The Port of Kaohsiung is located in the southern part of Taiwan and is an excellent deep-water bay. As the largest port in southern Taiwan, its military value is very important. Especially in the sea area outside the port, the seabed terrain is excellent, and the navigation of ships is very convenient and smooth.

It was known in advance that there were 36 batteries on the left and right of Kaohsiung Port. There are 16 batteries on the east side and 20 batteries on the west side, and they are lined up along the coastline. The fort was built when the Dutch occupied Taiwan, and the fort was originally full of old-fashioned cannons. In recent years, the coalition forces have replaced all the old artillery, and the new fortress cannon with a caliber of 300 mm and a firing range of 10?5 kilometers, if hit by a shell, the gunboat of about 500 tons will immediately be torn apart and buried in the sea.

In the past two years, the coalition forces have carried out large-scale renovation and repair of the forts, and both the power of the guns and the solidity of the forts cannot be shaken by the current battleship cannons. In the past, the artillery of the forts built by the Dutch was bare, without any precautions and safety measures. Later, after remodeling, all the cannons needed were placed in the fortifications, and his top was 1 meter thick reinforced concrete. At the moment no large-caliber naval gun can blow up a battery unless a shell flies through the firing hole, and this probability is too small. On the contrary, the fortress battery is a nightmare for the fleet.

At three o'clock in the morning, Ma Kai led 10 detachments and moved behind the fort. The soldiers hid in place, and Ma Kai held up his binoculars to observe. The Gundam's sturdy turrets are very conspicuous, and the back entrance of each turret is guarded by a British soldier. Behind the middle of the battery, about 200 meters from the battery, there was a barracks, surrounded by a fence wall on the west perimeter. A slip of the barracks is clearly visible. On the west side of the barracks is the playground, and a flagpole flutters with a rice flag.

The barracks gate opens to the south, and there is no tall watchtower in front of the gate. There are only two wooden watchtowers standing opposite each other, and a doorpost lies horizontally. There were two British sentries in front of the door, hiding in the watchtower. Probably dozing off or in a nightmare. Based on the number of houses in the barracks, Mackay judged that the British garrison would not exceed one company. Soon, the battle jihua was brewing and maturing in Ma Kai's heart. Then he summoned the detachment commanders to study the battle plan.

Ma Kai said: "The 1st and 8th detachments are responsible for seizing the fort, and I will lead two detachments to attack the fort garrison. 1 Captain! "Here!" A big man stood up in response. "You are in command of the capture of the battery, and you are required to attack in a group of five men. Others are responsible for cover support. Remember to move violently, not mud and water, although the British army is very lax. But our situation is unknown, so we must storm it. The leaders of each detachment looked at the table and acted in unison at 5 o'clock. ”

At about 4:50, Mackay led two detachments. Movement to a distance of 100 meters directly in front of the barracks gate. Ma Kaimo read the time. Then, with a wave of his hand, everyone swaggered towards the barracks. There were still more than 50 meters from the barracks, and the sentries in the watchtower still did not move. Ma Kai cursed in his heart, the British commanders were simply bastards, maybe they had been comfortable for too long, and military discipline and vigilance were so lazy. At this moment, gunfire was heard from the rear, and the battle for the assault battery began.

Sporadic gunfire. The British sentries in the watchtower were awakened, and two sentries ran out of the watchtower to check. Suddenly, I saw a team of people approaching, and I couldn't help but open my mouth wide. Only two gunshots were heard, and two British sentries fell in a pool of blood. The sound of the gun was an order, and the team rushed towards the barracks like arrows from the string, and then scattered in groups of two to rush to the barracks. After Ma Kai broke off with a team member, he temporarily acted as a sniper and covered the team members in front of him at any time.

At this time, a British officer suddenly broke out of a bungalow on the right, don't look at the urgency of the military situation, this officer is indeed very neatly dressed, at such a critical moment, the military uniform is still straight, showing the gentlemanly demeanor of the British. The British officer, with a short gun in his hand, looked at Ma Kai with some surprise, and fell into a state of confusion. The team member next to him raised his gun and was about to shoot, but was stopped by Ma Kai. Mackay gestured with the gun, and the meaning was clear, you didn't have any chance.

The British officer was wise enough to quickly drop his pistol on the ground and raise his hands high. Ma Kai came to the British officer's side and looked carefully, Ma Kai's height was close to 1.8 meters, but the tall British officer was half a head taller than him. At this moment, an interpreter came up from behind, his face seemed to be terrified, and it was clear that this guy had never been involved in a fight. Before the special forces set off in Xiamen, the command specially assigned them two interpreters.

"Tell him that we will shoot and not kill, you ask him what rank he is, and how many soldiers are in the barracks?" Ma Kaidao. The interpreter muttered, and the British officer's expression was noticeably softened, his eyes were taken away from the muzzles of the soldiers on the side, and he replied very quickly, saying that he was a captain and that there were 115 officers and soldiers in the barracks. Ma Kaiwei asked him if there were no guards around him? The British officer had an embarrassed expression on his face. The soldier next to him realized the danger and quickly rushed into the bungalow.

After a while, the soldiers escorted out a Japanese military prostitute. It turned out that the British officer, in order not to be disturbed, sent the guards away. Mackay asked him to order the soldiers to surrender and surrender their guns, and the British officer agreed. Ma Kai escorted the British officer to the door of the barracks, only to see the bodies of several British soldiers lying in front of the barracks. The team members were staring at the barracks, their guns pointed at the barracks. When the British officer saw this scene, he knew that the situation was gone, and immediately shouted loudly.

Soon the British soldiers walked out of the barracks with their hands held high. At this time, the battle for the assault battery continued, and a dense burst of gunfire was heard from the east, including the explosion of grenades. Ma Kai guessed that Li Tie made a move, and it was a strong attack on the garrison of the British barracks that made such a big move. After a brief count of the number of British officers and men, Mackay ordered that the officers above the rank of second lieutenant be escorted to the battery, and that all the soldiers were tied up and locked in the barracks, and now they had no energy to manage the prisoners.

Ma Kai led two detachments, escorted several British officers, and carried British heavy weapons out of the barracks. At this time, the battle to capture the battery was coming to an end. The combat effectiveness of the British artillery hardly needs to be described, the guards units were solved, they were lambs to the slaughter, and the resistance was negligible. Almost at the moment of the attack, the soldiers standing guard at the battery were killed, and the team members attacked quickly, and many of the British artillerymen in the battery became prisoners before they could get up.

Li Tie led 10 detachments back to the back of the fort on the east side, and soon after the deployment, gunshots rang out on the west side, and he knew that the captain had made a move, so he immediately ordered an attack. Because the gunfire on the west side alarmed the British garrison, causing them to prepare, Li Tie launched a strong attack on the British barracks. At the beginning, the battle was very fierce, the British garrison was also a company on the west side, and the strong attack power of the special forces soon made it difficult for the British soldiers to parry, especially the accurate shooting of the other side, causing the British soldiers to collapse, even hiding in the barracks were brutally bombarded.

After the battle, after counting, the British captain was killed, and more than half of the British officers and men of a company were killed or wounded. "Report to the deputy captain, after the search found no other soldiers, two heavy machine guns and 5 mortars were captured." Li Tie was almost identical to Ma Kai's hand, handling British prisoners of war in the barracks. Since there were only 15 batteries on the west side, the battle to capture the batteries would have ended long before the battle of the barracks was over.

Ma Kai led his troops out of the barracks, and the captain of a detachment sent someone to answer him. The soldiers sent informed that all 20 batteries had been taken, and that the central battery was the headquarters of the batteries. Ma Kai groaned and said, "Tell the captain of the first detachment to unload the running bolts of the 10 batteries on the east side and concentrate them on the command battery." The captives were all taken to a battery near the port. It is estimated that the British army in the city has already begun to prepare, so that the captain of the first detachment plans to defend Jihua and prepare to meet the enemy. ”

The command battery in the middle is almost twice as large and has everything inside. Ma Kai was overjoyed to see 23 telephones hanging on one wall. At present, the use of wired telephones in Western countries in the military field is large-scale, so it is not surprising that there are telephones here. Ma Kai looked at the telephone and guessed that the 23 telephones, in addition to the communication with the various batteries, must have a communication telephone with the command battery on the west side. Each telephone had instructions in English underneath, and one soldier told him that one phone rang several times and that they did not answer.

Ma Kai asked the interpreter to check the English instructions below, and the interpreter informed him that the call was to contact the city. Under the guidance of the interpreter, Ma Kai picked up a phone and shook it, and a voice came from the other party, "I'm Ma Kai, how is the situation where you are?" "It's the captain, report to the captain, the battle on the west side is over, and all the batteries are taken." A voice of surprise came from the other party. "Let Li Tie answer the phone!" After a while, Li Tie shouted excitedly from the opposite side.

Ma Kai ordered that the enemy would soon launch a counterattack, so Li Tie should hurry up and prepare, and be sure to arrange a soldier to stay by the telephone to keep in touch at any time. In addition, Ma Kai told Li Tie not to blow up the cannon for the time being, depending on the situation. Then Ma Kai picked up the telephone to check the contact with the various batteries, and the calls were unimpeded, Ma Kai was overjoyed, the contact was so convenient, and it was of great significance to command the operation.

The captain of the first detachment walked into the report: "Report to the captain, according to your order, all the prisoners of war in the fort are concentrated in the 10 batteries on the west side, and the distribution of troops is as follows: the batteries near the port dock on the west side are concentrated in two detachments, the command batteries are concentrated in two detachments, and the other detachments are distributed in the middle batteries, which is convenient for supporting the operation on both sides. We captured two heavy machine guns, 5 mortars, one heavy machine gun at battery No. 1 and one heavy machine gun at battery No. 6, and formed a crossfire. ”

The captain of the first detachment continued: "Of the 5 mortars captured, 3 are deployed in Battery 1 and 2 are deployed in Battery 6. This is the case, what else does the captain command? "Good!" Ma Kai was satisfied. "Captain, discover the British!" An observation post made an urgent report, and Ma Kai picked up the binoculars and walked to the observation port. (To be continued......)

PS: Attack it unprepared, get twice the result with half the effort!