"Boom! Rumble! "Two 88-mm shells hit the bow deck of the destroyer Tsaritsyn, and one of the shells hit the 105-mm gun in the bow. The main gun, which uses an open turret, has little defense at all, and after the shell exploded, several gunners who were operating the main gun were also blown into a blur.

Other rapid-fire guns of the gunboats of the Caspian flotilla were also fast and cheerful, and although the 57-mm rapid-fire guns and 37-mm rapid-fire guns were less powerful, there were not many problems against the destroyers of the Volga fleet. These secondary guns can easily burn the superstructure of the destroyer, causing fatal damage to the sailors exposed on the deck.

"Comrade commander, the Chinese ships are so powerful that we have been completely suppressed." The Tsaritsyn was seriously damaged, and I ask the commander to prepare as soon as possible! "The captain of the destroyer 'Tsaritsyn' asked Vladimir for instructions.

Vladimir had a wry smile on his face, of course he knew the current predicament. The question is, does he have any other options than to fight to the death? As the commander of the Volga fleet, he was barely a senior general of the Soviet Russian Red Army. He knew very well how cruel the Russian Red Army would be to those who surrendered. If he had ordered to surrender, his family would have been sent to a labor camp. If he dies in battle, then he will become a martyr, and his family will not only not be implicated, but will be treated well.

It is precisely because of these regulations of the Soviet Russian Red Army that the officers and men at the front do not dare not fight to the death and do not dare to surrender. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe. So, Vladimir simply has no other option. can only fight to the death.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard. Another destroyer in the Volga flotilla was seen, and there was a violent explosion. Under the siege of two gunboats of the Caspian flotilla, the destroyer held out only for more than ten minutes. Subsequently, because the ammunition depot was hit, the shells inside exploded. As a result, the battleship was blown to pieces. Dozens of sailors of the Soviet and Russian Red Navy on the destroyer survived and were all killed in the explosion.

After the destroyer was eliminated, the four gunboats of the Caspian Flotilla could hit the destroyer Tsaritsyn with their firepower. This directly put the 'Tsaritsyn' in an extremely dangerous situation. The whole battleship, as if it had been set on fire, was burning everywhere. Such an injury is undoubtedly fatal for a small destroyer with a displacement of only a few hundred tons.

"Boom! Rumble! "Explosions rang out on the destroyer Tsaritsyn, and even a 37mm rapid-fire gun could easily penetrate the old steel plates on the battleship. It all seems to be showing. The old destroyer was reaching the last moment of its life.

Vladimir was in the narrow bridge of the destroyer Tsaritsyn, his face expressionless, as if he were looking back on himself. There is no doubt that he has reached the last moment now. By the time the destroyer was sunk, it would be time for him to go to God. I just don't know if he, a person who once renounced his faith, can still ascend to heaven.

In the midst of violent explosions and fires. The destroyer Tsaritsyn sank into the Caspian Sea. From beginning to end, the commander of the Volga fleet, Vladimir, did not give the order to surrender. If you change it to the period of Tsarist Russia. Perhaps he had already ordered surrender. Of course, no order was given for a sneak attack, which made the sailors of the Volga flotilla a dead end.

When the two destroyers of the Volga Flotilla were sunk, most of the remaining eight patrol boats were also sunk. Only the three remaining patrol boats raised the white flag and opted for a sneak attack.

Having eliminated the ships of the Volga Flotilla, the Caspian Flotilla of the Imperial Navy turned its attention to merchant ships and freighters carrying the Russian Red Army. Most of these merchant ships and freighters were sunk in Siazin, when the Caspian fleet was struck by lightning. A few more were sunk. The remaining few were originally planned to slip away while the Volga Flotilla and the Caspian Flotilla were in a fierce battle. It's just a pity that the Volga flotilla was quickly wiped out and did not create much time for them to flee for their lives.

The ships of the Caspian flotilla immediately began to pursue the fleeing merchant ships and freighters. Although there were quite a few Soviet Russian Red Army above, now they are on the ship, as if they were tigers with their teeth pulled out. It would be great if they could be eliminated at sea. If they were allowed to escape to land, it would undoubtedly be much more difficult to deal with them.

The speed of merchant ships and freighters was already slow, and even if they were at full speed, they were only fifteen or sixteen knots. Faced with gunboats, torpedo boats, and patrol boats that reached speeds of more than 30 knots, these merchant ships and freighters did not escape far before they were pursued.

"The merchant ship in front stopped, immediately surrendered, and surrendered its weapons. Otherwise, we're going to fire! "A torpedo boat with three patrol boats caught up with a merchant ship that was fleeing rapidly. Chinese sailors on torpedo boats shouted in Russian. However, the Russian Red Army on the merchant ships was unmoved by the persuasion of the Caspian Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy to surrender.

"We are staunch Bolshevik fighters, and we will never be able to bow down to imperialism, even in the face of a desperate situation!" The commissar on the merchant ship was speaking to the Red Army soldiers.

This made the people who were originally a little shaken can't help but be firm again. It was not because of how strong they were about Bolshevism, but because they feared that after surrender, accession would be affected.

"Bang! Bang! "The Russian Red Army on the merchant ships, instead of surrendering, began to shoot at the ships of the Caspian Flotilla with rifles or machine guns. Obviously, this guy is a diehard, and it's almost impossible to get them to surrender.

"Shoot a torpedo and sink this merchant ship." The captain of the torpedo boat immediately ordered. Since these Soviet and Russian Red Army are stubbornly resisting, there is no need to surrender them.

"Yes."

A minute later, a torpedo was fired from the launch tube and quickly headed for the merchant ship a kilometer away. A distance of a thousand meters is only a minute for a torpedo with a speed of 30 knots. But it is even more impossible for a large and slow merchant ship to turn in a minute and avoid high-speed torpedoes.

"Torpedo! The Chinese fired a torpedo, turn quickly! The captain commanded loudly.

It's just that it's useless at all. Bulky merchant ships simply could not evade high-speed torpedoes. The sailors on board and the hundreds of Russian Red officers and soldiers on board could only watch as the torpedoes and merchant ships came in close contact.

"Boom!" Violent explosions rang out on the side of the merchant ship, and the flames burst into the sky. The fragile hull was immediately blasted into a large hole. The icy sea water quickly poured into the merchant ship, causing the merchant ship to tilt at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sailors on deck, along with the Russian Red Army officers and soldiers, fell into the water like dumplings.

Soon, the merchant ship capsized on the sea, and finally sank directly into the sea, leaving a huge whirlpool on the sea, and the Soviet Russian officers and soldiers who fell into the water were swept to the bottom of the water, and there was no chance of survival.

Perhaps he was shocked by the adulteration of this merchant ship. The remaining merchant ships and freighters, after being intercepted by the ships of the Caspian Flotilla, raised their white flags. Of course, loyalty to Bolshevism was important. But your own life is also very important! If you don't even have a small life, then anything else is just empty talk.

"Humph! It is always after killing chickens and monkeys that these red-haired people will be honest. Many of the officers and men of the Imperial Navy thought so.

There were seven captured merchant ships and freighters, and there were more than 4,000 Russian Red officers and soldiers and their equipment on them. The Caspian flotilla directly escorted these captured merchant ships and freighters to Baku.

There, the 9th Army, having received a telegram, and an infantry regiment was mobilized to the docks, ready to receive the prisoners. The more than 4,000 Soviet Russian Red Army is already a large labor force. It just so happened that in addition to the Empire's takeover of the Baku oil fields, a large number of manpower was needed to restore production.

By the time the captured merchant ships and freighters arrived at the port, the Imperial Army had already set up machine guns and artillery around the port. This made the Soviet Russian Red Army on merchant ships and freighters not dare to slack off, and they raised their hands to surrender one after another, and entered the temporarily prepared prisoner of war camps.

As for these merchant ships and freighters, they were seized. Although these merchant ships and freighters were requisitioned by the Russian government, they have now become trophies of the Imperial Navy.

This battle not only shattered the delusion of the Soviet Russian Red Army attempting to land in Siazan, but also solved the main force of the Volga fleet in one fell swoop. Although, the Volga flotilla had several dozen patrol boats and armed merchant ships left. But their capital ships have been wiped out, and it is simply impossible to compete with the Caspian Fleet of the Imperial Navy for control of the Caspian Sea.

All the more so, the Imperial Navy is increasing its investment in the Caspian Flotilla. All sorts of new ships are being built. The strength of the Caspian flotilla will grow stronger and stronger. On the other hand, Soviet Russia, their industry has been devastated, and the consumption of materials for years of war is even more alarming, which makes the Russian government's investment in the Volga fleet only become less and less.

Under these circumstances, the Volga Fleet's area of operation would be completely suppressed by the Caspian Fleet of the Imperial Navy, and control over the Caspian Sea would be lost step by step. (To be continued.) )

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