After the attack began, the forces of two regiments launched a fierce attack on the Russian army on a five-kilometer-long front. Now there is only one Russian infantry division and more than 10,000 troops guarding the twin cities. Scattered in the inner and outer defense lines of Shuangchengzi City, it seems very sparse, not to mention that after withstanding more than an hour of indiscriminate bombardment by the squadron, the Russian army has suffered heavy losses, and there are big holes in many defense lines.

"Da Da Da!" In the midst of the rain of bullets, the Chinese soldiers bent their waists and quickly charged the Russian positions. A volley of bullets hit, and the two soldiers who rushed to the front fell to the ground. Heavy machine gun bullets can kill soldiers lightly.

"Machine gun cover!" The junior officer, who charged with the troops, commanded loudly. Two light machine guns were erected and began to suppress the fire of the Russian army. The mortars that followed up were also erected, and the fire points aimed at the Russian army were a fierce bombardment.

The battle was very fierce, and the Russian troops guarding the twin cities broke out with great determination to fight. Even though they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength and weapons, they took advantage of their familiarity with Shuangchengzi Cheng Dù to start a fierce competition with the squadron.

"Grenades!"

More than a dozen grenades were thrown into the trenches of the Russian army, killing more than a dozen resisting Russian troops inside. The attacking Chinese soldiers immediately jumped up, instantly rushed out of the last distance of more than 30 meters, and attacked the trench.

"Da Da Da!" The light machine guns fired wildly, twenty rounds in a magazine, and in a few seconds they were gone, and the surviving Russian troops in the trenches. All of them were beaten into honeycombs.

As the outer positions of the Russian army were broken through, more and more squadrons attacked the positions of the Russian army and launched attacks on the Russian troops guarding these positions. Under the fierce attack of the squadron, the Russian army suffered heavy casualties. By twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the outer positions of Shuangchengzi had all fallen into the hands of the squadron. The remaining Russian troops all retreated into the twin cities, ready to continue to resist the squadron.

Although, the battle is very smooth. But as we all know, the real battle starts next. At half past two, the squadron that simply ate a few mouthfuls of dry food. Once again, a fierce attack was launched, and it entered the twin cities. Brutal street fighting ensued.

Every house, street and even ruins that have not collapsed have become the object of contention between China and Russia. The squadron adopted a combination of machine guns, grenades and rifles, and gradually advanced to the sub-cities of Shuangcheng in squads, eliminating the Russian troops in the city little by little. As soon as it encounters a strong point of fire of the Russian army, it is immediately shelled with mortars. When the mortars are unable to destroy the opponent's fire point, they make a detour. At the same time, the situation here was reported to the company headquarters. The company headquarters used wireless telegraphy to contact Houfu's artillery and carried out a devastating shelling of the area. Completely destroy the resisting Russian army. This tactic was very useful, and although the speed of the advance was not very fast, it minimized the casualties of the soldiers.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the squadron had occupied the west city of Shuangcheng and launched an attack on the east city. At this time, the Russian army that continued to resist was only three or four thousand people left. The defeat of the Russian army is just around the corner.

"General, Xicheng has been occupied by the Chinese. I have less than 4,000 men left, we can't hold it, so retreat at once! The commander of the 1st Division rushed into the headquarters of Major General Agata and said loudly. In just two hours, his troops had suffered heavy losses, and if they continued to hold on, they might not be able to wait for sunset. His army would be wiped out.

"The Twin Cities are over, and so is the entire Far East! Break through with your own troops! May God bless you! Major General Agata said with a dead face, completely lacking the spirit that was guaranteed to be able to withstand the squadron in Shuangchengzi at that time.

"General, aren't you going with us?" The commander of the first division asked.

"Nope. Twin Cities is lost, and someone needs to be responsible! Major General Agata shook his head.

The commander of the 1st Division, finding that he could not persuade Major General Agata and had to leave on his own.

At half past three in the afternoon, the remnants of the Russian 1st Division broke through from the east of Shuangchengzi, and after paying a certain price by virtue of their familiarity with this area, they broke out of the encirclement and fled south. At the same time, Major General Agata of the Supreme Commander of the Russian Army in Shuangchengzi committed suicide by swallowing a gun at the headquarters.

At half past four o'clock in the afternoon, the 56th and 57th Divisions of the Second Group Army of the Chinese Army, which were lying in ambush south of Shuangchengzi, intercepted the remnants of the Russian 1st Division, which could not escape. After less than half an hour of fighting, the commander of the Russian division surrendered. This is the end of the entire Battle of Shuangchengzi. In this battle, the Second Group Army of the Chinese Army wiped out more than 30,000 Russian troops, and lost more than 3,000 to 4,000 of its own. The combat power of the regular army of the Russian army is much stronger than that of those newly formed armies.

"Chief of Staff, Chiefs of General Staff, and Your Majesty! Finally took the twin cities, and next, it was time for the last stronghold of the Russian army in the Far East, Vladivostok, to attack! Major General Xie Dingkun, commander of the Second Army, said.

"Yes, Commander!" Chief of Staff Zhang Shusen replied.

"Order the troops, hurry up and rest, and attack Vladivostok tomorrow!" Major General Xie Dingkun ordered. Shuangchengzi was hundreds of kilometers away from Vladivostok, and it took three days for the Second Army to march quickly.

The twin cities were conquered, leaving the Russian army in the Far East with only a strategic location called Vladivostok. If Vladivostok is lost again, then the Russian army will no longer have a foothold in the Far East.

Xiong Wu, chief of the General Staff who commanded the battle in Jilin, ordered the Second Army to end the battle in Vladivostok by mid-April. During this period, the Navy will cooperate with the attack on Vladivostok. Vladivostok is the administrative and military center of the Russian Far East, and in addition to a large number of troops, it is also the seat of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy. From the 17th century onwards, Russia continued to expand in order to find an outlet to the sea in the Pacific region. Although Vladivostok has a freezing time in winter, it is already an indispensable and important port for the Russian army. If Vladivostok is occupied by China, Russia will no longer have influence in the Pacific.

Tsar Nicholas II, after learning of the loss of the twin cities, strictly ordered the Governor of the Far East, Aleksayev, to hold Vladivostok until the Russian army defeated the squadron in Eastern Siberia. Vladivostok was well fortified and stored enough food and ammunition, and there was a small arsenal in the city, large enough to produce rifle cartridges and ammunition for the troops. Although Shuangchengzi was lost, the Russian army in Vladivostok still had great confidence that it would be able to hold Vladivostok.

Vladivostok was part of Chinese territory 60 years ago, and the traditional Chinese name is "Vladivostok", and the locals call it "Weizi" (meaning harbor), so named because of the abundance of sea cucumbers. Historically, Shanghai has been visited since the Tang Dynasty, Liao, and Jin, and the people's activities have gradually been seen here. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Yongming City. During the Bohai Kingdom period of the Tang Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Prefecture. The Poshet Bay near Vladivostok was a foreign trade port in the northeastern border area of the Yuan Dynasty. In order to strengthen the connection with the East China Sea tribes, the Yuan Dynasty opened up the southeast post road from Xixiangzhou to Binhai Yongming City. After the signing of the unequal "Sino-Russian Aihui Treaty" in the fifth year (the eighth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty), Tsarist Russia could not wait to extend its claws of aggression to the Chinese territory east of the Ussuri River. In June 60 (May of the 10th year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty), the Russian army brazenly occupied Vladivostok, an important port in China, and renamed Vladivostok "Vladivostok", which means "control zhì east", as a base for further expansion in the Far East. In the same year, after the signing of the unequal Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing, China lost about 400,000 square kilometers of Jilin territory east of the Ussuri River to the sea, and Vladivostok was also included in the Russian territory.

Vladivostok, near the waters of the Sea of Japan at the front edge of the Tsushima Warm Current and the front of the Western Liman Current, has a winter freezing period of up to 00~0 days (early February to mid-to-late of the following year), and is navigable by icebreakers. Since the Russian occupation of Vladivostok, it has become the most important Russian port in the Pacific. And, with the imminent opening of the Trans-Siberian Railway, its position will become more and more important. If Vladivostok is lost, Russia's centuries-long efforts will be in vain. Therefore, Tsar Nicholas II strictly ordered the defenders of Vladivostok, even if they fought to the death, they must ensure that Vladivostok was in the hands of Russia.

In Vladivostok, in the Far Eastern Governor's Palace, the current Governor-General of the Far East, Aleksayev, is summoning the Russian generals in Vladivostok to discuss the defense of Vladivostok. Rear Admiral Vizofert, commander of the Navy's Pacific Fleet, also attended the meeting. It's just that the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy is relatively weak, and now it can only rely on the protection of shore defense batteries to trap itself in the Bay of Poshet.

In total, the Russian Pacific Fleet consisted of six battleships, 4 cruisers, a destroyer and a hospital ship, as well as several supply ships. It seems that there are a lot of warships, but these warships are all old goods from ten or twenty years ago. In particular, the six battleships basically had a displacement of only seven or eight thousand tons, and the maximum speed was only fifteen knots. In Britain and France, such a battleship was simply called an armored cruiser. Against the Chinese Navy, the Russian Pacific Fleet has absolutely no chance of winning.

"Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty the Tsar strictly ordered the defenders of Vladivostok to hold out until the day when our army won victory on the battlefield in Eastern Siberia, when reinforcements would arrive. If I fail, I will be punished with the severest punishment! "said the Governor of the Far East, Aleksayev.

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