At 9 o'clock in the morning on March 1, 1895, the Japanese Army launched an attack on Shengjing and Lushun at the same time!

Outside Jinzhou City, the Dingbei Army took advantage of the winter truce to build a large number of permanent fortifications, especially in the direction of Pulandian, which faced the Japanese troops, and put heavy troops here, and more than 5,000 people from the 32nd Brigade of the Third Division of the Dingbei Army were responsible for the position on this side.

The brigade commander of the 32nd Brigade was originally the commander of the excellent 321st Regiment in the last Jinzhou defensive battle was Li Kai of the second phase of the teaching team, Li Kai was promoted to the brigade commander of the 32nd Brigade because he was on the first position under Jinzhou City last time, and when the Dingbei Army was expanded!

The Japanese army attacked Jinzhou with the 2nd Division, 3rd Division, 8th Division, 9th Division, and 12th Division of the Japanese South Route Army, a total of 100,000 troops, and came to the periphery of Jinzhou.

On a hill far away from the outer position of Jinzhou, Oyama Iwa was followed by the division commanders of five divisions, namely Yoshida Shoichi, commander of the 2nd Division, Katsura Taro, commander of the 3rd Division, Hideo Fukuda, commander of the 8th Division, Masao Fujita, commander of the 9th Division, and Sato Yukie, commander of the 12th Division. In addition, there were 11 brigade commanders, more than 20 wing commanders, and the entire hill was covered with guarded Japanese troops.

After observing with binoculars for a while, Dashanyan and the five division commanders said to dozens of senior officers of the Japanese army: "Gentlemen, let's go back to the headquarters!" ”

Dozens of senior officers of the Japanese Army followed Oyama Rock back to the temporary headquarters, and on either side of a long wooden table, dozens of senior officers of the Japanese Army sat down.

Dashan Yan swept around the officers in the command headquarters and said, "This attack on Jinzhou!" It is to open the door to the Lushun base of the Beiyang Naval Division! The base camp specially transferred us a heavy artillery brigade equipped with 40 of the latest British 127mm howitzers! This is Goro Ichihara, the brigade commander of the heavy artillery brigade! ”

A Japanese major general stood up: "The contemptible man is the brigade commander of the heavy artillery brigade, Goro Ichihara!" Thank you for your kind attention! ”

Oyama Yan continued: "I am going to gather nearly 250 artillery pieces from 5 divisions and regiments, and unify them under the command of Goro Ichihara, the commander of the heavy artillery brigade, to shell the positions on the outskirts of Jinzhou!" Then the 8th Division first attacked the outer positions of Golden State! Commander of Hideo Fukuda's division! Commander of the Goro Brigade Ichihara! There is no problem with the two of you! ”

Goro Ichihara said loudly, "Commander! The subordinates must use the most fierce artillery fire to open the strong defense line of the Qing Dynasty for the infantry soldiers! ”

Hideo Fukuda stood up and said, "Our Eighth Division must rush into Jinzhou City!" Your Excellency the Commander, rest assured! Look at the table of our 8th Division! ”

In the headquarters of the 32nd Brigade, Li Kai was talking on the phone with Ni Fan, the commander of the Third Division.

This phone was also purchased by Lin Daxin from modern time and space, and it belonged to a field telephone.

Ni Fan, the commander of the Third Division, said on the phone: "Li Kai, Jinzhou is the only way to the Lushun base, and the position of your 32nd Brigade is the only way to Jinzhou!" The Japanese will definitely launch a frantic attack on your positions! Be prepared! ”

Li Kai said loudly on the phone: "Commander, don't worry! Our 32 Brigade will definitely hold the ground! People are in the position! ”

Ni Fan said: "I don't need you to be in the position!" According to the pre-war arrangement, your position must block the Japanese army for 5 days, and I have also arranged 31 brigades behind you, which can support you at any time! And 20 105-mm howitzers of the division's heavy artillery regiment are also under your command! So I command you to hold on for 5 days! ”

As soon as Li Kai heard that there was a brigade as his support unit, plus a divisional heavy artillery regiment under his command, and relying on these many permanent fortifications built with cement and steel bars, he was completely confident that he would hold his position in the face of 100,000 Japanese troops for 5 days, and then said loudly: "Yes! Teachers! Hold your ground for 5 days! Mission completion guaranteed! ”

As soon as Li Kai put down the phone, the Japanese army's overwhelming shells fell on the position of the 32nd Brigade, Li Kai hurriedly looked at the position with a telescope from the headquarters, and then his face became gloomy, and he said to an adjutant in the brigade headquarters: "Report to the division commander!" The Japanese army was armed with large-caliber artillery! ”

Li Kai secretly said in his heart that this battle may not be as easy as he expected!

At the same time as the Japanese army on the southern route attacked, the northern route army attacking Shengjing in eastern Liaodong also reached the periphery of Shengjing.

The Northern Route Army was composed of 60,000 people in three divisions, including the 1st, 7th, and 11th Divisions of the Japanese Army. The commander of the 1st Division, Genji Yamachi, the commander of the 7th Division, Inoue Mayu, the commander of the 11th Division, Watanabe Yokogi, and the Japanese base camp specially sent the Japanese general Aritomo Yamaguchi in Korea as the commander of the Northern Route Army!

Youpeng of Shanxian County placed the main force of the Northern Route Army in the area of Hunhe Fort on the south bank of the Wuli River on the outskirts of Shengjing, and sent two wings of the 12th Division to bypass the Hunhe River and feint to the east and west of Shengjing City respectively to contain the defensive forces of the Qing army.

The Qing army defending the front line of Hunhe Fort on the south bank of the Wuli River was led by Nie Shicheng with 5,000 elite old Huai troops, plus 10,000 newly recruited Huai troops. In the winter of the armistice, Nie Shicheng led the soldiers to build a large number of fortifications on the front line of Hunhe Fort relying on 6 highlands, which brought a great advantage to the defenders!

After the Japanese army carried out a 20-minute artillery bombardment of the Qing army's position, the Ueno Brigade of the 7th Division, under the leadership of the brigade commander Ueno Toshi, launched an attack on the Qing army's position on the front line of Hunhe Fort!

More than 20 Gatling machine guns deployed on the front line of Hunhe Fort fired fiercely at the charging Japanese troops. More than 50 guns of various calibers in the back also continued to fire shells at the charging Japanese troops! The Huai soldiers also used their rifles on the fortifications on the high ground and began to shoot at the charging Japanese soldiers!

More than 7,000 men of the two wings of the Ueno Brigade attacked from morning to evening, carried out five large-scale charges, lost more than 1,500 soldiers, and did not break through any of the Qing army's defensive lines.

Ueno Tsushi came to the headquarters of the Northern Route Army with a ashamed face, and said to the commander Yama Prefecture Youpeng: "Commander! The subordinates were incompetent and did not break through the defense line of the Qing army! Please, commander, please! ”

Yama County Youpeng patted Ueno Toshi on the shoulder and said, "The Ueno Brigade is very heroic!" Don't blame yourself! Moreover, your attack today has exposed all the defense lines of the Qing army! It provides a reference for future attacks, and your Ueno Brigade still has merit! Ueno-kun, you go down and rest first! ”

Ueno Tsushi said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Excellency, Commander, for your understanding!" We, the Ueno Brigade, are willing to continue the attack tomorrow! Be sure to break through the Qing army's defense! ”

Yama County Youpeng said with a smile: "Ueno-kun, now that the three divisions of the empire have gathered here, if the credit is all taken away by your Ueno brigade, other colleagues should be jealous of you!" Go down and rest! Tomorrow there will be no attack mission from your Ueno Brigade! ”

After Ueno Tsushi left the headquarters, Shan County Youpeng pointed to the map and said to the three division commanders: "The main position of the Qing army on the front line of Hunhe Fort is relying on these 6 heights!" As long as we take these 6 heights, the Qing army's entire defense line of Hunhe Fort will be opened by us! The gate of Shengjing in the Qing Dynasty was also opened by us! ”

Then Youpeng in Shan County formulated the tactic of breaking through the six heights one by one, and the Japanese army prepared to continue to attack the Qing army on the front line of Hunhe Fort the next day.

On the position of the 32nd Brigade in Jinzhou, the shells of the Japanese army kept falling as if they did not want money, and the soldiers of the 32nd Brigade hid in the anti-artillery holes built of reinforced concrete, silently checking their weapons.

In an anti-artillery hole on a sudden high ground, recruit Li Qingyao also nervously checked his rifle. Li Qingyao was a recruit recruited by the Dingbei Army for the second expansion, and just after completing the recruit training, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion and 3rd Company of the 321st Regiment of the 32nd Brigade of the Third Division. And the 3rd Company is responsible for the defense of this so-called Daoganling Heights!

Li Qingyao is a young poor farmer's child at the foot of Mount Tai in Tai'an, Shandong, attracted by the generous treatment of the Dingbei Army when recruiting, and signed up for the Dingbei Army behind his family!

Li Qingyao, who passed the guò test, stuffed the money given by the Dingbei Army to his parents with tears in his eyes, and followed the recruited soldiers of the Dingbei Army to leave his hometown and go to Weihaiwei.

Li Qingyao's squad leader saw his nervousness at the moment, patted Li Qingyao's shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't be nervous! Bite? Scared? Fighting a war is not a great thing! Wait a while for you to fire the first shot on the battlefield and you won't be afraid! ”

Li Qingyao nodded: "Squad leader!" I'm not afraid! After finishing speaking, Li Qingyao felt that his legs and stomach were a little trembling.