Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

Here stands the 211th Battalion of the 202nd Command of the Taiwan Military Police, responsible for the protection of the Presidential Office Building, and known as the No. 1 Battalion in the world.

Upon receiving the order, Hu Zhantian curled his lip:

"So what if it's the number one battalion in the world? It's nothing special."

Amid the sounds of gunfire, Taiwanese citizens peered out of their windows and saw Japanese military vehicles with strange flags, filled with soldiers speaking with Chinese accents, rushing into the Presidential Office Building. The 211 Military Police Battalion, clad in white helmets, had no time to resist before being rammed into a pile of candied hawthorns by the suddenly arriving armored vehicles.

Soldiers rushed out of the vehicle, brandishing American-made M4 rifles, and stormed into the presidential palace.

"We are the Chinese People's Liberation Army, you have been captured!"

The presidential palace fell in such a muddled way.

"Gotcha! Gotcha!!"

Soldiers dragged a woman with mixed-race features out of the presidential palace, which was formerly the Japanese governor-general's residence.

Hu Zhantian was extremely disappointed upon seeing this:

"Huh? Hsiao Mei-chin? How come she's only a deputy? What about the head?"

Hsiao Bi-khim, the so-called Vice President of the Republic of China and a half-American, half-Taiwanese "Taiwanese War Cat," as a die-hard pro-independence activist already labeled as such, probably never imagined that a chance failure to leave in time would lead to her falling into the hands of a group of People's Liberation Army soldiers.

Hsiao Bi-khim, born in Kobe, Japan, to a Chinese priest and an American woman, is extremely famous. As a representative of American interests in Taiwan, her handling of issues such as the import of American pork containing ractopamine, Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, and hosting Pompeo during her tenure infuriated many Taiwanese. She is considered overly pro-American and appears to have never renounced her American citizenship.

Rather than calling her Taiwanese, it's more accurate to say she's a pawn planted in Taipei by the United States. This is a widely acknowledged fact, not only in mainland China but also in Taiwan.

"How did you get here? Didn't you say the fight was going to start in September?"

Hsiao Bi-khim looked confused, thinking she was participating in a drill.

"Hmph, are you going to give me a few more months to expand the US troops currently stationed near Tainan and Kaohsiung to various fortresses on the island? Tell me, where is Lai Ching-te!"

Hu Zhantian slapped Xiao Meiqin twice, finally bringing her to her senses.

She stared in astonishment at the group of soldiers, and suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She then realized that she had been captured by the Communist army.

She then hurriedly poured out her heart:

"Lai Ching-te hasn't had a good night's sleep in the past few months. He's already at the Hengshan Command Post directing the battle. Let me tell you, the Hengshan Command Post is a super fortress built by digging through the entire Jinan Mountain. It took 14 years to complete and can withstand the bombing of 2000 tons of aerial bombs and 2 tons of nuclear bombs. Even if you drop bunker buster bombs on it, it will be useless."

Hengshan Command Post, located in Zhongshan District, Taiwan, is a key military site that was modified by the Taiwanese military after the withdrawal of the former US troops from Songshan Barracks. To the north of Jinan Mountain is the Shilin Official Residence, and to the south are the Fudong and Fuxi Barracks, Dazhi Barracks, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine, and Songshan Airport across the Keelung River.

This is Taiwan's ultimate combat readiness command center. It has numerous outgoing lines and hidden entrances and exits. It has been in operation for decades. Even if all the roads are blown up, it can still issue orders and conduct battlefield command from here.

The entire command center also includes underground bunkers for the president, vice president, and the Ministry of National Defense. To ensure their comfort, tens of millions of New Taiwan Dollars were spent to build various underground structures to improve their living standards. It is said that the purchase of furniture alone cost 20 million New Taiwan Dollars.

The Second and Third Battalions headed straight for the Hengshan Command Post.

Hu Zhantian questioned:

"Where is Tsai Ing-wen? You're best friends with her, don't you know where she is right now?"

"They should...they should also be hiding at the Hengshan Command Post in Jinan Mountain, right?"

Without further ado, Hu Zhantian did not waste any words and did not bother to attack the presidential and vice-presidential residences. Instead, he turned around and rushed towards Songshan Airport.

"Damn it, take this guy away! These heartless, yellow-skinned bastards must be severely punished. We're going to rendezvous with the Second and Third Battalions now. We're going to attack the Taiwanese military's Ministry of National Defense and Hengshan Command Post!"

Meanwhile, over Taipei, flying shells continued to destroy the designated targets on the map.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

三座18门510口径舰炮、12座12门203口径舰炮，在基隆河与淡水河交叉口，形成了覆盖整个台北的火力网络。

From Keelung City and Yilan County in Taitung to Taoyuan City and Zhongli City in the west, and Daxi District in the south, and as far as Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County, almost all military bases and targets in the entire Third Combat Zone of Taiwan are within the firepower coverage of these giant artillery forts.

The command post was filled with constant chatter:

"The enemy's Sixth Army Corps Command Post at Longtan Camp in Zhongli City has completed its artillery bombardment!"

This is the unit left behind by Hu Lien, known as the First Army of the Taiwan Army, the vanguard force, and the nominal highest command center of the entire Third Combat Zone.

"Enemy 21st Artillery Command, complete artillery bombardment!"

This unit was located in the same place as the Sixth Army Corps headquarters.

"The enemy's 269th Mechanized Infantry Brigade's mountaintop barracks has been bombarded!"

This was the 207th Division of the National Revolutionary Army, formed by the Youth Expeditionary Force led by Lieutenant General Fang Xianjue, with the motto "Every inch of our land is bought with blood, 100,000 youths make 100,000 soldiers." After retreating to Taiwan, it underwent several reorganizations and was renamed the Lion Army, stationed atop Gaoshan Mountain in Meiyuan, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

"Enemy 584th Armored Brigade Kansai Recruit Training Center, artillery bombardment complete!"

"Enemy 582nd Armored Brigade's Hukou camp has completed its artillery bombardment!"

These two brigades are located near Hsinchu County in the southwest. One was a general conscript division established in Jiangxi in December 1948, and the other was reorganized from the 12nd Armored Brigade, which appeared in 1970.

“Enemy…”

The Taiwanese military inherited the characteristics of the Kuomintang army, not only with its overlapping structures, but also with a good grasp of the historical weight.

When the old unit numbers from history appeared before their eyes, and when military camps with various nicknames like "Lion" and "Vanguard" were buried in flames under artillery fire, the stories of the Youth Army, the bloodshed for every inch of land, and the 49 conscript division were vividly displayed before the Zhenhai warship command post.

Looking at so many historical artifacts, one might even feel as if the current battle is not the Taiwan Strait War, but the unfinished fourth amphibious campaign of the Chinese Civil War.

But it doesn't seem wrong either.

This was the last battle of the unfinished Liberation War.

Zhang Xiaoqian and his staff waved their batons, drawing on the map:

"The Taiwanese military lined up their troops along the Taixi Railway. The original plan was to have the various reserve troops guarding the beachhead withstand the first wave of attack. Then, after our army carried out an amphibious assault landing, they would launch a beachhead counterattack from the rear, drive our army into the sea, and think they could win the battle."

As planned, the Taiwanese military deployed the beachhead garrison brigades, the unfortunate soldiers, as the first wave of human shields to withstand the onslaught.

Once the People's Liberation Army lands, their elite troops will advance from their lined-up western trunk railway lines to complete the counterattack victory.

However, at this point, such a plan is completely meaningless to implement.

Zhang Xiaoqian said:

"But little did they know that such a strategic deployment was an extremely rigid, long, single-line formation. Could those men who had served four months or a year of military service on the beachhead really withstand the PLA's fierce artillery fire? Could mechanized units really be allowed to deploy their positions during a second counterattack when the air force was completely at a disadvantage?"

"So we'll hold our ground here, stay here, and not retreat until they choke to death!"

……

Through a window and a curtain of rain, Taipei residents, with no power or internet, peered out of their windows to watch the three enormous battleships, a marvel of engineering, lined up in a river bend and firing continuously.

"It feels like two different worlds."

Residents of Taipei and New Taipei City even have time to enjoy a cup of tea.

Those who could leave have already left; those who stayed either longed for their homeland or were able to accept the CCP's way of life.

When typhoons and torrential rains locked everyone in their homes, people were even relieved. Thank goodness the typhoon came; otherwise, if it had happened on a weekday, who knows how many unfortunate people would have died.

This is the command post at Hengshan Mountain in Jinan.

Lai Ching-te, along with his Minister of National Defense, Ku Li-hsiung, and Chief of the General Staff, Mei Chia-shu, stared blankly at the command center, which was shrouded in darkness and barely powered by backup electricity.

The war has begun.

The PLA has already stormed into the Tamsui River, and the Presidential Palace is suspected to have been breached by a PLA raiding party.

Hsiao Bi-khim's whereabouts are unknown.

A large number of officials have gone missing.

Overnight, only Jinan Mountain remained as the core of the resistance in Taipei City.

Of course, they were unwilling to admit defeat.

After all, there was still a political agreement with Li Xinghe to move to Hokkaido and establish a special autonomous region within a country.

Now that it is clear that Taiwan is under attack by the main force of the People's Liberation Army, a group of pro-independence forces led by Lai Ching-te will naturally want to put up a last stand.

The Hengshan Command Post in Taiwan issued various military orders to the outside world:

"All Taiwanese military personnel have had their leave suspended and returned to their respective barracks. The entire force is mobilized!"

"Issue a mobilization order! Mobilize all 11 reserve brigades and 18 county and city reserve brigades. The National Defense Mobilization Administration must recruit all conscripts into the military. Weapons and ammunition depots across the country must be opened and distributed. We have reached a critical moment for the life and death of Taiwan!"

"Mobilize the entire population! Conscript men for military service, designate the entire 70-mile coastline as an alert zone, and grant the air command and control center the authority to shoot down any unidentified aircraft."

"Air defense warning!"

"Mobilize all civilian transport vehicles to distribute the guns and ammunition from the ammunition depots to the military camps!"

One after another, orders to resist were sent to various parts of Taiwan through the hidden communication lines of the Hengshan Command.

One advantage of typhoon weather is that residents are not on the streets, but another disadvantage is that when the National Defense Mobilization Agency breaks down doors, they can easily grab the conscripts they want.

A cacophony of noise rose and fell in the streets:

"They're conscripting men!"

……

As the sky cleared and the sun rose high in the sky, Typhoon Fenghuang subsided somewhat.

Li Xinghe's large fleet is operating in the waters off Ryukyu.

At this time, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon had been replaced by Chief of Staff Christopher Grady, a bald man whom Li Xinghe had met on the night of the White House coup.

Former Chief of Staff John retired the day before 2030!

So when the bald man called Li Xinghe, he directly questioned him:

"Some say you betrayed the United States! Your fleet appeared at the mouth of the river near Taipei! Your troops are mixed up with the Chinese army!"

Li Xinghe naturally retorted:

"Bullshit! My fleet went missing in the storm, and we're searching for them everywhere. I just found out that they lost their way in the storm and drifted all the way to Taiwan. Now they're reporting to me that they accidentally went the wrong way, entered the mouth of the Tamsui River, got stuck there, and needed rescue, but were attacked by Taiwanese troops on the shore who were unaware of the situation! This is your responsibility!"

Grady, however, believed that Li Xinghe was lying:

"I received a clear report that they are definitely attacking the Presidential Office Building in Taipei!" (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the initial statement.)

Li Xinghe is still spouting nonsense:

"You're talking nonsense. They're definitely helping the Taiwanese Presidential Office retreat to make it easier to resist the Chinese army's attack! How could my subordinates be disloyal to me?"

Makes no sense.

Moreover, there is no real evidence, only some vague online comments and fragments.

The entire island of Taiwan is currently without internet access, and the only thing the US can contact is the newly formed First Army deployed near Kaohsiung. However, they are now completely baffled because they have no idea what has happened. Tainan, as the least important and defensible place in Taiwan, is already under-strength, and even the PLA's missile strikes are too wasteful to reach the Tainan area.

Seeing Li Xinghe cheating, and with Taiwan shrouded in mystery, Chief of Staff Grady was sweating profusely.

"Fuck...Fuck..."

How did it suddenly end up falling into my hands?

Chief of Staff John's move was ruthless; he just walked away and left the mess behind.

This is completely different from what Americans imagined.

According to the Pentagon's predictions, the USS Kennedy and USS Washington can only hold out until October at the latest. Before that, if they can force the aircraft carriers in the combat readiness maintenance training phase and the aircraft carriers waiting for repair in the shipyard to start in time and pass through the Panama Canal in August, they can achieve the handover of the two aircraft carrier battle groups before the People's Liberation Army takes action.

The problem is that there are simply too many aircraft carriers awaiting repair, and those in the combat readiness maintenance and training phase have only just given their sailors leave.

The original strategic plan of the US military was to be able to deploy 6 carrier strike groups within 60 days and 7 within 90 days in the event of a major incident, forming an invincible 7 carrier strike groups to take on the world.

As a result, after all the calculations, they now only have two aircraft carriers already in the Philippines, and four more are on leave or undergoing low-intensity training and maintenance. These four carriers will need a long time to complete their maintenance and to be replenished with new recruits.

Before he could catch his breath, Grady heard his subordinates shouting:

"The Chinese army has begun its attack!"

The 73rd Group Army stationed in Jimei, Xiamen, has mobilized!

As a frontline force against Taiwan, the 73rd Group Army, already in a state of combat readiness, assembled its first active force in just a few hours, crossed the river, and headed straight for Kinmen.

Kinmen County surrendered peacefully and smoothly.

For the United States at this time, satellite images could capture the large-scale PLA mobilization on the Fujian coast, and the Eastern Theater Command was fully activated amidst the attack trajectories drawn by countless missiles.

Soldiers from the 73rd Group Army poured into large civilian roll-on/roll-off ships that had been temporarily borrowed, and tanks, missile vehicles, and rocket vehicles were transported on board.

以076四川舰、075广西舰、075安徽舰为核心的两栖登陆作战部队，在太原舰、温州舰、扬州舰等18艘导弹驱逐舰、50艘导弹护卫舰、16艘登陆舰、3艘船坞登陆舰与其他二十余艘各式舰船的护卫下，东出大海，直指澎湖！

Not to mention that most Taiwanese people are still in a state of confusion, even the vast majority of people in mainland China are unaware of what has happened.

Everyone is still getting up early, living their lives, and exchanging insults online as usual.