Gulf of Tonkin 80 years ago

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"With air support (mainly Aichi D1A dive bombers) from carriers Akagi, Sōryū, and Hiryū, and naval gunfire support from destroyers, the IJA 5th Division, the Formosa Mixed Brigade, and an assortment of naval infantry (later designated the Canton SNLF) land from the Gulf of Tonkin at several points in Guangxi Province. They strike north towards Nanning to cut off the Chinese from supply via French Indochina. Nanning will fall by the 24th since most Chinese forces are further north facing existing Japanese incursions. "