Chapter 281: Slaughter! The Russian army surrendered!
At this time, near summer, it is the most abundant time in the waters of Heilongjiang.
The Russian fleet was heading eastward along the Heilongjiang River to the Tatar Strait, a large river that was frozen for half a year and was officially thawed about two months ago.
Since the withdrawal of the American fleet, the Russian Navy has been defeated by the main naval force of the Soviet Union, and first returned to the Vladivostok base for the simplest maintenance, and then returned to the river near Hailanpao for a series of replenishment.
However, the Russian ports in the Far East were still too small, and it was difficult for these war-damaged ships to be properly repaired.
Therefore, many warships of this fleet are in a worrying state at this time.
There are more than 200 ships, which is already the largest surface force that the Russian army can requisition in the Far East, most of which are merchant ships, and even some ships are not suitable for ocean voyages, and they are also used to transport troops.
For the Russians, the soldiers are very fast.
We must take advantage of the Su Yu army, the Su Yu Navy is pinned down on the southern battlefield, and complete the division of the 30,000 army to the south.
The commander of the Russian expeditionary force and the governor of Eastern Siberia have made relevant judgments that it will take at least four months for more than 40,000 people to defeat the 200,000 or 300,000 Hunan troops.
This is a very conservative estimate.
And there is a precedent, the last time Su Yu led the army to exterminate the Taiping Army and the Twist Army, it took nearly half a year.
At that time, the Taiping army and the Twist army faced by Su Yu were almost 300,000, and the Taiping army in Nanjing surrendered completely and did not experience a major war.
Therefore, they feel that they still have more time.
"Buzz Buzz ......"
At this moment, a piercing sound came from the sky.
When I looked up, there were two airships.
The Russian Navy has a complete hatred for this thing.
The key is that Su Tuo's airship has made rapid progress in recent years.
The biggest breakthrough is the continuous miniaturization of the power system and the continuous extension of the battery life.
And in the Sino-British laboratory, the internal combustion engine has also come out.
Of course, the internal combustion engine has long appeared in this world, but the really more mature internal combustion engine should be the first to appear in the laboratory in Jiujiang, nearly ten years earlier than Europe.
And gasoline has long been refined.
It's just that it's hard to mass-produce. But even so, it was about three years before the French first refined gasoline in history.
However, at this time, the airship still used a steam engine, and the thermal efficiency was definitely not as good as the internal combustion engine, but the internal combustion engine in this era was not too advanced, so it was only about 20% lower.
For the airship overhead, the Russians are irritable and commonplace.
"The Qing State is obviously a backward and decadent country, why do they have airships, but we don't?"
"It's all to blame on the British, they gave too much to Qingguo."
"We're just completely watched, there's no danger, right?"
"Afraid of what? Su Yu's navy is thousands of miles away? And these airships can't follow us all the time, as long as the wind blows and it rains, they can only return and land in disgrace. ”
I have to say that the Russians are really reckless.
His whereabouts were completely exposed, and he didn't take it too seriously.
At this time, on the land on both sides of the estuary, there were hundreds of soldiers in ambush, ready to detonate the mines.
This time, the Russians should pay a little more attention, right?
They have already been blown up twice by mines.
Outcome...... Still not.
The Russian scout ships left the river, crossed the estuary, entered the Tatar Strait, and immediately waved their flags.
Then, the main ships of the Russian Navy in the rear, as well as troop carriers, swaggered directly through the estuary and entered the straits one after another.
The Su soldiers on both sides of the strait were stunned.
You have been bombed three times by mines, and at the mouth of the river, shouldn't you send someone into the water to check that there are no mines?
But this may be normal, the devil knows that your navy will come to the mouth of the Tatar Strait tens of thousands of miles away to lay mines.
The largest number of ships has already entered the mine zone.
Three, two, one!
It's ready to detonate at any time.
The soldiers were waiting for a signal, waiting for an order.
However, this order was not given after all.
In this way, I watched the main forces of the Russian Navy, as well as nearly two hundred troop transports, leave the river and enter the strait.
Su Luo's navy let go of this golden opportunity.
Of course, this order was not decided by Su Yu, but by Xu Youren and Count Jugen.
If it is detonated, it will definitely bring huge losses to the Russian Navy, but it will also lead to a result.
That is, a large number of troop transports will force their way to the shore, and a large number of Russian land forces will land on both sides of the strait.
At this time, the main force of the navy led by Xu Youren and Yougen was only more than 5,000 people at best, and almost all of them were navy, not traditional marines.
Once more than 10,000 Russian troops forcibly land on both sides of the river, there is really no way to destroy them.
Based on long aerial observations of the Russian naval fleet, Count Jurgen came to a conclusion.
The enemy's fleet has not been completely repaired at all, and its combat effectiveness has not been restored at all, so it is more appropriate to conduct a decisive battle on the vast ocean.
In this way, the enemy's troop carriers have no way to go in the sky and no way to escape from the ground.
Although Xu Youren was the Minister of the Navy, he trusted the professional judgment of Count Jurgen.
As a result, the mine was not detonated in the end.
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In this way, the Russian Navy with troop carriers entered the vast sea and passed through the entire Tatar Strait.
Soon, we came to the vicinity of the Zonggu Strait. (Near Hokkaido, Japan)
Here, it is about a thousand miles from Vladivostok.
"Attack!"
With an order.
The main force of Su Yu's navy slammed into the Zongu Strait.
At a distance of twenty or thirty kilometers.
Su Wei's fleet suddenly appeared in the field of vision of the Russian fleet.
"Unknown fleet, unknown fleet?"
"Ask if it's the Japanese fleet? Or the U.S. fleet stationed in Japan? ”
Because this sea area is close to Hokkaido, Japan, it is of course called Ezo at this time.
As the distance got closer, it suddenly became clear that it was not the Japanese fleet, let alone the American fleet, but the Chinese navy.
"To the south, enemy ships have been spotted!"
"To the west, enemy ships have been spotted!"
Su's main fleet was divided into three groups, outflanking from three directions, southeast and west.
The airship in the air looked at this scene with great nervousness, at least from the point of view, this tactic was more risky.
Because, spread on the sea, the number of ships of the Su-Trolling fleet was not as good as that of the Russian fleet.
Of course, this is just a delusion.
In fact, at this time, the tonnage of the Russian naval fleet was already much less than that of the Soviet fleet.
It seems that the reason why there are many is because most of them are troop carriers, which are not combative.
"Return, return, escape......" the Russian admiral ordered loudly, waving flags and blowing horns.
Suddenly, the huge fleet began to turn around and flee north.
However, there is no escape.
The fleet was already scarred and not fully repaired, so the speed simply couldn't go up.
And not to mention those troop carriers, which are even slower.
Soon, the backward fleet was directly bitten by Su's fleet.
The two sides began an exchange of fire.
The Russian fleet was almost completely inferior.
One ship after another was sunk.
But soon, the Russian navy showed its bravery, and all the warships stopped fleeing and began to line up to meet the fleet of Su Trolling head-on, covering the escape of the troop transports.
After a brief period of confusion, the Russians began an orderly retreat, with the naval battleship broken and the troop transports in front, desperately fleeing north.
The Su Shu Navy also immediately divided its forces, leaving seventy percent of the fleet to fight with the Russian navy, and the remaining thirty percent of the naval fleet to pursue the Russian troop carriers.
So on this sea area, a tragic naval battle broke out again.
Dozens of warships, frantically bombarding each other.
The sound resounded throughout the strait.
The Russian Navy is very brave, but ...... It's really a lack of strength.
They came tens of thousands of miles from Europe, and after several major battles, they were not adequately supplied and repaired, and their combat effectiveness was never restored.
The last time near the East China Sea, after the Americans withdrew, they could no longer beat the Chinese fleet.
At this time, it is even more unbeatable.
Moreover, they are already running out of shells.
But even so, the Russian Navy showed an incomparably strong spirit.
In this frantic battle, the casualties of the Chinese navy were even greater than in the last battle in the East China Sea.
In that battle, the Russians found that they were outnumbered, and immediately retreated north.
And this time, it has evolved into a battle of trapped beasts.
The Chinese fleet, all the way in pursuit, all the way to the shelling.
The more the Russian fleet fought, the less it few.
Chinese ships also began to be damaged in large areas, and both fleets seemed to become dilapidated.
From dawn to dark, a temporary truce was entered, but the Russian fleet was still clung to it.
"Whoosh......"
From time to time, a flare flew directly into the sky, illuminating the exact position of the Russian fleet.
There is not even a need for flares, because the moonlight is good.
Next.
The sky was just dawning.
"Fire, fire......"
The Chinese Navy can't wait to open fire again.
Once again, the hunt began, and the manpower was exhausted.
No matter how brave the Russian Navy is, no matter how elite it is, the objective strength of the warships is too far apart.
There were fewer and fewer Russian battleships, and there were fewer and fewer of them.
In the end, only three were left.
All of them were broken, and they were even on fire.
"General, our battleship is flooding and can't be repaired."
The Russian naval commander will be faced with a choice, whether to surrender or not?
If you surrender, you should be able to save your life, and it is a normal behavior.
If this was a European battlefield, then he would have chosen to surrender and find a way to let St. Petersburg find a way to redeem him in the future.
It's no problem to surrender to the European powers.
But at the moment, this is the Chinese Navy, even if the main force is British pirates, but ...... It's still the Chinese Navy.
It is a great shame for such a weak and backward country to surrender to it.
St. Petersburg will probably not forgive.
Suddenly, a bloody and courageous aura rushed overhead, and the Russian admiral shouted loudly: "Turn around, suicidal impact, suicidal impact!" ”
With the flagship waving the flag.
The three battleships no longer cared about it, and no longer fled north, but reversed direction.
Drawing an arc across the sea, the three battleships rushed directly towards Su Lu's fleet.
Use all the power.
Rushing madly, towards the flagship of the Chinese Navy.
When Xu Youren saw this scene, he admired and was angry in his heart.
Are you looking down on our navy? In such a desperate situation, you still don't surrender?
If you want to crash over, then I won't retreat at all, just like this, I will smash you to pieces, if anyone retreats, it is Sun Tzu.
However, Count Jurgen stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, the fleet immediately reverses. ”
Xu Youren said: "Now that you turn around, aren't you afraid of the Russians?" When the narrow road meets, the brave wins. ”
As the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Navy, he would rather be crushed to pieces than lose his prestige.
Count Jurgen said: "We are already going to win, so we should pursue the maximum result and avoid all the battles of will." ”
"Immediately, turn around and dodge the enemy ship!"
Although Xu Youren is the coach, ...... He jerked his foot and followed Count Jurgen's advice.
Several major battleships immediately turned around and evaded the Russian battleship's charge.
Next, under the command of Count Jurgen, the entire fleet completed the encirclement of the three Russian battleships.
And then......
Fired violently.
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
In great reluctance and anger, the last three battleships of the Russians were shot in a large area.
Three large warships, shattered inch by inch.
The sea water is constantly pouring in.
On one side is the sea, and on the other is the flames.
The last three battleships were burning, and the people on board completely gave up fighting fires.
Many Russian navies could not withstand the raging fire and jumped into the icy waters and swam towards the Chinese ships.
The high-ranking generals were reluctant to surrender, but there were still many low-level officers and soldiers who were afraid of death.
Looking at the dense crowd on the sea, Count Jurgen asked, "Lord Governor, do you want to save it?" ”
Regarding tactics just now, Count Jurgen was firm in his own position, and in this matter, he completely obeyed Xu Youren's orders.
"This is a foreign enemy, we are not strong enough to be benevolent."
In this way, the Chinese Navy did not come to the rescue, and let these Russian Navy, which was fluttering in the sea, exhausted and sunk into the sea.
"Kill!" With an order.
The soldiers on the ship even began to indiscriminately kill the Russian Navy on the sea.
Xu Youren is right, China is still too weak to be benevolent.
The flagship of the Russian Far Eastern Fleet, which is already sinking.
The commander of the Far East Fleet looked at the Chinese Navy in the firelight, and suddenly sighed.
Take out the delicate handcuff and aim it at your head and pull the trigger.
"Bang!"
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At the same time, the Russian troop carriers were still desperately fleeing.
Because there were too many of them, Su Liu's other thirty percent of the navy continued to chase and kill, chasing and killing for a day and a night.
This is the most desperate battle.
These troop carriers, almost all of which are cargo ships, have no artillery, no force.
can only be completely passively beaten.
So, a completely one-sided slaughter.
The Russians were too bold, too underestimated, too aggressive, so now they are paying the price.
By the time they reached the mouth of the Tatar Strait, less than half of the nearly 200 troop carriers remained, and the rest were completely sunk on the icy seabed.
Countless Russian troops died in the Tatar Strait.
Finally, I am about to enter the river, and if I go west along this river, I can enter the Heilongjiang River, return to Hailan Pao, and I can rush back to the base camp.
And where the river estuary, the soldiers who were ambushed here by Su Yu were slightly stunned.
The Russians are back?
Then, wouldn't there be no need to waste the mines we planted?
These Russian troop carriers then left the ocean and entered the river.
"Three, two, one."
"Detonate!"
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
A series of dense explosions.
Dozens of Russian troop carriers were directly overturned and blown up.
The flames are rolling.
They were stunned, you ...... You've laid mines here?
And you didn't detonate it when we came out before? And now when we fled back, you detonated?
After the detonation, the remaining Russian troop carriers continued to flee along the river, desperately trying to find the most suitable place to force a landing, and it would be safe to return to land.
But...... It's too late.
Su's detachment rushed up and began the final hunt.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
Ultimately......
The hunt is over.
Four Russian troop carriers completed the landing, and more than 200 Russian soldiers returned to land.
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After seven hours of pursuit, the more than 200 Russian troops were killed.
So far!
The Far Eastern Fleet of the Russian Navy was completely destroyed.
The second batch of troops, more than 10,000 troops, was also wiped out.
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Earlier.
After a rapid march, the 1st, 9th, and 10th divisions entered the Shengjing General Defense Zone.
Among them, 25,000 troops entered Shengjing (also known as Fengtian, now Shenyang), and the other 10,000 troops were stationed in the surrounding cities.
However, it can only be in the vicinity of Shengjing
Took over all defenses and began to deploy defensive lines quickly.
"Slave Enhe, meet the prince." General Sheng Jing came with hundreds of officials to kneel down to greet him.
Su Yu glanced at the group of people.
At that time, when the local Eight Banners were abolished, Seng Lingqin was in charge of the Guanwai and Mongolian Ministries, but Shengjing's side was handed over to Wuren.
At that time, it was a chicken and a dog restless, and the tricks one after another almost ruined Shengjing's Eight Banners military reform.
In the end, troops were directly sent to suppress it, and I don't know how many people were exiled.
It's barely well-behaved.
And this Shengjing general Enhe was full of panic in his heart at this time.
The prince came to Shengjing in person, this ...... What's to be done?
Do you think we're not miserable enough? Catering to us yourself?
"Prepare food, the Russians are in Dalian Bay in the south, and they will call at any time." Su Yu ordered directly.
General Sheng Jing was stunned?
What?
The Russians actually came here? Aren't they thousands of miles away? Wasn't there a big battle near Aihui City?
Su Yu glanced at him coldly, and didn't bother to pay attention to it anymore.
"Yes, yes, the minion obeys."
"Slaves and others thank the prince for his great kindness."
"If it weren't for the prince leading the army north, the land of Longxing in my Great Qing Dynasty would be in danger."
"Lord Wang, the Great War in the South is over?"
The dignified General Shengjing bent over, stood on tiptoe, followed behind Su Yu, and tried his best to curry favor.
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Just seventeen hours later.
Su Yu got a report.
"Lord, the Russians are here."
Su Yu was stunned, so fast?
"How many?" Su Yu asked.
"Approximately, seven thousand."
It seems that the Russians also pay attention to the speed of their soldiers, and they have just gained a firm foothold in Dalian Bay, and they immediately can't wait to march north to attack Shengjing. And it is also to bypass Liaoyang and go straight to Shengjing.
It can be seen that their food is far from enough, and they must take Shengjing and replenish it.
Su Yu ordered the army to wait for the Russians to attack Shengjing.
However, when the Russian army was still fifty miles away from Shengjing, it did not advance.
It's not that their intelligence is so awesome, and they heard that Su Yu's army has entered Shengjing.
Instead, traitors appeared, who were bribed by the Russians, saying that they saw that tens of thousands of troops had entered Shengjing.
Whose army is not known, but this army did not have braids and wore new uniforms. Therefore, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army judged that this is very likely to be the new army of the Soviet Union. Despite the panic and shock, he still sent scouts to Shengjing City to investigate, and finally from the marks on the road and the defense of Shengjing City, he was completely sure that a large number of Chinese troops were indeed stationed in Shengjing.
In this way, the Russian army of seven thousand stopped advancing.
However, they also have a hard time deciding, what to do next? Will they continue to attack Shengjing, or will they retreat to Dalian Bay?
Or is it attacking other cities?
After only a few hours of hesitation, the Russian army immediately made a quick decision and advanced westward, occupying other cities first to obtain supplies.
Su Yu's tactics of waiting for the rabbit were unsuccessful, and he could not wait for work.
However, he also made a quick decision and ordered the armies to pursue.
In this way, the 40,000-strong army formed an arc and desperately pursued the 7,000-strong Russian army.
This becomes a contest of wills.
Two armies, desperately competing for foot strength.
It's a pity, it came too hastily, there weren't many cavalry.
Otherwise, at this time, even a regiment of cavalry would be fine.
However, the situation of the Russian army was even more difficult, because they were not familiar with the terrain here, and this was enemy territory after all.
Despite the capture of dozens of traitor guides, it is a fact that they could not get enough food supplies.
And just like that, they kept running.
Su Yu's army kept chasing.
Exactly two days and one night later.
The Russians ran out for two hundred miles, completely exhausted.
And what is even more painful is that the airship above their heads, wherever they are, will be discovered.
In addition, these dozens of traitor guides also began to run away or get lost in a panic.
And Su Yu's army can completely advance from all directions according to the enemy's army, and gradually narrow the encirclement.
In the end, 220 miles from Shengjing, the Russian army of 7,000 was completely surrounded.
The destination of the Russian army was Quang Ninh County, and they ran desperately for two days and one night, and finally they were surrounded less than ten miles from Quang Ninh County.
Su Yu's army began to build a defensive line on the spot and strengthen the entire encirclement.
And the Russians, also in a certain village, began to dig trenches and build positions.
But the people of this village have long since fled, and they have taken all the food and everything, and they have captured very little.
Next!
The defense line of the Sulu army had not yet been completed, and the Russian army of 7,000 men, after a short rest, immediately launched a fierce breakthrough attack.
Very strong and brave.
Just a little bit.
The entire line of defense was torn apart.
Chen Yucheng personally led the army, again and again, to plug the gap.
The first day of fighting was the most tragic.
Su Yu's army even paid nearly 2,000 casualties.
The next day, the Russian army once again broke through frantically.
The fighting was still fierce.
It still brought huge casualties to the Su Yu army.
However, the breakout is not as strong as on the first day.
Day 3.
Day 4.
Day 5.
Of Russia's original 7,000 troops, less than 2,000 remained.
Moreover, it has been more than two days without food.
"Lord Baron, they won't blame us!"
"They are our compatriots, and if they can save our lives, they will be more than happy."
The commander of this Russian army was faced with a difficult choice.
Because he lost a lot of his comrades in battle, as long as he wanted, he could actually feed his two thousand people.
It's just that it's too inhuman.
If you continue to run off food, you will starve to death in the future, and you will lose your combat effectiveness in the next two days.
These thousands of corpses are enough to eat for a long time.
But does it really have to be like this?
This was a Tsarist aristocrat who had studied in Europe.
"You taste it, you taste it, you think it's pork, it's mutton, close your eyes, it's really no difference." The servant handed over a piece of roasted meat.
Many eyes were on the commander, waiting for his move.
The viscount took the roast in his hand and struggled desperately.
Eventually, he closed his eyes and threw the barbecue on the ground.
He couldn't.
He was highly educated, and even if he starved to death, he could not do cannibalism.
Looking at the two thousand people around him, they were all wounded, and there was not much ammunition left.
They were too light on the enemy, and they blindly made the decision to attack thousands of miles and divide their troops to the south.
Take a deep breath.
The aristocratic commander said, "Since no one wants to start this, let me start." ”
"Surrender!"
"Go and contact the opposing commander, we surrender!"
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Note: There have been some things in the past two days, so there are not many words today, sorry, thank you!
(End of chapter)