Rebirth of the Qing Empire

Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces have many rivers, which are suitable for shipping. The rapid development of inland shipping, along with roads, railways, aviation and coastal transportation, constitutes a complete and unique transportation network in the region. The two provinces are connected to their southern neighbors.

Shengjing Province is a coastal area and has abundant natural resources for the development of heavy industry. Therefore, the development situation of this area is quite satisfactory.

This time Kang Fan and his party took a train from Vladivostok to Khabarovsk. After a short stay in Khabarovsk, they continued north to Temple Street. Here they transferred to the inland river patrol boat of the border defense force and sailed on the Ussuri River, Heilongjiang River, and Songhua River.

, sailing on the Nen River and Mudan River, and inspecting along the way, we easily visited the most important inland shipping hub cities of Harbin and Jiamusi, as well as several emerging industrial and agricultural cities. Along the way, we enjoyed the dense and prosperous virgin forests, dotted lakes, and endless views.

The grasslands, the vast swamps, the criss-crossed fields, the wide variety of birds, animals, fish, etc., as well as the magnificent mountains and rivers, felt quite good. What surprised him the most was seeing a few beautiful and majestic Siberian tigers.

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"We cannot neglect the protection of the ecological environment because of development. All life and products in nature are left to us by our ancestors and are members of our Chinese family. We must allow all these to be reproduced for thousands of generations, and

Children of all ethnic groups in China share this beautiful homeland. This is our historical mission," said Kang Fan.

Huifeng smiled and said: "This region has always done very well in these aspects, Kangdi, just relax."

Due to seasickness and the exhaustion along the way, He Shuixiu never got a good rest. She insisted on accompanying Kang Fan, who was in high spirits. After arriving at Aihui City, he finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell ill. Kang Fan accompanied her in Aihui.

After staying in the hospital for a few days, He Shuixiu insisted on being discharged. For peace of mind, the two of them moved into a courtyard arranged by Huifeng that was built on the Heilongjiang River, while Director Li and the others stayed in another adjacent courtyard.

in, protected at all times.

It is late summer, and the climate in the Aihun area is cool, which is the most comfortable season. In addition to taking care of He Shuixiu, Kang Fan goes fishing on the Heilongjiang River every day, and every time at this time, He Shuixiu will follow Kang Fan out to breathe fresh air.

Air, bask in the sun, move hands and feet, etc. Now the salmon has begun to migrate from the sea to its birthplace in Heilongjiang. This kind of fish is delicious and nutritious, and is a delicacy. He Shuixiu eats it and is cooked by Kang Fan himself

The salmon enjoyed Kang Fan’s meticulous consideration, not to mention how moist it was.

The current situation along the Heilongjiang River is very calm. Russia has lost control of the Heilongjiang Basin since its defeat. The army has withdrawn to deal with the intensifying revolutionary movements and severe border defense situations in its own European regions, and has no time to take care of this distant Asian land.

However, the Beining Army did not retreat after the armistice. It established a forward defense line on the spot in the Waixing'an Mountains north of Heilongjiang, and took advantage of the lack of Russian troops in the Far East to continue to penetrate westward and gradually encroach on the Russian-controlled areas. Chen Bing

On the right bank of the Shilka River, it threatens Chita, an important town in the Russian Far East.

After many negotiations between the two sides, the Bac Ninh Army stopped advancing and fixed the defense line along the Shilka River. In exchange for the Bac Ninh Army not advancing further, the Russian side was forced to abandon the areas actually controlled by the Bac Ninh Army, including Hailan Pao.

Several important towns along the Heilongjiang River were relocated to the Russian-controlled areas west of the Shilka River, and the border situation between the two sides gradually stabilized.

Therefore, Heilongjiang with a total length of more than 5,000 kilometers has actually become an inland river under the jurisdiction of Bac Ninh. On the wide Heilongjiang river, only the patrol boats of the Bac Ninh Army’s inland river fleet flying the Yellow Dragon flag of the Qing Dynasty were seen on routine patrols. Before the war, they were showing off their power.

The Russian patrol boats can no longer be seen.

Hailanpao City was originally across the river from Aihui City. After it came under the jurisdiction of Beining, a cement pier and steel beam bridge erected by Beining Internal Guard Corps engineers crossed both sides of Heilongjiang, connecting Hailanpao and Aihui into one city.

The city name still uses "Aihui", but this "Aihui" is no longer the other "Aihui".

With the signing of the armistice agreement between China and Russia, the situation in the border areas has improved, and border trade between the two countries has resumed. Under the protection of the strict, orderly and civilized customs law enforcement system of the Bac Ninh Internal Guard, the new Aihui City and

Manzhouli City, located on the western border, has become the two most developed industrial and commercial cities in the Sino-Russian border area. It is more prosperous and lively than before. These two towns have also become the two most important strategic support points on the border defense line in Beining District.

One west, echoing each other from a distance.

"The days of peace are hard-won and extremely precious for the people of both countries. It is best to stay like this forever." He Shuixiu wrapped in Kang Fan's military uniform and sat by the river next to Kang Fan while watching him fishing.

While saying.

Kang Fan said: "The Russians' ambition to occupy our rich northeastern region will not be extinguished for no reason. Now they are frightened by us, so they have become honest. Once we relax our vigilance, they will take advantage of it.

.Unfortunately, I will not give them a chance to breathe. I want to take back all the land of the Qing Empire that the Russians plundered, inch by inch! Because now I have a shotgun to deal with these beasts. And

To deal with a wild beast, if you don't fight it, it will bite you, so you must always hold the trigger tight."

He Shuixiu looked at Kang Fan, as if she wanted to say something, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Kang Fan's excited shout: "Shui Xiu, look, another big fish has taken the bait!"

After staying in Aihui for more than half a month, He Shuixiu's body had recovered well, her face was round again, and she was glowing with her former energy. Accompanied by Kang Fan and others, the group started again

Border patrol work. This time everyone rode in "Iron Horse" military vehicles so that they could stop at any time and inspect everywhere along the way.

The Sino-Russian border is extremely long, and most of the area is a no-man's land, which requires very high mobility of combat troops. Therefore, the army's front-line troops are all mechanized troops, while the internal guard troops are mainly cavalry, which is incompatible with the everywhere.

The defense forces in the second-line important areas cooperated with each other to implement effective control over the vast area. On the way, Kang Fan and his party encountered several waves of army officers and soldiers riding "Iron Horse" military vehicles on patrol missions and cavalry patrol detachments of the internal security forces. The officers and soldiers saw them

Afterwards, they all came forward to greet me, all of them beaming with joy.

Kang Fan would inquire in detail about the daily life, training and combat readiness of the officers and soldiers on patrol every time. He would go in and inspect the military stations one by one when he encountered them along the way. He would pay close attention to every detail. He Shuixiu was meticulously recording this.

During this trip, the notebooks He Shuixiu brought with him were almost full.

"Is this pen better than a brush?" Kang Fan asked with a smile.

He Shuixiu nodded and replied: "Yeah. It's much more convenient and faster. This time, I wrote tens of thousands of words. If I had used a writing brush, I would have missed more than half of the things."

Kang Fan said: "If you omit it, you will be derelict in your duty, and dereliction of duty will be punished."

He Shuixiu pouted, "How can a brother punish his sister? If you say that, I won't care."

Kang Fan smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about it, I can find another secretary. Anyway, there are many young, beautiful and educated female soldiers in the army now, so it's no problem to find a few secretaries. Shuixiu, are you willing?

Should I do this?"

He Shuixiu ignored him and lowered his head solemnly to write something in the notebook.

Kang Fan was confused. He grabbed the record book and took a look. Sure enough, it was He Shuixiu who had written down everything he just said. He quickly tore it up and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Shui Xiu, listen to big brother, don't remember what you shouldn't remember."

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He Shuixiu chuckled, "I told you to talk nonsense! Go back and let Sister Mei see it, and you will be rewarded!"

After arriving in Manzhouli, Kang Fan was worried that He Shuixiu's body could not bear it, so he made a short stop here. This is the hinterland of the Hulunbuir Prairie, and all you can see are boundless green grass, lakes and blue skies. The natural colors are very eye-catching.

"Brother Kang, it seems as if the whole person has been hollowed out!" He Shuixiu stood beside the vast blue Hulun Lake, with arms spread wide, face raised, eyes closed, and shouted in confusion.

Suddenly, in the reeds on the shore not far away, a large group of huge birds jumped up and flew across the lake, bringing up splashes of water. They spread their wings and rushed into the sky. They circled gracefully on the lake.

It kept chirping.

"Shui Xiu, this is the swan." Kang Fan said.

He Shuixiu looked up and murmured: "Swan, so beautiful!"

Kang Fan felt that her intoxicated look was extremely cute, and his heart felt warm, so he couldn't help but hug her into his arms. The breeze ruffled the surface of the lake, and the reeds, green grass and wild flowers were swaying in the sunshine, and white clouds were blooming in the blue sky.

"Brother Kang, can we stay here for a few more days?" He Shuixiu asked.

Kang Fan smiled and said, "You can stay as long as you want."

Kang Fan had a purpose for patrolling the Bac Ninh area along the border this time, and that was to come to command the battle to regain Sakhalin Island.

At present, the defense line built by the Bac Ninh Army based on the natural barrier of the Xing'an Mountains is quite stable, and there is no problem in defending against the Russian land attack on the western front. This relieves the worries of recovering Sakhalin Island.

Although the aircraft carrier of the Bac Ninh Navy has not yet been completed and put into service, the Bac Ninh Navy now has a large number of main combat ships such as cruisers and submarines, as well as auxiliary combat ships such as patrol boats, landing craft, minelayers/minesweepers, and various support ships, complete systems

The ship development, design, construction system, base support system and school training system have grown into a formalized and professional technical force. Although it does not have the ability to attack oceans for the time being, it has strong offshore control capabilities and can hinder the Japanese navy.

, the Russian and Russian navies are still confident in their reinforcement operations to Sakhalin Island.

This combat operation was a major battle in the "clearance" operation. It was also a war against Russia and Japan at the same time. The plan was to completely drive the Russian and Japanese forces out of the territory of the Qing Empire. In addition to recovering Sakhalin Island

, Kang Fan's plan also included recovering Taiwan Island, the Ryukyu Islands and occupying the Kurile Islands, and clearing the maritime obstacles leading to the Pacific from the Northeastern Coastal Frontier and the Southeastern Coast of the Qing Empire. Kang Fan named it "Revenge".

The operational preparations for Operation "Revenge" began after the Germans and British were driven out and Shandong Province was recovered in 1910. The operation was scheduled for September 1912, and it is now late August 1912, so Kang Fan will have been

Stay here, that's why he agreed to He Shuixiu.

"This is great! Then let's stay here for a little longer, Brother Kang?" He Shuixiu was happy.

Kang Fan smiled and nodded, "Okay."