Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Then the entire fleet, guided by the golden fox-like Tamamo-no-Mae and the large-bottomed Japanese ships, glided along the edge of the storm.

The rain poured down, and the sea was shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to distinguish between the sky and the sea.

While this massive fleet was en route, three aircraft carrier battleships, guided by radar, broke away from the main force and, carrying 4500 elite soldiers—a full assault brigade—detoured south.

Asuka Nagumo raised the radio:

"Zhenhai Battleship, Goryeo Battleship, Yashima Battleship, break away from the formation! Repeat, all three battleships break away from the formation! Turn around and anchor in the waters south of Ryukyu to search for the missing ship."

The large fleet was in a state of chaos, but discipline was paramount during a fleet's march, and no one dared to leave the formation without permission. They could only continue to glide along the edge of the typhoon, following the aircraft carrier.

Li Xinghe sent out the secret code:

"Issue the highest codename: Phoenix!"

This third air battleship squadron, sailing south alone, braved the storm to reach the mouth of the Tamsui River. The terrifying storm raged on, seemingly following this suddenly solitary fleet, its tempestuous course a protective shield for the brave.

Below the flight deck at the stern of the ship, in the cabins, Type 16 wheeled assault gun vehicles filled the ship's water tanks, and soldiers were holding rifles and conducting intensive pre-battle training.

Various landmark buildings flashed on the big screen:

"Where is this landmark located?"

The soldiers all raised their hands:

“I know, it’s the Presidential Office Building in Taipei.”

Then comes the second picture:

"What about this one?"

Someone answered:

"Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Cihu?"

Next are the mountains and rivers:

"Which mountain is this?"

The crowd below erupted in jubilation:

"Yushan?"

Alishan?

"Leshan, the place with the Pave Paws radar station!"

"..."

Before setting off, someone took out a camera and recorded each comrade-in-arms, asking them to speak.

And so, a stream of sincere comments flowed out:

"If my blood could stain the last border my motherland could never reach, I would do it willingly!"

"Fear, terror, fanaticism. But I don't resist it."

"This is our future."

The storm that accompanied Typhoon Fung-wong, with its crackling sounds like a rehearsal of a hail of bullets, relentlessly battered the portholes of the battleship's cabins. The soldiers, gripping their rifles and wearing bulletproof vests, lay on the roofs of the 16-wheeled assault guns and gradually fell silent.

Someone started singing that relatively young military song:

"Young soldiers yearn to earn merit!"

As the storm raged, the earth seemed to be swept and bombarded by artillery fire. Raindrops were like bullets, and thunder roared like cannon fire. The helicopters and drones on the flight deck were experiencing a hail of bullets, and they seemed to be singing in the rain.

The three-ship flotilla passed through the quiet, shipless waters north of Taiwan and entered the radar monitoring range west of Pengjia Islet.

However, perhaps the typhoon had severely interfered with the electromagnetic signals, or perhaps the stealth bridges of these battleships were effective enough, as the three battleships sailed south without triggering any alarms.

It wasn't until they could see the lights on the shore in the distance and were turning along the coast towards the mouth of the Tamsui River that the ship's radio crackled to attention:

"Who? Which company's cargo ship?"

The naval monitoring radar station in Sanzhi District, New Taipei City, naturally detected these massive warships near the shore in the darkness. Their radar, though of average quality, was able to detect such a group of ships near the coast, indicating that these warships were very close to their position.

Friend or foe?

Ordinary soldiers might think that way, but the Taiwanese military's monitors mistakenly thought it was a large cargo ship that had strayed from somewhere and did not issue any warning at all.

Amidst repeated questioning and answering, Koide Haruhiro, who was in charge of leading the fleet south, picked up the radio and, in a strange, almost uncontrollable voice, questioned the Mishiba Naval Radar Station:

We've lost our way. Where are we?

Chapter 803: The East Wind Blows Out a Thousand Trees of Flowers at Night (5400 words)

"This is Taiwan. Please show your ship identification number."

Clouds lock the sky, rain stops over the sea and fields.

Typhoon Fengshen, like a ferocious and arrogant sea monster, relentlessly battered Taiwan's Central Mountain Range. After climbing over the peaks, it dissipated like a caged beast, gently scattering over the Taipei Basin, only blowing down torrential rain to caress the steel hulls of the three battleships.

Zhang Xiaoqian revealed the codes of three Japanese cargo ships.

The staff at the Sanzhi Marine Monitoring Station were not overly alarmed, as it is quite normal for cargo ships that travel through the Taiwan Strait to get lost and end up here during typhoon weather.

Therefore, as the navy, they did not issue any warning and watched as the three ship targets on the radar gradually disappeared into the distance.

"Go back to sleep."

The most crucial operational warning had not yet been issued. (The remaining text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the preceding sentence.)

In the dark of night, amidst the raging storm and with all ships absent due to the typhoon, the three giant ships sailed submerged for dozens of nautical miles without anyone noticing their unusually large cannons.

Upon opening the phone, a text message from Chunghwa Telecom appeared:

"Due to Typhoon Fung-wong passing through... most areas of Taiwan are preparing for a holiday... work is suspended, please take precautions for your safety... typhoon danger, please be careful..."

With the phone switched off, radar and GPS map signals began to clearly detect most of the strategic targets for this operation.

Zhang Xiaoqian looked at the faint light outside the porthole of the command room:

"It is very regrettable that, due to the need to maintain the secrecy of the classified operation, we are unable to compile a new list of war criminals and can only arrest war criminals based on the previously released list of die-hard pro-independence elements."

Hu Zhantian, who was in charge of leading the assault brigade, joked with a grin:

"Haha, that unlucky guy Xu Baofeng is still stuck in Tokyo guarding his home."

As a teammate who came out to fight, Xu Baofeng was really unlucky, constantly having to defend the base in various ways.

Zhang Xiaoqian shook his head:

"No, I heard that Xu Baofeng led the Ukrainians from the Coastal Combat Brigade to Hokkaido to carry out forced land acquisition and demolition work. He's a white-haired guy from Heilongjiang, suitable for whipping Ukrainians and Japanese devils."

In a sense, Xu Baofeng's white skin was perfect for this kind of thing. The Japanese fear of skin color is absolutely ingrained in their very being. That's why Li Xinghe's concepts like the 'Hokkaido Economic Development Zone,' 'Immigrant Special Zone,' and 'Japan-Russia Cooperation Economic Zone' relied on these white devils to suppress the local elderly Japanese.

Before the casual conversation had even ended, the three warships had already formed a line at the mouth of the Tamsui River to prepare for a beach assault.

Zhang Xiaoqian immediately issued the battle order:

"The first step of the operation plan is to launch a heavy drone to destroy the two submarine fiber optic cable access stations in Danshui and Bali!"

Taiwan has a total of four submarine fiber optic cable access points. Two are located at the mouth of the Tamsui River, where a fleet of air battleships launched a surprise attack (Tamsui and Bali respectively). One is located in Toucheng, near Yilan County in Taitung, which has already been threatened by the Han Kuang Volunteer Army. The other three are all in Taipei.

Excluding the Tainan Fangshan fiber optic cable station, which is currently beyond our control, destroying just three fiber optic cable stations in Taipei would nearly cut off Taiwan's global network communications.

Cutting these fiber optic cables would cut off all contact between the US military forces already in Taiwan and the US military command headquarters that was remotely controlling the Taiwanese military and the US headquarters.

This is the most effective tactic for disrupting organization in modern times: cut off your network!

The drone catapults on the stern decks of the three battleships, Jinhae, Goryeo, and Hachido, were positioned horizontally and aimed at two target stations guided by radar.

"emission!"

Six shuttle drones, each carrying a 100-kilogram warhead, flew into the night like silent death reapers, their blades striking two fiber optic access sites like scythes. Then, several flashes of light and faint explosions followed. The data processing stations and fiber optic cables were bombarded, physically severed, and data signals on mobile phones became erratic.

On a stormy night, even the explosions seemed so silent.

Disconnecting the network ensures a successful operation.

"Entering the Danshui River Estuary."

The Taiwanese military is not entirely without resistance along the Tamsui River defense line.

On the contrary, they have been on high alert for a landing and decapitation strike here, so they have set up layers of defenses at the mouth of the Tamsui River. First is the Guandu Bridge, then the 66th Marine Brigade, then the Guandu Command, and finally the 202nd Military Police Command responsible for protecting the president and senior officials.

These three brigade-level units have a total of 1.1 people, which is theoretically more than the number of personnel in an assault brigade.

The first line of defense is the Tamsui camp, which blocks the route between Tamsui and Beitou districts.

The battleship advanced through the river, its gunnery command center aimed at the first position:

"Target: 66th Marine Brigade, Tamsui Camp, Tamsui District, New Taipei City!"

This camp was a typical riverside station. Although it was called a camp, it was simply equipped with dozens of vehicles, a few vehicles that looked like Yonghu tanks, and a riverside artillery emplacement. Moreover, it was still under construction and probably uninhabited.

"fire!"

The 2-ton 510mm naval gun produced a sound like an earthquake, and the 510mm shells swept across the camp, destroying those old World War II weapons.

The soldiers sleeping at their riverside post would have been sound asleep had it not been for the deafening roar of artillery fire.

Until this point, residents on both sides of the river mistakenly thought that an explosion had occurred somewhere in the port industrial area, and wondered why their mobile network was also having problems. Could it be that the fiber optic cable somewhere had broken again?

On a Nationalist army post under the Guandu Bridge in the distance, several soldiers watched in shock as the giant ship approached.

"The battle plan only instructed us to block the Communist army's high-speed rubber boats from carrying out a decapitation strike, but it didn't say we would be facing such a behemoth..."

With the rifles they have, they might be able to take down an assault boat, but how are they supposed to fight off these three big guys who suddenly barged in?

Even if you bring out all of the army's 155mm Uncle Tom howitzers, it would still be difficult to penetrate the armor of such a giant ship, right?

"The Guandu Bridge will stop them!"

Several soldiers shouted, but forgot to warn their superiors.

The command center directed the ship's guns to be aimed at the Guandu Bridge:

"fire!"

The deafening shockwave swept away everything on the deck, the terrifying tremor completely dispersed the rain, and the deafening 510mm shells collapsed the main structure of the bridge.

The bridge shed countless particles of dust, eventually collapsing and falling into the water.

"The bridge has collapsed!"

The soldiers at the Guandu Command looked at the sections of the bridge that had collapsed and fallen, feeling both fortunate and terrified that they hadn't gone onto the bridge.

"Run!"

They ran away without reporting to their superiors. They probably thought that with such a loud cannon shot, their superiors would definitely know.

At this moment, the three attacking aircraft carriers were only 22 kilometers away from the strategic core of Taiwan, the Presidential Office Building in Taipei and the Taipei-Jinan-Hengshan Command Post.

"22 kilometers!"

Before dawn, the lights on both banks had already illuminated the Tamsui River as if it were daytime.

The command center kept issuing orders:

"Target within visual range. Advance eastward. Target: Taiwan Power Company's Xiandu Ultra-High Voltage Substation, located between the south sides of the ASUS Computer Headquarters and Pegatron Technology Headquarters buildings! Cut off power!"

After the deafening roar of the cannons subsided, it's unclear whether anyone was at ASUS headquarters at that time. In any case, the Xiandu ultra-high voltage substation collapsed on the spot. Amidst the massive explosion, flames, and raging electric lightning, the adjacent Mercedes-Benz Guandu showroom building was set ablaze like a candle in the early morning, and a large number of used Mercedes-Benz cars perished in the fire.

In an instant, both banks of the Tamsui River turned dark again.

But precisely because of this, the six menacing gun barrels looked even more like the Grim Reaper's steed, sweeping across the riverbank.

The command center issued the following order:

"Target coordinates confirmed. The location of the 66th Marine Brigade's Fuxing Port Barracks and the National Defense University's College of Public Administration. Open fire!"

The relentless, ploughing fire, with 18 510mm naval guns landing in each volley, swept through the camps of the Taiwanese resistance forces like a reaper's reaper. The National Defense University and the 66th Brigade Command were wiped out.

The fleet continued forward and finally managed to turn into a three-way intersection where rivers converged. Ahead was Shezi Island Wetland, to the left was Shilin District of Taiwan, and to the right was New Taipei City.

This is the confluence of the Keelung River and the Tamsui River, where the river's water volume has surged again.

However, the commander in charge of the fleet's navigation reported the following:

"We can't go any further, or we'll run aground. We have to stop here to get a better angle of fire for our artillery!"

"Lower anchor." Zhang Da let out a sigh of relief.

Ultimately, the three massive battleships were forced to remain stationary at the intersection of the Keelung River and the Tamsui River, becoming three fixed gun emplacements and landing pads for helicopters and drones.