Zhao Xin took the letter and did not open it immediately. He put on a professional smile when talking about business and asked: "What do you want to do with me?"
After listening to Serdan's translation, Aimorgen said: "The governor sent me and I to deliver the letter. As for what the letter said, we really don't know. It's just that your place is far away from the border, and we can see you. It’s really not easy.”
After hearing this, Serdan immediately said to Zhao Xin: "Sir, they are lying to you. Last year during the Wulin Appreciation Meeting, Saharian told them how to get to the market in Fuldan City."
Zhao Xin remained calm, nodded with a smile, and continued to ask: "Besides this letter, what evidence do you have to prove that you are the envoy sent by the Governor of Irketsk?"
Emergen said: "As for the written evidence, I really don't have it. However, a huge white steel cargo ship arrived in Okhotsk last year. The captain who led the team was named Ding. The person who boarded the ship to meet him was Customs Commissioner Petrolo Grigorievich and local church priest Semyon Kiselevsky. I wonder if this can be used as evidence that you trust me?"
Zhao Xin nodded and said, "Okay." After that, he opened the envelope and took out the letter.
The letter was very long, five pages in total. What surprised Zhao Xin was that the entire letter was written in Chinese, but there was a Russian signature at the end of the letter.
He had interacted with Andrew a lot in the past few years, and Zhao Xin could barely understand some Russian. He recognized that the signature was the name of Ivan Jacobi himself.
The person writing the article should have a considerable understanding of Chinese, with smooth sentences and straightforward content. The first half of this letter is full of compliments. First of all, it reviews the exchanges between the Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia in the seventeenth century, how fascinated they were by the Ming Empire, and points out that the two countries started from the Ming Dynasty one hundred and seventy years ago. Shenzong and Wanli had friendly contacts at that time. Expressed concern and support for Zhao Xin, a "descendant of the Ming Empire", who resisted the atrocities of the Tatars.
Historically, in 1618, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich sent a Russian mission to Beijing with Ivan Petrin as envoy and Andrei Madov as deputy envoy. There were a total of 12 members of the mission. They set off from Tomsk on May 9, 1618. After the Tsarist Russian mission entered the country, they passed through Zhangjiakou, Xuanhua, Huailai, Nankou and Changping, and entered Beijing in September of that year.
Because Tsarist Russia at that time was active in Mongolia and the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty government was wary of Petrin. Despite this, they received appropriate courtesy in Beijing and were placed in Honglu Temple. Later, they embarked on their return journey with a letter of credence from Emperor Wanli to the Russian Czar. This should be the earliest official contact between China and Russia.
Entering the middle section of the letter, Ivan Jacobi expressed regret for the two misunderstandings that occurred on Kuye Island and hoped that Zhao Xin would no longer prevent the Tsarist Russian expedition from going south. He proposed that both parties jointly explore and carve up Kuye Island and even Heilongjiang. The estuary is a win-win choice. In addition, Ivan Jacobi proposed using 3,000 barrels of whale oil and 2,000 sea otter skins to redeem the three captured sailboats and the first batch of captured crew members with Zhao Xin.
The second half of the letter describes the barbarism, cruelty and "injustice" of the Qing Empire to the Russian Empire, and tells the miserable life of its citizens in a country that cannot eat rhubarb. He hopes to join hands with Beihai Town to break the economic blockade imposed by the Tatar Empire on Tsarist Russia, and is willing to provide all military and related material assistance.
After Zhao Xin read the letter, he suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to appear calm. But in the eyes of Aimorgen, his efforts were red, and the corners of his mouth were trembling, which must be signs of uncontrollable excitement.
"We hope to meet Father Macarius and convey Father Semyon Kiselevsky's greetings to him."
"Yes. I will consider this." Zhao Xin folded the letter paper, and every movement he made seemed to be extremely vigorous. He looked up at Aimorgen and asked, "Who wrote this letter? His Chinese is very good."
"This is written by Father Semyon Kiselevsky of Okhotsk on behalf of His Excellency the Governor."
"Take them both down and hold them separately." Zhao Xin told Chen Jishan: "Tell Katayama for me that if one of these two bastards escapes, he, the police chief, should stop doing it."
Chen Jishan was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that the adults were smiling so much just now, so why were they about to show off their swords in the blink of an eye? Zhao Xin was still looking at him with a smile and said: "Let Katayama examine me carefully, even the color of his fucking underwear! Do you understand?!"
The last six words of Zhao Xin almost jumped out from between his teeth, which made Chen Jishan tremble. He had been following Zhao Xin for a year and had never seen such an expression before, so he quickly stood at attention and said: "Yes! You even have to ask what color your fucking underwear is!”
At this time, Zhao Xin said to Serdan: "You also go and help with the interrogation. We must find out everything they have done since they crossed the border."
Ever since, when the two Tsarist spies were brought out of Zhao Xin's office by Serdan, Chen Jishan and others, they were immediately pushed to the ground, chewed on mud, tied up and sent away after Chen Jishan gave the order. Went to the police headquarters.
One day later, Zhao Xin got the results of the interrogation, and Serdan came to report to him in person.
"What! The Russians want to invade Heilongjiang?"
"Yes, my lord. Those two people did say that."
"What time?"
"They just say they are making preparations. They don't know the specific time." Serdan continued: "There is another matter, which is the matter between him and the co-leader Acton in Delengen last year."
Zhao Xin heard Serdan mention this matter last year, but he forgot about it without taking it seriously. Now that he was talking about it, he thought for a moment and asked, "What's the matter?"
"The Manchu official gave him a hydrographic map of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri rivers."
"Where's the picture?"
"Emorigen said that he has brought Yaksa back to the Rakshasa officer."
"What's on the picture?"
"The shoals in the river, the depth of the water everywhere, and the mileage of the boat..."
"Son of a bitch!" Zhao Xin slapped his hand on the table. He now wanted to kill that Acton.
Serdan had never seen Zhao Xin lose his temper, so he couldn't help but said: "Sir, how should we deal with those two people?"
"Let Katayama continue the interrogation, no matter life or death. If he is not dead after three days, then he will be dragged out and shot!"
...
After Serdan left, Zhao Xin asked Chen Jishan to guard the door of the office. No one would come today. After that, Zhao Xin lit a cigarette and began to fall into deep thought.
In war, like other things, we must first understand the "five Ws".
Why? Where? Who? Which? When?
Zhao Xin had read some information, and he knew that in another time and space in the 18th century, although Tsarist Russia had formulated a plan to invade China, it had never been implemented. Could it be that this action is just a test? If not, what was the reason that made the old woman change her mind?
"Is it because of myself?"
Zhao Xin seemed to understand something. It had been two years since the First World War in Fuldan City. If the news of the two defeats of the Qing army in Beihai Town spread to Tsarist Russia, it is hard to say that it would not stimulate the ambition of the old woman; plus they had already Be prepared, the invasion may really be coming.
So the next question is, where will Tsarist Russia come from?
Trinshiji (Temple Street)? If you are coming from the east, you must take a boat south from Okhotsk and enter from the Heilongjiang estuary. But the problem is that all the large sailboats in Okhotsk were destroyed by the Northern Navy. The five sailboats currently parked in the Whale Bay were all sent to the door by Tsarist Russia.
"What if you come from the west?" Zhao Xin suddenly thought of another possibility. He stood up and walked to the bookshelf, turned out a map of the Heilongjiang and Ussuri river basins, looked up and to the left, and finally landed on the location of Yaksa City.
Well, Zhao Xin decided to let Ding Guofeng go north early in April, and after seeing off Zhang Bo and the others, they would go to Okhotsk for a look.
The next third and fourth questions can actually be regarded as one, the scale of troop dispatch and the generals leading the troops.
The last one is time. Considering that Heilongjiang will basically not be unblocked until April or May, and the ice will completely melt, if Tsarist Russia really wants to take action, it can only be at that time.
What a headache! Zhao Xin looked at the thousands of kilometers of winding rivers on the map and chewed his teeth.
If Tsarist Russia really comes from the west, then the Northern Navy's mobilization route is to go north from Fuldan City to Xingkai Lake, and then from Xingkai Lake along the Ussuri River north to Khabarovsk; then from Khabarovsk to the west, up to Heilongjiang River Enter the mouth of Sanghua River and go up to Yakesa.
In this way, the Beihai Navy will inevitably have to fight with the three surnamed Vice-dutong Yamen and the Heilongjiang General's Mansion. Along the river, they will capture Khabarovsk, Yilanhara, Aihun City, and Heilongjiang City. If not, they may even split their forces and capture Qiqihar City. It also needs to be beaten down.
This damn whole strategic direction is going to change!
And once the Northern Navy attacks north, the Qing troops in Ningguta and Hunchun will definitely get the news. Qinggui is a fool, he must take the opportunity to attack Fuldan City.
Kuye Island, Minami Kyushu, Sendai Domain, Hokkai Town, Fuldan City, the Northern Navy currently has seven regiments plus two cavalry companies and one Aoba battalion. If it goes north to fight Tsarist Russia, it will stretch thousands of kilometers from north to south. Just for logistics, Supplies can kill everyone.
Follow on your own? What to do about the marriage with Shen Xuan? Miss Shen is already nineteen this year. If she delays it any longer, she will become an old girl of this era and will be laughed at to death.
The most troublesome thing is that the entire march route relies on waterways, which is really fatal!
Zhao Xin did not dare to convene a discussion with great fanfare. Now that Liu Sheng and Wang Yuanfang were both absent, he thought about it and thought of someone.
At night, he didn't even bother to eat with Shen Xuan. He went directly to Yu Deli and took him to Chen Qingsong's house.
Two confused middle-aged men were pulled together by Zhao Xin. Looking at Zhao Xin's expression, they knew that this was definitely not a fight with the landlord. After hearing what Zhao Xin said, his expression suddenly became serious.
Yu Deli first said: "You mean that because of our appearance, it will cause Tsarist Russia to invade south in advance?"
"That's what it means."
Chen Qingsong frowned and said: "If this is the case, things will be in trouble. All our military deployments this year will have to change accordingly."
Zhao Xindao: "The problem is that I can't guess which direction they will attack from now."
Yu Deli said: "Show me that letter."
Chen Qingsong began to calculate the food situation. There was no problem with the food inventory in Beihai Town now, but the north-south waterway was so long. How many ships would have to be built to transport food, ammunition and other materials there?
After a long time, Yu Deli read the letter back and forth several times, and then asked Zhao Xin: "How many troops are there in the Qing army in Ningguta and Hunchun directions now?"
Zhao Xindao: "There are 18,000 people in Ninggu Pagoda and more than 10,000 people in Hunchun."
Yu Deli said: "Except for Taiwan in the south, the Qing army has transferred most of the forces of the Manchu, Han and Mongolian Eight Banners to these two places. As a result, the troops in Heilongjiang will be empty. Maybe Rakshasa saw it. That’s what decided the invasion.”
He paused, looked at Zhao Xinda and said, "If you really want to fight, what will you do?"
Zhao Xindao: "We must first seize Khabarovsk, which is the intersection of the Heilongjiang River and the Ussuri River. Regardless of whether we want to deal with Tsarist Russia, in fact, we must capture it from a strategic point of view. That's why we didn't take any action before, I'm afraid of attracting the attention of Sanxing City, because once Boli is captured, the Qing court's Wu Lin Shang will be abolished, and their control over the entire lower reaches of Heilongjiang will be gone, and we didn't have that many local cadres to take over the place before. regime."
Then, Zhao Xin introduced to them what Serdan and Wukanbe saw and heard last year when they rewarded Wulin in Deleng'en, and then continued: "The Qing court's approach was completely to make money at a loss, and the border residents turned over a piece of it." Mink is just a formality, but they can get great benefits from the Qing court. If we control the lower reaches of Heilongjiang, then this burden must be taken over, and it will be matched by a large number of local cadres and medical personnel, otherwise those Why should people support us? Whether it’s blood or geography, these ethnic minorities are closer to the Manchus.”
Yu Deli nodded. In fact, he completely agreed with Zhao Xin's idea.
Beihai Town is different from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties controlled the people's hearts through the registration of border residents. The advantage of this is that when the national power is strong, the world will be peaceful; once the national power declines, foreign enemies will take advantage of it. At that time, even if the unorganized people resist bravely, they will still be defeated by the organized invaders.
What Beihai Town needs to do is not only occupy the territory, but also effectively control it to organize and scale the border tribes. In fact, it is through sending power to the countryside to break the traditional free tribal life; small tribes will move closer to large tribes, and eventually urbanized villages will be formed along the lower reaches of Heilongjiang River.
As the territory becomes larger, management holes will also increase; instead of hastily occupying it and then rushing to carry out administrative construction, it is better to focus on development and gather enough strength before taking action.
This is why Zhao Xin put him in charge of the administrative cadre school.
The three of them thought about it for a long time, and finally Yu Deli slapped his forehead and figured out a way!
"Actually, if you want to know whether Tsarist Russia is gathering troops and waiting for the ice to invade in the spring, there is a way."
Zhao Xin's eyes lit up and he asked, "What?"
Yu Deli said: "Do you know what the city of Nerchinsk was called in our time and space?"
"It seems to be called Nerchinsk, I actually checked that."
"Where is Okhotsk?"
Zhao Xin scratched his head and said, "It seems it's still called Okhotsk."
Yu Deli nodded and said: "That's easy to handle. None of us would be better off doing this than you. You are like this..."
A week later, Zhao Xin walked out of the Okhotsk airport, fully clothed and carrying a travel bag.
He was ready to do some on-the-ground reconnaissance himself.
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