afterglow

Chapter 318 Sea Cucumber;

At 2:17 in the middle of the night, the first train among the three military trains stopped steadily at Haicuan Railway Station. This is a large railway station with four platforms and heavy cranes.

As the northernmost naval base of the Ming Dynasty Navy, Sea Cucumber has beautiful scenery and belongs to the temperate continental climate.

The bay is more than 20 meters deep, and it is a pretty good natural deep-water port; at the same time, it is surrounded by mountains and hills, and the terrain is steep.

Clearly, this is an excellent location for a naval base.

If we go back to the history, as early as the fifth year of Yongle, the Jurchen tribal leader here went to Shuntian to pay tribute, and the court set up a guard with its location——Muyang Guard became one of the many guards of the Nuer Gandu Division. a member of

Different from the "wicker border strategy" implemented by the Qing Dynasty to prevent the Han people from the Central Plains from immigrating to the Longxing land outside the customs, the later Ming Dynasty naturally did not hinder the migration of the people, but strongly supported it.

It's just that the immigration efficiency at that time was not impressive. In fact, most people were unwilling to leave their hometowns because they were afraid of being outside the customs.It was not until the population in the interior increased sharply and the land became less and less that more and more people dared to emigrate to remote places outside the customs with their families.

Roughly similar, the three provinces of Shandong, Beizhili, and Shanxi became the main force in the east of the Guandong.As for sea cucumbers, in the dialect of the people who migrated here, "Vladivostok" refers to a bay surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side. Because of the large amount of sea cucumbers produced locally, this place has long been called "Vladivostok".

When the imperial court formally decided to build a port city here, the more vulgar "Waizi" was removed, and Zhili Prefecture was established separately. A lot of money and food was invested and labor was recruited, making it an important port in the Far East in a few years. city.

In fact, the Ming Navy briefly set up the Beiyang Navy, but it only existed for a few years before it was incorporated into the Dongyang Fleet and became a subordinate detachment fleet.

"... There is a leading submarine base here. One-third of Guochao's submarines are deployed here. Look, there are all docks and caverns over there."

"You don't see any big ships here."

"That's for sure."

In the morning, the cold wind howled, and Vladivostok, which was affected by the Siberian cold current and the Sakhalin cold current, was extremely cold, and the daytime temperature was only slightly above zero.

A lieutenant colonel of the navy took Zhou Changfeng to wander around the pier of the naval base. Compared with the exquisite decoration and layout of Haizhou and Hangzhou naval bases, sea cucumbers are much more monotonous and simple, and appear a bit rough.

For example, houses, hanging hill tops and hard hill tops are rare, and the most common ones are square brick-concrete structures or reinforced concrete frame structures.

Monotonous, boring, but really functional and cheap.

"It will be frozen next month, and Bitter Leaf Island is about the same. You have to hurry up if you want to conduct drills." The lieutenant colonel reminded.

"For sure, we will rest here for two days, and then go directly to Sapporo..." Zhou Changfeng made a rough calculation, and then said: "Try to finish it in ten and a half months, and then hurry up and come back."

Staying here for two days is absolutely a last resort, because many officers and soldiers can't adapt to the long journey from south to north by train.

From the 32 degrees north latitude of Nanjing to the 43 degrees north latitude of the sea cucumber, the temperature difference of eleven latitudes and ten degrees above, just the transfer and deployment immediately led to the non-combat attrition of hundreds of people.

At this time, it is also more intuitive to feel that the army is not steel. Whether it is an officer or a soldier, they are all mortals, but they are strong and have undergone professional training.

Zhou Changfeng came to a highland with a lighthouse. In the distance is the vast and infinite sea, behind him is a prosperous city, and on the right is a wharf full of large and small ships.

The cold north wind howled past, and he couldn't help shivering.

The bright red sun rises from the left, that is, from the east. At this moment, it has crossed the sea level, dyeing half of the sky light red, and its shadow is reflected on the sea.

Standing in this port city that was dubbed "ruling the East" in another plane, Zhou Changfeng, who was rather sad, felt more uncomfortable.

The world is still the same—imperialism still vying for hegemony.

only……

He took out an expensive camera borrowed from the Sea Cucumber Naval Base Department, loaded it with a special color film, and snapped a few photos.

Unlike the relatively easy development of black and white film, today's color film is much more troublesome-after all, it is a new thing that has not been born for a few years.

Zhou Changfeng planned to send them home, and after he got off the high ground, he handed them over to the professionals of the garrison command and envoy. He was ashamed to make them work for nothing, so he gave two packs of good Qilian cards as a gift. cigarette.

Sunset and moonrise, sunrise and moonset.

On the first day of November, Sapporo.

In fact, in addition to the Japanese people in the Dongying Islands, there are also Ainu people-also called the Einu people. They are the "Yi" referred to by the shogunate.

It's just that they were defeated in the end and were expelled to the far north. The name of Sapporo actually comes from the "big river" in the Ezo language.

Because it has been the sphere of influence of Tsarist Russia for more than 30 years since it was partitioned, the influence of Tsarist Russia on Hokkaido is very obvious. Some landmark buildings in Sapporo are full of strong Russian flavor.

For example, the railway station in the south of the city is an empire-style building, grand and symmetrical; in addition, there is a typical Orthodox cathedral.

"...Basically, that's the way to go. Preparations for battle must be slow and full, but beach landings must be fast, positions must be firmly established, and deep breakthroughs must be fast."

"...we will face the same situation at that time. The British and the Dutch will definitely do everything possible to destroy the oil fields, so we have to go as fast as we can."

In an official building that was temporarily requisitioned as the headquarters of the [-]st Marine Brigade, Zhou Changfeng reiterated the essentials of the exercise to the main officers.

"Once they succeed, it will be very difficult. Theoretically, it will take about one or two years to repair the mess. One can imagine the great harm." Yao Liangchuan also added a few words.

"Can we really make it in time?" Zhu Lishuo murmured with his hands folded on his chest, "If someone installs some explosives, they can blow up the oil field into the sky with just a flick of a finger. No matter how fast we move, it will take a few days."

"Let's talk sarcastic again, you will stand outside shirtless tonight." Zhou Changfeng said lightly.

Grass!It's several degrees below zero at night, and if you stand overnight, you'll freeze to death, or you'll go straight to the sky.

Since Zhou usually doesn't break his promise, Zhu Lishuo, who is very sensible, immediately shut up, put down his hands and stood up straight.

Zhou Changfeng glanced at him, knocked on the table, and coughed dryly: "The paratroopers and some latent agents and internal agents will try their best to delay the time and hinder the opponent's sabotage, so there is hope, but we have to hurry."

"The effectiveness of the paratroopers is hard to determine, right? So far, no country in the world has put them into actual combat." Zhao Hanfeng pondered with a look of thought on his face: "The Germans have explored this the most and are the most proficient. Things go wrong from time to time, and our paratroopers have heard that they have made jokes a few times."

"It's none of our business, take care of yourself. It's their fault they didn't achieve what they expected, but we have to try to do our best."

"Yes!"

All the officers present clasped their fists in unison, and then left one after another to perform their duties.

The complexity of the landing operation is extraordinary, and the first marine brigade as a landing force is actually only one part of it.

Before that, the aviation unit needs to scout the landing area and depth, the meteorological unit needs to predict the weather, and the hydrological unit needs to figure out the hydrological information and field conditions near the landing site.

So it's not just the [-]st Marine Brigade that needs to practice. In fact, in the next few days, the soldiers can take a good rest and recharge their batteries; while the officers and soldiers of other units will be very busy.

Most of the officers had dispersed, but Zhu Lishuo stayed behind, pacing back and forth in the temporary headquarters, chattering here and there, but just refused to leave.

This guy must have a ghost in his heart, and he is probably thinking about how to speak.

Zhou Changfeng threw a few colored pencils on the table, picked up a piece of half-cold pie, and said while eating, "Tell me, what do you guys want to do?"

"Hey, Brother Zhou still understands me." Zhu Lishuo approached with a smile.

"Hehe, don't talk about brother, just speak directly."

"Cough! Last time I experienced the style of Japan a few times. I miss it a little bit. I think it's no fun to go with them all the time...Zhou Kexing, Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou, let's go together this time." .”

He said three titles in a row, and Zhou Changfeng couldn't help saying with disgust: "You still call me when you go to Fireworks and Willow Lane???"

"I think there is something wrong with you." Zhu Lishuo poked his nose, then touched his chin, and said seriously: "Before sister-in-law appeared, Brother Zhou, you are a flirtatious person... tsk tsk, no less than me, but you know me After sister-in-law passed away, you seem to be a different person in this respect, sister-in-law has such magic power?"

She doesn't have magical powers, but she does have a different person.

But then again, Zhou Changfeng has always felt that "Zhou Changfeng" is quite similar to himself, except for his fickleness.

He thought for a while, and pretended to be casual and replied: "It's just that I'm tired of it, and I've changed my mind and cleaned myself up."

However, Zhu Lishuo still did not give up, and insisted: "That won't work, how happy we were in the past? This time, go to a good place to experience it, and find the feeling of the past."

"I'm wondering, you are still so carefree, your wife really doesn't care about you?" Zhou Changfeng asked noncommittal.

"She, just keep your eyes open and close your eyes." Zhu Lishuo shrugged nonchalantly, "She has been married to me all these years, she eats, drinks, and spends money well. I'm just playing outside. , she can understand clearly."

After eating that piece of pie, Zhou Changfeng stood up and wiped his mouth, "My family is different. She has a good temper, but she is a little arrogant in her bones. And, since you are married, you should calm down."

"Okay. So... Brother Zhou, are you going?"

"Just watch but don't eat."

Hearing this, Zhu Lishuo was overjoyed, and immediately clapped his hands, then grabbed his hand and walked out without hesitation.

Zhou Changfeng is both helpless and slightly expectant now, it would be a lie to say that he has no curiosity.

However, even though Daming's current atmosphere is more tolerant towards men, as a human being, how can he always follow the trend?It is still necessary to tailor some basic bottom line for yourself.

It has been several months since the Ming army entered Hokkaido, and the citizens of Sapporo are also used to their presence.

Because they have been harassed by the Tsarist Russian garrison for a long time, they were still worried and afraid when the Ming army arrived.

However, because the discipline of the Russian army is really worrying, even though the Ming army is not good, it makes the citizens feel as if they have come to heaven from hell.

Moreover, the No.30 Eighth Infantry Division of the Army stationed here was organized in Hangzhou Prefecture, and most of its soldiers were hawkers and farmers from Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo.The soldiers themselves are relatively richer and smarter.

So even if you do bad things, you won’t go whoring for nothing—if you like, I’ll pay you back, brother gendarmerie, how can this count as that?
The relatively harmonious situation makes the resistance here the weakest, and the resistance forces are the slightest. The 38th Division has also become the unit that has been killed by the resistance forces to this day.

Two sidecar motorcycles and a truck escorted the front and back, Zhou Changfeng and Zhu Lishuo were riding on the off-road vehicle in the middle.

This will not be too much fanfare to attract attention, but also ensure basic safety.

The small convoy stopped at the gate of Piaoji Restaurant - this is a high-end and hidden place.

The ryotei began in the Edo period. At that time, it referred to the high-end restaurants opened by the daimyo. However, with the evolution, it became a Japanese habit to discuss important matters in the ryotei. Officials and samurai in the Meiji era liked to talk about state affairs in taverns or brothels. .

As for the rumored geisha with all kinds of superb skills, there are naturally some here.

The Xinbang people in suits standing at the door were ruthlessly driven away, replaced by soldiers from the [-]st Marine Brigade Garrison.

Wearing a winter uniform, a thick cotton hat, leather boots, and a submachine gun or automatic gun slung in front of him, he is absolutely mighty in terms of appearance.

The expensive restaurants are not open to ordinary people, even wealthy businessmen have to be introduced.

But as a conqueror, or a general of the king's division, how could he not even have this little privilege?

The heated house is very comfortable, the temperature is just right, as warm as mid-spring, and there are small ponds and small rocky mountains in the hall, so it will not make people feel dry.

"You two adults, please come here."

"This place is specially prepared for the two of you, please take off your shoes and enter, please wait a moment."

"If you have any dissatisfaction, please speak up, and I will try my best to solve it."

In this way, Zhou Changfeng and Zhu Lishuo came to a spacious and bright room.

In the middle is a low square table, and the two of them sit on tatami mats, and in front of them are a few screens with lightly painted landscape paintings.

"Look, brother Zhou, at least the hospitality here is comprehensive, how respectful and comfortable." Zhu Lishuo, who was full of pride, drank his tea and said with a smile.

Comfort is comfort, but are you really here for comfort?

At this time, Zhou Changfeng inexplicably thought of the image of the Japanese geisha in his impression, and then he couldn't help baring his teeth subconsciously.

They didn't wait for a long time, and after a while, two figures with shamisen in their arms floated in.

Looking from the bottom up, the steps are light, and he is wearing a light-colored kimono full of patterns...

hiss!Sure enough, this face is too white, how much powder is applied!

(End of this chapter)