"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The fierce artillery battle was taking place in the Ussuri Bay, and a shrill whistling sounded in the sky, which was the sound of shells rubbing against the air at high speed. A fierce artillery battle was taking place between the detachments of the home fleet of the Chinese Navy and the Russian fortresses of the Vladivostok coastal defense forces.

In battles between warships and fortresses, often the battleships have an advantage. The guns on the ships are larger, and the armor of the ships is all new type of armored steel, which is more powerful than the forts made of reinforced concrete. The most critical point is that the battleship is a moving target at sea, and it is not so easy for the coastal defense guns of the fortress to hit. On the contrary, the fortress was fixed and was often in a position of passive attack during naval battles. As a result, forts tend to be built very well to increase their resistance to blows.

The defense of the Russky Island fortress is very strong, with several 20 mm caliber coastal defense guns in the fort up to 450 mm thick, and at the same time, in addition to the reinforced concrete pouring, there are also 200 mm thick steel plates inside. The batteries of the Russian Island Fortress are divided into three, the No. Battery, which is 5 20-mm coastal defense guns, and the No. 2 and No. 2 batteries, which are 5 240-mm coastal defense guns. In addition, there are large and small 52-mm coastal defense guns. This kind of firepower makes the defense of the Russky Island fortress very strong.

"Boom!" A 05-mm shell hit the No. 1 battery, and the armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 300 kilograms, under the action of huge kinetic energy, smashed the battery. The sturdy shell, which was blasted out of a deep pit, exposed the steel plates inside. However, after the explosion of the shell. Still no fatal damage was inflicted on the battery. But. The force of the impact emitted by the explosion of a shell. It still made the Russian soldiers in the battery very uncomfortable.

"Fire! Give me a quick shot! Sink those damn Chinese warships! "The commander of the battery, Colonel Eminov, ordered loudly.

"Boom! Rumble! "The fierce counterattack of the Russian fortresses, shells after shells smashed at the Chinese fleet. However, in the face of the constantly moving Chinese warships, their quasi-heads, really did not dare to compliment.

"The colonel, the Chinese warship, is always moving at high speed. Moreover. The distance is too far for us to hit them. If the combat distance can be shortened to 5,000 meters, we will definitely make it very difficult for those Chinese to die! A Russian officer said hatefully.

"Stupid pig, will the Chinese shorten the distance of engagement? Will they sacrifice their strengths? Even at this distance, we have to let the Chinese know how good we are! Colonel Eminov yelled.

The Russian artillerymen kept firing artillery, but their behavior was more like wasting shells.

In the blink of an eye, the battle was going on for half an hour. The Chinese fleet poured hundreds of 05-mm shells and hundreds of 20-mm shells on the Russian island fortress. However, the results achieved were not high, only the batteries that destroyed some of the 52 mm caliber shore defense guns were eliminated, and the main three batteries were still firing rapidly. Of course, the Russian fortress did not cause any damage to the Chinese warships.

"Chief of Staff, Lao Maozi's fortress is too strong, much stronger than the fortress of Little Japan, and it's not easy to deal with!" Commodore Zhao Hongcai, commander of the battleship 'Sichuan', said.

"How can little Japan be compared to Lao Maozi? Don't worry, after so many shells, Lao Maozi's fortress has also been hit hard. Soon we will be able to achieve results! Lieutenant General Li Haitao said.

No matter how strong the fort is, it has a degree of resistance to blows, and after the bombardment of hundreds of armor-piercing shells in the morning, the shells of the fortress of Russky Island were also heavily damaged. The reinforced concrete on the outside of the fort had been blown away, revealing the steel plates inside. As the shelling continues, in the end, these batteries will definitely be destroyed.

"Boom!" At 5:05 p.m., a 05-mm shell fired by the battleship 'Xikang' hit battery No. 2 of the fortress on the Russian island. The armor-piercing projectile, which weighed more than 300 attacks, pierced through the steel plate of the exposed fort and blasted the steel and concrete inside. After the shell exploded, the huge force killed most of the Russian soldiers in the battery, and the entire artillery in the battery also stopped firing. Although the artillery was not destroyed, the artillery was almost dead.

"Colonel, battery No. 2 was hit, and our men suffered heavy casualties!" A junior officer reported.

"Damn, the alternate gunner will be on top right away, the shelling can't stop!" Colonel Eminov ordered.

Ten minutes later, the cannon of Battery 2 began to roar again. However, the Chinese Navy also found that the No. 2 shell had been heavily damaged, and concentrated all its firepower to bombard this battery.

At 5:52 p.m., a 05-mm shell fired by the battleship 'Sichuan' hit the No. 2 battery again. Battery No. 2, which had already suffered heavy damage, was once again penetrated, and not only the Russian artillery inside was killed, but also two cannons were damaged. Over the next 5 minutes, Battery 2 was hit twice again, and the entire battery was blown up.

"Good, finally took out one! Shift the target and aim at that turret on the left! Lieutenant General Li Haitao immediately made adjustments.

Under the bombardment of the hit fire of the Chinese fleet, the shell on the left side followed the rear of battery No. 2 twenty minutes later. The entire battery was destroyed, the artillerymen suffered heavy casualties, and several shore defense guns were blown into twists.

After the No. 2 and No. 2 batteries were destroyed one after another, the remaining No. 1 batteries were left alone. By 6:40 a.m., Battery No. 1 had been completely destroyed. After that, the Chinese fleet shelled some other 55-mm batteries, which could not withstand the bombardment of large-caliber naval guns. Fierce fighting continued until half past seven in the evening, when the shelling of the Chinese fleet ceased after night fell and the Russian island fortress was no longer fired.

Although the Chinese fleet successfully destroyed the Russian fortress, the loss of purple was also very large. Although the battleship was not injured, its ammunition was almost depleted. It can be seen that the fortress built by the Russians is very strong. This is only a fortress on the side of coastal defense, and the fortress that the army has to face must also be very strong. The army is not as sharp as the navy's naval guns, and it is even more difficult to gnaw at the fortresses of the Russians.

"The fleet retreated, ordered the supply ships to come up, replenish, and attack the fortress of the Qiulijin Peninsula tomorrow!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered. The fortress of the Tyulijin Peninsula is much weaker than the fortress of Russky Island, and it should be easy to solve the battle. At that time, it will be possible to directly attack the coastal defense positions in the port of Vladivostok. However, it was unable to provide support to the army.

The news of the destruction of the Russky Island fortress also reached the ears of Governor-General Alekseev. In two hours, the fortified fortress of Russky Island was destroyed, much to the consternation of Governor Alekseev. He was not relieved until Major General A.P. Sshoshin assured him that the fortress in the port of Vladivostok was ten times stronger than the fortress of Russky Island.

On the morning of the month, the Chinese fleet, which had completed its replenishment, once again sailed into the Ussuri Bay and shelled the fortress on the Churyjin Peninsula. Compared with the fortress of Russky Island, the fortress of the Chyuryjin Peninsula is much weaker, with only a few 6 240-mm coastal defense guns and more than 20 52-mm railway guns. In the face of the powerful firepower of the Chinese fleet, they simply could not resist. In just an hour, the fortress of the Chyuryjin Peninsula was destroyed.

After that, the Chinese fleet penetrated into the depths of the Ussuri Bay and shelled Vladivostok. The fortress of the port of Vladivostok is much stronger. Including 5 main forts, 20 20-mm coastal defense guns, 40 240-mm coastal defense guns, and more than 200 00-mm coastal defense guns were deployed. This kind of firepower is already more powerful than the firepower of the Chinese fleet. Moreover, these fortresses are all capable of firing at the same time, and it is simply impossible to break them one by one. The only thing the Chinese fleet can rely on is the accuracy of long-range artillery strikes and fast-moving warships, and it is difficult to hit such a small advantage.

At 0:00 a.m., the shelling of Vladivostok began. The Vladivostok coastal defense artillery, which had already been prepared, launched a fierce confrontation with the Chinese fleet. A large number of cannonballs flew through the sky, and the shrill whistling made the man feel deep fear. The shells exploded on the surface of the sea, splashing a huge column of water, as if the whole sea had boiled.

Vice Admiral Li Haitao stood on the bridge of the flagship battleship 'Sichuan' with a stern face. The coastal defense fortress in Vladivostok was even more tricky than he expected. It is very difficult for the fleet to destroy these fortresses. And it will take a lot of time. What worries him more is the army's attack, even the navy is very tricky with these fortresses, and the army is afraid that it will be even more difficult. No, the army will really break the blood in Vladivostok's head.

Realizing the fortity of the Vladivostok Fort, Vice Admiral Li Haitao personally drafted a telegram and sent it to the Admiralty, hoping to persuade the army to stop the attack on Vladivostok and adopt a siege method so that casualties could be reduced as much as possible.

While the Navy was shelling Vladivostok, the main force of the Second Army had already reached the north of Vladivostok. It was fended off by Russian fortresses in the Sikhote Mountains and on the Agathrid Peninsula. In order to launch an attack on Vladivostok, it is necessary to break through these strong fortresses.

At 0:00 a.m., the 2nd Army hit all the artillery, including more than 400 heavy guns of caliber of more than 05 mm, and launched a heavy artillery bombardment of the Russian fortress in the Sikhote Mountains.

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