On March 1, 1905, the Japanese army attacked Shenyang, and the Third Army occupied Xinmin. The Russian army withdrew from Huairen. On March 8, the Japanese army cut off the Russian Army North Road in Shenyang. On the 9th, the Japanese army occupied Fushun. On the 10th, the Japanese army captured Shenyang and the Russian army was defeated. This was the largest battle since the Battle of Lusunkou. This time, the Russian army gathered 11 armies and formed 3 corps, and the Japanese army gathered 5 armies. During the battle, the Russian army suffered 90,000 casualties and the Japanese army suffered 70,000 casualties. Both sides were exhausted and no longer had the ability to continue attacking. The Japan-Russia land war was drawing to an end.

On the 12th, the Russian emperor appointed Linivezidai Krubajin as the commander-in-chief of the Russian army.

On the 15th, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Manchurian Army moved to Shenyang. On the 16th, the Japanese army occupied Tieling. On the 19th, the Japanese army occupied Kaiyuan. On the 22nd, the Japanese army occupied Changtu Prefecture, and the Russian army retreated to the level of the street.