On the eve of the outbreak of the entire coalition invasion, Li Ningyu made plans for the upcoming war with Tsarist Russia. One of the strategically important points was the Luda area. Therefore, during the advance to the Beijing-Tianjin area, Li Ningyu personally ordered Zhang Zuolin to lead
Four special forces infiltrated the Luda area, and this was always the case throughout the battle for this strategic location.
In essence, the beginning of the coalition invasion was a battle for sea control. In order to compete for sea control, which was decisive for the overall war, Li Ningyu had long ordered the Far East Intelligence Group to conduct a comprehensive analysis and investigation of the situation in Port Arthur.
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The interior of Lushun Port is relatively narrow, the water depth is very shallow, and there is only one entrance and exit. Large warships can only enter and exit the harbor at high tide, and must be towed by tugboats. According to the fortress fortification plan formulated by Tsarist Russia, all construction needs
It could only be completed in 1910, which gave the Far East a favorable opportunity, just when the war between the Far East and the Allied Forces broke out.
Tsarist Russia dispatched a total of only about 15,000 ground troops to the Lushun area, equipped with 115 artillery pieces, only one-fifth of the originally planned 515 pieces. The Asian fleet stationed there rarely went to sea for training.
Coupled with the coordination of ships and fortresses, there was never a joint exercise, which also led to the complete loss of Lushun Port by Tsarist Russia. At the same time, Tsarist Russia did not build a shipyard facility for ship maintenance in Lushun Port.
Therefore, a large number of ships in the Tsarist Russian Asia Fleet were in a semi-dormant state. The only things that could pose a threat to the Far East Navy were coastal fortresses and forts. However, at that time, the four special forces in the Far East, with 12,000 people, had long been secret
Lurking in Port Arthur, ready to attack at any time.
At 3:30 a.m. on June 27, 1900, Beijing time, Li Ningyu decided to fully declare war on the Allied Forces and ordered Bismarck to submit declarations of war to all countries. At 3:33 a.m., Li Ningyu issued an all-attack order, followed by the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet's attack
Two attack submarine formations, Sea Lion and Haima, with a total of 25 Z-2 attack submarines, launched 533 mm large torpedoes at the naval fleets of five countries in the Bohai Bay.
As for the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet, the 305mm triple-mounted main gun on the main iron-clad battleship at sea fired wave after wave of shells at the ships in the Bohai Bay.
And just when the flames were blazing in the Bohai Bay, four Far East special forces lurking in the Luda area, under the command of Zhang Zuolin, began a battle to seize the fortress. At the same time, there were Tianjin Dagukou and Jiaozhou Bay coastal forts, jointly
Taking the initiative to fire artillery shells into the Bohai Bay, the entire Bohai Bay suddenly roared from all directions.
From then on, the Far East issued a comprehensive challenge to the powers of various countries. As the night of fighting gradually ended, ministers from various countries continued to issue decisions to completely sever diplomatic relations with the Far East. At the same time, Li Ningyu had already begun the next wave of instructions. This time, the military operations he ordered were mainly aimed at
The Tsarist Russian Army in the Northeast.
He also ordered the Yellow Sea Fleet to sail to the Korean Strait to assist the Far East Fleet in attacking Tsarist Russia's Northern Fleet. After receiving the news that Tsarist Russia's Asiatic Fleet was completely wiped out, the Northern Fleet immediately decided to turn around and return to Vladivostok.
There are two main prerequisites for this key change. The first is that the multinational naval fleets were destroyed in the Bohai Bay; the Second Brigade area was fully controlled by the Far East.
The key reason for this battle is that the Tsarist Russian officers and soldiers stationed in the Luda area were still in a state of peaceful paralysis even when the Yellow Sea Fleet of the Far East Navy launched an attack on the navies of various countries in the Bohai Bay, while the Tsarist Russian Asian Fleet was originally
Moored at the outer port of Lushun, various small warships responsible for guarding still carried out normal guarding, and no effective measures to strengthen the guarding were immediately taken.
In this way, during the night, not only did the mine protection network not be opened, the searchlights on the Tsarist Russian Asiatic warships also illuminated the entrance and exit of Port Arthur. At this time, some ships of the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet had begun to cooperate with the land penetration troops.
Drive in the direction of Lushun Port.
The Far East Yellow Sea Fleet first dispatched two small-scale destroyer fleets, preparing to block the Russian Asian Fleet's escape route from Lushun. It waited for the main ships of the Yellow Sea Fleet to attack the ships of various countries in the Bohai Bay and annihilate all the ships outside Lushun Port together.
Tsarist Russian Asiatic Fleet.
In addition, an advance attack team composed of 18 destroyers and torpedo ships was dispatched directly towards Dalian. At 5 a.m. on June 27, under the illumination of the coastal lighthouse of Port Arthur and the searchlight of the Russian ship,
Directly at the nearest attack distance, 32 large torpedoes were launched at the same time. In the end, 13 of them hit the target directly, instantly severely damaging several of the best ships in Russia's Asian fleet. This also opened the prelude to the all-out war between the Far East and Tsarist Russia.
With the explosions outside the port and bursts of scattered gunfire, the entire Lushun area was immediately alarmed. However, this attack was also a signal, because on that night, senior officers of the Russian Asia Fleet were actually holding a dinner in the city.
, celebrating the birthday of the wife of the Commander of the Asia Fleet.
Whether it was the fortress of Port Arthur or the ships parked inside and outside the harbor, there was no senior commander at this time, and the sober officers did not know what had happened in a short period of time. However, after the waves of explosions and the sound of Port Arthur,
In the harbor, after the constant gunshots.
No matter how stupid a soldier is, he still knows what's going on?
Subsequently, the remaining ships of the Tsarist Russian Asia Fleet began to attack the advance fleet in the Far East. However, the Far East Fleet, which was ready to retreat at this time, moved away, while the Tsarist Russian fleet was chasing after them, and finally ended up on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula.
area, and launched a decisive naval battle with the fleet ships that subsequently arrived in the Yellow Sea from the Far East.
However, at this time, the main fleets of Tsarist Russia's Asiatic Fleet were all torpedoed and sunk in the port, so they could not compare with the Yellow Sea Fleet in terms of firepower. An hour later, two armored cruisers of Tsarist Russia's Asiatic Fleet were injured in the battle, and were finally forced to sink themselves.
, the sudden attack by the Far East Yellow Sea Fleet caused huge and serious losses to the Tsarist Russian Asia Fleet.
Although the Far East has gained a relative advantage at sea, it has not yet fully mastered the entire sea control, because at this time the Russian Asiatic Fleet has not been completely wiped out, especially the Northern Fleet that fought with the Far East Fleet in the Korean Strait.
In order to avoid the maritime threat of Tsarist Russia in the Far East, Commander of the Far East Navy Liu Qinghui ordered that the Yellow Sea Fleet must completely annihilate the Tsarist Russian Asia Fleet and completely eliminate hidden dangers at sea to ensure that in future wars, the maritime transportation lines of the Far East will not be affected.
degree of threat, and lay a strong foundation for complete control of the seas adjacent to the Asia-Pacific.
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