Germany invaded Qingdao in 1897.
In the early winter of the 23rd year of Guangxu (1897), Germany, under the pretext of the "Juano Case", sent its naval governor Dietrichs to arrive at the Gulf of Jiaozhou with four cruisers and landed there forcibly in the name of maneuvers.
In the face of imperialist aggression, the corrupt and incompetent Qing government has repeatedly instructed the Shandong governor Li Bingheng, Dengzhou Township, Generalissimo Zhang Gao Yuan: any of its intimidation, not moved, and can not be the first to open fire, the provocation of self-opening. Zhang Gao Yuan obeyed the instructions of the Qing court, did not put up any resistance, led the troops to withdraw from Qingdao. The German army occupied Qingdao without bloodshed. Since then, Qingdao has been a German colony.
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In the 1890s, Germany had developed into a military imperialist state. In order to realize its aggressive expansionist ambitions, it sought to establish a Far Eastern military base in Jiaozhou Bay, China.
Just as Germany was looking for an excuse to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy Jiaozhou Bay, two German missionaries were killed on November 1, 1897, in Juno County, Caozhou Prefecture (Heze), Shandong Province (the so-called "Juno Case").
November 7, Kaiser Wilhelm II used this as an excuse to order the Eastern Fleet "to sail immediately to Jiaozhou Bay, occupy the place, and threaten retaliation, and active action". German East Fleet Commander Dei Li Si received the order, on November 10, led the cruiser "Kaiser", "Prince Wilhelm", "Cormorant" and armored ships "Udenberg", "Oldenburg" from Shanghai Wujingkou, 13 sailed into Jiaozhou Bay.
The Qing army guard Zhang Gao Yuan found German ships, immediately sent to inquire, is known to be the former had been ordered by the Qing court to properly receive the German East Fleet Commander Dieris, so did not take precautions.
The German army landed, immediately divided into troops to seize the heights, passes, and issued a note to the Qing army, limited to the Qing army at 3:00 p.m. before all withdrawn from the female Gukou and Laoshan outside, to 48 hours to withdraw from the end of the limit, "over the enemy as a military treatment". Zhang Gao Yuan personally met with Diliji, told him that "no official document from the country, hindering the evacuation". The company's website has been updated with the latest information on the latest developments in the industry, including the latest news on the latest developments in the industry.
Chapter Gao Yuan urgent telegram Shandong Governor Li Bingheng and Tianjin Governor Wang Wenshao: "Yuan want to fight for fear of opening the end of the war, want to retreat for fear of joining the duty, and then four thinking, but only temporarily pull out the team in Qingdao near Qingdao Hill, behind the village of four sides of the area." Wang, Li respectively, telegraphic order chapter: "the situation is difficult to start the war, only camera for." "Honor the four battalions, be sure to firm Yu do not move." Under the threat of the German army, the Qing army on the 14th at 3:00 p.m. Qingdao village retreated to Sifang village. When the Qing troops retreated, the Germans seized 14 Klubb steel cannons.
November 15, the German army of more than 200 people into the village of Sifang, forcing Zhang Gao Yuan retreated again. 16, Wang Wenshao telegraphic transfer of the Qing court will: "quiet and strict tie, let their fear of drink, do not move, and can not be the first to open the cannon, to the provocation of the self-opening." In the Qing court is not allowed to start the war under the instructions of the Qing army from the four sides of the village retreated to the vicinity of Cangkou.
It is the 18th, the German army again sent to the chapter of the high yuan, forcing the chapter of the Department of the retreat, the chapter to "special hou our official documents" for the reason did not retreat. The next day, the German army hundreds of people surrounded the chapter Gao Yuan office, forcing the chapter to retreat, the chapter is still not allowed. The German army then forced Zhang Gao Yuan to see Diliji, chapter in the German army under the blackmail, temporarily handed over the military power to his eldest son Zhang Weijun on behalf of his own with a number of soldiers to go, but was not expected to be forcibly detained by the German army.
It is the 19th, 20th, Wang Wenshao, Li Hongzhang, respectively, telegraphic order Zhang Gao Yuan "can not be lightly end of the military". 23rd, the German army forced Zhang Gao Yuan surrendered their weapons. 26th, the German army and forced Zhang Gao Yuan retreated to the female Goukou 75 miles north of the mouth. 28th, the German army of more than 500 people into the vicinity of the Cangkou, and the chapter of Gao Yuan confronting the Ministry. On the 28th, more than 500 German troops marched to Cangkou and confronted Zhang Gao Yuan's troops. Another part of the German army was sent to Nangukou and Jimo to form an encirclement of the Qing army, claiming that if they did not retreat, they would use their troops.
In the face of the German army's step by step, the corrupt and incompetent Qing government succumbed to the German will, first of all, will be the main war governor of Shandong Li Bingheng dismissed, and then ordered Zhang Gao Yuan department to move to Yantai, and instructed the Qing army, the retreat in the case of the German troops, should be courteous, and not allowed to move.
December 1, just when the Qing army meal is ready to pull out of the camp, the German army attacked has retreated to the Fahai Temple (now Xiazhuang Town, source of the village) Zhang Gao Yuan Department. The left battalion sentry, the guard title thousand Zhao Xianshan killed in action, wounded 4 brave, loss of 58 Mauser rifles and part of the equipment, the Qing army has not returned fire. On the 3rd of this month, Zhang Gao Yuan was released; on the 4th, he arrived at the camp in Duan Village, Jimo; on the 20th, all the Qing troops withdrew to Yantai. The German army completed the occupation of Qingdao.
After the Germans occupied Jiaoao, they made further unreasonable demands on the corrupt and incompetent Qing government. They forced the Qing government to sign the humiliating Sino-German Treaty of Jiaoao on March 6, 1898, and Qingdao became a German colony. Germany took advantage of its privileges to build airports, mines, harbors, fortifications, torture chambers, military repression and economic plunder, and brutal colonial rule, which brought great suffering to the people of Qingdao.
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