Vladivostok is known to the Russians as Vladivostok, the most important city in the Far East of Tsarist Russia, and is known as the greatest gain after the defeat in the Crimean War.

Tiachenko, the supreme military commander of the Russian Far East, and Commodore Aitolin stood side by side on the newly built breakwater, looking coldly at the bay in front of them.

On the battleship moored by the trestle, rows of main Russian soldiers walked down, the dock was full of chaotic leather boots, grumpy soldiers were shouting, and those Chinese people carrying supplies did not dare to say anything after being whipped, so they could only carefully avoid this group of killing gods.

There were countless grievances accumulated on the docks, and these soldiers, who had just finished the battle of Qingdao, thought that they could get a long winter vacation, but they did not expect that the sudden military order made them have to march north again.

"This group of damn Chinese has actually made such a big rebellion, you must kill them all, and you can't leave any of them alive......"

Russian soldiers are not afraid of war, bullets and swords are commonplace for them, but what they hate most is trouble, and repetitive monotonous work can drive them crazy.

It's no problem to attack the Qingdao gold mine by boat, you can go to war after sitting on the deck playing cards and bragging for a while, you should sleep well when you are dead, and then you will receive the reward for military merits if you are alive.

However, the conquest of Sandaogou was annoying, and Vladivostok did not have enough war horses for them to ride, so these soldiers could only rely on their own legs to march more than 100 kilometers to Sandaogou to find the enemy for a decisive battle.

Of course, it would be best if the enemy was still there, but fools know that Sandaogou is different from Qingdao, one is an island and the other is a mainland, and it is impossible for the enemy not to escape with long legs.

Do you want to chase these yellow monkeys all over the mountains and wilderness? It's an extremely troublesome thing to think about, it's too troublesome, it's really too troublesome.

Tiachenko and Ettolin were keenly aware of the change in the mentality of the soldiers, and of course they knew what kind of people they were, belligerent but extremely lazy, which was simply a curse of Russia.

The Tsar's warriors were not a single breed on the battlefield, but in life they were a bunch of lazy pigs, they were unwilling to farm, let alone produce, and they were not competent for some work that required patience, drinking, fighting, gambling, and playing with women...... Leading such a group of soldiers is a headache to think about.

Tiachenko took out a silver flask from his bosom, took a sip and handed it to Ettolin: "This is the good Moscow wine I brought with me when I took office, there are not many more to try......"

As soon as the high vodka entered his throat, a hot line went down his esophagus, and Ettolin breathed a comfortable sigh of relief, "I really miss my hometown, and I don't know when Moscow will transfer me back......

Instead of answering, Tiyachenko pointed to the magnificent scene of mountains and rivers in front of him and exclaimed, "What a vast land this is, and so rich, it is hard to imagine why God gave so much wealth to the heathen......

"Vladivostok?Chinese has such an ugly name, and such an excellent deep-water military port in the Far East, is it in their eyes that it is used to catch sea cucumbers? idiot ......?"

"Look at the new name given by our Tsar, Vladivostok...... The city that guards the Far East, how powerful and domineering, the importance of this city has been clarified by a name......"

Aitolin also sighed, "Yes, it took us hundreds of years for Russia to open up Europe and Asia, and such a vast land belongs to the Tsar, which makes people feel excited to think about it...... The defeat of the Crimea completely deprived us of the main route from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, but thanks to the blessing of disguise, we got the key to the Pacific Ocean, and God still favored us......"

Tiyachenko turned his head to look at Ettolin, "My old friend, you are from the navy, of course you know the importance of the port, and the dream in our Russia for hundreds of years is to have a warm-water port with a superior location......"

"The motherland is very large, but the geographical location of the motherland is too remote, and all the military ports in Europe are either located in the cold zone and will be frozen for half a year, or the location is not good, and the British are trapped to death, and the empire cannot share the big cake of maritime trade, what a painful thing......

"Crimea! This is a scar in our heart, the road to expand outward from the Black Sea has been blocked, and now the strategic center of gravity of the empire can only go east, fortunately we have encountered such a weakened Qing Dynasty, fortunately we have occupied this excellent military port......"

"Ettoline, now I can tell you that the Empire's strategy in the East goes far beyond here, and when we gain a foothold here, our goal is still the South, a warmer South......"

Aitolin's eyes lit up: "South, do you mean Liaodong or the Jiaodong Peninsula of the Qing Kingdom?"

"That's right, it is the golden shipping route that is backed by the huge market of the Qing State and faces the Pacific Ocean, if the headquarters of our Far East Fleet is located here, then the Western Pacific Ocean will become our bag, this is the century-old dream of the empire!"

"It's exciting to think about! Those army officers and soldiers who only know how to complain, their understanding of this strategy will definitely not be deeper than yours, so I beg you, the brigadier of our navy, to personally lead the troops this time, and I will guard Vladivostok to escort you!"

"You just came from Qingdao, you don't know a lot of intelligence details, this battle of Sandaogou is not simple, according to the routs, the composition of the enemy is not only local thugs, but also an extremely strong Chinese soldiers and Japanese samurai with strange tones, and they play the banner of the Far Eastern Volunteer Army......"

"It seems that we have to face more than one enemy, needless to say about the local mob, those fierce Chinese soldiers I am almost certain that they are from the Ryukyus, no one in Asia can train such an army except Xiao Letian, and the identity of those Japanese samurai is worth figuring out, an island country that is closed off from the country and has no time to take care of itself, dare to challenge the dignity of Russia? What if there is no conspiracy in this......"

"And that flag, what does the Far Eastern Volunteer Army mean? These guys who hide their heads and tails think that they can hide the mastermind with the banner of this kind of non-governmental organization? I think it makes sense as the Chinese saying goes, 'There are no three hundred taels of silver here.'"

"Who is behind this? Xiao Letian, the Qing government, or the conspiracy between them, or the shadow of the British in this......

I have to say that the smarter and higher the status of a person, the more things he thinks, and as the head of the Far Eastern military, Tiyachenko must consider this issue from the perspective of the confrontation between great powers, but the more he thinks about it, the deeper he is misled by Xiao Letian.