Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

It was the Yin hour in the early morning, which was around three o'clock in the second half of the night. This was the time when people were most sleepy and their energy was at its lowest. After several days of fighting and repeated defeats, the Russian army was really exhausted to the extreme. Not only was they physically exhausted, but they were also mentally and psychologically exhausted. Each of them was like a defeated quail or a defeated chicken, without any energy left. They only thought about whether they could return to the Russian plains alive and whether they could see their parents, wives and children alive. Waves of despair began to shroud the city.

Finally, the Qing army stopped their three-day continuous fighting, allowing the Russian army to finally stop and take a break. The exhausted Russian soldiers looked for places to rest, even if it was just to sit for a while and take a breath. Even though Musaviev repeatedly ordered to strengthen vigilance, the defense of Vladivostok was still inevitably relaxed.

Even on the top of the city walls, the Russian soldiers were leaning on their rifles or huddled in the corners, falling asleep.

At this time, the Qing cavalry was slowly approaching the city wall of Vladivostok. In order to keep quiet and conceal their whereabouts, the Qing soldiers even wrapped the horses' hooves with cloth to slow down the movement of the attack.

The cavalrymen waited until they were less than 200 meters away from the city wall of Vladivostok before they mounted their horses and began to rush towards the city. The teams of Qing troops behind them also rushed all the way and approached Vladivostok rapidly.

The violent sound of horse hooves finally woke the Russian army from their dreams!

When the Russian army woke up from their sleep and found that the Qing army was attacking, the Qing army was already under their noses. All the artillery had lost its effect, and the only weapons they could use were rifles!

But what can you do even if you have a rifle?

The Qing army was approaching the city. As soon as the Russian army showed their heads, gunshots rang out. The Russian army that discovered them first fell out of the city and died!

For a moment, the sound of gunfire rang out, and the sound of fighting once again shook the entire Vladivostok!

Even Mushavyov was awakened from his dream and rushed to the top of the city to command the battle, but it was too late. The Qing army had already arrived under his nose and launched a direct charge towards Vladivostok!

The Russian army could no longer withstand the approaching Qing army and continued to retreat. Even though Mushavyov killed more than ten people in succession, he was unable to stop the retreating Russian soldiers. Under the heavy blow of the Qing army, at this time, the unprepared Russian army could definitely not withstand the fierce attack of the Qing army.

Hundreds of Russian troops retreated all the way to the Governor's Palace in Vladivostok. Musaviev attempted to use the fortifications of the Governor's Palace to resist stubbornly and continue to compete with the Qing army, but was stopped by Tymoshenko.

"Governor, Vladivostok is definitely undefendable now. We must retreat immediately, retreat immediately, and return to Bakharovsk. Only then can we make a comeback and defeat the Qing army. Now it's no use. If we stay here, we will die and perish with the city!"

Tymoshenko shouted anxiously.

Musaviev kicked Tymoshenko aside. Didn't he know he'd lost? But Vladivostok couldn't be lost. If he did, he'd face severe punishment from Tsar Alexander II! At best, he'd be exiled to the bitter north, at worst, he'd be executed, and his wife and children would be enslaved. He couldn't take that risk!

Tymoshenko said anxiously, "Governor, now is not the time to consider the consequences. If we escape Vladivostok, we can still gather a large army and fight back. If we die here, there will be nothing left. Do you think His Majesty the Tsar will leave us alone if you die with the city?"

Mushavyov was shocked. What Tymoshenko said made sense. At least from the Far East to Moscow, the distance was thousands of miles, no, more than ten thousand miles. Information transmission was very inconvenient. As long as he could find an opportunity to take back Vladivostok before His Majesty dealt with him, maybe there was still a glimmer of hope. If he really died here, everything would be over!

Mushavyov hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, gather our personal soldiers immediately, find a boat, and we'll flee directly to Bakharovsk by sea!"

Tymoshenko quickly called a team of personal soldiers to protect Mushavyev and fled quickly towards the harbor. As for the other Russian troops, they had no time to care about them. If they left any later, they would not be able to escape!

Fortunately, it would take more time for the Qing army to completely take over Vladivostok. It would not be easy to completely eliminate the Tsarist Russian forces in Vladivostok. This finally gave Mushavyev a glimmer of hope. Dozens of people ran all the way to the side of the harbor, called over a merchant ship, and headed for the high seas!

At this time, the sky above the sea had already brightened. Mushavyov luckily escaped the Qing army's encirclement in the city, but unfortunately, he forgot that there were Qing army artillery on the hill not far away!

Zhu Hai was still guarding here when he heard his soldiers report that a merchant ship had just carried dozens of Russian soldiers and was preparing to leave Vladivostok!

Zhu Hai understood it all at once. It must be Mushavyev. This guy was definitely going to run away!

"Order, all artillery on the mountain, lock onto the merchant ship immediately and fire at full force. We must prevent them from escaping Vladivostok waters!"

Zhu Hai shouted anxiously.

In an instant, everyone understood and all the artillery began to aim at the merchant ship.

Boom boom boom!

A series of cannon shots rang out, and more than a dozen shells shot out from the barrels almost at the same time, heading straight for the merchant ship. In an instant, several shells fell on the merchant ship. The merchant ship was not very big, and under the explosion of the shells, it instantly became fragmented and began to sink into the sea!

Zhu Hai saw it clearly and shouted, "Immediately go around the naval port, find a ship, and bring all the Russian troops back to me. Damn it, we must capture Mushavyev alive. This is the first achievement!"

Mushavyov was almost dumbfounded at this time. It was so unlucky. He was just escaping by boat, but he was still bombarded by the Qing army! And it wasn't just one or two shells, but more than ten shells! How could such a small broken boat withstand the bombardment of heavy artillery?

It's completely ruined. The merchant ship is almost broken in half, and a large amount of seawater is pouring in. I'm afraid it won't be long before it capsizes!

"Someone, launch the lifeboat immediately, launch the lifeboat!"

Mushaveyov roared madly, and the Russian soldiers looked for life-saving equipment. Two lifeboats were thrown into the sea. Mushaveyov and Tymoshenko quickly jumped onto the lifeboats one after another. However, such a small lifeboat could only move forward by relying on a raft. Wanting to escape to Bakharovsk was like a dream!

Mushavyov had no chance of survival at all. In just one hour, he was captured alive by the Qing army that had caught up with him!