Liu Mingdeng did not expect that the war would go so smoothly. The Qing army was so unstoppable that they captured the Armor Collection in one battle, with less than a hundred casualties. Luo Shidai, the greatest hero, naturally became his guest. The original idea of wiping out the Beidong tribe was not realized. Then it disappeared.
Liu Mingdeng sent a telegram to Li Guolou, reporting the latest results to the headquarters and waiting for Li Guolou's reply. Liu Mingdeng had no hope of conquering Paijia Cliff. It would take thousands of lives to conquer this natural danger. This was still Theoretically, Taiwan's military resources are scarce, and the Jianwu Army cannot afford such heavy losses. In the original military deployment, the Jianwu Army does not intend to attack Paijiaya, but it is not impossible to deal with the Japanese army.
Paijia Cliff has the advantage of geographical environment. The Japanese army stayed here and seemed to block the path of the Qing army. However, the road was made by people. The Qing army could cut down trees to open a road and bypass the Paijia Cliff where the Japanese army was stationed.
In order to prevent the Qing army from entering their territory and to preserve their territory, Taiwan's ethnic minorities rarely built roads. Even if there were roads, they were narrow paths and they were covered up. The mountains were so high that it was hard to know where the roads were.
However, in order to open up territory, the Qing army fought and built roads. As long as the roads were clear, the army's supply line could be guaranteed. After the Jianwu army arrived at Paijiaya, they dug fortifications, felled trees, and built roads in the mountains. They opened up a new mountain road in time, and the posture was to fight a protracted battle with the Japanese army and trap the Japanese army in Paijia Cliff.
The officers and soldiers carried baskets of soil, carried stones and wood, and built positions within two miles along the Japanese defense line. Both the enemy and ourselves were desperately building fortifications. We could see that the Japanese troops on the foothills were also digging soil. It is a prerequisite for war. The Japanese army has built Paijiaya into a military fortress.
There are busy people at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by military flags. Hundreds of seven or eight-year-old children are sitting on one side, holding hammers in their hands, banging on the stones, turning large stones into palm-sized pieces. It looks like these stones are used to pave the road.
Thousands of women wearing headscarves carry burdens and are busy going back and forth. The entire Paijia Cliff is like a huge military camp.
War means logistics. Liu Mingdeng mobilized tens of thousands of civilians and recruited all the surrounding ethnic minorities to trap the 2,000 Japanese troops in Paijiaya.
This was a tactic that the Qing army was best at using, and it was called: locking the city.
The Qing army used this tactic to besiege Tianjing (Nanjing), the capital of the Taiping Rebellion.
As long as this line of defense is built, the Japanese army will not be able to break out. If they want to break through the Qing army's line of defense, the Japanese army will have to use human lives to fill it. If the Japanese army cannot break through this line of defense, they will not be able to get supplies and will only consume their stocks. One day they will have to Eat human flesh until they all starve to death.
Liu Mingdeng was very fond of this tactic. The timing of this attack was just right. The Japanese army failed to harvest the autumn grain. Even if the Japanese army looted some grain, they would not have much food in stock. When the next spring comes, the Japanese army will starve. The two thousand Japanese troops at Paijiaya were just two thousand corpses.
Luo Shidai has been canonized as the "chieftain" of the Beidong tribe by Emperor Tongzhi, and has become a well-known national hero. Luo Shidai was described as flawless in the Qing Dynasty's newspapers, and the people of Beidong ushered in a new era of liberation. .
Since Luo Shidai surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Beidong people have not been seen crossing Yushan. There are no Beidong people to transport supplies for the Japanese army. Beidong people have abandoned the "Beidong Prince" Luo Shijie who stayed in Paijiaya.
Liu Mingdeng Gubu suspected the formation, as if preparing for a large-scale attack on Paijiaya. Every day, more than a dozen artillery pieces were launched from the position, fired at the Japanese defense line, and moved the position forward, constantly putting pressure on the Japanese army, but did not invest a large number of troops.
Half a month later, the city-locking tactic was initially successful. The Qing army established several blockades along Paijiaya, and more than 40 forts were erected on the hills.
At this time, the Japanese army suddenly realized that the escape route to Yushan was cut off and Paijia Cliff had become a dead end. To rush out, they first had to break through the minefields laid by the Qing army.
The more than 700 Beidong troops who stayed in Paijiaya became useless in the eyes of the Japanese army and wasted food. Japanese officers advised Osaka Sakada Takeoka to make this Beidong army rush out. A conspiracy was brewing among the Japanese army. Nang, more than 700 Beidong troops will usher in their doom.
Liu Mingdeng came to the front line, inspected the terrain in person, looked at the Japanese fortifications on the ridge, and sneered to himself. He had long discovered the loopholes in the Japanese fortifications. It was just that the weather was wrong, so he did not attack the Japanese army. The Japanese army was sitting on natural dangers, but they did not attack the Japanese army on the mountain. I cut down the trees and thought I was hidden in the forest, but I never thought I was sitting on a fire and roasting myself.
Although Taiwan has a tropical rainforest climate, it also has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In autumn, the trees will shed their leaves, and the driest season in Taiwan has arrived. When the ground is covered with a layer of dead leaves and the northwest wind blows, he will use fire Attack and burn all 2,000 Japanese troops to death on Paijia Cliff.
Liu Mingdeng had already informed Li Guolou of the battle plan of "attacking Paijia Cliff with fire" and got Li Guolou's approval. The Qing Dynasty Navy specially transported a large amount of fierce fire oil (petroleum) from the mainland. As long as Shen Baozhen took the fierce fire oil Once it was transported to the front line, Liu Mingdeng was going to kill the Japanese soldiers, either by burning them or by suffocating them to death.
Although this was the action plan formulated by Li Guolou, Liu Mingdeng did not admire Li Guolou, but only admired his ruthlessness. Li Guolou just modified the plan to improve it and transported some fierce oil from the mainland. The biggest contributor was Still himself, Liu Mingdeng felt a little restless and asked: "Has Shen Baozhen set off from Keelung Port?"
Deputy General Fu Xianchu nodded and said: "We should set off today and reach the front line the day after tomorrow."
Liu Mingdeng said: "Well, I will continue to stock up on grass and trees these two days to keep the fire burning brightly so that it can be set off next year. I will continue to observe the wind direction to make sure everything is foolproof. I will also continue to fire artillery these days to whet the appetite of the Japanese army. Don't let it go." The enemy is idle, so that the enemy will not have to think wildly."
Several confidants laughed and looked at the enemy's position on the mountain. They saw the sound of a white flag appearing on the hillside. A Beidong Army soldier walked down the mountain waving the white flag.
Everyone's expressions became strange. The Qing troops in the forward position did not fire, but all looked at the Beidong Army soldier carrying the white flag.
The Beidong Army soldiers carrying the white flag carefully walked down the mountain. Before they reached the foot of the mountain, they stepped on a landmine.
There was a loud bang, a column of smoke rose up, and everything disappeared from the world, as if they had transformed into immortals.
The white flag disappeared from his eyes. Liu Mingdeng scratched his head and said, "I can't figure it out. Is this the road that people walk? You must first drive a group of sheep, cover their eyes, and let the sheep step on them to create a passage. Only then can you find a way to survive." Well,"
Everyone laughed, but wanted to see how tenacious the Beidong Army was and how many people they could send to step on the mines. In their eyes, the enemy troops in Paijiaya were worthless and had no value for negotiation. Whether it was the Japanese army or the Beidong Army, There is no escape from the burning fire.
At the entrance of the cave, Luo Shijie heard a loud noise. Although he did not see it, he knew that the negotiators must have stepped on a landmine. It became difficult to negotiate with the Qing army.
Luo Shijie sighed and did not send a second negotiator. Bantian Takeoka issued a death order and asked him to lead more than 700 Beidong troops to break out. He said that the food in Paijiaya was not enough to feed the Beidong Army. That day he saw mountains of food, enough for three thousand men and horses to eat until next spring. The Japanese army became ruthless and no longer welcomed the Beidong Army.
Now more than 700 Beidong troops have been dispatched to the forward position. There is no turning back. The Japanese army was prepared for the Beidong Army to rebel and did not even give them a few more grenades. Luo Shijie only had seven days of rations in his hand. He had only one way to break out. Luo Shijie regrets coming here very much. The Japanese are very bad. The food in Paijiaya was brought by the people of Beidong for the Japanese army. If he had known this, he should have returned to his hometown. Now he has become An abandoned son in the hands of the Japanese army, Luo Shijie knew that his time was not far away. The world was so vast that there was no place for him. The result of betraying the Qing Dynasty was that he would die without a burial place.
Luo Shijie said to himself: "Brothers, this is not a place for people to stay. We have to break through the tight siege and return to our hometown. Although the enemy has established several blockades and laid some landmines, this difficulty is still difficult for us. The glorious Beidong Army?"
No one responded. A group of flattering slaves sat listlessly on the haystack, wiping the weapons in their hands in silence. They originally wanted to survive the winter, but now they have to leave the strong fortress and break through the enemy's blockade. Line, crossing the snow-capped Jade Mountain, how many people can return to their hometown?
At the foot of the mountain, in the mountains and forests, there were thousands of Qing troops waiting for them to die, and countless armed Taiwanese people who wanted to skin them.
When Luo Shijie saw that no one responded, he justified himself and said: "Don't be afraid, we will break out tonight, as many as we can break out. Kang Jiadao, you will be the vanguard??????"
Luo Shijie thought that his father-in-law, Kang Jiadao, could take risks for him, move forward bravely, and fight his way out.
Unexpectedly, the Kang family was immersed in regret, and their daughter Kang Xiaoye was kidnapped by Luo Shidai. Beidong women do not have the three obediences and four virtues. They respect the strong. They are afraid that Luo Shidai will take her into the house, and they will be better off. If I had known this, I should have followed Luo Shidai in the rebellion, and he would not have ended up like this. Now, he has the largest number of people in the cave, with more than 300 people as his private soldiers. Although the cave is very crowded, everyone There wasn't much communication, but he wasn't afraid of anyone, and at worst he would die.
Kang Jiadao stood up in vain and shouted: "I don't want to be a pioneer. Brothers, let's follow Luo Shidai in the uprising. Just rush out now and pass through the mine array, so you can survive. Don't sacrifice your life for Luo Xingyi." Well, when Luo Shijie fucked a Japanese geisha, did he ever think about sharing the blessings?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar. Hundreds of people in the originally lifeless cave jumped up. There was a sound of pulling the bolt of a gun, and the Beidong Army's gun was pointed at their leader.
"Kang Jiadao, you are so rebellious and unruly, and you dare to deceive the soldiers. I will kill you now," Luo Shijie raised his hand in shock and pointed his gun at Kang Jiadao.
"How dare you," Kang Jiadao also pointed the gun in his hand at Luo Shijie, with a desperate attitude, and the two sides were about to fight.
The two men's followers were all like this. Some of them held grenades high, ready to fight at any time. They were on the verge of collapse. No one was afraid of death. Even if the gun was pressed against their chest, they still refused to show weakness and pulled out the vine casually. Whether a flat knife is faster than a knife or a gun, you will only know after trying it.
The cave was already overcrowded, but in this situation, everyone was expected to hold each other together until death. Several other leaders were frightened and hurriedly persuaded both sides to put down their weapons and discuss matters.
"Put down the gun, there is still time, everything can be discussed. What we are doing now is not to make our loved ones suffer, but to make our enemies happy. Listen to my advice, I will not help anyone, and I will die on the battlefield even if I die," said the speaker "Sheba" Ning Caichuang is the oldest, in his forties, with a curly beard, hair and beard all gray, and a sad look on his face. Ning Caichuang was originally the quartermaster of the Beidong Army. Now he has nothing. He became a pauper, but as a "shelter", he also had private soldiers. There were hundreds of people in the cave who were his private soldiers.
Kang Jiadao refused to put down the gun in his hand and shouted: "Luo Shijie, how many people have you killed? You two, father and son, are the same as each other. You want our Beidong tribe to be exterminated. I advise you, for the sake of the generals of our Beidong tribe, Come on, you should commit suicide. For the sake of our past friendship, I will collect your body for you."
Luo Shijie laughed back angrily, laughing like crazy, his shoulders kept shaking, and the muzzle of the gun in his hand rose and fell, ready to shoot at any time. Kang Jiadao's head was under the muzzle of his gun.
However, Kang Jiadao acted calmly and instead put down the gun in his hand and looked at Luo Shijie without saying a word. Kang Jiadao believed that what he said was from the bottom of his heart and spoke the voices of everyone. Even the eyes of Luo Shijie's most loyal subordinates , also shed tears of sympathy. The Qing Dynasty did not force the Beidong people to rebel. The Beidong people had the largest territory in Taiwan. The reason for turning out the old almanac was not for their own selfish interests and to bring shame to the entire nation.
The Japanese are not good people. They abandoned the Beidong people in times of crisis and allowed more than 700 Beidong troops to break out of the encirclement. This was letting the Beidong army commit suicide.
The terrifying laughter echoed in the cave, like the sound coming from hell.
Kang Jiadao sneered and said: "Luo Shijie, stop pretending. No one wants to follow you. Anyway, I'm preparing for an uprising. Anyone who wants to follow can follow. If you have no way to survive, you might as well lend us your head." Give us a chance to live, and when the time comes in the future, someone will avenge you. At that time, we Beidong people can still rebel and worship you as a national hero, and future generations will also sacrifice your heroic spirit. How wonderful is that? , Luo Shijie put the gun to his head, so that he could relax and save himself from always thinking about being shot in the dark??????"
Kang Jiadao's constant nagging actually tempted Luo Shijie to commit suicide. In a strange scene, the people around him remained silent and stared at Luo Shijie with their eyes, clearly agreeing with Kang Jiadao's ideas.
Luo Shijie glanced around. His heart was no longer there, and he was exhausted physically and mentally. He murmured to himself: "Okay, I'll help you."
Dull gunshots rang out, and Luo Shijie fell in a pool of blood. The cave was quiet, and no one made a sound. This was a moment of shame for the Beidong tribe. In order to survive, they forced their leader to death.