In November 1860, the Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty was officially signed by Yi. From that day on, the territory north of Heilongjiang and east of the Ussuri River, including Sakhalin Island, was ceded to Tsarist Russia.
It was already the end of 1860 when the agreement was signed. At this time, the Far East was in a bitter cold, and the transfer of troops and materials could not be completed at all. Therefore, the large-scale migration of troops to the Far East should have started in the summer of 1861.
In an undeveloped wilderness, it is unrealistic to send a large army at once. We can only increase the number by one thousand or two thousand every year. The vanguard troops explore the mountains and rivers and terrain, build the initial gathering place, and then immigrate here little by little. .
Vadim is one of the earlier ones to come here. He was a commander transferred from Central Asia to the Far East in 1863. He has been stationed in the Far East for six full years now.
A boring life requires alcohol and women, especially the long winter. It is impossible to live without these two things. As an officer, Vadim disdains to find those indigenous women, and even Han women are just for fun. He Using the power in his hands, he brought three blond and blue-eyed Nordic girls from China.
These three women came to the Far East under the cover of being medical soldiers. They were actually girls from poor families that Vadim bought with money to help him relieve his loneliness in the Far East.
Vadim has a wife and children in his hometown, so the women here can only be regarded as mistresses, but mistresses will have feelings after being together for a long time. Six years is enough for him to give birth to an illegitimate child.
This phenomenon is very common in the far East. Not only will Diyachenko not stop it, he even hides some women himself. The privilege of the officers is to play with blond Russian beauties, while the soldiers can only bully the women of the indigenous peoples. .
Petru is Vadim's illegitimate son. Although he is an illegitimate son, the love between father and son is real. He has been raised from infancy for five years, how could he not have feelings for him?
The child touched his father's beard and comforted him, "Father, are you in pain? When will the war end? When can I go out to play..."
"Soon, my child... the war will be over soon. As long as you stay in the bunker for half a month, and when the water of the Suifen River starts to flow and grass grows on the bank, you will You can play happily and freely!”
"Really?" Petru's eyes were bright.
"Really, I swear to God..."
The woman was crying, Vadim was sobbing, and only the child was laughing through tears. At this moment, a violent quarrel suddenly broke out outside the camp headquarters.
"Vadim... where are you? Now we must go to see the commander-in-chief. This battle can no longer be fought like this..."
With a bang, the door was knocked open, and Andreev, with gauze on his head, ran in like a bear. "Huh? What are you..."
At a glance, Andreev saw Vadim's adjutant pushing the cabinet in the corner. He pushed away the blocking soldier with a slap, rushed over and kicked the adjutant on the buttocks, knocking him away.
"Andreev! This is my battalion headquarters, what do you want to do..." Vadim stood up and yelled regardless of his injury.
Without even looking at him, Andreev flipped over the cabinet and the blanket on the floor with one hand, and at a glance he saw the entrance to the illegally built underground fortifications.
"What is this?" Andreev pointed to the entrance of the bunker. "I have seen all the maps of Vladivostok. Why am I not impressed by this bunker..."
After speaking, Andriff opened the hole, and at a glance he saw the frightened Petru and several women below, as well as mountains of food supplies.
Andreev was not a fool. He suddenly realized, "Are you going to abandon your men? Are you going to hide here and wait for reinforcements? You are going to abandon us..."
"Hahaha, that's what it is... You keep encouraging us to go all out, but you have already found a way out, such a hidden bunker, and such rich supplies. How many days can this last you? Ten days or half a day? Months…”
"Smart, you are so smart! We all died in the battle, and you were rescued by reinforcements. Then you became a survivor in Vladivostok, and you became a hero!"
Andreev rushed over and mentioned Vadim, "This is your plan! Use your brother's life to pave your way to promotion and wealth?"
"Put it down, sir..." Vadim's henchmen raised their rifles and surrounded Andreev. The room was filled with the sound of bolts being pulled.
"Who dares to touch our battalion commander..." Of course Andreev also brought his men, and the guards and soldiers guarding the outside swarmed in, and some even took out grenades.
Just when the tension was at stake, Vadim shouted, "Stop! Stop it..."
He smiled bitterly and said to his old friend, "Put me down, the wound hurts..." Andreev threw him back to the chair, and he gritted his teeth in pain.
"Yes! I admit that I want to hide here to avoid the final Chinese purge... But this is also a helpless method. Can we win with a force of one to four? Moreover, the weapons and equipment are not superior. In the final analysis, our existence , the only function is to consume, we are just abandoners, just whetstones used to consume the enemy's vitality!"
"This is our unchangeable fate. Diachenko and Aitorin are on the battleship now. They are also waiting for the last moment to arrive. When we are exhausted, we will survive if the reinforcements can arrive. If they cannot, we will survive." Just die!"
"Hehehe... I don't want to die, I want to watch Petru grow up! So I want to be a deserter... Is this shameful? I don't think I am ashamed at all, because we have tried our best!"
"Come on, Andreev! Hide with me. There is enough food and water. We can hold on for at least seven days. Then we will be able to see reinforcements..."
At this moment, Petru at the end of the tunnel was pinched hard by his mother. The little boy cried out, "Father, I want father...Uncle Andreev, please let my father come over." , I want my father..."
It was no secret that Petru was an illegitimate child. Andreev had met him several times before, and today the child's cry made him soften.
Vadim beat the snake and followed the stick and said quickly, "I am already a useless person, and there is no point in living! I will lead the team to lure away the Chinese. You can enter the bunker! I entrusted the child to you. I hope you can do it in the future." Take care of him!" After saying this, Vadim struggled and wanted to go out.
At this moment, Andreev reached out and pressed his shoulder. "I'm sorry, I don't want to help you take care of the child. Your son can take care of it by himself! I will not betray you, nor will I expose the location of your bunker... But, you I will no longer be friends, let’s go our separate ways!”
After saying that, Andreev turned around and left Vadim's camp with the guard company. It was already a quarter past five in the morning.
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