Rebirth of the Qing Empire

By the way, this train brought 6 new armored fighting vehicles, a batch of fuel and coal. After Mei Xiang and the others left, the officers and soldiers at the base began to carry these things. The temperature has dropped rapidly recently, and the Nankou area is in the wind again. This batch of coal was delivered

It was done in a timely manner, so the boiler room no longer had to clamor all day long that the coal reserve was about to run out, and the heating of the base was guaranteed before the severe winter came.

Kang Fan jumped on a combat vehicle and took a test drive on the base training ground. He felt very satisfied.

This tank uses an improved full-track tractor chassis, and the original engine is replaced with a new and more powerful diesel engine. The maximum speed can exceed 50 kilometers per hour. The closed body is welded with armored steel plates to withstand all contemporary powerful nations.

The rifles, machine guns and shell fragments equipped by the army are more than enough to attack the fragments of artillery shells. A closed armored turret equipped with an improved 82 field gun is installed in the middle of the car body and can rotate 360 ​​degrees. The top, front and rear of the turret are

There is a Type 96 general-purpose machine gun installed.

The vehicle was developed and produced by the Defense Branch of Taiyuan Automobile Manufacturing Enterprise under the guidance of Kang Fan. These six vehicles are the first batch of trial production models and were specially sent to the Nankou base to entrust the mechanization group for performance testing.

"From today onwards, call your soldiers and drive this kind of car as hard as you can into the roadless wilderness, firing hard with guns and cannons until the car can no longer drive." Kang Fan said to Commander Zhou.

Commander Zhou saluted with a standard PLA military salute, then accepted the order and left.

Kang Fan felt that he really looked like the amiable and respectable comrades in his memory, and he couldn't help but feel cherished in his heart, and called him again: "Bring a pen and paper, and put the results of each test on each car."

The details must be recorded carefully, summarized and handed over to me.”

"Understood, principal." Captain Zhou agreed and ran away.

After a while, the six tanks rumbled onto the training ground. After arranging in formation, they sped up, kicked up dust in the sky, rushed out of the base gate, and soon disappeared into the cold and windy wilderness.

"It will be a joy to fight the foreign devils with this kind of weapon!" Kang Fan couldn't help but feel itchy.

During the time that Kang Fan was in the capital, Shoushan, Nie Shicheng, Song Qing and others visited the Nankou base. Nie Shicheng spent the most nights at the Nankou base because he came all the way from Tianjin every time.

"The theory that the Jin army is invulnerable is widely spread throughout the world. Now would you like to put it to the test?" Nie Shicheng asked with a smile.

Kang Fan smiled, "The juniors know that the seniors are very suspicious, but the Jin army is not like the Boxers' trickery, it is actually the power of science and technology."

He then ordered someone to present a piece of breastplate worn by the Jin army. "This is made of fine steel. It is very effective in resisting pistol fire and bayonet stabs. However, it cannot effectively resist rifle fire at the moment." Kang Fan said while demonstrating.

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Nie Shicheng was very surprised. He held it in his hand and looked at it carefully for a long time, and said: "I once saw with my own eyes the boxer's 'invulnerability' deception. In fact, it is to load the bullet first, then the gunpowder. After shooting, the gunpowder is burned first, and the bullet is in front."

Later, he was taken out by the force instead of being pushed out by gunpowder, so he could not hurt anyone. I was very angry, so I exposed his trick and killed him with one knife."

Kang Fan said with a smile: "Senior Nie has unique insight, and the younger generation admires him very much. However, it would be too much to kill a peasant out of anger and want to practice cunning."

Nie Shicheng also laughed, "That's when the Boxers hated me deeply. However, I have fought against foreigners several times and I know how big the gap is. How can the Boxers support the Qing Dynasty and destroy the foreigners?"

?It will bring disaster to the country and the people!"

Kang Fan agrees.

"Master Kang was so murderous that everyone was horrified when he heard about it. However, he was kind-hearted in dealing with the Boxer Rebellion. I wonder why?" Nie Shicheng asked.

Kang Fan said: "Without him, our country and our people should take care of our ears."

Nie Shicheng stroked the beard on his upper lip, thoughtfully.

At that time, the two decided on the defense matters in the Tianjin area. The Dagukou Fort and the Jin army stationed on the Tianjin coast were managed by Kang Fan in peacetime. In wartime, they were combined with Nie Shicheng's armed guards in Tianjin and were under the command of Nie Shicheng. The two armies would also

Carry out extensive mutual assistance and cooperation in communications, information exchange, logistics support, and defense of key areas to jointly consolidate the defense work in the Tianjin area.

In just a few months, the Jin army won two battles against the Japanese and Russian armies, which achieved an excellent deterrent effect. It not only promoted the domestic and international situation to quickly stabilize, but also strengthened the control of Beijing and Tianjin.

The control of this key area realized Kang Fan's strategic vision.

After the situation in the capital eased, most of the internal defense troops retreated to Shanxi. However, the number of standing troops of the Jin Army stationed at the Nankou base increased to more than 10,000. Their cavalry units carried out armed patrols in the areas around the capital from time to time every day to provide local

It brought a complete sense of security to the people. In the capital, a place where elites gathered, the Jin army was widely praised by the people as a righteous army of the Qing Empire, and then spread to all parts of the country, and its influence was rapidly expanding.

In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, Kang Fan returned to Shanxi. The newly completed roads were paved with a mixture of cement and gravel, and it seemed that fresh water vapor could still be felt. The road could accommodate two sx2300s driving side by side. It was not very wide, but it was enough.

Flat and hard. By contemporary standards, there may not be many kilometers of roads of this standard in the world, but Shanxi is currently forming a network between several important cities. It is really not an easy achievement!

Perhaps because of the twelfth lunar month, apart from two buses carrying a few passengers, no pedestrians were seen at any stop along the way. The only people accompanying them were soldiers standing densely like soldiers on both sides of the road.

The white poplars stretch out their bare branches tenaciously in the cold wind, waiting.

"Don't worry, spring will come soon." Kang Fan shouted excitedly in his heart.

From a distance, you can see the majestic Taiyuan City standing majestically in the vast white snow. The city wall, which is more than 10 meters high, stretches for dozens of miles. The cornices on the city wall are superimposed, and the large and small gate towers with carved dragons and painted phoenixes stand tall and neatly arranged. Watchtowers

, the battlements and green bricks are visible. Under the gate tower, the city gate is open, and there is an endless flow of cars, horses and people.

Looking at all this, Kang Fan felt a strong sense of satisfaction: this largest city in Shanxi, after thousands of years of vicissitudes, has been dominated by a group of young people from later generations and is beginning its own new life.

And under her leadership, the Three Jin Lands, the Qing Empire and even the whole world will tremble! What kind of experience is this? No matter who can have such an experience in their life, even if they die, it is worth it.

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Kang Fan was preparing to enter the city through the new south gate in the southeast of Taiyuan City. The officers and soldiers of the inner guard guarding the gate tower had already seen his car. When Kang Fan drove to the outer city, the officers and soldiers were already lined up in Wengcheng to greet him.

The officers and soldiers have a standard military posture and neat appearance, which directly reflects the strict daily management of the army. Moreover, Kang Fan had just seen in the car that these officers and soldiers were polite and courteous to passers-by when they were on duty, although they could not hear their words.

What to say, but it can be concluded that they are definitely not dictating. Kang Fan was very satisfied and felt even better.

I drove into the city and moved slowly and carefully through the crowded streets. It took me nearly 2 hours to drive to the governor's office.

"In the city, it's better to ride Red Rabbit. The sx2300 is too big." Kang Fan said to himself.

The yard was very quiet. Kang Fan stood for a while and heard the sound of Red Rabbit sniffing. He felt happy and walked into the stable in the east side room of the yard. He saw Red Rabbit holding his head high inside, trying to break away from the chain.

of horse reins.

"Miss me, right?" Kang Fan walked over, untied the reins, and stroked Red Rabbit's shiny mane.

Chitu kept snoring and rubbed his head against him.

"Where have they gone, Red Rabbit?" Kang Fan asked, but then he stopped laughing. Can Red Rabbit speak?

Let the red rabbit out and let it roam in the courtyard. The snow in the courtyard was cleaned very clean, and a snowman was piled in the lotus pond, which was very interesting. Suddenly I felt hungry, but the door was locked and I couldn't enter.

Go. Look at your watch. It’s not meal time yet, and there’s no ready-made meals in the cafeteria. So I have to dig out a canned fish from the car and eat it. Chitu came over and touched his hand. He got out of the car again.

He took out a handful of fried peanuts, patiently peeled them off one by one and fed them to Red Rabbit.

I heard Adolf's familiar cry in the distance. I looked up and saw that behind Adolf, Mei Xiang's graceful figure was meandering through the courtyards, and a warm feeling slowly rose from the bottom of my heart.

Kang Fan quickly swallowed the fish in the can, wanting to finish it before Mei Xiang saw him, but there was still a lot of fish, how could he finish it all at once? He was really reluctant to throw it away, and while hesitating, Mei Xiang had already moved forward quickly.

courtyard.

"Bring it here!" Mei Xiang took the can from his hand and threw it to Adolf, "Are you so hungry? You have been busy all day long, and you don't even know how to eat hot food in such a cold day!"

Kang Fan looked at Mei Xiang's pretty face, which was flushed with cold, with a smile, chewing the fish meat in his mouth. Adolf ignored the can, squatted down next to Kang Fan, and stared at him without leaving his eyes.

"Come home with me." Mei Xiang took Kang Fan's hand.

Kang Fan followed obediently.

Although people she knew well had sent a lot of New Year's goods in the twelfth lunar month, and sumptuous food had been prepared in the canteen of the governor's office, Mei Xiang insisted on celebrating the New Year for Kang Fan with her own hands and dragged Kang Fan to the market and shops to buy this and that.

Kang Fan originally didn't like to do these things, but as long as Mei Xiang was happy, he was willing to do anything with her. In the past year, he had been running around, but Mei Xiang was neglected.

The current prosperity of Taiyuan City is no less than that of the Tianjin Base, and it far exceeds the Tianjin Base in terms of influence and scope. Domestic and foreign merchants gather here, including Asians with black hair and yellow skin, Europeans with blond hair and white skin, and black people.

There are more black-skinned Africans, Arabs wearing huge headscarves, etc. than in the Tianjin base. Cars, carriages, camels, bicycles, trolleys, etc. are everywhere, with various languages, races, cultures and products.

Here, the shops and markets along the streets are stocked with local, foreign, and foreign goods, with a wide variety of products. Compared with the depressed situation when I first came here, the difference between heaven and earth is as great as heaven and earth!

As the capital of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan City's urban management work is quite good. Public facilities, commercial areas, factory areas, residential areas, etc. are all in order. The greening and beautification work everywhere is very detailed, making everything look...

Vibrant, clean and tidy. Looking around, you can see the green pines and cypresses on the mountains in the distance, set against the snow-capped background, against the blue sky, what a fascinating northern style!

"The country is so beautiful that it has attracted countless heroes to bend their waists..." Kang Fan suddenly remembered a few poems by great men and couldn't help but blurt out.

Mei Xiang smiled, "What are you saying with emotion? Why do you still have random thoughts when you have a beautiful woman by your side?"

Kang Fan hugged Mei Xiang with his arms, almost placing his entire body weight on Mei Xiang's shoulders.

"You're crushing me to death!" Mei Xiang said, but she grabbed Kang Fan's hand that was hanging on her chest and refused to let go. The two of them just walked back and forth through the crowd, choosing from time to time.

Everywhere he went while shopping for the products he liked, the eyes of many passers-by would be focused on the two of them, making Kang Fan feel very uncomfortable.

"What a big change." Kang Fan said with emotion.

Mei Xiang glanced at him, "If you don't come back, I'm afraid you won't even be able to find your home."

Kang Fan smiled, "That doesn't matter. As long as I can find you, you are my home."

Mei Xiang was immediately delighted, "This sentence still sounds like that."

On the way, I met several classmates from Meixiang, all of whom were carrying large and small bags of New Year's goods. They were all beaming with joy. After a heated conversation, everyone went their separate ways.

Now, these originally childish college students have found their own suitable positions in this era, and their efforts are subtly changing everything around them. Thinking of the original incident, Kang Fan can't say what the relationship between them is now.

For them, it means a disaster or a blessing, but what is certain is that there will be regrets after all. After all, there were many things in that era that they could not easily let go of, such as family ties, friendships, dreams and sustenance, etc. I am afraid that

There is a possibility that it will never be recovered.

"Do we have to go back to that era?" Kang Fan asked himself in his heart.