The traditional Chinese name of "Vladivostok" means "small fishing village by the sea". Historically, Shanghai Vladivostok has seen human activities since the Tang, Liao and Jin Dynasties. It belonged to the Bohai Kingdom in the Tang Dynasty; it was called Yongming City in the Yuan Dynasty; it was called Yongming City in the Ming Dynasty;
During the dynasty, it belonged to Nuergandusi; during the Qing Dynasty, the area was classified as the territory of General Jilin.
By the mid-seventeenth century, the Tsarist Empire was waiting for an opportunity to invade eastward, seeking to open up ice-free ports in the Far East. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the country's power was declining, and its control of the areas north of Heilongjiang and east of the Ussuri River was lax, leaving the country with no defenses, leaving Russia to occupy large swathes of our country's borders.
The land provided an opportunity. After the First Opium War, the Qing government and Tsarist Russia signed the "Aihun Treaty", which stipulated that the area east of the Ussuri River including Vladivostok was jointly managed by China and Russia. During the Second Opium War, Russia again
The Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty was signed with the Qing government, and the Qing government ceded about 400,000 square kilometers of territory east of the Ussuri River, including Sakhalin Island, including Vladivostok.
Although Russia occupied Vladivostok, its development was slow because it was too far away from the Russian capital. After the opening of the Siberian Railway in 1891, shipping routes began to connect to places such as Kobe, Nagasaki, Japan, and Shanghai, China.
During the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese Navy dispatched a fleet to raid Vladivostok. It fought fiercely with the Russian cruise fleet for several days but failed to capture it, forcing the Japanese Navy to shift its target and attack the Liaodong Peninsula and Dalian.
After the October Revolution, due to the chaos of the Soviet Union's civil war, anti-Communist forces infiltrated here and in the Russian Far East. These included some foreign forces such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan. The Japanese-British coalition forces were attacked on the pretext that there were Japanese-owned facilities there.
, stationed in the Golden Horn and Vladivostok, and established the "Far Eastern Republic" in the Far East coastal area until it was recovered by the Soviet Union in 1922.
Still far from the coast, the radio received an order from the Soviet Navy. Mu Yunchen immediately pointed a gun at the sailors and hoisted a white flag on the Ado Maru. Under the surveillance of two Russian warships, Ado Maru
The Tamaru slowly sailed into the Soviet military port near Vladivostok.
As soon as it stopped, many Soviet sailors boarded the ship. All the Japanese were frightened. Didn't they say they were going to China? How did they end up where the Russians were? The Soviet soldiers couldn't help but rush everyone to the deck and shouted with
Guns gathered around. A Soviet captain came to Ma Xingkong with his hands behind his back and asked, "Are you Japanese?"
Ma Xingkong didn't understand, so a Soviet translator translated for them in Japanese. Ma Xingkong shook his head hastily: "No, no, we are Chinese!"
The Soviet captain was stunned, seeing that they were all Japanese, how could they be Chinese? The captain looked Ma Xingkong up and down. Mu Yunchen said in standard Northeastern dialect: "Mr. Captain, we are really
The Chinese, those over there are the Japanese, we were captured by the Japanese, we robbed their boat, drove back, and drove here! I know your Colonel Paminov, you go
Just ask him and you’ll know who I am!”
The Soviet captain still didn't believe it, so he whispered a few words to a soldier next to him, and the soldier turned and left. The captain ordered everyone not to leave the ship and wait for his order. Anyone who leaves the ship without permission can be shot.
The Soviets were pretty good. Although they restricted their freedom, they sent some food. After traveling on the sea for several days, those who had nothing to eat or drink could finally have a full meal. Ma Xingkong took three pieces of black bread and said
While eating, he said: "Is that colonel you know reliable? If not, we will become Japanese spies!"
Monk Tongming said: "I'm not worried about whether the spies are spies or not. What I'm worried about now is the weapons and ammunition in the ship. They are all good things. If the Soviets find out, we will be held responsible for carrying weapons privately.
Secondly, it gave the Soviets a free advantage, and those things are nothing."
Ma Xingkong regretted a little. He should have thought of those things before entering Vladivostok. Now he can only take one step at a time. Mu Yunchen said: "It's important to survive. It doesn't matter if you can take those things or not. If the Soviets really
If you find out, it’s up to the Japanese, don’t make things difficult for yourself! Do you all understand?”
"Where is my dear friend? Where is he?" A short Soviet colonel, with a shy belly, hurriedly boarded the deck and looked back and forth among the group of people: "Dear Mu, where are you?"
Mu Yunchen stood up hurriedly: "Colonel Paminov!"
Paminov laughed loudly: "Oh! My dear friend, I didn't expect to see you here, it really surprises me." The two hugged each other very cordially. Mu Yunchen sent Ma Xingkong, the monk, Kim Jong-cheng and Chiyoko
Introduce Paminov. The rest of the people are easy to talk to, with the exception of Chiyoko. In order not to expose Chiyoko's Japanese identity, Mu Yunchen deliberately used Mieko's Chinese name Li Fang.
Paminov shook hands with Ma Xingkong and others one by one. He turned to the captain and said, "Mr. Captain, these people are my friends. Can I take them away?"
The captain hurriedly saluted: "Of course!"
I followed Paminov into the car. Along the way, Paminov was chatting with Mu Yunchen. The two of them were very familiar with each other, and they didn’t waste much time talking to me. From their conversation, I could vaguely tell that Mu Yunchen once saved
After passing Paminov, it is not clear how and why he was saved.
The car drove to a small building in the city. Parminov led a few people to the third floor. A sumptuous banquet had been prepared in the room. The monk swallowed and said, "I should have known there would be so much delicious food."
Yes, I won’t eat so much brown bread!”
After a few people sat down, Parminov picked up the wine glass and first said to Mu Yunchen: "Dear friend, your coming makes me particularly happy. I have always wanted to thank you. The kind Lord gave me this opportunity.
This time I must repay you well, everyone, pick up your wine glasses and let us toast to our great leader Comrade Stalin!"
After drinking all the wine in his mouth, the feeling like a thousand steel needles piercing his throat made Ma Xingkong's face distorted. He had drank strong wine before, and this was the first time he felt like this. Struggling to endure the discomfort, Ma Xingkong
Xingkong swallowed the strong drink down his throat and carefully looked at the remaining contents in the glass.
Paminov laughed loudly: "This is our best vodka. Only this good wine can be used to entertain my dear friends!"
Paminov was a hospitable person, and everything except wine was very delicious. Mu Yunchen briefly told Paminov about his experiences over the years. Paminov looked at Mu Yunchen's face
With two scars on his face, he nodded: "Friend, don't worry, the Japanese will not continue to be so arrogant forever. I believe it won't be long before they will pay the price for their actions! I am very sure of this!"