Chapter 424: Confrontation in the Taiwan Strait

The Hainan Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet had already occupied various sea routes that could enter Taiwan more than 10 days ago. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info.dt

According to Chen Zhong's order, the Hainan royal government issued a solemn announcement in the major media that this area will be blocked by sea on the 28th of this month, and the specific duration of the blockade is uncertain.

A total of 32 warships of the US South Pacific Fleet and the Far East Fleet, as well as 11 warships of the Japanese army, entered the Taiwan Strait ahead of schedule 10 days ago in the name of transporting supplies and personnel to Taiwan, and docked near Hsinchu and the Penghu Islands respectively.

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On 25 February, the Hainan Fleet issued a written notice to them on the 28th blockade of this area, in the name of the Hainan Palace. However, the U.S. and Japanese fleets had no intention of leaving the area.

In the early morning of 28 February, the 34th year of Guangxu, Chen Zhong ordered the two fleets in Hainan to divide into three echelons and block all of Taiwan's foreign communications.

In order to strengthen the blockade at sea, Chen Zhong ordered the Bohai Fleet, which had been anchored near the Tsushima Strait, to approach south.

So far, the Hainan Fleet has nearly 80 warships lined up and cruising around the Taiwan Strait. No boats are allowed to enter or leave the area.

Chen Zhong ordered Chen Fangzheng's three fleets to continue to blockade Taiwan, only blockade, not attack.

The confrontation in the Taiwan Strait has attracted the attention of the whole world. They are speculating that the Hainan army will directly attack the US fleet and the Japanese fleet encircled between the Taiwan Strait.

The White House received reports from its South Pacific Fleet and Far East Fleet, which said that the Hainan Fleet was highly formed, and they requested the US Navy Department to continue to deploy fleets to attack Hainan troops from the periphery.

In view of the situation in the Taiwan Strait, Roosevelt proposed to Congress that the Atlantic Fleet, which had just been established last year, be rushed out and sent to the Taiwan Strait to support the Pacific Fleet.

The two houses of the US Government fully considered that the current crisis in the Taiwan Strait concerns the dignity of the United States, and therefore adopted Roosevelt's proposal. It was decided to immediately transfer the US Atlantic Fleet to the Taiwan Strait.

The Secretary of Defense told Roosevelt: "Mr. President, although we have obtained permission for this Atlantic Fleet to go to the Pacific Ocean to support the military plan in the Taiwan Strait, there is one problem that we have to consider, it will take nearly 20 days for this fleet to sail from the Atlantic. I think that by the time they reach the Taiwan Strait, our Pacific Fleet will have long been a pair of scrap metal.

Even if the Hainan Fleet does not attack us, how will the logistical supply of our fleet docked in the Taiwan Strait be solved? Is it possible to negotiate with the Hainan army to let our supply ships come and go freely to supply them? ”

Roosevelt smiled confidently and said, "Of course I have this in mind, my lordship. The soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first. Didn't I tell you, my minister, that we still have a secret weapon?

I believe that the Hainan army, this time, will not easily engage in war with our US military when it uses troops in the Taiwan Strait, at least, they will not take the initiative to attack us, and this will be extremely unfavorable to them. At most, they will besiege our fleet. Unless we attack them on our own initiative.

Therefore, when our Atlantic fleet arrives in this area, we will have the absolute initiative in this area. At that time, we can force the king of Hainan to make concessions. After Taiwan is taken, we can ask again that we station troops in Taiwan. I have envisioned many times that we would be able to station a fleet there, and I think this wish will come true this time. ”

The ship Koko is far away from the love moon after the ball battle to test the enemy

Taft asked a little anxiously: "Mr. President, have you considered that the supplies carried by our Pacific Fleet can only last less than ten days.

However, it will take about twenty days for our Atlantic Fleet to reach this area. In the remaining ten days, how will our fleet in the Taiwan Strait be replenished? ”

Roosevelt smiled and said: "We can purchase supplies from the island of Taiwan, and if some fuel or other material problems cannot be solved on the island, we can use our newly developed transport submarines to complete it." I don't think the Hainan army could have dreamed that we would use such advanced tools to transport supplies to our fleet logistics. ”

Taft thought for a moment and nodded. However, he still felt that this military operation in the Taiwan Strait was always a bit mysterious.

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Chen Zhong learned that in order to force the Hainan royal government to abandon Taiwan, the United States actually used the Atlantic Fleet far away on the Atlantic coast.

Chen Zhong knows very well that he does not want to have a large-scale conflict with the US military during this period of time, but Taiwan must not give up, and this time, it is bound to win!

Therefore, he ordered Chen Fangzheng to activate six submarines in Hainan to secretly transport Ma Cong's marines to the island of Taiwan, enter the island without knowing it, and directly occupy the island.

On the night of 28 July, six submarines of the Hainan Fleet began to transport two divisions of marines led by Ma Cong to the vicinity of Taipei.

Cai Qinglin, who had infiltrated Taiwan ahead of schedule, had already secretly contacted the rebel armies in various parts of Taiwan Island to make internal preparations for the landing of the Hainan army.

Therefore, in less than two days, the marines of Ma Cong's two divisions had all been transported to the island.

On the night of the 29th, Ma Chong commanded these two divisions to directly attack the Taiwan Governor-General's Office in Taipei. After more than half a night of fierce fighting, the Marines occupied the Governor's Palace and captured alive the Japanese Governor in Taiwan, Sakuma Zomathew. It was announced that the Hainan army would take over from Japan in Taiwan.

After this news came out, it almost shocked the whole world, and they didn't believe that this was a real news, and Roosevelt always believed that it was nothing more than the local indigenous rebels in Taiwan doing it in the name of the Hainan Palace.

During this period, many world media and naval observation groups also gathered around the Taiwan Strait, and they thought it was an incredible thing.

The fleets of the US and Japanese armies were docked around the Taiwan Strait, and how could the Hainan army transport the military strength of two divisions so quickly?

When Roosevelt learned the news, he was extremely shocked, and he didn't dare to continue to think about ......it.

Secretary of Defense Taft, who was standing on the side, said arrogantly and restlessly: "Mr. President, our military intelligence department has confirmed this news, this is true, it is indeed the army of Hainan, did they dive over?" This is obviously a joke! ”

When Roosevelt heard Taft's words, he fought a cold war, he frowned, and muttered in his heart: Could it be that Hainan has successfully developed submarines and put them into service?