The fierce naval battle has ended, and some floating battleship wrecks on the sea and Russian soldiers floating in the sea waiting for rescue seem to indicate the tragedy of this naval battle. However, the victory belonged to the Chinese Navy, which once again won a heavy victory at a small cost. Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that the Russian Navy itself is too weak. Most of the warships of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy are old warships that are more than ten years old, and their performance is poor. The training of the Russian Navy is far from catching up with that of the Chinese Navy, and its tactics are still the same as those of ten or twenty years ago. In this case, it is a matter of course to be annihilated by the Chinese Navy.

"Chief of Staff, the results of the battle are out. We lost one destroyer, two more destroyers and two light cruisers were damaged. Having captured the battleships 'Twelve', 'Navarin', Poltava and Sevastopol, the battleships 'Nicholas I' and 'Cesme' of the Russian Navy, as well as two cruisers and five destroyers, the main forces of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy have been destroyed! "Zhao Hongcai, the captain of the battleship 'Sichuan', reported to Vice Admiral Li Haitao, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, with a happy face.

"Very well, leave two destroyers behind, and take care of these captured battleships. Assemble all your battleships and heavy cruisers and attack the fortress of Vladivostok before it gets dark! Lieutenant General Li Haitao said. The task of the detachment this time, annihilating the Russian Pacific Fleet, is only the first step, and after that, it is necessary to use powerful naval guns. Attack the fortress of Vladivostok. and even support the army's attack on Vladivostok.

"Okay!" Brigadier General Zhao Hongcai replied.

"That's right. Send the war report to the Admiralty. The brothers will not forget their contributions! Lieutenant General Li Haitao said with a smile.

"Yes, Chief of Staff!" The annihilation of the Russian Pacific Fleet is also a great achievement! After the war is over, it is time to reward meritorious deeds, which will become important certificates for soldiers to obtain promotions and awards.

Vladivostok, the Governor's Palace of the Far East, after the annihilation of the Pacific Fleet. Governor Alekseev got the news as soon as he could, and when he learned that four battleships of the Pacific Fleet had surrendered, he was even more angry. If the Pacific Fleet had acted on his orders first, it would have been possible to keep 6 battleships in the harbor as floating batteries at sea. Each battleship has 6 05 mm naval guns, which is enough to resist the attack of the Chinese Navy. But now, the Pacific Fleet has collapsed, leaving Vladivostok with shore fortifications to defend itself against the Chinese Navy. Fortunately, the shore fortifications in Vladivostok were very strong, otherwise it would be strange that Governor Alekseev would not be so angry that he vomited blood. This is also his last barrier.

Governor Alekseev, for the first time, summoned the commander of the army, Lieutenant General Vasily, and the commander of the coastal defense position, Major General A.P. Shoshin.

"The Pacific Fleet has fallen. The attack of the Chinese is at hand. The army and coastal defense forces must resist the attack of the Chinese as much as possible, and whether they can hold out until the day of victory is up to everyone! Governor Alekseev said in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency the Governor, please rest assured, the army has been stationed in the fortress and will definitely be able to resist the attack of the Chinese!" Lieutenant General Vasily was the first to speak. The fortifications of Vladivostok have become a system, and 50,000 Russian troops, with these fortifications, are enough to resist the attack of more than 100,000 squadrons. In addition, Vladivostok has stored a large amount of grain and ammunition, and it is absolutely not a problem to support it for a year and a half.

"Your Excellency the Governor, even without the fleet, the shore fortifications of Vladivostok are enough to keep the enemy's navy at sea!" The commander of the coastal defense position, Major General A.P. Shosin, also said.

"Good! That's it! As long as we can win, when the war is over, His Majesty the Tsar will definitely reward you heavily! Governor Alekseev said.

The news of the annihilation of the Russian Pacific Fleet by the Home Fleet detachment did not cause a sensation in the Empire. In the Admiralty, the annihilation of the Russian Pacific Fleet was a matter of course. Of course, the Imperial newspapers reported the news anyway, which made the Imperial populace happy.

Compared to China, the Russian side is even more angry. The total annihilation of the Russian Pacific Fleet was undoubtedly another slap in the face of Tsar Nicholas II. It is said that after receiving the war report, the Chinese porcelain in the Russian imperial palace was broken countless times, and it was obvious that it had become a tool for Tsar Nicholas II to vent his anger.

After the firing was over, Nicholas II sent a telegram to the Governor's Palace in the Far East, asking them to resist the attack of the squadron and keep Vladivostok under Russian control. The Governor-General of the Far East, Alekseev, assured Tsar Nicholas II that they would definitely withstand the attack of the squadron. And by this time, the detachment of the Chinese Navy had already begun to shell the fortress in Vladivostok.

Vladivostok, as the most important port of Russia on the Pacific coast, has received Russia's attention, especially after the rise of China, Russia has strengthened the defense of Vladivostok, relying on the terrain around Vladivostok, has built a series of fortifications based on strong fortresses and fortresses, deployed a large number of coastal defense guns, the largest caliber of coastal defense guns, for the 20 mm new coastal defense guns, the Chinese Navy battleships, have a strong threat. Such a fortification, not to say impregnable, but if it is to be breached, I am afraid that it will have to pay an unimaginable price.

Vladivostok is a highland to the north, bordering the Gulf of Ussuri to the east, the Gulf of Peter the Great and the Gulf of Amur to the east, south and west, respectively. The city and port area are located on the shores of the Golden Horn at the tip of the Amur Peninsula. The Golden Horn Bay stretches from southwest to northeast into the interior and is about 7 km long. The southern side of the Golden Horn is separated by the East Bosphorus Strait, and there is Russian Island as a natural barrier. Surrounded by low mountains and hills, Vladivostok became one of the five strongest coastal fortresses in the world after 95 years.

In 77, the commander of the engineering forces of the East Siberian Military District, Colonel P.F. Winterberg, began to plan the construction of fortifications in this important port in the Far East, and his design was entrusted to Colonel V.P. Shirokov for implementation. A year later, the initial coastal defense works were completed. After that, the first commander of the engineering forces of the fortress, K.S., Chernoknizhnikov, reinforced the coastal artillery positions and built the first littoral permanent fortifications in the early 0s. Around the time of the Sino-Japanese War, Colonels of the Engineer Ki and Velicko devised a systematic scheme of land fortifications, on the basis of which Colonels Gorkovsky and S.F. Chizh began to construct several main fortresses of the fortress: Fortresses No. 2 and No. 2, multi-sided forts No. 4 and No. 5, as well as three spectacle forts, connected by moats protected by breastwork walls. In addition, the "Russian Fortress" and the Slogan Fortress were built in the Sikhote Mountains and on the Agathrid Peninsula, respectively, and these fortifications were similar to those built at the same time as the Arthur Fortress.

In 96, the plan for upgrading the fortress proposed by the engineering general AP Takao Nande was approved by the commander of the engineering forces of the Vladivostok fortress, Major General AP Shosin. A fortified Coastal Battery No. 22, armed with five 20 mm and zero 240 mm coastal guns, was constructed, including the Russky Island Fortress. On the opposite shore of the Russky Island fortress Ussuri Bay, the fortress of the Tyulijin Peninsula was also built, including 240-mm and 52-mm railway guns, as a coastal defense system to cover the possibility of the enemy capturing Vladivostok from the sea. In order to defend the city center, Governor Alekseev allocated special funds to build the Lujiawa Fortress on the northeastern hill of the Golden Horn, and repaired the first river fortress in depth behind the second river, near the city center, so that the entire Vladivostok fortress was united from the outside to the inside.

The first thing that the Chinese naval detachment has to deal with now is the coastal defense fortress in Vladivostok, including the coastal fortifications in Vladivostok, the Russian fortress on Russky Island, and the fortress on the Tyulijin Peninsula.

At 5 p.m., in the afterglow of the setting sun, the Chinese naval detachment entered the Ussuri Bay, with two battleships at the head and three heavy cruisers behind, this time targeting the fortress of Russo. This fortress has 5 20mm coastal guns and 0 240mm coastal guns, as well as a large number of 52mm coastal guns.

The Chinese fleet stayed at a distance of 0 kilometers from Russky Island, and the coastal guns equipped on Russky Island are all the latest coastal guns, with a range of more than 0 kilometers. It's just that at this distance, the Russians are really not very good, and the Chinese Navy can play a fairly good level of artillery bombardment.

"Fire!" At 5:00 p.m., Lieutenant General Li Haitao gave the order to open fire. 2 05-mm naval guns on two battleships and 2 20-mm naval guns on three heavy cruisers, facing the fortress of Russky Island, began shelling. Two armor-piercing shells of more than 300 kilograms and two armor-piercing shells of nearly 300 kilograms smashed into the fortress of Russky Island.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The earth-shattering explosion sounded, and the Russian Island fortress erupted in flames.

After the smoke cleared, 5 20-mm coastal defense guns and 0 240-mm coastal defense guns of the Russian fortress also began to counterattack, and one shell after another fell into the sea, splashing up columns of rushing water.

"Lao Maozi's fortress is really strong, and it can actually resist the bombardment of 05mm naval guns!" Brigadier General Zhao Hongcai put down the binoculars in his hand and sighed. During the shelling just now, it was clear that one of the shells had hit the target, but it did not penetrate the fortress of the Russian coastal defense forces.

"The battle has just begun, one shell won't work, so let's get a few more! will always destroy their fortress! Lieutenant General Li Haitao said firmly.

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