"Boom..." When night came, deafening sound of cannons came from the sea. The Russian soldiers in Vladivostok Port were panic. I don't know when the Yellow Sea Fleet would really launch an attack. It's been three days, and it's been three days. The Yellow Sea Fleet has been practicing live ammunition near the sea surface of Vladivostok. The dense sound of cannons rang every corner of Vladivostok. However, the Yellow Sea Fleet has not directly attacked Vladivostok, which has made the Russian soldiers in Vladivostok panic all day long. (eng.com_)

It's been three days and three nights! No soldier slept well. The sound of shelling day and night made every soldier tense and under tremendous pressure. Some people's spirits are on the verge of collapse.

Arikseev called his chief of staff and asked, "The Yellow Sea Fleet is practicing shelling again?" Alekseev's eyes were covered in blood, and deep fatigue was revealed between his eyebrows.

As the commander of the first army, he was more sensitive to these shelling sounds than the soldiers. Perhaps one of the shellings was real! The Yellow Sea Fleet now sieges without attacking, and uses dense cannon sounds to reduce the soldiers' fighting will. This is what he most unwilling to see. Alexeyev hopes that the Yellow Sea Fleet will take a real raid, so that it can lead the soldiers in Vladivostok port to fulfill their loyalty to the country.

But the Yellow Sea Fleet did not do this. They used the sound of real and real artillery to continuously weaken the fighting will of the Russian army in Vladivostok. Not long after, when the Russian soldiers in Vladivostok completely collapsed, the Yellow Sea Fleet could capture Vladivostok without any effort.

Alexeyev knew that Tang Jian also knew that if Tang Jian led the Yellow Sea Fleet to attack Vladivostok at this time, even if the Yellow Sea Fleet finally won, the Yellow Sea Fleet would definitely have sacrificed.

The reason why the Yellow Sea Fleet constantly uses the sound of cannons to suppress the morale of Russian soldiers in Vladivostok Port is to exchange for the greatest victory at the lowest price.

But Alexeyev is unable to fight now. According to the current huge disparity in military strength, he will definitely lose once he goes to fight, but he will not go to fight. If this continues, the Russian Pacific Fleet will eventually be defeated without fighting due to morale collapse.

The Chief of Staff replied: "Yes, Commander, this is the thirteenth shelling of the Yellow Sea Fleet today. They may not be allowed to attack tonight."

Thirteen? The number of ominous signs! Alexeyev sighed depressedly. To be honest, he couldn't support it now. He had not had a good rest for three days and three nights, and his spirit was still about to collapse.

"Let the soldiers be alert to prevent the Yellow Sea Fleet from sneaking into Vladivostok tonight!" Alexeyev scratched the back of his head in annoyance.

"But, Commander..." The Chief of Staff wanted to speak but stopped.

"Just say anything if you have something to say!" Alexeyev said with some difficulty.

"The soldiers have not had a good rest for several days, and... morale... has completely fallen to the bottom. Many soldiers have even begun to hate this endless fear of days, and many people..." The Chief of Staff did not dare to continue.

"I swear in the name of God, saying, I will not blame you." An ominous premonition arose in Alexeyev's heart, as if he had guessed the next thing.

The chief of staff mustered up the courage and said, "Many people want to surrender directly, because if this continues, the hope of victory of the Pacific Fleet is very small, and the soldiers have heard of the Chinese army's approach to resisting the enemy stubbornly. When Commander Viter led a 50,000 army south and was defeated in Jingzhou, all the Russian soldiers were killed by the Chinese army in public, without a single survivor. Even the British army not long ago, none left alive. Therefore, some officers have jointly recommended surrender, so that they can save their lives. There are even rumors that the Siberian Railway on which we rely for survival has been controlled by the Chinese army, and we have now become an isolated army, with no supplies and no support."

"Bastard! Soldiers should serve their country with death! How can a soldier be afraid of death in battle? The best destination for soldiers is on the battlefield." Alexeyev said angrily.

"Yes, yes..." the chief of staff replied submissively, fearing that Alexeyev would kill him in anger.

After a long time, I hadn't heard Alexeyev say, the Chief of Staff couldn't help but look up and secretly glanced at Alexeyev.

"Go down!" Alexeyev lay weakly in his chair and said slowly.

When the chief of staff heard this, he was as if he had been amnesty and hurriedly retreated, but he was puzzled. If Alexeyev's personality was in the past, the officers who surrendered to the joint fleet would definitely have a warning to him. Unexpectedly, he would not even ask questions today?

When the Chief of Staff retreated, Alexeyev slowly closed his eyes and murmured in a voice that only he could hear: "Are you really going to lose?"

.....

In the command room of the Longwei bridge.

"President, the thirteenth night shelling exercise today has ended, and news about the control of the Siberian Railway by our army has also been spread to Vladivostok Port." Cheng Biguang replied with a smile.

Two days ago, Cheng Biguang was somewhat suspicious of Tang Jian's approach of siege and not attacking. After all, the Yellow Sea Fleet headed north from Weihaiwei and had a strong morale, and it happened to capture Vladivostok in one go.

However, Tang Jian has done the opposite these days, only surrounding Vladivostok. He trains live ammunition on the offshore of Vladivostok every day. Before the battle started, half of the ammunition was consumed.

However, at this time, Cheng Biguang realized that Tang Jian was consuming the morale of the Russian army in Vladivostok. The two armies faced each other, and morale was very important. If the morale was gone, the outcome of this battle would be decided.

The effect of siege and not attacking these days is very good. Sometimes during the artillery training, the Russian army is not even interested in checking out. This shows that the Russian army is no longer able to withstand the artillery attack, and has a low morale and has no intention of starting a war. As long as the artillery training is carried out for several consecutive days, Cheng Biguang has no doubt that the Russian army in Vladivostok will collapse without fighting. In this way, the Yellow Sea Fleet will easily conquer Vladivostok at the lowest cost.

Tang Jian once told Cheng Biguang that the highest level of winning a battle is: to defeat others without fighting.

After listening to Cheng Biguang's report, Tang Jian smiled and said, "Very good. Let the soldiers all cultivate their energy tonight. There should be a good show tomorrow. Alexeyev can't hold on for long."

Cheng Biguang asked in surprise: "President, are we going to attack the Russian army?"

Tang Jian smiled mysteriously: "I will know it tomorrow morning, and the key is to look at tonight."

"There will be an action tonight?" Cheng Biguang asked, but Tang Jian never mentioned to him that there will be an action tonight!!

"You will know in a while." Tang Jian smiled mysteriously: "Bring Witt to me."

Witt was escorted in by two soldiers in a simple prison uniform. Witt raised his head, wriggled his cracked lips twice, and asked, "President Tang Jian asked me to come late at night, what's the point?"

Tang Jian signaled to give Witt a chair. When Witt sat down, Tang Jian asked: "Do you want to save the lives of the soldiers in Vladivostok Port? After several days of observation, I think you should be even better than me now. Tomorrow morning, as long as I give orders, I will be fully confident in capturing Vladivostok within one day."

"President Tang Jian's move is indeed brilliant! Within three days, the soldiers in the Hong Kong have no intention of participating in the war. Many soldiers are almost mentally collapsed by this specially created pressure. Now the soldiers in the Hong Kong are completely out of morale. Needless to say, I think with President Tang Jian's means, I can conquer Vladivostok in a few hours, right?" Witt replied.

Then, Witt smiled bitterly, "Haha, as a Russian, of course I want to save my compatriots, but I am just a prisoner, what can I do?" Witt sighed deeply, his spirits were depressed, and it was hard to imagine that the person in front of me was Ambassador Witt who once colluded with Yuan Shikai and tried to murder Tang Jian in a arrogant way.

Tang Jian smiled slightly: "No, you can do a lot for your fellow countrymen, and even save their lives."

A glimmer flashed in Witt's dim and godless eyes, and then asked: "President Tang Jian, please tell me, what should I do to save my compatriots!"

Tang Jian handed Witt a document written in Russian and Chinese. After reading it carefully, Witt said in surprise: "Does President Tang Jian want me to persuade you to surrender?"

Tang Jian shook his head: "No, to be precise, it is for your compatriots to surrender!"

"You mentioned to me a few days ago that I would let your compatriots go. Okay, today I will give them a chance, that is, you will persuade Alexeyev to surrender. You and Alexeyev are old friends. I think he should be very happy to see you. As long as Alexeyev agrees to surrender and hand over Vladivostok, I guarantee in the name of my President of the Democratic Republic of China that I will never kill a Russian soldier indiscriminately." Tang Jian said playfully.

"Do you want to take Vladivostok without bloodshed?" Witt took a breath.

"I believe President Tang Jian also knows that if the Yellow Sea Fleet really wants to attack Vladivostok, even if the soldiers in the port are depressed at this time, if Alexeyev is forced to frighten, he may fight to the end. With Vladivostok's solid fortifications, the Yellow Sea Fleet will pay a considerable price to completely capture Vladivostok, right?" Witt suddenly asked with a smile.

"It's easy to talk to smart people. It's good. What I want is to capture Vladivostok with zero casualties! But if Alexeyev really wants to resist to the end, I won't care about that little price, but the result is that I will use the blood of all the Russian soldiers in the port to make up for my costs? Why, does Commander Viter want to end this?" Tang Jian's tone suddenly became cold.

Witt shivered all over, and after hesitating for a while, he said, "I... promise... you promise you to surrender!"
Chapter completed!