It is still very cold here on the border of Mongolia in March and April, and even after one night, you can still see a lot of snow when you open the door the next day. The snow has not yet melted in many shady places, and both border guards and police officers wear thick cotton clothes. And if you're out on patrol, leather jackets are the best choice here.

Gao Shida also followed the local customs, wearing a thin cotton coat inside and a brown bearskin coat on the outside. Surrounded by several soldiers, he rode to the headquarters of the second detachment of Hulunbuir.

The soldiers on duty in front of the gate hurriedly greeted them, and a sergeant greeted them and said, "Lord Gao has worked hard all the way. This time, you must have gained a lot, my lord. ”

A happy smile appeared on Gao Shida's face, which was stiffened by the cold wind, "No wonder your detachment officer asked you to guard the gate, old boy, you are really clever." "It's not once or twice that Gao Shida has traveled back and forth between Hulunbuir and Manchuria, and he is about to call out the names of the soldiers guarding the door of these two detachments one by one. The sergeant was said to be a Mongol, but now he had a man named Song Yun.

Don't look like it's just a small sergeant, but you can write and draw, and you can see the eyes. It only took a few meetings to attract the attention of Gao Shida. made Gao Shida feel that it was a pity for him to be a little sergeant in these two detachments, and he should go to their national security, even if he could only do an internal civilian job, it would not be in vain for Song Yun's mouth and hands.

A few soldiers who followed behind Gao Shida held their heads high, and this time Gao Shida led the team down, and they caught a big fish. And together with the secret line, a group of flag slaves who fled south came.

It's all a credit!

"Our detachment officer is waiting inside for Master Gao to come over." Song Yun said with a smile. His real name is Marat Songyun, and he was an ordinary Mongolian Eight Banners before, but he surrendered voluntarily for the sake of his family, and he had a major meritorious service, so he could become a member of the Hulunbuir Barracks Construction Team Supervisor, and then joined the Border Guard Corps.

Although he almost escaped the punishment of the labor camp with his 'meritorious performance', Song Yun knew that he would never want to leave the bitter cold land of the Northeast in his life.

Before becoming an ordinary flag soldier, Song Yun was born in the Mongolian Eight Banners of the Li Fan Academy, and he was fortunate to see Yonghui, and was kicked by Yonghui in the Jingcheng Hall of the Rehe Palace, and his head "banged" on the ground, and the blood immediately flowed down.

As for such a person who appeared here through such a 'major meritorious service' performance, Song Yun didn't want to think about it, it was the darkest and darkest part of his life.

"What about you Lord Jiang? Tell him to come to the conference room. Gao Shida went down to catch the mouse this time and had a new clue, and his face was full of joy that could not be concealed.

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At the same time as Gao Shida appeared in Manchuria, the reaction he was involved in had already touched the entire Russian Far East.

The smuggling routes in Manchuria were destroyed, and the grain, iron, and gunpowder that could have been obtained in the north were gone, and the reaction here had an effect on the territory of the Russians—a large number of fledgies appeared in the Banner people resettled in the Nebuchu region corresponding to Manchuria.

A few hundred miles away from Manchuria, the area of Nebuchu, a land of great importance to Russia, was rich in material, and in the past it was one of the centers of Sino-Russian trade, and it is said that fifty peasants caught 4,000 wild sheep in one day, but of course it is impossible now. After the signing of the Treaty of Nebuchu between Russia and the Manchus, the influx of immigrants, mainly exiles, and the discovery of the Nebuchu silver mine made it the main town of Transbaikalia. And since the discovery of the silver deposits in Nebuchu, the reserves have always been among the best in Russia. It is said that in the 21st century, it is still the most important source of silver in Russia.

Historically, the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway allowed Chita to replace Nebuchu. But in this era, it was the political, economic and military center of the Russian Primorsky region.

It is the seat of the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of the Amur River.

The governor was still Baron Falaleev, and he did not make much mistakes during the war, but the governor of the Transbaikal province, Akimovich, was not so lucky, and he was transferred back to St. Petersburg to sit on the cold bench.

As the central city of Russia north of the Trans-Khingan Mountains, the population of Nebuchu has exceeded 50,000, which is definitely a huge number in the Outer Northeast, and in the past, there were not so many Russians in the whole of Siberia. Therefore, the vast majority of people in this number are banner people, but their appearance has also put the development of animal husbandry and mining in Nebuchu on the fast track.

The silver produced by the latter was not returned to St. Petersburg, but was overwhelmingly turned into funds for smuggling networks. The silver was turned into much-needed food, gunpowder, cloth, and iron.

Now a cold-looking young man appeared at the residence of Nebu Chu Yonghui, which was a relatively ornate building, known as the Beijing Palace.

Fu Kangan strode towards the palace, and a group of Qing soldiers who followed him poured into the room next to him, and the roaring fire immediately made these people let out a comfortable groan from the bottom of their hearts.

"It's better to follow the emperor to be comfortable, and at this time there is still broth to drink." The Qing army guarding the gate came over with two people, one carrying a cauldron and the other carrying a plate of black bread.

The captain of the guard of Fukangan took a bowl full of mutton soup, and immediately took a big sip, holding his head high and whining, and was reluctant to spit out a drop of the broth.

The black bread of the Beijing Palace is not as good as the Russian black bread of the 21st century.

The latter became a famous product in Russia, and it was confirmed by brick families that eating it could prevent diabetes. Now the black bread in the Jinggong is synonymous with unpalatable and filling, and Eight Banners would rather eat potatoes than this kind of bread. But potatoes are not often available, while brown bread is more abundant.

Flour is used to mix the bran of the wheat that is milled down during the milling process, such as the cortex, germ, aleurone layer and a small amount of endosperm, in the Chinese language, wheat bran, that is, wheat bran. If this bread is compared to steamed buns, then this black and white flour with wheat bran is absolutely and absolutely something that only the poor will eat. Otherwise, who would have added wheat bran to it? And the taste is sour.

But when the belly really croaks, even this kind of black bread is precious. In Fukangan's guards, one person could only get a bowl of broth, and one person got a piece of black bread.

Nebuchu is the animal husbandry center of the Russians in the coastal area, and it is not uncommon to drink mutton soup, but it is very close to Manchuria, and Nebuchu, which has a large population of its own, is also short of food.

As early as half a month ago, everyone here began to limit their rations. Even those banner men who dig silver pits in the mines every day can only get a pound of black bread every day, and they can't even fill their own stomachs.

The captain of the guard drank the last broth, swallowed the large piece of mutton he had kept in his mouth and chewed, his face full of satisfaction. When he opened his eyes and looked left and right, he suddenly saw that some of his soldiers were actually in tears, yes, these most elite, loyal and strongest soldiers in the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty actually shed tears......

The delicious sensation that echoed in his nerves for a moment was certainly gone, and the soldier's tears reminded the captain of the guard of the past days, and the corners of his eyes moistened.

"A pound of black bread, or a pound of black bread. Where are we ......" The Captain of the Guard choked up and suddenly became speechless.

The Qing army led by Fukangan is the remaining elite of the Manchurian Qing army. At least the entire contingent of 1,000 men was veterans, and everyone was armed with muskets, and two small cannons were kept.

In the tattered and embarrassed Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, such an armed force is already very strong.

The Eight Banners Forbidden Army around Yonghui is only the level of this person's hand and one gun.

And the entire Eight Banners are armed at the moment, and there are less than 10,000 troops left, and even the Praetorian Guard is only 2,000 left.

The team is on the front line of the Great Khingan Mountains [Yabnorov Mountain], which is a northeast-southwest trending mountain range, and on the other side of the mountain is Lake Baikal, so this mountain range, which was not regarded by the Russians in the past, has become very important. Because now Lake Baikal belongs to the Chinese. In order for the next war to begin, the Chinese army did not cross the mountains and directly outflanked Nebuchu, so there must be an army to put somewhere.

But the problem now is that as an army with an important mission, Fukangan is not out of food. They can't even reach the standard of half a pound a day per capita, and they are about to run out of food.

Fukangan didn't even have time to ask for instructions, and after the last patience was exhausted, he rushed directly to Nebuchu with his guards. He can't stand Baron Falarev's perfunctory time and time again - the food will arrive soon, please bear with me for the time being. Fukangan can't take it anymore.

With the palace maid leading the way in front, they still seem to have become slimmer and walk more graceful with their flagheads and pot-bottomed shoes. Fukangan followed behind with his mouth and nose, and didn't even look around.

The temperature in the Beijing Palace is very warm, Fukangan took off the leather coat outside as soon as he entered the palace, he has been to the Beijing Palace more than once, but he still feels very uncomfortable with the spiraling stairs and fireplaces here.

Fukangan felt that there was no majesty at all here.

Like the laughter of children and the voices of women that he could hear with his ears now. After Yonghui, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, stayed in the territory of Russia for a while, he seemed to be influenced by the Russians, although Fukangan was far away in Daxinganshan, he also knew that there were two more Russian women in the harem of this long-lived lord, and he also appeared at the Russians' balls several times, and had an inexplicable relationship with a Russian woman with a husband, which made Fukangan absolutely ashamed.

At the same time, when Yonghui met with the minister, he became more and more reluctant to let women and children avoid foreign ministers. What kind of system is this??

Fortunately, the eldest brother has been sent to London, England.

Fukangan came to Nebuchu, he will eventually face Baron Farareev, his act itself is a shame-saving thing, but Fukangan is not a reckless man with an empty brain, and he is not willing to completely tear his face with the Russians if he can.

So he did not directly kill the governor's palace of Fararev, but came to the Beijing Palace first.

Presumably, the Russians would immediately tell Farareev about his whereabouts, and there would be a buffer.

Yonghui directly asked people to lead Fukangan to the inner room, and Fukangan saw a baby with some yellow hair and very white complexion climbing on Yonghui's lap, and Yonghui himself was sitting cross-legged on a couch, and there was a Russian woman kneeling beside him.

There is a thick carpet on the couch and floor, four plates of tempting desserts are placed on the couch table, and the smell of ginseng tea wafts in the room. Fukangan knew that Yonghui's body and bones were not good, and the Russians signed an agreement with Chen Wei, and when they stopped the army and negotiated peace, they vomited a mouthful of blood and fell seriously ill.

Fukangan doesn't wonder how Yonghui can have a snack here, it's only four plates. This place is in difficulty, and Yonghui is also the emperor of the Eight Banners. Fukangan is now very clear about the strength of the Russians, and it is not worth mentioning the hinterland of the Russians at all, but at present, this barren land thousands of miles away, it is very important.

The Russians could not strengthen their manpower in the east in the short term, and all they could rely on was the Eight Banners, so Fukangan was confident that his protest against the Russians would not go unnoticed.

They are important now, they are irreplaceable compared to the Russians. Unless the Russians are willing to completely abandon their own East.

"Your Majesty, grain, we must have food. The Eight Banners of Daxing'an Mountain are all hungry. But I got the information that Russia's own army didn't even lose a piece of cheese. "This is one of the major reasons for the outbreak of Fukangan.

In the territory of the East, the regular and irregular armed forces of the Russians together are not as many as the Eight Banners, and the two are forces standing in the same trench, but the difference in treatment is too great.

Even if the Fukangan Ministry in Daxinganshan could get half the treatment of Russian soldiers, Fukangan would not have come to Nebuchu. But this expectation is impossible to achieve.

Then he will not be blessed!

A look of embarrassment appeared on Yonghui's face, but then the laughter of the child lying on his lap seemed to remind him of something, Yonghui was also angry with the Russians in his heart, but what he finally said was: "Let's discuss it together tomorrow, you have worked hard all the way here, go down and rest first." ”

"Your Majesty, we can't keep taking steps against the Russians. Farareev is a temptation, deliberately trying to embarrass us. "The flag soldiers who are also suffering from the food crisis are not only in Fukangan, and the Russians are not trying to see what to do?" Your Majesty, if we don't take a tough attitude, the Russians will gain an inch. ”

"It's still food now, but it could be gunpowder in the future. The Russians just want to take everything we have in the palm of their hands, Your Majesty, we can't retreat again and again. "The Manchu Eight Banners cannot be choked by the Russians all the time. The Russians must win them over in the Far East, and this is their greatest reliance on the Russians.

Fukangan didn't care about the Russian woman over there. He knew that the woman could understand Chinese.

In order to restore people's livelihood, Baqi needs not only a large amount of land, but also a large number of livestock.

The land was scarce, the livestock were tightly held by the Russians, and the real idea of Fokangan was to establish a small independent kingdom of the Bannermen, like the Turks on the Volga. This is the thought of many powerful figures in the Eight Banners.

Instead of being as it is now, everyone is dependent on the Russians for survival, and the 'destiny' of the bannermen themselves is tightly held in the hands of the Russians. It's too passive.

In a word, the situation of the Eight Banners has to change, and now the Eight Banners have to fight.