Chapter 209: The Liberation of Taiwan
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April 11, Republic 254 (1913), Keelung
"Woo woo woo ......" The black-pressed group of planes made a dull roar in the sky of Keelung, and flew swaggering towards the direction of Big 6. This is a group of bombers consisting of 6 H-1 "Tern" light bombers and H-2 "Egret" heavy bombers, who have just completed the bombing mission of the Japanese army in Keelung and are now turning around.
Because Japan's air power in Taiwan had been completely destroyed in the air battle a few days ago, Chinese bombers and airships now did not even want escorts, so they flew over and dropped bombs so blatantly. The Japanese, who lacked air defense awareness and air defense fortifications, were bombed very miserably in this war. According to statistics, about 45 percent of the Japanese Sixth Army that died in the "Sino-Japanese War" were directly or indirectly killed by air raids, and countless were wounded.
Like the Japanese fortifications and fortresses in Taiwan and Kanto, most of them were destroyed by airplanes and airships. At the beginning of the design, these fortifications only took into account the enemy's artillery bombardment, and did not consider air defense at all, and there was almost no defense against air strikes. The air defense facilities added at those times may have far greater psychological comfort to the front-line soldiers than the actual combat effect.
When the last H-2 "Egret" heavy bomber was gone, a group of disgraced Japanese soldiers crawled out of the bomb shelter. War was the best lesson, and the Japanese were blown apart by air raids, but they also quickly learned how to dodge air raids and dig bomb shelters.
This group of Japanese troops numbered about 4o6 people, and they were currently the last batch of formed Japanese troops in Taiwan. The leader here is the Governor of Taiwan, Sakuma Zuo Matthew, who brutally suppressed the anti-Japanese movement of Taiwan's aborigines, and whose hands were stained with the blood of the Gaoshan people, and was praised by the Japanese as the "iron-blooded governor".
However, this Sakuma brother can't be iron-blooded at this time. Sakuma Zomathew is now dying, he is lying on the hospital bed in the bomb shelter with more breath and less breath, the gauze that wraps his chest is soaked in blood, and he is obviously not far from death.
The day before the Sino-Japanese war, the Taiwanese anti-Japanese guerrillas formed by the Chinese attacked the camp of the 13th Division at night. A dozen deflected rockets pierced through the windows of the headquarters and exploded, killing a room of people with heavy casualties. The division commander Akiyama Yoshiko and the brigade commanders who were directing the battle outside did not have a single hair, but the staff officers who remained in the headquarters and the attachés who accompanied the governor to inspect were killed, and Sakuma was also seriously injured.
The next morning, the war began, and the Japanese army did not have time to send the governor away, so they had to stay in the army for treatment. However, by now, the commander of the 13th Division, Akiyama Yoshiko, had died in battle, and the brigade commander and most of the wing commanders had either died or been captured.
This wing commander is called Kurokawa Keitoku, who was originally the commander of the engineer wing of the 13th Division, and was the commander of the fortress who was promoted by the Akiyama Yoshiko fire line, but now although he is the supreme commander, he is also in a panic, the Chinese Air Force has to come several times a day, and that time just now is just "early". Kurokawa Keitoku used to be a contractor, and he was a very active person, unlike those middle two who had stones in their heads, if it weren't for the social atmosphere in Japan that is now "punished by heaven" at every turn, he would have surrendered a long time ago.
"I'm a sapper on a horse, and I can only repair houses, so how can I do this?" Kurokawa Qingde lamented in his heart. He didn't want to take over this mess at all, but now that he had the highest rank, he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
"Dysaki, the Shina army hasn't attacked yet?" he asked, bending over to the front position, to a squadron leader on duty.
Kazuki hurriedly replied, "Still not, Kurokawa-san." They have been surrounding us, you see, they have blocked all the roads down the mountain, but they just don't attack
Where they are now is a fortress in the southwest of Keelung, which was newly renovated and only opened this year. Because of the activity of the anti-Japanese guerrillas, except for a few cities with a large number of garrisons in Taiwan, no other place in Taiwan could live in peace. Because these guerrillas were backed by a big country, in addition to the relatively few heavy weapons, the infantry used light weapons and radio stations and other equipment were better than those of the Japanese army, and if it were not for the small number of well-trained personnel, I am afraid that the Japanese would not have been able to fight without the regular army.
Even so, in the mountainous areas of central Taiwan and Hualien in the east, they are already under the control of guerrillas. Moreover, the guerrillas were not satisfied with occupying the mountainous areas, and they also came out from time to time to carry out activities, which made the Japanese anxious. This Keelung fortress was specially built at the location of this mountain pass to defend against the guerrillas in the mountains to attack Taipei.
After the loss of Taipei, the remnants of the 13th Division withdrew to defend here. The location of this fortress is indeed very good, on a steep hillside, the terrain is very dangerous, and there is a large amount of food, ammunition and other supplies in it, as well as water sources. After making several tentative attacks, the squadron is now too difficult, and there is no suitable equipment in hand. So the attack was stopped, but the road was blocked and the Japanese army was blocked.
These days, the free air force has taken this place as a key bombing target, but this fortress is indeed very strong, and one side is against the mountain, many fortifications are inside the mountain, so that the general bombing effect is limited, and the bombing has not been able to destroy it for several days.
This is mainly because the Japanese have been frightened by the guerrillas in recent years, and the guerrillas' heavy weapons are few, but not nothing, and the huge losses caused by these small numbers of heavy weapons have left a deep impression on the Japanese, so this fortress has been built in a strong way, and reinforced concrete and steel plates are at least.
Kurokawa Qingde said with some pride: "Hmph, they are afraid of too many casualties, our Keelung fortress is very strong, and the terrain is dangerous......"
He still has a lot of faith in this fortress, because it is his masterpiece. At that time, Taiwan was in flames everywhere, and Akiyama Yoshigu was short of people, so he was in charge of the defense here. So he didn't cut corners at all in this fortress, and the materials and workers were full of conscience, and Kurokawa Qingde, who was afraid of death, even used steel plates luxuriously in many places, even more than one layer. At the same time, he also created a "composite assembly" armor with a layer of concrete and a layer of steel plates, and he really made this place into a turtle shell.
At that time, many colleagues made fun of him for being timid and afraid of death, but Kurokawa only listened to the wind in his ears, and redoubled his efforts to create his turtle shell. By now, most of the guys who made fun of him were on their knees, and the rest were also in prisoner of war camps, while he Kurokawa was still alive, and this was the gap
Kurokawa Keitoku was secretly relieved, and he raised his telescope to look down the mountain.
I saw that the squadron under the mountain also built a defensive line at the bottom of the mountain, and several road entrances were covered with criss-crossing barbed wire, and behind the barbed wire were rows of pillboxes and fortifications. These fortifications were well repaired, which not only prevented the Japanese army from breaking through, but also left a channel for mobilizing troops, which can be said to be both offensive and defensive.
In addition, behind those fortifications, several dozen armored combat vehicles were parked. This chariot with a hull resembling a hull made a deep impression on Kurokawa Keitoku, who did not yet know the name of this chariot, but had already fully appreciated its combat effectiveness.
This kind of combat vehicle is terrible, just a few days ago, when the defense squadron landed 6, Kurokawa saw them drive directly out of the 6 ship, drive on the sea like a ship, and then with the fire support of the air force and warships, they rushed directly to the beach.
In the face of this roaring steel monster, the Japanese machine gun rifle was completely ineffective, and the bullet hitting the car could not bring any damage except for the sound, but the 2 mm anti-aircraft machine gun on the tank was extremely terrifying. If it is a human body, as long as any part of the body is hit by one of these bullets, it can be separated from the body. And the penetration of this bullet is amazing, and it is difficult to block ordinary civil bunkers, concrete bunkers, and even fortifications with thin steel plates.
The artillery could deal with such a vehicle, and Kurokawa saw that several vehicles were destroyed by the artillery. However, as soon as these cannons emerge, they will soon be attacked from the sky to the sea.
Dozens of amphibious combat vehicles rushed to the front, and it took less than half an hour to crush the Japanese defense line. Kurokawa Keitoku's immediate superior, the commander of the Yamaguchi Brigade, died from this tank, and he was crushed into a patty by several amphibious vehicles that rushed into the headquarters.
Seeing that the squadron sent all the chariots over, Kurokawa Keitoku now didn't expect to be able to break through, and a group of infantry was fighting against a group of chariots on flat ground, which was a fool's thing. He knew very well that if it weren't for the rough and narrow roads of the fortress, these chariots would not have waited so far at the bottom of the mountain.
Farther away, he saw more than a dozen roaring construction machines that Chinese engineers were building roads with rollers, bulldozers and excavators.
"Damn, the people of China are too extravagant, this kind of construction machinery doesn't even have much in the empire, they actually use it to build roads......" Kurokawa looked at these big guys with envy, jealousy and hatred, his family is in the construction industry, and he knows more about this kind of construction machinery than others.
"Oops, it's not good," Kurokawa suddenly exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Kurokawa-san ......," Kazuki asked quickly.
Kurokawa Keitoku said with a pale face: "Once the people of China have built the road, they will be able to transport heavy siege artillery in...... Damn, what can I do? My fortress is strong, but it can't withstand a long bombardment of heavy siege artillery...... Don't tell me they don't have anything like that?"
He really said that the squadron was planning to do so. As the commander-in-chief of Taiwan's 6th Army, Cai Ye is very annoyed by this last nail in Taiwan, but the location of this fortress is too disgusting, it is really not easy to fight, the elevation angle of ordinary heavy artillery is not enough to hit, and the power of mortars is not enough. On the one hand, he applied for the transfer of 2o mm heavy siege artillery to Taiwan, and at the same time sent engineers to build roads.
However, this time Cai Ye was destined to be busy this time, because there was no need for heavy siege artillery......
Just as Kurokawa Keitoku was racking his brains to think about the way back, suddenly there was a roar of motivation from the air. Kazuki looked up and immediately exclaimed: "Kurokawa-san, the airship of Shina is here again......"
Kurokawa Keitoku raised his binoculars and looked at it, didn't he?
More than a dozen large airships came over in black, and the iconic shark mouth livery and sickle five stars made the Japanese soldiers on the ground rise a deep sense of powerlessness and fear. For these Japanese troops, what they were most afraid of was not airplanes, but such large strategic airships. Because of the limited bomb load of the aircraft, the threat to this turtle shell fortress is not too great, but the strategic airship is different, they can carry dozens of tons of bombs at a time, and they can blow it up at one time, and there are artillery on it, and they can't stand it anymore.
"Damn, it's an airship again...... I hate the airship Yaga, why did you get ahead of schedule today? Didn't they just come in the afternoon a few days ago?" Kurokawa Keitoku hurriedly shouted, "Hurry up...... Command everyone to hide."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was the first to run to the strongest bomb shelter in the middle of the mountain. The others were not stupid, and when they saw the chief running away, they all got into the nearest bunker.
On the 1O7 airship that led the team, Colonel Shao Qing, the captain of the second wing of the airship, was also using a telescope to observe the Keelung Fortress below. I saw that although the fortress was devastated, the overall structure was still intact.
"Hehe, it's really a turtle shell, and the location is very tricky, and it is difficult for ground fire to attack it. No wonder the 6th Army was in a hurry......" Shao Qing smiled and said, "However, that's the end of it." We're the ones who crack turtle shells......"
"Yes, our [Big Three Yuan] is specialized in this ......," the captain laughed beside him. "Invite them to taste our [Big Three Yuan] today.
Shao Qing reminded: "You guys are going to aim for me, there are not many stocks of [Big Three Yuan], this batch is the last inventory of our wing, and the next batch will not be available until the end of the month." When the heavy siege artillery of the 6th Army arrives, there will be no business for us......"
The captain patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, leaders, we have all practiced, and I promise to send them to grandma's house, hehe......"
In the bomb bay, more than a dozen officers and soldiers were busy working around several large bombs. This kind of bomb is more than three meters long, one hug thick, the warhead is black with a red circle, this kind of paint indicates that it is an "armor-piercing incendiary bomb", there are several rows of bold characters on the body of the bomb: "HDO81 type aerial bomb", "bomb weight 36 kg", "bomb type: armor-piercing combustion", "guidance method: inertia". This is the weapon of mass destruction, which is nicknamed the "big three" by the officers and men of the Air Force.
"Target Parameter Input Complete......"
"...... the fuse is set"
"Report to the captain, the big three are ready," the master officer of the bomb preparation squad shouted into the intercom.
"Very good......" The captain himself lay down on the bombing scope to aim, and when the crosshairs of the lens were firmly on the fortress below, he pressed it hard
The bomb port at the bottom of the airship opened, and a "big three-yuan" roared down. And the entire airship suddenly jumped up more than 100 meters before it regained its balance. There is no way, this kind of bomb is too heavy, and even the strategic airship can only be thrown one by one, otherwise the entire airship will lose its balance.
"Shhh......h
The "Big Sanyuan" has a special wing structure, and it produces a unique sharp whistle sound when falling, which is easy to identify. However, this is the first time that the Japanese troops in Keelung Fortress have encountered it, and they don't know the benefits of this thing yet.
"Oh my God, what a big bomb" Kurokawa Keitoku couldn't help but gasp when he saw the giant bomb falling from the lookout inside the bunker.
"Boom ......"
Before he could think about it, the first bomb had accurately hit the top of the main body of the fortress, and he saw that Kurokawa's proud "difficult fortress to attack" was directly drilled into by this bomb. In front of the terrifying Great Sanyuan, the outer layer of the sturdy fortress shattered like an eggshell, and then a large ball of fireball rose from the breach, and countless pieces of rubble and scrap metal also flew out.
"This ......" Kurokawa Keitoku suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, he was glad that he did not hide in the fortress, but chose this strongest mountain fortification.
"Kurokawa-san, it's not good. His Excellency ...... Governor was still inside," and Timaki, who had taken refuge with him, pointed to the fortress and exclaimed.
Kurokawa Keitoku was stunned, and that location seemed to be from the hospital...... It's over, it's over, the governor is dead here, and he can't get out of it anyway.
Then they looked at each other, staring at each other with wide eyes.
"Boom ......"
Another big triple fell and woke them up. The location where the big three-element fell was the headquarters of the fortress, and a whole ton of bombs smashed the entire headquarters and the officers inside.
"Who else is in the headquarters?" Kurokawa Keitoku felt that his throat was very good, that place was usually where he stayed, but fortunately he ran here just now.
"It should be Kira Nakasa, Yakumo Shaosa, and Shiina Shaosa......"
"So, there are only a few of us left with the current officers......" Kurokawa Keitoku looked around, all of them were officers of their engineer wing. Most of the middle-level officers from other units were at the headquarters, and it seemed that they had already gone to Huangquan Hirasaka.
"Kurokawa-san, we can't stand it, this kind of bomb is too terrifying, this is not something that should exist in the world at all, this is a demon," a lieutenant said with a crying voice. Kurokawa Qingde looked at it, this was one of his peers, and his family was also the foreman of the contractor. Well, many of the officers in their engineering wing came from the construction industry.
At this time, another large three-element fell and hit the warehouse of the fortress. The gelatinous gasoline stored in the bomb was sent to every corner by the shock wave, and the blazing flames enveloped half of the fortress.
"Oh no, that's our granary," one of the officers screamed.
"Boom ......" another big three-element hit a military camp, and they immediately saw countless human debris flying everywhere, which completely knocked their morale into the abyss.
"Surrender...... Surrender, sir...... The devil's bomb of the people of China is so terrible that we will be blown up alive......," said one of the officers timidly.
"Good...... Surrender, surrender...... We surrender ......" Kurokawa Keitoku was also stupid, and immediately said: "Hurry up and raise the white flag......"
Everyone immediately got busy, but there was no white flag in this bunker, and in desperation, they could only find some white sheets, make them into white flags, pick them up with a bamboo pole, and stretch them out.
However, it was obvious that the heavens did not immediately notice these white sheets, and several large three dollars were lost before they were revealed by a sharp-eyed captain.
"Oh, this surrendered? It's far worse than the defenders of Lushun, not at all like the Japanese, the Japanese in Lushun Fortress are dead and haven't surrendered. Shao Qing sighed a few words, and then ordered: "Forget it, then suspend the bombing and let them come out and surrender......"
The signal lights equipped on the airship were lit, and the Japanese troops came out to surrender with the words of the lights. After a while, the remaining Japanese soldiers came out of their bunkers and surrendered in fear, consciously throwing their weapons aside and honestly lining up. At this time, the 6th Army under the mountain also got the news, and they immediately sent a force up the mountain to surrender.
With the capture of Keelung Fortress, the last stronghold of the Japanese army, there is no longer an organized Japanese army in the whole of Taiwan, and some of the remaining routs can no longer make waves. At five o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the Chinese central government announced to the whole country: "...... Through the hard work of our commanders and fighters, at 10 o'clock this morning, the last Japanese stronghold was conquered by our army. Now our country has officially announced that Taiwan, which has been illegally occupied by Japan for many years, has been liberated today."
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