The British army suddenly acted bravely. On the one hand, it was because it was a matter of life and death. On the other hand, they were used to bullying the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia. They did not take it seriously to prevent the Chinese from approaching the Sin Chew Pier. When Bai Sihua and Percival thought about it, As long as the troops under his command show a little bit of claws, the "rabble" will collapse at a stroke and will no longer be an obstacle to the "Singapore Retreat".
However, there was no sound of gunfire for more than an hour, but there was no good news. Instead, bad news came back one after another, "The volunteers broke through the first line of defense; the second line of defense was broken... Oh no, the American Consulate was taken over by the volunteers." Got off,.”
"How is that possible?" "I heard you right." Bai Sihua and Percival looked at each other, dumbfounded. Then, they both jumped up at the same time, and the former shouted: "No, I have to rush to the front line myself."
Percival: "I'd better go to the front line. Sir, you can go to the dock. I suddenly have a very bad feeling."
The cowardly sheep suddenly turned into a lion. The British army, which could not even parry in front of the Japanese army, suddenly revealed its true colors.
The two people walked out of the gate of the temporary headquarters together and stood in the yard. They were about to order the adjutant to summon his guards, but they saw a noise not far away. They rushed out of the yard and saw groups of soldiers falling into the desert. Then a small group of several hundred people formed an organized unit, and a little further away, the shouts of killing became louder and louder, and the sound of "dong dong" footsteps came. It was obvious that the volunteers were approaching.
"Asshole, where's Commander Borisim?" Percival stopped a soldier, reached out and grabbed his collar and shouted in a deep voice,
"They are dead. The officers are all dead. General, you should run away quickly. The Chinese have sharpshooters. The officers will die as soon as they show up."
There was a full division of British troops stationed on this street, but they were defeated without a single blister. The officers were all dead. These words were like a plate of cold water poured on Percival's head, shaking his heart. All thoughts about the "Great Evacuation from Singapore" were extinguished.
"What's going on?" Bai Sihua came over surrounded by dozens of soldiers. He first asked his men to collect the defeated troops, then walked to Percival and asked,
Percival felt completely hopeless and replied dejectedly: "We underestimated the Chinese people's determination. It seems that the Xuebing Army has already sent its elite troops to sneak into the city."
Bai Sihua's guards were ordered to collect the defeated soldiers. However, what is ridiculous is that the defeated soldiers who were stopped actually tried to persuade the guards officers and soldiers to flee quickly, "Chinese people" Crazy." All the defeated soldiers said in one voice: "More crazy than the Japanese." "Moreover, some troops have mutinied. They said that the commander's order was against humanity and they were destined to be detained by the International Court of Justice in The Hague and massacre civilians. "Well, but then again, the Chinese are not civilians, they are just mobs." "Let me tell you another unfortunate news. The Americans have already sided with the Chinese. The Americans are our allies. This What's the matter?" "If you want to die, go ahead. The Chinese have snipers. I saw it with my own eyes. Only half of Commander Boresim's head was exposed. "Bah," his head is like a watermelon. It broke, and God, it was horrible."
The conversation between the soldiers reached the ears of Bai Sihua and Percival. They wanted to denounce this fallacy angrily, but they swallowed it back. They were horrified to find that they seemed to have lost the courage to argue.
"Let's go to the dock. We can't really fight the Chinese to the end. That would only help the Japanese." Percival said softly,
"That's all, Percival, tell me, Wavell's plan was wrong from the beginning."
"I don't know. Wavell's intentions must be good, but he underestimated the power of the Chinese. Bai Sihua, I finally understand the true meaning of the word '**' now."
The situation was over. As the two highest-ranking generals in the British Army in the Straits Settlements, they felt abnormally relaxed for some reason. They called each other by their first names and behaved like a pair of close friends for the first time.
The resistance of the Chinese was very tenacious. Even though the Xinghua Volunteer Army temporarily absorbed five or six thousand new troops, their weapons were still lacking and worn out. Their weapons were not as good as those of the British army. They could only rely on courage, hard work, and sacrifice to seek victory. Even their teeth What a tragic thing it is that any part of the body has become a weapon for them to fight against the British army. China has been weak for too long, and even though it has a vast territory, rich resources, and a huge population base ... It has all the qualifications to become a powerful country, but it is not a powerful country. It is even unable to protect its own expatriates living in foreign lands. In order to survive, they have to sacrifice part of them in order to exchange for the survival of the ethnic group.
The Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia are good people. Facing the British professional soldiers, facing the black and cold muzzles, and facing the danger of losing their lives at any time, no one flinched. The young men screamed loudly and hugged the old The guns rushed up; behind them were those chaste girls, many of whom were active dancers at the upper class dances of the British not long ago; the old people also rushed up. If they didn't have guns, they would use stones and bricks. Even fight with your own teeth...
In fact, not many people died in the British army, but at least half of them were beaten to death or bitten to death. This was a heavy blow to the morale of the British army.
In this arduous and fierce battle, a total of more than 800 British soldiers deserted the dark side and joined the volunteer camp. In the beginning, Cui Lin and others accepted the British just because they were happy to see dogs bite dogs. Tan Kah Kee was much smarter and more intelligent than them. Good at grasping the general situation, those British soldiers suddenly issued an appeal to their former comrades on the opposite side, telling them not to blindly follow Bai Sihua and other senior British soldiers and become their tools to massacre civilians. It was his handwriting.
This had an even greater impact on the morale of the British army. In addition, the Wolf Fangs opened fire with full firepower, targeting the officers with bullets. After an hour and a half of melee, the British army's attempt to occupy the American consulate was first defeated. Then, American expatriates joined the Chinese. camp, the British army is shrinking, and this battle can no longer be fought.
Picking up American expatriates from the U.S. Consulate is the key to the "Great Chinese Rescue in Singapore and Malaysia". With the Americans escorting them and the British taking precautions, the road to Sin Chew Pier will be much smoother.
Two and a half hours after the "American evacuation fleet" docked at Xingzhou Pier, that is, at around nine o'clock in the evening, the mighty "American evacuation fleet" finally appeared in front of Grant, Zhang Liangfeng and others.
There was no fighting at the pier. Under the command of Zhang Liangfeng, and with Grant providing an honest reason, it took more than a thousand Jewish cadets dressed as US Marines to expel the British troops guarding the pier in just a quarter of an hour. went out and took over the entire defense of the dock.
The temporary headquarters of the British army was originally located on a street that was necessary to get to the Sin Chew Pier. However, facing the menacing Sing Hwa Volunteer Army forward, Bai Sihua and Percival did not dare to continue to organize a blockade. In order to escape from the death land of Singapore , they are indeed crazy, but they also know not to offend the Americans. Since the American expatriates have been "coerced" into the Chinese team, if there is a war, accidental injuries will inevitably occur. Bai Sihua and Percival dare to ignore Thomas and Johnny's Although they dare not ignore the lives and safety of American expatriates, this shows from one side how important having a strong motherland is to those expatriates living overseas.
"Let's go, let's take a detour to the coastal forest road and go to the dock area first," Bai Sihua quickly made a new decision.
At this time, Percival thought of a more important person and asked: "Where's Dali, why didn't you see this guy?"
Colonel Dali is the commander of the Xinghua Volunteer Army. According to common sense, he has the highest command authority of the Xinghua Volunteer Army. Of course, when Percival asked this question at this time, it was actually a fluke.
"I haven't seen him yet. Maybe he has been killed by the Chinese." One of his staff members replied in an uncertain tone.
After finally gathering five or six thousand officers and soldiers, Bai Sihua and Percival avoided the streets leading to Xingzhou Pier and detoured along the coastal forest road to reach the terminal first. However, they met Major Shi En's men on the coastal forest road.
"Major Shi'en has been detained by the Americans. The Americans have told us that we are not allowed to come within 500 meters of the dock's defense area. If we get close, we will shoot." Major Shi'en's deputy reported to the two generals aggrievedly,
If the dock is still in hand, they can use it to negotiate with the Chinese. These five or six thousand people have hope of escaping from Singapore. But now, they have to make long-term plans. "Shi En, you idiot." Bai Sihua cursed with a livid face, Then he inquired about the details of the Panem Ministry being driven away from the dock, and learned that the Americans had sent at least one regiment of Marines. After some discussion with Percival, he decided that he would personally visit the man with such a huge reputation. Colonel Grant,
Both of them knew that after tonight's farce, what little morale the troops had had been completely depleted. Once this matter was discovered by the Japanese army, the British army in the Straits Settlements would have only one way to surrender. If you surrender, just surrender. , However, if they can successfully escape to the sea and order their men to surrender, it will save the face of their two generals and the British government to the greatest extent.
"Britain and the United States are allies after all. Although we were wrong in this matter, it was also forced by the situation. For the sake of the dignity of the British Empire, I will bear the humiliation and apologize to Grant in a low profile. I think he will not go so far as to Let's do it right, but don't let the officers and soldiers below know about it. Percival, I'm going to find Grant right now, and I'll leave this place to you."