The Boxer Rebellion in Heilongjiang reached its climax in June. However, Shoushan, Huifeng and others resolutely implemented Kang Fan's suggestion that the Boxer Rebellion organize themselves on the condition that it would not affect the daily life order of the people in various places and would not pose a threat to people's lives and property.

The government adopted a gentle policy of appeasement and guidance to demobilize peaceful activities. If violations occurred, they were resolutely suppressed. Therefore, the Boxer Rebellion in Heilongjiang Province was within control from beginning to end.

Later, after the Boxer Rebellion in the Beijing-Tianjin area was quickly suppressed, the Boxer Rebellion here quickly disappeared. Therefore, Russia's plan to use the Boxer Rebellion to cause trouble and send large-scale troops to the Heilongjiang area came to nothing. In order to vent

Dissatisfied, they immediately began to persecute the Qing expatriates living in several Russian cities across the Heilongjiang River. However, out of fear that their own expatriates living in the Qing Empire would also suffer reprisals from the Qing military and civilians, they did not commit blatant evil, but

Instigating some local ruffians, military policemen disguised as civilians, etc. to achieve this despicable plot of the government.

Fortunately, attracted by the good development momentum of the Heilongjiang area in recent years, most of the Qing expatriates living in the area under the jurisdiction of Russia have returned to settle in the Aihui area, which is only across the river. There are only a few Qing expatriates living in the Russian area on the other side.

.But even if they are a minority, they are also Qing expatriates, and Kang Fan will not just sit idly by.

The Aihui area has always been the most important economic center and population center in the vast Heilongjiang border area. After the development plan was launched, it gradually attracted residents from hundreds or even thousands of kilometers around and intellectuals and businessmen from the mainland.

Technicians, craftsmen, farmers and workers, etc., also attracted most of the Qing expatriates who originally settled in Hailanpao City, the largest city in the Russian Far East, to settle in Aihun City.

Hailanpao was originally named Mengjiatun. In 1858, Russia forced the Qing government to sign the unequal "Sino-Russian Treaty", which included a large area of ​​the Qing Empire's territory north of Heilongjiang, including Hailanpao, into Russian territory, and included Hailanpao.

Pao was designated as the capital of Russia's Amur Province. By the end of the 19th century, the city's population had grown to nearly 40,000 people, most of whom were expatriates from the Qing Dynasty. They were mainly engaged in commerce, handicrafts, agriculture, labor and other occupations. There were 500 people operating large and medium-sized businesses.

Many people. For these Qing expatriates living under the despotic power of the Russians, it is the best thing to be able to settle back in the Aihui area of ​​​​their own country with better development space. Therefore, in just a few months,

A large number of expatriates crossed the river, and the remaining stupid Russians were unable to support the collapsing local economy. The so-called economy of the capital of Russia's Amur Province also existed in name only.

Just as Kang Fan expected, the agricultural construction in Aihui's jurisdiction has developed surprisingly well. The various government-run farms established in Aihui, Nenjiang, and Xunke are now prosperous, with tractors, hydropower equipment, and agricultural aircraft.

, new agricultural machinery and so on have played a huge role, revolutionizing the agricultural landscape here. At the same time, the infrastructure and industrial construction of Aihun City have begun to take shape, and some infrastructure and industrial enterprises have begun operation. And the connection

The Taiai Line (Taiyuan to Aihun), a highway in Shanxi and Heilongjiang, also started the construction of cement-hardened pavement and related infrastructure immediately after it was opened to traffic.

With such a good start, the plan to build the Aihun area into a new base with agriculture as the mainstay and industry and commerce as the supplement can be gradually realized. After the completion of this plan, there will be the conditions to build it into an anti-Russian bridgehead.

Based on these basic conditions, we can gradually realize the strategic intention of defending the entire Northeast region.

In early July, after receiving intelligence from the Security Bureau, Kang Fan led the security battalion to Aihui by car and joined the special forces of the Security Bureau who had arrived in Aihui in advance to prepare for an operation to rescue the Qing expatriates.

This special operations force was established by the Security Bureau under the instruction of Kang Fan. Its members were selected through voluntary registration from the standing armies, internal security forces and patrol teams in both places. Kang Fan was originally a special operations member, and he

The admission standards and training tutorials written by myself are quite professional. Therefore, among the nearly 10,000 applicants who passed the preliminary selection, after a three-month survival of the fittest at the training base at the Security Bureau headquarters, only the number who finally passed all subjects was

There are about a thousand people left, and these remaining officers and soldiers eventually became the current special operations force, which can be called the elite among the elite!

Captain Li Jinqing, the commander of the special operations force, was originally a member of the Blue Demon Team. He was later selected by Kang Fan to join the intelligence class. With the expansion of the intelligence class, he joined the Security Bureau and followed Kang Fan to participate in the suppression of bandits in Ningwu and Yunzhongshan, and then went to England.

Robbery, guarding the capital, and the "Hammer" campaign against Japan, etc. He is both civil and military, shrewd and capable, and has extremely outstanding personal abilities.

"The principal is here in person, so his hands must be itchy again." Captain Li said with a smile.

Kang Fan also smiled, "Captain Li is here, how can the principal not be here?"

Huifeng came over, also fully armed, "Kangdi, the speedboat of the border defense force is ready."

Kang Fan nodded, "Okay. Brother Huifeng will be responsible for picking up and transporting the rescued overseas Chinese, and we must ensure their safe withdrawal."

The Jin Army troops responsible for the defense of the Heilongjiang boundary river are newly equipped with patrol boats produced by Tianjin Shipyard. This patrol boat has a displacement of more than 30 tons, a steel-framed wooden hull, and uses an improved diesel engine used in the "Iron Horse" car, which can

The patrol boat's top speed reaches 30 knots.

This type of speedboat was originally designed according to the torpedo speedboat responsible for coastal defense tasks. However, the development work of torpedoes has not yet been completed, and the relevant naval personnel are not in place. Other equipment, such as new naval guns, radars, etc., are also being developed.

, it was not possible to install the boats for the time being. Therefore, under the instructions of Kang Fan, the produced speedboats underwent necessary modifications, were equipped with existing weapons and were first used for patrolling the boundary rivers of Heilongjiang. Although they were overkill, they were effective

Improving the defense strength of Heilongjiang's boundary river is also a good measure.

These speedboats are equipped with a Type 96 general-purpose machine gun on each side of the top of the superstructure behind the cab, and a swivel-firing 82 recoilless rifle installed at the stern. All weapons are equipped with armored shields to protect the shooters.

Under normal circumstances, the cabin can carry 30 fully armed soldiers. The bow of the boat is designed with a retractable landing springboard to facilitate the landing of soldiers. This time, all 12 such speedboats are planned to be dispatched. It is estimated that each speedboat can hold at most 30 soldiers.

It disembarked more than 60 people and maintained a speed of more than 20 knots. Although it could not reach the top speed, no Russian ship on the Heilongjiang River could even hope to catch up with it.

Kang Fan pulled over Captain Li and Huifeng and explained the plan of action: At present, Hailanpao, the capital of Russia's Amur Province across the river from Aihun, is a concentrated residence of Qing expatriates, with a total of about a thousand people.

They are all die-hards who do not want to return to the country for one reason or another. Therefore, if they had not experienced the persecution by the Russians, they would never voluntarily evacuate. Intelligence agents from the Security Bureau who had infiltrated in disguise had already mobilized these people, but the response

There are very few rescuers. Therefore, our rescue operation must wait until the Russian persecution begins. Otherwise, without the active cooperation of the expatriates, it will be very difficult to implement. As far as I know, the Russians will launch a rescue operation in July.

A large-scale operation began on the 16th. Today is July 12th. We will cross the river and lurk tonight in case of unexpected events. When the rescue operation will begin will be based on the radio call sign of the intelligence personnel of the Security Bureau, which is "Zhong Kui".

"Zhong Kui? The uncle who kills ghosts." Captain Li smiled knowingly.

Huifeng also smiled and answered: "The uncle who specializes in killing Russian ghosts."

"Yes. We just want to kill ghosts!" Kang Fan said.

At midnight, Kang Fan led 120 officers and soldiers from the guard battalion in kayaks across the vast Heilongjiang River in a concealed manner, and lurked in the forest on the other side of the river. Captain Li led 200 special operations team members into the suburbs of Hailanpao, and safely

The bureau's intelligence officers hid in a location found in advance and implemented the approach operation. Huifeng commanded the speedboat troops to be on standby at Aihui Pier, ready to respond at any time. At the same time, the Jin army stationed in Heilongjiang was assembled in Aihui, with 24 gates and 130

The cannon's muzzle was raised high, pointing mightily at the Russian target on the other side of the river. The local garrison in Aihun was also ready for battle.

In summer, the Heilongjiang forests are sweltering during the day and cold at night. The overgrown shrubs are airtight and there are countless mosquitoes. Even though tents have been set up, they are not very comfortable. Mosquitoes are still raging, leaving people with nowhere to hide. For days

It rained continuously, sweat and rain fell alternately, and everyone's military uniforms had never been dry. We couldn't light a fire, let alone take a shower. We ate canned food and compressed dry food with cold water every day. The cold at night made our teeth chatter, and it was so uncomfortable.

Forget about it.

On the morning of the third day of hiding, the rain stopped and the sun briefly showed its head. However, the sunlight was blocked by the tall trees and not much of it hit the ground. However, it caused the water vapor in the forest to evaporate, making the air dense and sultry.

Difficult!

Kang Fan could tolerate it. When he was serving in the special forces, it was common to have open-air lurking missions in the deserted wilderness without enough food and water rations, without being able to move at all.

The tent, ample food and water, and the ability to move around in a small area were quite favorable conditions. It could be seen that the officers and soldiers in the guard camp were following his example and trying their best to endure it, although they didn't know how they really felt.

, but Kang Fan could still feel their inner anxiety and helplessness from their dull facial expressions.

"You feel bad, don't you?" Kang Fan asked a soldier next to him.

The soldier smiled sheepishly, "It's okay. If the principal can bear it, we can bear it."

Another soldier interjected: "Principal, these expats don't want to return to their country, which means they are not patriotic. Since they are not patriotic, why do we have to save them?"

Kang Fan smiled, "We are soldiers, and it is our mission to protect our citizens. Letting our citizens be bullied by foreigners will bring shame to our entire country and our army. This has nothing to do with the character of these expatriates."

As long as they are Qing expatriates, we will be saved, we have no choice."
Chapter completed!