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Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, founded in 1740 on the northern shore of the Avachen Bay in southeastern Kamchatka, is not only the capital of Kamchatka, but also the most important Russian stronghold in the Far East. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The first snow fell in 1855, but this winter snow did not have much effect on Petropavlovsk, which was covered with snow - it made little difference whether it was the capital of Kamchatka, Petropavlovsk, the city, was really just a stronghold, a stronghold that showed the existence of Russia.

The wooden fortress formed the center of the city, and there was a small port outside the castle, and even a small shipyard, but it was not rich in timber and could not be compared with the Far East, but this small shipyard also built gunboats, and even the Russian expeditions took the warships built here to land in the Americas and declare the occupation of Alaska.

This small city, with a population of only 1,000 people, had less than 1,000 people a few months ago, and now it has exceeded 1,000 because of the more than 300 soldiers who came in after the outbreak of the war, and it was their arrival that enabled Muravieu to defeat the British and French fleets. ，

The victory in the defense of Petropavlovsk was a joy to the whole of Russia, but Muravyov, as the governor of Kamchatka, was very sober, he knew that the British and French fleets would definitely return, and almost immediately after the defeat of the British and French fleets, he began to evacuate Petropavlovsk and other strongholds.

When the morning sun rose, Muraviyo, as Governor-General, woke up and went to the balcony to gaze at the calm Avachen Bay, an ice-free port, the ice-free port that Russia dreamed of.

"But it's too far from the Far East!"

Muravyo couldn't help but sigh that Russia had only four main strongholds in the Far East, namely Malinsk, Nikolaevsk, Ayan and Petropavlovsk. Of these, only Petropavlovsk has an ice-free port, but this one is far away in Kamchatka, so what's the point?

Just like Alaska, it means little to Russia, just a frozen soil, a barren land, from which Russia can hardly get anything in return except for a small amount of fur, and now with the waning benefits of the fur trade, both Kamchatka and Alaska are boring for Muraviyo.

"It's time to get out of here!"

Yes, there is no point in staying here, and it is not possible to keep this place at all.

"Maybe after this war is over, Russia will lose this land......"

In the early morning, when the snow slowly became lighter after a night's work, it was easy for Terizhinsky to take a walk around the port. At this point, the sun began to exert a little strength. Rocks, mountain platforms or volcanic rock columns are dressed in snow-white winter clothes from the sun. Because the city is built on a hill and surrounded by volcanoes, the horizon cannot be clearly seen from any corner of the city. In the bay, kelp about 30 meters long winds and undulates in the bay, fluttering in the wind, like a ribbon.

Despite Petropavlovsk's location in the far north, the warm currents make the winter temperatures much milder than in Siberia, which keeps the bay from freezing.

"Is it really impossible to hold this place?"

The young Ivan asked, looking at the second lieutenant's head.

"Yes, we can't hold this place!"

And now that Muraviyo is doing everything possible to hire American ships in order to get everyone to evacuate the coastal settlements, and now that they have been evacuated, is it possible for Russia to take back these lands in the future?

I hope that the harsh environment here will make the British and French give up here!

For Dzerzhinsky, perhaps, this is the only thing he can pray for, that is, the enemies of Russia disdain these barren lands.

"Master, why are we going to get out of here?"

"Wait until spring!"

As he had finished speaking, he saw a seabird flying in the distance, and suddenly the seabird flew high with its wings outstretched, its claws folded, and its head stretched forward like a mast on the bow of a ship. It let out a shrieked chirp, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a black dot high in the sky, and disappeared behind the fog barrier in the southern sky.

In the early morning, the fireplace burned in the stone and log houses behind the forts on the mountainside of the Cape, making the room extremely warm. Peter lay half-asleep on his bed, his body covered with a bear's skin, which he had hunted in the early winter, and which he had hunted at the beginning of winter, which could have been sold for a high price, but now none of the fur traders in the city were willing to buy it, and they were afraid that the English would confiscate their property, so they could only use it as a blanket cover now.

Suddenly, Alyosha's thick voice and the sound of his fists banging on the door made Peter jump from the bed.

"Sir, are you awake? ……”

"Of course. With such a loud voice, I can't wake up! - What happened? ……”

Peter said as he covered the bearskin on his body again, he was a second lieutenant, an artillery ensign, who had only been reinforced here a few months earlier, and the last time, during the counterattack against the British attack, the two 36-pounder guns he commanded, had repeatedly hit the British warships, but it didn't make any sense, because they were solid shells, and he had too few guns.

"On the northeast sea, six nautical miles, there is a fleet of ships heading towards us!"

"What? Is it the merchant ship of the Americans? ……”

Peter jerked off the quilt, and then hurriedly got dressed and shouted at the same time.

"We'll find out in a few hours, sir. In any case, at this time, it stands to reason that the fleet will not come, should we prepare first. ”

In the blink of an eye, Peter was already dressed, and he followed Alyosha to the battery, where he stood and looked into the distance, which had the best view from the battery, where he had stood and commanded the gunners in the battle a few months earlier, shelling the British and French warships.

Now, he stands here with a telescope in his hand, observing the sea in the distance.

Today's weather is quite clear, the last of the morning fog on the sea is dissipating, and the sea is calm and breezy. The sky seems to be brighter than yesterday because of the trade winds.

More than twenty gunners, mostly conscripted peasants and exiles, surrounded the cannons. Without a doubt, they are the most important people here right now. Therefore, their artillery will determine whether or not they can stop the British from taking the city.

"Sir, it must be a warship, it must be a British!"

"And the French!"

While there was a lot of talk, the ships were heading towards the harbor, and now the wind was favorable. However, it is the ebb tide. The ships that had already seen were lowering their sails unhurriedly, and at the same time they could already see that their steam engines had been turned on.

Obviously, this is by no means a merchant ship, and if it was a merchant ship, they would have entered the port with a tailwind!

"Notify the city immediately that there is an enemy attacking!"

When this order was given, Peter's eyes looked a little puzzled, he saw that the flags flying on those ships seemed to have never been seen before, red flags, with blue streamers under them, this is the flag of that country?

When the crowd was talking, Peter was even more anxious, listening to all kinds of discussions, and did not interject. Opinions are divided, and each side stubbornly sticks to its own opinions.

"This must be the British's warship!"

"The shape of the ship is different from that of the British ship,"

Another person commented.

"The bow is elongated, the ridge of the deck is protruding, I guess it was made in the United States, it must be, the American ship from a few months ago is very similar to it."

"That's not right...... This is a British ship,"

Another retorted.

"And I can almost tell which shipyard made it...... Right! …… It was built by the shipyards of Liverpool ......"

"Not at all!"

An elderly gunner said with confidence.

"Among these ships are American-built ships, English-built ships, and French-built ships, and you can see their shapes and masts......

Apparently, the old gunner had seen a lot of foreign ships, which made him recognize the difference between them. These ships are not from the same country, but from several countries, and ships can be found almost all over the world.

"Oh my God! Is it now that the whole world has declared war on us? ”

Another gunner said in horror, his words made the expressions of the people around him change, if that was the case, Russia really had no hope of victory.

"Poor fool!"

The old gunner immediately retorted,

"Hey, wipe your glasses and look at the flag of nationality raised on the girder!"

"Nationality flag?"

The crowd shouted in unison.

Which country's flag is this?

It was an unfurled bright red silk flag with a blue streamer underneath it, reflecting a corner of the ship.

There was no doubt about it - it was a ship of unknown nationality, because they had never seen such a flag at all.

One thing is certain, however, that these ships did not come with good intentions, otherwise they would not have needed to light the steam engines and sail with precious coal, and the reason why they did this was simply to storm the bay.

"Alright, gentlemen, let's get ready for battle! Let these damn British ...... It doesn't matter who he is, let them taste the Russians! ”

Peter shouted loudly, yes, now it is no longer a point of contention that these warships belong to that country, now their task is to defend the territory of Russia! At Peter's command, the gunners immediately rushed to the gun emplacements, operating their guns to aim at the approaching fleet...... (To be continued.) )