War raged in the Pingtung Plain of Taiwan, and Liu Mingchuan led an army of 20,000 to surround Orchid City.
A large camp was set up in a flat open area. The army set up camp meticulously. They dug three deep trenches in front of the camp, buried deer antlers, and erected a tall sentry tower every fifty steps. Cannons were hidden behind the car surround to prevent the Japanese army from breaking out. In the middle of the camp is the military tent, and there are other tents where miscellaneous animals and other items are placed.
Thousands of large tents are stationed in six sections, distinguished by six large flags such as the Suanni flag, the Pixiu flag, the Qilin flag, the Crouching Tiger flag, the Tengbao flag, and the Yangying flag. In the middle is a large flag with black borders and a white background. There is a large Chinese character "Liu" written on it, and a Qing Dynasty yellow dragon flag fluttering in the wind.
Thousands of camps are neat and orderly, with clear distinctions between human and horse paths. Each battalion has officers leading patrols in three shifts, and every detail is meticulous.
This is Liu Mingchuan's style of leading troops. He runs the army very strictly, rewards heavily and kills people as punishment. Every strict military order he makes has a subtle influence on his generals. People call Liu Mingchuan the "God of Killing", which is not an exaggeration at all.
In the Chinese army's tent, Commander Liu Mingchuan was talking to Li Guolou, asking Li Guolou, who had just arrived at the front line, not to dictate and let him independently command the battle of Orchid City.
Liu Mingchuan was very dissatisfied with Li Guolou's visit to the front line in person. In front of everyone, he gave Li Guolou face and was alone with him. He had a bad look and glanced at him and said: "Li Guolou, what are you doing here? How to attack Orchid City is my business." , If you don’t take good care of your injuries, why are you so scared?”
Li Guolou was not angry, and he who was content was always happy. He took a sip of Biluochun and said to his left, "Well, it's a good tea, Liu Liu Mazi. You can sit down and drink it too. I won't take away your credit."
How could Liu Mingchuan give Li Guolou face? He said angrily: "You are here just to take the credit from me. How can I get the limelight?"
Li Guolou waved his hand and said: "How dare you, how dare you, you still make the decision in Taiwan. I am a spectator now, learning the experience of fighting from my predecessors, and I will not seize power."
Liu Mingchuan sat down, looked at Li Guolou jealously, and lamented his ill-fated fate. His career was connected with that of Li Guolou, and they shared weal and woe. Even after they broke up, they would still work together. Li Guolou's fighting style will be followed by his. His style is better than his previous work and is praised by the Chinese people.
Although Liu Mingchuan was dissatisfied with Li Guolou and believed that his military ability was superior to that of Li Guolou, he had to admire Li Guolou's strategic deployment, discerning the symptoms of the war in Taiwan, attracting people's support, predicting the enemy first, and defeating the enemy. Be prepared and you will be defeated in battle.
The 20,000 troops and 14,000 troops led by Liu Mingchuan were Fan soldiers. Together with the logistics and transportation civilians, nearly 50,000 ethnic minority people were used in the battle of Orchid City.
Inspired by Li Guolou, people of all ethnic groups in Taiwan voluntarily contributed money, food, and energy to this anti-aggression war, fighting for their country regardless of remuneration.
In the Qing Dynasty, only Li Guolou had the charisma to make barbarians who only care about the interests of their own nation fight for the country.
"Since you are here, Li Guolou, you will be responsible for entertaining the chieftains. I have good rice paper here. You first write twenty large characters of 'Loyalty and Justice Unparalleled' and give them to the chieftains. Military deployment, I have completed it, and the five tunnels have led directly to the foot of Orchid City, just take a look." Liu Mingchuan did not give Li Guolou a chance to tell him what to do, and instead assigned Li Guolou a task to do public relations.
"Can I go to the front line and visit the officers and soldiers?" Li Guolou was helpless and looked at Liu Mingchuan eagerly. The Orchid Battle was the biggest battle launched by the Qing army this year. Let him stay in the Chinese army camp. What does this have to do with sitting in Keelung Port? the difference.
"You want my life. You must not go to the forward position. Now our army has taken the initiative and its morale is high. We don't need you to boost our morale. Don't get carried away. In the end, happiness will lead to sorrow." Liu Mingchuan stood at the height of truth and categorically rejected it. Li Guolou’s proposal.
Ever since he was injured, Li Guolou had never been tough. Commanders from all walks of life talked to themselves and used his injury as an excuse to often bypass the headquarters and report military information to the Ministry of War first. He could no longer control Liu Mingdeng, and Liu Mingchuan's two This is also related to the situation of the war. The Japanese army cannot organize large-scale battles, so the pressure on the various Qing armies is reduced, and each commander can formulate his own combat plan.
As the commander-in-chief, Li Guolou formulated strategic arrangements, and specific battles were carried out by various commanders. Everyone performed their duties and could not overstep their authority. Li Guolou did not argue with Liu Mingchuan and listened to Liu Mingchuan's tactical arrangements.
Liu Mingchuan was confident, pointed at the huge sand table, and told the situation of the Beidong Army and the Japanese Army in Orchid City.
The Japanese army in Orchid City has two regiments with about 2,000 people. However, these 2,000-plus Japanese soldiers are sick and wounded troops with extremely poor combat effectiveness. The Japanese soldiers behaved improperly and raped ethnic minority girls in Taiwan on a large scale. They were retribution. Many soldiers contracted sexually transmitted diseases, which were commonly called "plagues." Japanese soldiers died of the disease every day. Girls from ethnic minorities were as terrifying as the plague, seriously affecting the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army.
When they first came to Taiwan to fight, the Japanese army also transported wounded soldiers back to the country. However, this made the soldiers even more unstable. Some Japanese soldiers even committed suicide in order to return to the country and avoid fighting. In order to punish these wounded soldiers, the Japanese military command commanded Lieutenant General Saigo Yumichi. A decision was made to send all these soldiers infected with the "plague" to Orchid City to defend the city together with the Beidong Army led by Luo Xingyi.
Now in Orchid City, in addition to the 2,000 Beidong miscellaneous troops and the 2,000 Japanese troops with extremely poor combat effectiveness, there are also some ethnic minority soldiers who surrendered to the Japanese army. There are about a thousand people, mostly Paiwan people.
The war was extremely ferocious. In order to survive, many people chose to surrender on the battlefield, or even fought back, and finally sacrificed their lives for the enemy.
"Now there are about five thousand defeated soldiers hiding in Orchid City. These Beidong soldiers have committed a blood debt. Those female Beidong soldiers are more ferocious than the male Beidong soldiers and are not exempted." Liu Mingchuan was not prepared to accept prisoners. , he wants to bloodbath Orchid City.
Li Guolou understood as soon as he heard this, his face changed, as if he had seen the most terrifying scene, and he shouted: "Liu Mingchuan, you can't fight like this. It's easy to break through the city wall in a siege, but after entering the city, it will turn into a street fight, with artillery fighting in the streets." The remaining soldiers in Orchid City have become crazy. If they attack by force, they will cause heavy casualties to the various armies. These armies will not fight hard if they suffer heavy casualties. We will still have to contribute our own efforts at that time, and we should do it with the minimum Take Orchid City at the lowest cost and avoid excessive casualties."
Liu Mingchuan nodded and said: "Please rest assured, I have also considered this, but attacking with fire will cause too much damage. You will have to bear more responsibility when rebuilding Orchid City in the future."
Li Guolou smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Liu Mazi, I am not a golden rooster. I can lay a golden egg every day. Give me a few years and I will support you. Since the enemies in Orchid City are not strong in combat and are just dying, It is better to use night battles more often and rely on the personal bravery of the soldiers to defeat the enemy. There will be brave men under the heavy rewards."
Liu Mingchuan smiled and said: "Li Guolou, that's right. I'm going to use strong fire oil to do a general cleaning. You can take a look at this thing. Come, I'll serve you with pen and ink. Please ask Commander Li to inscribe the words 'Unparalleled Loyalty and Righteousness'." Big characters are worth thousands of gold,"
Li Guolou said helplessly: "Okay, I'll write, but I can only write big characters. My arm strength is limited. I can only write ten characters today."
Li Guolou was not outstanding at writing large characters. He dragged his injured right arm and reluctantly wrote "loyalty and righteousness unparalleled".
Nowadays, those chieftains are proud to have Li Guolou's calligraphy. They especially like the evaluation of "unparalleled loyalty and righteousness", and they don't care whether it is justified or not. Barbarians do not talk about cause and effect. If they are loyal to Li Guolou, they deserve the evaluation of "unparalleled loyalty and righteousness". .
Li Guolou finished writing calmly, put down his brush, and said with a smile: "Liu Zhentai, in my opinion, the enemies in Orchid City should be treated differently, and those soldiers should be allowed to surrender. If you recognize your mistakes, you can correct them. There is no greater good than this,"
Liu Mingchuan heard Li Guolou talking about democratic policies, and Li Guolou also wanted to recruit thousands of soldiers from Orchid City. The suppressed anger started to burn again, and he said angrily: "Fuck you, these beasts who are working for tigers, I can't wait to Eat their flesh and drink their blood. I will take you to see what the enemy does now, so that you, a new scholar, can gain some knowledge."
Liu Mingchuan dragged Li Guolou and rushed out of the Chinese army's tent. After walking for more than ten minutes, he came to a cedar forest. He saw that in a deep pit of more than 100 meters dug, there were all twisted corpses. Thousands of corpses were piled up. Together, the tragedy is shocking.
Many corpses had no noses, which was a treatment only given to prisoners of war by the Qing army. The Japanese army cut off the noses of the prisoners of war of the Qing army, and then transported the noses back to China. They wanted to build a nose mound for the prisoners of war of the Qing army and erect a monument to commemorate them. The great achievements of the Taiwan expedition group, (it was not completed in the end, and the Japanese destroyed the evidence,)
Even Li Guolou, who was used to seeing dead bodies, couldn't bear to look at them any longer. He was speechless and could not express his feelings at this time in words. It was too heavy.
Liu Mingchuan said sadly: "We have found five places like this. They were all done by those beasts in the city. How can you ask me to spare them?"
Li Guolou's eyes were red, and he was choking and trembling. He knew that this kind of thing would inevitably happen in wars, especially ethnic wars, which were ethnic cleansing wars. The land was soaked with blood and tears. This was the history of the nation's blood and tears.
To be honest, the Qing army would also do this kind of thing. Liu Mingchuan, the "killer god" around him, is a kind person as his name suggests.
But when he was there, his chest was depressed and he had nowhere to vent. He said angrily: "You should be killed, this is what an animal did." After saying that, Li Guolou walked away with a puff of his sleeves. This is not a place for people to stay. He had the urge to kill. If you want to chop off the enemy's head, you must chop off at least ten heads this time to relieve the hatred in your heart.
Killing is addictive. Li Guolou's violent murderous intent was exposed, and he walked as fast as the wind.
Liu Mingchuan looked sideways, his cheeks trembled, and he sneered alone. Seeing death at a glance, Li Guolou was a hypocrite and a true-hearted villain.
The Orchid City was lifeless. The Japanese soldiers patrolling along the route had abscesses on their faces and stiff expressions like zombies. They shuffled up the tower in unison with their short, thick legs.
The military drills of the Japanese army were impeccable. Even if they suffered from injuries and illnesses, they were still meticulous.
However, unspeakable cruelty caused the people of Taiwan to suffer a devastating disaster. The entire Taitung Plain was bloodbathed, and it also spread to the Taichung Plain. The Japanese army looted a large amount of materials and manpower for consumption in the war.
Tens of thousands of male prisoners built city fortifications for the Japanese army, and then all were buried alive. Countless women were ravaged. At this time, there were more than 900 young women left in Orchid City, living an inhuman life.
In an orchid city, there was sufficient food and grass, and thousands of mules and horses. The Japanese army was ready to fight the Qing army to the death.
The Japanese army was determined to die together, and Orchid City was their burial place. They broke pots and smashed them, and built Orchid City into a meat grinder. Relying on the solid fortifications, they wanted to kill a large number of Qing troops here.
At this time, those who were still fighting side by side with the Japanese army were all stubborn traitors, loyal to the Japanese Emperor, and determined to fight to the end.
Luo Xingyan stood on the city tower and admired the crisscrossed fields. The deep ditches had reached directly to the foot of the city wall. The officers and soldiers of the Qing army were hiding in caves and building fortifications under the Orchid City. What a spectacular scene. The enemy was right under his nose. Orchid City was completely surrounded.
There was a faint sound of a huge explosion, and the ground trembled. Luo Xingyan's face was extremely ugly. It was the Qing army engineers blasting in the hole. There were rocks that could not be dug under the surface. The Qing army engineers used explosives to rely on them. Blasts were used to dig tunnels. Although the Qing army's engineers worked slowly, the engineers worked hard every day, digging tunnels day and night. They were as perseverant as mice. One day, the tunnels were dug to the bottom of the city wall. What awaited him was the shocking roar and the sound of killing. Shocking.
The Japanese army had no choice but to wait for the moment the city wall collapsed.
Perhaps it is the last day of my life. I have no regrets in this life and no fear of death. I have enjoyed all the fun that I should enjoy. At the age when I know my destiny, I finally become the "King of Beidong" and can go to meet my ancestors with peace of mind.
Luo Xingying, who was in his fifties, indulged in excessive sexual activities, his muscles became flabby, his obese face looked bloated, and his ferocious eyes lost their original luster and became dull. Luo Xingying touched a bottle of poison in his pocket, Li Guolou, Liu Mingchuan, Luo Shidai, come on, Luo Xingyan is standing on the tower, asking for his life Wu Chang, come on,