() In fact, these actions of sinking warships and attacking U.S. military camps were not initiated by the guerrillas led by the Caputinan Organization. These actions were initiated by the newly established "Filipino" forces on the island of Mindanao.
li organization did it. Since the establishment of the "Filipino" organization, the committee secretly controlled by Taiwan's Ministry of Internal Affairs believed that the armed struggle limited to Mindanao was not enough to effectively combat the American invaders, and the war should be spread to the wider Philippines.
land to call on more Filipino people to join this just struggle.
This proposal of the committee was unanimously adopted and received the full support of the "Filipinos" organization. A guerrilla force of more than 300 people led by the new chairman Gonzalez was mobilized from Mindanao due to the negligence of Taiwan's garrison in Mindanao.
Went north, passed through Leyte Island, and sneaked into the southern part of Luzon Island.
Thanks to the cover and intelligence of the Ministry of Internal Affairs agents and local Taiwanese businessmen, this task force quickly formulated a series of action plans, and the first step was to start with sneak attacks on US warships and attacks on US military camps. In order to explode the US military
It is not impossible for warships to use ordinary explosives, but the explosives required
The quantity was so large that it was difficult to safely transport it to the warship. Therefore, the Taiwan garrison quietly provided more efficient military explosives and timers, and dispatched experienced frogmen to cooperate with the task force to quietly install the explosives.
The explosives were detonated on the three US warships through timers.
The attack on the U.S. Army camp launched at the same time used a time-honored weapon invented by Liu Fu, which was a weapon invented by the People's Liberation Army during the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War: the Heartless Cannon!
This kind of weapon actually uses a large-diameter iron barrel, such as a gasoline barrel, and then passes it through the inner wall for simple processing, then puts a small amount of explosive in the bottom, pads it with a round wooden board slightly smaller than the inner diameter, puts the explosive package, and then
Light the explosive charge at the bottom, and the explosive package will be pushed out. Strictly speaking, this weapon should be called an "explosive package launcher", which is somewhat similar to a mortar.
The advantages of this weapon are: it is extremely simple to manufacture and easy to use, and the materials are easy to obtain. It is extremely powerful. Although it does not cause fragmentation, an explosive pack with tens of kilograms of explosives will explode within a radius of tens of meters.
Everyone is rushed to death and shocked to death. It is a very psychologically shocking weapon for the target.
This weapon also has many shortcomings: the firing distance is very short, less than 300 meters; it cannot aim and can only fire in a general direction; it is very unstable and prone to explosion.
However, any weapon or equipment has a suitability problem, and this kind of heartless cannon is very suitable here in the Philippines. First of all, the rainforest and vegetation here are very dense, and there are many places to hide, so Cheng Jin's
The disadvantages can be overcome; secondly, they attack large targets such as camps, so long as they are in the right direction, there is no need to aim particularly accurately; finally, the Philippine guerrillas are short of guns, bullets, and medicines, and the only thing that is not lacking is
The dedicated Filipino people.
As for the materials for making this kind of weapon, they are even simpler. Gasoline barrels are easy to find. Where can the Taiwanese garrison have ready-made explosives? Explosive bags are more convenient. Manila hemp is abundant in the local area. It is tough and light. It is very suitable for wrapping explosives. Wooden boards are even more convenient.
It's convenient. Just find a big tree with a suitable diameter, cut it down, and use a saw to cut the trunk into pieces. After a little trimming, it's the base.
As a result, the U.S. garrison camp was in bad luck. The American officers and soldiers who were killed by the shock wave all died with their eyes open. They had followed the infantry manual to avoid the artillery shells, but no matter whether you were lying on the ground or hiding behind a bunker, as long as you
If the explosive package falls within 30 meters of you, then you can make your last confession to God.
After using this weapon to attack two US military camps, the task force quietly sneaked back to Leyte Island and temporarily stopped the attack. At this time, the agents of the Ministry of the Interior stepped forward and started working. They used "Filipinos"
"With the advantage that there were many former members of the Captinan organization inside, we quickly found out about a meeting of this organization, and then there was a plot about a lumber dealer secretly telling the US military.
Why do the "Filipinos" want to use the help of the US military to eliminate the Caputinan organization? Shouldn't they work together to fight the Americans? Wrong, the Ministry of the Interior quietly established the Philippine du li organization "Filipinos"
, I don’t really want to help Filipinos engage in du
li, but intends to use this gimmick to seek some benefits for Taiwan. The Captinan organization is the largest resistance organization in the Philippines. They not only want to attack the US military, but also attack the Taiwanese garrison, and the importance of Captinan
The members are all native Filipinos, and they are high-status intellectuals, landlords and merchants. It is very difficult to break into their ranks, and it is even harder to control this organization.
Since it is out of control, it can only be eliminated. The Ministry of the Interior does not want to add another powerful unstable factor to Luzon Island, so it uses the hands of the US military to hit Captinan hard.
It was a good idea, and the US military completed this task perfectly. Not only did they kill many senior leaders of this organization, but they also took the blame for the attack on the US military camp on their heads.
However, this trick cannot be used forever. In order to further confuse the US military, the task force decided to suspend the attack on the US military camp for a period of time and return to Leyte Island for training and rest on the one hand, and on the other hand, it also needed to receive some weapons.
supplies and funds to prepare for the next step of officially establishing a base on Luzon Island.
Just when the undercurrent was surging on the Philippine Islands, something suddenly happened, which forced Liu Fu to temporarily turn his attention away from the Philippines. He boarded the cruiser Africa again and hurried there under the escort of two destroyers.
Europe.
On May 7, 1910, Taiwan received a telegram from the British royal family. In the telegram, the British royal family formally invited Liu Fu as a guest to attend the enthronement ceremony of the King of the United Kingdom and overseas territories and the Emperor of India George V. After receiving this
After sending the telegram, Liu Fu reacted for several minutes before he understood that George
The prince's father died and he was about to ascend the throne. Liu Fu could have reacted quickly. After all, he only knew one person named George who could be the king of England. However, the title of Indian Emperor was given to him.
I was confused, and after thinking about it I realized, oh, India, a British colony, it turns out that even the emperor
It was the British who took over the post. In later generations, I really didn’t know it. It turned out that the Indian people were so thoroughly colonized.
Since everyone has come to formally invite them, it would be inappropriate for Liu Fu not to go. If he doesn’t have a good reason, not showing up would be tantamount to losing someone’s face. Hey, I’ll be tired again and go, so
, Liu Fu arranged the government affairs in his hands, boarded the fleet, and set off again.
