Chapter 249 Change the dynasty?

On March 11, 1898, Zhou Charter ordered that Ding Ruchang led Zhang's army to the Second Fleet of the Ryukyu Military Base, and Cheng Biguang led the North Korean fleet to Jiaozhou Bay, accompanied by a division of Zhang's Third Army in North Korea, led by Guo Erchang, the deputy commander of the Third Army.

Zhang's navy and army, Chen Bingjiaozhou Bay, pointed directly to Qingdao. Dietrich, the commander of the German Far East Fleet stationed in Qingdao, realized that the Far East Fleet intercepted Zhang Jun, not the navy of the Qing army. Zhang Jun and the Qing army are not the same thing, and the Taiwan and North Korea are not the same as the Qing Dynasty!

Although the German Far East Fleet has only five warships, its combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the Zhangjun navy moored in Jiaozhou Bay. With the help of coastal forts, it can fully compete with the Zhangjun navy. However, Dietrich is very clear that once there is a war, he will face a Taiwanese government that has become a powerful country. This government is not as weak and can be bullied by the Qing Dynasty. Zhou Charter can use all the strength of Taiwan, North Korea, Ryukyu and even Saigon to fight a modern war with the Germans. The German army in Qingdao is basically all Germany's military strength in Asia.

War with the Zhou Charter is equivalent to a war with an old industrial country.

The Far East fleet hanging alone in Asia will certainly not escape the end of destruction.

On March 12, Dietrich hurriedly released two cargo ships and sent representatives to Zhang Jun that this was a misunderstanding, and Germany was willing to apologize to the Taiwan and North Korean government and compensate for all the losses.

The two cargo ships carrying timber returned to Zhao.

However, this matter is not over.

Zhou Charter ordered Ding Ruchang and Guo Erchang's navy and army to continue to stay in Jiaozhou Bay in the name of the exercise, and draw a vast sea area, claiming that it was a place for the exercise, and no military and civilian ships were allowed to enter this place. Otherwise, the other party would be responsible for all the consequences.

This vast drill ground just blocked the gate of Jiaozhou Bay and trapped the German Far East Fleet in Qingdao and could not move.

People with bright eyes can see that Zhou Charter is trying to give the Germans a look!

Germany is a world-class military power, and its military strength even surpasses that of Britain!

Germany was once a Japanese teacher! Zhou Charter defeated the students, and now it's time to teach the teacher a lesson!

Zhou Charter's move made Dietrich suffer, because the Germans only leased Jiaozhou Bay, and the sea off Jiaozhou Bay is still China's territorial sea. The Chinese navy can do whatever it wants in its own territorial waters and conduct exercises, which is completely a normal military operation of the Chinese army. The Germans can't find any reason. Come on.

Only then did Dietrich figure out a truth. Whether Zhang Jun is a Qing army or not, they are always the Chinese army! The Germans occupied Jiaozhou Bay unreasonably, but they missed it. The Chinese still have a Zhangjun!

Zhang Jun, who is guarding outside the gate of Jiaozhou Bay, can conduct exercises or take Qingdao!

Dietrich deeply felt the great threat of Zhang Jun. If Zhang Jun marches to Qingdao, the German navy can still fight a battle, and the army has almost no hope of winning. Zhang Jun can completely blockade Jiaozhou Bay, send an army to land near Qingdao, and launch an attack around the back of the German army. At that time, the German army in Qingdao will have to wait for death!

Dietery hoped that the Zhang army outside Jiaozhou Bay was sitting on pins and felt, but he was also helpless. His only hope was that the Qing court could abide by the Sino-German Jiao-Australia Lendium Treaty, restrain the Zhang Jun of Zhou Charter, and not to fight against Qingdao. However, Dietrich also knew that the Qing court's control over Zhang Jun was extremely limited, which was obvious. How could a corrupt and cowardly court control a powerful local regime, which had defeated Japan, Russia and France!

However, to Dietrich's surprise, Zhang Jun was stationed in Jiaozhou Bay, and the reaction of the Qing court was extremely strong! This even aroused the anger of the Qing court more than the expansion of the Russians in Manchuria, the infiltration of the British in the Yangtze River basin, the unreasonableness of the French in Yunnan, and the forced occupation of Qingdao by the Germans!

On March 11, Zhang Jun appeared off Jiaozhou Bay. On March 12, the court suddenly announced that Yuan Shikai, who was an official at home, would be reinstated as the new army training minister and rushed to Tianjin to take office on the same day.

On March 13, 80,000 people from ten towns of the new army stationed in Tianjin Station were ordered to enter Shandong and make defense along the way. At the same time, more than 10,000 people from the Qing army battalions of Shandong Governor Li Bingheng were stationed in Weihai. Dai Zongqian, the commander of Weihaiwei, ordered the coastal forts to enter a state of readiness.

In November last year, the Germans openly occupied Qingdao, and the Qing army did not move. When Zhang Jun appeared in Jiaozhou Bay, the new army, Huai army and Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty made a comprehensive mobilization gesture.

According to the public statement of the court, the movement of the Qing army was carried out in Shandong. The internal statement of the Qing officers and soldiers is that they are preparing to recapture Jiaozhou Bay, which was forcibly occupied by the Germans.

However, people with clear eyes can see that the large-scale mobilization of the Qing army is neither an exercise nor a recapture of Qingdao.

The Qing army is ready to resist Zhang Jun's landing in Shandong!

While Yuan Shikai led the new army into Shandong, General Shengjing Yike Tang A led 200,000 troops and stationed by the Yalu River.

Duan Fang, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, received a secret order to impose a sea ban on the Taiwan Strait and close the Mawei Military Port, which is Zhang Jun's base in Fujian.

Li Hongzhang, who has been transferred to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, also received a secret order to recruit soldiers and form 20 battalions of Qing troops in case of emergency.

What is more explicit is that the court sent a telegram to the Governor's Office of the Taiwan Dynasty, asking Zhou Charter to order the troops of Jiaozhou Bay to return to the garrison immediately. The telegram of the court claimed that the court and the Germans had reached an agreement and had entered into force. In order to safeguard the authority of international law, Zhou Charter was not allowed to exchange fire with the Germans, obstruct German ships, and respected Germany's legitimate rights and interests in Jiaozhou Bay.

This is the nonsense of the world! The Germans openly violated international law, occupied Qingdao, and forced the Qing government to sign a treaty to sell Qingdao. In turn, the Qing government also required its own army to respect international law!

In fact, the Qing Dynasty has sounded the war alarm, not against the Germans, but against the Zhou Charter!

The court of the Qing Dynasty can tolerate the occupation of Qingdao by the Germans, but it will never tolerate the Zhang army to set foot on the land of the Qing Dynasty with one soldier!

The court has realized that the Qing Dynasty has reached the verge of collapse, and a finger can push this devastated building, not to mention the powerful Zhang Jun!

In this way, the Qing army, the German army and the Zhang army in Shandong were in a strange situation. Zhang's soldiers pointed directly at the German army, while the Qing army became the protection of the Germans. Umbrella, they helped the Germans defend all the landing points along the coast of Shandong. If Zhang Jun wants to attack Qingdao, he can only take the navy as the main force and fight a naval battle with the German Far East Fleet.

This gave Dietrich a great relief.

In this case, Zhou Charter, in the name of the governor of Taiwan and North Korea, invited senior officials from Taiwan, North Korea and Ryukyu to Taipei for deliberations.

Zhou Charter's telegram did not explain what was being discussed, but the brothers knew that there would be nothing else to bring the Zhangjun brothers together except Jiaozhou Bay!

So, when the brothers met in the council chamber, they naturally talked about Jiaozhou Bay. At this time, Zhou Charter did not appear.

What is unexpected is that when it comes to Jiaozhou Bay, these brothers who had fought together in bloodshed have serious differences, and even fight with each other.

At this point, the brothers Zhang Jun had no differences in the war with the Germans, recaptured Jiaozhou Bay and Qingdao.

The difference is that what should we do if we recapture Jiaozhou Bay?

After capturing Qingdao from the Germans, a difficult problem facing Zhang Jun is the ownership of Qingdao.

Legally speaking, Qingdao is the territory of the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Jun is still the army of the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Jun seized Qingdao from the Germans and should hand over the jurisdiction of Qingdao to the court.

However, no one wants to do this! Who is willing to hand over the land he took back in his bloody battle to the corrupt and incompetent court? Qingdao is in the hands of the court. Maybe one day, the court will be sold to others!

However, if Qingdao is not handed over to the court, it means that Zhang Jun will meet the swordsmen of the court!

The Germans have a strong maritime power. It is unwise for Zhang Jun to attack Qingdao from the sea. Even if he wins, Zhang Jun will pay a heavy price. It is wise to land behind Qingdao and surround Qingdao. There are only thousands of German troops. Once they are besieged, they can only put down their weapons and surrender.

However, the Qing army has entered Shandong in a large way, the purpose of which is to prevent Zhang Jun from landing in Shandong. In fact, the Qing army has already set up defense in all coastal areas of Shandong except Qingdao. Zhangjun will face the Qing army directly when landing at any location! It is impossible for Zhang Jun to avoid the Qing army.

According to reliable information, the Shandong Qing army has received a secret order. Once Zhang Jun landed in Shandong, the Qing army must shoot Zhang Jun along the way!

Once Zhang Jun exchanges fire with the Qing army, he will become a rebel!

Zhang Jun is not afraid of the Qing army. In fact, once the Qing army exchanges fire with Zhang Jun, it will not take long for the whole line to be defeated, and Zhang Jun will occupy Shandong extremely smoothly.

However, once the war burns, it is out of control. Zhang Jun could not cease a ceasefire with the Qing army after occupying Qingdao or Shandong. Because when the court declared Zhang Jun as a rebel, the two sides had no reason to cease fire!

The war will burn all the way from Shandong to Beijing.

Everyone can see what the consequences will be!

The fall of the Qing Dynasty! This is the only consequence!

Zhang Jun will become a grave digger in the Qing Dynasty!

The battle to capture Qingdao is actually a battle to change the dynasty!

It is because of this terrible prospect that officials in Taiwan and North Korea are worried.

Most of them are not ready to change the dynasty at all.