The 4 Zhenyuan-class warships are indeed grandfather-class warships, the youngest Zhenyuan is also 20 years old, and the other three oldest ships are 27 years old, if it were in other countries, it is estimated that they would have been retired long ago, but the East China government lacks large warships, and the heavy guns and thick armor of these 4 warships still have a place to be used, so although they were once classified as reserves, they were immediately returned to active duty after the Russo-Japanese War began, and they were assigned to the Marine Corps.

Of course, the East China government has also carried out some modifications to these warships, mainly using the Zhenyuan warship as a template, and adjusting the deck layout of the other three warships, mainly transforming the four main guns of the exposed fort in the middle into the design of the oblique open fort of the Zhenyuan, and equipping two 280 mm caliber and 35 diameter multiplier main guns, while the two main guns in the bow of the ship have been changed to twin 155 mm 40 radial double distance guns. The Zhenyuan also changed the main gun to the same 280 mm caliber main gun as the other three warships, so that it could also be consistent.

4 Zhenyuan-class warships bombarded the battery on the shore according to the shooting parameters provided by the drone, and after two rounds of calibration, the third round finally successfully hit the battery, so the 4 warships fired a total of 16 main guns together, and the battery was suddenly enveloped by an explosion, and after two rounds of salvo fire from the 4 warships, the battery was also completely destroyed; then the 4 warships also immediately transferred their firepower and bombarded the next battery.

In fact, just after the four Zhenyuan-class warships fired their first shots, the four batteries along the coast fired at the warships. On the other hand, the four Zhenyuan-class warships were far away from the shore, and the guns equipped on the batteries were all small and medium-caliber, and secondly, in the dark night, they could only rely on the flashing firelight on the sea to aim, so naturally they were even more inaccurate.

However, the four Zhenyuan-class warships were guided by drones, so they were extremely accurate, and after 15 minutes, they destroyed another battery.

Luo Yue supervised the battle on the 218 boat, and saw that he had destroyed the two batteries, and also thought that the time had come, so he ordered four landing ships to attack and launch a landing operation. Four landing ships can project the strength of one regiment ashore at a time, the first one is the landing regiment, three landing ships each carry a battalion of troops and battalion fire support units, and one landing ship carries a battalion of 18 75 mm guns.

The four landing ships lined up in a diamond shape and headed for land, and when they reached a distance of about 10 kilometers from the land, one more battery was destroyed by four Zhenyuan-class warships, so that only one of the four batteries in the Japanese position in Shuangdaowan was left.

At this time, the four landing ships had already reached their maximum speed of 15 knots, and on the front baffle, the sound of "popping" was heard, and it turned out that the Japanese army, which was guarding the beachhead of Shuangdao Bay, had already discovered the landing ships, so they also concentrated their firepower to strike at the landing ships.

However, the bow of the landing ship is the most defensive, with an armor thickness of 60 mm, which can withstand shell fire below 50 mm, and also has a certain defense against 75 mm shells, and for a landing ship, such defense is enough. The Japanese army used to attack the landing ships was mainly some small-caliber rapid-fire guns, which posed no threat to the landing ships. The landing ship also had weapons for self-defense, with a total of six 50mm rapid-fire guns, which were also fired at full fire, firing from the shore.

When Luo Yue saw this, he immediately ordered to transfer two warships to open artillery to bombard the Japanese positions and cover the landing ships. Sure enough, after a few shots, the Japanese troops on the shore were suddenly dumbfounded, and at this time the first landing ship also rushed to the beachhead, the flap in the bow of the ship was lowered, and the soldiers rushed out of the warship like a fish, and quickly spread out on the coast, arranging positions, the soldiers were either looking for the reef cover of the beachhead, or simply lying on the ground, which could also reduce the bomb area, and the artillery also quickly set up the mortar, and the whole process took less than 15 minutes. At the same time, several other landing ships of the People's Army also rushed to the beachhead one after another.

At this time, the Japanese troops guarding the beachhead also discovered that the KPA had already come ashore, so they opened fire on the beach one after another, regardless of the shelling again, and the KPA that had already set up their positions also immediately launched a counterattack. However, because it was a firefight in the dark night, in fact, the accuracy of both sides was not high, so although the fight was lively, the actual effect was not great.

In a short time, the four landing ships put down all the personnel and equipment, immediately retreated from the beachhead, and went back to transport the next batch of personnel to assemble. At this time, the four Zhenyuan-class warships had already destroyed the last battery, and then concentrated their firepower and carried out another round of strikes on the Japanese position, this time also completely extinguished the fire of the Japanese position, and then the warship stopped bombardment, and the People's Army that landed on the shore organized two battalions of troops to launch an attack on the Japanese position.

Originally, the Japanese army did not have many troops, and was bombarded by warships for a while, and the layout of the position was completely disrupted, so it was impossible to stop the attack of the People's Army, and as a result, the attacking troops of the People's Army broke into the Japanese position very smoothly, and the Japanese army launched a white-knuckle battle, and at this time the Japanese army's position was chaotic, and there was no intention of fighting, so the fierce battle between the two sides was not long, and the Japanese army could not resist and withdrew from the position. The KPA also took advantage of the situation to occupy positions. It was not yet two o'clock in the morning, and the second landing force had not yet landed.

After receiving the battle report from the front, Luo Yue was also very happy that the first step of the landing battle was going very smoothly, so he immediately ordered the first batch of troops to land in the positions left by the Japanese army at once, on the one hand, to arrange to defend the beachhead, and on the other hand, to set aside the open space on the shore and give it to the next batch of landing troops.

At 2:30 a.m., the second group of troops of a regiment also landed on land, and their task was to immediately move south, occupy Nantianmen Mountain, about 5 kilometers away, and set up positions at Nantianmen Mountain. The third group of troops ashore captured Shanhuzui in the north, and only by occupying these two supreme points, one in the south and one in the north, could the beachhead be secured.

At 3:10 a.m., the 2nd Marine Regiment successfully defeated a Japanese squadron guarding South Tianmen Mountain, successfully occupied South Tianmen Mountain, and immediately set up positions on South Tianmen Mountain. At 3:20, the 3rd Regiment also occupied Shanhuzui and set up positions. The 1st Regiment, which had landed in advance, also pushed the front forward to the area around Xiaojinjia Village and rearranged its position.

However, at 3:50, the Japanese army organized a regiment of troops to attack Nantianmen Mountain, and it turned out that the Japanese army's commander-in-chief, Admiral Nogi Noshinori, was woken up in his sleep, and then he knew that the People's Army had landed in Shuangdao Bay, but Nogi Noshinori was not in a hurry, because this was also expected by him, so Nogi Noshinori ordered to gather troops while sending scouts to explore the situation on the battlefield. After all, before going to war, you have to figure out the current situation on the battlefield.

Since the battle was fought in the dark of night, it also caused great difficulties for the movement of the scouts, and it was not until 2:30 a.m. that Nogi Noshinori was reported that the KPA had landed successfully and occupied the Japanese beachhead, with about 1-2 regiments of troops. In addition, there was fire support from warships at sea, which, judging by the power of the shells, should have been battleships.

After receiving the scout's report, Nogi Noshinori was also a little surprised, the KPA moved a little too fast, and it was only more than 2 hours before the beachhead was completely occupied. Of course, at this time, Nogi Noshinori also knew that it would be very difficult to drive the KPA into the sea again at once, first, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to organize a large-scale offensive operation in the dark of night, and second, the KPA had already seized the position and had a foothold, and there was also the fire support of battleships at sea, which was not easy to deal with, so the top priority now was to control the key points of the Shuangdao Bay Formation as soon as possible, prevent the KPA from continuing to expand in the Lushun area, and then notify the country and transfer the navy to help in the war, so that the KPA could destroy the landing KPA.

Nogi Noshinori certainly knew that the Combined Fleet intercepted the Russian fleet in the Tsushima Strait yesterday afternoon, and since it was a matter of waiting for work, it should not be difficult to win, and it would take at least one day to get from China to Lushun, so the final decisive battle should be set for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Of course, Nantianmen Mountain is a key point to curb the expansion of the People's Army, although the Japanese army has a brigade stationed here, but Nogi Noshinori knows very well that this point of strength is definitely not enough, so Nogi Noshinori immediately sent a regiment to Nantianmen Mountain to garrison. It was only a step too late, and by the time the Japanese army arrived, the People's Army had already captured Nantianmen Mountain.

Of course, the Japanese army was not willing to return in vain, and immediately launched an attack on South Tianmen Mountain, trying to take advantage of the unstable foothold of the People's Army to recapture the position of South Tianmen Mountain, but the People's Army was tightly guarded, and there were drones in the air to indicate the Japanese army's troop deployment, so it firmly held the position of South Tianmen Mountain, and the Japanese army launched two attacks in a row, all of which were hit by the fierce fire of the People's Army, and could not advance at all, so the army had to withdraw to Houshi Mountain and 203 Heights about 6 kilometers east of South Tianmen Mountain.

The position of Nantianmen Mountain has been lost, so Houshi Mountain and 203 Heights have become the last barrier of Port Arthur, and when the Japanese army attacked Lushun, the capture of 203 Heights was the turning point of the war, so Houshi Mountain and 203 Heights must not be lost again.

It was only at this time that the KPA gained a firm foothold in the Lushun area, and controlled an area about 7 kilometers long from north to south and about 5 kilometers wide from east to west.

The first night of the battle of the People's Army's army in the war was all over, the People's Army made major breakthroughs on the western and southern fronts, and initially gained a firm foothold on the Liaodong Peninsula, coupled with the results of the navy, so the East China government on the first day of the war, it achieved brilliant results, and at the same time fully participated in this war, and since then the war in the Far East has no longer been a two-strong confrontation, but has entered the mode of three heroes.