Rebirth of the Qing Empire

To put it simply, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 was a war between the Qing Empire and Japan for the right to rule Korea.

Before the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War, Korea was a vassal state of the Qing Empire. It was said to be a "vassal state". In fact, the Qing Empire never interfered with its internal affairs and diplomacy, but only provided military protection. The two governments had a harmonious relationship. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-1895,

, Japan annexed Korea, and Korea immediately became a Japanese colony from an independent and sovereign country.

Ten years later, it was the troops from the Qing Empire that drove the Japanese occupying forces out of North Korea, allowing North Korea to be "liberated". Therefore, the newly established North Korean government immediately resumed the close religious relations with the Qing Empire.

The vassal relationship once again enjoyed the military protection of the Qing Empire. The New First Army of the Beining Army stationed in North Korea became the protector of the Korean Peninsula as an army dispatched by the suzerain of the Qing Empire.

The New First Army of the Beining Army was formed from the Jin First Army with outstanding military exploits. As the supreme commander of the New First Army, Commander Zhou Dingkun has been working hard to maintain domestic stability in North Korea and consolidate the northeastern border defense. Under Kang Fan's instigation, Commander Zhou Dingkun

As he wished, he married the sister of his former subordinate, Battalion Commander Zhang (now Master Zhang). After Commander Zhou and Commander Zhang became a family, Commander Zhou was still wary of Commander Zhang, who had a hot temper, brave combat, and strong martial arts skills.

Kang Fan was very amused by the fact that he kept a respectful distance from his uncle.

After the Security Bureau successfully helped the North Korean government quell a small-scale rebellion by pro-Japanese factions in the country, Director Li, who was unwilling to be left alone, personally led a special operations team and an intelligence working group to stay in Seoul, Kyoto, in case of further mishaps, which coincided with this incident.

Kang Fan, who came to North Korea for inspection at that time, met him.

"Long time no see, principal." Director Li's eyes were moist as he spoke. Commander Zhou and Commander Zhang next to him also had solemn expressions on their faces.

In the battle to rescue He Shuixiu, Kang Fan and the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion fought to the end with the numerically superior Japanese army. Except for Kang Fan, who recovered half of his life, the other officers and soldiers all died heroically. After many years, everyone is at ease.

I am deeply saddened that I did not try my best to stop Kang Fan's arbitrary and reckless actions and did not implement timely rescue.

"Principal, as long as I live, I will never let you be surrounded by enemy forces again. Even if you do, I will stay with you until death." Director Li said emotionally.

Kang Fan smiled and said: "You are now at the same level as the commander, and you are still so excited! This is the most taboo emotion for commanders."

Director Li smiled and said humorously: "Then I will calmly die with you."

Everyone laughed and the atmosphere became relaxed.

Jeju Island is located in the southwest waters of the Korean Peninsula and is located in the center of the Far East. It is more than 90 kilometers away from the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula to the north and across the sea from Japan's Kyushu Island to the east. It guards the Korean Strait and controls the waterway from the coast of China to and from the Sea of ​​Japan.

, of great strategic significance. After a short stay in Seoul, Kang Fan, accompanied by everyone, boarded a "Flying Fish" class patrol boat of the Bac Ninh Navy to land on the island and inspected the naval base located in Jeju Port, the capital of Jeju Island.

The size of the Jeju Island Naval Base is second only to the Lushun Naval Base and about the same size as the Vladivostok Naval Base. It is jointly used by the Bacnyin Coast Guard and the Navy, and is stationed with ships, aircraft and personnel of the Coast Guard and the Navy. Kang Fan flew on the Coast Guard's

A "Seahawk" seaplane took off from Jeju Port Airport and flew around the island.

Viewed from the air, the blue water stretches as far as the eye can see. Jeju Island is like a giant green ship floating on the sea. The surrounding waters are dotted with fishing sails. The forests, grasslands, rocks, rivers and towns on the island are clearly visible, and the scenery is magnificent.

After several turns, the plane flew directly to the Ulleungdo Naval Base along the southern coast of North Korea.

Ulleungdo is located in the Sea of ​​Japan to the east of the Korean Peninsula, 140 kilometers from the east coast of North Korea. It is named after the lush forests on the island. The island covers an area of ​​more than 70 square kilometers, although it is small compared with Jeju Island, which covers an area of ​​more than 1,800 square kilometers.

It is pitiful, but it is a strategic location for the defense of North Korea's eastern coast.

Ulleungdo Naval Base is small in scale and is garrisoned by a Marine Corps battalion. The base has a port, a seaplane airport and other supporting facilities. On the surface, it only seems to be stationed with ships and aircraft of the Coast Guard and patrols of the Navy.

In fact, there is a large submarine cavern built in the towering rock walls around the base port. The cave entrance is hidden under the water. All kinds of facilities in the cave are complete and have all the conditions to support the submarine force's operations. The permanent one has

The naval submarine detachment of six "Jiaolong-A" class submarines monitors the entire Sea of ​​Japan.

It was Kang Fan's idea to build a submarine cavern here, in order to use the "Jiaolong" class submarines with superior combat performance and its improved "Jiaolong-A" class submarines to fight against the Japanese Navy. The surface ship force of the Bac Ninh Navy has not yet competed with the Japanese navy.

The strength of naval surface ships in head-on confrontation. Before the formation of the Bac Ninh Navy's ocean-going strike fleet, which uses aircraft carriers as its main attack weapons, the Bac Ninh Navy's most powerful naval warfare weapon was still its submarine.

The aircraft carrier under construction is named "Zhonghua" class, and the carrier-based combat/reconnaissance/attack aircraft specially developed for the "Zhonghua" class have also begun test flights. Others such as dock landing ships, comprehensive supply ships and other aircraft carrier fleet support

Combat ships are also under construction. By then, when the "Zhonghua" class aircraft carrier is put into service, it will form the future together with the "Qing" class late-stage improved cruiser, the "Jiaolong" class late-stage improved submarine and other new auxiliary combat ships.

The ocean-going strike fleet of the Beining Navy defended the vast maritime territory of the Qing Empire.

From 1840 to the present, the Qing Empire has been repeatedly invaded from the sea by naval powers such as Britain and France, and suffered from the lack of defense. After learning from the painful experience, the Beiyang Navy was established by spending huge sums of money to purchase warships from abroad. At that time, it was known as the Beiyang Navy.

However, the First Fleet in Asia was completely annihilated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1895 a few years later, and once again lost the capital to defend its maritime borders. The painful facts show that without strong industrial productivity as a foundation, it is unable to manufacture the necessary weapons and equipment on its own, relying solely on money.

You cannot buy national security. In the end, you will end up buying - falling behind - failing - buying again - falling behind again - failing again.

Now, this arduous and glorious mission can only be taken over by the Bac Ninh Navy. Although the current Bac Ninh Navy is not powerful, it is relying on its own capabilities to develop steadily with its increasingly strong industrial strength and build a capable navy.

A navy that protects our country is no longer an unattainable dream, and the tragedy of the Beiyang Navy will never happen again.

He Shuixiu was fascinated by Ulleungdo's unique and charming maritime customs and was reluctant to leave. Kang Fan had no choice but to stay with her for a few more days before boarding a "Daeqing"-class cruiser "Fengcheon" specially made to pick her up.

Head to Vladivostok.

Although the "Qing" class cruiser has spacious accommodation cabins with air conditioning and comfortable beds, and Kang Fan and He Shuixiu even live in the senior officer cabins of the "Fengtian" with better conditions, no matter what, it is only an improvement for He Shuixiu.

He just suffered from the condition of "seasickness", and he was vomiting all the way. Kang Fan was helpless and could only accompany him like a shadow.

When he was about to arrive at his destination, He Shui Xiucai finally began to adapt to the life on the ship, and his physical condition gradually improved. At this time, Kang Fan could already see the misty Xihot Mountains from the tall bridge of the "Fengtian"

, it is inevitable to have ups and downs of heart.

The Sikhot Mountains stretch between the Ussuri River and the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan, running from northeast to southwest, running through the entire Binhai Krai of Jilin Province. The northernmost end is Temple Street, a port city at the mouth of Heilongjiang, and the southernmost end reaches the vicinity of Vladivostok.

It is more than 1,000 kilometers long and nearly 300 kilometers wide. It has beautiful mountains and clear waters, lush vegetation and abundant products. However, it is remote, vast and sparsely populated. Almost all the permanent population live in Temple Street at the mouth of Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang and Wusuli rivers.

Khabarovsk at the junction and Vladivostok on the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan.

Among them, because the city of Vladivostok is built close to the sea, and is connected to the mainland by railways and highways, with convenient transportation, mild climate, and beautiful scenery, it has quickly become the largest population center. The current permanent population is nearly one million, and it is developing into the jurisdiction of Bac Ninh.

The largest port city on the coast of the Sea of ​​Japan is the most important sea passage for materials and people in Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces. It consists of the shipbuilding industry, export processing industry, wood processing industry and fishery as the main economic entities. Its status is equivalent to that of Tuojiang.

The former Tianjin base. Agricultural products, mineral products produced in the Northeast and industrial products from the Mainland are concentrated in Vladivostok Port, and then transported to various places from here. Since the new sea vessels are both comfortable, fast, safe and reliable, people traveling between the Mainland and the Northeast are also

Most people choose to travel by boat. Therefore, the Port of Vladivostok is often filled with accumulation of materials and crowds of people. However, because the entire port has been completely renovated and expanded using modern design concepts, various modern port equipment and scientific and reasonable infrastructure have created a new world for the port.

It creates an efficient and orderly operating environment, and because of the vast area surrounding the port, there is ample space to utilize, making it look more open and tidy than the Tianjin base.

Most of the residents of Vladivostok are new residents who have moved from all over the country in recent years, and most of the Russians who originally lived here moved away with the defeated Russian army and disappeared. There are also a small number of local indigenous residents, and

There are tens of thousands of troops stationed in Bac Ninh. Most of the local government agencies are composed of returned overseas students. They are young and energetic. They are often able to implement various policies by drawing inferences from one example and have remarkable achievements. And they worship Kang Fan as a national hero.

, everyone was so excited to see their idol this time that they were a little carried away.

"This place has been occupied by the Russians for half a century, and now it has finally returned to the embrace of our Chinese family. This is the fruit of victory obtained with the lives and blood of the outstanding sons and daughters of our Chinese nation! You must cherish it more and take it.

Use all your enthusiasm, wisdom, and strength to build, manage, and develop this place well. Don't let down the eager expectations of those compatriots who lost their sons and daughters in that war of recapture." Kang Fan said to everyone.

Everyone agreed in unison with excited expressions.

When coming here, Kang Fan must go to Xingkai Lake.

Xingkai Lake is one of the main sources of the Ussuri River. The lake water flows into the Heilongjiang River through the Ussuri River and into the Tatar Strait. This lake was originally an inner lake of the Qing Empire and was also the "ancestral land" of the Manchus, the ancestors of the Manchus.

They thrived in the lake area more than 6,000 years ago and created their own unique civilization. Later, after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the vast area surrounding the lake area was banned by the Qing court for more than 200 years, and people were not allowed to enter to cultivate wasteland.

On the contrary, the natural ecology here has been well preserved and it has become a paradise for wild animals and plants.

In 1860, although Russia occupied two-thirds of Xingkai Lake and turned the lake into the boundary lake between the Qing Empire and Russia, due to the scarcity of Russian immigrants in the Far East and the fact that it was far away from the population center, it was unable to

After entering the lake area for development, the lake area still remains the same. Now, this large lake, whose total area is much larger than the two Ningwu counties combined, has returned to the territory of the Qing Empire. How can you not go and see it?

The area around Xingkai Lake is densely covered with forests, vast swamps, and rich water and grass. The people living here are all native Manchus. They still retain the original fishing and hunting lifestyle without reclaiming wasteland for farming. They coexist in harmony with nature, are simple and enthusiastic. Dangkang

After Fan and He Shuixiu spent a few days enjoying a fresh and pleasant fishing and hunting life with these locals by the beautiful Xingkai Lake, He Shuixiu gained a new perspective.

"Brother Kang, the Manchu people here are as good as the people in our hometown." He Shuixiu said.

Kang Fan smiled and said: "Every nation will have scum, including us Han people. But after all, they are a minority."