The fleet coming from the northeast was the 1st Pacific Fleet led by Martin, with 105 large and small warships. Martin received the news that the Chinese army had landed in Hsinchu and led the fleet to outflank the port of Keelung. Martin believes that after the successful air landing of the Chinese army in Hsinchu Port, its fleet will definitely take action against the Keelung Port detachment. In response, Martin ordered the fleet to slowly outflank the port of Keelung. The fleet headed slightly northwest of Keelung Harbor, and as a result, it unexpectedly encountered the battleships USS Washington and HMS Birmingham, which were captured by the Marines.

Commander Martin received a report from the gunboats and immediately judged that the battleships London and Birmingham had been hijacked. Martin ordered the fleet to move at full speed and be sure to sink two ships. If the speed is compared with the enemy's main fleet, the London and Birmingham can completely escape, after all, these two warships are new warships. However, the enemy fleet had more than 20 attack torpedo boats, and the speed of the torpedo boats far exceeded the speed of the battleships. On the sea, the enemy torpedo boats rushed ahead at high speed, and the distance of the torpedo boats was slowly approaching the battleship.

Zhong Shaohua was in a hurry when he saw this scene, the battleship was not protected by gunboats, and once it was entangled in a torpedo boat, it would inevitably fall into a catastrophe. Zhong Shaohua handed over the task of driving the battleship to a subordinate and ordered him to move forward at high speed no matter what happened. Zhong Shaohua came to the stern of the battleship, and at this time the stern guns of the ship were firing fiercely, blocking the advance of the enemy torpedo boats. Although the team members fought hard to open fire, the impact point was terrible. He was in a hurry and personally stepped forward to direct the opening of the artillery, and the cannonballs exploded in the sea with a high column of water, which looked terrifying but did not pose much of a threat.

Suddenly a shell exploded on the side of a torpedo boat moving at high speed, although it did not hit the torpedo boat. But the rising waves unexpectedly overturned the torpedo boat, and the torpedo boat spun around the surface of the sea and disappeared. The team members who fired the cannon let out a trance cheer, but Zhong Shaohua was not so happy. This is pure coincidence. The enemy's torpedo boats caught up. Since the Washington and Birmingham were on a side-by-side course, with a distance of 100 meters between them, enemy torpedo boats attacked from both sides.

Zhong Shaohua came to the right and ordered the side-rotating guns to fire fiercely and form an artillery blockade area. A torpedo boat entered the attack position, and seeing two torpedoes coming through the waves, Zhong Shaohua closed his eyes in pain. A torpedo grazed the stern of the ship, and a torpedo hit the stern. The huge explosion caused the battleship to swing violently, and the battleship slowed down significantly. Fortunately, the watertight compartment of the new British warship is well sealed. Seawater does not enter the deep part of the hull in large quantities. At this time, there was also a large explosion from the Birmingham on the left, and the explosion point was in the bow of the ship, which was obviously also hit by a torpedo......

At this moment, Zhong Shaohua knew that it was impossible to escape this catastrophe. Immediately stimulated the blood. "Brethren. Fight hard with me, it's worth it to earn one to earn two dead! "The side-rotating guns were 16 130-mm guns, and the heavy shelling limited the attack of the enemy torpedo boats, and although they did not fire their guns very well, the dense shelling caused 5 torpedo boats to die at the bottom of the sea. As the ship was wounded, the speed of the voyage slowed down, and Martin led the main force of the fleet to catch up from behind, and a dense number of shells began to pour down on the battleship.

Two shells hit the stern of the ship, and the tail gun suddenly went silent. Several members of the team who operated the tail cannon were all killed. The enemy attack torpedo boats saw that the main force of the fleet was coming, and quickly dodged to the sides for fear of being injured by mistake. Zhong Shaohua knew that there was no escape. Ordered the left full rudder to return fire to the enemy with the front main gun. A few more shells hit, and the deck was filled with smoke. The Birmingham hit a torpedo in the front and sailed even more slowly, but his stern guns returned fire fiercely, putting on a tragic jiashi.

The situation was extremely critical, and at this moment a large number of warships appeared in the eastern sea. In order to complete this bold military adventure, the headquarters uniformly requisitioned all the torpedo attack boats of the North Sea Fleet to participate in the battle. The North Sea Fleet is mainly responsible for coastal defense, so it is equipped with a large number of advanced torpedo boats. About two-thirds of the torpedo boats took part in the operation. At this time, the sea was extremely shocked, and 120 torpedo boats and 20 gunboats bravely pounced on the enemy fleet.

Martin, commander of the enemy flagship's fleet, was shocked when he saw this scene, and thought that the Chinese navy had already laid an ambush, so he immediately ordered the gunboats to intercept the torpedo boats, and the main fleet retreated at full speed. In the blink of an eye, the offense and defense reversed. At this moment, Zhong Shaohua saw this scene. Knowing that the receiving fleet was coming, he leaned back in his chair weakly. The Marines stood on a messy deck and waved their arms in greeting the torpedo boats. After forcing the enemy fleet back, the torpedo boats stopped the pursuit and cruised on the western side of the sea to prevent the enemy fleet from returning.

Two hours later, Fan Tao led the main fleet into view. Soon, on the deck of the Zhonghua, Zhong Shaohua raised his hand and saluted: "Report to the commander, I failed to complete the task and caused the captured battleship to be injured, please punish you!" Fan Tao smiled: ", punishment? You have done a great job, what do I blame? The enemy's main fleet was lying in ambush on the high seas, which we did not expect. But the result is very good, and I want to celebrate all the Marines! ”

A solemn burial at sea ensued, this time with 42 Marines killed and 35 wounded. After the sea burial ceremony, Fan Tao ordered the tugboat to tow the two wounded warships back to Mawei Military Port, and the captured British sailors were escorted back. On the deck, Fan Tao patted Zhong Shaohua on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the wounded battleship has no bones, and it will be repaired soon." Your Marines made great achievements on their first expedition, and the President was really strategic, and the Marines will be a sword in our hands in the future. ”、

Zhong Shaohua said: "Commander, the enemy's main fleet will definitely withdraw to Japan, why don't you take the opportunity to occupy Keelung Port?" "No, that's too dangerous, you can't do anything you're not sure about." Fan Tao then ordered the fleet to turn back to Hsinchu Port and stand by. The commander of the Pacific Fleet, Martin, did not return to Keelung Port, but ordered all warships in Keelung Port to evacuate. He knew that the Keelung Harbor Fort had been blown up, and it was no longer a safe harbor. He knew better in his heart what his fate would be when he returned to Tokyo.

In fact, Fan Tao was right not to take the opportunity to capture Keelung Port, just when Martin led the main fleet back to Tokyo, Western countries quickly formed a task force and was about to arrive in Taiwan. Among them, there were 4 British battleships, 2 French new battleships, 2 German new battleships, and 4 American new battleships, a total of 65 warships. The task force passed through the Atlantic Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Malacca, and the South China Sea to reach the port of Keelung in Taiwan.

The war situation in Taiwan has been eroded, and the headquarters of the coalition forces ordered the commander of the task force to cover the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Taiwan. The Japanese command received an order to begin shrinking its forces and retreated in the area around the port of Keelung in Taipei. In mid-June, a wave of Japanese troops in Zuihou blew up the port of Keelung, destroyed all facilities, and evacuated Taiwan under the cover of a task force. Since then, the hurricane operation, which lasted nearly three months, has come to an end, and the island of Taiwan has returned to the embrace of the motherland. In addition, the typhoon season in June also indicates the temporary end of naval warfare.

At the port wharf of Kaohsiung Port, soldiers were in full swing to clean up the messy port facilities and create conditions for the arrival of engineering troops. At this moment, brigade commander Shao Bo stood on the dock to see off the special forces. A freighter was moored at the dock, and soldiers lined up to get on board. "Brother Shao, we are going to separate again, and the headquarters has ordered us to return to the capital base." Ma Kai was a little reluctant. "Brother Shao, don't know when to meet this zaijian, don't forget to write a letter!" Li Tie also showed sadness, and the iron man also had moments of sensationalism.

Shao Bo said with a smile: "It is inevitable that you and my brother will fight in the south and the north, please believe that we will meet each other." I received an order to be stationed in Kaohsiung, and I am afraid that I will stay in Taiwan for a long time. "You're not going back to the mainland?" Ma Kai was slightly surprised when he heard this. Shao Bo continued: "The headquarters has ordered that the Southeast Front Army will be stationed in Taiwan, and it will fight across the sea in the future, and it will not go back in a short time." I estimate that after the end of the Taiwan Campaign, there will be no more fighting this year, and you should have a good rest when you return to the capital! ”

"Brother Shao, this time I can be happy with my sister-in-law, give birth to a fat doll as soon as possible, let us be happy and happy." Li Tie teased. Shao Bo said with concern: "You are also the eldest and should find a wife, Li Tie is right, I want to give birth to a son as soon as possible, and I will not regret dying in the future in the future." The two brothers also left seeds for themselves as soon as possible, even if it was the eldest brother's parting words! At this time, the whistle of the freighter sounded, Shao Bo hugged Ma Kai and Li Tie respectively, and the freighter slowly left the dock, seemingly reluctant.

The freighter was far away from the dock, and Ma Kai said quietly: "Man, Brother Shao is right, it's time for us to find a wife." "Don't talk nonsense, how can you and I have time to find a wife!" Li Tie shook his head. Ma Kai said: "Brother Shao's analysis is right, there will be no more war this year, we asked the commander for leave to go home to visit relatives, and when we returned home, my wife will naturally solve it." Seeing the depression on Li Tie's face, Ma Kai suddenly realized and continued: "Man, anyway, you have no relatives at home, just go back with me, I will take care of your wife!" "That's what you said, don't break your promise?" Li Tie turned his worries into joy. "A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!"

Beijing headquarters, Chen Jintang, Pei Gejin, and Deng Zixuan were in a very good mood and were discussing something. "President, the success of the land and naval battles of Operation Hurricane is frequent, and the capital is like a festival, which is really happy!" Pei Gejin said happily. Chen Jintang continued: "In the naval battle, we captured three large warships, which is really an unexpected gain. At present, the London and Birmingham are being repaired, and the president, you can name these two warships! ”

Deng Zixuan pondered for a moment and said: "The capture of these two warships, the special forces and the marines have made great contributions. The special forces were called the Devil's Force, and the London was named the Devil's. The first expedition of the Marines was terrifying, like a dragon going to sea, and named the Birmingham the Jiaolong. Operation Hurricane not only trained our young navy, but also accumulated experience in cross-sea landing operations, which is the most valuable. Now that the conditions are ripe, I decided to form the Pacific Fleet, with the base in Taiwan??????。 (To be continued......)

PS: The return of the treasure island will play a huge role in promoting the next marine strategy.