() The two sides held friendly negotiations at the British China Fleet Command in Hong Kong. At the beginning, the Russian representative bitterly stated that the Taiwanese submarine used disgraceful means to sneak attack the Russian fleet, causing a lot of losses to Russia, how angry the tsar was, and how angry the Russian people were.
How can we not agree and ask Taiwan to do what we want to do in order to calm down these losses, anger and non-agreements.
Then the French proposed that the missing French fleet in 1899 was also attacked by Taiwan and must be compensated with all kinds of sincerity, otherwise... etc.
Finally, the British and Germans, on the basis of fully agreeing with the requests put forward by Russia and France, also proposed the need to inspect Taiwan's military strength and dispatched troops from various countries to station in several important ports to ensure future
East Asian peace and so on.
The Americans did not put forward any inspection or troop stationing requirements. They only proposed that Taiwan should negotiate with Japan on the status issue in order to resolve the unresolved issue of Taiwan's ownership.
The Taiwan delegation adhered to Liu Fu's three no's principles of not giving in, not admitting, and not being responsible. It did not admit the accusations made by Russia and France, and pointed out that these accusations were just imposed by the naval commanders of the two countries in order to shirk responsibility.
Taiwan cannot take the blame for Taiwan.
The Taiwan delegation also rejected all proposals from Britain and Germany, and claimed that since all countries did not recognize Taiwan's legal status, Taiwan had no obligation to accept military prosecution by any country, nor had it any obligation to contribute to maintaining peace in East Asia, unless all countries agreed to do so.
Only if Taiwan formally recognizes Taiwan's legal status can we continue to discuss these issues.
In response to the U.S. proposal, the Taiwan delegation responded more simply: Taiwan is currently at war with Japan. Since the Taiwanese army declared war in 1895, the two countries have never declared an armistice or lifted the state of war. Therefore, the two countries are at war.
As a country, we cannot sit down and negotiate without a victory or defeat. Taiwan can accept the American proposal, but it cannot be implemented until Japan surrenders.
Just like this, you make accusations, I want evidence, you ask for inspections, I want status, you mention status, and I want the other party to surrender. Anyway, we can't even talk about it in a single word. These five countries are talking to Taiwan in Hong Kong.
For more than half a month, not even the most basic negotiation structure has been negotiated. What is strange is that this kind of negotiation is still going on. From this point of view, neither the five countries nor Taiwan take this negotiation seriously.
, I was thinking about my little ninety-nine. After more than half a month, the countries simply stopped talking about requirements and conditions. Anyway, they all talked about it. Everyone was familiar with it. The representatives of the five countries simply started a fight with the Taiwan representative.
Homely, what about Taiwan’s climate, Taiwan’s specialties, and Taiwan’s new government? The Taiwan representative was also unambiguous and immediately began to ask about the British Majesty-class battleship, the German Krupp armor, and the United States’ permanent festival that started last year.
, the Taiwan delegation ended the long wrangling meeting and returned to Taiwan on the pretext of returning to Taiwan to celebrate the New Year. The five-nation delegation also achieved its goal, as the parliaments and emperors of each country approved the joint six-nation attack
Taiwan and the plan to eventually occupy Taiwan, and sent reinforcements from their respective colonies or domestic countries, this kind of pure nonsense is meaningless.
In early March 1906, the first wave of British reinforcements arrived in Hong Kong, including 2 Duncan-class battleships and 3 cruisers as well as 2,000 Indian soldiers transferred from India. Later, the French transferred 1 battleship and some soldiers from Africa.
They also arrived in Vietnam one after another.
Just as the British warships and troop transports passed through the Strait of Malacca, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had obtained information about the arrival of British reinforcements through intelligence personnel lurking in the local area, and promptly delivered it to Liu Fu. Liu Fu immediately ordered Taiwan
The navy and army entered a war-ready state, canceling all vacations and routine patrol and escort missions. All personnel settled in their own defense areas according to the pre-planned plan, ready to counterattack the landing forces of the six countries at any time.
Subsequently, all ports in Taiwan were temporarily closed, and Taiwan's torpedo boat troops began to lay mines outside the harbor. Any incoming and outgoing ships would be led by the Taiwan Navy to be able to enter and exit safely. The bases of Taiwan's submarine force have implemented a wartime blockade.
No one can enter or leave without permission from the Ministry of National Defense.
On March 11th, the six-nation coalition announced its establishment in Hong Kong. More than 20 troop transport ships assembled by Britain, France, and Germany began to transport the Japanese army and the Russian army from the Japanese mainland and Vladivostok to Hong Kong Island. The first batch of Japanese troops arrived in Hong Kong.
The Japanese army has one integrated standing division, totaling more than 33,000 people. Later, one Japanese division and 5,000 Russian army troops will arrive.
On March 15, the six countries, in the form of a coalition, issued an ultimatum to the Taiwanese government, ordering the Taiwanese government to disband the illegal government and illegal armed forces, surrender to the Taiwanese forces, and Taiwan would be taken over by the six countries.
Unified management, the deadline for the ultimatum is March 20th.
During the six-nation coalition's itinerary, a tidbit also emerged, that is, the proposal of the United States to join the six-nation coalition was not passed by the House and Senate, led by senators and representatives from the west coast and southern states of the United States.
The majority voted against the uninterested military action of intervening in an island country. According to the words of a Texas congressman at the time: Rather than using precious force to interfere in Taiwan, it would be better to invest in suppressing the Du Li uprising in the Philippines.
It was a good deal. In this way, the U.S. Navy and Army could not officially participate in the six-nation coalition. They had to serve as observers and dispatched a logistics ship and dozens of naval officers to follow the six nations for a few days.
After the ultimatum was issued, Taiwan's government not only failed to respond, but also declared that the sea area within 30 nautical miles around Taiwan is Taiwan's territorial waters. Any armed ship entering Taiwan's territorial waters will be attacked by the Taiwan Navy.
This is purely against the six countries. Upon seeing this, the coalition forces of the six countries did not wait for the ultimatum to expire. On March 18, the entire army was dispatched, with 3 battleships and 3 heavy cruisers as the main force, 6 cruisers and more than 20
A destroyer was the vanguard, and they stormed Taiwan in a mighty manner.
I have to say that the British Navy is worthy of being the number one navy in the world. Although they have never had a direct confrontation with a submarine, they have made a very correct statement based solely on the descriptions of surviving personnel from the Japanese and Russian navies.
The only option is to let destroyers and light cruisers cruise around the main fleet. This will not only expand the fleet's observation range, but also protect the main ships from torpedo attacks when necessary.
Moreover, as the trump card for this attack on Taiwan, it is not this seemingly powerful naval fleet, but another troop transport fleet that sneaks out late at night. This plan was proposed by the Japanese Army and Navy, because
The Japanese Navy is well aware of the power of Taiwan's submarines. They do not believe that this seemingly powerful fleet of six countries can break through the defense lines of Taiwan's submarines in one fell swoop. Their deep hatred makes the Japanese willing to take risks.
It was proposed that the fleets of the six countries lead the Russian army as the first offensive force, and Japan only needs to borrow 20 troop transport ships, and does not use the troops of the division that arrived in Hong Kong, but from Japan
Another regiment was transported from the mainland and arrived in the U.S.-occupied Philippines in batches. Then they set off from the Philippines at night and arrived at Duliao, the southern seaport of Taiwan, in the early morning. They landed at Duliao Port and launched an attack on the mainland of Taiwan.
The six countries fully affirmed Japan's plan. They not only provided troop transports, but also attached two destroyers to serve as escorts and artillery support. A week before the fleet of the six countries set off, Japan used the merchant ships provided by the six countries to divide the fleet.
The Japanese Standing Sixth Division was transported to the US-occupied Philippines in batches, and was not concentrated at the Port of Manila. Instead, a temporary garrison was built near Clavelia on the northern coast of the Philippines. At this point
It is said that the Japanese Army has a spirit of hard work and hard work. In order to hide their whereabouts, after arriving at the hiding place, a total of 30,000 people only carried dry food with them and did not use supply ships to transport supplies. They lived in a land surrounded by virgin forests.
After staying on the beach for more than a week, I didn't get the first supply until I boarded the boat and set off.
The Japanese people's suffering was not in vain. Taiwanese spies and submarines only paid attention to the main naval bases and combat ships of various countries, and did not discover the Japanese army carrying foreign merchant ships arriving in batches. This also set the stage for the future of Taiwan's land
