Chapter 166 Trap?

Zhang Jun's strategic posture has undergone great changes. In fact, with the Alishan area, Zhang Jun has firmly grasped the initiative of the battlefield. Relying on Alishan, Zhang Jun can attack, retreat and defend.

The only problem is that Alishan is not rich enough to withstand the supply of tens of thousands of soldiers. Therefore, after Zhou Charter established a firm foothold in Alishan, he still only put the independent brigade in the mountains and left the main force in Tainan. Alishan Zhang's army has only 5,000 troops.

However, Fusheng and Mengnong organized the Zou warriors and formed a 3,000-person military organization, known as the Zhangjun Alishan Column. After destroying the Japanese Yuantian detachment in Xuanyue Lake, the independent brigade seized a lot of guns and ammunition. Zhou Charter left the cannons and handed them all over to the Alishan column. Meng Neng served as the captain.

The Alishan column is a local armed force of Zhang Jun, which is directly subordinate to Alishan Tongshi - that is, Zhou Charter himself. The main task of the Alishan column is to help Zhang Jun collect food and fodder, inquire about intelligence, and organize civil self-defense forces to protect their homes. At the same time, they are also the supplementary battalion and reserve of Zhang Jun, which can send soldiers to Zhang Jun. When the war is urgent, they can also directly participate in the battle as a reserve.

The return of the Alishan Zou people to Zhangjun also brings a chain effect. The Zou people are a large ethnic group among the indigenous people in Taiwan and have considerable appeal in Taiwan. The Zou people allied with Zhangjun, and the indigenous people in other parts of Taiwan, such as the Taiya, Ami, Buon, Benan, Dawu, Paiwan, Lukai, Shao, Saixia, Karmalan, Taroko, Saqiraya, Saidek, etc., also approached Zhangjun under the pressure of the Japanese army.

Soon, all the indigenous people in Taiwan were subdued under the banner of Zhang Jun, forming a strong anti-Japanese alliance front.

Wu Pengnian and Qiu Pengjia, as special agents of the Zhang army, sneaked into the Japanese occupation area in central and northern Taiwan, established contacts with local Han Chinese and aborigines, and formed three guerrilla columns. Wu Pengnian, the commander of the first guerrilla column, was active in the Changhua area, Qiu Pengjia, the commander of the second guerrilla column, was active in the area of Taipei, and the third The commander of the guerrilla column is Mei Yao, the younger brother of Merry Creek. Based in Alishan, he moves northwest and echoes the first and second guerrilla columns.

In order to deter the Taiwanese people and borrow the experience of Japan's Chenwu Civil War, Nogi adopted a cruel and high-pressure policy on the occupied areas. The Japanese army brutally killed the locals who refused to cooperate with the Japanese army, along with their relatives. However, Nogiki forgot that Chinese people are not Japanese. Japanese have always bullied the weak and afraid of the hard, while Chinese people are strong when they are strong and soft when they are weak. The cruel killing not only did not deter the Taiwanese people, but also aroused the strong hatred and will to resist the Japanese army. Since the Japanese army occupied central and northern Taiwan, the spontaneous resistance of the people has not stopped. However, these resistances were unorganized, lacked leadership, and lacked backup, and were soon suppressed by the Japanese army.

Now, Wu Pengnian and Qiu Pengjia led a guerrilla column to sneak into the Japanese station area. The spontaneous resistance of the people, combined with the organizational system of the guerrilla column, immediately played a huge role. With the help of the local people, the guerrillas attacked Japanese strongholds and traffic lines, eradicated traitors, and robbed a small group of Japanese troops. The Japanese army was panicked all day long. Soon, the Japanese strongholds scattered in rural market towns were pulled out one by one by one by the guerrillas, and the local security regime established by the Japanese army with bayonets was also crumbling.

On the surface, the Japanese army controls the vast north-central Taiwan, but in fact, the Japanese army can only control large and medium-sized cities such as Taipei, Keelung, Taichung, Hsinchu and Changhua, which have become the world of Zhangjun guerrillas in the vast countryside and mountainous areas.

According to the instructions of Zhou Charter, Wu Pengnian and Qiu Pengjia's activities behind enemy lines are not only to fight against the Japanese army, but also to select talents, establish local regimes, and prepare Zhang Jun for the full takeover of Taiwan. After Zhang Jun occupied Alishan, Zhou Charter realized that he had laid the foundation for the victory of the Second War, and the victory was only a matter of time. Now, he needs to think about what happened after driving away the Japanese.

Zhou Charter is determined not to hand over Taiwan, which was exchanged for blood by the Zhang Jun brothers, to the Qing court!

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On October 4, the third day after Zhou Charter entered Alishan, Naha Wu led his troops to withdraw from Chiayi and retreat to the Taibao.

The three-day attack and defense of Chiayi ended.

After paying the heavy price of 3,000 casualties, the Guards Division finally occupied the city destroyed by artillery fire.

The capture of Chiayi by the Guard Division was a tragic victory. However, Prince Fushimi Palace, who is so talented, regards this victory as a good omen for him. Despite the fatigue of the troops, he ordered the Guards Division to pass through the city and quickly march towards Taibao, Zhang Jun's next line of defense.

The officers and soldiers of the extremely tired Guards Division had to move forward reluctantly under the urging of Fushimi Palace. At noon the next day, they arrived at the city of Taibao and fought with the main force of the Second Division of the Zhang Army.

However, this time, the main force of the second division of the Zhang army was not like waiting for the Japanese army to attack when he was in Chiayi. Nahawu ordered two regiments to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army in the charge while the Japanese army was unstable.

As a result, after the battle, a Japanese regiment was defeated and retreated 30 miles away. Prince Fushimi Miya, the head of the division, had not run fast and almost become a prisoner.

What's more frustrating is that five of the 20 Maxim heavy machine guns that had just been assigned to the Guards Division were taken away by Zhang Jun before they could fire a bullet. If the heavy machine gun squadron hadn't run fast, these heavy machine guns that came across the ocean would have become a generous gift given to Zhang Jun by the Japanese army.

Fushimi Palace, which had just won the "great victory" in Chiayi, could not bear this breath. After receiving the defeated troops, it launched an attack on Taibao again.

However, as soon as the troops rushed to Taibao City, the Guards Division suddenly received an order from the Southern Command to stop the attack and stand by.

Fushimi Palace had no choice but to retreat 20 miles and break away from Zhang Jun.

This order was issued by Shenwei Mitsutomi, the chief of staff of the Southern Army.

Three days ago, while the Guards Division launched an attack on Jiayi, Shenwei Guangchen sent a 5,000-person division to march towards Alishan. The front guard of this unit, Yuantian Detachment, was attacked by Zhangjun's independent brigade in Xuanyue Lake, and 1,500 people under Colonel Futian, the commander of the detachment, were killed.

When the defeat came, Shenwei Guangchen came to the map and was surprised to find that Alishan turned out to be the node of Taiwan he was struggling to find!

A long time ago, he suspected that Zhou Charter, a master of grasping the battlefield node, must have found a node that was enough to reverse the war, but he really couldn't imagine where this node was. Now, when his yellow flag marked Zhang Jun was inserted into Alishan on the map, this node was clearly highlighted!

Alishan is the node of the whole Taiwan battlefield! He found that after Zhang Jun occupied Alishan, the whole Tainan became a huge trap! The well edge of the trap is Alishan! And the manhole cover is Changhua!

Zhou Charter used Tainan as bait to lure the Japanese army to jump into this trap!

And now, the Guards Division has arrived close to Taibao, and one foot of the Japanese army has stepped into the trap!

Shenwei Guangchen broke out in a cold sweat.

At this time, Nai Mu Xidian, commander of the Southern Army and governor of Taiwan, returned to Taipei. These days, Taipei is very unstable and there have been many rebellions. Just a day ago, a group of militants attacked Keelung Port. Although it did not cause much damage, Nai Mu Xidian obviously felt pressure. For this reason, he had to hand over the command of the front to Shenwei Guangchen and returned to Taipei to exercise the governor's authority.

The situation was serious. As soon as Shenwei Guangchen reported to Taipei, he ordered the Guards Division to stop the attack on Taibao and break away from contact with Zhang Jun. The Second Division, which had been stationed in Chiayi, was ready to retreat to Changhua. Shenwei Mitsushin believes that as long as the Japanese army retreats to the north of Changhua, the trap of Zhou Charter will be useless! At the same time, the remnants of the Japanese army in Alishan were ordered to quickly retreat to Changhua and protect the flanks of the Japanese attacking troops, relying on the strong Changhua wall.

The war on the front line of Taibao returned to calm. The powerful offensive in Tainan is coming to an end.

The Japanese army, who had stepped into the trap with one foot, pulled out in time and slid out.

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The white deer village in the night is brightly lit and sings and dances.

If the Su Festival is the most sacred day of the year for the Zou people, then today is the happiest day for the Zou people.

Zhou Charter, the commander of Zhangjun, is engaged to the goddess Merixi of Alishan. The whole Bailuzhai was immersed in a burst of joy, with lights and songs and laughter. In the valley field where the millet festival was held, the new chief Fusheng set up a flowing banquet. All the people of Bailuzhai, regardless of men, women and children, can go to the valley to eat and drink freely, wine and delicious food.

The independent brigade stationed in Xuanyue Lake also held a tooth sacrifice. Fu Life sent wine to the independent brigade. The officers and soldiers of the independent brigade can drink freely except for the guard troops.

The whole Bailu Village was immersed in a group of joy, and laughter spread into the black prison behind the Grand Chief's Mansion.

Heye Longqiao was tied to a wooden stake, drooping his head and drooping.

Kano Longqiao thinks highly of himself. As an intelligence officer, he thinks that he is the second god-tailed light minister. The only difference is that he does not have such a good opportunity as Shenwei light minister and can show his skills in the First Sino-Japanese War. However, he was still able to participate in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Although the scale of the Second Chinese War cannot be compared with the First Sino-Japanese War, it is at least an opportunity to make contributions.

Moreover, he seems to have seized this opportunity. He used Anan to firmly control the Bailuzhai, that is, the Zou people in the whole Alishan area, and cleared the way for the Japanese army to occupy Alishan. However, when it was about to be completed, the chain fell off at the critical moment!