() Here the Qing Dynasty and envoys from various countries did not take Taiwan seriously, but over there the Japanese were immersed in the joy of victory and were busy harvesting various spoils and compensation. It was not until the end of May that the Japanese thought of returning
There is a Taiwan that I haven’t visited yet.
Therefore, he appointed Navy Admiral Shiki Kawasaki as the first governor of Taiwan. He used the cruiser "Xijing Maru" as the flagship, led more than 20 ships of various sizes, and carried Prince Bai Jiunong and the Guards Division of more than 7,000 people.
A mighty fight all the way to Taiwan.
On May 26th, the Japanese landing fleet entered Naha Port in Ryukyu for a short stop to replenish supplies. Submarines No. 021 and No. 022 of the Taiwan Navy's First Submarine Group, which were on routine patrol outside Ryukyu Port, discovered the fleet and immediately quietly
On the surface, a message was sent via a long-wave radio station announcing the discovery of the Japanese fleet.
After Liu Fu received this telegram at the staff headquarters in Keelung, he breathed a long sigh of relief. After months of waiting, the truth finally came to light, and he no longer had to be woken up by nightmares in the middle of the night. The next task was in the offshore waters of Taiwan.
Give the Japanese a lesson in submarine warfare. Let them see what it means to be fatal with one hit.
According to the predetermined plan, all combat submarines of the First Submarine Force and the Second Submarine Force began to assemble near Yonaguni Island in the northeast corner of Taiwan Island, and the torpedo speedboat force rushed to the latent point near the Diaoyu Islands to hide.
Liu Fu's plan is this. From the Ryukyu Islands to Taiwan, you must pass through the sea area between the Diaoyu Islands and Yonaguni Island. This sea area is more than 100 kilometers wide and has many islands. It is very convenient for short-range torpedo speedboats to hide. More than 30
A submarine will lurk in the middle of these waters to receive submarine launches following the Japanese landing fleet.
The location information of the Japanese fleet was returned to adjust the location of the ambush position. More than 50 torpedo boats were lurking near the Diaoyu Islands, waiting for the Japanese landing fleet to enter the ambush circle half an hour before they rushed to the ambush circle at high speed and launched an attack on the submarine.
After that, they took advantage of the chaos to launch torpedoes at the Japanese landing fleet in an effort to expand the results.
In order to wait for this day, Liu Fu racked his brains and used his very unprofessional strategic and tactical vision to formulate this strategy with the help of retired German Navy officers and former Huai Army naval generals. If the ambush position is suitable, the submarine will
There will be no problem in cooperating with the torpedo boats. The staff feels that it should be able to deal a heavy blow to r
The Japanese fleet, at least the slow troop carriers, coal ships and old-fashioned steamships of the Japanese landing fleet cannot escape. It is not sure whether the remaining Japanese cruisers can be killed. After all, who can use this kind of thing?
I haven’t played it yet, it’s just one time, I don’t even have any experience or lessons to learn from it, I can only rely on paper estimates.
Perhaps God intended to allow Liu Fu to complete this design and prepare for mankind's first large-scale submarine combat plan for several years. When the Japanese landing fleet left Naha 10 hours later on the evening of May 29th, the sea surface
The wind picked up, and it also started to rain moderately. In order to take care of those old steamships, the Japanese landing fleet had to slow down to 10 knots, and to avoid collisions, they adopted double rows, which widened the distance between ships.
distance between.
In the command tower of the cruiser "Nishikyo Maru", the flagship of the Japanese landing fleet, the 58-year-old newly appointed Governor of Taiwan, Japanese Imperial Navy Admiral Shiki Kawasaki, was sitting next to the Commander of the Guards Division, Prince Nohisa Kitashirakawa.
They were chatting with each other.
In the newly victorious Sino-Japanese War of 1898, Kawasaki Shiki also took part in the battle on this cruiser converted from a merchant ship, but at that time he was still the head of the Japanese Navy's Military Command. During the battle, the ship was hit by the Beiyang Navy.
12 times. Unfortunately, due to the weak power of the shells, they did not cause many casualties. In the end, they were almost attacked by torpedoes, but they were narrowly escaped. In fact, it cannot be said that they were escaped, but the depth of the torpedoes was too large. From "Xijing"
The Maru passed under the ship.
This time Huashan Ziji was promoted to Vice Admiral of the Navy and went to Taiwan to serve as the first Governor of Taiwan. He chose this "lucky ship" again, but as soon as he went to sea this evening, his naval sensitivity kept disturbing him, making him
He was restless, always feeling that something bad was going to happen.
"Kabayama-kun, you seem a little nervous. What are you worried about?" Prince Nohisa of Kitashirakawa Palace, who was sitting aside, asked teasingly while drinking tea in a relaxed manner.
"Your Highness, I have nothing to worry about. Taiwan's situation is the same to us. The Japanese Empire can win in Lushun and Weihai, and Taiwan is not a problem at all." Huashan Ziji said.
I really like this prince who is 10 years younger than him. As a naval officer born and raised in Japan, I always have some opinions on the overseas students who studied in Prussia. But after all, he is a prince, and he is a member of the Guards Division that mainly attacks Taiwan this time.
Commander, you should be careful when speaking.
"Can you speed up the voyage? This is a bit too slow. I can't wait to conquer that beautiful island." His Royal Highness was obviously in a very high mood.
"The wind and waves are a bit strong, and some of the ships in our fleet are too old and can't go any faster." Huashan Ziji replied helplessly.
"This time the compensation from the Qing Dynasty should be able to build a lot of new ships, you should be happy." Prince Nohisa of Kitashirakawa Palace continued to enlighten the Vice Admiral.
"Yes, we should be happy..." As soon as Huashan Ziji mentioned this victory, his mood became much higher. He temporarily put aside his annoying sensitivity, picked up the tea cup, and
The prince gave it a small touch.
While the two people were chatting, a small wave rose on the sea not far behind the fleet, and a small iron pipe was exposed from the sea. Then, several thick black iron wires also rose up.
Electric waves invisible to the naked eye are sent to the distance through these wires.
At around 9 a.m. on May 30, more than 20 ships from the Japanese landing fleet lined up neatly in two columns and slowly arrived at the waters 30 nautical miles south of the Diaoyu Islands at a speed of 10 knots. After a few hours of walking, they arrived.
We will reach the landing site this time. The wind and rain have calmed down a bit. Long-distance sea travel is a kind of torture for the army. The air in the cabin is so thick that you can almost touch it. The army on the troop transport ship comes in groups.
We went on the deck to get some air and smoke, but no one noticed that there were many small black spots slowly moving on the sea in the distance.
Under the water, dozens of huge black bodies were swimming slowly and silently. If seen from the sky, to the south of the Japanese landing fleet, dozens of black figures were lined up in an L shape, semi-surrounding the fleet.
As the fleet moves forward, the black figures are slowly adjusting their formation, and the encirclement is getting closer and smaller.
Vice Admiral Hushan Ziji stood outside the command tower, holding on to the railing, looking at the sea in the north. Vaguely, he seemed to see some white waves in the distance. Judging from the experience of the old navy, those white waves
The waves in se are not normal waves.
Shiki Kayama picked up the telescope and put it to his eyes. He only looked at it for a few seconds, then turned around and rushed into the command tower, shouting about enemy ships. There was a rush in the command tower, and the piercing whistle sounded from the "Nishikyo Maru".
Rings.
"Damn it, the torpedo boats are here early, no matter what, we attack first." In the No. 005 submarine, Wu Mingxue, the commander of the First Submarine Group, was lying on the periscope, cursing and issuing the attack order.
"Torpedo No. 1 and No. 2 are ready... fire!!!" Following the fire control officer's command, the submarine shook slightly, and then calmed down. Everyone in the command room was looking at the boat.
The commander, Wu Mingxue, was lying on the periscope, staring at the target ship.
"10 seconds...5 seconds...1 second." The fire control officer held a stopwatch in his hand and reported the distance between the torpedo and the target.
"Hit!!! The left car slowed down a quarter and aimed at the ship behind..." Wu Mingxue shouted while lying on the periscope. The vibrations and roars coming from the water verified the captain's words, and the command
Everyone in the room cheered and executed the next order.
