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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 203 Flyers Flying in the Sky

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    The port of Pogranicny District of Primorsky Krai (Russian §±o§Ôpahn§éh§ín) is located on the branch line from Ussuriysk Station of the Trans-Siberian Railway to Suifen River in China, opposite the Suifen River.  This branch line connects the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Eastern Railway.

    Pogranicny and Suifenhe can be regarded as the eastern gateways of China and Russia, and the corresponding open ports for trade.  It records the history of trade exchanges between China and Russia for nearly a century. This place originally belonged to China. Following the signing of the "Yuanhui Treaty" between Tsarist Russia and the Qing government in 1858, it occupied the vast area north of Heilongjiang.

    The Sino-Russian Treaty of Beijing was signed on November 14, 1860, occupying 40 square kilometers of land east of the Ussuri River. Tsarist Russia forced the Qing government to sign the Sino-Russian Agreement on the Demarcation of the Northwest Boundary on October 7, 1846.  China's 440,000 square kilometers of territory was again ceded, and the border area was assigned to Russia at that time.

    In February 1918, this place was just a town, belonging to the Primorsky Krai of Tsarist Russia. The residents were mainly composed of immigrants. In 1868, the first batch of immigrants arrived at Grotekovo Railway Station.  In 1897, only 7 households settled in this place. When the Middle East Railway was being laid, Russia set up a station here. Then the population increased. The station was named after the infantry lieutenant general Ipgrotekovo, and the town was named after him.  Called Pogranicny.

    Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Nikolayevich Jr. led a battalion to be stationed at Ipgrotekovo Station, which is both a station and a border checkpoint.  Russia started with the February Revolution last year. In less than a year, the Tsar abdicated, the Provisional Government came to power, the Provisional Government stepped down, the October Revolution, the election of the Constituent Assembly, the Constituent Assembly was banned, the Soviet Union and Germany negotiated an armistice to cede territory, etc.  .

    The chaotic situation makes the Russian people in the Far East also uneasy. One moment it is said that Outer Mongolia has been taken back by China, and the next moment the Eastern and Northern Routes have also been taken back by the Chinese!  The situation over the past year has left people completely confused. Could the glory of the Tsarist Empire just disappear like this?

    The majority of the local residents are Russians, who have taken the Trans-Siberian Railway from the west in the past few decades. It is a vast area with sparsely populated land and fertile land. It is also a Sino-Russian trade port. As long as you work hard, whether you are farming or doing trade,  There is always room for survival, but now that the Czar has been arrested and the Provisional Government has been ousted, not many people know what the future of this land in the Far East will be like.

    At the time of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, little Alexey Nikolayevich was just a cadet who had just passed the Pavlov military cadet exam. In the eyes of the young Alexey, who was full of blood at the time, Russia  The war should not have been lost at all. The number of casualties of the Russian army was much smaller than that of the Japanese army. Moreover, after the reinforcements arrived, the Russian army already had a strength advantage. This battle would never be lost if it continued. As a result, the incompetent old man in Lushunkou was defeated.  The guy actually surrendered!

    As a result, Tsar Nicholas II unexpectedly decided to armistice and admit defeat, but he also created a model of armistice conditions for a defeated country: no compensation!  Don¡¯t cut the land!  It just transfers the rights and interests of the Changchun to Dalian section of the Middle East Railway in China to Japan, and transfers the rights and interests of the Kanto Prefecture and Luda leased land that Russia snatched from China to Japan!

    As soon as Alexey Jr. graduated from the military academy, he volunteered to be stationed in the Far East to start his military career. In seven or eight years, he rose from second lieutenant platoon leader to cavalry lieutenant colonel, leading an elite Cossack battalion to garrison Pograni.  This border crossing in Qinei Town!

    Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Nikolayevich Jr. considers himself a qualified imperial soldier. The Cossack cavalry battalion he leads is considered a first-class team in the Far East in terms of training and military discipline. The Middle East  The road guard troops were disarmed by the Chinese and then dispersed and retreated into the Far East. He did not pay any attention to the stragglers.

    But he could only lead his own troops, but he could not influence the decisions of the generals in the Far East Military Region. The Chinese people on the other side had made so much noise in Suifenhe in the past three months. It was obvious that there was a major military operation, and he reported it again and again.  They asked the military region to be alert and mobilized as soon as possible, and asked for reinforcements. However, the superiors of the Far East Military Region in Khabarovsk laughed at their unfounded worries. To these generals in the military region, the new Soviet regime and the new land law seemed to be the only ones.  It is the object of their worries.

    As for the threat from China, including the threat from Japan, can they not see it?

    Of course, Alexey also knew that as Tsarist Russia had been fighting Germany and Austria on the Eastern Front for more than three years, the main force of the Russian army in the entire Far East had already been transferred westward. At this time, in the Primorsky Krai, the headquarters was Habaro  Fusk can only station a team of 10,000 people, Vladivostok has no more than 6,000 people, and Chita has only 8,000 people at most. The 400-person Cossack battalion is just a symbolic presence at this port.

    The dignity of the Russian people and the dignity of the Cossacks must not collapse in their own hands. The atmosphere on the other side has become increasingly tense in the past week. Although the Chinese have implemented martial law, the news from the Russian businessmen who have their own channels is at least the opposite.Several divisions of squadrons gathered around Suifenhe. Barbed wire fences were erected near the airport and stations. There were many checkpoints. There was a curfew at night. All the captured spies were sent to the coal mines to do hard labor.

    In the past three days, little Alexey had already set up a defense line in the station building and nearby streets. The first company and the battalion headquarters guarded the building, the second company was on the left, the third company was on the right, and the four Maxim wheeled heavy machine gun bunkers were  The key to guarding the station, the battalion headquarters and the 4th Company were the reserves.

    "It's a pity that there are no cannons. This is a station rather than a fortress. From the perspective of the Far East Military Region, this Cossack Cavalry Battalion is more like a port customs honor guard than a combat force!"

    Alexei and his cavalry battalion were on alert for three days, but the Chinese on the other side did not move. Of course, the China Eastern Railway did not interrupt transportation during these three days. Although the traffic of passenger trucks was greatly reduced, the railway was still running.  The Maxim machine guns of the Kesai Camp were aimed at the doors and windows of every train entering the station, but only passengers got on and off the train, not the squadron hidden inside.

    What are the Chinese people thinking?  If it were Alexei himself, he would have asked the troops to put machine guns on the front and carriages of the car and drive the train straight into the station!  You would be a fool not to do this, but in fact, Alexei's battalion parked a carriage on the turnoff into the station, with weapons ready inside. As long as the Chinese dared to lie on the train and pass the customs, this guy would  Just dare to order the detonation!

    At 8 o'clock in the morning on February 28, 1918, Lieutenant Colonel Alexei, who had led his battalion to be on guard at the station for three days, finally waited for the squadron to arrive. A dozen Chinese planes flew overhead.  , but instead of dropping bombs, there were countless colorful leaflets.

    The leaflet clearly states in Chinese, Russian, English and Japanese:

    The Chinese Government hereby declares to all the military and civilians in the Far East that, in accordance with the Soviet Russian Government¡¯s Declaration on China on December 8, 1917, and in accordance with the Chinese Government¡¯s official statement on December 9, 1917, China and Russia abrogate all agreements signed between Imperial Russia and China.  Treaty of equality, China takes back all the land ceded since the signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk between China and Russia in 1689, including the Grabichi River, a tributary of Heilongjiang, along the Waixing'an Mountains to the sea. All the land south of Lingnan belongs to China!

    The Chinese government promises that all residents living on the above land over the past 230 years, regardless of race, ethnicity, or previous nationality, will be recognized by the Chinese government as legal residents of this territory. The safety of your lives and property will be  Protected by the Chinese government and military!

    In view of the fact that this land has been officially taken over by China since February 28, 1918, but has been under the jurisdiction of Russia in the past few years, the Chinese government promises that all residents of this land will be able to autonomously  Choose to become a Chinese citizen or return to Russia!

    No matter how you choose, the safety of your life and property will be protected, and your personal freedom of choice will be respected.

    In addition, the Chinese government officially notifies all Russians, police, road protection teams, and civil servants on this land that before the arrival of the Chinese army, please continue to maintain local security and protect people's lives and property from infringement.  .

    Wherever the Chinese ** team goes, please put down your weapons immediately. All soldiers who put down their weapons will enjoy civilian treatment and will not be regarded as prisoners. They will not enter prisoner of war camps or perform hard labor. Your personal life, property and personality  Dignity will be respected and protected!

    In the process of the Chinese ** team's march to regain the land, all the criminals who negatively resist or take the opportunity to rob the people will be regarded as enemies. China-government hobbies are peaceful, but China is not afraid of war!

    Please stay calm, please put down your weapons, and please wait for the arrival of the squadron!
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