Rebirth of the Qing Empire

Shoushan, Huifeng and others did not expect that the conflict with the Russians would subside so quickly, but Kang Fan was not surprised.

Analyzing the reasons, firstly, the whole country of the Qing Empire shared the same hatred of the enemy and was determined to fight. Although the current national power of the Qing Empire is declining, it is a big country after all. As long as there is the determination to fight to the end, any rational person in the world can

No powerful government would easily have the idea of ​​​​challenging the Qing Empire alone and fully confronting it; secondly, Russia was worried about losing the interests it had gained in places such as Jilin and Shengjing; thirdly, Western countries led by the United States clearly supported the Qing Dynasty

The last and most important point is that the rescue operation of the expatriates commanded by Kang Fan was quite successful. Not only did they completely wipe out the Russian bandits, but they also brought back all the bodies of the fallen Jin army officers and soldiers, leaving no trace for the Russian side.

However, the few casualties of Qing expatriates and the houses, shops, etc. of local Qing expatriates that were burned or looted became the most direct evidence against Russia’s criminal acts. If this is the case with the Qing Empire,

When the war broke out, the Russian government did not receive widespread support at home. On the surface, the impression left to the world is that the Qing expatriates resisted fiercely in this incident, and while they suffered huge losses, they also caused consequences to the Russian side.

The considerable losses only proved the incompetence of the Russian local authorities and the bravery of the Qing expatriates.

After listening to Kang Fan's analysis, Shoushan and others expressed their approval.

Kang Fan said: "If we hadn't taken the initiative this time and the Queen Mother had strictly ordered to supervise the war, the Northeast region and even the entire Qing Empire would still be fighting on their own like during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. Just imagine: if it weren't for the Queen Mother

Stern order, can we mobilize the garrison troops in Jilin and Shengjing provinces? If not, Russia will definitely take the initiative to go to war."

"Are you gambling?" Donovan asked in shock.

Kang Fan smiled, "Yes. I will bet on the attitude of Empress Dowager Cixi this time."

Donovan's hands trembled with fear, "What if the Empress Dowager Cixi doesn't support you?"

Kang Fan shook his head, "She won't do that. She also has the desire to make this country stronger. Besides, for Russia, unless our army occupies its territory, it is unlikely that we will use all our strength to fight against it.

We go to war. We have shown our strength through this operation, and the Russian army must be wary. And Heilongjiang Province, located in the Far East, is too far from Russia's economically developed and densely populated central Europe, and it is difficult to supply soldiers and materials.

If we really have to fight, the outcome is unpredictable. The Russians will not easily start a war when they are not sure of victory and there are no benefits to be gained. I am not a crazy gambler. I understand that 'forging iron requires one's own toughness'

The truth.”

Donovan stopped talking, looked at Kang Fan, turned around and walked away angrily.

Kang Fan knew very well that although his efforts had temporarily delayed the outbreak of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces' war of aggression against China due to the Boxer Rebellion's xenophobic movement, and had also recovered some losses in some local areas, the long-term strategies of Japan and Russia were based on

The goal was to occupy the northeastern region of the Qing Empire and seize the rich resources here to develop themselves. Therefore, although both countries handled the conflict with the Jin army in a relatively low-key manner, they were not showing weakness, but preparing for the two wars that were about to break out in 1904.

The country was preparing for the war to compete for the northeastern region of the Qing Empire.

Although the battlefield of this war was in the Qing Empire, the will of the war was controlled by Japan and Russia. In fact, it had nothing to do with the Qing Empire. The Qing Empire could no longer influence the course of the war by changing its own behavior. Therefore, defending

The war in Heilongjiang and even the entire Northeast will be inevitable.

Kang Fan sized up the situation and took advantage of the current complex international situation and his own increasing strength. With the help of actual combat, he skillfully achieved the purpose of training his team and establishing military prestige, which was also to prepare for this future war.

Shoushan is a descendant of the national hero Yuan Chonghuan in the late Ming Dynasty. He is truly worthy of being a general. His noble state of loyalty to the country can be seen from his rectification of the border defense in the Heilongjiang area: following Kang Fan's suggestion, the Heilongjiang area had already built

A defense system in which strategic points are heavily garrisoned and mobile forces respond to each other. With the rapid increase in Shanxi's industrial production capacity, new guns, artillery and other weapons produced by military industrial enterprises have also begun to be supplied to the Heilongjiang garrison, and the original old weapons were transferred to

Other domestic troops were either sold abroad in exchange for pounds. Shoushan copied all the Jin army's models and carried out modernization reforms for the elite mobile troops in the Heilongjiang garrison, such as cutting off their braids and replacing them with short crew cuts; changing into Jin army uniforms and combat equipment;

Large-scale expansion of cavalry; transformation of local military camps to Jin Army's military camp standards, adoption of Jin Army's modern training methods, etc. Although these measures encountered a lot of resistance during the implementation process, with the full support of Huifeng and other enlightened generals

, the above-mentioned reforms were implemented smoothly according to the original plan. The large-scale military-industrial complex built in Aihui City has also been put into production, and the weapons, ammunition and combat equipment produced have begun to be supplied to the Heilongjiang garrison. In the future, this will be a powerful combat force.

friendly forces!

The Empress Dowager Cixi was quite satisfied with the Jin army's action to suppress the Boxer Rebellion. Under this situation, local governments such as Shandong and Shengjing also followed suit and vigorously suppressed the local Boxer Rebellion. The situation completely changed. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi was not satisfied with Kang Fan.

He held different opinions on the lenient treatment of the Boxer Rebellion and the appeasement of the officers and soldiers involved in the rebellion.

"The Boxer Rebellion is really the cause of the disaster. If we want to get rid of the root cause, we must eradicate it painfully!" Cixi said.

Kang Fan said: "Empress Dowager, as far as I know, the Yihe Tuan people are all ordinary people, and most of them are ignorant. They were instigated and connive by some ministers with ulterior motives in the court to cause chaos in the suburbs of Beijing. Although their methods were cruel and their actions were abominable, they were

The slogan "Support the Qing Dynasty and destroy the foreign countries" is reasonable and reasonable, and should be supported. At present, our dynasty must take the word "forbearance" as its top priority and appease all parties. We must not lose our dynasty's intention of becoming strong because of small things.

If the imperial court guides it correctly, it will be used by me in the future, and its power must not be underestimated! The root of the problem lies with the imperial court, Gang Yi, Dong Fuxiang and others are actually the masterminds of the rebellion. The Yihe Tuan people who participated in the rebellion will be sentenced according to the sentencing, and the rest will be treated as such.

You can just be dismissed and go home, it’s not appropriate to investigate further.”

Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and said: "If you are so kind-hearted, how can you achieve great things?"

Kang Fan smiled, "Being an official is not about kindness, but actually about unity. Unite all the officials in the country, unite the people of the world, unite colleagues at home and abroad, and pool the power of the whole people to overcome the national crisis. Unity makes us strong, and division makes us poor and weak. This is the principle of people.

Everyone knows it.”

The Empress Dowager Cixi sighed and said, "I am indeed more than willing but not strong enough to deal with Gang Yi and others."

Kang Fan didn't expect Cixi to say such depressing words to him, and couldn't help but feel miserable in his heart: "The Queen Mother does not need to be discouraged. There are Jin troops from the lower ranks and General Shoushan's Heilongjiang soldiers, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals.

What’s there to be afraid of when you’re safe on the outside?”

Empress Dowager Cixi smiled and nodded, "I am fully aware of your efforts. I will do my best to support your actions in the future."

Kang Fan bowed and thanked him.

At that moment, the Empress Dowager Cixi issued an order to hand over all the principal criminals among the Boxers and Qing soldiers who participated in the rebellion to the Ministry of Punishment, who would be punished as appropriate depending on the severity of their crimes. The accomplices who were more serious would be given a lighter sentence, and the less serious would be pardoned, and all the death row prisoners would be shot.

This is a relatively civilized method of death penalty, abolishing the cruel methods of death penalty in the past, such as hanging and beheading, etc., and all others will be forcibly deported and returned home. Important ministers such as Gangyi who instigate chaos will be demoted, detained, reprimanded and other punishments

, and at the same time gave the Jin army the status of a forbidden army in the capital, responsible for the important defense tasks in the Gyeonggi region.

In this way, the Jin Army was upgraded from the original local army to a central force like Ronglu's Armed Guards, and enjoyed the same treatment as the Armed Guards. Kang Fan naturally became the same as Song Qing, Dong Fuxiang, Nie Shicheng, Yuan Shikai and other Beiyang troops who also belonged to the Armed Guards.

The infantry commanders of various departments of the New Army were senior imperial officers of the same rank. However, Kang Fan was not dispatched by honor and salary like the above-mentioned people, but directly obeyed the orders of the Empress Dowager Cixi. In essence, he had become the pro-army of the Empress Dowager Cixi to counter the imperial power.

The various factions holding military power have reached a certain balance in the political balance.

"You are currently stationed in the capital. I'm afraid it will be difficult to leave for a while. You might as well bring Mei Xiang over to keep me company. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss this little girl very much." Empress Dowager Cixi said to Kang Fan.

Kang Fan actually had this intention for a long time. He and Mei Xiang had not seen each other for more than half a year since the Battle of Tianjin, and they missed her deeply. However, due to official duties, he could not escape, so he had no choice but to give up. Now the situation is becoming more and more serious.

Now that the situation is stable, the Nankou base has been initially built. Besides, if you are stationed in Gyeonggi, you don't have to worry about the risks Mei Xiang will encounter in the palace. It's time to take over. Thinking of this and the beauty of Mei Xiang, I can't help but feel fascinated.

After the Security Bureau sent someone to escort Mei Xiang to the Nankou base, Kang Fan was scolded by Mei Xiang. She said a lot of things eloquently. In the end, they just meant one thing: You are busy with your business and you have forgotten me, Mei Xiang, in the 21st century.

Bar!

Kang Fan told Mei Xiang in detail what had happened during this period, and Mei Xiang's complexion finally improved.

"Judy really helped a lot, you should be nice to her." Mei Xiang said sourly.

Kang Fan expected that she would mention Judy, but he still felt panicked.

"I said it very objectively, and that's what I meant. Kang Fan, don't worry too much." Seeing that he was a little uncomfortable, Mei Xiang deliberately added this, and then smiled slyly, "As long as you are alive."

Kang Fan hugged her and refused to let go for a long time. Smelling the familiar fragrance of Mei Xiang and feeling her plump and warm body, his heart, which had been ups and downs during this period, immediately settled down.

This time, Mei Xiang brought a lot of beauty products, daily chemical products, pure cotton underwear, nylon stockings and other women's products produced by local companies in Shanxi. She also brought some rare mountain products produced in Shanxi and Heilongjiang. Judy was very interested in those products.

I really like the novel women's products, and I couldn't wait to wear long flesh-colored nylon stockings in front of Kang Fan's interview, but I didn't even look at those fake products.

"I really don't understand. These rare mountain products are hard to find all over the world, such as ginseng, mink skin, pine mushrooms, fungus, etc. Which one is not better than these things?" Kang Fan was puzzled.

Mei Xiang and Judy looked at each other and smiled tacitly, ignoring Kang Fan and just talking in a low voice enthusiastically.