Outside the fortress of Vladivostok, the pathetic Japanese Third Army was already in chaos.

The Third Army did not know that the mainland was under unprecedented attack, nor did it know that a terrible enemy had landed on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

However, even if the Third Army knew about it, there was no way to grow wings and fly back, not to mention that the current command system of the Third Army had already suffered heavy losses.

The 356 Heights, which had been captured with great difficulty, were attacked at night, and a brigade stationed on the heights was wiped out.

If it weren't for the inability to contact the 356 heights and then send messengers to the 356 heights, the Third Army would not have known the news.

However, what made the Third Army most anxious was that the commander of the Third Army, Nogi Noshinori, and the senior generals of the Third Army were all wiped at night.

The brigades guarding the headquarters of the Third Army, from the captain to the military cao, all committed suicide and apologized, but this did not change the situation of the Third Army without a leader.

Even the Third Army's communication lines to the DPRK were completely destroyed, and neither the cable nor the telephone could connect with the DPRK Dispatch Army, nor could they contact the First Army and the Second Army.

Fortunately, there are still three lieutenant general division commanders in the Third Army who can stabilize the situation, and fortunately, the commanders of these three divisions have always been with the troops, otherwise if they were with the corps command organization, they might also be secretly sent to meet Amaterasu.

Chaotic one. At night, the commanders of the three divisions of the Third Army unexpectedly did not choose to attack Vladivostok, but tried to find a way to contact the Korean dispatch army.

This made Xu Yanwu a little surprised, if it was replaced by a general with a little idea, the first thing that would come to mind was to eliminate the threat in Vladivostok.

The First Division, which was already ready to resist the attack of the Third Army, was all relieved.

However, the Third Army did not plan to attack Vladivostok, and Xu Yanwu did not plan to let go of the Third Army outside.

The purpose of defense is to win the war, but the victory of the war is not necessarily obtained through defense.

Especially when the First Fleet was ready, Xu Yanwu didn't even have time to meet the thousands of Russian prisoners, but began to formulate attack tactics against the Third Army.

The sky brightened, Xu Yanwu put away the drawing work on the map, and completed the Third Army, the situation of the enemy and us, and the distribution of attack tactics.

And as the morning sun was about to rise, the time of the first division was running out, and in order to prevent the situation from changing again, the specific attack mission was immediately assigned.

The 1st Division, although nominally an infantry division, was built in full accordance with the standards of a heavy division.

At this moment, the soldiers of the 1st Division in Vladivostok, with tens of thousands of people, took advantage of the early morning darkness to enter the fortress from the rear of the 356 heights.

And on the periphery of the fortress, there were more than 5,000 people, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Although the number of rifles was insufficient, with the strength of 15,000 men, plus the First Fleet, taking advantage of the chaotic and uncertain opportunity of the Third Army, it launched a sudden onslaught, and it was not completely impossible to inflict heavy damage or even destroy the Third Army.

After all, the current Third Army has no idea about the enemy it is facing at the moment, let alone in whose hands the 356 heights are, and they still think that the Russians did it.

The main thing is that the Japanese Third Army was completely unaware that in the Amur Bay there was a fleet that was eyeing it.

Combined with many factors, Xu Yanwu decided to take action, and the commander of the First Division, Major General Zhan Tianyu, who was originally a bold and careful person, raised his hands in agreement with Xu Yanwu's plan.

And this plan was completed by him with the help of Xu Yanwu.

As the commander of the first division, Zhan Tianyu's military rank is the same level as the commander of the corps, although he is named as a division commander, he is fully capable of commanding the corps in combat.

The fighter plane is fleeting, and naturally it will not be a mother-in-law.

The First Fleet, which received the order to attack, also immediately approached the designated position in accordance with Xu Yanwu's request.

This location is very risky, and it is already less than two kilometers from the Vladivostok fortress.

In this position, the naval artillery fire of the First Fleet was able to completely cover the Third Army, but in the same way, the artillery of the Third Army was able to attack the First Fleet.

In particular, there were also large-caliber siege artillery in the Third Army, which was enough to threaten the security of the First Fleet.

However, in order to be able to inflict as much damage on the Third Army as possible in the first few rounds of artillery fire, the risk was well worth it.

After all, the Third Army also fought in this place for a year, in order to prevent the Russian soldiers in Vladivostok from coming out to sneak attack, or escape, outside Vladivostok, a large number of bunkers were also built, especially the offensive front, a large number of trenches, so that the Japanese soldiers could avoid shelling.

As the troops of the First Division were prepared one after another, the First Fleet also entered the preset artillery bombardment position in the morning light, and Zhan Tianyu, who was standing on the fortress of Vladivostok, couldn't help but sigh to Xu Yanwu: "If there is a cavalry available next, the battle will be much easier." ”

It's not that Zhan Tianyu has such thoughts, Xu Yanwu also has such thoughts.

In the confusion, the cavalry sneaked up on the camps behind the Third Army line, and in coordination with the attacking troops on the front, the Third Army would collapse immediately.

It is a pity that the 1st Division, as a heavy division, has a cavalry brigade, but now these horses and cavalry are still on transport ships in the Amur Strait.

Regret is regret, whether it is Xu Yanwu or Zhan Tianyu, they will not let go of the fighter in front of them.

The time was slowly approaching six o'clock in the morning, and the First Fleet on the sea launched an artillery bombardment on time for the area where the Third Army was located.

With the detailed coordinates provided by the 1st Division, the 1st Fleet's ready artillery bombardment began with a salvo of all-fleet artillery.

The fierce sound of artillery made the Japanese Third Army, which was thousands of meters away, stunned for a moment.

Almost at the same time, the commanders of the three divisions started to run out of the tents, and the sound of the bombardment, which was obviously not the movement of siege artillery, but the shelling of large-caliber naval guns, made their faces smile with joy.

The commanders of the three divisions, who were completely unaware of the situation in the Japanese Empire at this moment, actually thought that the combined fleet was coming.

Instead of thinking of the arrival of the Russian 2nd Pacific Fleet to rescue the shelling of Vladivostok.

But the real naivety soon disappeared without a trace, because the cannonballs that were whistling were not aimed at Vladivostok, but straight above their heads.

Only by this time did the three Japanese lieutenant generals, who had panicked, have no time to give orders to dodge the shelling.

The Third Fleet shelled Tokyo, the Second Fleet shelled Sasebo, and the First Fleet shelled the Japanese Third Army off Vladivostok.

The night was about to be torn apart by dawn, and the light was about to cover the earth, and the three fleets of the Red Guard Corps, less than three hours apart, roared with the sound of artillery, and fully opened the prelude to the war against Japan.