At seven o'clock in the morning of February 9, the deadline for the Qing army to guard Kushan at Shanhaiguan arrived. Up to this point, the other side still has not offered to surrender. Therefore, the Ming army stopped being wordy and began to attack.

First, the offensive began with air strikes.

A total of 146 dive bombers, 4o horizontal bombers, and 116 fighters flew from the Dongjiang Fleet airfield, 4O horizontal bombers and 36 fighters from Dongying Airport, and 62 dive bombers and 4O fighters from two aircraft carriers on the Bohai Sea, a total of 146 dive bombers, 4o horizontal bombers, and 116 fighters, completed their formation over the sea off Qinhuangdao, covering the sky and the sun, and roaring over Shanhaiguan.

In addition, the artillery fleet brought by the Ming army when it boarded the 6th Lushun did not return to the East China Sea Fleet base, but stayed in several military ports on the Changshan Islands, waiting for this day. At present, the artillery bombardment fleet with three battleships, one battle cruiser, and four heavy cruisers as the main force is parked in the open sea 2oooo meters southeast of Shanhaiguan, and has formed an artillery formation in a line. Twenty-four destroyers patrolled around the capital ship, alerting the Qing torpedo boats, or perhaps Japanese submarines who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to "do their job".

All the targets of the bombing and shelling were the fortifications of Shanhaiguan, and Qinhuangdao was not in the range. This time, the Ming army originally had two options for breaking through. The first is the traditional breakthrough of the 6 places, that is, to concentrate all the superior firepower to bombard the Shanhai Pass, that is, the plain fortification belt of 10 kilometers from the mountains to the sea, and then attack Qinhuangdao from the 6 places and go straight into the pass. The second is to bypass Shanhaiguan and board the Qinhuangdao Port directly in the Guannei 6, as Tang Yunsheng said on the radio. Then reflexively take down Shanhaiguan from behind and let the main force enter the customs.

There are pros and cons to both options. The first is to attack Shanhaiguan head-on from 6 places, the advantage is that it is relatively simple, that is, the firepower is ready to add a tank group to charge, and it will pass if you can rush through. This offensive method is the most proficient of the Ming army, and there will be no problem in coordinating in all aspects. Moreover, since it is a direct attack from 6 places, the strongest forces can be thrown up as soon as they come up, forming a powerful impact force. The disadvantage is that it needs to face a large number of relatively complete permanent fortifications, and it is difficult to estimate the difficulty of the attack and the number of casualties, which is greatly affected by the morale of the Qing defenders. If the opponent's will to fight is strong, then the Ming army will definitely have large casualties, and it may not be able to break through successfully. But if the Qing defenders had a weak will to resist, they might rush over at once.

The advantage of the second plan of attacking from the sea is that there is no need to face a large number of fortifications, as long as the shore fire cannons in the harbor are killed with dive bombers, and the troop transports can dock at the docks. But the disadvantage is that within a day or two, the Ming army that went ashore could not get enough heavy weapons, and was still in the state of "light infantry division", and the Qing army arranged a strong defender of the Eight Banners Division in the shallow depth of the inner 6, there were at least three armored regiments between Tangshan and Qinhuangdao, and there was a newly formed armored brigade in the depth between Tianjin and Qinhuangdao. Although the Ming army has air superiority, in this final battle, the Qing army will definitely put all the remaining planes together. The Ming planes were also tasked with destroying the air force of the Northern Qing Dynasty, and it was estimated that there would be a lot of pressure on air combat, and ground support would definitely be discounted.

After repeated considerations, and considering that the powerful artillery fleet was located on the Changshan Islands, it could be used at hand, and it still chose the traditional offensive method - 6 strong breakthroughs.

As for the fortifications on the mountain, they don't need to be bothered. This is not the ordinary Hangu Pass, and it is not that you can't pass without pulling out the fortifications on the mountain. The corridor under the mountain here is ten kilometers wide, and as long as a breakthrough is formed on the flat ground, the Qing defenders on the mountain will not continue to defend it.

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Fire preparation began.

4O Swan bombers flew in a line over the Shanhaiguan fortifications, dropping dense "hail" bombs along the way. These hail bombs are specially modified to contain a certain percentage of magnesium in the warhead, which can produce an incendiary effect when exploding. This was not for the sake of killing, but mainly for the purpose of destroying the camouflage of the entire group of plain fortifications.

The Qing army fortifications on the ground were carefully camouflaged, and the large fortifications were covered with camouflage nets to prevent observation from the air. The small fortifications were more carefully camouflaged, and the camouflage nets were also covered with branches and shrubs, which were intended to prevent not only aerial observation, but also ground observation. There is no better way to deal with these camouflages than a hail bomb.

From the air, the ground looks like a fish is being fried, with dirt, burning wood, and broken nets blown up everywhere. Several escort fighters followed the low-altitude skimming, observing the effect, thinking that it was okay. Most of the cement fortifications are exposed and can be clearly identified from the air.

The Swan bomber formation finished dropping the bombs and returned home.

Next came the Osprey dive bomber formation.

This is the highlight of the bombing, and it is also the bombing that can really see the effect. 146 dive bombers, each carrying two 22o kg bombs, divided into large groups and screamed and pounced. The dive bomber slammed down in the air like a real osprey, until it was almost visible to the crushed cement and steel bars on the top of the fortifications, and then dropped the bomb and quickly pulled it up.

Two huge 22o kilogram bombs fell tremblingly, one after the other. At this time, most of the fortifications on the ground will eat one of them, and they will be plunged into a cloud of fire and dust in the tremor of the earth. Immediately after that, the interior will continue to explode, tearing down half of the fortifications.

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Just when the osprey formation was concentrating on dealing with the ground fortifications, the kingfisher formation on guard at high altitude sounded the alarm. A small black dot appeared to the west. After more than ten seconds, there were more and more black spots, at least hundreds.

The main force of the Qing Air Force, which had preserved its strength for a long time, finally appeared.

The Osprey bombers below withdrew to the east, and the high-altitude Kingfisher fighters immediately followed the battle plan and followed the sun from the east. The fighters of the Qing army came from the west, and at this time they were facing the rising sun, which was very disadvantageous. Until they flew to the battlefield, only half of the Ming fighters appeared.

The aerial dogfight began.

The Ming artillery fleet at sea raised their barrels at this time, ready to take over the bombers and fill the gap in firepower.

The commander of the fleet received a radio order to "open fire", and then also gave an order to "free fire" to the whole fleet. In an instant, eight giant ships fired a salvo at the same time, and a powerful fireball wrapped in black smoke rushed straight out from the muzzle of the cannon for dozens of meters, and the sea water on one side of the battleship was flattened out by the air waves, forming eight giant arcs.

A little more than a minute later, shells of naval guns of various sizes bloomed on the ground. Although most of the shells had a charge less than 22o kilograms of aerial bombs, and the accuracy was incomparable, the penetration was even more impressive. After flying 20,000 meters in the air, the cone-shaped shell was smashed down in the air, and the impact force was not comparable to that of an aerial bomb. The cement fortifications of the Qing army in Shanhaiguan cannot be compared with the Yangtze River defense line, and the thickest fortifications with the roof are only half a meter. Not to mention the main guns of battleships, even the main guns of cruisers, as long as they hit directly, not a single fortification can resist them.

For a time, in the middle of the fortifications of the Shanhaiguan Plain, columns of smoke rose intensively, and the explosions of landslides and ground cracks were one after another. The explosion of artillery shells, the explosion of ammunition in the fortifications that were hit, and the fireballs that were planted on the ground by downed planes in air combat...... The ten-kilometer-wide ground looks like the end of the world.

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