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Chapter 891 No Need to Waste Bullets
Although George was confident, this good German student still gave George a huge surprise.

On August 8, the German army used the "Gustav" railway gun to bombard the Brest Fortress.

During the last World War, the "Big Berth" manufactured by Krupp played a key role in the battle to attack the Belgian Liège Fortress.

"Gustav" is an 800mm caliber siege gun developed by the German Krupp company. The gun weighs nearly 1350 tons, can fire ammunition weighing up to 7 tons, and has a maximum shooting distance of about 47 kilometers.

"Gustav" was specially developed for Russian fortresses.

The deployment of "Gustav" is very complicated and requires the use of three giant transport trains specially developed for "Gustav".

During transportation, if the bridge could not bear the weight of "Gustav", the train could only take a detour. After arriving at the position, two giant cranes were used to lift the base, and then the gun mount, gun barrel and loading mechanism were installed. All the work took more than 2 people three weeks to complete.

"Gustav" was extremely powerful. On the morning of the 19th, the ammunition depot of the Terespol Fortress, located in the center of the Brest Fortress group, was hit by the shells fired by "Gustav".

The explosion caused by the ammunition stored in the ammunition depot almost completely destroyed the entire fortress, and more than 2000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded.

The Russian fighter jets quickly dispatched and finally found the "Gustav" about 20 kilometers away from the Brest Fortress.

The Germans were well prepared and deployed a large number of anti-aircraft positions around the "Gustav" and arranged two squadrons of fighter jets specifically to protect the "Gustav".

Thanks to the unremitting efforts of the Russian Air Force, the Russian army destroyed the "Gustav" at the cost of 12 fighter jets and 40 tons of bombs.

While the Air Force destroyed Gustav, the Chita 4th Armored Division entered the Ice City.

The Russian army is no stranger to this city, which came into being because of the Middle East Railway.

Barinov, commander of the 10th Armored Division, once participated in the construction of the Ice City as a member of the railway protection team and lived in the Ice City for nearly years.

Barinov has deep feelings for the Ice City.

So Barinov ordered that all Japanese in Ice City be detained.

"all?"

Barinov's adjutant Taras is Barinov's youngest son.

The 60th Division was a hastily formed unit with only armored vehicles in the entire unit, which was less than the number of armored vehicles equipped by European armored forces.

For the Japanese, 60 armored vehicles were more than enough.

Barinov had no good feelings towards the Japanese, so the 4th Division fought all the way from Vladivostok to the Ice City without taking a single prisoner.

The prisoners would only slow down the 4th Division's march.

Taras still thought that Barinov was targeting only the Japanese army.

If that were all, even Japanese civilians would be thrown into concentration camps with little food and clothing.

Considering that the ice city will enter winter in another month, Taras is not sure how many people will survive until next spring.

"Yes all of it, that's our privilege as the winners."

Barinov resolutely carried out the order from Vladivostok to teach the Japanese a deep lesson.

Japan is a country that only remembers to eat and not to be beaten. Only when Japan is really hurt, like George in the Russo-Japanese War, will it behave itself.

The generation of Japanese who were hurt by George are now old, and their fear of Russia is no longer deep.

Barinov wanted to use cruel reality to awaken the dead memories of the Japanese.

When Barinov and Taras entered the Ice City, it had already been occupied by the Russian army, who were searching for the Japanese in the city with the cooperation of the people of Ice City.

Due to Japan's crazy immigration, there were about 1.2 Japanese living in Ice City before the war broke out.

A large part of them had already fled the Ice City before the arrival of the Russian army.

However, there were still about 3000 people who failed to get on the last train to Fengtian.

It can be seen that the people of Bingcheng hate these Japanese immigrants to the core, even though many of them have learned Chinese and deeply integrated into the local life of Bingcheng. The enthusiasm of the people of Bingcheng to capture the Japanese is higher than that of the French in cooperating with the Gestapo to capture people.

"Why are we doing this?"

Taras is only 18 years old and was studying at the Amur University before the war broke out.

In response to the call of the Russian government, Taras took the initiative to interrupt his studies and join the army to serve his country.

The Russian government has introduced a series of regulations for these students who voluntarily interrupt their studies. After the war, these students can not only return to campus to complete their studies, but also enjoy many welfare programs such as tuition reduction, scholarships, and priority when working after graduation.

"This is the collective demand of the Amur people. You know how much pressure the Amur government has been under over the years."

Barinov smiled.

After the outbreak of the war, since Russia had not participated in the war, students from Russian higher education institutions, including the Amur University, organized various activities to demand that Russia join the war.

Taras was the main force in every event.

The proportion of Chinese in Amur accounts for 70% of the total population, and at Amur University, the proportion of Chinese students is as high as 90%.

"Our demands are just, and if we had joined from the beginning, Germany would not have had the strength to challenge us."

Taras is very dissatisfied with the conservativeness of the Russian government. "This is not a problem you need to consider. When you are in school, your only task is to study."

Barinov had high expectations for Taras.

"Since the outbreak of the war, we have been discussing this matter every day and have no time to study. We have gained a lot in Poland, so why can't we join forces with Germany to attack France? If that were the case, we might have landed in Britain and occupied London!"

Taras's ideal world war was different from George's design.

"Have you ever considered that if we form an alliance with Germany, then Japan will also become our ally."

Barinov reminded Taras that Japan was an ally of Germany.

"So what? If we take the initiative to attack Japan, Germany will either remain neutral or divide Japan with us like it did with Poland. We can divide the four islands equally. Isn't that good?"

Taras’ logic is very Russian.

"No, no, no, in your mind, is Russia a treacherous country?"

Barinov was disappointed, as he had always asked Taras to be an honest man.

"The Germans broke their promises time and again, so they conquered all of Europe; for the sake of Russia, we can do the same!"

Taras is stubborn and will do anything to gain benefits.

The car drove into Ice City and the streets were in chaos. Several people from Ice City dragged the owner of a Japanese restaurant onto the street, forced the owner to kneel on the ground, and took turns slapping the owner in the face.

The boss screamed and wailed, begging non-stop.

A Russian officer came over with several Russian soldiers. Not only did they not stop them, they also took out their pistols and handed them over.

"No, no need to waste bullets on them!"

All the people in Ice City refused in unison.

The car did not stop and continued to move forward.

"Did your teacher at school tell you this?"

Barinov suspected that he had spoiled his son.

"Not really. The professors also asked us to be honest people, but at the same time, they also told us that it is best to lower our moral standards when dealing with our enemies."

Tara confessed.

Barinov breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was still hope.

"You little guys simply cannot understand the Archduke's plan. The Archduke does not want to share Europe with Germany, but to dominate Europe alone."

Barinov knew George better than Taras did.

Taras was shocked. The adult world was more cruel than he had imagined.

If the Poles had not taken the initiative to attack Russia, George would not have divided Poland with Germany.

George never thought of uniting with Germany. His original intention was to use Germany to conquer Europe. Then George would defeat Germany and take all of Germany's previous spoils into his pocket.

"The Archduke has been encouraging the Germans to cross the English Channel. Do you think the Germans don't know about the Archduke's plan? The Germans did exactly what the Archduke designed, but unfortunately they failed to occupy Britain."

Barinov regretted that George's plan did not succeed due to the incompetence of the Germans.

"I, I don't understand—"

Taras was dumbfounded, realizing for the first time the terror of the God of War.

"Germany is just an appetizer. The Archduke's real goal is America across the ocean."

Barinov said calmly.

"The Grand Duke is the Grand Duke of the Russian Empire. The empire's demise was caused by the joint efforts of the Americans, British, and Germans. The Grand Duke had the opportunity to change everything, but unfortunately—"

Barinov felt melancholy as he thought of the Tsar’s family, whose whereabouts are still unknown.

Every once in a while over the years, someone claiming to be a member of the Tsar’s family would appear, especially the Tsar’s daughters.

The Russian government has never given up searching for the Tsar's whereabouts.

"This war is not only Russia's revenge, but also the Grand Duke's revenge against Britain, France, the United States, and Germany. The Grand Duke has been preparing for this for 20 years, and you were not even born at that time."

With Barinov's sneer, the car drove into the Ice City Railway Station Square.

Several officers were leading some Russian soldiers to place crosses around the train station.

In a few days these crosses will come in handy.

Sporadic gunshots were heard from time to time in the city, and the air was filled with gunpowder smoke and a faint smell of blood.

A breeze blew by, the smoke dissipated, but the smell of blood became stronger.

(End of this chapter)