Chapter 318: Painful Vladivostok
After returning to modern time and space, Gao Yang did not go to rest, but directly dialed Zhao Chengze's phone.
"Hello, Mr. Gao. I've been waiting for your call. As soon as the phone was connected, Zhao Chengze's low voice with a slight eagerness came.
Gao Yang understood after a little thought, frowned slightly, took out a cigarette, and lit it. A look of understanding flashed in his eyes, and he whispered, "Mr. Zhao, are you ready for everything I want?" ”
"Yes, Mr. Gao." Zhao Cheng came back to his senses, and also found that his tone was a little too eager, and after stabilizing his mind, he said with a smile, "The things you want have now been loaded onto the freighter, and they have left the port." ”
After a pause, he continued to ask, as if he was a little inadvertent, "I don't know what you want these alpine supplies to do?" Is President Nzuba going to Antarctica? ”
Gao Yang gently curled the corners of his mouth and smiled silently. He said, "I don't know about that. You don't have to think too much, there's no need for that. ”
"Huh." Zhao Cheng smiled and said, "Of course, of course." That, Mr. Gao, you see, we talked about the good thing before."
Gao Yang raised his eyebrows, his eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhao, what I said must count!" Don't be in a hurry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer after a month at most! ”
After hanging up the phone, Gao Yang folded his arms and leaned against a tank with a calm expression and smoked silently. His eyes were slightly distracted, and he didn't know what Lu Dao was thinking.
The remnant sun slanted to the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun spread over the quiet land. The warm light fell on Gao Yang's indifferent face, bringing out an inexplicable meaning.
"Are you really going to give it to him?" Origin couldn't help but ask.
Gao Yang spit out a smoke ring, his eyes were a little confused and looked at the gradually darkening sky, his eyes flickered, and he didn't speak.
After coming to the cargo ship sailing on the sea through the space-time coordinates and loading all the materials into the storage space, Gao Yang returned to the target space-time again.
Gao Yang put all the supplies in the munitions warehouse in Mukden City. Arrange for transport troops to send supplies to the front as soon as possible.
As soon as he walked into the front-line headquarters in Fengtian City, he received a message from the Demon Capital.
The British Foreign Secretary has rejected any form of negotiation and has left for England this morning. The last peace effort is over.
Gao Yang sat in his chair and was silent for a moment, then sent an order to the navy, asking them to immediately start preparing for large-scale operations. At the same time, the main fleet on the Vladivostok front was ordered to prepare to withdraw from the battle and return to the dock for pre-war maintenance.
After doing all this, Gao Yang had no intention of staying in the rear to read the telegram, and set off again for the Vladivostok front.
At this time, Vladivostok was no longer the first fortress in the Far East in the past. It has gone from a fortified fortress to a land of smoky, blazing ruins.
Massive air raids and shelling that lasted for several days turned the first fortress in the Far East into a living hell.
The 17th-century railway station, which was the terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, was built in 1912 and is now in ruins.
The rails twisted into twisted shapes, the thick black ashes of the fire left after the sleepers burned violently. Locomotives and carriages that had almost been burned to molten iron by the fire, shattered glass shards, dark blood spots everywhere in the collapsed station.
As an important target, almost all of the more than 1,000 officers and men of the Far Eastern Special Army stationed at the railway station were killed in this abandoned and ruined place during the heavy bombardment on the first day.
Even the monument next to the station, which marks the distance of 9,288 kilometers from Moscow, has been blown to pieces. The flying pieces were even thrown thousands of kilometers away by the huge shock wave!
Svetlana Street, once bustling and bustling with people of all kinds, has been turned into a huge open-air garbage dump by brutal artillery fire.
The famous Vilsa Hotel has completely collapsed, and the shops on the street have been restored to their original material stage. Huge clouds of dust hung over the entire fortress, and the ground was completely filled with strange things and craters that were as dense as the surface of the moon.
The well-known Tyulin Company in the Far East has a unique style, and its neat and beautiful office buildings and the State Department Store, which is the favorite of the citizens of Vladivostok, are not as noisy as they used to be.
The ruins of these tall buildings, which collapsed after being destroyed, were tens of meters high. Covered in heavy snow at night, it turns into small hills with irregular shapes. From time to time, there was a red glow in the eyes, and the fat rat with a dark mottled paw walked through the snow.
The entire city of Vladivostok. The only one that survived the shelling and bombardment was the Cathedral of Nicholas.
It was not because the pilots of the Air Force could not see the building, but because Gao Yang accepted the prayers of the White Russian soldiers who had taken refuge in him to preserve this important spiritual refuge for them.
At this moment, this magnificent church has completely become a huge barracks for wounded soldiers.
In order to prevent the soldiers who were wounded under the bombardment from freezing to death in the cold night. Supreme Commander of the Vladivostok Garrison Forces. Commander of the 19th Infantry Corps Andrei. Bulgakov ordered all the wounded soldiers to be sent to the church, which was clearly not attacked.
In the warm church, the priests who had just been released carried crosses to celebrate mass for soldiers who had died in agony from lack of medicine. At the same time, he sent spiritual comfort to the wounded soldiers who were lying all over the church and were constantly wailing.
However, it will not be long before these wounded soldiers, who have no medical treatment, will be freed.
When Gao Yang came to the front line. The Vladivostok assault group is preparing to deliver the final blow to the ruined fortress that has already been struck.
"Resistance is stubborn?" In the front-line command headquarters, Gao Yangduan, dressed in military uniform and sitting upright, sat on a chair. asked in a low voice.
General Brandt stepped forward to Gao Yang's side, looked serious, and said in a deep voice, "The enemy troops in the fortress have no intention of surrendering at all. The telegrams we sent and the leaflets we dropped had no effect. Many of the enemies would rather be buried in the graves of the fortifications than lay down their arms and surrender. The will of the enemy forces to fight is too incomprehensible. ”
"All the marked targets destroyed?" Gao Yang frowned, turned sideways slightly, moved closer to the warm stove, raised his eyelids to look at General Brandt, and asked in a deep voice.
"Sir, all of the targets marked on the intelligence have been completely destroyed. However, it is likely that some of the hidden bunkers and underground fortifications will remain. General Brandt frowned and thought for a moment, then bowed his head slightly and said.
"Is it appropriate to launch a general offensive now? What is the estimated casualty estimate? Gao Yang clenched his hands into fists and asked with a little worry in his eyebrows.
The shrewd British had seen through his unsavvy delaying tactics, and after he had launched the Polaris campaign and made rapid progress, the British could no longer sit still.
Threats, intimidation, inducements, support for the opposition, co-optation and division, all means of economic, diplomatic, have been exhausted!
The current Gao Yang can no longer be suppressed by ordinary means. The only way to do this is to go to a devastating war! Completely destroy his foundation and potential. Cut off the hope of rising!
As for the negotiations that are 'going well' in the magic capital. Let's take a good look, who else has a good end for those who have cut meat on this country except England and France? Which one hasn't been spit out of the way with all the profits?
That madman in Gao Yang can't eat a little loss at all, and he is a monster who will take revenge!
Now Gao Yang is going all out to deal with polar bears, if he doesn't grasp this great opportunity to stab Gao Yang in the back. Then by the time he relented and turned to the south, it would be too late!
The old foxes in 10 Downing Street are all professional politicians who have been inherited for hundreds of years, how could they give up this rare opportunity?
"The Navy has sent a notice that the main fleet must leave the front line by tomorrow morning at the latest and return to the base for pre-war maintenance. Without the support of the Navy's large-caliber naval guns, the complete destruction of the Vladivostok fortress will greatly extend the time to trap the enemy army. This will have a great impact on future operational planning. After our research, we decided to launch a general attack on the fortress, as for the estimated casualties" General Brandt hesitated slightly, glanced at Gao Yang, who was expressionless, and said in a deep voice: "The maximum advance is 10,000 people!" ”
"I know it." Gao Yang nodded slightly, his gaze fluctuated slightly, and he said coldly, "Since there is no other better plan, let's attack." When it comes time to make sacrifices, there should be no fear! Send a telegram to the main fleet and ask them to shoot all the shells out for me! ”
Off Vladivostok, battleship Dingyuan, bridge.
General Chen Jiliang, dressed in a straight, snow-white admiral uniform with a general's epaulette on his shoulder, frowned slightly, and looked at the Vladivostok fortress shrouded in gunpowder smoke in the distance.
General Chen Jiliang's expression was solemn, the corners of his mouth were pursed, and he didn't say a word. Only the eyes that flickered inexplicably from time to time revealed complex emotions that were difficult to suppress.
Outside the bridge, large white snowflakes fell in the sky, and fell on the battleship that fluctuated with the waves, forming layers of snow curtains.
General Shen Honglie, chief of staff of the fleet, walked slowly to his side, took out a cigarette and handed him one, and said softly, "The firing life of the gun barrels of each ship has long been exceeded, and now the shooting accuracy has dropped significantly. Also, the shells that were replenished at sea a few days ago were almost hit. ”
Looking at the expressionless General Chen Jiliang silently lit a cigarette, General Shen Honglie sighed lightly and continued, "The commander-in-chief asked us to maximize the firepower output of the Vladivostok fortress before retreating, which is very difficult. ”
"I know the way, I know all these things." General Chen Jiliang lowered his head, with a hint of irritability in his voice, and said in a low voice, "I'm not worried about these little things. I'm worried about the British! ”
Why did you want the main fleet to retreat at the critical moment of the important battles on the front line and return to the dockyard for pre-war maintenance? As senior commanders of the Navy, they know very well in their hearts!
The British have already made up their minds to do something to them! (To be continued......)