Although there were well-established positional fortifications on the 203 heights, Bi Jing did not have a strong fortress, so the shelling of large-caliber artillery was indeed a great threat to the position. Moreover, Nogi Noshinori quickly observed that the blow to the 203 heights came from the sea, and he was not surprised, and his confidence in this battle could not help but waver.

When Japan entered Lushun, although the navy also participated in the war, such as three port closure operations, it basically did not provide any support for the army's battle, and the navy and army basically fought their own battles. This is not due to the contradictions between the Japanese Navy and Army, which has affected the operational level. Although the Japanese navy and army have always been at odds, at this time, the navy and army are still fighting with each other in a measured manner, which will not affect the overall situation, and when it is time to cooperate with each other, the navy and army will still cooperate with each other.

However, in the battle of attacking Lushun, the navy was not unwilling to provide fire support to the army, but it was really unable to do so. The mountainous terrain in the Lushun area is not only a natural barrier on land, but also can block attacks from the sea, because the landing point of the shells cannot be observed on the warship, which makes it difficult for the naval guns to give full play to the advantages of long range and great power. Therefore, the firepower of the Japanese army mainly relied on the artillery of the army, which was 20 mortars of 280 mm caliber, which was the main fire support of Japan, but the mortars were not only difficult to transport, but also had a range of only 9 kilometers, which was quite inconvenient to use.

Of course, Nogi Noshinori is clear about these truths, but the fact that the KPA was able to use the navy's naval guns as fire support, and that it also hit the 203 heights very accurately, shows that the overseas Chinese have found a way to observe the landing point of the artillery shells, so that they can give full play to the navy's firepower superiority, which is a huge asymmetrical advantage for Japan.

At 6:30 a.m. on the second day, the Ocean Ship, The Yang fired first, under the guidance of the drone, to the 203 heights of the shelling, although the UAV is an auxiliary weapon, even has no lethality, but in fact in the various weapons crossed, the UAV is the most important, in the previous battles of the People's Army, UAVs have played a key role, not only can be used for reconnaissance of the enemy, but more importantly, to provide accurate shooting parameters, so that the use of artillery of the People's Army, far beyond the level of this era, also has an advantage on the battlefield.

After three rounds of calibration, the 12 280-mm guns on the two warships finally determined the firing unit, so the 12 guns fired together, firing the shells at the 203 heights, and the cannon roared on the sea surface, and the sound was amazing, as if the god of thunder had descended.

The shells fell with a sharp whistling sound, emitting an earth-shattering roar, bursting out of the huge energy of the landslide and the ground cracking, for a time the 203 highlands trembled, the sand and gravel flew, and the bunkers, barbed wire, artillery, etc. all collapsed in the explosion, although the Japanese soldiers were hiding, but still suffered heavy casualties, after all, the 280 mm shells were too powerful, the lethality was too fierce, and some soldiers were directly blown to pieces. Many soldiers were more than 10 meters away from the point where the shells landed, but they were still shocked by the huge vibration of the explosive suit, and they vomited blood and died; some soldiers were thrown up and fell by the huge shock wave generated by the explosion; and some soldiers were stoned to death by the flying stones and solids.

The shelling of the two warships lasted about 25 minutes, and a total of 22 rounds were fired, and more than 260 shells were fired, more than 200 shells fell on the 203 position, and about 150 shells fell into the Japanese position, almost the entire hill was washed with artillery fire.

As soon as the shelling stopped and the smoke had not completely cleared, two battalions of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Marine Division launched an attack on the 203rd Heights from the west and south.

The KPA offensive turned out to be unusually smooth, and with almost no resistance, it successfully attacked the 203 heights. After the shelling just now, most of the barbed wire, bunkers, and artillery positions set up by the Japanese army on the position were destroyed, and the defenders in the position also suffered most casualties, and the people's army's infantry and artillery coordination was almost perfect, and almost as soon as the shelling stopped, the people's army immediately attacked the high ground, and the remaining half of the Japanese soldiers had not come to their senses, and the people's army had already rushed to the position.

However, the Japanese army never caught it with its hands tied, and even before dying, it had to pounce a few times, so the two sides started a white-knuckle battle in the position. However, at this time, the strength and spirit of both sides were not on the same level, so even in the white-knuckle combat that the Japanese army was best at, it was completely overwhelmed by the KPA, and it was impossible to resist the KPA attack at all.

But at this moment, I saw countless Japanese soldiers coming up from the northeast of the 203 Heights, holding rifles with bayonets and shouting "Itaza", and rushed into the position.

It turned out that the shelling was coming from the sea, and Nogi Noshinori knew that the 203 Heights could not be defended, and if the original huge fortresses and two fortresses on the 203 Heights were still there, they might be able to carry it for a while, but it was impossible to withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery only by relying on the current tunnels and trenches to build fortifications. However, Nogi Noshinori is experienced in a hundred battles after all, and he immediately came up with a plan to deal with it. After the shelling, the KPA will definitely send troops to occupy the 203 heights, and at that time it will also send troops to rush to reinforcements, if it is extremely timely, it can take the first step into the position to defend before the KPA attacks the position, and no matter how bad it is, it can take advantage of the fact that the KPA has just occupied the position, and the foothold is not stable, and then the position will be contested. At this time, the two sides were fighting together, and the KPA could not give full play to its superiority in firepower, and could only rely on the morale, quality, and organizational ability of the soldiers to decide the victory.

So as soon as the artillery bombardment of the People's Army stopped, Nogi Noshinori immediately sent two wings to the 203 position to reinforce, but Nogi Noshinori did not expect that the People's Army would move so quickly, and when the reinforced Japanese troops arrived, the People's Army had basically occupied the position, although due to the unstable foothold, the Japanese army still let the Japanese army enter the position, but most of the positions were under the control of the People's Army, and the battlefield between the two sides was mainly concentrated in the northeast part of the position.

Of course, such a result is also acceptable to the Japanese army, after all, now the two sides are in close quarters and engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and as long as it is a stabbing force, the Japanese army is really not afraid of anyone.

The two sides fought fiercely on the 203 heights, the bayonets flashed, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the soldiers on both sides did not give in to each other, fighting to the death, and all showed extremely high morale and courage, tearing with bayonets, *, stones, and even teeth and hands. Forcefully turned a hot war in the modern firearms age into a medieval hand-to-hand combat with cold weapons.

To be honest, Luo Yue didn't expect this battle to evolve into such a situation, and at this point, the commanders on both sides had no good way to do it, so they could only rely on the soldiers who were fighting the battlefield. The strength of the two sides was roughly equal, and although the Japanese army had to win in bayonet skills, the KPA also had certain advantages in weapons and tactics, so it was also an inseparable and evenly matched position. Of course, due to the limited space on Heights 203, it is impossible for both sides to increase their forces on the battlefield.

Luo Yue could only give an order and order the drone to lower its altitude and point the camera at Heights 203 so that he could watch the battle from the command headquarters.

Before you know it, the battle on Heights 203 has been going on for nearly an hour, and both sides have suffered a large number of casualties, but they are still fighting to the death, and neither side has flinched half a step. Luo Yue is now a veteran general, but seeing such a war scene, he can't help but feel a little palpitations, it is indeed too tragic.

However, at this time, there was good news that the Shengjia Dashan position was captured by the marines, and in Laohugou Mountain, the People's Army had also attacked the position and achieved a huge advantage, so the whole battle began to spread to the side of the People's Army. However, the two most important positions, Dadingshan and 2 03 Heights, have fallen into a stalemate, and if these two positions cannot be taken, then this operation cannot be regarded as a success.

At this time, staff officer Chen Yuantao reminded Luo Yue: "Commander, the Japanese army has sent reinforcements, let's also send reserves." ”

Luo Yue found that he was too focused on the battlefield of the 2 0 3 heights, and forgot to take into account the overall situation, and then looked at the big screen, and sure enough, he saw a Japanese army approaching the 203 heights, at a distance of about 1000 meters, and it was too late to bombard with naval artillery at this time.

Chen Yuantao said: "We still have 1 battalion of reserves, and it's time to send them out. ”

At this moment, Luo Yue's heart moved, and said: "Contact Yi Xun for me, and ask him to immediately send the reserves, along with the machine gun and mortar troops, and arrange machine gun and mortar positions in front of the formation, and fight me when he has the opportunity." ”

Another staff officer, Lu Qin, hesitated for a moment and said, "Commander, isn't it a little too urgent to let the machine gun and mortar troops go on now, and it's too dangerous." ”

Luo Yue shook his head and said, "At this time, I can only take a risk, otherwise I can't add oil like this, and I won't be able to add it until it gets dark." Moreover, the terrain here used to be complicated, and the distance between the positions was too close to each other, and there was no way to carry out accurate strikes with naval guns. Just like that, he gave Yi Xun an order. ”

Yi Xun is the commander of the 1st Division and 1st Regiment of the Marine Corps, and he is also a crossing soldier with rich combat experience, and after receiving Luo Yue's order, he immediately understood what Luo Yue meant, that is, to take the risk of arranging machine gun and mortar positions in front of the formation, only in this way can he strike at the Japanese reinforcements, and cut off the Japanese reinforcements, so as to have a chance to win this battle.

So Yi Xun also immediately ordered the last battalion, together with the machine gun and mortar units under the battalion, to attack together to reinforce the battlefield, and at the same time to attack the combat troops, pay attention to protecting the machine gun and mortar troops. Yi Xun did not send out the machine gun and mortar units of the other two battalions, also considering that this sortie was indeed too risky, the machine gun and mortar units arranged positions in front of the formation, and there was almost no protection, in case of being attacked by the Japanese army, the losses would inevitably be heavy, and only one battalion of troops should be dispatched, so that the losses could also be controlled within a limit.