() At this moment, Liu Fu called the person in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and asked them to not only monitor the movements of the six newly defeated countries in the near future, but also send more people to the Ryukyu Islands to collect local military, geographical and other information. Then Liu Fu
They also met with staff members from the General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense and asked them to select a place as soon as possible according to the intelligence collected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a breakthrough point so that the Taiwan Navy could escort part of the army to land there and implement it.
occupied.
The staff of the General Staff and the Ministry of National Defense did not know that President Liu planned to use Ryukyu to train the army. They thought it was to retaliate for Japan's attack on Taiwan. So, full of hatred, everyone began to nervously plan an action plan to land on Ryukyu. Because Ryukyu
It is just east of Taiwan, and it is the occupied territory of Taiwan's main enemy Japan, so within
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has always regarded this place as the main intelligence collection point. Now the president needs information about Ryukyu. The Ministry of Internal Affairs quickly produced a lot of information about Ryukyu, from geography to military, from economy to culture, from cities to seaports. Anyway, the Ministry of Internal Affairs
What I know about Ryukyu is definitely more systematic and detailed than what ordinary people in the area know.
Ryukyu is located between Japan and Taiwan. It is an archipelago composed of more than 50 small islands. It is roughly divided into three main archipelagos from north to south, the Amami Islands, Okinawa Islands, and Sakishima Islands. The two largest islands are respectively
They are Okinawa and Amami Oshima, each with 12
00 and more than 700 square kilometers. Most of these larger islands are volcanic islands with mountains and water sources, while the rest of the smaller islands are mostly coral islands with very flat terrain but insufficient water sources. However, because they are located in subtropical seas, every year
There are abundant typhoons and rain.
At the earliest, there were three countries on the Ryukyu Islands, Shannan, Zhongshan and Shanbei, which were unified as the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1429 AD. There are two theories about the origin of the Ryukyu Kingdom. One is that Emperor Lingyu of the Sui Dynasty
Cavalry Lieutenant Zhu Kuan went to sea to search for Yonaguni Island. He saw a pearl-like island connected to the sea, "like a dragon floating on the water", so he named it "Liu Qiu". When the Tang Dynasty compiled the Sui Dynasty
At that time, in order to avoid the imperial taboo, Liuqiu was renamed Liuqiu. During the Zhu Yuanzhang period, Liuqiu was renamed Liuqiu, which means glass and pearl. Another theory is that the monk Jianzhen of the Tang Dynasty traveled east to promote Buddhism.
The boat we took arrived at Alnebo Island, and Alnebo Island is pronounced "oknawa" in Japanese, which is now Okinawa. This period of history is recorded in the Japanese "Tang Dahe's Journey to the East"
The Ryukyu Kingdom began to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty and became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty as early as the period of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. This relationship lasted until the Qing Dynasty. Later, Japan's Satsuma Domain invaded Ryukyu until 1872.
Japan officially included Ryukyu into Japanese territory, announced the abolition of the Ryukyu State, and established the Ryukyu Domain.
Due to its unique geographical location, Ryukyu once became the general agent of China's maritime foreign trade in isolation. Ryukyu ships traveled between Naha and Fuzhou, and also went north to Japan, North Korea, and south to Annam, Luzon, Siam, and Aceh.
Java and other places, spread throughout the Nanyang Islands. Ryukyu trades bulk goods with China
It sells Japanese silver, swords, screens and fans and lacquerware to China, then resells Chinese medicinal materials, porcelain, silk and copper coins to Japan and North Korea, and sells rhinoceros horns, Suzhou and Suzhou produced in Southeast Asia, India and the Arabian Peninsula.
Wood, spices, tin, sugar, ivory, and incense are resold to China, Japan, and North Korea.
The population of Ryukyu is very small, because most of them live on dozens of small islands, and the management of Ryukyu government is very primitive. Not only does it not have household registration, there is not even a yamen for filing lawsuits. Generally, everything is done by a person.
This is handled by a department called the Zhaishe. This Zhaishe is almost the same as the island owner.
Before Japan's Satsuma Domain occupied Ryukyu, there was basically no formal army in the entire Ryukyu Kingdom. There were only a few teams of palace guards responsible for the security of the palace. It was not until Japan officially established a county in Ryukyu that it dispatched more than 3,000 troops, divided into three groups.
Stationed throughout Ryukyu, responsible for local security and defense.
Although Ryukyu is densely covered with islands and has many ports, there is only one main port, which is Naha Port in Okinawa.
A few days later, the staff plan was placed on Liu Fu's desk. In the plan, the Taiwan Navy would first dispatch 40 submarines, 30 torpedo ships and 4 destroyers to suppress the Japanese defense forces inside and outside Naha Port.
and destroyed, and then, 6 armed freighters transported 5,000 Taiwan Army troops, 30 armored vehicles, and 40 75mm howitzers, landed at Naha Port, and planned to occupy the entire Okinawa Island in one month.
Since this is the first time that the Taiwan Army has participated in combat, the staff plan was made very carefully, from the soldiers' clothing to tropical insect protection, from the amount of ammunition to the temporary reserve of gasoline, and, according to Liu
According to Fu's instructions, the artillery for the landing operation also carried a small amount of incendiary bombs, which were made of gasoline and natural gas.
The glue-packed gasoline composed of a mixture of rubber will be filled in a special cannonball. After being fired, the glue-packed gasoline will splash out in all directions and catch fire. Due to the addition of a small amount of calcium, barium and other active metal substances, the combustion
The flame is difficult to extinguish, and when it encounters water, the hydrogen gas it emits increases its combustion power.
Due to the need to deploy troops abroad, the Taiwan Army began to recruit reserve service personnel in Taiwan and plans to increase the number of Taiwan Army to about 50,000 to meet the needs of stationing on the mainland and conducting overseas operations.
From the end of the Taiwan Defense War, most of the world's powerful countries were stunned by the speed and results of this war. The six-nation joint force was led by the United Kingdom and Japan, which had the most powerful navies in the world and the most powerful armies in the Far East at that time.
, unexpectedly, in less than half a day, a small island country, Taiwan, was killed without leaving any trace behind. As for this Taiwan, most Europeans and Americans do not know where exactly this island is.
When the news of the disastrous defeat of the six-nation coalition reached back to the mainland, major newspapers around the world began to report on this short war. Most newspapers did not report too much on specific tactics due to few sources of information.
, but made a lot of analysis from the causes and results of the war. Some newspapers believed that Taiwan’s illegal government
fu used disgraceful means to sneak attack the friendly troops of the six countries who came to maintain peace, which seriously blocked the spread of civilization, destroyed the peace of the Far East, and made the people of Taiwan continue to live in dire straits. Therefore, zheng fu should send more troops.
, led by more experienced generals, went to the Far East to rescue the people there from dire straits; while other newspapers complained about their own government
In order to support Japan and Russia, they sacrificed the lives of their own citizens in vain; and several American newspapers greatly praised those congressmen who rejected the proposal of the United States to participate in the six-nation military force, saying that they were the ones who were most willing to free the American people.
In my heart, the American government who proposed to join the six-nation army was scolded bloody.
No matter whether the newspapers criticize or praise, it is just talk on paper and will not help. However, the governments of several countries must come up with an attitude and actions to calm these opposing voices in the country, except for Russia and Japan.
In addition to Cao's thoughts, Britain, France, and Germany all issued speeches, severely condemning Taiwan's illegal government, which not only blocks the spread of civilization but also attacks civilization envoys, and stated that they will send powerful civilization envoys to the Far East to spread the message.
civilization.
In addition to the rhetoric from Britain, France, and Germany, the Russian Czar also issued threats. Because the Russian navy suffered too many losses, the Russian Czar did not mention sending a fleet again, but said that he would send millions of troops to the Qing Dynasty.
and Japan, and then landed in Taiwan. When Liu Fu saw the news, he admired the imagination of the tsar from the bottom of his heart, not to mention the Qing Dynasty and Japan.
If you agree or not, the British, who are afraid that the Russians will take root in the Far East, will not agree to millions of Russian troops setting foot on the soil of China and Japan.
After this failure, Ri himself was surprisingly calm. He neither made any more threats nor went to find helpers to prepare for revenge. This is not surprising. He has been uttering threats for many years and has not even gained a cent from Taiwan.
Roots, but his own army has suffered a lot of losses, no matter how shameless Zheng is
Fu can no longer threaten. As for helpers, please look around. In the Far East now, except for Germany in Qingdao and the British at the Yangtze Estuary, and a few small warships, who else can help Japan?
