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    The airship began to leave the sky over the Golden Horn. Wittgeft stared blankly at several sinking battleships with a dull look on his face.  First issue

    what to do?  How should I explain it to His Majesty?  This must have been done by the Chinese, but no one saw that it was done by the Chinese.  Although Wittgeft believed that it was done by the Chinese, he had no way to explain it to Nicholas II.

    "What should I do? Your Majesty will definitely put me to death!" Seeing that the mighty warship originally moored in the port now only had a tall mast exposed out of the water, Wittgoft's hand touched the gun on his waist.  pistol, then he took out the pistol in a daze and shot himself in the head.

    "Bang!" It's all over. Coming to the Far East was really a wrong decision.

    "Commander! The commander committed suicide!" After hearing the gunshots, nearby soldiers saw Witgeft lying in a pool of blood and immediately knew that the commander had committed suicide.

    Receiving the news that the Russian ship had been sunk, Li Niu ordered the troops to continue advancing along the Siberian Railway.

    "Hahaha, the Russians are digging their own graves by building this railway." Li Niu said.

    "You can't say that. The original intention of the Russians to build this railway was to invade the empire's territory. If it weren't for the young master, the Northeast would have really fallen into the hands of the Russians." Luo Xiong said.

    Even without Qin Ge, Northeast China would not have fallen into the hands of the Russians, but into the hands of the Japanese.  This was something no one could have imagined at the time. The powerful Russia would be defeated by Japan.

    Thanks to the Siberian Railway, Li Niu entered the Amur Peninsula in the evening. Tomorrow he only needs to walk along the railway for half a day.  You can reach Vladivostok, Russia's fortress in the Far East.

    Andrew Jeff was checking the defenses built by the troops when he received the news that the naval battleship was destroyed and Navy Commander Witgeft committed suicide in the port.  After returning to Vladivostok, Andrew Jeff was afraid that the Chinese would attack soon, but as Russia's fortress in the Far East, it was naturally not easy to break, and there was naval assistance.  Andrew Jeff was confident in holding the place, but for safety reasons, he ordered his troops to drive the Chinese in the city and dig trenches on the route into the city.  Apply what you learn.  After seeing the huge advantages of trenches in defensive warfare, Andrew Jeff also began to have people study trench tactics.  The conclusion reached is that trenches can not only defend against enemy bullets, but also have a certain defensive effect on field artillery shells.

    Regarding the news that the warship in the port was sunk.  Andrew Jeff was very shocked, and he also believed that it must have been done by the Chinese.  He asked the staff officer who came to report: "Is it a Chinese warship coming in?" The mine chain deployed outside the peninsula was actually full of loopholes. Although all the mines in Vladivostok were used, he wanted to form a 50-meter chain.  A mine chain of kilometers is simply impossible.  It is easy for the Chinese to come in. They only need to send a minesweeper to clear a channel.

    "No," the staff officer shook his head and said, "According to the reports of the officers and soldiers at the port. The warship should have been attacked by a torpedo, but there was almost no ship activity in the port at that time."

    "Torpedoes? Can the Chinese torpedoes penetrate the port from outside?"

    "This is impossible. Not to mention that the Chinese warship is more than 30 kilometers away from the port. Even if there are torpedoes, they can have this range. But the torpedoes will not turn, right? Just outside the port is Ulebotchu Island. If you want to  You have to turn to enter the harbor, and torpedoes can't turn. Starting "

    "Okay, forget about the navy. As long as the Chinese warships can't get in, with the heavy artillery in the city, it's impossible for the Chinese to get in on land."

    Although Andrew Jeff said so, Witgeft's death gave him an unknown premonition, as if this would also be his final fate.

    Even while eating, the submariners could not conceal their excitement.

    "By the way, tell us quickly what happened when several Russian ships were sunk." Su Chang said.

    Huang Sheng ordered the soup with his finger, then drew a right angle on the dining table and said: "The Russian warships are parked at this right angle. Captain Su knows it, right? After we sneak into the Golden Horn Bay, we will advance to  Stop two hundred meters away from several warships, then assign tasks, then launch torpedoes, and then"

    "What happens next?"

    "Then it was gone. After confirming that we hit the target, we turned around and left the Golden Horn Bay. With 360 kilograms of TNT, the Hawaiian Queen would lose its combat effectiveness with every hit. The Russians' more than 10,000 tons  The battleship's defense is less than half that of the Hawaiian Queen, so it is impossible not to sink." Huang Sheng said.

    "Tsk, tsk, tsk! It was so easy to sink 6 Russian warships, with a total tonnage of about 50,000 tons! There are only fifteen people in one submarine, and there are only 60 people in the four boats. The average number of hits per person isThe tonnage of the sunken battleship is more than 800 tons!  Tsk tsk tsk tsk!  Calculating the more than 700 people on my Hawaiian Queen, the per capita record is less than half of yours!  "

    Chen Fenghua said: "Hey, Commander Chen, your calculation is wrong. Without a submarine mothership, how could we get here from Hawaii? So we have to include the number of people on the two motherships. The two motherships plus  We have a crew of more than 500 people. Compared with the Hawaiian Queen, this is simply incomparable!"

    Gun Ning also said: "Yes, Commander Chen, we can't forget about the people on the mothership! Otherwise, if Chen Cong and Lin Run secretly hold grudges, we will be in danger of being murdered!"

    Guning just laughed at the last sentence, and Chen Cong said: "Hey, you kid, do you think Chen Run and I are so generous? And if you want to take all the credit for yourself, the emperor will not agree to it."

    "Hey, wasn't I joking? Why are you so serious!"

    "Well, by the way, Commander Chen, we received a telegram from the emperor and will be leaving in two days."

    "So fast!" Su Chang said.

    "Is there any mission?" Chen Zheng said.

    "This, I don't know yet."

    At eight o'clock the next morning, the two reconnaissance airships accompanying the Army took off, and the two Navy reconnaissance airships also began to fly to Vladivostok.

    Located in the Amur Mountains north of Vladivostok, Russia built eight forts.  There are sixteen 203mm 30x caliber front-loading cannons, which were definitely enough when the fort was built, but at this time, their power was no longer as powerful as the 305mm 35x caliber shore guns on the Vladivostok coast.  Anti-cannon.  Coastal defense guns were intended to defend against threats from the sea, so these guns could not fire to the north and were completely useless at this time.

    The fort on the Amur Mountains has already been discovered by airships.  If the troops want to continue to advance, they need to destroy the forts on the mountain first, although they are all old muzzle-loading guns.  But its power cannot be underestimated.

    After the airship took off, ten large-caliber heavy artillery lined up in a row, and the artillerymen began to open the bipods of the artillery.  Secure the cannon.  The advantage of a bipod is that it can obtain a larger artillery firing range. The firing range of a monopod is limited, and the wheels must be made larger.  The rest of the artillery also began to prepare their own artillery to prevent the Russian attack.  Chen Yu, Li Niu and others watched with great interest as the artillerymen played with the ten heavy guns. The design of the gun mounts was unprecedented, using wide and short wheels to increase the contact area with the ground.

    A few minutes later, Liang Ming ran to Chen Yu and reported: "Reporting to the division commander, all the artillery has been prepared. We are now requesting a fire calibration!" The 155mm gun can fire four rounds per minute with four loaders.  But the 210mm cannon can only fire one round per minute, and the shells are too heavy. Even high-explosive shells weigh 240 kilograms.  Therefore, before all artillery fires, one artillery will be used for calibration.  After the accurate azimuth range is obtained, the remaining artillery can be fired.  Some battleships also have small-caliber caliber guns. Negotiations are usually made before the main guns fire, but if there is radar, this is not necessary.

    "The request is approved!" Chen Yu said.

    Liang Ming saluted and ran back.  Said: "Start the school shooting."

    "Yes, start the calibration! The target distance is 11,000 meters, the altitude is 450, and one high-explosive bomb is fired!" This is the approximate data obtained by the reconnaissance airship.

    First, remove the safety of the cannonball, then two loaders stuff the cannonball weighing several dozen kilograms into the cannon bore, and then push the cannonball into the cannon bore with a purge bar. Then the other two people put the propellant pack and a metal barrel equivalent to a flash cap.  Enter the medicine room and lock the gun breech.  The gunner began to crank the hand crank vigorously according to the data, driving the hydraulic device to raise the muzzle.

    "Ready to fire! 3, 2, 1!"

    "Bang!!" The gunner pulled the gun rope, and then Li Niu, Chen Yu and others who did not cover their ears not far away heard the sound of flies flying in their ears.

    The shells roared and flew into the distance. Vidos was the commander of the fort on the mountain. Suddenly!  He heard a whistling sound and cursed: "Damn it! It's a six-inch artillery shell! How could the Chinese bring such a heavy artillery here!" After cursing, he quickly fell down with his head in his hands.

    "Howl~~~Bang!!" The shell flew over the top of the mountain and hit the mountain behind.

    Vidos stood up, walked out of the barracks, and asked: "Where is the enemy firing? Counterattack quickly!"

    "Report! The enemy is firing about 10,000 meters to the north, and our artillery has insufficient range!" the observer of the fort shouted.

    "What? Ten thousand meters away? The altitude here is more than 400 meters! How can the Chinese artillerysix-inch shells actually hit here?" Vidos said in disbelief. The Chinese would transport such heavy artillery.  He was already surprised when he got here. He didn't expect that these large-caliber artillery had quite a long diameter and could actually hit here.

    "Leave! LeaveOpen this!  "You can't stay here any longer. There are airships above doing calibration. The next Chinese artillery shells may hit here. Moreover, these old muzzle-loading guns have already consumed the enemy's shells."  Nothing works anymore.

    The artilleryman learned the impact point of the artillery shell through a telegram. After calculation, he immediately said: "The distance remains unchanged, the altitude is corrected by 400, and one high-explosive bomb is fired!"

    The shells have been loaded, the muzzle angle is slightly lowered, and the gunner counts down and then fires.  This time the shell hit the mountainside, more than 20 meters from the top of the mountain.  After adjusting the altitude again, the cannonball flew towards the fort on the top of the mountain. Because of a sudden strong wind, the cannonball deviated from its original trajectory, but hit the leftmost fort.  The power of the explosion destroyed the fort, and the two 203mm guns were no longer able to fire.  Coast defense artillery and fortress artillery on land are not suitable for multiple installations. It is believed that once hit by a shell, two artillery pieces will be lost at once. Therefore, the coast defense artillery at Pearl Harbor are all single-mounted.

    The target was hit, and then eight 155mm guns and a battery of 210mm guns began to fire continuously. Vidos was very glad that he went down the mountain decisively, otherwise he would have been blown to pieces at this time.  Andrew Jeff was very puzzled by the heavy artillery brought by the Chinese.  To get here from Heilongjiang, you have to pass through the Changbai Mountains. It is impossible for heavy artillery to pass through those mountain roads. No horses can pull these heavy artillery over the mountains. How could the Chinese pull these heavy and large-caliber artillery here!  Forget about the six-inch artillery, but when Vidos came down the mountain, he heard the whistling of the eight-inch shells!  Eight-inch gun, how could these Chinese pull such a heavy gun through those rugged mountain roads!  But no matter what, this has become a fact before us.  The fortress artillery they originally relied on has lost its effect. The Chinese can shoot three-inch shells to 10,000 meters. The range of larger-caliber artillery must be farther than this.  I originally thought that defending Vladivostok with fortress guns would be foolproof.  But at this time, there is no defensive advantage at all. If the Chinese continue to attack with artillery like last time, then he can only choose to surrender or die in battle.  victory.  The word has disappeared from the dictionary of his life.

    Gathering all the people in Vladivostok, Andrew Jeff explained the situation pessimistically.

    Kalod, the governor of Vladivostok, asked: "What will happen if we surrender? Will the Chinese execute us?" He has been to China and has seen the Chinese execute prisoners.  Chinese people rarely use gallows. The official threw a wooden sign to the ground, and then the executioner in red clothes raised the big knife in his hand and waved it hard, and a head rolled on the ground several times.  All that was left was a headless corpse.  This method of executing prisoners is so cruel that only these barbarians in the Far East can use it today.

    "I don't know. In the Battle of Jeju Island, the two cruisers Gromboy and Offshore Oil surrendered in the end. But there is no news about the personnel on the ship." Andrew Jeff said.

    ¡°All these captured personnel have become Qin Ge¡¯s free labor force and are now supporting China¡¯s national construction in Hanyang.

    "Am I going to be killed by the Chinese in the Far East? Oh, my God, I really regret coming here." Kalod is a Russian nobleman.  Because Nicholas II had an obvious intention to attack China, before Nicholas II even ascended the throne, he took the initiative to request to be governor of Vladivostok.

    "Is there no other way? Can we just wait here for the Chinese shells?" one person asked.

    "I have a way, but"

    "But what?" one person asked anxiously.

    "Doing so will damage the image of the Empire and His Majesty."

    Andrew Jeff frowned and said: "Major General Nidra, tell me your method."

    "Okay." Nidra nodded.  Said: "We can drive the Chinese in the city to the front line, so that the Chinese will not dare to fire artillery attacks."

    Andrew Jeff shook his head and said: "Major General Nidra, you don't understand the Chinese. Ninety percent of the Chinese in the city today are Manchus. The Manchus are the race of the emperor of the Qing government of China. You  Do you think the Chinese outside the city will care about the life and death of these Manchus? This approach will only anger them more. If we do this, we may not have a chance to surrender."

    Nidra frowned and said, "Then we can only wait here for the Chinese artillery shells to plow the land aside? There are many Chinese in the city, but most of them are subjects of the empire."

    "How about sending a telegram to His Majesty to inquire?" Carloder said.

    "The telegraph line was cut by the Chinese yesterday, and we have completely lost contact with the outside world. And His Majesty will definitely not allow us to surrender." Andrew Jeff said.

    Carlo De's body suddenly became weak, he slumped down on the chair and murmured: "Lisa,??I am about to be killed by the Chinese, and now I confess to you that I have eight mistresses, two of them widows, and"

    "" The generals here looked at each other in confusion. They didn't expect that this guy Kalod was so romantic, but then he thought about it, aren't they all the same?

    "Governor, we may not die." One person advised.

    "Although there is no news about the captured navy crew members, they probably will not be killed. The current Chinese government is different from the previous Chinese government."

    "Ah?! Then did you hear what I said just now?"

    "Oh, yes, you have eight mistresses, two of them are widows, and you have saved a lot of private money"

    "Okay, don't make fun of this. If we surrender now, His Majesty will definitely not let us go. But if we don't surrender, the Chinese cannonballs don't have eyes. Now that we have lost contact with the outside world, we will vote with a show of hands.  Let¡¯s go! Now, those who choose to fight to the end raise their hands!¡± Andrew Jeff raised his hands after speaking.

    He was the only one who raised his hand. Andrew Jeff sighed and said: "Those who choose to surrender, raise their hands."

    Kalod raised his hand, then looked at the other generals and found that he was the only one who raised his hand.

    "1:1, the rest abstained, so no decision can be made!"

    "I think this can be done," Nidra said, "We will resist for a while, and when the Chinese blow up the fortress defenses, we will surrender. This way we can avoid His Majesty's censure!"

    "This is equivalent to lying about military exploits!" one person said.

    "You chose to hold on? Then why didn't you raise your hand just now? Because you knew it was impossible to hold on! We all know the Chinese way of fighting. Artillery shells are fired for free. There are airships in the sky for calibration, and those fortress cannons on the city walls  Being destroyed is only a matter of time. Now that the Chinese attack on the forts on the mountain has stopped, I believe it will soon be the turn of those fortress guns, and then they will continue to bombard all places in the city where soldiers can hide, and even this area will be destroyed.  Plow the land. The Chinese have surpassed Napoleon in their use of artillery! We have no way to stop the Chinese artillery." Nidra shook his head at the end.

    "Those who agree with Major General Nidra's opinion raise their hands!" Andrew Jeff said calmly.

    Kalod raised his hand, but found that he was alone again.

    "Two to one, then just do what Nidra said!"

    "Two to one?" Carloed asked in confusion.

    "The method was proposed by Nidra, so naturally he is one of them. Okay, let's disband!"

    After confirming that the fort on the mountain had been destroyed, the shelling stopped, and the troops continued to advance along the railway. Tomorrow, they will launch a shelling on Vladivostok's city defense fortress artillery. After destroying these city defense artillery, the next step is to use 77mm rapid-fire artillery to attack the infantry.  It's time for massacre.  However, Li Niu and others never expected that after such a blast from several heavy artillery, the officers in the city decided to surrender first.  If they knew this, they would probably have even more respect for heavy artillery.  (Welcome, your support is my biggest motivation.)

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