After hearing such casualties, the faces of many generals of the Third Army were also a little cautious, although they knew that there would definitely be certain casualties, but they didn't expect that the casualties at the beginning would be so serious.

Just when the division commanders were still discussing the battle losses in the past few days, the chief of staff, Chikosuke Iji, said: "Your Excellency, let's suspend the offensive for a while!" ”

The battle damage in the past few days is too great.

But after Kosuke Ichi said this, Nogi Noshinori said, "Retreat? There is never such a word as retreat in the dictionary of the Empire, you must know that the current situation is what the warriors of the Empire have bought with their lives, and once we retreat, how many advantages will we lose? ”

Nogi Noshinori's words were tinged with anger, and in the eyes of Nogi Noshinori, a traditional soldier, retreating has always been a disgrace, so Nogi Noshinori would never agree to this resolution.

But at this moment, Kosuke Ichi said, "Your Excellency, our logistical supplies do not allow us to rush down like this. Kosuke Ichi said the crux of the matter.

However, the pressure from the navy had to make Nogi Noshinori do this, not only the navy was under pressure, but Oyama also hoped that Nogi Noshinori could take down Lushun as soon as possible.

Now the Japanese army is in a dilemma, but there is still Nogi Noshinori who can make a choice, but the Russian army is different in this regard.

Due to the threat to Lushun, the Russian high command took measures to rescue the ship.

On 23 June, the detachment attempted to rush out of the harbor and sail for Vladivostok, but after encountering the Japanese fleet, Wittgeft did not dare to engage and returned to base.

On 10 August, the Russian ships went to sea again, and the weakened detachment returned to Arthur due to the defeat in the Yellow Sea battle, after which the fleet was used to participate in the artillery defense of the fortress and to provide active fire support to the army.

Most of the fleet, 284 guns and a large amount of ammunition were handed over to the garrison of the fortress to strengthen the army, and on August 16, the Japanese high command sent an envoy to Arthur to suggest that the Russians surrender the fortress, but was refused.

The Russians' navy has already suffered losses and lost a certain combat capability, and the main reason for this is the different choices made in the first place.

After the new commander of the Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral Makarov, arrived in Arthur, he immediately took resolute measures to strengthen the defense of the base and increase the combat enthusiasm of the detachment, thus sweeping away the previous situation of avoiding war.

In particular, the Russian Navy made the first large-scale and effective use of mine weapons, which was a wise decision for the Russian Navy at the time, but on April 13, when the detachment went to sea to fight, Makarov died due to the sinking of the fleet armored ship Petropavlovsk.

After this, Rear Admiral Wittgeft, who took over the command of the detachment, behaved negatively, so that the 2nd Army under the command of General Okubogong of the Japanese army began to land north of Arthur without hindrance.

The 2nd Army did not encounter any resistance from the Russians when they landed on the ground, so they cut off the railway to Arthur and immediately launched an assault on the Russian positions on the Isthmus of Jinzhou, which was far from covering the fortress.

The Russian ** team tried to stop the Japanese army, but was unsuccessful.

In view of the uncertainty about the future of Lushun, the Russian high command sent the 1st East Siberian Army under the command of Lieutenant General Shtakirberg to Lushun to rescue Lushun, but was defeated by the Japanese in the battle near Wafanggou on June 14-15.

The difference in decision-making before and after has largely caused the Navy to lose its original capabilities.

The attack on the ground was not approved by Nogi Noshinori after Kosuke Ichi had made his own proposal a few days ago, and Nogi Noshinori decided to continue the attack in a desperate way.

So from August 19th, the Japanese 3rd Army launched the first strong attack on the Russian position, and the fierce battle lasted until August 24, the Japanese army paid heavy losses on its side with about 20,000 dead and wounded, and the Russian army suffered more than 6,000 casualties. Forced to switch to a long siege and prepare for a new onslaught.

So then the Japanese launched a second strong attack, but it did not have much effect, only occupied three peripheral fortifications, and the important strategic commanding heights around the city were still in the hands of the Russian army, and then the third strong attack launched by the Japanese army was also repulsed, and only a few secondary fortifications were occupied.

After the Japanese army was replenished, the well-armed Japanese army began the fourth strong attack, and the main direction of the assault was the fortifications of the 203 Heights.

203 Heights, located 3 kilometers west of Lushun, because of the altitude of 203 meters, known as the 203 Heights, in the Russo-Japanese War it is the commanding heights of the Western Front, close to the city and the port fortress, is an important position for the Japanese and Russian sides.

As for the beginning and end of the construction of the 203 Heights, it has to be said that in December 1897, after the Russian Navy entered the port city of Lushun in northeast China, it forcibly "leased" it to the Qing government and established the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy here.

After several years of construction, the Russians built a large number of solid cement fortifications in Lushun, equipped with a large number of artillery and machine guns, and the whole Lushun became an impregnable fortress.

And the commanding height of this fortress is the 203 Heights, which is located in the northwest of Lushun, overlooking the port and the whole city, especially before the siege of Lushun, the Russians got some reminders from Wang Bin so that the importance of the 203 Heights was discovered by the Russian army.

The current 203 Heights are many times more luxurious than the previous way of guarding, there are nearly a dozen heavy machine guns on the Heights alone, especially under the guidance of Wang Bin, several small mixed territory fortresses have been newly established, these small fortresses form an angle with each other to block the lower part from a height, and these small fortresses can also resist small and medium-caliber artillery attacks.

The condescending 203 Heights will become a huge meat grinder, knocking all the Japanese who try to overcome it to the head and blood, and the subsequent battle situation also shows the difficulty of the 203 Heights.

In front of this modified 203 Heights, the continuous attacks of the Japanese army are full of Japanese corpses and dying officers and soldiers, such a situation will force Nogi Noshinori to abandon the assault on the 203 Heights, and instead strengthen the siege of Lushun, waiting for some replenishment of troops and equipment before attacking.

When you think about such a scene, you have some anticipation, after all, most of the people who died were Japanese.