The attendant hurried to find the sugar cube. Gao Yang raised his head, looked at the officers standing straight to the side, and said, "The main fleet of the Navy will launch an artillery bombardment on Vladivostok tonight. Are you ready? ”

After several generals looked at each other, General Brandt stood up and said softly, "Sir, the Vladivostok Operational Cluster is currently operating smoothly, and it is expected that tomorrow it will be able to launch a sweeping operation against the outer positions of Vladivostok." The encirclement of Vladivostok can be completed after a maximum of 48 hours. ”

Gao Yang took a sip of the sweetened coffee cup, turned his head to look at the attendant officer, and scolded softly: "After following me for so long, why don't you know my taste?" Add some more sugar. ”

Putting down his coffee cup, he turned to look at General Brandt and said, "Remember your time." If Vladivostok cannot be captured within seven days, the follow-up battle plan will be seriously affected! I will order the Air Force to cooperate fully with you and not to skimp on ammunition. ”

His eyes moved lightly, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said, "It's all out!" ”

In the Twin Cities sub-city under the cover of night, the few buildings that were not destroyed were crowded with soldiers.

In a house packed with soldiers of the 55th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, more than a dozen soldiers huddled together to warm themselves around the fire in the middle of the house.

A squad leader wrapped in a quilt that he didn't know where to turn it out was proudly showing off the loot he had captured on the battlefield to his comrades.

"When I look at that kid, he doesn't look like an ordinary person, and the military uniform and epaulettes he wears are not ordinary." The squad leader foamed at the mouth and said, "I immediately thought that this must be a big fish!" Without saying a word, a grenade was thrown over, and as soon as it blew up, I rushed up and fired at the bunker. Go up and flip it through, it's really good! ”

With that, he raised his left hand, and a shiny mechanical watch shimmered in the firelight.

The comrades-in-arms around all showed envious looks, and the look on the squad leader's face became even more proud. I cleared my throat and was about to continue talking.

Another squad leader suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed his wrist, looked at the watch carefully, and said in surprise, "Isn't this the watch issued by the platoon commander and above of our troops?" ”

"Huh?!" All the surrounding soldiers gathered around. "Really." The crowd began to talk nonsense.

The squad leader's face immediately turned red, and he gasped and shouted, "Zhang Jicheng!" Lao Tzu, this is a real seizure! Don't talk nonsense! ”

Zhang Jicheng said with a smile, "He Zhihao, Lao Tzu didn't say that you got it from the logistics department, what are you anxious about?" ”

"You NND, Lao Tzu is not a person who pretends to be a military merit!" He Zhihao stood up with a flushed face, threw away the quilt on his body, and was ready to pounce on him as soon as he pulled the armed belt.

"Who said what? Are you in a hurry? I'm afraid of you! "Jang Ki-sung also" Huh! He stood up, pulled his coat and prepared to fight. The comrades-in-arms around hurriedly got up and prepared to pull the two apart. The room was bustling with activity for a while.

Just as the two of them were about to stage a full martial arts exercise in the same room, the door of the room was pushed open suddenly.

In an instant, the cold Siberian air poured into the house. Even the blazing furnace dimmed in an instant.

“TMD。 Who is it? The officers and soldiers, who were shivering from the cold wind, could no longer care about fighting, and hurriedly turned around and shouted and cursed at the person who opened the door.

The person who came was taken aback, looked at the surging comrades-in-arms in front of him, and hurriedly shouted, "Those guys from the Sixth Division are burning gasoline and roasting the fire!" Let's check it out! ”

"I'm grass!" Everyone in the room was shocked by the news. Gasoline is an important material, and the guys in the Sixth Division dare to use gasoline to bake the fire? You must know that there are still many of their comrades-in-arms who have not entered the house and are still huddled together to burn wood and make a fire!

Now everyone doesn't care about fighting, everyone is from the 55th Mechanized Infantry Regiment. Hearing that the Sixth Division dared to waste supplies like this, where could they still take care of internal strife, they immediately rushed out to see those bold bastards.

The twin cities are not big. A lot of troops stayed outside the city. Because the Sixth Division was an armored unit, it was difficult for combat vehicles to enter the city, and all of them were deployed on the periphery of the city.

Even though it's already March, the Far East is still cold at night and makes people shiver, let alone spend the night in the wilderness!

When the soldiers of these fifty-five mechanized infantry regiments rushed out. Many comrades-in-arms who got the news also came out from all over the place, gathered together, and ran towards the position of the Sixth Division not far away. They all wanted to see who was so bold as to use gasoline to bake the fire.

Outside the city, the Sixth Division camped. Rows of chariots and vehicles of all kinds lined up in long queues, enclosing the large field tents in the inner ring. Many faint figures gathered around the huge burning fires. The air smells of gasoline.

Zhang Jicheng's home is in the mountains, and he has been running all over the mountains since he was a child. The first to come to the group of soldiers in a circle, and soon squeezed in hard.

As soon as I squeezed to the front, I looked up and saw a large group of senior commanders standing near a fire not far away!

Those officers who were usually prominent in their positions all bowed slightly, surrounding a tall, upright, and powerful figure.

"Yes, yes, Commander-in-Chief?!" Zhang Jicheng looked at the figure not far away and muttered stupidly.

Gao Yang had been drinking coffee in the temporary headquarters before, and when he heard the wind whistling outside the house, he wanted to go and see how the troops were staying in the field.

When he arrived at the camp of the Reserve Panzer Regiment of the Sixth Division with a large group of senior officers, he saw many soldiers wrapped in blankets and shivering in the cold wind gathered around small dimly lit fires that could be blown out at any time to keep warm.

"Why don't you sleep in the tent?" Gao Yang asked in a deep voice after saluting the soldiers whose lips trembled.

A platoon commander wrapped in a blanket glanced at Colonel Yang Zhanqing behind Gao Yang, and whispered with some cringe, "Commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief." It's colder inside the tent than outside! Our marching tents are not cold at all! It's not that the skin is useless at all! It's warmer to bake a fire outside than inside a tent. ”

Gao Yang glanced at the fire that was almost extinguished, then looked at the chariots around him, and asked softly, "These woods are almost extinguished, why don't you start the chariot and go to the car to warm up?" ”

The platoon commander shook his body and said in a trembling voice, "Commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief." It's cold, the moisture is high, and the wood can't burn. Chariots"

The platoon commander looked at the chariot, which was faintly shining with a metallic sheen in the light of the fire, and said, "The chariot is colder than an ice coffin at night." It won't be long before people lean on it and get frozen. The skin can be torn off as soon as you move. ”

"Turn on the engine! Wouldn't it warm up when you turned on the engine? Gao Yang frowned and asked.

The platoon commander trembled, his lips trembled, and he couldn't speak.

Colonel Yang Zhanqing took two steps forward, came to Gao Yang's side, and said in a low voice, "Sir, if you turn on the engine, it will be a waste of gasoline." ”

"Huh?!" Gao Yang turned around violently, stared at Colonel Yang Zhanqing with sharp eyes, and said in a cold voice, "Gasoline is more important, or the soldiers are important!" ”

Turning around, he looked at the soldiers in front of him who were shivering in the cold wind, and shouted loudly, "I order!" Bring all the gasoline and burn it to keep warm! ”

Launching an attack in advance for his own reasons, and letting these brave soldiers sleep in the wild in the cold weather made Gao Yang's heart very uncomfortable.

Supplies are nothing, these hard-working and brave soldiers are the most valuable asset. Gao Yang must not allow his soldiers to spend the night in the cold wind!

Soon, a large number of gasoline barrels were pushed over. The soldiers soon dug large pits in the hard ground, poured gasoline on them, and set them on fire. Huge pillars of fire rose into the sky, and the scorching light brought warmth in the cold wind to the soldiers around them.

Looking at the soldiers' flushed faces reflected by the firelight, Gao Yang nodded with satisfaction. Brandt, who was on the side, walked over and whispered, "Sir, such a large-scale consumption of important materials"

Gao Yang glanced at him, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, your troops' mission after that is to encircle Vladivostok and clear the outer positions, and it won't take much gasoline." It will only take seven days, and after seven days I will come with a large number of supplies. ”

Looking at the soldiers with cheerful smiles on their faces, Gao Yang said softly, "No matter how bitter you are, you can't be bitter, soldiers, they are the cornerstone of everything." ”

He turned to the attendant officer and said, "Go and send a telegram to the Manchurian assault group, telling them to ensure the safety of the soldiers at night." Don't skimp on the use of supplies, I'll take care of the logistics. I don't want to see a single report of non-combat attrition! ”

After the order was given, not only the troops of the 6th Panzer Division, but all the troops on the front line, except for those who lived in houses where they could shelter from the cold, began to burn gasoline for heating.

Many vehicles were started one after another, and the noisy roar of engines accompanied by the gradually warming environment made all the soldiers feel more and more grateful to Gao Yang in their hearts.

This is accompanied by a huge consumption of gasoline and the loss of motorcycle hours for all types of vehicles. However, these Gao Yang didn't care.

Early the next morning, when the sky gradually turned white, the troops on the front line were dispatched one after another and began to move towards their goals.

In the sky, hordes of warplanes roared through the sky and flew towards the fortress of Vladivostok.

Last night, the Grand Fleet, which had reached the sea off Vladivostok, had already carried out a demonstrative shelling of the Vladivostok fortress and blockaded the port.

As soon as the sky was shining, the proof-launch planes that took off from the Zhiyuan flew over Vladivostok to provide precise coordinates for the warships outside the harbor.

The first to be named was the small fleet that had cowered in the harbor.

When hordes of heavy shells fell in the harbor, stirring up a column of water. The commander of this small fleet woke up from a dream and hurriedly ordered all the troops to attack, preparing to launch a decisive battle against the large fleet in the open sea.

Even if it is all sunk in battle, it is better than being bombed and sunk in the port in the aggrieved! (To be continued......)