In the Taiwan Strait, nearly 40 warships of China and Japan met. In the face of the sudden appearance of the Chinese Navy, the Japanese Taiwan Strait Fleet was obviously a little surprised. After all, they made a lot of preparations in the early stage for secrecy. But now it seems that all these preparations have been done in vain.

Faced with this situation, Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada, commander of the Taiwan Strait Fleet, immediately ordered the supply ships and troop carriers to return to Taiwan, and the main battleships immediately formed a battle formation. Towards the Chinese Navy's East China Sea Fleet viciously pounced. The sound of artillery shook the entire Taiwan Strait in an instant.

The East China Sea Fleet is not ambiguous at all, and in terms of tonnage, the East China Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy, which has the super battleship Nanjing and the modified Qingdao (formerly the Japanese Navy's Kongo) super battleship, is much larger than Japan, so the Chinese Navy even has the upper hand over the actual combat effectiveness.

Boom!

The two super battleships rushed into the Japanese naval formation like two steel fortresses. The ship's huge artillery roared constantly, and huge waves stirred up on the sea surface from time to time.

Although the navies of China and Japan are still fighting, the accuracy of the main guns of both sides is much worse due to the shaking warships. The battle began to sink into a stalemate.

"Commander, a call came from the destroyer from the northeast and found the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet, nearly fifty Japanese warships, including four super battleships." In the command room of the Nanjing, the flagship of the East China Sea Fleet, the intelligence officer reported the latest news received to the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Chen Ru.

And sure enough, it appeared. Order the subordinate warships to evacuate according to the predetermined plan! Chen Ru's face was solemn. At the same time, I admired the decision of the General Staff. The war has not yet begun, and all possible situations have been clearly considered by the General Staff. And made the most accurate judgment, this strategic vision alone is enough to give China's shipping a huge upper hand.

The formation of the East China Sea Fleet began to change, and the two super battleships that had been rushing ahead began to retreat slowly. Cruisers, destroyers and other fast-moving warships began to concentrate their fire on Japanese warships that were stuck with the Chinese Navy.

"Report to Your Excellency the Commander. The Chinese navy abruptly withdrew from the battle and is fleeing towards China's coastline. On the flagship of the Taiwan Strait Fleet, Vice Admiral Okada received an observation of the battle situation, and a look of suspicion flashed on his face.

"Where are the main forces of the Combined Fleet?" Lieutenant General Okada asked in a deep voice.

"Fifty nautical miles to the northeast, we are rushing to the battlefield at full speed." The Intelligence Section reports.

"Damn, the Chinese Navy must have deployed scouting warships around it, and it seems that the news of the main fleet has leaked. Order all warships of the fleet to hold back the Chinese Navy at all costs. Buy time for the arrival of the main battleship. Okada said in a deep voice.

At the same time, in the waters southwest of Taiwan, a fleet is heading towards Taiwan at full speed. At the head was none other than the flagship of the South China Sea Fleet, the battlecruiser Guangzhou. It was also China's first self-produced 15,000-ton battlecruiser.

"General Lee. This time, the task of your 88th Army will not be easy. According to the information we have received, Japan has hoarded no less than half a million troops in Taiwan. You only have 50,000 men, and the difference in strength is tenfold, and this battle is not easy to fight. Liu Dun, commander of the South China Sea Fleet, said in a deep voice.

"If it's not easy to fight, you have to fight. This is a war to regain our territory, and even if the difference in strength between the two sides is great, we must always work hard. Commander Liu. I believe in the operational plan of the Major Marshal and the General Staff. What's more, our 88th Army is definitely not a lone army. Behind us are the millions of national defense forces of the Republic of China and 40,000 Chinese compatriots. Thinking of what Feng Yong said to him when he set off from Beijing, Li Zongren was full of confidence in his trip.

"The general is a famous army general, and he is naturally not afraid of the enemy on the battlefield. But Taiwan, after all, is far from the mainland. Logistical supplies and back-up are difficult to arrive in time. The general's lone army on the island of Taiwan must be extremely difficult in all aspects. Liu Dun found it difficult to think about it. I don't understand why the General Staff developed such a lone strategic plan. …,

"Commander Liu was too worried. The young marshal definitely has a follow-up plan. Besides, Taiwan is, after all, China's national territory. There are far more Chinese than Japanese, as long as we can get the support of the local people. It was not difficult to drive away little Japan. Li Zongren is very confident. After all, in order to recover Taiwan, Feng Yong had already done a lot of work in the early stage.

"We will try to leave enough supplies and supplies behind when we arrive at our destination, hoping to help you in your next operations." Liu Dun thought for a while and said.

"Thank you!"

Ever since the Japanese occupied the island of Taiwan, the struggle of the Taiwanese people has never stopped. Although the strength of various anti-Japanese organizations was weak, they were like sparks and never completely extinguished. In particular, after the reunification of Chinese mainland, the mainland tried by all means to support the anti-Japanese organizations and forces in Taiwan, with the result that Taiwan's political situation was always in a state of turmoil. After Japan's full-scale military expansion, the scale of the Japanese troops stationed in Taiwan continued to increase. From 100,000 at the beginning, it has expanded to 500,000 now. Although the increase in troops suppressed Taiwan's non-governmental anti-Japanese organizations to a certain extent, it was difficult to eliminate them. After all, Taiwan is mountainous and forested, and once those anti-Japanese organizations can't resist it, they can avoid the limelight by drilling into the deep mountains and old forests. When the Japanese army retreated, they continued to come back to fight guerrillas. This has caused a headache for the Japanese and Taiwan authorities.

In addition to plundering Taiwan's native resources, Japan's purpose in occupying Taiwan was to establish an advance base to provide material and security for merchant ships passing through Southeast Asia. Therefore, Kaohsiung, which is located in the south of Taiwan, is very developed in commerce because it is located on a trade route. Merchant ships traveling between Southeast Asia and Japan would replenish food, fuel, and water there. After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese naval war, the place began to decline. China's South China Sea Fleet, with its islands dotted around the South China Sea, poses a great threat to Japan's maritime lifeline. As a result, the merchant ships along the way had to make a large circle around the Pacific Ocean and return to Japan from the waters east of Taiwan. As a result, there were very few Japanese merchant ships in the waters along the route. Otherwise, the Chinese Navy would not dare to advance so unscrupulously.

In the early morning of November 14, 1921, the South China Sea Fleet appeared twenty nautical miles south of the port of Kaohsiung. According to the guidance of a navy during the Manchu period. Such a natural harbor was found. Of course, this natural harbor cannot be compared to a real harbor. The troop carrier can be at most 500 meters close to the coast.

"General Li, we can only send you here! The rest is up to you! Liu Dun walked to the deck and said to Li Zongren, who was ready to go.

"Thank you, Commander Liu. As soon as we get on land, no one can scoop us up. Li Zongren saluted Liu Dun, and then ordered the 88th Army to use the landing ship to land quickly.

Half an hour has passed, and more than half of the 88th Army has landed, and the rest are still busy nervously. Because this is not an official military port, the navy is still five or six hundred meters from the coastline. Therefore, the landing speed is not fast if you want to.

Buzz Buzz -

The sky resounded with the roar of airplanes. Li Zongren, who had already landed, changed his face.

"Oh no, the little devil's plane is coming! Order the troops that have already landed to hide at once, and at the same time the air defense regiment will set up an air defense position, and as soon as the small Japanese planes approach, immediately shoot me down! ”

The Japanese planes had apparently spotted the Chinese ship docked in the offshore waters and flapped their wings and flew towards it. At the same time, the pilot of the plane immediately reported the situation to the headquarters in Kaohsiung. Then the plane flew directly over the Chinese ship to conduct reconnaissance, and even discovered the landing of Chinese soldiers. Just as it was about to fly back, the ground anti-aircraft fire network that had been constructed opened fire, directly blasting the Japanese planes that had not reacted in the air.

"Order all the soldiers who are still on board to swim across the sea at once. Deliver all heavy equipment by landing boats. "The appearance of Japanese aircraft indicates that the enemy already knows the purpose of the landing operation of the Chinese Navy. …,

"Send electricity to the South China Sea Fleet, the enemy's planes will soon come, let them evacuate immediately!" Li Zongren knew very well that if the enemy deployed bombers in Taiwan. It would be a catastrophe for the Chinese Navy within its voyage.

The South China Sea Fleet waved the flag of blessing and began to slowly turn around and sail towards the deep sea.

"Order the main force to break into pieces and enter the mountains and forests according to the predetermined plan. At the same time, a reconnaissance unit was dispatched to investigate the movements of the Japanese army in Kaohsiung. Li Zongren said in a deep voice. Now that the South China Sea Fleet has returned, everything else is up to him.

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where the Japanese stationed a brigade of more than 7,000 people. The number of troops is not much, after all, they could never have imagined that the Chinese Army would choose to land at this time. Kaohsiung Garrison Commander Mori Genichi Daisa couldn't believe his ears when he received the report of a patrol plane.

"Immediately gathered the troops, and the squadron called. We must wipe it out on the shore! "Morigen is a little nervous. After all, in the past few years, the Chinese Army has been in the limelight for a while, and its combat effectiveness has become even more formidable, and the Imperial Japanese Army has frequently suffered in front of it, and its invincible prestige has been covered with dust. In addition to the fact that there is also a southern part of Korea on the mainland, Japan has been completely insulated from the mainland. Now there is a large-scale landing of the Chinese army on the heavily guarded island of Taiwan, all of which has put Morigen and Daizo under pressure.

"Your Excellency, Brigade Commander, I think the most important thing to do now is to order the bomber formation that has just arrived to go out and bomb the enemy's landing fleet and cut off the enemy's rear route." Chief of Staff Saburo Koizumi Nakasa said.

"Yo Si! Koizumi Nakasa. Contact someone from the flight team immediately. The enemy must not be allowed to escape! Morigen also reacted and immediately issued an order. If we can dare to lead China deep into the naval formation, then we can completely cut off the enemy's logistical support and troop assistance. Even if the Chinese Army has completed the registration, it will be isolated on this island of Taiwan, and it can only be a turtle in an urn. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )