A round of combat operations is expensive in speed, and it seems to be the same as the slow-moving Marines.:tie. [Full text reading]

Of the four permanent combat forces of the Republic, the Marine Corps was the last to be formed and the last to participate in combat operations. Had it not been for the fact that they had come to prominence during the Jeju Island landing operations during the Peninsula War, I am afraid that the Republic's Marines would still be an obscure combat force to this day.

Originally, the purpose of the Republic's formation of the Marine Corps was precisely aimed at Taiwan.

Before it became an independent service, the Republican Marine Corps was not only small, but also very chaotic, and its reputation was far inferior to that of the United States Marine Corps. In the final analysis, the problems of the Republic's Marine Corps are all related to the conflict of interests between the navy and the army. Until the time of the Peninsula War, the Republic had two amphibious combat units, one was the Marine Corps, which was smaller but had strong combat capability, and the other was the army's amphibious combat unit, which was large in scale but slightly weaker in combat capability. In the same way that the Army has always demanded command of the Airborne Forces, when forming the Amphibious Combat Force, the Army insisted that the Amphibious Force should mainly operate on land and should belong to the Army.

When Ji Youguo carried out military reform, the question of the ownership of the amphibious combat unit almost caused Peng Maobang and Ying Chang to turn their faces. ：〕

In order to avoid the intensification of contradictions between the navy and the army and smoothly carry out military reform, Ji Youguo adopted a "roundabout" strategy. After assigning the airborne troops to the army, Ji Youguo clarified the scope of tasks of the Marine Corps and the army's amphibious units, that is, the Marine Corps was responsible for beach landing operations, and the amphibious forces were responsible for offensive operations after landing.

This reform plan has temporarily alleviated the contradictions between the army and the navy, and has also allowed the Marine Corps and the amphibious combat units to have their own characteristics.

With only two Marine Divisions (later reorganized into three Marine Brigades), the Marine Corps attaches great importance to amphibious landing capabilities, and all construction work is carried out with them as the core. The army's amphibious combat units, which are relatively large, mainly focus on regular ground operations, pay more attention to the armored combat capability of the troops, and are equipped with a large amount of heavy equipment, almost like armored units that can go ashore on the beach.

In the Peninsular War, the Marine Corps outperformed the Army's amphibious forces. ：〕

To be precise, the army's amphibious units did not get the opportunity to put on a show, but the "short and concise" marines followed the airborne troops to land on Jeju Island and successfully completed the combat mission. The outstanding performance of the Marine Corps has laid a solid foundation for its future development.

When Zhao Rundong implemented the second round of military reform, he not only made the Marine Corps an independent branch, but also allowed the Marine Corps to merge with the army's amphibious forces. Because Peng Maobang had already retired from the army, Xiang Linghui attached great importance to the unit's joint combat capability, so the opposition of the army's amphibious forces did not play any role.

After being strengthened, the Marine Corps followed the trend and accelerated the pace of reform.

By June 2027, the Heguo Marine Corps will not only triple in size, with nine Marine brigades, but also evolve from an amphibious combat unit to an "amphibious combat force", with a powerful low-altitude assault capability. To this end, the Marine Corps not only formed a separate aviation unit, but also spent huge sums of money to purchase "amphibious assault ships."

Before the outbreak of the war, the Marine Corps had 240 transport helicopters and hundreds of helicopter gunships. According to the plan of the General Staff, by 2030, the Marine Corps will form the first fixed-wing carrier aviation deployed on amphibious assault ships with independent air strike capabilities. It is a pity that the three amphibious assault ships ordered by the Marine Corps in 2C25 will not be officially commissioned until 2030 at the earliest, and when the war breaks out, helicopters can only be deployed on the original landing ships and amphibious support ships, and the low-altitude assault capability is very limited.

Many people don't know that the first team to go into combat readiness was the Marine Corps.

Because the South Asian theater was far from the sea, and the Republic did not yet have the ability to project combat troops into the Indian Ocean region, the Marine Corps shouldered the heavy task of consolidating the southeastern defense line when the Air Force and Army took on the posture of marching into South Asia. When making strategic arrangements, Wang Yuanqing made it clear that the Marine Corps must be made to attack Taiwan in order to make the outside world think that the Republic will launch a war in South Asia. This decision was very wise, and if the Marines were not prepared at all, the Republic's strategic deception would be exposed. 〕

By order of the Führer, the marines were brought to combat readiness in late September.

At the beginning of January, the two Marine Brigades also held a large-scale landing operation exercise in the southeastern coastal area of Fujian Province to test the troops' ability to carry out landing operations in an unexpected situation. Because the exercise model was very limited and no other arms of the armed forces took part, there was no large-scale report from the outside world, and only Japanese and US military experts all held that the landing exercise held by the marines of the Republic of China under unexpected circumstances was the highest warning to the Taiwan authorities.

After the military coup in Taiwan, 5 Marine brigades of the Marine Corps entered a state of war.

With the gathering of the five Marine Brigades in the southeastern coastal area and the landing fleet and transport ships heading for the ports of Fujian, the Republic's intention to attack Taiwan became more and more obvious. But in the eyes of many, the republic this

The plan is still to deter the island and provide cover for a war in South Asia.

It can be seen from this that the Marine Corps not only shouldered important combat missions, but also played a strategic deception role before the start of the war. 〕

On the night of the 22nd, the officers and men of the 1st and 2nd Marine Brigades began to board the ships, the 3rd Marine Brigade was transferred to the naval air base near Xiamen, and the 1st and 5th Marine Brigades were stationed in Fuqing and Quanzhou as campaign reserves. Five Marine brigades completed their preparations for the campaign in a matter of hours.

At 4:30 a.m. on the 23rd, officers and men of the two Marine Battalions of the 3rd Marine Brigade boarded the helicopter one after another.

When the Air Force began bombing the airfields on the island, helicopters carrying officers and men of the 3rd Marine Brigade took off one after another.

Through the island's associations, the military bureau contacted the commander of the garrison of Kinmen and persuaded the commander of the garrison of Kinmen to accept the leadership of the central government on the mainland under the promise that he would not be held accountable for his involvement in the military coup.

When the helicopter fleet arrived at Kinmen, the defenders of Kinmen voluntarily gave up resistance and surrendered to the Marines.

Without a single bullet, the Marine Corps successfully "recovered" Kinmen.

At this time, the landing fleet carrying 2 Marine Brigades was heading for the Penghu Islands.

Convincing the Penghu defenders to "return to obedience" was one of the key tasks of the Military Intelligence Bureau, but the commander of the Penghu defenders not only did not give an answer on the night of the 22nd, but also detained the community personnel and the agents of the Military Intelligence Bureau who had gone to do the persuasion work. 〕

When launching the combat operation, Pei Chengyi clearly asked the Marine Corps to minimize the casualties of the Taiwan army when attacking Penghu.

For this reason, the air force and navy did not bomb the defensive positions of the Taiwan army in Penghu, nor even strike at the defensive positions on the beaches.

When drawing up the battle plan, Wang Yuanqing demanded that the casualties of the war be minimized, especially those of the Taiwan army.

Why do you want to do this, Xiang Linghui and Pei Chengyi are very clear. Although a military coup d'état took place in Taiwan, most of the grassroots officers and men of the Taiwan military who participated in the coup obeyed orders and did not really oppose the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait. More importantly, if the casualties in the war are too great, it will not only cause the Taiwan compatriots to have a rebellious mentality, but will also affect national unity.

If war casualties had not been taken into account, the republic would not have insisted on "peaceful reunification" for decades.

At 5:30, the landing fleet arrived at the landing sea area west of Penghu.

When the defenders of Penghu did not announce their surrender, the officers and men of the two Marine Brigades boarded helicopters and landing craft one after another, preparing to land in Penghu after dawn in accordance with the battle plan. Under normal circumstances, landing operations are rarely carried out at night, mainly because the visual conditions at night are very unsatisfactory, which is very unfavorable to the landing side.

In just over one hour, the marines will land in Penghu with artillery support and air cover.

At 6 o'clock, the situation changed.

After eight hours of arduous negotiations, and after the representatives of the Military Intelligence Bureau promised not to carry out political persecution, to ensure the interests of officers and soldiers, and not to hold accountable those who participated in the coup, the commander of the Penghu garrison finally surrendered under the tremendous pressure of the soldiers and accepted the leadership of the Chinese government.

Surrender is the best choice for the defenders of Penghu.

Although there are more than 30,000 Taiwanese troops stationed in the Penghu Islands, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Republic's Marine Corps. If the battle really starts, the 2 Marine Brigades have enough ability to land on the Penghu Islands. In the absence of air support, lack of artillery support, low morale of officers and men, and lack of fighting spirit, the defenders of Penghu may not be able to hold out for even one day.

War can only bring destruction and casualties.

For the descendants of Yan and Huang who hope for cross-strait reunification, any loss or casualty caused by the fraternal wall is a national disgrace!

After dawn, the landing craft transporting the first batch of Marine Corps officers and soldiers entered Penghu Port, and the Marine Corps officially took over the Penghu Islands.

From Kinmen to Penghu, the Marine Corps successfully completed its combat mission without firing a single bullet.

Undoubtedly, the real heroes are not the Marines or the Military Intelligence Agency, but the endless non-governmental exchanges between the two sides of the strait. Over the past several decades, through non-governmental exchanges, not only have Taiwan compatriots learned about the changes in the mainland, but also the mainland has also learned about Taiwan's treasure island.

With the increasingly close economic exchanges between the two sides of the strait, Taiwan has completed its "reunification" with the mainland economically. Under these circumstances, although the generals of the Taiwan military are not allowed to go to the sea to do business, there are certainly some of their relatives and friends who have ties with the mainland, so that they have an inseparable relationship with the mainland in all aspects.

In Wang Yuanqing's post-war words, reunification is the trend of the times, and any adverse current that goes against national unity will eventually dissipate.

Whether it is the airborne troops or the Marine Corps, whether it is fighting or taking over, the actions of the Taiwan army and the rebels in the past few hours have fully proved that Taiwan's military and people are committed to reunification. Even if Li Xiangzhi overthrew Guo Ming, who was working for reunification, through a military coup, he would not be able to make the Taiwanese military and people turn their backs on the nation!

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