In Japan, on a small beach near Yokosuka, five men and a woman dressed in ordinary clothes were standing nervously, and after a while, a small boat appeared on the sea, this ship was modified, with a wooden hull, equipped with a high-powered engine, and the maximum speed could reach nearly 30 knots. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Then, a group of six people walked into the sea, and with the help of four strong men, the man and the woman were dragged onto the small boat, and then the boat turned and ran in the direction of the open sea.

After getting on the boat, a group of Japanese soldiers appeared on the shore, looking at the small boat that was far away, several people couldn't help cursing, and then hurriedly ran to the Yokosuka Military Port not far away.

And after the boat had just sailed to the open sea, the man and woman who were dragged onto the boat were quickly tied up by several people on the boat, and tied them to the pillars in the boat, allowing them to struggle wantonly, and they could not get out of the ropes. The sky gradually darkened, and two small speedboats in the Yokosuka military port quickly left the military port, carrying dozens of Japanese soldiers, and quickly chased in the direction of the small boats.

After making sure that the pursuers behind them did not catch up, several people on the boat quickly changed into a full set of clothes, each carrying an iron bottle behind them, with flippers on their feet and diving goggles on their eyes.

The boat gradually stopped, and the two jumped off the boat from both sides, and then dived to the bottom of the boat, quickly removing the raft that had been blocked there, and the sea water instantly poured into the bottom of the cabin. And this small boat, which was already small, was cut about 20 times with a diameter of about 20 centimeters underneath.

The boat was sinking rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then the remaining eight people on board also quickly escaped from the boat, leaving only a man and a woman tied to the boat, sinking with the boat. About three minutes later, under the eyes of the ten people, the boat quickly sank to the bottom of the sea, until it disappeared without a trace, and after confirming that it was impossible for the man and woman to escape, the ten people changed directions and swam back to the shore in the direction of Japan.

In order to avoid being discovered by the Japanese on the sea, several people were prepared in advance, and all of them chose to sneak, although the speed will be slightly slower, but it is better to be safe, and this place is actually not far from the sea, at best, it is less than five nautical miles, and sneaking and swimming five nautical miles is simply a piece of cake for them.

An hour later, the ten people who were diving in the sea quietly climbed onto the shore, where the person in charge of receiving them had already prepared everything, took off the equipment and threw it into the pit, then changed into a set of clean clothes, quickly filled the pit, and then put on some camouflage, and the Japanese gunboats that were sailing towards the depths of the sea could be faintly seen on the sea.

A few people just glanced at the sea casually, and then walked towards the interior of Japan, brushing off their clothes and hiding their names deeply.

That's right, this eleven-person team is one of the rescuers sent by the Chinese Empire to rescue the Ryukyu King Shangdian, and this time they are not the only ones who came to carry out the mission, this time there are a total of four teams of people, that is, forty-four people, plus one and two captains, a total of forty-six people.

Their team was responsible for covering, confusing that the man and woman on the boat were actually a group of couples they had caught at random on the way, but they paid some money and told them that they wanted to go swimming in the sea, and then the couple took the money to act as a guide, and at the moment of entering the sea, the couple was knocked unconscious by them.

In addition to their team, there were two other teams of men and horses doing the same work, but one of the other two groups was real, and they were carrying the Ryukyu king Naono and his princess, and as for the Ryukyu king's entourage or something, they didn't save them at all.

The last group was the one who hid behind the real Ryukyu King to avoid being pursued by the Japanese and failing in their mission.

After learning the news that the Ryukyus King Shangdian had escaped, the Japanese Meiji Emperor suddenly had a feeling that he had killed a dog, and hurriedly ordered to chase him, even if he was digging three feet into the ground, he had to find out, and at the same time let Shangnori's entourage kill all of them.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Emperor Meiji received the last thing he wanted to hear, that a group of Japanese soldiers had found their traces, but the other party had already prepared and had already left Japan with the Shonori couple in a speedboat, and their gunboats could not catch up at all, and now they had lost their trace.

What everyone didn't know was that the next morning, on the Yokosuka dock, while everyone was still asleep, a cargo ship quietly boarded dozens of people who did not belong to the ship, and half of the gang went directly to the bottom of the cabin and hid in a confined space, while the rest stayed on the ship as crew members. In order to avoid being seen, they just chose some positions that didn't show their faces very much.

This is a transport ship bound for Busan, North Korea, loaded with all kinds of supplies, originally the supplies were to depart from Sasebo, but all the ships there were requisitioned and used as troop carriers to transport the three divisions of the army to Taiwan, so this month's supplies were from Yokosuka.

The ship finally arrived in Pusan, but it was two days later, and on the third day, the group crossed the border and entered North Korea under the guidance of the connector.

And just when Emperor Meiji was still haunted by the fact that Shonori and his wife were rescued, in the capital of the Chinese Empire not far away, the Japanese ambassador to China, Komura Shoutaro, who was outside Zhongjing, received the declaration of war from Tang Shaoyi with a shocked face.

And Komura Shoutaro with a bewildered face didn't know what the situation was at all, why did this good guy start a war? Is it because of the Taiwan problem? However, it is still very possible to think about it, Japan has repeatedly shirked the return of Taiwan on the surface, and secretly increased its troops in Taiwan, if the Chinese Empire knows about this, then with the temper of the Chinese, it seems that a declaration of war is not impossible.

But Komura Shoutaro also knows very well what it will mean for the two countries to declare war at this time, why should Japan repeatedly shirk in diplomacy and delay the return of Taiwan? To put it bluntly, Japan wants to get more resources from Taiwan, and at the same time, it also wants to keep Taiwan in their hands as much as possible.

And Japan's only reliance is the navy, although the Chinese army is strong, but the navy is average, even if they have a few dreadnoughts, but so what? They will still not be a match for the Japanese Navy.

In addition to Japan's efforts to join the Allies, Japan was secretly preparing to occupy the Allied colonies in Southeast Asia, hoping to get Germany to agree to their membership in the Allies. Once Japan joins the Allies, then the threat of the Chinese to Japan will be much reduced, at least, the Germans will help them say some good things, and with the relationship between China and Germany, Japan will not be able to return Taiwan at that time, but you China must always give some benefits, right? They're allies.

The Japanese, as always, dreamed of a sweet dream, but they ignored their own true status, between China and Japan, whether it was an Entente or an Allied Powers, the first object of wooing would definitely be China, so as long as China did not express its position, no matter which bloc would not accept Japan's application for membership, because once agreed, it would mean pushing China to the other side.

Komura Shoutaro tried his best to maneuver in diplomacy in order to delay the outbreak of war and buy Japan more time to breathe.

However, this declaration of war from the Chinese Empire completely stunned Komura Shoutaro, which also meant that all his previous efforts were in vain.

However, as an old fritter Komura Shoutaro with great diplomatic experience, he obviously won't just give up.

"Lord Tang, I don't know why your country made such a decision? I don't think Japan made a war provocation against your country, right? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to just declare war like this? ”

"Hmph, whether Japan has made war provocations or not, you know better than anyone else." Tang Shaoyi snorted coldly and continued: "The declaration of war is for you, in another week, the Japanese in China must assemble in Tianjin, and then the empire will arrange for you to return to Japan, during this period, the safety of the Japanese in China is guaranteed, once this period is exceeded, then this official will not be able to make any guarantees to you." ”

"Lord Tang, please make it clear that I really can't understand this decision in my heart." Komura Shotaro continued to struggle.

"Hmph, it's come to this, do you still want to quibble?" Tang Shaoyi roared at Komura Shoutaro with an angry face, "Then tell me, what did the Japanese Combined Fleet of more than 100 warships appear in the East China Sea with hundreds of troop carriers for?" And why did they attack the fleet of our Royal Navy that is being jointly trained? ”

"Lord Tang, is there any misunderstanding here?" Komura Shoutaro burst into tears in an instant, he knew about sending troops, but he couldn't directly say that it was to increase troops in Taiwan, so the purpose would be too obvious, but the damn combined fleet was going to attack the Chinese fleet for Mao? Ah, why? Well, this method of warfare is indeed very similar to the Japanese style, but do you know what the hell will happen to those bastard navies doing this?

"Misunderstanding? Do you think this was just a misunderstanding? An Imperial destroyer was nearly sunk, and in the end, a dozen rescuers paid with their lives to barely save it, but the warship had to be scrapped. You're telling me it's a misunderstanding? Tang Shaoyi still had an angry face, but his tone changed, and he said: "Fortunately, the Imperial Navy officers fought bravely and finally defeated your combined fleet, and we will never forgive you Japanese for this behavior." Now, please immediately gather you Japanese to go to Tientsin, and wait for your departure, otherwise you will bear the consequences. (To be continued.) )