The sky was full of stars, but the cold and cold air was so cold that the stars seemed to froze, flashing with dim light. Ivanolov spat out a breath of air conditioning towards the starry sky, and then he pulled the cotton coat wrapped around him. He stepped on the snow that had been falling a few days ago, but it had not melted, and it had formed dry ice, making a sound of a princess. The dim starlight could only illuminate the area 2 or 30 meters away, and there was a mystery in the distance.

In fact, although the climate in February is cold, Ivanolov was born in Russia, which is extremely cold all year round. Therefore, such a cold climate is really nothing to him. But now Ivanolov's heart is as full of mystery as the scenery in the distance.

Ivanolov came from a small businessman family in Russia. Because he did not want to inherit his family business and became a businessman, he joined the army, hoping to make achievements on the battlefield and be promoted to a nobleman.

Before the Russo-Japanese War, Ivanolov was just an ordinary soldier. Just a month ago, he was promoted to battalion commander. Even during the war, the promotion speed was extremely fast. However, Ivanolov did not feel much joy with his rocket-like promotion speed, because his promotion was not due to his courage in combat or his achievements in combat, but that most of his companions were killed at the time. The only remaining Ivanolov became a veteran and naturally got more promotion opportunities. In addition, it was also because the current situation of the Russian army was not optimistic.

Although at Ivanolov's level, it is impossible to know too many big situations and major events, but it is an unchangeable fact that the Russian army has been defeating wars since the war started. First, they were beaten to pieces by Japan, and then they were defeated by the East China government. They almost never won. Now they are trapped in the lonely city of Shenyang, and the outer defense lines are still being lost. Even Ivanolov himself has personally experienced the loss of two positions, so this also makes Ivanolov unable to see any hope of victory.

Thinking of this, Ivanolov had to sigh, shook his head, and eliminated all the annoying things. He just wanted to end the inspection tonight earlier, return to his camp, drink the remaining bottle of Volga, have a good sleep, and wait until tomorrow if he has any worries.

At this moment, a vague sound of music came from the place where you could not see. Ivanolov immediately stopped and listened with his ears. On the quiet night, the music and singing were very clear, and they were sung in Russian:

Watch three sets of cars running forward

On the bank of the Volga River in the cold winter

The driver lowered his head

Singing softly

The passenger asked the young coachman

Why is sad alone

Why sigh deeply

The song is full of desolation

My love is tortured by kind people

I love her for almost a year

It's a pity that foreman stops us

Pain can only be hidden in my heart

Watching Christmas coming

My sweetheart no longer belongs to me

The evil fortune mainly took her away

She will no longer have joy in this life

The driver silently put away his whip

Inserted on his belt

Stop, the suffering and burdened horse

The coachman reveals sadness

Ma Ye, we're going to break up

From now on, one side

I can no longer drive a cart

Mercedes-Benz on the Volga River

I can no longer drive a cart

Mercedes-Benz on the Volga River (Note 1)

After the singing ended, Ivanolov also let out a sigh of relief, but soon the musical sounded again, and Ivanolov couldn't help but hum gently along.

I don't know when it started, and every night sounded, this song came from the People's Army's position. Ivanolov was educated and had a certain understanding of music. He knew that the name of this song was "Three Sets of Cars", written by the poet Leonid Treflev in 1869, and later composed by the musician Peter Grupoki. Because this song tells a sad love story, and the combination of the song is sad and desolate, it was widely circulated in Russia at the end of the 19th century, and many nobles also loved this folk song. But for some reason, this song was released on the People's Army's position.

As Ivanolov listened, he couldn't help but think of a girl he had a crush on when he was in school. She had a tall figure, beautiful blonde hair and outstanding appearance. However, she was born in a family of the upper class, which was very different from Ivanolov's family. She was also engaged early, and she was also a Russian aristocrat. Therefore, Ivanolov never mentioned this concern to others, and he was unwilling to inherit the family business. As a businessman, he insisted on joining the army and establishing meritorious deeds. This fruitless secret love was also an important reason.

Suddenly, a crying sound awakened Ivanolov from his beautiful memories.

"Elena, my Elena was stolen by the village Master Roman…"

"Minova, Minova, how are you now? Are you still okay?"

"Dad, mom, I want to go home, I want to go home..."

…  …

It was not long, and there was a crying sound in the position. Ivanolov couldn't help but be surprised, because this phenomenon seemed to be something that had never been before, and he knew that it had a considerable impact on the morale of the army. But Ivanolov also hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should report to his superiors immediately or stop the crying soldiers.

And at this moment, the singing stopped, but then a beautiful and pleasant woman's voice appeared, speaking in Russian, and Ivanolov also listened carefully.

"Russian soldiers, you have been trapped in Shenyang for 3 months. There are no reinforcements to save you yet. In fact, you will never have reinforcements. Therefore, you should not have any more illusions about the situation of war. They are destined to fail. I hope you surrender to us or do not resist when a war breaks out. This will not only protect your life, but also promise to ensure your personal safety and dignity. After the truce, you will be able to return to your country and reunite with your family. You are all poor peasants in Russia. Joining the army is to support your family. There is no need to work hard for the Tsar and the Russian nobles. Think about your parents, your wives or lovers, and your children. For them, I hope you can choose to survive."

The sound of the broadcast was repeated three times, and then the song "Three Sets of Cars" was played again and again.

Ivanolov was stunned for a while, finally sighed and turned away. He was from a small businessman family and had some contact with the people at the bottom. After joining the army, he also started from ordinary soldiers at the grassroots level. Therefore, he had a good understanding of the mentality of ordinary soldiers and knew that this passage did have a considerable influence on ordinary soldiers. Coupled with the song "Three Sets of Vehicles", it was enough to hit the hearts of most ordinary soldiers. Moreover, if a forceful method was used, it would be easy to cause mutiny. Faced with such a complex situation, a small person like Ivanolov was really unable to deal with it, and could only be out of sight.

Just a few days later, the consequences finally began to gradually emerge. At this time, the morale of the Russian army was very low and the people were distracted. When I heard the folk songs of my country every night, I naturally couldn't suppress my longing for my hometown and relatives, and I became more and more tired of war. Moreover, some soldiers had some experiences similar to the contents of folk songs, and were even more touched, and they were not interested in fighting, and complained a lot.

After learning about it, the Russian army also felt that the situation was serious. Although there was no psychological warfare in this era, the Russian army was very clear that measures must be taken to prevent the situation from developing. At the beginning, the Russian army also took more active actions. When the singing sounded, they fired artillery or sent soldiers to attack. However, they could not judge the enemy's position in the dark, and fired artillery could only be fired randomly. Instead, they exposed their artillery positions and attracted the People's Army's artillery fire to counterattack. Sending soldiers to attack was useless, because the Russian army was not very morale and it was extremely risky to attack at night. Therefore, all the Russian army attacked were blocked by the People's Army and damaged their soldiers and dismantled them.

In desperation, the top Russian military leaders could only strengthen their discipline of soldiers and dispatch inspection teams to strictly monitor the soldiers' words and deeds, and severely punish soldiers who made excessive remarks, attempting to suppress the soldiers' emotions with high pressure.

If it is in normal times, these methods may be useful, because among all countries, the Russian soldiers' patience and obedience are quite strong, which can be said to be second only to the Japanese soldiers. However, the situation is different now. Due to continuous failures, the prestige of the Russian senior officials has dropped significantly. In addition, the morale of the soldiers was low and complained, so empty and meaningless preaching cannot be recognized by the soldiers at all, and high-pressure methods will not allow the soldiers to obey at this time. Moreover, the People's Army will not sit idly by and watch the Russian army calmly rectify the internal situation. Although the People's Army did not launch a large-scale attack after besieging Shenyang, the small battles between the two sides have not been interrupted. At this time, most of the positions outside Shenyang were captured by the People's Army, and the remaining positions were basically within 5 kilometers of Shenyang's periphery, and most of the Russian troops retreated to the city.

As a result, under such double pressure, two Russian soldiers from small outer positions did not resist at all when the People's Army attacked. Some surrendered and some gave up their positions to retreat. Some even surrendered to the People's Army. There were also several positions that were strongly resisted by the soldiers due to the inspection team's strict suppression of the soldiers, which caused the Russian army to coax, and nearly 100 people were injured and lost.

Lieutenant General Stagrifort, the chief general of the Russian army, was helpless in the face of such a turbulent situation. He had no choice but to hold military meetings for several consecutive days, and the officers participating were speechless, and no one could come up with a good idea.

Just over two months ago, Shenyang's telegraph line was cut off by the People's Army, so Shenyang completely lost contact with the outside world and became a completely lonely city. It can be said that the only hope for the Stagli Fort is that before the telegraph line was cut off, we learned that the East China government, Russia and Japan were mediated by the United States and prepared to negotiate. If the negotiations were successful, we would still have a chance to escape unscathed. But more than two months have passed, and we don't know how the negotiations are going. Whether the three parties have negotiated, and there is no chance to send a telegraph to ask, so we can only wait like this. Fortunately, the food and supplies in Shenyang are still sufficient, which is the main reason why the Russian army can still maintain it.

However, after the Russian folk song and the shouting incident, Stagri Fort also understood that the negotiations were probably broken, and the People's Army was the prelude to the attack. However, Stagri Fort is powerless now, and can only leave it to fate.
Chapter completed!