Chapter 191 Volunteer Team
However, although the revolutionaries formed a team, they could not transport the team to Taiwan. Taiwan is a war zone, and the Japanese government strictly prohibits civilian ships from going to Taiwan, and Western merchant ships dare not go to Taiwan to find their own bad luck. Just when the revolutionaries were helpless, Tang Cai often came to Japan with a merchant ship.
Tang Caichang, a general of the newist faction, is the son of Tang Jingsang, a former governor of Taiwan. He was also Tang Qunying's cousin. Six months ago, Tang Cai often and Sun Wen were very unhappy. Sun Wen wanted to carry out an armed uprising to overthrow the imperial power, and Tang Cai often wanted to maintain the new emperor. As a result, neither side did not get well. Sun Wen's revolutionary army was completely annihilated by the Qing army, and Tang Cai was often in Shaoxing and captured by the Qing army. Fortunately, Huang Zunxian released Tang Caichang and handed him over to Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang.
Zhang Zhidong was very angry when he heard that Tang Cai often mixed up with Sun Wen. Zhang Zhidong is a Wikipedian, but he is not a royalist. Between Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi, he prefers Cixi. However, Tang Caichang was a staunch royalist, and he even demanded force to maintain the throne of Guangxu. Zhang Zhidong and Tang Caichang are not the same person, but everyone is in favor of the new changes, and Tang Caichang is also a rare talent. Therefore, although Zhang Zhidong is angry with Tang Caichang and cute, he still secretly hid him in Wuhan.
Tang Jingsong retreated from Taiwan and became an apartment in Shanghai. He seemed to be idle, but he didn't want to call back to Taiwan day and night, but he was alone and difficult to do anything. Tang Cai often heard that Tang Jingsong returned to Shanghai and immediately rushed to Shanghai. The father and son decided to form a man and go to Taiwan to participate in the war.
Tang Jingsung's idea is that in Taiwan, Zhang Jun is powerful and does not need other people's help. However, if Zhang Jun really drives away the Japanese, Zhou Charter will be dominant in Taiwan. Tang Jingsong now sends a man to participate in the war. Even if it doesn't play much role, he also has the capital to speak in Taiwan after the war. Therefore, no matter what, you have to go to war.
Tang Caichang originally had an independent army with more than 100 human guns and insufficient strength. So, he thought of Sun Wen.
Although he had a discord with Sun Wen, they were all rebels in the court of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, both sides were weak and needed to help each other. Therefore, Tang Cai often hired a merchant ship and took his men to Japan to contact Sun Wen.
The two sides agreed, and the two teams merged, called the Taiwan Volunteer Team. Qiu Jin is the captain, and Tang Cai often is the vice captain. He has two teams, a team of revolutionaries, and a team of independent troops.
The volunteer team secretly went to sea on Tang Caichang's merchant ship and went to Taiwan.
Three days ago, the volunteer team landed near Chiayi and asked the local residents. Only then did they know that Zhang Jun had given up Chiayi and gathered in Tainan.
At this time, the Japanese army launched an offensive war in Tainan. According to the order of Nomu Hidian, from Changhua to Tainan, the Japanese army shrank their troops along the way to guard the strongholds and traffic lines, ensured the smooth flow of the traffic lines, and pulled out the troops to participate in the Battle of Tainan. Therefore, a huge gap was left in this area, and the volunteer team avoided Japan. The military-mantted traffic line quickly interspersed Tainan and arrived in the area of Zeng Wenxi this morning.
The luck of the volunteer team is also surprisingly good. As soon as they arrived at Zeng Wenxi, they met the elegant Prince Fushimi Palace. There is something wrong with the prince's mind. Since he wants to be subservient and elegant, he should be thorough. Don't wear any military uniforms. He should dress up as a literati and a Mexican. But he not only wore a military uniform, but also wore a general's dress and a knife with a jade knife handle around his waist, which made a very high profile. As a result, the volunteers hidden in the dense forest recognized his identity at a glance.
Qiu Jin and Tang Cai often went to Taiwan and were worried along the way. Qiu Jin's idea is that since he has come, he has to make a name and let Zhou Charter owe the revolutionary party. In this way, in the future, the revolutionaries will launch an anti-Qing uprising, and Zhang Jun will morally help the revolutionary party. Tang Caichang's idea is exactly the same as Qiu Jin's, and he also wants Zhang Jun to owe the Weixin faction and help him protect the throne in the future. However, the volunteer team, a force of more than 300 people, has little strength. I'm afraid it can't do anything to fight in Taiwan and can't help Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun is likely not appreciate the volunteer team.
Both of them were overjoyed to see such a big pie as Prince Gong Zhenai falling from the sky. Captured the Fujian Palace is equivalent to annihilating a division of the Japanese army! No matter how powerful Zhang Jun is, he has to look at the volunteer team differently.
So, without saying a word, the volunteer team rushed up, tied up Prince Fujian Gongzhen'ai and his group of literati, and carried Fujian Gong away like a pig.
Zeng Wenxi is densely covered with jungles and streams. The Japanese army is not very familiar with the terrain in this area. The volunteer team hides in the jungle, and the Japanese army can only sigh. Soon, the volunteer team got rid of the pursuit of the Japanese army and crossed Zeng Wenxi and arrived in the suburbs of Tainan.
However, at this time, the Japanese army had broken through the big south gate and the small west gate and broke into the city of Tainan. Tainan was under siege by the Japanese army. Tainan became an isolated island. The volunteer team could not enter Tainan to get in touch with Zhou Charter, so they had to hide in the suburbs and wait for the opportunity.
The news of the disappearance of Prince Fujian Palace Zhenai soon reached the headquarters of the Southern Army. Nomu Xidian seemed to have been hit by a stuffy stick and didn't react for a long time. The Japanese army has invaded Tainan. Zhou Charter is trapped in the Chikan Tower and is still a trapped beast. Nai Mu Xidian is no longer worried about fighting in Tainan. What he is most worried about is Prince Fujian Gong Zhenai. As a result, what is he afraid of? This disappointing prince came to do this at this time!
In anger, Nokiki shot the captain of the guard of Fushimi Palace. However, he suppressed the news of the disappearance of Prince Fujian Gong Zhenai and claimed that Prince Fujian Gong Zhenai was still in the area of Zeng Wenxi, but he was sick and could not preside over military affairs. The command of the Guards Division was temporarily represented by the Chief of Staff. Nai Mu Xidian hopes that Fushimi Palace is still alive, and he may fall into the hands of Zhang Jun. After Zhang Jun's defeat, he may be able to find him in the prisoner of war camp. At that time, Nai Mu Xidian can make up a story of Fushimi Palace's heroic battle and prevaricate this matter. Even if Fujian Palace is dead, as long as he can kill or capture Zhou Charter, Nai Mu Xidian is also good at explaining to the base camp.
Now, Nomu Xidian must take Tainan and capture Zhou Charter alive before the base camp knows the truth.
To this end, Nomu Xidian ordered that the Japanese army, regardless of the fact that Dadongmen was still in the hands of Zhang Jun, put into all the reserves and launched a general attack on Tainan.