Beiyang 1917

[Text] Chapter [-] Leaflets Flying in the Sky

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The port of Pogranich in the Primorsky Krai (Russian Пoгpahnчhыn) is located on the branch line from Ussuriysk Station of the Trans-Siberian Railway to Suifenhe in China, opposite to Suifenhe.The branch line of Xialou connects the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Middle Eastern Railway.

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

1860年11月14ri签订《中俄bei jing条约》，占去乌苏里江以东40平方公里土地，沙俄又于1846年10月7ri迫使清政fu签订了《中俄勘分西北界约定》，再次将中国44万平方公里的领土割占过去，边境区就是那时划归俄国的。

In February 1918, it was just a town, belonging to the Primorsky Krai of Tsarist Russia, and the population was mainly composed of immigrants. In 2, the first batch of immigrants arrived at Grotekovo Railway Station.In 1868, there were only 1897 households who settled here. When the Middle East Railway was laid, Russia set up a station here, and then the population increased. The station was named after Infantry Lieutenant General Ipgrotekovo. Called Pogranicny.

Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Nikolaevich Jr. led a battalion stationed at the Ipgrotekovo station, which was 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 abolition of the Constituent Assembly, and the cessation of war between Soviet Russia and Germany. etc.

The messy situation made the Russian citizens in the Far East feel uneasy. For a while, they said that Outer Mongolia was taken back by China, and for a while, the northern line of the Middle East Road was also taken back by the Chinese!The situation in the past year has made people completely confused. Could the glory of the Tsarist Russian Empire just disappear like this?

Most of the local residents are Russians, who have come from the West by the Trans-Siberian Railway in the past few decades. The land here is vast, rare and fertile, and it is also a Sino-Russian trade port. As long as you put your heart into it, whether it is farming or trading, There is always room for survival, but now that the tsar has been arrested and the provisional government has been ousted, few people really know what the future of the Far East will be like.

At the time of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, little Alexei Nikolaevich was just a cadet who had just been admitted to Pavlov's military cadets. That war should not have been lost at all. The casualties of the Russian army were much smaller than those of the Japanese army, and after the arrival of the reinforcements, the Russian army already had an advantage in strength. The old guy actually surrendered!

As a result, Tsar Nicholas II unexpectedly decided to cease the war and admit defeat, but he also created a model of the conditions for the armistice of the defeated country: no compensation!Do not cede land!It just transfers the rights and interests of the Changchun-Dalian section of the Middle East Railway in China to Japan, and transfers the rights and interests of the Kantung State and Luda leased land that Russia snatched from China to Japan!

As soon as he graduated from the Little Alexei Military Academy, he voluntarily asked to be stationed in the Far East to start his military career. In seven or eight years, he went from a second lieutenant platoon leader to a cavalry lieutenant colonel, leading an elite Cossack battalion to garrison Pogra This border crossing in the town of Nichny!

Lieutenant Colonel Aleksey Nikolaevich Jr. considered himself a qualified imperial soldier, and the Cossack cavalry battalion he led was considered a first-class team in the Far East in terms of training and military discipline. The stragglers who were disarmed by the Chinese and retreated into the Far East were not in his eyes at all.

But he can only lead his own soldiers well, but he can't influence the decision-making of the generals in the Far East Military Region. The movement of the Chinese people in Suifenhe has been so big in the past three months. Obviously there is a big military operation, and he has reported it repeatedly. The military region was required to be on alert and mobilized as soon as possible, and asked for reinforcements. The superiors of the Far Eastern Military Region in Khabarovsk laughed at themselves for worrying. is the object of their concern.

As for the threat from China, including the threat from Little Japan, don't they all see it?

Of course, Alexei also knows that as Tsarist Russia has been fighting with Germany and Austria on the Eastern Front for more than three years, the main force of the Russian army in the entire Far East has already been transferred to the west. Vladivostok is only stationed with a team of tens of thousands of people, Vladivostok has no more than 6000 people, and Chita has a maximum of 8000 people. My 400-man Cossack battalion is just a symbolic existence at this port.

The dignity of the Russians and the Cossacks must not be broken by their own hands. The atmosphere on the opposite side has become increasingly tense in the past week. Although the Chinese have imposed martial law, the news from the Russian businessmen who have their own channels is that the opposite side The squadrons of several divisions gathered around the Suifenhe River. Barbed wire fences were erected near the airport and the station, checkpoints were everywhere, and there was a curfew at night.

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

It's a pity that there are no cannons. This is a station, not a fortress. From the perspective of the Far Eastern Military Region, this Cossack cavalry battalion of mine is more like a port customs guard of honor than a combat force!

Alexei and his cavalry battalion have been on guard for three days in a row, and the Chinese on the opposite side have not moved. Of course, the Middle East Railway has not interrupted the transportation for these three days. Although the traffic of passenger and freight vehicles has been greatly reduced, the railway is still running. The Maxim machine guns of the Kesai camp were aimed at the doors and windows of every train that entered the station, but only passengers got on and off the trains, not the squadron hidden inside.

What are the Chinese thinking?If Alexey himself had been replaced, he would have ordered the troops to put machine guns on the front and carriages and drive the train straight into the station!It would be a fool not to do this, but in fact, Alexei’s battalion parked a carriage on the sidewalk when entering the station, and the car was ready in it. As long as the Chinese dare to lie on the train and rush through the customs Dare to order the detonation!

At 1918 o'clock in the morning on February 2, 28, Lieutenant Colonel Alexei, who had led his battalion on guard at the station for three days, finally waited for the squadron to arrive. A dozen Chinese planes flew overhead, Instead of dropping bombs, there are countless colorful leaflets.

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

The Chinese-Government respectfully informs all soldiers and civilians in the Far East that according to the Soviet-Russian Government’s declaration to China on December 1917, 12, and in accordance with the Chinese-Government’s official statement on December 8, 1917, China and Russia abolish all the inequalities signed between Imperial Russia and China Treaty, China takes back all the land ceded since the signing of the "Sino-Russian Treaty of Nerchinsk" in 12, including the Grabiqi River, a tributary of Heilongjiang, along the Outer Xing'an Mountains to the sea, and all the land in Lingnan belongs to China!

The Chinese-government promises that for 230 years, all residents living in the above land, regardless of race, ethnicity, or previous nationality, have been recognized by the Chinese-government as legal residents of this territory, and your life and property Security will be protected by the Chinese government and army!

In view of the fact that this piece of land has been officially owned by China since February 1918, 2, but this piece of land has been under the jurisdiction of Russia in the past few years, the Chinese government has promised that all residents on this piece of land will be able to independently Choose to become a Chinese citizen or return to Russia!

No matter how you choose, the safety of your lives and property will be protected, and your personal choices will be respected.

In addition, the Chinese-government officially notified all Russians, policemen, road guards, and civil servants on this land that before the arrival of the Chinese army, please continue to maintain local law and order and protect the lives and properties of the people. Violated.

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

In the process of the squadron marching to regain the lost ground, all criminals who stubbornly resist or take the opportunity to rob-rob and harm the people will be regarded as enemies. The Chinese government loves peace, but China is never afraid of war!

Please keep calm, please put down your weapons, and please wait for the Chinese squadron to arrive!