In the late Qing Dynasty, there were only a few roads leading from Heilongjiang Province to the outside world. The Hulunbuir area in the west was now under the jurisdiction of Heilongjiang. It was a grassland directly connected to Mongolia. It is reasonable to say that this was the best area for cavalry to move.
But it is a pity that the Greater Khingan Mountains have blocked east-west traffic, and this group of Cossacks cannot cross this primitive dense forest at all.
If the road to the west is impassable, we can only go around the Heilongjiang River Basin. Upstream of Aihui City, Mohe, Anluo, and Kumar City are also suitable areas for crossing the river. However, the current Cossacks must not go back. On the one hand, there is not enough time, and on the other hand, even if we cross the river, it is still inland of the Qing Dynasty. After going around the mountains and rivers, we may not know how many ambush rings Hunchun will set up.
The only way to find a breakthrough was to go eastward. The ferries of Kirill, Korfin, Zai... and other small towns were all destroyed by Hunchun. The exhausted Cossacks could only look for the final breakthrough, which was the fruit. The Songhua River estuary where Goli passed through before.
The reality is really cruel. When the Pioneer Battalion arrived at the Y-shaped Songhua River Estuary, criss-crossing farmland was already waiting for them here. It seemed that these ice surfaces had been damaged for several days. It was covered with black soil and charcoal. After a few days of absorbing heat, many areas were almost melted.
Forget about the cavalry, it is very dangerous for even a child to go on the ice at this moment.
"Oh God! Didn't Hunchun mutiny? Why is he so efficient? Isn't there any direct descendant of Tepuxin among the entire Jiangfang soldiers?"
Fadeyev cursed loudly. In his mind, it would be difficult to stabilize the situation in a short time with such a large-scale mutiny. The administrative system of a province requires countless links to command from head to toe. How can Hunchun have such a situation? Great ability to control everything within a few days?
But he underestimated the uniqueness of the Eight Banners Group. This kind of super family has relatives within relatives and friends within friends. Sometimes the internal organizational management relies on the master-slave relationship and the blood relationship between relatives and friends.
It is often more convenient for a master to explain a few things to his slaves or to ask friends for something than to submit formal documents. Hunchun's orders did not require any administrative system at all. The mid-level and senior generals under his control could be settled by sending a few private messages using carrier pigeons and fast horses. The efficiency was much faster than going through normal channels.
Moreover, the so-called direct lineage of Tepuxin is also a false proposition. Officials in the late Qing Dynasty were still pursuing interests at their core. Except for those high-level officials who were deeply bound by factions, most of the other middle- and lower-level officials were just outsiders. Just fall over there.
After Tepuxin and those die-hards were beaten by Hunchun, only the remaining officials and fools would get into trouble.
Fadeyev looked at the damaged ice and the shadowy Qing camp and checkpoints on the south bank. He could even hear the ridicule of the Qing slaves. Fadeyev, who was already exhausted mentally and physically, saw a black eye and almost fainted.
Chekov and Ashavin saw something bad and quickly rushed over to support the army commander. "General, wake up! General, wake up... The army cannot live without you now. You are our backbone!"
"Go east... keep going east!" Fadeyev said in a weak voice, "Go straight to the mouth of the Ussuri River... I can feel that our opponents have arrived, and they are waiting for us on the Ussuri River... …”
Heilongjiang flows into the Pacific Ocean from west to east, and the two largest tributaries of Heilongjiang are the Songhua River and the Ussuli River.
Two large rivers flow parallel from south to north into the Heilongjiang River, and the distance between the intersection of the two large rivers is only 150 kilometers. For the cavalry regiment, marching at a rapid speed can be described as dawn and dusk, but at this moment the Cossacks The legion has lost its spirit.
The men and horses were tired, and all the thin ones had lost their fat. The army walked for two and a half days on the 150-kilometer journey. When Fadeev saw the familiar triangular island in the middle of the river on the map, A feeling of sadness came to my heart.
"Is the national destiny so bleak? Why does God punish us like this..." After saying this, his eyes darkened, and the legion commander actually fainted from anger.
The intersection of the Heilongjiang River and the Ussuri River is the border decomposition line marked by the China-Russia Beijing Treaty. The two rivers meet here. Year-round sediment impact has formed a triangular island in the center of the river.
Jiangxin Island is surrounded by rivers on three sides. After the two rivers merge, they go directly northward at the northeast corner of the island and continue to flow towards the Pacific Ocean. From here, Heilongjiang has changed its name, and downstream from the northeast corner is the Amur River.
The location here is very important, it is at the crossroads between the two countries! On the southeast bank of the Amur River is a border town called Khabalopka. This is a very important military fortress built by Tsarist Russia. It has a permanent regiment of troops and more than a thousand Tsarist Russian residents.
But at this moment, everything no longer belongs to Tsarist Russia. The small town of Habalopka seems to have just experienced war. There is still smoke rising from the wall, but the flag on the wall has been replaced by the flag of the Volunteer Army.
Looking at the crowds of people on Jiangxin Island, facing the north is a long defensive position. Countless soldiers are cutting down trees to strengthen the fortifications. When they see the Cossack cavalry on the opposite side, the shrill horns suddenly resound through the sky.
"Prepare for war...prepare for war...the Rakshasa ghost is coming! The Rakshasa ghost is coming..."
As soon as Xiao Letian and Xiang Shaolong heard the sound of the horn, they immediately ran out of the fortification, took off their binoculars and looked towards the north bank!
"We're finally here! Send a signal to the guerrilla brothers on the north bank! Let them take action... I want to see if these Cossacks dare to charge over!"
Bang bang bang... The south bank began to fire flares into the sky rhythmically. Orange fireworks illuminated the sky, and the north and south banks were clearly visible for ten miles.
Not only that, all the secret intelligence officers who saw the signal took out the fireworks in their arms and started launching them. People who spread the signal further across the land also received the Prime Minister's military order.
There are two huge observation balloons on the battlefield, one is fixed on Jiangxin Island, and the other is fixed on the small town of Habalopuka. The observation sentries in the sky can clearly see how the fireworks signals spread on the ground. .
Jiangxin Island fired the first row of signal flares, followed by the second round of signal flares from a circle of intelligence officers and rangers ten miles away.
Then the third layer of signal bombs rose into the sky ten miles away, then forty miles away, fifty miles away, and half an hour later there was the sound of exploding signal bombs for hundreds of miles, and the whole land suddenly boiled.
"General! General, wake up quickly...General!" It was not easy to wake up Fadeyev. At this moment, the eyes of the legion commander were cloudy.
The soldiers under his command said in horror, "I wonder what those Chinese are doing? They are not attacking, they are constantly sending flares into the sky!"
"Ring after ring, keep sending signal flares..."
"General! The general is in trouble... Dozens of strange smoke pillars appeared in the north, and it seems that many places are on fire!"
For the fastest updated and error-free novel reading, please visit. Please bookmark this site to read the latest novels!
