Chapter 198 Deadly Illusion

Under the fierce attack of the 4th Division, the Japanese army on the south bank of the Linjin River was quickly defeated.

The fourth division crossed the Linjin River and went straight to Seoul.

Only then did Yejin Daoguan find that he was caught in the attack between the north and south of the Zhang army.

Moreover, after losing Incheon, he can no longer get domestic reinforcements!

The 5th Division's 5,000-man horse became a complete lone army.

What's worse, Kim Yujun's daughter, Kim Shu, issued a "Announcement to the North Korean People" in Incheon, calling on the people of Seoul to rise up against the Japanese occupation forces. Jin Yujun is a hero in the eyes of the North Korean people. His wife Liu Ying died at the hands of the Japanese. Jin Shu's writing, like a blockbuster, shook Seoul. The poorly equipped Korean officers and soldiers in Seoul launched mutiny one after another, and even the palace guards began to refuse to cooperate with the Japanese. Jin Hongji, the prime minister of the Seoul puppet government, disappeared. It is said that he has escaped from Seoul and went to Wenshan to welcome the Fourth Division of Zhangjun. In fact, the Seoul puppet government under the bayonet has collapsed, and the civil and military officials have dispersed. Except for Lu Wenjun, no North Korean is willing to cooperate with the Japanese army.

Two days later, Zhang Jun arrived in Seoul from the north and south. Park Yonglie's fourth division and Feng Guozhang's fifth division met by the Han River on the outskirts of Seoul, and Yejin Road became a turtle in the urn!

Park Yonglie, in the name of the governor of North Korea, issued an ultimatum to Nozu Daoguan, asking Nozu Daoguan to lay down his weapons and surrender unconditionally.

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On the morning of October 23, Penghu Island, Lizhengjiao arched the north fort.

The Gongbei Fort and the Western Fort are important barriers to Magong City, an important town in Penghu. When Penghu was still under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army built these two forts here, set up large-caliber coastal artillery, and guarded by heavy troops.

However, at the beginning of the Second War, the twelve battalions of the Qing army guarded in the inner corner were defeated in one day. The Japanese army easily captured the Gongbei Fort and took the Armstrong cannon on the fort as their own.

Today, the Japanese army has built Penghu into an important military base and the anchorage of the Southern Fleet. Strategic materials from Japan first arrived at Penghu and then to the front line of Taiwan. The Southern Fleet was based in Penghu, attacked everywhere, blocked the Taiwan Strait, and attacked the southern coast of Taiwan defended by the Zhang army.

However, so far, the Southern Fleet has not had a large-scale naval battle with the Zhangjun Navy. The reason is that the Zhang Jun navy, which has only two cruisers and five old artillery ships, can't compete with the southern fleet at all. The Zhang Jun navy can only shrink in the West Port and compete with the southern fleet with the help of powerful shore guns.

West Port is a deep-water port, the only port in southern Taiwan that can accommodate large warships. At the same time, it is also the southwest gateway to Tainan. Although it is only a bullet place, it is a strategic destination second only to Tainan and the estuary of Tainan's Zhangjun. If Zhangjun can't gain a foothold in Taiwan and wants to escape to the mainland, he can only Westport boarded the ship.

So, when the Southern Army invaded Tainan City, the Southern Fleet and the Fourth Mixed Brigade stationed in Penghu began to operate, targeting Xigang.

The mission of the Southern Fleet and the Fourth Mixed Brigade is to capture the West Port and destroy the last force of the Zhang Army - the Navy. In Nogi Hidian's eyes, the navy is the only remaining formed unit of Zhang Jun.

At 6 a.m., when the day was still bright, the southern fleet poured out. The southern fleet is equivalent to two-thirds of the joint fleet with Japan and has 18 warships, including the flagship Matsushima. However, in several naval battles, the joint fleet has lost five main battleships such as Naniwa, Yoshino, Kaohsi, Tsukushi and Tsukishima, and eight small gunboats. Among them, Naniwa and Yoshino are the joint fleet. The sinking of these two warships weakened the combat effectiveness of the joint fleet by almost half. At present, although the number of 18 warships of the Southern Fleet is equivalent to two-thirds of the Combined Fleet, its combat effectiveness is less than half of the original.

Penghu is the gateway to Taiwan. The strategic position of the communication between Japan and Taiwan is extremely important. However, according to Nogi Hini's order, the Japanese troops stationed in Penghu only left more than 1,000 of two brigades to serve as Penghu guards, and other troops poured out. This is Nai Mu Xidian's move to break the boat. However, from the standpoint of Nai Mu Xidian, this is not an adventure. After all, Zhang Jun's living forces are all besieged in Tainan, and Zhang Jun's navy is huddled in the West Harbor and dares not leave the port at all.

Nomu Xidian should concentrate all his strength to give Zhang Jun the last blow.

At six o'clock in the morning, the Japanese troops on the Gongbei Fort sent away the Southern Fleet and the Fourth Drowsy Brigade.

After the vast fleet disappeared on the distant sea level, the Japanese army on the fort yawned and returned to the bunker under the fort, and some simply returned to **.

Compared with the fierce war in Taiwan, Penghu is basically a paradise. The Japanese garrison here has not suffered any organized resistance. Half a year later, the Japanese troops stationed in Penghu seem to be very lax.

At nine o'clock, the sun showed half of its face from the horizon, reflecting the endless sea into golden yellow.

The sentry on the Gongbei Fort saw a row of black spots where the sun rose on the sea level.

The morning sun was still a little dazzling. The sentry narrowed his eyes and faced the blood-red sun. His first reaction was that it was an illusion.

The black spots are getting bigger and bigger, and the sentries have a second reaction - the southern fleet that went to the West Port is back.

The sentry firmly believes in this, because in the Taiwan Strait, except for the southern fleet, there can be no such a huge fleet, and there will be no other merchant ships - the Japanese have already blocked the Strait.

The sentry immediately reported to the sleeping fort commander, and of course, his report was also mixed with his imagination: "Commander, the Southern Fleet is back."

As a sentry, the normative report should be: "There is a fleet on the sea." No matter whether this fleet is a southern fleet or some other fleet, the conclusion should be determined by the commander, but the sentry is more and more rough, defining the fleet on the sea as the southern fleet of the Japanese Empire.

This report seriously misled the sleepy fort commander. Without thinking, the commander gave instructions impatiently: "Meet him in line."

Ten minutes later, when the Japanese on the fort yawned and stood in front of the chest wall of the fort and saluted the fleet on the sea, a row of shells fell on their heads.

The commander, together with the 200 Japanese troops stationed on the fort, were shattered by fierce artillery fire.

The Gongbei Fort, together with the Western Fort on its side, fell into the sea of fire before it could fire.

The overwhelming gunfire covered the beach in Lizhengjiao.