"Whoosh......"

The whistling of artillery shells crossed the dark night, and the violent explosion broke the silence between heaven and earth after a few seconds, in fact, from yesterday until today, this world has never been calm, thousands of officers and soldiers of the assault force are attacking in this not very spacious world, and the scorching artillery flames fired from the Russian fortress and battery on the west side will even melt the thick snow on the ground, but it cannot stop their footsteps. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, now, nothing can stop them, and now, for every soldier of the Northeast Army, they have only one thought left - to attack Vladivostok.

Go to Vladivostok for the New Year!

Even in the trenches of the front line, there are slogans written on bullet box boards, which are slogans, orders, and also reminders, like just six words, urging the soldiers to squander their blood on the battlefield and urge them to advance to the Russian positions at any cost.

In the dense fog of the night, in a trench next to a Russian battery damaged by blasting, the soldiers wearing steel helmets at the head of the platoon stood there, their white camouflage suits were already covered with dust, and the faces of the soldiers were full of gunsmoke, and even with coagulated blood scabs, but all their expressions were resolute, since they had no intention of retreating, let alone timidity.

Looking at the soldiers in front of him, Liu Jidi, as the company commander, walked in front of Li Weiran, gave him a military salute first, and said in a serious and solemn tone when the other party returned the salute.

"Sergeant Li, since the expedition has been under the banner of the army and has been fighting everywhere, he can be said to be loyal and brave on the battlefield, and now he has changed his post and been promoted to sergeant. However, the country hopes that the king will work hard to serve the country loyally and bravely! ”

It's simple, standard, or even prescriptive, and if you need it, you just need to change your name and rank to become someone else's message. In fact, this may also be the dullness of the Northeast Army, using some standard language to solidify many things, such as military etiquette regulations stipulate too many rules and regulations that soldiers need to abide by. The term for promotion will also be wartime and non-wartime, and wartime is subdivided into front and rear, and what he says at this time is the standard front-line battlefield order.

After congratulating his subordinates, Liu Jidi turned his attention to his brothers in the company.

"Alright. Brethren, tomorrow is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the day after tomorrow is the New Year. There is nothing else to say, everyone knows that in any case, a general attack on the positions of the Russian army will be launched today. I have been sleeping with you for more than half a year. Although I can't bear to do anything else, I hope that you will work hard, add color to the military flag with the flesh and blood of our soldiers, and live up to the high expectations of the commander and the people! ”

After that, Liu and his brother bowed to the soldiers, and now for them, there was no choice for anyone else.

"Please rest assured, sir, we will fight bravely to kill the enemy and repay the country with death!"

Nearly a hundred warriors bowed at the same time. They did not salute, but replied with the most traditional etiquette.

"Alright. Brothers, I will say goodbye today, and I hope you will serve the country loyally and bravely! Come on! ”

Liu Jidi also did not salute, but crossed his palms with his fingers and bowed deeply to his subordinates.

Soldiers always have a sense of preparedness!

A premonition of death!

Again, after the order was given, Liu Jidi led the soldiers across the darkness of the night and advanced forward, and by this time they could even see the outline of the city that was shrouded in the night.

When Liu Jidi and his soldiers launched a surprise attack, a typical "Japanese-style village" less than 15 kilometers away from the front-line fort in Vladivostok was the headquarters of Shang Dequan, the commander of the Coastal Theater, but he himself did not live in a Japanese-style house, but in a Russian-style brick and stone building. He himself lived in the most spacious and bright house, and on the walls of the perimeter hung a map of Vladivostok's battles, with the various forts and forts marked.

On this dark night, Shang Dequan and the other chiefs of staff were sitting at their desks with their desks bent over, and on top of them were the newspapers that had just been submitted by the General Staff Section about the recent attacks and the loss reports of the assault troops, and the elite assault infantry had lost far more than they could have imagined in the past few hours, and more than 20 percent of the casualties were enough for any officer to order his troops down to repair.

"Sir, we can't attack any more, or our troops will be dead. Those assault infantry were the elite selected from various units, and they lost, not just a few men, but a decrease in the overall combat effectiveness of several tours......"

The chief of staff reported that the infantry that made up the assault force were the elite selected from various units, and they were supposed to be the fighting backbone of their respective units, and it was because of this that the troops could not afford the massive losses of the assault infantry, they lost several hundred men, and even a regiment could lose its combat effectiveness.

"But don't forget, the commander wants us to occupy Vladivostok immediately, because now the Russians are moving their troops to the Far East, and the Russians have two new forces reinforced to Trans-Baikal every month, and if Vladivostok cannot be captured before the first month, then we have to think about being on the defensive here in the event of an attack on Trans-Baikal, leaving more troops on the coast to guard against the Russians. It is not possible to transfer the troops here to other fronts to implement the second phase of the battle plan! Then we are very likely to be defeated, not very likely, but definitely defeated! ”

Shang Dequan calmly retorted, as the commander of the legion, he was very aware of his mission in this battle, he had to take the city at all costs, and prove one thing to the whole world, the defense of the Russians in the face of the Chinese attack, it was half of the paper, it was vulnerable,

Only in this way did the Russians be forced to send more troops to the Far East, which in turn would inflict heavy losses on the Russians in the next battle, thus paving the way for a third battle and laying the foundation for winning the war.

The goal of this war is very simple: to force the Russians to make fundamental concessions, but how can the greedy Russians make concessions? Unless they are completely defeated and forced to return to the negotiating table.

"Of course I know the truth, but don't forget our warriors. It's been a continuous battle, more than a dozen hours, and now we have lost a lot of troops. And they're extremely tired, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that tomorrow we won't be able to attack, what will we do then? ”

The words of the chief of staff plunged the room into silence, and the fighters at the front were tired, which everyone knew. But on the other side, the order is like Cui's book, urging them to make a choice that they have to make.

"My Chief of Staff. If we can't take it tomorrow, this city, then we will have no other choice then? I took off my own head, which can be regarded as an explanation to the commander and the people. ”

Shang Dequan stared at his chief of staff. After a pause, he said in a cold tone,

A knock on the door interrupted their conversation.

"Please come in!"

Shang Dequan, who was not happy that his words were interrupted, yelled at the door.

A staff officer walked in beamingly, and he said happily as soon as he saw the commander.

"Report to Your Excellency: General Stexel has agreed to order the fortress to be disarmed and surrendered to our army by the first day of the first month. Congratulations! You have defeated Russia! ”

What the!

The Russians surrendered!

This news shocked Shang Dequan and made his whole head buzz, and he didn't know how to deal with this matter for a while.

The good news came so suddenly.

It was at this moment that Shang Dequan received a report from the troops - the assault force had arrived at the edge of the city! The two good news, one after the other, were placed in front of him in just a few minutes.

"The edge of the city. Found the Chinese! ”

The sudden news plunged the whole city into a panic. Almost everyone listened in horror to the sound of gunfire in the night, coming from the edge of the city.

Almost at the moment when she learned that the Chinese had hit the edge of the city, the general's wife asked frantically.

"Where is? While the Chinese have not yet rushed here and killed us, we must immediately start peace negotiations, and Anatoly you must immediately send someone to Colonel Reis! ”

Compared with others, for Mrs. Stexel, she is more concerned about her property and the safety of her life. If the Chinese break into the city, then all promises can be lost, and she knows better than anyone that she can keep her property if an agreement is reached before the Chinese enter the city.

Of course, this was because the war had come to this point, and if they could win, she wouldn't have thought about it, but now, the battle here was doomed, and she had to plan for herself.

Only a minute later, the anxious Chief of Staff, Colonel Reis, arrived.

"Alexander, write to Shang Dequan immediately and negotiate with them about surrender!"

Stessel's voice also looked a little anxious, the Chinese have found the edge of the city, which means that they have now reached the final pass, and if they do not seize the opportunity, then they are likely to lose everything.

"I've got the manuscript ready!"

The Colonel took out a piece of paper from a bag at his feet, a paperwork he had prepared.

"But we have not yet received reports from the commander of the city defense, Sminov, and the commander of the land defense, General, on the situation of the troops......"

"There's no need for Sminoff to be involved in this, but Friedk has to find him immediately anyway,"

Stessel instructed that on the issue of surrender, Falk was on the side of support.

"He's just home!"

"Ask him to come over immediately!"

A few minutes later, Fu Ke, wearing an overcoat with a white belt and a command knife and pistol around his waist, strode into the office and reported to Stessel.

"Your Excellency, Commander, now that all units of our army are under the pressure of the superior Chinese army, they have now retreated to the last line of defense, because the ammunition is exhausted, and the officers and men are extremely tired, and the subordinates think that it is completely impossible to continue to resist!"

Stessel listened to his report and nodded.

"I fully agree that we can't continue to resist, but what do you think will happen from now on?"

"I think it is necessary to negotiate surrender!"

Fu Ke replied unswervingly, the Chinese have arrived at the edge of the city, there is nothing to hesitate about, and if they hesitate any longer, then it is very likely that what awaits them is a bullet from the Chinese, not a check written by the Chinese, as the commander of the city defense, he knows better than anyone what price he will have to pay after the end of the war, and when the time comes, he needs that money more than ever.

Stexel stood there, his face was pale, his mood was anxious, his whole person collapsed at this moment, and the usual look of a martial artist completely disappeared on his body,

"I have the qualifications of His Majesty the Tsar's attendant general and the highest military commander of Vladivostok...... Decided to surrender ......"

As he said this, Stessel's whole body stepped down, as if the last trace of strength had been drawn from his body, his shoulders were lowered, and even his waist was bent down.

"Colonel NVC, please bother to negotiate with Chinese on this point......"

He said in a formal tone, and then sat down in a chair, clasped his hands into fists, and prayed.

"Lord, save me from all kinds of calamities......

Now it seemed that the only thing he could pray for was God's deliverance, and he knew that as a commander he had to take responsibility, the responsibility for failure......

"Your Excellency, please let me read the official letter to the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army......"

Looking at the commander, Colonel Reis spoke.

"Your Excellency Shang Dequan, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army: Observing the current situation on the battlefield, believing that Vladivostok's continued resistance is meaningless, in order to avoid unnecessary losses and casualties among the officers and men of our two countries, I am willing to surrender to you, and to negotiate on this issue, if accepted, please appoint a plenipotentiary to negotiate the conditions and procedures for disarming, and indicate the meeting place of your and our representatives, and hereby write to him, and I sincerely ...... you."

"Good!"

Stexel continued to take over and sign the paper, in fact, as for the good or bad of the letter, he didn't care, he just signed numbly, and kept comforting himself, I am for the poor soldiers, for them, not for myself......

Fifteen minutes later, in the darkness of the night, Captain Marchenko rode a horse, accompanied by two Cossack cavalrymen with a white flag, and walked towards the edge of the artillery fort that had just been captured for the Chinese, and when he walked towards the Chinese position, behind him were sad and indignant faces, and the Russian soldiers covered with gunpowder looked at this scene in amazement.

Surrendered......

How so!

Why surrender?

Everyone asked themselves like this, but in this kind of self-questioning, there was an eerie silence on the battlefield, and each of them felt relieved in addition to their grief and indignation, and now, this battle was finally over for them, and they no longer had to worry about life and death. (To be continued.) )