The island of Taiwan in chaos

The Japanese Tenth Front Army, also known as the Taiwan Army, had only one corps and several divisions and brigades directly under its command, and the 32nd Army included the 24th, 28th, and 62nd divisions, as well as the 44th, 45th, 59th, and 64th brigades of independent mixed brigades.

As for the divisions and brigades directly under the Front Army, there are five divisions and regiments of the ninth, twelfth, fiftieth, sixty-sixth, and seventy-first divisions, and seven brigades and regiments of the 75th, 76th, 100th, 102nd, 103rd, 112th, and 61st independent mixed brigades, as well as the Eighth Flying Division.

This is because the divisions and regiments under the jurisdiction of the entire Taiwan Army are not first-class divisions and regiments established by two brigades and regiments, but second-class divisions and regiments directly under the three infantry wings directly under the divisions and regiments, and even worse, the C-class divisions and regiments of several infantry brigades directly under their jurisdiction. So, the entire front army, it seems, has eight infantry divisions and eleven mixed brigades. However, the total strength of the entire front army was less than 200,000.

Because of the increasingly urgent cross-strait situation in recent times, coupled with hundreds of thousands of squadrons, under the command of Liu Hua, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, they quickly assembled in the coastal Quanzhou area to make the appearance of attacking Taiwan. Anyone with a modicum of military common sense knows that the Chinese government, across the sea from the island of Taiwan, is preparing for a final battle against the Japanese army in Taiwan.

In the face of such a critical situation, in order to block the squadron, which is known as the No. 1 in the land war, from overseas and prevent them from going deep inland. As the governor-general, General Ando Jiri had to deploy his most elite 32nd Army on the coastal defense line close to the mainland.

Coupled with the coastal defense lines in other directions, the cautious governor, General Ando Jiri, deployed two-thirds of the limited elite troops in his hands in these places, that is, five divisions and five independent mixed brigades, totaling 120,000 troops.

The addition of 120,000 elite soldiers has made the entire coastal defense line like an impregnable wall, blocking the face of China's Taiwan attack troops. Let the squadron not dare to underestimate. However, although such a deployment can block the offensive of the Chinese government's troops attacking Taiwan, it has also led to the emptiness of the entire internal force of the island of Taiwan.

Facing a stretched force. The wise Admiral Ando Jiri easily hit his own idea on the island's expatriate. For the sake of the safety of the island of Taiwan, for the sake of his life and honor, General Ando Jiri, as the governor, immediately gave up the local army that he did not trust, and began to form several new local garrison divisions based on the young adults who had undergone simple military training among the people of the bridge. **// Used to maintain local law and order.

However, as the governor, General Ando Jili still believed too much in his own ability and the combat effectiveness of the newly formed division.

With the outbreak of rebellion after rebellion, especially the appearance of the first, second, and third independent divisions of independence, the entire island of Taiwan became chaotic in an instant.

Local garrison divisions stationed in various places. In the face of independent divisions with strong combat effectiveness, there is simply no comparison. In less than a week, three counties. Three county towns, heavily defended by the Japanese army, fell into the hands of independent divisions. More importantly, with the end of the Battle of Shikeng, the entire army of nearly 10,000 troops was wiped out. Its own limited elite troops, that is, the Ninth Division, were also almost completely disabled and lost their combat effectiveness.

Thinking of the dangerous situation he was facing at home and abroad, General Ando's face was immediately enveloped by a look of frustration. Facing the chief of staff in front of him, he said with a bitter face: "Isayama-kun, is it true that Amaterasu God is no longer bless us...."

"Your Excellency the Governor, you...."Hearing the dejected words of Admiral Ando Jili in front of him. Haruki Isayama was immediately taken aback. He didn't expect that the governor, who had always been strong and never gave up, would have the idea of giving up in his words. Staring at a pair of big eyes, he asked rhetorically with an incredulous face.......,

"Alas..."For a while, the entire office was immediately shrouded in a solemn atmosphere. A full minute passed. A long sigh sounded from the mouth of General Ando Jiri.

Seeing Haruki Isayama's worried gaze, Jiri Ando immediately understood something and spoke.

"Isayama-kun, don't worry. As the Governor of Taiwan, and as a high-ranking officer of the Imperial Japanese Empire, I will definitely defend to the death the last piece of territory occupied by the Empire in China. Of course, even if I can't keep this land in the end, I will use the strength in my hands to inflict unimaginable losses on the troops attacking Taiwan...."

"Hayi, please forgive Your Excellency the Governor, I have been too considerate..."

"As the chief of staff, you are very good and responsible....Okay, Isayama-kun, you are also my old partner for several years, let's get down to business. Although our forces are already slightly insufficient, I believe you also see the threat of these three independent divisions to our dominance in Taiwan. Therefore, getting rid of these three independent divisions is the first thing we need to do at present, and it is also the one thing we must do..."General Ando Kichiri glanced at the chief of staff in front of him with an appreciative face. A face, in an instant, returned to its usual serious look and spoke.

"Your Excellency the Governor is wise...."

"Although the mobile forces in our hands are slightly insufficient for the defense of the entire island of Taiwan. However, apart from the various field units stationed on the coastal defense line, the elite field troops we can mobilize are still about 70,000. As for

We can completely hand over the problem of defense in various localities to the local garrison divisions that have just been formed. Therefore, I am fully sure that I will win the final victory...."Isayama Haruki said with a confident face.

"Isayama-kun, I still have great faith in your command ability. The coastal defense line is under the unified command of Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima, commander of the 32nd Army, and there is no chaos for the time being. Therefore, from now on, you, the chief of staff, will have to put your main energy on encircling and suppressing the three independent divisions in China. I don't want the process, just the result, is it clear? Admiral Ando Jiri ordered with a serious face.

In the face of the governor's anger, the Japanese army's reaction was still very fast. The 70,000 troops scattered all over the country began to run rapidly like a machine that had just been activated. However, on the island of Taiwan, it is not too easy to gather tens of thousands of scattered troops in a short period of time, at least in terms of time, it is not something that can be completed in a short period of time.

Tens of thousands of troops were quickly mobilized and assembled. Hsinchu County, Nantou County, Taitung County. In the three county towns that have been completely controlled by independent divisions, the division commanders of the three special operations divisions who spoke out were certainly not idle.

The special warfare division, as the name suggests, is best at special tactics that the Japanese garrison in Taiwan has not tried again. When the Japanese army mobilized a large army and prepared to launch an encirclement and suppression operation. One by one, under the leadership of countless special combat personnel, one by one has begun to rush to their own battlefields.

"Boom, boom, boom...."A series of huge explosions sounded at the location of the ammunition depot in Taichung County, followed by a huge fireball like a mushroom cloud, which lit up the county town in an instant...

Because of the continuous movement of troops, coupled with the fact that every day, there are continuous logistics troops transporting truckloads of ammunition and materials out of the warehouse. The special combat personnel who were able to speak proficient Japanese hardly encountered any difficulties, and very easily placed a few time bombs in Taichung County, and hoarded the ammunition needed by the two divisions to sustain the fighting for more than two years.

The sudden explosion immediately attracted the attention of all the garrisons in the county. When the troops, under the orders of the commander, quickly rushed to the ammunition depot. Behind them, the material warehouse, the barracks....all the important military places, once again remembered the repeated explosions....For a whole night, Taichung County was shrouded in explosions, screams, and gunfire.......

In one night, a large number of weapons, ammunition, food, and supplies hoarded in the county were all burned. At the same time, dozens of special operations squads also took advantage of the chaos in the county town to inflict at least 1,000 casualties on the Japanese army....

At the same time, several other cities, which had gathered a large number of troops like the county seat of Taichung, were also engulfed in flames and explosions.

Tens of thousands of troops have not yet been dispatched, and their own return is shrouded in the flames of war. This is undoubtedly more uncomfortable than the salary of the Governor General Ando Jiri.

After listening to the answer of the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Haruki Isayama, the porcelain cup filled with tea that had just been put to his lips fell to the ground in a daze and fell to pieces. The cups full of tea were also torn everywhere, including the pants of General Ando Jili in front of him...

"Your Excellency the Governor-General—" Haruki Isayama asked with a concerned expression.

"I'm fine...."Ando Jiri, who had reacted from his distraction, waved his hand. Then, with a hint of luck, he asked rhetorically with a puzzled expression.

"Isayama-kun, are these losses real?"

"Hayi....Without these ammunition and materials, my tens of thousands of troops would have lost the most basic logistical support....Your Excellency the Governor, this operation of the people of China can be said to have hit us our soft underbelly, so that we can't talk about our suffering...."Isayama Haruki replied with a bitter face.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that I, Ando Jiji, have hundreds of thousands of troops in my hands, and I can't even scoop up more than 10,000 rebels....no, I absolutely don't believe that the elite Imperial Army of Japan is not the opponent of those traitors. I have ordered all the attacking troops to be on standby, and the General Staff Department will immediately transfer a month's worth of war materials from the nearby county towns and send them over...."General Ando Jili clenched his fists and ordered loudly.

He didn't know that the blow he had suffered this time was only the first round of offensive launched by three independent ones. In the coming time, there will be even more fierce attacks waiting for him to deal with, because he completely underestimated the combat effectiveness of the special operations division...

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