Vladivostok is now nothing more than a rudimentary fortress with stone foundations and giant wood walls, with only a few key areas of the fort made of stones. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The whole terrain of Vladivostok is actually a large bay, and a peninsula extends from the middle of the land to the sea, this peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides, only the north is linked to the mainland, and the main defensive position of the fortress is due north.

This huge bay containing the peninsula was named Big Peter's Bay by the Russians. And this peninsula was later the main urban area of Vladivostok, that is, the old city, but now this peninsula has been completely militarized.

The Great Peter Bay is divided into two small bays by the city of Vladivostok, the eastern bay is called Amur Bay, and the western bay is called Ussuri Bay. Topographically, the Amur Bay is protected by a chain of islands and is safer, and the last forces of the Tsarist Far East Fleet are hiding here.

The commander-in-chief of the Vladivostok defense zone, Tiachenko, and the commander-in-chief of the navy, Etolin, have been in constant fear for months, and since the Far Eastern Volunteers began to counterattack in February, the scattered fortresses outside have been uprooted one by one.

Land and sea communications have been cut off, information from the outside world cannot be transmitted at all, and no one knows what will happen in the future.

The sea was full of Chinese ships, one by one transporting supplies to the north, and at first Ettolin ordered the guards to go out and expel them, playing a game of cat and mouse on the sea.

But when three scarred frigates arrived in Vladivostok from the south, bringing the news of the total annihilation of the expeditionary force, the whole of Vladivostok was shocked.

The crushing defeat of the Tsarist Navy on Amami Oshima caused the morale of Vladivostok to drop directly to the freezing point, and the soldiers showed despair, and even many servants defected.

At this time, only Tsarist Russia's own soldiers used repression to maintain order, and after a series of internal purges, the defection was finally contained, and then Chinese spies paid by Tsarist Russia secretly infiltrated Vladivostok and brought them news of land reinforcements.

When the 13,000 defenders learned that 50,000 or 60,000 Cossack cavalry were coming to their rescue day and night in the far north, the broken morale of the army finally stabilized a little.

But Aitolin no longer dared to send the included fleet out, the naval artillery will be the most important fire support for the defending forces in a future war, and it is their cannons that can hold out until the reinforcements arrive.

The 12 warships of the Far Eastern Navy plus the six Baltic Fleet, a total of 18 warships of all sizes and sizes, were all cowered in the Amur Bay.

The army artillery on the shore provides cover for the navy, and the navy's artillery can also support the army, which gives the two generals a sense of security under the cover of crossfire from both sides.

The Far Eastern Volunteers were naturally not polite when they saw that the Rakshasa was instigated, and the transportation brigade on the sea even clinged to the edge of the range of the enemy's artillery, and sent the arms and materials directly to the north shore of Ussuri Bay, and directly unloaded to the forefront of the war of the Volunteers.

"Three ships of munitions came this morning, and they haven't been unloaded until now, how can these Chinese be so rich? It's terrible......" Ettolin was an admiral, and he could estimate how many tons of supplies had been brought by these three merchant ships by looking at the size of the three merchant ships.

Standing with him on the commanding heights of the fortress, with a military map pressed on the shell box and a telescope in his hand, Tiyachenko sighed and said, "This is strength! When is the most terrible period of war? It is not a frontal battle, nor a sneak attack, in fact, the most frightening thing is the preparation stage on the eve of the war!"

"At this stage, it is a period for both sides to silently show their strength, and these Chinese are to use such silent means to put pressure on us, and every shipload of war materials is a symbol of a country's strength, and they are telling us how big the gap between the strength of the two sides is......"

"These three ships have to unload at least 1,500 tons, what is the total value? 4 million or 5 million? How much money have the Chinese invested in this war since last year!"

Tiachenko was as furious as a lion, and he roared: "Why are they so rich! They can prepare hundreds of millions of silver dollars for a war, why can we only eat moldy potatoes!"

"O God, why did you send the noble Russian nation to the bitter cold, why did you have no land in the warm south, why did you exclude us from wealth, why did you ......"

Ettolin had long been accustomed to the commander-in-chief's periodic hysteria, and he knew that the commander-in-chief's psychological pressure was too great now, and Vladivostok could be said to be the most inspiring victory of Tsarist Russia after its defeat in the Crimean War.

This city cannot be lost, this is a matter of honor for Your Majesty and the entire Tsarist Russia!

"Suffering made Russia, I always believe that God is fair, God did not give us a warm land of abundance, but gave us a strong body and a warlike spirit!"

"This dooms us to be rulers forever, through the initial suffering, let us use sabers and muskets to conquer those inferior peoples who have been soaked in wealth and bones! Their wealth will eventually provide for us! Let them be our slaves, this is the motivation for us to fight!"

Tiachenko gasped and laughed, "Ettolin, you are right! This is the fate of our fighting nation, since we are not good at creating wealth, and God has not given us a rich land of wealth...... Then let's grab it!"

"Hold Vladivostok! Wait for the arrival of the Cossack cavalry regiment, there will be a chance for our revenge! One day, we will meet at the foot of the Great Wall!"

Boom Boom Boom ...... As soon as the oath of the two was made, dozens of bright flames suddenly erupted from the front of the Northern Volunteer Army, and the cannonballs in the sky drew a faint trajectory, and soon clouds of gunpowder smoke rose from the city of Vladivostok, and the sound of explosions came and went.

"The war has begun! The Chinese has begun! Prepare for a counterattack, the whole army is ready to counterattack......"

Without any warning, Xiang Shaolong declared war on Vladivostok with artillery, and after the advance position of the volunteers, Xiao Letian transported 120 field artillery pieces for Long Ye, these cannons were divided into two firing positions, and 100,000 rounds of shells were stored alone.

Long Ye stood in the fortifications built of logs, looked at Vladivostok with a telescope and smoked in the distance, and said expressionlessly, "Pass the order, the shelling will last for 24 hours from now on, and the quota for you is 60,000 shells!"

"Shoot up these shells! Blow up the enemy's defenses! Crush their last morale! From now on, the time has come for us to press them down!"

Xiang Shaolongtou said without replying, "Ye Qiu, go and tell the little ghost Wuyin that she is responsible for the logistics supply of the 40,000 army, and the prime minister only sent us arms and materials, but the food must be prepared by us ourselves, that is her task, if she can't complete it......"

"Beware of my military law!"

"Yes, General!" sniper Ye Qiu took the order.