Chapter 261: Vladivostok (II)
Xiao Yao saw five airships flying over the Vladivostok military port from the telescope. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Xiao Yao understood that he couldn't wait any longer.
The Air Force can easily wipe out the Russian Pacific Fleet, and when the Air Force destroys the Russian Pacific Fleet and then turns to Vladivostok, if the Russians are frightened by the Air Force and surrender, all this has nothing to do with themselves, isn't it a trip in vain?
Xiao Yao immediately ordered the whole army to march towards Vladivostok, the infantry moved slowly and may be too late, but the Eighth Infantry Division still had cavalry formations.
The entire cavalry regiment, brigade cavalry battalion, and regimental cavalry company of the 8th Infantry Division rode out of the queue and galloped towards Vladivostok.
The gates of Vladivostok were closed, but this was not a problem for the 8th Infantry Division, which was armed with 12 150-mm cannons.
An improvised artillery position quickly took shape, with 12 150-mm cannons lined up, the muzzles of which were aimed at the gates of Vladivostok.
By this time, the Air Force had already eliminated the main target of the Russian Pacific Fleet and had turned to fly over Vladivostok.
"Fire!"
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Twelve cannon shells passed the cavalry in a state of charge, and in the blink of an eye they hit the gate of Vladivostok, even if the gate was made of stainless steel, it could not withstand the shells of the 150-mm cannon, although most of the twelve shells did not accurately bombard the city gate, but one shell still hit the target, and the next moment, the gate of Vladivostok was torn apart.
A few seconds after the cannon shells hit the city gate, five bombing airships of the Air Force also dropped bombs on Vladivostok, and this time the bombs dropped on Vladivostok were 1,000 kilograms of "big fat"
Rumble!
Five "big fat" bombed five important buildings in Vladivostok and turned them into ruins, but there were not many traces of flesh and blood in the ruins, because most of the "Russians" in Vladivostok had already taken refuge in bomb shelters.
Yes, most of the Russians who hid in the bomb shelters, and most of the Han, Manchu, and North Koreans in Vladivostok were not qualified to enter the bomb shelters, so they could only hide in their own homes and resign themselves to fate.
However, the air force of the Chinese Empire had no feeling for the Han Chinese, Manchus, and Koreans in Vladivostok, and it didn't matter if they were killed, because the Chinese Empire had issued a notice in advance warning all citizens of the Chinese Empire not to enter Russia, and the Han, Manchu, and Mongols who had lived in the Russian-controlled areas should return to the territory of the Chinese Empire, and the government would give proper resettlement, if they did not return, then these people would not belong to the citizens of the Chinese Empire, and the Chinese Empire had no obligation to protect them.
What's more, most of the Han and Manchu people in Vladivostok are remnants of the Manchu Dynasty, and they are unwilling to live under the rule of the Chinese Empire, so they flee to the Russian-controlled areas.
However, the Air Force basically bombed important targets in Vladivostok, and generally did not bomb people's houses, and did not kill many ordinary people at all.
Five airships continued to drop bombs in Vladivostok, and the cavalry of the 8th Infantry Division was no longer far from Vladivostok.
The air force had apparently discovered the cavalry of the 8th Infantry Division, which had come to seize the merits, and the overall situation was important, and the two airships were advancing in the direction of the bombed city gate, and when they reached the sky over the predetermined area, several bombs fell, blowing up the Russian fortress and opening the way for the cavalry.
If the 8th Infantry Division suffered too much loss in this battle, but the air force also had to pay some responsibility, after all, this battle was dominated by the army, supplemented by the air force, if the air force could force the Russians to surrender in advance, if not, it would have to rely on the army to capture Vladivostok step by step.
With the help of two airships, the cavalry successfully stepped into Vladivostok, and in close combat, the cavalry was completely capable of killing the infantry, especially the cavalry was also armed with a small number of submachine guns and some pistols, while the infantry was only equipped with "single-handed" rifles.
After seeing the enemy's cavalry rushing into the city, the Russians organized thousands of Russian troops to block the cavalry, but the speed of the cavalry was too fast, and the Russians were not equipped with automatic fire such as heavy machine guns.
The cavalry was a hundred meters away from the Russian army, and the dozens of cavalrymen who rushed to the front held the reins in one hand and raised their submachine guns in the other, spitting deadly bullets at the Russian army.
A shuttle of bullets poured out, and the Russian troops on the opposite side fell in a large area, the distance between the two sides was closer, and some of the cavalry raised their revolvers in their hands and fired bullets at the Russians, while the remaining cavalry drew their shiny sabers.
"Run!"
The cavalry charge put huge pressure on the Russian soldiers, seeing that the two sides were getting closer and closer, and the Russian soldiers were getting more and more killed and wounded, but the Russian army could not bring many casualties to the enemy, and the remaining Russian troops finally gave up the psychology of resistance, they either fled to the rear, or threw down their weapons and surrendered on their knees.
The cavalry crossed the surrendered Russian soldiers and pursued the fleeing Russian soldiers, and every swing of the shining saber took the life of a Russian soldier, and the Russian army could no longer stop it.
The city gate has been broken, there are airships bombing in the air, the commander of the Russian army Sergei understands that everything is irreparable, and now the Russian army only has two ways left, one is to continue to resist, and then the Russian army is completely destroyed, which can bring more casualties to the enemy, but the Russians in Vladivostok may end up very miserably after the war; The other is surrender, if the Russian army surrenders, there is a high probability that everyone will survive, but everyone will become prisoners of war.
Being a prisoner of war is better than dying, the Russians have no tradition of fighting to the death, and the armies of Western countries can choose to surrender when they encounter an invincible enemy, and their countries will take various measures to rescue them in the future.
A white flag was raised in Vladivostok, and the Russians surrendered, except for a few Russian soldiers who were unwilling to surrender and continued to resist stubbornly, the remaining Russian soldiers obeyed the order to lay down their weapons.
The airships in the sky also stopped dropping bombs, and the five airships stayed in the sky, continuing to intimidate the Russians in the entire city of Vladivostok.
Not long after, Xiao Yao entered Vladivostok with a large force of the Eighth Infantry Division, and the commander of the Russian army, Sergei, led a group of high-ranking Russian troops to formally surrender to the Chinese Empire in front of Xiao Yao, and asked Xiao Yao to hope that the Chinese Empire could rescue the wounded soldiers of the Russian army in accordance with the Geneva Convention.
Xiao Yao expressed his acceptance, and the 8th Infantry Division officially took over the entire Vladivostok.
The Chinese Empire has its own rules except for prisoners of war, the lightly injured can be treated, and even if the seriously injured are cured, it is not of much use, so it is better to put it aside and wait for death.
The capture of Vladivostok this time is a great role of the air force, but the role of the 8th Infantry Division is not small, so the two sides will divide the spoils equally, one eighth of each side, Vladivostok is a city with a population of up to 300,000 people, and the wealth of Vladivostok is enough for every soldier who participates in the war to get a few months' salary.
However, the matter of dealing with the spoils of war was secondary, and the first task of the 8th Infantry Division was to deal with the 300,000 inhabitants of Vladivostok.