"Jono" is a light destroyer with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons. It belongs to the Taiwan Fleet of the Japanese Navy. Today it is the turn of "Jono" to be on duty. At about six o'clock in the morning, under the command of the captain, Major Miyamoto Shota , the "Chengye" sailed out of the military port in Tainan and began a day of duty patrol.
The "Sink It" operation planned by Ouyang Yun not only severely damaged the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, but also severely damaged the Japanese Navy's arrogance. Since the "Akagi" and other two aircraft carriers were sunk in the Taiwan Strait, the Japanese Navy has never been " Starting from the "Big Three", down to the grassroots officers and soldiers below, they all behaved with their tails between their legs. The weak Taiwan fleet even cautiously reduced the distance of its duty cruise. However, the fleet participating in the "Zhao Orphan" operation was still The little devil found out,
In the current situation where the Japanese Navy is the only one in the South China Sea and even the South Pacific, the Japanese Navy is not worried about encountering hostile ships at all. Therefore, although the Japanese Navy has already clamped its tail between its legs due to the sinking of the "Akagi", However, all the Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the "Jono" were still in a very relaxed mood at the moment.
"Today is a sunny day. Snow must have begun to fall on Mount Fuji at this moment." Captain Miyamoto Shota was standing in front of the transparent and spacious side window of the captain's cabin looking at the rising red sun in the east. Suddenly, his command The lookout sentry's voice came from the microphone on the stage: "Report, a large number of ships have been spotted in the northwest direction, about thirty nautical miles away from me. According to observations, they are fishing boats."
"Fishing boats, the Chinese people are really hard-working." Miyamoto thought so and said, "Then continue observing."
About a quarter of an hour passed, and as the Chinese warships gradually caught up with the fleet, new news came from the lookout post: "Your Excellency, Captain, a warship has been discovered. There are indeed warships in the Chinese fishing fleet."
"Warship, look carefully."
"Hai."
The Chinese fleet and warships are heading in their direction. Could it be that our own warships are performing some mission? Miyamoto thought like this and picked up a high-power telescope. Soon, he found the group of warships. The shadow of a warship in the fishing boat. It is certain that the warship is definitely not the standard of the Japanese navy, and the tonnage is too small. At best, it has a displacement of about 500 tons. "Catch up." Miyamoto ordered, something in his mind I have no doubts. The sailing direction of these ships is obviously from Taiwan. However, how could the Chinese warships appear here in this state?
The Japanese navy moved forward at full speed, and it only took about half an hour for them to appear in the sight of everyone in the transport fleet.
Chen Yuanyang was on one of the gunboats. When the first fishing boat that spotted the Japanese ship reported the situation, he was shocked and knew that what he was most worried about had happened.
"There is only one warship, with a tonnage of about one thousand tons. It is very fast. It should be around 22 knots. Commander, what should we do?" Xu Haiquan, the captain of the gunboat, went to the lookout post to observe the enemy ship in person and asked Chen Yuanyang ,
Chen Yuanyang frowned, thought for a moment, and decisively ordered: "Order, all gunboats immediately slow down and prepare to meet the enemy. In addition, all fishing boats and logistics vessels immediately return at full speed."
After the Dongshan fleet was attacked by the Japanese, it suffered heavy losses. Only four ships were intact. Among them, the torpedo boats were unable to undertake the transportation task. Therefore, there were only three gunboats participating in the operation this time. Among them, one was the command ship. This Dongshan 121 is the largest.
The total tonnage of the three gunboats of the Xuebing Army is about 1,300 tons, and the Japanese destroyer has a tonnage of 1,100 tons. A 1,000-ton warship is considered a very small class. However, at this moment, compared to the Dongshan 121 Said, it is like an adult compared to a child,
"Disperse, prepare to fight." Chen Yuanyang gave an order, and the three gunboats dispersed, waiting quietly for the arrival of the Japanese ships. Compared with the Japanese ships, the Xuebing Army Navy, in addition to its tonnage and caliber, It has some shortcomings, but it is not weaker than the opponent in other aspects, and in terms of communication methods, it is far ahead of the Japanese army. Of course, considering that the Japanese army only has one destroyer, this advantage does not seem to be much comparable.
The fishing boats began to speed away, and the warships prepared for battle. Facing the three ships, Miyamoto couldn't help but hesitate to fight. Winning was naturally a good thing, but what if he lost or even sank? Miyamoto was afraid of death, but he thought of a question, what is the real purpose of this Chinese fleet, "to transport people or goods, or for armed reconnaissance, no, do the Chinese want to use force against Taiwan?" " He was puzzled, and the more he did this, the more he dared not move, because he was worried that once his ship was sunk and he was unable to report the situation to his superiors, what consequences would it possibly cause? The consequences will be irreparable,
"Captain, please give the order to fire. The Chinese ship has already entered the firing range." An officer below asked for the firing order. At this moment, a gunboat on the opposite side suddenly spewed out huge flames, and the other side opened fire first. , Dongshan 121 has a total of five guns, a 150 mm caliber main gun, two 75 mm secondary guns and two 30 mm caliber machine guns. At the same time, the entire ship is also equipped with quadruple anti-aircraft machine guns. The Xuebing Army's artillery technology at this time was already slightly ahead of the world. Because the steel produced had very good performance, its artillery diameter ratio was larger than that of other countries at the same time, so it could shoot farther at range.
There are a total of eleven guns on the Japanese ship, including three main guns, two at the front and three at the back, with a gun diameter of 204 mm.
The main gun of Dongshan 121 fired first. The first correction shell landed about fifty meters away from the Japanese ship and exploded. Immediately, the second shell landed behind it and exploded on the sea surface. The violent explosion destroyed the Japanese ship. It was so shaken that it shook. At this moment, Miyamoto immediately realized that although the enemy's ship was small in tonnage, its firepower was not much worse than his own. His mind was spinning quickly. After some calculations, he felt that it was impossible to get an advantage, so Resolutely withdraw the order,
The Japanese ship did not even turn around and leave even with the demonstrative bombardment. The officers and soldiers on the three gunboats of the Xuebing Army immediately burst into cheers.
"Ha, these little devils are so useless. They ran away without even a fight. Commander, it seems that our army's combat strength is still there." Xu Haiquan smiled and said to Chen Yuanyang,
Chen Yuanyang had a worried look on his face. He first ordered to return immediately, and then said to Xu Haiquan: "You think the little Japs don't dare to fight. I think they guessed our army's intentions, so they immediately sent a message to Commander Jiang. He, the Japanese may have noticed our actions and asked him to move to the main island of Taiwan as soon as possible."
"yes."
The original follow-up plan of "Zhao's Orphans" was that after the successful landing, they would use the night to transport the troops to the island of Taiwan in batches. Taking the regiment as a unit, all personnel would be divided into three batches to go to the island of Taiwan, with the first to leave. The first group will go to the mountainous area south of Taipei, then the second group will go to Taichung, and then the third group will use the triangular area of Kaohsiung County, Pingtung County and Taitung County as the activity area. As for Ryukyu Island, only Ryukyu Island will be left in the end. One or two people lurked down, and the plan could not keep up with the changes. After receiving the telegram from Chen Yuanyang and the others, Jiang Dahe immediately told everyone the latest information, and decided to start the sea crossing plan that night. Once the Japanese army came, then Just fight at all costs. Among them, the three main regiments will be responsible for the main combat tasks, while the people of Langya and Hutong will be responsible for escorting the people of the Satellite Fire Brigade to Taiwan Island. Even if the main force is exhausted, they must ensure that the Sparks The brigade can take root on the island of Taiwan,
After the deployment of the combat operation was completed, Jiang Dahe said seriously: "Comrades, be prepared to fight. As liberators, we must be prepared to shed blood and sacrifice. Comrades, I know that many people do not understand the headquarters. I feel that sending troops to Taiwan at this time is not doing our job properly and is arrogant. But I want to say that the headquarters is right to do this, because only if we take root in Taiwan can we make the Taiwan ship permanent. An unsinkable aircraft carrier cannot attack the coast of Fujian, Yue, and Qiong wantonly. Only in this way, with the combat power of our student army, can it become a solid barrier that prevents the Japanese army from destroying our country. Comrades, think of our mothers. , she will protect us as sons at any time. Even if they are old and frail, the first thing they think of is us. China is the mother of Taiwan. We are here on behalf of the mother. We We must give hope and care to this son of Taiwan...Comrades, let’s fight.”
The Japanese responded quickly. After receiving Miyamoto's report, Kobayashi Shizuo immediately realized the strangeness and danger of the matter. He immediately sent a notice to various military ports in Taiwan, asking them to organize troops to patrol the coastal areas.
Five hours later, a motorboat sailing out of Kaohsiung Port docked at the fishing pier on Ryukyu Island, and a small group of Japanese soldiers disembarked from it. They divided into two groups, marching one way to the town and the other along the beach. The inspection started,
Ryukyu Island is too small, with an area of only about seven square kilometers, and the island is rugged and rocky. It is simply impossible to hide five thousand people. Therefore, when the Langya special forces in charge of chatting and guarding just discovered the ship The news of the motorboat was reported to Jiang Dahe, and he made a decision: to wipe out the Japanese army, seize the motorboat, capture the officer leading the team, and then use this officer to find a way to fool the Japanese army.
"This is the best solution. Otherwise, if the Japanese find out, they will just send out the aviation force to destroy our regiment." Different from encouraging the officers below to fight to the death during the meeting, I discussed it privately with Jiang Chuanjun and others. When dealing with the solution, Jiang Dahe had already set the tone of outsmarting him.
Chu Tiange also made corresponding arrangements for the situation that the landing troops might encounter. On the day when the "Orphans of Zhao" operation officially started, Baiyunshan Airport dispatched three attack aircraft squadrons and parked at a civilian building closest to Dongshan. The airport is ready to support Ryukyu Island at any time.
,,The first battle to land in Taiwan may start at any time,