On January 21, 1942, Shandong Peninsula.

It is almost dusk, and the distant Zhifu Island is shrouded in a golden afterglow.

The Yantai Naval Base located in Zhifu Bay in the northern Jiaodong Peninsula is a busy scene. On the sea east of Zhifu Island, a total of 129 ships, including escort warships, have completed assembly, including 36 transport ships carrying 27,000 officers and soldiers of the 3rd Division of the 6th Chinese Navy. The Naval Air Force fighter jets participating in the escort mission continued to pass over the formation, with the huge roar deafening, and the whole scene was very spectacular.

After winter began, artillery fire on the Soviet-Russian front became sparse, and large military operations gradually stopped. In the Far East battlefield, China's northeast attack also temporarily stopped after the Republican army occupied Harbin and Xinjing. At the Liaochen battlefield, the Republican army approached Fengtian City from three sides and continued to fight fiercely with the Kwantung Army on the Liaohe Line.

More than 1.2 million Japanese troops in Manchuria were basically gathered in eastern Manchuria and the Yalu River. There was only the 19th, 103rd Division and the newly formed 218th Division in North Korea, with a total of more than 50,000 people. In addition, some North Korean garrison troops had very weak forces...ww.●

Before the Battle of Okinawa, the Far Eastern Union Command formulated a combat plan for landing on the Korean Peninsula. However, due to the opposition from the navy and coordination, it finally reached an agreement with the navy and decided to start the Landing on the Korean Peninsula after the Battle of Okinawa.

The main force of the coalition fleet commanded by Admiral Yankel directly exited from Okinawa and entered the Yellow Sea to seize sea control and air supremacy to protect the safety of the 6th fleet. Admiral Wilhem Marshall commanded another special-mix fleet to continue attacking towards Kyushu Island.

In addition, the 1st Division of the German Far East Army stationed in Qingdao and the 15th Chinese Army gathered on the Jiaozhou Peninsula. After the Battle of Ding 6 started, it was transported to the Korean Peninsula by sea at any time. The advance troops of Ding 6 were carried out by sea by the 3rd Division of the Austro-Hungarian Navy 6th Team and the 3rd Division of the Chinese Navy 6th Team assembled in Yantai. The target of the 3rd Division of the Austro-Hungarian War 6th Division was Mopu Port, while the target of the 3rd Division of the Republican Army 6th Battle 6th Division was Qunshan Bay.

Due to the loss of Okinawa, the entire Japanese archipelago is now under the threat of strategic bombers from the Axis Alliance.▲.ww.▼In the Tokyo Japanese base camp, the 6th Navy has different opinions on whether to give up the entire Manchuria and retreat to the Korean Peninsula and its own country, and no one is willing to give in. The 6th Army is still clamoring to defend Manchuria with all its might, while the navy, which has lost two-thirds of its main force, demands to concentrate its forces and retreat to the local country with all its might, waiting for reinforcements from the US military.

As the constant disputes were made, the Axis Alliance began a key battle for the Korean Peninsula with thunder, the Battle of the 6th in the southern part of the Peninsula. Of course, the first artillery of this large-scale Battle of 6th could only be fired by surface ships. The difference is that this time the four slightly old "Dinghai"-class battleships in the Chinese Navy were the first to be invaded.

The four "Dinghai"-class battleships owned by the Beiyang Navy were predecessors of the French Navy's battleship "Queen Elizabeth"-class battleships built in the late World War I period. Four improved "Bissary"-class battleships were built. After France surrendered in World War I, these battleships fell into the hands of the Austro-Hungarian Navy and were able to continue to be built. However, due to the destruction of the French shipyard, these battleships were not finally completed before the end of the war.

After the end of the European War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire sold the four battleships, which had been completed by 80% of the completed battleships to the Beiyang Navy at that time, and completed the final construction project at the Austro-Hungarian Shipyard, and completed it in 1926 and delivered it to the Beiyang Navy.◆■.ww.▼

As one of the most powerful battleships during World War I, the "Dinghai" class battleship built in the late World War I based on the "Queen" class itself has 25 knots of high aerial vehicle. It is one of the pioneers of the concept of "high battleships" after the war. After removing the excess ship torpedo tubes and carrying out modernization modifications, although the standard displacement of this class battleship has increased from the original 32ooo tons to 35ooo tons due to the increase in armor, the increase in overall power and hull fluency actually increased its aviation by 2.5 knots out of thin air, which is enough to follow the aircraft carrier formation.

Under the bright moonlight, the view of the entire East China Sea is not very bad, enough to see the huge black shadows of my companions only 1.5 nautical miles away from me. The light breezes on the sea and the slightly undulating waves have little effect on the main battleships with powerful power. Under the leadership of the fleet flagship "Dinghai", the battleships of the same level, the "Zhenhai" and "Jinghai", as well as the cruisers "Qinzhou", "Fuzhou" and "Hangzhou", were opened by minesweeping ships. They sailed from the southwest to the mountains and bays in the southeast. ▲▲▼◆

According to the pre-developed combat plan of the 6th, the 6th Cover Fleet slowed down its navigation two hours before dawn, and then bombarded the Japanese fortification targets at the 6th location with ship guns. The 6th Unit will start operations around 4 pm. After dawn, eight aircraft carriers commanded by Admiral Wermotz Yankel will provide air protection for the entire 6th transport fleet. At the same time, the 6-Based Air Force 4th Wing and the 3rd Aviation Wing, commanded by Major General Gao Zhihang and Major General Sukel, will also provide air support for the 6th Unit.

Because the Japanese army blindly believed that the navy had absolute control over the sea, and the Japanese army did not pay attention to defense at all, in fact, in the Far East, except for the Lushun Fortress built by the Russians, there were basically no permanent fortifications built in other ports. After the Okinawa Battle started, the Japanese army stationed in North Korea hurriedly built fortifications at Incheon Port near Seoul.

The Japanese army did not have very strong defenses in Qunshan and Mopo. There was about one wing defender in Mopo. The total strength of Qunshan Port was only one brigade and some local garrisons. There was no military defense in the western beach area of ​​Qunshan Bay. However, there was only one squadron of Japanese troops and a squadron of Korean troops near Qunshan Port. Under the attack of heavy artillery of the navy, the defensive forces of more than 1,500 people quickly gave up the defensive positions on the beach.

In the blue beach in the south of the Gunshan Bay, after a brief shelling, the cover fleet showed no signs of Japanese activities. It is obvious that the Japanese focused most of their attention on the mountainous areas in eastern Manchuria and the Yalu River front line, and basically had no defense for the coalition forces to board the 6th large-scale battle.

The 17th Regiment of the Advance Team of the 69th Brigade of the National Defense Forces began to transfer to board the 6th boat and rushed to the beach at 11 a.m. on the 22nd, without any resistance, and no enemy troops appeared in this area.

At 12:2 o'clock noon, Commander Deng6 sent a telegram to the fleet flagship: "Deng6 succeeded, and there was no resistance!"

Then the 617th Regiment began to expand its position, and amphibious tanks and amphibious 6 tanks assisted by Austro-Hungary also began to land. This 22-ton amphibious tank is equipped with a 48-caliber 75mm cannon. Although its armor capability is inferior to that of the latest medium-sized tanks equipped by Germany and Austria, it is more than enough to deal with the Japanese army that basically does not have armored equipment.

After the equipment and successors arrived ashore, the 617th Regiment began to advance towards the northeast Gunsan Port. He encountered no enemy troops along the way. He did not fight a small-scale battle with a North Korean security force in Guipu Town at 2:3 o'clock noon. There was a small team of Korean troops with about 15 o'clock troops here to defend it. The 617th Regiment took about 10 minutes to eliminate the Korean infantry team equipped with only 3 grenade launchers and 3 heavy machine guns.

It was only at 4:2 o'clock in the afternoon that the 617th Regiment encountered a slightly stronger resistance when it arrived near the railway station outside the mountains. The Japanese army deployed a squadron of Japanese troops and a large group of North Korean garrisons around the station, and built temporary fortifications and some artillery in the station area.

At 1 pm, the 67th Brigade and the 68th Brigade of the 6th Team arrived in the southern part of Qunshan Port one after another. A large number of personnel and supplies began to land. The Japanese army was unable to prevent the National Defense Force from boarding the 6th. The entire situation was irreversible.

It was not until this time that the Japanese base camp woke up as if it were dreams. The Axis Alliance Army landed 6 in southern North Korea and was hit by a blow. The coalition's combat purpose was clearly revealed at this time: regardless of the heavy defense of the Japanese army and the construction of a large number of fortifications, the Liaodong and Yalu River defense lines were cut off in one fell swoop, intending to close the door and fight the dogs, and wipe out the main force of the Kwantung Army in the northeast. (To be continued.)
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