Rebirth of the Qing Empire

The polar base is at the same latitude as the Anyuan Island Military Station, so the natural environment is basically the same. The base is built on the east bank of the Yenisey River estuary. The west of the base faces the 150-kilometer-wide Yenisey River estuary, and the north faces the Arctic Ocean. The harbor is wide and the water is deep.

It is a river port and a seaport. The only four months of the year when it is open to navigation is the golden season for polar bases. At this time, after a long winter, the polar bases, which have been covered in ice and snow for eight months, begin to come to life.

It was late August when Kang Fan and his party came here, just in time for this short "beautiful" season.

The polar base must make all preparations for wintering in this short period of four months. Therefore, all aspects of work are in full swing. Freighters from the middle and upper reaches of the Yenisey River and the Arctic sea route have sent cargo to the base.

After collecting various supplies, newly transferred officers and soldiers from the mainland also came by boat to begin replacing the officers and soldiers stationed at the base who had been stationed here for a year, so that they could go home and reunite with their relatives and friends.

"The situation of prisoners in mainland prisons is better than that of the officers and soldiers here, right? If I stay here for a year, I will definitely go crazy!" Mei Xiang said sympathetically.

Kang Fan said solemnly: "Yes, it is indeed the case. Most people only see the sacrifices made by soldiers during war, but they ignore another point: in peacetime, soldiers also make sacrifices to defend the motherland.

,Whether it is war time or peace time, soldiers have to sacrifice something."

Mei Xiang nodded vigorously.

Although it is summer, the polar base is still covered in ice and snow. Although the Yenisey River has thawed, the broken ice floes that melted from the warm middle and upper reaches flowed down and jammed in the cold lower reaches, colliding with each other and blocking the channel.

Or rush up the river

On the shore, without icebreakers to dredge the channel, the cargo ship still cannot guarantee safe navigation throughout the entire journey. Of course, the same is true for the Arctic maritime routes. And dredging the channel is also a major responsibility of the "Xuelong-2", so it will definitely not be idle.

The Anyuan Military Region has equipped the officers and soldiers stationed at the polar base with snow armored patrol vehicles with ultra-wide tracks. This patrol vehicle is affectionately called the "cradle" by the officers and soldiers because it is both warm and bulletproof, and can survive freezing conditions.

Later on the Yenisey River or was

The ability to move quickly and flexibly on the snow-covered shore provides the officers and soldiers with a comfortable and safe working environment like a baby's cradle. Taking the "cradle" to patrol outside the base has become one of the few things the officers and soldiers do here.

One of the entertainment activities.

In order to enrich the life of the officers and soldiers in the garrison, the base has facilities such as a military club, library, indoor gymnasium, and shooting range. During his stay here, Kang Fan spent every day watching movies, participating in sports competitions, shooting games, and playing games with the officers and soldiers.

Chess, playing poker, singing

Ge even had to teach military theory classes to the officers and soldiers, and was very busy. Mei Xiang, on the other hand, had been serving the sick officers and soldiers enthusiastically in the base hospital. Therefore, during the time when Kang Fan was not active, he

They all spent their time surrounded by the fragrance of plum blossoms.

"I'm really impressed by you! Even the worst place in the world can be made prosperous by you!" Mei Xiang frowned and scolded.

Kang Fan smiled and said: "Because what is flowing in my body is not hot blood."

Mei Xiang looked at him in confusion and asked angrily: "What is it if it's not hot-blooded? Cold-blooded?"

Kang Fan then danced and swayed wildly, laughing and saying, "It's boiling blood! It's so hot that I can't do anything to dissipate the heat!"

Mei Xiang couldn't help but burst into laughter, "I think you're having a 'ghost cramp'!"

Since the "Xuelong-2" will still serve in the lower reaches of the Yenisey River for a while, and Kang Fan also has to inspect several important cities in the middle and upper reaches of the Yenisey River, he and Mei Xiang said goodbye to the "Xuelong-2".

2" and the officers and soldiers from the polar base took an inland river patrol boat from the Border Guards of the Anyuan Military Region and went upstream.

This time Kang Fan and Mei Xiang did not stop on the way, but went directly to Dingxi City, the economic, transportation, and military center in the western part of the Anyuan area. It is also the river port city with the largest population and the largest jurisdiction on the Yenisei River. Dingxi means "

"pacify the west" refers to the half of the city of Krasnoyarsk located on the east bank of the Yenisey River, the former administrative center of Russia's Yenisey River Basin.

The city of Krasnoyarsk was a fortress built by Russia in 1628 and used as an advance base for its eastward expansion. Later, gold mines were discovered in the area around the base, and the area developed into a town.

In 1896, the Trans-Siberian Railway was completed. Relying on the convenient transportation advantages of the railway, the Yenisey River and shipping on many tributaries, the city developed into a metropolis spanning the west and east banks of the Yenisey River.

After Dingxi City was founded, the local government built a large hydroelectric power station on one of the tributaries on the east bank of the Yenisey River not far from the city, providing sufficient energy for the development of industry and agriculture in Dingxi City and surrounding areas.

Energy supply has enabled Dingxi City to develop rapidly again.

Anyuan's jurisdiction consists of arctic desert, tundra, forest tundra, grassland and forest belt from north to south, while Dingxi City is located in the grassland and forest belt at lower latitudes in the south. The surrounding areas of hundreds of kilometers around the city are all virgin forests.

, natural grasslands and numerous rivers, lakes, etc., so Dingxi City’s forestry, animal husbandry and freshwater fisheries are the most developed. And because

The Yenisei River connects to the sea, and fishing boats can directly enter the Arctic Ocean to operate from Dingxi Port, and its marine fisheries have also developed rapidly. A large number of logs, wood products, paper, livestock products and fishery products produced in the Dingxi area pass through Siberia

The Great Railway and the Yenisei River continuously transported goods to the interior of the Qing Empire, making outstanding contributions to the development of the Qing Empire.

The climate in Dingxi City is mild. It is early September and it is already early autumn, but the temperature at noon can reach around 16 degrees Celsius. It is neither cold nor hot and very comfortable. In addition, the urban buildings are a mixture of Russian and Chinese styles, and they are faced with clear, broad leaves.

The Nisei River, backed by fields and mountains covered with primeval forests, was a unique and beautiful scenery. Mei Xiang was very happy, but she began to scold Kang Fan again.

"If you hadn't been fooling around, we would have been here a long time ago! Look at the clean blue sky, fresh air, beautiful rivers, green forests...what a great place to escape the summer heat!" Mei Xiang said.

Kang Fan also had to agree with Mei Xiang's point of view, "Yes."

"Yes?! You just use such a faint 'yes' to get rid of my anger?" Mei Xiang looked reluctant.

Kang Fan smiled, "Then what do you want, my dear wife? I'll let you do whatever you want."

Mei Xiang was satisfied, "From now on, you are not allowed to leave my side! Do you hear me?"

"Yes." Kang Fan agreed hastily.

The Yenisei River in this section of Dingxi City is surrounded by lush forests on both sides. The river surface is wide, the flow speed is gentle, the level is like a mirror, and it does not freeze all year round. The scenery is very charming.

Dingxi City has a vast territory and is clean and tidy. The citizens live in scattered places. Every household has a large open space around its house. The smart and hard-working Chinese people grow vegetables, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, etc. in these open spaces in addition to their own food.

In addition, the excess would be sold to the Russians living on the other side who could not grow vegetables. Later, after the establishment of Soviet Russia, the relationship with the Qing Empire began to improve, and the Qing Empire also gave the new and immature Soviet socialist regime

Generous support.

The bridge across the Yenisei River in the center of Dingxi City, originally built by the Russians and blown up by the Russians to block the Beinin Army's attack, connected to the Trans-Siberian Railway was also repaired by the Beinin government at the request of the Soviet Russian regime.

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It was gradually expanded into a road and railway bridge, and with the addition of ferries on the Yenisey River, materials from the mainland of the Qing Empire could be continuously transported to Soviet Russia, and the half of Krasnoyarsk city on the other side was also

Connected to Dingxi City.

With the rapid development of the planting industry in the suburbs of Dingxi City, a large amount of grain, vegetables, fruits and other crops were placed on the tables of Russian residents on the other side, and commodities from the mainland of the Qing Empire also poured into Krasnoyarsk like a flood.

, and then sold through the city

Mainland Russia. Similarly, goods from the Mainland of Soviet Russia could enter the Mainland of the Qing Empire in the same way. Therefore, Dingxi City and Krasnoyarsk City became the border trade centers of the Qing Empire and Soviet Russia respectively, and both prospered.

"This is really great!" Mei Xiang said happily.

Kang Fan smiled meaningfully, "This is what I typed!"

Mei Xiang remained silent.

"Facts have proved that I just kept the Russians honest!" Kang Fan added proudly.

Mei Xiang really didn't know what to say. She held it in for a while before she finally said: "Kang Fan, I'm hungry."

Kang Fan couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, you're hungry! As long as you don't resent me talking about the war, I'll do whatever you say! Then I'll take my wife to dinner now."

This time the two of them had an authentic Russian meal in a restaurant opened by Russians in Dingxi City: lettuce salad, sausages, beetroot soup, smoked salmon and beef patties. Kang Fan thought the taste was okay, but Mei Xiang was not.

I find Russian food to be very heavy and strange, making it uncomfortable to eat, but I am full of praise for the way Russians are very particular about matching tableware and food.

The Bac Ninh Internal Guard troops stationed in Dingxi City are responsible for local customs inspections, border control, border river and territorial sea patrols, maintenance of public security, forest fire prevention, wildlife protection and other tasks, covering land, sea and air. And the Anyuan Military Region

It is adjacent to the Xinjiang Military Region and the Mongolian Military Region, and jointly guard the long Sino-Russian border.

The redetermined northwest boundary line between China and Russia extended southward along the Yenisey River, and finally connected with the western border line between China and Russia at the junction of the Sayan Mountains in the Mongolian Province of the Qing Empire and the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang Province.

This made the upper reaches of the Yenisey River south of Dingxi City an inland river of the Qing Empire. On this boundary line

Permanent border defense stations of varying sizes have been set up at various commanding heights and mountain passes. They are controlled by the internal security forces of each military region in peacetime and taken over by the army in wartime. Internal security troops are stationed in the military stations all year round to carry out tasks such as border control.

Monitoring, natural resource protection, land surveying, forest fire prevention and other tasks.

Accompanied by several senior officers of the border defense force, Kang Fan inspected multiple border defense stations, brought many condolences to the officers and soldiers stationed in the stations, stayed in one station for several nights, and even enthusiastically

Officers and soldiers stood guard for several shifts.

On the border defense lines, only battalion-level military depots are connected by cement roads, and each battalion-level military depot manages multiple medium- and small-sized military depots at the company, platoon, and squad levels. These military depots only have access roads.

They are connected to their respective battalion-level military stations. In winter, the mountains are closed by heavy snow for up to half a year, and the supply of materials is intermittent. The living conditions of the garrison are relatively difficult. Therefore, Kang Fan chose this company-level military station to experience the officers and soldiers.

their lives.