On November 1, the Sino-Russian border was already covered with snow, and several floating bridges had been built on the wide and gentle river surface. Standing on the high ground by the river and changing back to the military uniform, Zheng Silang rode on the war horse and watched the troops heading towards the north of the river through these floating bridges connected by thick iron chains.

The vast land on the Chinese border is covered with snow, and the Russian border opposite is also covered with silver. Without this river, there is no difference between the two sides. But crossing this river means a whole new era, and the Chinese army once again set foot on foreign lands.

When he was in the military academy, Zheng Silang also sang "Manjianghong" with his classmates, and was moved to tears. When he truly commanded thousands of troops to cross the border, he felt very different from the passionate and passionate imagination at that time.

The work experience of the military representatives allowed Zheng Silang to personally experience another kind of life and another way of thinking. The party class talked about imperialism in detail. This system that caused great harm and painful memories to China was not deliberately designed by someone, but was an inevitable result of the development of industrial countries.

If China was the first to complete the industrial revolution, then China would definitely be the most powerful imperialist country in the world now. The production capacity of industrial countries is theoretically unlimited. In order to solve the contradiction between relative overcapacity and relatively insufficient market, in order to maintain high profits, export goods to the outside and input cheap raw materials inward are the most normal choices. This is only about interests, not good or evil.

In the struggle with colonialists and imperialists, the vast majority of invaded people who did not have the concept of nationalism had given birth to nationalism against foreign invaders.

Therefore, the Civilized Party recognizes the inevitability of nationalism and its positive role in fighting foreign invasions. Before sending troops this time, He Rui emphasized that all actions of the Northeast government at present are not a nationalist revenge action, nor will they engage in expansionism according to the logic of imperialism. This action is just an attempt to prevent humanitarian disasters, just like someone from a neighbor's house is about to starve to death and giving them a meal is the bottom line of mankind.

As for the neighbors who work hard to change their lives after eating this bowl of rice, or pick up the kitchen knife from their home and turn into an enemy and start robbing, it is the neighbor's choice.

The wealth of the people of Northeast China was collected through tax collection and formed the Northeast Army in order to deal with the enemy's attack. At this time, a singing came from the art team that encouraged the morale of the troops, "...Great mountains, rivers, and good places, and all roads are wide. When friends come, there will be good wine. If the jackal comes, there will be a hunting rifle to greet it..."

The soldiers liked this song, and at this time they couldn't help but sang it with the art troupe. The song was loud and resounding across the border. Zheng Silang also liked this song very much. When he heard it, he felt as if he was sending a response to his own thoughts.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves, Hu Xiushan, the chief of staff of this operation, rode a horse to Zheng Silang. He held the horses, Hu Xiushan looked at the marching queue and said, "Silang, let's go."

Zheng Silang felt a little confused. This feeling was still as strong as Zheng Silang changed his action plan without authorization. In such a tangled relationship, Zheng Silang closed his eyes and slapped his cheeks with his hands.

The crisp sound made Hu Xiushan look at Zheng Silang, and his eyes were full of surprise. Zheng Silang felt the scorching sting on his cheeks, and finally got rid of the impulse caused by his inner tangle, turned his head and said, "Let's go now!"

Hu Xiushan said nothing and urged the horses to set off down the slope. Zheng Silang's riding skills were much better than Hu Xiushan. The horses walked steadily and quickly, and easily surpassed Hu Xiushan. He passed steadily on the pontoon bridge dedicated to cavalry and entered the Russian border.

In the north, less than 600 kilometers away from Zheng Silang and Hu Xiushan, teams of Russians are braved by the wind and snow to head south. They are wearing thick clothes without exception and are walking forward in the subzero wind and snow.

The shabby cotton jackets of ordinary people, the marten coats of rich people, the robes of Orthodox bishops, and the monks' robes of ascetics. If it were in the past, people of different backgrounds would never have been together.

But on the road now, these poor and poor have formed a long dragon that fled the Bolshevik red regime, and they didn't care about what kind of origin the people around them were. The long team walked silently on the seemingly endless ice fields, and except for freezing and hunger and fear, they were all within the range that the railway could cover.

Kolchak is a famous Russian Arctic explorer. Such a natural environment is nothing more than a small scene for Kolchak. If possible, Kolchak is even willing to walk with these people. But he cannot.

All supplies were collected on the train, and the fire and food must be provided to these people at rest points along the way. After rushing to Lake Baikal on October 20, Kolchak ordered everyone to go south. At that time, Kolchak saw the piles of supplies being transported onto the train, and he felt that there was no problem.

But now 10 days later, Kolchak realized that he was wrong. The remaining radio stations in the team sent news of food emergency. Even the trains Kolchak personally took over, the food consumption was beyond his imagination.

From the time of departure, Kolchak ordered that anyone on the train could only eat one meal a day and the meal volume was reduced to a minimum. In the past two days, Kolchak ordered the execution of military personnel who were stealing food twice, but this did not prevent the train carriage from becoming empty.

Kolchak couldn't help but waver at his initial decision. Whether rejecting the help provided by China was the right choice.

Before leaving, Kolchak had ordered the take away all the food he could take away, because the soldiers plundered so thoroughly from door to door, which triggered an uprising among the Russians who were unwilling to leave. It drew a bloody beginning for this expedition. If you go back now, you can only eat those humans who have nothing. For Kolchak, eating people is a bottom line that cannot be broken.

At this moment, Chief of Staff Jiuganov ran over, his face full of joy, which was a look that had never been seen in the past six months. "Your Excellency, the British Foreign Office sent a telegram saying that the Chinese were receiving supplies. I sent a telegram with the Chinese, and they also confirmed the news."

Kolchak was skeptical, but the guards around Kolchak couldn't help cheering. Those who didn't need to consider high-level decisions knew very well that if this continued, it would only take one or two days to completely cut off food. At that time, people would die of freezing and starvation.

At this time, a team of Russians passed by here. The leader of the team was an Orthodox bishop. Seeing Kolchak's military flag, the group bowed to Kolchak from afar. The bishop came over, as if he wanted to greet Kolchak himself.

The happy guards rushed up and shouted to the bishop, "Master Bishop, the aid sent by the British is coming! Everyone is saved!"

The bishop was stunned for a moment, and quickly put three fingers together and drew a cross on his chest. Then he turned around and walked back to the team, shouting loudly at the crowd: "Bless the Virgin and the Son, our aid is coming. No one has to go hungry!"

The crowd was like a numb animal, and after the bishop's shout, everyone stopped. After a while, everyone fell to the ground, and while slashing in their chests, they looked up at the sky, and praised it in their mouths, "Thank you, Virgin Mary!", "Thank you, the merciful Lord."

Kolchak had never expected things to turn out like this, and it was too late to stop them. For a moment, the eyes of the Russian Admiral, who had a tough appearance and was considered to have a slim heart, were also a little wet.

But the mood of sympathizing with these people in the Baiwei Army quickly dissipated, and Kolchak returned to his usual coldness.

The remaining gold is the capital of the Russian Provisional Government's comeback, and there will be no loss in any case. Regardless of those who kneel down to praise God, Kolchak called the Chief of Staff and returned to the carriage. As soon as he entered the carriage, Kolchak immediately ordered: "Chief of Staff Jiuganov, you immediately organize troops to go south to prevent the Chinese army's raid. And Deputy Chief of Staff Nikolayev, you are responsible for strengthening the guards of the golden carriage, and you will never allow the Chinese to rob our gold!"

Although 500,000 White Guards chose to follow Kolchak, they were defeated in a series of battles and no longer had a clear organization. Moreover, after experiencing such a snowy march, they no longer had any combat effectiveness. Only a few core troops could be reliable.

The Chief of Staff and the Deputy Chief of Staff immediately accepted the order, but the two obviously did not have the murderous aura they had when they accepted the order.

Of course, more than one million people could not be lined up in a queue, but divided into thousands of incoherent teams. To Kolchak's surprise, the message transmission between the teams was particularly quick.

The next day, some news came. Originally, the crowds who were heading south would have rested for a long time, but some teams just stopped and quickly ate insignificant food and started heading south. The troops responsible for the resting spots received news from these teams who were heading south quickly.

On the third day, the news spread at an astonishing speed. Horses kept running towards the train center of Kolchak, who moved according to the plan, asking if the news was true.

Five hundred thousand of this team of millions of people were soldiers. When the horses were not known for the time being behind the cavalry jumped off the horse, they collapsed on the ground. Chief of Staff Jiuganov's face was already full of anxiety, and Deputy Chief of Staff Nikolayev said what they shared concern, "Your Excellency, if this continues, the troops will be afraid of mutiny!"

The Russian army had rich experience in mutiny and also formulated cruel disciplines and punishments to completely eliminate the signs of mutiny. However, there is no department like the Military Law Department now, and Kolchak's subordinates were just a group of mobs gathered together to escape.

Kolchak knew what the two chiefs of staff were worried about. It was because there was no hope that the White Guards would obey so much, but any hope could turn this obedience into riots.

In the anxious and fearful eyes of the two chiefs of staff, Kolchakten stood up, "All the inquiring troops who came and asked them to be ahead. I personally lead the troops to meet with the contact!"

"...Your Excellency is going to go in person?" exclaimed the Chief of Staff.

Kolchak shook his head, "It's not that I'm going to go, I'm going to the front team and be the first to meet the Chinese army!"

The Chief of Staff was shocked by Kolchak's courage and could not speak, but the Deputy Chief of Staff raised his hand to cover his eyes to prevent the tears rolling out by people. Deputy Chief of Staff Nikolayev chose to follow because of Kolchak's personal charm, but he did not expect that at this time, Kolchak's courage was as fearless as the rumors were.

The Chinese army may have come with the reasons for rescue, but once the Chinese army sees Kolchak, they will likely arrest him. However, the Deputy Chief of Staff knew very well that if Kolchak still stayed in the central army, the White Guards, driven by hope and strong uneasiness, would immediately become internally chaotic, and mutiny would only break out sooner or later. Only when Kolchak determines safety at the front can these White Guards who choose to follow Kolchak feel at ease.

Kolchak did not just say anything, he immediately started to equip. This famous Russian Arctic Expedition expert prepared the equipment for a rapid marching in the snow. More than a decade ago, he relied on his outstanding ability to operate on ice and snow to find the Russian Arctic Expedition Team that was killed, and brought back their inspection records. Since then, he has become famous in Russia.

More than a decade later, these techniques were available again. First, they rode horses, but they couldn't hold on. Kolchak, who was sleepless, began to ski with the exhausted guards.

It was dark in the north in winter, and the snow had stopped at this time. Relying on the compass and the starry sky, Kolchak continued to move forward with his intuition.

There were fewer and fewer people in the guards around him who could keep up with him, but Kolchak did not stop. Because he and the guards walked into the burning fire with a cold air, but there was no food to rest, and a large number of people would recognize him.

Those who were alive by the fire at rest were mixed with those who died of cold and hunger, making the dead seem as if they were just asleep.

The only one who can tell who is still alive is whether or not Kolchak saluted or heard that Kolchak had gone to meet with the team, he stepped forward and knelt on the back of Kolchak's hand or even leather boots.

These people have reached their limits. If they still move forward at the initial pace, they can survive. But knowing that they hope to be ahead, these people's efforts to get rid of the threat of death as soon as possible have led to their death. So Kolchak just roasted the fire, ate a little, and then continued to set out.

If the hope ahead is an illusory bubble, at least half of the millions of people who were disturbed by hope will die from death.

On the fifth day, there was no rest in front of him. Kolchak was left with only three guard members. These people were slow to move and dull eyes. Compared with the living people, these people were more like walking corpses. It was not until Kolchak stopped and stopped them. The three guard members barely stopped. One of them stood unsteadily and fell to the ground. Two companions just looked at these slowly, and tried their best to stabilize their bodies and prevent themselves from falling down.

Kolchak picked up the telescope and saw a unit at the end of the snow field in front of him, headed by a red flag. The team holding the flag was moving forward, and behind this red flag, there were still some small flags. Unlike the impact and tension brought to Kolchak by this red flag, the rice-shaped flag in the telescope and the tricolor flag of France, especially the old Russian Empire flag, when the old Russian Empire flag came into view, Kolchak put down the telescope, raised the back of his hand and wiped his eyes.

For so long, except for the moment when he parted with his lover, Kolchak has not wet his eyes for many years.

The red flag is the flag of the Northeast Army. The British and French flags are the British and French journalists who accompany the army, and the old Russian Empire flag are the Belarusian expatriates who have been in Haierbin. These people were sent to concentration camps and then continued to live in Northeast China in a semi-visit manner.

When Belarus was in a state of dimness, these people were finally discharged from custody. Some of them joined forces to prevent humanitarian tragedies. These people had basically no contact with the Bolshevik government and knew very little about the Russian Provisional Government. However, these people insisted on saving their Russian compatriots and insisted on raising the flag of the old Russian Empire.

After discussing with Hu Xiushan, Zheng Silang could only let the troops pretend that they had not seen it. After all, this operation was a political action, and if it was too strict, it would be unnecessary.

These people were put at the forefront of the troops to ensure the publicity effect. If the Belarusian army took the initiative to attack the Northeast Army, these guys could be regarded as witnesses.

Although Zheng Silang still felt lost from time to time because of his nationalist sentiment that this action was not to recover the old place. However, it did not delay Zheng Silang making all due arrangements for this action.

It was not until the vanguard sent a telegram that they actually met Kolchak, the Russian Provisional Government, that Zheng Shilang couldn't help but show his admiration, "The report says that Kolchak is very courageous. It seems that the report is very reliable."

Hu Xiushan was not liked to talk, and just nodded at this time, "Kolchak made a very right choice."

Zheng Silang looked at Hu Xiushan with some surprise, "Xiushan, it is rare for you to praise people like this!"

Hu Xiushan looked at Zheng Silang with some confusion, "This is what should be written into the report."

Zheng Silang was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing. Hu Xiushan was so serious and meticulous in his work. In this regard, Zheng Silang really couldn't catch up with it.

But these are not the most important things at the moment. Zheng Silang ordered the staff officer: "According to the plan, start setting up a rest point. As for the level... Xiushan, I think it is set to be intermediate, right?"

Hu Xiushan did not answer. He closed his eyes and thought for a while, then began to take out the map and look at it for a while, then replied: "Set according to the worst situation."

"The worst situation? Doesn't that mean that all these people are going to starve to death?" Zheng Silang felt that things were probably not at this level.

Hu Xiushan pointed to the map and said, "We have underestimated Kolchak in our plan, so we think this position should be a better situation in Belarus and faster encounter. However, Kolchak brought three subordinates who were almost exhausted to appear in this position. This only means that they have reached the end of their lives."

Zheng Silang understood Hu Xiushan's judgment as soon as he heard this, and immediately ordered: "According to the worst situation setting, let the people in front act quickly and provide supplies quickly!"
Chapter completed!