Feng Yu felt that this matter should not be delayed. Judging from the speed of the mail, Zhang Manyue mailed it at least a month ago. She had probably entered the vast Xing'an Mountains area. Therefore, Feng Yu decided to go to Zhang Xiuxian for the first time.
Set off in two days.
Feng Yu asked someone to bring a message to the Feng family, saying that he had something important to do, and he didn't explain much. He just said that he would go to other places to deal with some things and would come back after a while.
The next day, after packing their luggage and some things, they booked the earliest train.
The Xing'anling area is located in the northernmost part of my country, with a vast area and sparsely populated areas. Due to its latitude, the snow line on the mountains here is very low, and the snow does not melt all year round, leaving a sea of forests and snowfields.
There is an ancient poem that says: "Hundreds of thousands of years have passed away, but the pines and birches are still there to shake the smoke and clouds."
The Xing'an Mountains area is full of mysteries. No one knows what is hidden in such snow-capped mountains. When Feng Changmen built the Immortal King's Palace and Tomb in the snow-capped mountains, it was definitely not a small project.
Feng Yu had never been to the Xing'an Mountains. If he hadn't found the book in the Qianlong Emperor's temple, he would never have imagined that the Immortal King's Palace and Tomb mentioned in "Ode to Coffin Mountain" would be in the Xing'an Mountains area.
In the territory of the North, the scenery naturally becomes more and more like the soft shadows of the North. In the border towns, the catkins are blown in August, and the pale shadows move lightly and ripples fall.
All the way out of Shanhaiguan, you can experience a sense of the cold clouds and the refreshing summer heat. The mountains in the northeast are high and low, with green ridges and jade streams and pools, and thousands of mountains and snow. This is the most primitive dense forest.
After arriving at Fengtian, they were only halfway through the journey. The second half of the journey might not be so easy. Feng Yu and the others needed to go to Harbin first, pass through Qiqihar, and transfer to Hulunbeir before they could reach Manzhouli. Feng Yu began to curse in his heart.
Mom, this fucking road is too far.
After getting off the bus at Fengtian, Feng Yu and Zhang Xiuxian could only stay one night because it was getting late.
Fengtian was no different than usual at this time, with dispatched troops everywhere. After Marshal Zhang killed Huanggu Tun, the Northern Expeditionary Army became stronger. Originally, Zhang Zuolin had negotiated peace with the Nationalist Government, but on his way back, he was tricked by the Japanese commander Oka Chotaro into Huanggu.
Explosives were buried in the Tun section.
The Japanese army intended to take advantage of the chaos to control the entire Northeast and establish a puppet regime in the Northeast. Because Zhang Zuolin's peace talks with the Nationalist government touched the bottom line, the Japanese army failed to do so and staged the drama of killing Zhang Zuolin.
Afterwards, Zhang Xueliang insisted on changing the flag, which completely disrupted the Japanese calculations. Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Yoshiichi and Consul General Hayashi Jiujiro met with Zhang Xueliang many times to express the Japanese thoughts.
But Zhang Xueliang was unmoved. Changing the Northeastern banner was the general trend. Firstly, Zhang Xueliang did not have the ability to lead the entire Northeastern Army. Secondly, the Northeastern Army that Zhang Zuolin trained hard had experienced years of hard work. It was difficult for Zhang Xueliang to compare with Zhang Zuolin.
In fact, it is not difficult to imagine that it took Zhang Zuolin eighteen years to go from sentry commander to division commander, ten years to go from division commander to security commander of the three eastern provinces, and the whole process took twenty-eight years, while the 28-year-old Zhang Xueliang only took eight
In just 2 years, he had achieved the position his father had acquired in 28 years. He was naturally lacking in ability, and steel that had not been tempered over and over would be hard to resist and bear.
The third point, coupled with the Japanese ambitions and desire to control the Northeast, made Zhang Xueliang angry with the Japanese. They acted like a powerful person and threatened and lured them, and also hinted that the young marshal should not fall into the trap set by the southerners.
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The last point is that the Northeast Army lost its morale in the Northern Expedition. Zhang Zuolin's death plunged the Northeast into grief, anger and helplessness. The finances were cut off, and military pay was difficult to maintain. It was inevitable that they would not continue to fight against the enemy.
Therefore, in Fengtian at the moment, there are calls for a change of flag to the National Government.
This news is spread everywhere throughout Fengtian City, and it is not difficult to know if you just ask casually.
Zhang Xiuxian has never fought against the Northeastern Army, but he has heard that the Northeastern Army is strong and very brave. Now it is leaderless. The world is ever-changing, and good or bad luck is unpredictable.
Feng Yu felt that Zhang Xueliang's patriotism was inevitable. If it were a normal Chinese person to choose, who could be the lackey of the Japanese? Become a puppet government regardless of the country's danger?
Feng Yu and Zhang Xiuxian paused for two days. After all, it was a special period and it would not be easy to go to Manchuria at this time.
Although we have only walked half the distance to Fengtian City, the way the world is, as long as you are willing to spend a lot of money, someone will always come out to make money.
After many discussions, a car dealer finally agreed to take the two of them north to Qiqihar.
The rest of the way is not because people are unwilling to carry them, but the road to Hulunbeir is not covered by cars at all. They can only travel by horse power. Compared with machines, the ability of livestock is limited.
The sky became more and more barren as we walked, and people could hardly see it. They had reached Inner Mongolia from the northeast, and the Xing'an Mountains were far away in the horizon.
Feng Yu and Zhang Xiuxian couldn't rest for a while. After passing through Hulunbeir, it took another three days to reach Manzhouli.
No more, no less, back and forth, the two of them spent exactly fourteen days on the road. Do you think the territory of our country is very vast?
It would take at least fourteen days to actually reach the Xing'an Mountains from Manzhouli. Feng Yu didn't understand at first why Zhang Manyue would enter in a place like Manzhouli when he wanted to go to the Xing'an Mountains. In terms of distance, from
Shouldn’t Harbin in the Northeast be closer?
But when Feng Yu and Zhang Xiuxian arrived at the place, they knew the real reason.
The Manzhouli area blocks the Soviet Union's border and is remote. Basically, it is impossible to reach this place in a war, so the army will not be stationed here. During the war, this place becomes an area where people can move in and out freely.
Most of the people in Manchuria are foreigners from the Soviet Union.
Feng Yu found the same notice that Zhang Manyue had given to them on the street noticeboard. The news about Zhang Zuolin's bombing of Huanggutun was accurate. The quality of the paper was basically the same. Zhang Manyue could be sure.
He has indeed been here, and the things must have been sent from Manchuria.
A small border town in a remote corner, with a large migrant population and desolate urban streets, there is almost no connection with the outside world. No matter whether you are the Northeastern Army changing flags or compromising with the Japanese, it will have no impact at all.
Of course, one can also imagine what so many foreigners would do if they gathered here. It is easy to imagine with your toes that selling goods has become a major focus.
These foreigners from the Soviet Union were doing a lot of secret transactions in Manchuria. In this current situation, what is the most sought-after thing? That is of course guns and ammunition. The Soviets exchanged Soviet-style weapons for Chinese tea, silk, and various antiques and cultural relics.
Feng Yu took a quick look at the market, and found that most of them were fakes, used to fool those foreigners. They were neither businessmen nor treacherous, and the Chinese would never suffer any loss.
The local armaments are in a state of inactivity. As long as the Soviets don't shoot and kill people, they basically have no interest in doing business. There are still chaos outside. Who knows whether his surname will be Jiang or Zhang tomorrow?
Zhang Xiuxian is a person who is obsessed with firearms. Seeing a series of new German weapons, he couldn't put it down and wished he could carry one on his back. Feng Yu said to Zhang Xiuxian, "We are here to find people, not to buy weapons. We will find them first."
For Zhang Manyue, these things are all trivial matters.
Zhang Xiuxian had already put two Tokarev TT30 pistols on his body. He said to Feng Yu, "You can make money by buying hard goods like this. Besides, this place is full of good and bad people. Who knows what is hidden in their heart?"
What a bad idea, keep a weapon on you for self-defense."
Feng Yu felt that what Zhang Xiuxian said made sense. The two of them felt very tired from the journey. After walking around the markets in Manzhouli that day, they found a hotel to stay.
It is difficult to really find someone in such a place. Zhang Xiuxian asked Feng Yu: "I said, we have already spent all our troubles. What are our next plans? How can we find Zhang Manyue? We can't go to the street to find someone."
Ask a foreigner if he has seen Zhang Manyue, right?"
Feng Yu thought so, but he also felt that since Zhang Manyue had been to Manzhouli, he must have left some clues, "Well, let's go find out tomorrow. This place is so big in total. Unless Zhang Manyue disappears with us, otherwise he will definitely
You have to leave something behind.”
Zhang Xiuxian said frankly, "I can't see Zhang Manyue's temperament. If she wants you to find her, you may still be able to find her. If she is so determined to disappear, we are still looking for nothing, but you can't find her."
It doesn’t matter, we’ve already arrived at this place, why don’t we go to Xing’an Mountains? Just treat it as sightseeing, so we should go and take a look, right?”
Feng Yu agreed for the time being. Everything was still unknown. In this border city, they were obviously passive and could not find Zhang Manyue. The purpose of their trip was to miss Zhang Manyue. Is Zhang Manyue going to do it?
How about going to Xing'an Mountains? Did she really know that the dragon's bones were in the palace tomb of the former king? If she knew, how did she know?
At night, Zhang Xiuxian's snoring was so loud that it was difficult for Feng Yu to fall asleep. It was midsummer at the end of August, but there was no heat at all here, and even late at night there was still a bit of chill.
Feng Yu rarely comes to this kind of place. Even if Feng's family has any problems, he will at most go to an eighth-tier town. Eighteenth-tier towns like Manzhouli are also places where foreigners come from. Feng Yu is a lifelong
First time here.
After a silent night, the two of them took a shower and changed clothes in the hotel where they stayed. After half a month of fatigue, they had dinner downstairs in the hotel at noon and took the opportunity to inquire about the hotel proprietress.
Manchuria is a special place. In addition to a large number of Soviets, there are also many bannermen from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, and some people from the Northeast. In short, if you look around, you can find everyone, including those doing business and goods, bandits, and debtors.
People who want to hide their money from debts, even deserters and women who sell themselves are all available here.
To put it bluntly, everything is controlled here. Manzhouli in 1928 was just such a place!
