A butterfly can sometimes set off a space-time storm with its weak wings.
In that time and space, the Tokyo Guards Division was not expanded into the 1st Guards Division and the 2nd Guards Division until 1943. In this time and space, it was only 1939, and the Tokyo Guards Division had been expanded to three, among which, It also happened that the place where troops were replenished was not in Tokyo.
The Japanese military headquarters was forced to make this decision. At that time, because it successfully captured Fujian and Guangdong and marched to Guangzhou, the South China Front Army was disbanded less than half a year after its establishment. But now, because the student army is lingering in Fujian, Zhejiang and Qiong , the South China Front not only continues to exist, but also seems to have no possibility of disintegration.
In June, when Ouyang Yun led the army heading north to fight Okamura Yoshiji in Madang, the Jewish Independence Army, with the cooperation of the guerrilla forces, recovered most of the area in western Zhejiang. Western Zhejiang is mountainous and should have been easily accessible. Defending is difficult to attack, but the Jewish Independence Army, with the support of the guerrillas, was able to get help from the local mountain people, so it easily broke through the Japanese defense line. For the same reason, after the mountainous area was controlled by the cadet army , instead became the frontline fortress of the Xuebing Army. Under the command of Chu Tiange, the Xuebing Army guerrilla troops grew extremely fast. Now, they have become a serious problem for the commander of the South China Front Army, Matsui Iwane. In view of the Xuebing Army guerrillas Matsui Iwane did not dare to be careless as they frequently expanded their forces into central and southern Zhejiang. He telegraphed to the base camp, not only requesting the retention of the South China Front Army, but also requesting support. The Japanese army had a total of 36 divisions at that time, and the South China Front Army suddenly sent four : The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 13th Divisions. In order to maintain military superiority in North and Central China, the Japanese army had to increase the number of divisions. Therefore, in some areas where the reserve force was well implemented, the reserve force was transferred to the regular army. ,This also includes the 1st Guards Division, ,3rd Guards Division,
On the evening of November 8th, just after nightfall, all the lighting beacons at Piers 1 to 7 of the Nagasaki Military Port were lit up. For a moment, the entire Nagasaki Military Port was brightly lit, as bright as day. The lights stayed on for about a quarter of an hour, which lasted for about a quarter of an hour. Two brigades of joint fleet military policemen ran into the pier with guns and ammunition in full force. They dispersed in rows and soon put martial law inside and outside the pier. Following them, thousands of Japanese soldiers wearing regular uniforms and without weapons Soldiers armed with sticks, ropes and other things used for carrying burdens entered the dock in neat queues.
Just when the rest of the uninformed United Fleet had no idea what was going on, the roar of truck engines sounded from far to near. Soon, a long line of lights lit up on the road leading outside the military port, one after another. Truck after truck drove into the port area, and then, under the control of several military policemen with armbands, they drove to the seven piers in an orderly manner.
The Nagasaki Naval Port is located on the south bank of Nagasaki Bay, and the Nagasaki Shipyard is on the north bank. When the Nagasaki Naval Port becomes brightly lit, about a few hundred meters to the west of the shipyard, on a hill more than 200 meters high, Jiang Yonggang and The Ancient Emperor poked his head out from the grass where he was hiding, took out a telescope, adjusted the magnification, and observed carefully.
After it was confirmed that the Guards Division would go to sea from Nagasaki, the two groups of trainees all came to Nagasaki. Now, Jiang Yonggang and the Ancient Emperor are stationed here just to determine the departure time through their own eyes.
"There are so many ships." The Ancient Emperor sighed softly,
"What's on the truck is military supplies. Good guy, that's a 150mm caliber heavy artillery. The Guards Division even brought this kind of heavy artillery over there in order to completely eliminate the Taiwan Corps." Jiang Yonggang said. Observe, he said softly,
The truck was transporting supplies from the train station to the ship. I saw one crane after another rotating, lifting cannons, military trucks, and armored vehicles onto the ship. In addition, thousands of Japanese soldiers were sweating profusely carrying ammunition. Boxes and other objects, Jiang Yonggang put down his telescope and said to the Ancient Emperor: "Old Hei, I estimate that after these supplies are loaded onto the ship, the little Japs will board the ship."
Emperor of the Ancients: "Let's count the number of ships so that our air force brothers can have an idea."
The two people began to count the ships on the pier, counting the seven piers one by one. At the last count, they were horrified to find that there were actually 79 ships, of which 21 were large ships.
"These are all transport ships. I don't know if there are any frigates."
"There must be frigates, but I don't know how many will be sent. I estimate that they will set off tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
"According to the flight schedule, we should leave in the morning. In that case, we will arrive in Taiwan in the afternoon or early midnight."
"Old Hei, do you want to take a rest first?"
"I'm not tired. If you are, you can take a nap."
"No, I want to take a good look. Hehe, maybe I won't have a chance in the future." After Jiang Yong just finished saying this, the two looked at each other and smiled.
If the air strike is successful, many of the ships will never be seen again.
The loading and unloading of supplies continued until about three o'clock in the morning. At around 12 o'clock in the middle of the day, a group of military police under martial law was changed. After all the supplies were put on the ship, they saw that the military police under martial law did not evacuate with the Japanese who were working as loaders. Jiang Yonggang and After discussion, the Ancient Emperor came to the conclusion that the departure time should be tomorrow morning.
Sure enough, after the ship carrying supplies left Pier No. 1 to Pier 7, another group of ships approached. At about five o'clock in the morning, as the roosters sang at dawn, the engine of the military truck roared again. One after another, Japanese military trucks loaded with black guns and live ammunition came to the dock, and the Japanese from the Guards Division began to board the ship.
Densely packed Japanese soldiers boarded the ship one by one in groups. Soon, nearly thirty passenger ships and warships were filled with them. Before seven o'clock, only the military police who maintained order were left on the dock. At that time, several cars drove onto the pier.
Through the binoculars, Jiang and Gu discovered that Japanese officers in navy uniforms ran over to salute the Japanese who got off the car. They immediately realized that these people should be the top commander of the Guards Division and his party.
"Good guy, there are four lieutenant generals, five major generals, nine generals in total. One major general seems to be from the navy. It's strange."
"It should be the commander of the naval escort fleet."
"No, why did that rear admiral go to another dock?"
About twenty minutes later, when it was already dawn, they found that the rear admiral had boarded an aircraft carrier. Jiang and Gu's expressions changed. They looked at each other and whispered in unison: "Is there an aircraft carrier escort?"
The rear admiral Jiang and Gu saw was Tsukahara 243, and the aircraft carrier he boarded was the Soryu, the sister ship of the Hiryu that was sunk during the "Sink It" operation. They both guessed wrong. Well, the "Canglong" not only undertakes escort missions, it will also participate in this combat operation to aid Taiwan.