ran put down the phone, he immediately shouted: "Communication soldier, order all the giant cannons to aim at the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain and hit me hard." "

With the order given, the artillerymen of three Gustav and two K5 train guns evacuated the firing site to safety.

If you get too close, you can be killed and injured by the movement of the artillery when it is fired.

So every time it is launched, it needs to be evacuated to a safe area and launched again.

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

"Launch!"

The order to fire the gun was given.

The three Gustav cannons let out a heaven-shaking roar.

"Boom.... Rumble..... Boom..."

The gunfire flickered, and a huge shell came out of the chamber, and the muzzle flame rose for tens of meters.

With the gun port as the center, the shock wave swept through, setting off a huge amount of smoke.

At this time, the sound of cannon also reached the ears, and it exploded like thunder.

Let everyone who saw and heard this scene feel that the heart stopped beating at this moment.

Three 7.1-ton shells pierced the air, and a dull whistling sound filled the sky, heading towards the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain, more than 20 kilometers away.

Dongjiguanshan North Fortress is one of the main fortresses in Lushun, also known as the second fortress.

The Japanese placed more than 12 100 mm guns on top of this fortress.

Fortress guns of 356 mm caliber alone were arranged.

In addition, the Japanese also deployed an entire infantry brigade of defensive forces on it.

All kinds of machine-gun bunkers are even dense.

Without heavy firepower, it would not have been possible to take this fortress for several months.

And the duty of the giant artillery is to clear all the fortifications of Lushun one by one.

"What sound?"

Even the sound of air defense sirens in the port area could not mask the whistling of huge artillery attacks.

Three giant cannon shells cut through the air, leaving three white marks in the air.

"Shelling"

When the Japanese saw the incoming object clearly, they quickly rolled and hid directly in the anti-artillery fortifications next to it.

The three shells hit the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain at the same time with great accuracy.

The fortress, with its reinforced concrete exterior several meters thick, is now like paper paste. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）

The huge 800 mm armor-piercing shell easily penetrated the fortress and exploded in the core fortifications.

"Boom...."

Three shells exploded one after another within a second.

At this moment, it was as if the world had forbidden it.

The cannonball's ability to explode furious shredded everything around it, blowing the entire outer defense of the fortress out.

Suddenly, the landslide cracked, and the rubble flew and splashed to a height of 100 meters.

It was as if there had been a major earthquake of magnitude seven or eight.

In the midst of the huge explosion, the ground shook violently.

Then an even bigger explosion began to sound.

It was the ammunition depot in the fortress that was shot through and detonated.

"Boom..... Rumble....... Boom..."

Huge flames burst out along the opening that had been blasted out, like a fire dragon breathing.

The entire north of Dongjiguan Mountain was shrouded in the flames of the explosion.

It was as if the whole mountain had been blown off.

At this moment, even the Lushun port area, which is more than ten kilometers away, can feel a strong shock.

While the smoke was still filling, the pilots of artillery reconnaissance aircraft in the sky were stunned.

The original complete fortifications of the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain have completely disappeared, and the entire mountain has been razed to the ground.

Only one deep pit with a diameter of hundreds of meters remained.

Billowing smoke rises from the giant crater.

The power of three 800mm cannon shells exploding at the same time was terrifying.

Not far away, in the lookout fort.

When some soldiers came out to check the situation on the north side of the fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain.

Immediately, he was stunned by shock, and his eyes were full of fear.

Immediately after that, two more shells struck, smashing on the ruins of the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain.

It was the 5-mm shells fired from two K310 train guns.

"Boom.... Boom....."

Two more loud bangs rang out, and loose dirt and rubble rose into the sky with the blast wave.

"It's gone, it's all gone."

Although they did not see the explosion scene with their own eyes.

But from the violent shaking just now and the hundred-meter-long giant crater, we can know how powerful the shelling was just now.

"What happened?"

When he felt the shaking coming from the ground, Lin Xianzhi, the commander of the new Kwantung Army, his heart sank.

Such a big movement must be extraordinary.

After a while, an officer ran over.

"It's the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain, and it's still asking about the specific situation."

Then came a news that shocked everyone.

"Commander, the second fortress is gone, it's all gone."

Lin Xianzhi's face turned dark, and he scolded: "Panicked, are you still like an imperial soldier?" What's gone, make it clear. "

"The Wangtai Fort called, the north fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain was razed to the ground, the entire mountain was bulldozed, and the fortifications above were all destroyed by one cannon."

This news immediately stunned everyone.

"How is this possible? How could there be such a powerful cannon in the world. "

"It must have been the ammunition depot inside the fortress that was shot through, there was a martyrdom, and the damned Chi Na people were too lucky."

This view is shared by all.

Because in their cognition, it is simply impossible for a cannon to raze the main fortress of the size of Dongjiguan Mountain North with one shot.

It's just incredible.

At this moment, a huge air fleet also arrived over the port area of Lushun.

They saw the shelling just now.

All the pilots who saw this scene were shocked.

"My mother, what kind of cannon is the army, more powerful than our largest aerial bomb."

"Leave the army alone, the formations launch attacks according to the intended targets, pay attention to the anti-aircraft guns of the little devils."

After coming to the skies over the port area of Lushun, the formations scattered and launched attacks on their respective targets.

Suddenly, the Japanese anti-aircraft guns in the port area of Lushun opened fire.

The sky was filled with black smoke that exploded.

493 One fighter after another began to attack under Japanese anti-aircraft fire.

Among them, the largest number of fighters is on the port side.

Ninety SBD5 carrier-based bombers carrying heavy bombs attacked ships anchored in the pier.

And the Japanese army in the port is still heating the boiler.

Staying warships and transport ships became targets.

"Boom.... Boom....."

As one bomb after another was dropped.

Suddenly, a cloud of fire broke out in the port.

Although the Japanese army deployed more than 300 anti-aircraft artillery pieces and more than 400 anti-aircraft machine guns throughout Lushun.

But they did not concentrate the amount, and the understanding chose to be scattered.

Each fort was arranged a little, that fortification had a few doors, and another important fortification was laid out.

So it also leads to the fact that their anti-aircraft fire is actually not strong.

Warplanes can easily launch air strikes through their fire networks.

In a short period of time, there was an explosion throughout the port.

More than 400 warplanes shuttled back and forth through the port area.

Destroying one target after another.

On the Bohai Bay, near Snake Island on the northwest side of Lushun Port, a large fleet is moored.

The battleship Tarzan had already aimed its guns in the direction of Lushun.

"Launch!"

9 main guns of 406 mm caliber fired in a salvo.

The strong recoil allowed the 55,000-ton battleship to move more than ten meters across the sea.

Sheng Sheng pressed the sea surface out of a concave shape.

Nine shells whizzed through the entire Lushun and finally landed in the port area.

"Boom..."

A huge explosion set off in the port, and suddenly a piece of the area was directly razed to the ground.

A large number of Japanese troops and diasporas were directly blown to ashes.

2 heavy patrols and 4 light patrols also joined the shelling, pouring shells on the port area of Lushun.

There is a posture of razing the entire Lushun port area to the ground.

Above Gustav's position, thousands of soldiers began to fill the three cannons.

In the first round, he hit the North Fortress of Dongjiguan Mountain, and the damage effect was directly outstanding, and even completely overflowed.

So Li Ran decided to shell three targets, one gun for one target, and two K5 train guns for mending knives.

After ploughing all the fortress batteries in front of Lushun, the artillery units were allowed to plow the ground and cover the attack of the ground troops.

Three giant cannons are very troublesome to load.

To reload a shell, it will take at least an hour and a half more.

The limit of a day is between 14-15 rounds.

The K5 train gun can fire 8 rounds an hour, and a round in 7 and a half minutes.

Despite Gustav's slow rate of fire, its power set compensates for all its shortcomings.

When the three Gustav cannons completed a new round of reloading.

Lushun's air force has completed its goal and has returned one after another.

However, this air battle inevitably caused casualties, and a total of 8 fighters fell.

This also made Zhang Xueming decide to stop the air raids and let the artillerymen plow the entire brigade first.