Chapter 54 Soldiers besiege Vladivostok
The sun sets in the west, the sky is full of flying clouds, the waves are gentle, and the faint salty smell is floating in the sea breeze. At this time, the Sea of Japan is quiet. From time to time, a few flying fish jump out of the sea and fall quickly into the sea. In the sky full of colorful clouds, a few lingering seagulls roar past.
At the distance at the intersection of the sky and the sea, several giant steel ships slowly emerged. On the towering masts, the yellow dragon sword naval flag was clattering in the sea breeze.
Tang Jian, who had been in the command room of the Longwei bridge, suddenly opened his eyes and said to Cheng Biguang: "Where is our specific location now? By the way, ask the detective squad in front, what is the situation ahead?"
Soon, Cheng Biguang replied: "President, at this time, the Yellow Sea Fleet had crossed forty degrees north latitude, less than 150 nautical miles away from Vladivostok. The reconnaissance boats in front came to report that the Vladivostok port was closely guarded. They placed the mobile posts twenty nautical miles away and could not carry out night raids."
Tang Jian sat upright and said in surprise: "Who is the Russian Pacific Commander? He actually expected that we would launch a sneak attack tonight?"
Cheng Biguang replied: "The Russian Pacific Commander at this time was Alexeyev, who was also the commander of the Russian Governor-General in Northeast China, and was the uncle of Russian Tsar Nicholas II."
Tang Jian thought for a moment and tried his best to search for information about Arekseev from his memory: Yevgeni Ivanovic Alekseev, Tsarist Russians, Admiral (1903), and attendant general (1901). Alexander II's illegitimate son, Nicholas II's uncle, had great influence in the palace and served in the navy for a long time.
Historically, Alexeyev once dominated the occupation of Luda (i.e., Lushun Dalian), forcing the Qing government to sign the "Land Rental Treaty" and implemented a dictatorial rule in Luda. At that time, the residents of Liaodong and foreign laborers were forced to become coolies.
When the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, Alexeyev also led more than 4,000 Russian troops to Dagukou, joined the Eight-Nation Alliance to attack Beijing, and forced the Qing government to sign the "Xin Chou Treaty" with the other seven countries.
Tang Jian was very impressed by this person. It can be said that Alexeyev committed unforgivable crimes against the Chinese people in history.
Although history has taken different trajectories in this parallel time and space, Alexeyev, as the governor of Kanto Province (i.e., Northeast), also implemented a dictatorship in the Northeast, causing ordinary people in the Northeast to fall into dire straits, and many people were displaced and became slaves.
"Who is the commander-in-chief of the Russian Army? Is it the one named Kulopatkin?" Tang Jian asked.
Cheng Biguang replied: "Yes, it's Kulopatkin! However, since Marshal Nie's army had entered western Liaoning, Kulopatkin had already gone to Liaodong to command the Russian army and Marshal Nie's eastern army to confront each other, and was not in Vladivostok."
Tang Jian pondered for a while and said, "It doesn't matter whether Kulopatkin is in Vladivostok or not. What's important is that the Russian Pacific Fleet is still in Vladivostok port, and ordered the submarine force commander Chu Zhaoliang to secretly sneak into Vladivostok port. At the same time, he ordered the Yellow Sea Fleet to travel fifty nautical miles northward, and then rest on the spot, and have an inside and outside attack tomorrow during the day."
"Yes, President!" Cheng Biguang wrote down Tang Jian's order.
At this time, a Russian with a beard curled up in one corner of the command room of the Longwei Bridge. If you look closely, you will find that this Russian is Vette, who was captured by Tang Jian in Jingzhou.
Now Werte is thin and has no eyes. The arrogant and arrogant arrogance of the past has long disappeared without a trace, replaced by the deep fear in his eyes.
Witt has been under house arrest by Tang Jian for several years, and was not released until recently when he was about to recover the Northeast. He was arranged on the Longwei.
Tang Jian’s purpose is very clear, that is, not only to let Werte see with his own eyes that the 50,000 Russian infantry and cavalry were eliminated by Tang Jian, but also to let Werte see with his own eyes how he wiped out the once arrogant Russian Pacific Fleet.
There is no more vengeful pleasure than letting a person see his country's proud fleet being wiped out by other countries. This is the price that Tang Jian asked Wit to humiliate him at Chunfan Tower, Maguan, Japan.
Tang Jian smiled and said, "Amistantor Witt, do you want to see your Pacific Fleet be destroyed by the fierce artillery fire of the Yellow Sea Fleet?"
Witt twitched his lips with difficulty and said weakly: "Can you let them go?" Witt refers to the fact that after Tang Jian occupied Vladivostok, he should not kill all the Russian troops in Hong Kong.
During the Battle of Jingzhou, Vette saw with his own eyes that tens of thousands of Russian infantry and cavalry were surrounded by the Chinese army and then killed one by one on the spot. At that time, the heads of Russian soldiers were as high as a city wall, and it was not an exaggeration to use the word "blood flows into a river".
Witt knew that this was Tang Jian's attitude towards foreign invaders, that was, there were no prisoners, no one left, and he killed him on the spot, and the same was true for the British team.
Tang Jian said coldly: "Ambassador Witt, do you think this is possible? The Russian army has been doing evil in the Northeast in recent years, doing great things, and oppressing the people who have been dead, but it is not less than five digits. Even if they kill all the Russian troops in the Northeast, they will not be able to compensate."
When Witt heard this murderous words, his body trembled slightly, and then Witt said, "What if the Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok surrenders, will you let them go?"
Tang Jian was stunned. To be honest, he did not expect the Russian Pacific Fleet to surrender so easily. According to Tang Jian's understanding of Akreseev, he would definitely fight to the end. It would be difficult for him to surrender.
"If the Pacific Fleet really surrendered, I might think about it." Tang Jian gave an ambiguous answer.
Witt's eyes darkened, then he lowered his head and said nothing, not knowing what he was thinking.
After nightfall, good news came one by one from western Liaoning. First, Duan Qirui cut off the Siberian Railway according to the established plan and destroyed the Russian army's important railway transfer station in Siberia - Ulan-Ude.
Then, Nie Shicheng led a large army and advanced rapidly. He first destroyed the Jinzhou Cossack Cavalry Camp with armored chariots, successfully conquered Jinzhou, and then swept across the Nanziao.
Tens of thousands of Russian troops in Jinzhou were about to collapse. Nie Shicheng took advantage of the victory and pursued them. He had arrived in Liaozhong this afternoon and confronted Kulopatkin's 50,000 troops. After some rest, he could fight against Kulopatkin's main Russian troops.
In the second half of the night, Chu Zhaoliang sent a telegram to report the specific situation in Vladivostok Port.
Tang Jian asked, "What did Chu Zhaoliang say?"
Cheng Biguang said: "Chu Zhaoliang said that his submarine force did not penetrate Vladivostok according to the established plan, because Alexeyev had completely closed the Vladivostok port, blocked the waterway with a shipwreck, and laid thousands of mines. Except for small ships, more than 5,000 tons of surface ships cannot enter at all. Because the waterways are full of wreckage, the submarine cannot enter the port at all."
"It seems that Alexeyev has decided to defend Vladivostok to the death. Did he think there were reinforcements?" Tang Jian sneered.
"Let Chu Zhaoliang stop holding his troops for the time being. After dawn, he ordered the fleet to advance at full speed and surround Vladivostok, first surround but not attack, put more pressure on Alexeyev, and then take the opportunity to land on the beach!" Tang Jian ordered.
After giving the order, Tang Jian began to lie on the chair and closed his eyes to rest. The next battle would become more and more exciting.
When the first ray of sunlight at dawn shone on the Japanese Sea, the Yellow Sea Fleet began to set sail slowly, and all ships sailed towards Vladivostok in one line.
In the morning, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded over Vladivostok, and a sharp alarm sounded throughout Vladivostok. The soldiers of the Russian Pacific Fleet were worried. The things they didn't want to see the least happened. The Yellow Sea Fleet in China was already at the gates!
Alexeyev walked out of his command room in military uniform, his face full of bloodshots showing that he had not had a good sleep that night. His stubble and tired face made Alexeyev look particularly haggard.
"Master, the Chinese Yellow Sea Fleet was discovered twenty nautical miles above the sea!" Alexeyev's chief of staff reported.
"Let's go and have a look!" Alexeyev said as he buttoned the military uniform.
Twenty minutes later, Alexeyev climbed to one of the highest altitude batteries in Vladivostok, and when he raised his telescope, he immediately took a breath.
Wherever you see, the Yellow Dragon Sword Flag fluttered in the wind, and the warships filled with secret codes filled the sea surface outside Vladivostok. By counting, there were more than fifty warships of the Yellow Sea Fleet, including various auxiliary ships, more than sixty.
The battleships headed were four more than 10,000 tons. These battleships Alexeyev knew that they were Dragon Wei-class battleships unique to the Chinese Navy. At that time, the Japanese combined fleet was defeated by such a triple-turned main gun battleship. During the Battle of Weihaiwei, the Russian Pacific Fleet barely fled back to Vladivostok at the cost of sinking three battleships.
Now, in Vladivostok Port, apart from a monarch-class battleship that has not yet fully recovered, there are no more than twenty warships that can fight.
The two-to-one force, and the Yellow Sea Fleet has four main battleships, and the huge gap in force is beyond Alexeyev's expectations. He wanted to defend Vladivostok with the determination to die, but now it seems that he does not even have the capital to defend.
"Master Commander, what should I do now?" asked the Chief of Staff.
Alexeyev sighed: "Let's wait and see!" Although Alexeyev said this, there was a hint of despair in his tone.
The Chief of Staff knew that Alexeyev was now holding on, and anyone with discerning eyes could see that as long as the Yellow Sea Fleet hit all its troops to attack Vladivostok, with Vladivostok's troops at this time, he would probably not be able to defend it for a day, let alone wait until the Tsar quelled the civil strife and supported Vladivostok.
Moreover, the Chief of Staff also knew that the Siberian Railway had been completely cut off by the Chinese Army at this time, and it was impossible for reinforcements to be able to reinforce in a short period of time, and even their ammunition would not last long.
Alexeyev completely blocked the Siberian Railway and disappeared. If the news of the Siberian Railway being cut off spread throughout Vladivostok, the only remaining period will disappear and Vladivostok will be defeated without a fight.
Chapter completed!