"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dozens of airships are over the first river defense line of the Russian army in Vladivostok. One airship after another, entered the bombing area, dropped the aerial bombs in the gondola, and destroyed the strong fortresses and batteries of the Russian army, as well as those permanent fire points that had been built with great difficulty.

However, the bombing of the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force did not cause much casualties to the personnel of the Russian army. These Russians have also learned to behave. As soon as the airship units of the Chinese Air Force arrived, they rushed out of the defensive line and refused to enter the position no matter how the officers beat and cursed. Therefore, when the entire defense line was bombed into ruins, the casualties of the Russian army were very small.

On the west bank of the river, the Second Army of the Chinese Army was ready. Although the bridge over the river had been blown up, they were able to collect enough boats to cross the river. Hundreds of small boats had already gathered on the west bank of the river, and once the attack began, it was possible to throw in a battalion of troops to cross the river at once. The river is not fast, only 100 meters wide, and it can make a round trip in a few minutes. At the same time, the sappers had already prepared enough materials to begin repairing the bridge over the river.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the airship unit of the Air Force completed the scheduled task, destroyed the first river defense line of the Russian army, and evacuated Vladivostok with a swagger. The artillery of the Second Army spoke, and more than 300 heavy guns launched a fierce bombardment of the Russian positions on the opposite bank, providing cover for the troops crossing the river. At 1:10 a.m., hundreds of small boats, carrying a battalion of troops, sailed swiftly toward the other side of the river like arrows from a string.

and the West Bank, where observation balloons were raised. As soon as it was discovered, the Russian army re-entered the position. The situation of blocking the squadron. The artillery will be directed to carry out artillery shelling at once, destroying these Russian resistance as much as possible.

The 2nd Division of the Russian Army was responsible for guarding the first line of defense of the river. After the departure of the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force, the division commander immediately asked the soldiers to return to their positions to block the attack of the squadron. These Russian soldiers have long been frightened. They were reluctant to send them to death again, but when the Judge Advocate General's Office shot two deserters. These Russian soldiers had no choice but to carry their guns and go to their positions.

At this time, there was a sharp whistling sound in the sky, and the veterans immediately fell to the ground, they all knew that it was the sound of a cannonball cutting through the air, only some recruits, still stunned for some reason.

"Lie down! Lie down! Shelling by the Chinese! Some Russian officers immediately shouted loudly.

"Boom!" Shells fell, and a huge explosion erupted. The power of heavy artillery is not covered. The soldiers were torn to shreds, leaving a large crater in the ground with a diameter of more than ten meters. Within tens of meters around. There is no longer a living person.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Under the guidance of the observation balloon, the artillery concentrated its firepower and carried out a fierce shelling of these Russian soldiers who tried to return to their positions, and the vast majority of Russian troops were killed before they could return to their positions. The remaining Russian troops, who no longer had the courage to return to their positions, dropped their weapons and ran backwards. Under these circumstances, the Second Army broke through the first line of defense of the Russian army lightly.

As more and more squadrons crossed the first river, they came to the east of the river and built a position. Now, the Russian army has no way to attack the squadron.

Two hours later, the bridge over the first river was repaired, and the sappers built two pontoon bridges. This allowed the main forces of the Second Army to cross the river and Vladivostok, which was already in front of the Second Army.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Second Army organized two regiments and launched a tentative attack on the city of Vladivostok. The resistance of the Russian army was quite fierce. There were also many civilians who joined the resistance to the squadron, and until dark, the squadron only occupied a foot in the city. If you want to occupy the whole of Vladivostok, I am afraid that you will need to go through fierce battles.

Of course, there are many times when war is not the only way to solve problems, but only an auxiliary means. If the Russian army fights to the death with the squadron in Vladivostok, and there are more than 200,000 Russians in the city, unless China can blow Vladivostok into a flight, otherwise, I am afraid that it will have to make preparations to pay a lot of price.

"Commander, why don't we send someone to contact the Russian army in Vladivostok, now they have been driven to a dead end, and if they continue to resist stubbornly, there is only a dead end. If we can take over Vladivostok peacefully, our losses will be lower! Major General Zhang Shusen, commander of the Second Group Army, said in a way. The next task of the Second Army was already very clear, and after the end of the great war in the Far East, they would rest for a while and then prepare for a landing operation against Japan. If too many troops are lost in Vladivostok, and the combat power of the guide is reduced, it will be more than worth the loss.

"Hmmm! Send people to contact the Russian army, whether they know the current affairs or not. Otherwise, I really want to blow Vladivostok into ruins! Major General Xie Dingkun, commander of the Second Army, said.

The emissaries sent by the Second Army soon met with the commander of the Russian army. The front-line commander of the Russian army did not dare to slack off, and immediately contacted the army commander, Lieutenant General Vasily, and Governor-General Alekseyev. It's just that the two sides contacted each other, but they couldn't reach an agreement. The Second Army demanded that the Russian troops in Vladivostok lay down their arms and surrender unconditionally to the Second Army. However, the Russian army did not agree, and demanded that the Second Army guarantee the safety of the lives and property of all surrendered soldiers of the Russian army, and not use the surrendered Russian troops for compulsory labor, etc. How could the Second Army agree? In Vladivostok, there are still 30,000 or 40,000 Russian troops, which is a huge labor force! After China conquers the Far East and Eastern Siberia, it will certainly have to carry out a lot of construction. For example, the unfinished Trans-Siberian Railway, and the houses built in preparation for immigrants, etc., all require a lot of labor. It is simply impossible for Russian soldiers to get rid of such a fate.

On April 5, the airship unit of the Chinese Air Force appeared again in Vladivostok. This time, it was the coastal defense positions in Vladivostok that were bombed. These fortified batteries and fortresses were able to confront them even in the face of the formidable firepower of the Chinese Navy's home fleet detachment. However, in the face of the bombardment of the airship troops, there was no way to do it, and they could only watch the fortress and artillery batteries turn into ruins in the bombardment of the airship units of the Chinese Air Force. The bombing lasted only an hour, but the end result was that the coastal defenses of Vladivostok were largely destroyed.

As soon as the bombardment of the Chinese Air Force ended, the detachment of the Navy's home fleet came over and carried out a fierce artillery bombardment of Vladivostok. The navy's large-caliber naval guns once again plowed the destroyed coastal defense fortifications, so that the Russian coastal defense fortifications were completely destroyed. And that's not all. Vice Admiral Li Haitao, chief of staff of the Home Fleet, who commanded the detachment of the Home Fleet, after learning that the Russian side had rejected the terms of the peace talks, ordered the fleet to carry out an artillery bombardment of Vladivostok for 10 minutes, and the target of the shelling was the city of Vladivostok.

Ten minutes of shelling was not a long time, but it caused an unimaginable disaster to Vladivostok. During the shelling, a large part of the houses in the center of Vladivostok were destroyed, and even the Far Eastern Governor's Palace was hit by a shell, killing several soldiers of the Governor's Palace. Those ordinary soldiers were killed by thousands of people and injured tens of thousands in the shelling. This frightened Governor Alekseev.

"Lieutenant General Vasily, Mr. Victor, you two immediately go to meet the Chinese and make peace with them, those Chinese are devils, if we do not surrender, they will kill all the Russians in Vladivostok!" Governor Alekseev roared.

"Your Excellency the Governor, rest assured, we will definitely reach an agreement with the Chinese to let them stop the attack on Vladivostok!" Mayor Victor assured.

In the afternoon of the same day, Lieutenant General Vasily and Mayor Viktor rushed to the headquarters of the Second Army and held negotiations with Major General Xie Dingkun, commander of the Second Army, and Major General Zhang Shusen, chief of staff. The focus of the negotiations is still on ensuring the interests of the soldiers.

"Lieutenant General Vasily, Mayor Viktor, now that China and Russia are at war, all the prisoners, we will guarantee their lives. However, if they want to get the goods for survival, they have to put in a certain amount of labor! Major General Xie Dingkun said directly.

"Your Excellency General, if this is the case, the soldiers will not agree to surrender!" Lieutenant General Vasily replied.

"If we don't agree to surrender, then we have no choice but to attack. In this way, although we will lose a lot, I don't know how many people will be left in the whole of Vladivostok after the war! Major General Xie Dingkun said indifferently.

"Your Excellency General, you can't do this, most of Vladivostok are innocent civilians, and the war has nothing to do with them!" Mayor Victor said.

"So be it! Our army can guarantee that all Russian military officers can be guaranteed the corresponding treatment. But those ordinary soldiers must participate in labor. As for those ordinary citizens, we will guarantee the safety of their lives and property. Of course, if they want to obtain the means of subsistence, they must also join in the labor. Two, this is our final bottom line! Major General Zhang Shusen said.

Lieutenant General Vasily discussed it with Mayor Viktor and finally agreed to this condition. As long as they can protect their own interests and those of the officers, this is enough, as for those ordinary soldiers and ordinary civilians, no one will pay attention to them.

In the afternoon of the same day, after reaching an agreement, the Governor-General of the Far East, Alekseev, ordered the Russian troops in the Far East to lay down their arms and surrender to the squadron! (To be continued.) )

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