Chapter 127: Before the War
On the sea far away from Keelung, a detachment led by two battleships with a large number of landing ships was ready to attack. The Japanese army did not stay in the Penghu Islands, and there is not even a single Japanese hair on the current Penghu Islands. However, Cai did not immediately call for people to land on the Penghu Islands, and for Japan to concentrate its forces and arm the diaspora in Taipei and Kaohsiung. Cai Ye did not feel strange, if the Japanese army divided the troops, it would be tantamount to looking for death. However, although it is relatively difficult to fight now, there is also an advantage, that is, there is no need to divide troops to encircle and suppress the Japanese in various places.
In addition, Taiwan has now been completely blocked, and in the past two days, quite a number of Japanese people have tried to flee from Taiwan, but they have not been able to run far before they have been arrested by the People's Army. All property was confiscated, and the personnel were sent directly to the prisoner of war camp.
For all the Japanese on Taiwan, the prisoner of war camp was their only destination, and they could only wait for the Japanese to be redeemed after the war. Chen Shao had already decided from the moment he attacked Taiwan that he would never let the Japanese who were now in Taiwan take away a penny, nor would he let any Japanese leave Taiwan. Not only that, but there will also be a public trial for those Japanese who have committed many crimes.
Japan has been operating in Taiwan for more than 20 years, and coastal cities such as Kaohsiung and Taipei have built a large number of coastal fortifications. Originally, the Third Fleet was defending Taiwan's Shanghai, but now it has been wiped out, and the only fleet is still guarding the mainland, and the whole of Taiwan does not have a trace of naval strength at all. Now it can only rely on shore defense artillery to fight against the battleship detachment of the Chinese Navy.
No aircraft carriers participated in the battle, and the planes used in the battle all departed from Xiamen.
Cai Ye did not choose to land in Kaohsiung and other places, but chose Keelung, Tamsui Port and Keelung Port are the two major gateways of Taipei City, one of which is about to be lost if it is captured. Keelung is the largest and best port in Northern Taiwan, and it is also a diverse and densely populated metropolis. The fort is very convenient for firing, and it is located at the key choke point of the port, so it is easy to control all the movements in the port area. There are five large, three small and eight forts in the whole Keelung port, all of which were established by the Qing Dynasty in the past, and after the Japanese occupation, after several repairs and reinforcements, the defense has become more powerful.
In order to better cope with the Chinese attack, the governor of Taiwan drove all the Taiwanese residents around Taipei to the Taipei. This is to prevent the inhabitants of Taiwan from colluding with the attacking Chinese side.
It is precisely this point that makes the original concerns of the People's Army disappear. Before, I was worried that it would affect innocent people, but now the Japanese side has helped itself and took the initiative to drive out the Chinese in Taipei. This made Cai Ye a little surprised, he has been worried that the Japanese side will not bet the Chinese people on the front line, so that he will be a little jealous of the attacker. If it weren't for repeated confirmation, Cai Ye would still be a little incredulous. For the governor of Taiwan, Cai Ye thought he was a real soldier, and he praised him verbally.
However, Cai Ye couldn't have imagined that he hadn't thought about it so much at all, the governor of Taiwan at this time was not the governor's policy eight years later, and the governor at this time was a thorough literati, not a soldier eight years later to be the governor. So at this time, the governor of Taiwan, Kawamura Takeji, was only worried about the Chinese rebellion in Taipei, and he didn't think of that aspect at all.
At this time, many Taiwanese people also knew that it was the mainland that really called. A call from the mainland shocked many Taiwanese people. The Celestial Empire has not forgotten them, and it is not in vain that they have waited in Taiwan for more than 20 years. At the same time, a lot of news came out that the mainland had been reunified, and war had been declared on Japan, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops had been wiped out, and the Japanese fleet had also been wiped out. The data, which was originally quite real, became extremely exaggerated after passing through the mouths of several people. There are countless rumors that the armies of any continent killed the Japanese like pinching bugs, and when a few shots came down, they sent all the Japanese fleets to the bottom of the sea, and the armies of any continent could fly, and that each of them was superior in martial arts, and that one could fight hundreds of them, and so on.
In general, it is still a benign development, and the more exaggerated it is, the more confident it is in the hearts of the people of Taiwan. Many young people also began to organize themselves to see if they could help when the time came.
At this time, Taipei had been taken over by the Japanese, and all the surrounding police and expatriates were also concentrated here. All the men were given rifles to the front, and the women helped deliver supplies or help the wounded. More than 20 years have passed, and there are more than 1 million Japanese in Taiwan at this time, and there are more than 300,000 in Taipei alone. At present, the Taipei Coastal Defense Force has armed expatriates joining, and it has reached more than 100,000 people. However, it is not yet known how much combat power can be maintained.
Kawamura Takeji stood on the roof of the main mansion, looking at the troops and expatriates who were being deployed at the port, and felt a burst of pride in his heart: "The empire has such a cohesive force, and there are more than 100,000 defender troops, and there is absolutely no way to take Taiwan by relying on China alone." He will also become a hero of the empire because of holding Taiwan. As for the so-called fleet, it is more than enough for the shore defense artillery to solve it, so that those people can take a good look at the power of the imperial artillery. ’
Just when Kawamura Takeji was happy, a large group of bombers at Xiamen Airport began to take off, and under the cover of a squadron of fighters, they came straight to Keelung. Their goal was to uproot Keelung's shore defense artillery and pave the way for the landing fleet.
On the sea outside Keelung.
On the bridge of the battleship Kunlun Mountain, Chen Shaokuan, Xu Jinghai, Qian Sihai, and Kong Wenhong were looking at Keelung Harbor in the distance.
"Ignorant fellows, I feel sorry for them!" Xu Jinghai put down the binoculars and said lightly.
"Arrogant countries, hopefully after today, they will remain so arrogant." Kong Wenhong said with a murderous face.
"Old Kong, I heard that your son Kong Rui asked to graduate early to join the war, but you refused?" Chen Shaokuan looked at Kong Wenhong and said.
Kong Wenhong shook his head and said, "It's not that I refused, you know!" That kid didn't get approval from me, went straight to the chairman. The chairman gave him three questions on the spot, and as long as he could answer two questions correctly, the chairman would approve his proposal. That bastard kid, only got one question right. The result is what you know. ”
"Why did you still alarm the chairman? You're pretty bold. Xu Jinghai said with a smile on his face.
"Ahem! Fortunately, the chairman didn't mind, and his wife left him down for dinner. ”
"Chairman and Madam, it's not that we don't know each other, you are also concerned about chaos, and you have followed the chairman for the longest time. I don't know the chairman's temper yet, he will only be happy about this kind of thing, how can he mind!" Chen Shao's temperament as always makes Chen Shaokuan seem very rare. Only such a leader is worthy of their deathly follow!
"Hehe, too. But there is one thing I have always wondered, why does the chairman always not take concubines? That day, I heard Xiaocui say that Madame had collected a lot of photos, but why didn't the chairman move at all? Kong Wenhong said with a puzzled face.
"What's your name? Think about it! Oh yes. 'Gossip' is like a. Xu Jinghai laughed at Kong Wenhong.
"But it's also true, the chairman still doesn't have a son. But your kid is a group of wives and concubines, and I heard last time that the chairman is going to advocate monogamy, and it will be up to you to see what your kid will do when the time comes. Chen Shaokuan also laughed.
"you, you don't have two concubines, we are all crows standing on the coal pile, no one is black." Kong Wenhong also retorted without showing weakness.
Qian Sihai, who had not spoken, spoke at this time: "I see that you are shells and mantises, and they stink to a piece." He laughed out loud. Here is the lowest military rank, but when we talk together, everyone is very casual. He was the only one of the four who had only married a wife, and he had no intention of taking a concubine, so he said such a thing.
A few people laughed on the bridge, spoiling the pre-war tensions.
But the fighters below are the same, they are about to attack, and the soldiers of the Marine Corps are eating on the landing ship. They all felt that they hadn't eaten too much, that the battle was about to start, and that if they ate too much, it would affect their tactical moves.
"I've been waiting for a few years, and it's time for us to make a move. You say, I can kill a few little Japan this time! A fourth-class non-commissioned officer put down his drink and asked his comrades at the table. Originally, you weren't allowed to talk during meal time, but if you were about to fight, you wouldn't have that much discipline during meals.
"You kid machine gun sweep casually, I have to work hard for half a day with a sniper rifle to compare with you. If you want to calculate, you have to count the number of headshots, and see who holds the number of heads, so as to reflect the level. One of his comrades-in-arms said.
"It makes sense, if you want to talk about the number of kills, we can't compare to you with a rifle with a heavy machine gun." Another fighter interface said.
The soldier who spoke first heard the two comrades-in-arms say this, so he spoke again: "Mistaken, I used a heavy machine gun to shoot the head, you think I am a god!" But speaking of which, this is a good proposal, but the big deal is that the rate of fire is slower. I'll get the title of headshot machine gunner, and maybe even a technical medal! ”
Medals are a reward policy that Chen Shao is still experimenting with, and the People's Army has not yet begun to issue medals. There are many kinds of medals, one is the Battle Merit Medal, which is mainly obtained by the number of enemies killed. One is the Skill Medal, which is awarded based on your combat skills. There is also a Creativity Badge, as long as you are creative enough and your creativity is collected, then you can get a Creativity Badge. Soldiers with these medals will have a large increase in their salaries, and they can also get some other material rewards.
"Haha yes, this is possible, I support you. If you do get a technical medal, be sure to treat yourself to your next vacation. The sniper next to him said with a smile.
The other soldiers also started to laugh. They are all comrades-in-arms of the same company, and they often make little jokes. Maybe it was the support of his comrades, or maybe it was the whipping of himself, that machine gunner really got the title of headshot machine gunner, accompanied by a technical medal.
(To be continued)