The sudden attack not only severely damaged the "Kaga" aircraft carrier, but also completely disrupted the Japanese queue. The Japanese ships in front were in a mess, some pursued the submarine in the direction of disappearance, and some dropped depth bombs wildly on the spot; In the sky above the evacuation fleet, several torpedo planes roared back and forth; on several light frigates that were berthed on the big ship in front of the evacuation fleet, the Japanese Marines lined up were furious, and many people moved across the boat. Guns and bullets hit those big ships and sparks flew out... On a merchant ship where Japanese soldiers had climbed aboard, a small-scale conflict had broken out. The squadron leader who was clamoring for a killing spree and several Ten Japanese soldiers were about to break into the cockpit and seize control of the ship. Suddenly, a group of more than 20 "US Marine Corps" officers and soldiers came out. The two sides fired at each other on the narrow left side ramp deck. The Japanese squadron leader waved his command knife. , roaring in Japanese, ordering the Americans to fire their guns and stop resisting; a second lieutenant in the "US Marine Corps" brandished a pistol, declared in English that they had violated the territory of the United States of America, and ordered them to disembark...
The chickens and ducks talked, the voices of both sides became louder and louder, and the anger became more and more intense. Finally, the Japanese squadron leader could not control his emotions and took the lead in ordering the shooting. The Jewish cadet dressed as a U.S. Army second lieutenant did not speak Japanese. Unable to understand, he gave the shooting order almost at the same time. Both sides fired almost at the same time. Gunfire erupted, and the soldiers in front of both sides fell to the ground.
On the command ship of the evacuation fleet, the US heavy cruiser, Grant and Mitterrand were discussing countermeasures. When they heard the sound of gunshots, both of them were startled. Grant gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "There is no time to hesitate. We will break out at full speed while the Japanese fleet is in chaos."
Mitterrand hesitated and said: "What if the Japanese attack us."
"Then we can only fight back. I hope the British will not run away with just one shot. If the British come prepared, we still don't know who will win." Grant said, narrowing his eyes slightly, looking like a gambler. attitude,
Mitterrand really didn't want to make the matter a big deal, but at this moment, he also knew that it was impossible to solve the problem peacefully. He sighed heavily and said, "I don't know how to fight. I will listen to you in everything."
On the "Qiang Yun", everyone first cheered and cheered when the Japanese aircraft carrier was hit by a submarine. Then as the Japanese aircraft carrier became crazy and began to fire wildly at the sponge in the distance, Tan Kah Kee and other Chinese leaders in Singapore and Malaysia immediately felt They all became heavy. They didn’t know what would happen next. They were all worried about the fate of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia, and were worried that they would be attacked by Japanese ships. Zhang Liangfeng and Cui Lin behaved extremely calmly. Zhang Liangfeng wanted to talk to everyone under his command. The ship conveyed the order: "Listen, everyone, prepare to speed up the breakout."
"What if the Japanese attack us?" Lin Jiangshi asked,
Zhang Liangfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and said decisively: "If they dare to come on board the ship, they are seeking death. As for bombarding our ship, I don't think they have the courage." Fearing that Tan Kah Kee and others would not understand, he explained: "That's right. The Japanese are not afraid of triggering a war between the United States and Japan and really dare to launch an attack, but as long as our submarines are still lurking nearby, they will definitely have some scruples. This is our opportunity."
Everyone felt it was reasonable and just as they were calming down, they heard fierce gunshots from the "Kunshan" not far away. At this time, there were still Japanese ships firing flares into the sky continuously, so the sea area was still bright. Like daylight, Cui Lin quickly walked to the cabin door and looked towards the "Kunshan". From a distance, he saw gunfire flashing on the "Kunshan"'s gangway. He looked at it carefully for a while, turned around and said to the people behind him. : "Don't worry, the little devil is only a member of a small team, not a rival."
As soon as he finished speaking, Grant's voice came from the loudspeaker in the cabin: "I am Grant, the commander-in-chief of the evacuation fleet. Please pay attention to all ships and immediately turn 15° to the left. Let's speed up and leave here."
Zhang Liangfeng turned back to the helmsman and said: "Turn 15° to the left, use full power, and let's go."
The evacuation fleet suddenly accelerated collectively to break through to the upper right. Yamada Shiki, who was standing on a lifeboat, saw it. His face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. Okada Harukatsu stood up holding a second lieutenant's shoulders and said bitterly: "Your Excellency, Just let them run away."
Yamada bit his lower lip with his teeth and looked back at the "Kaga" aircraft carrier stuck on the sea. He bit it until it bled. He licked his cracked lip and tasted his own blood. He said coldly: "Today's day This humiliation must be paid back twice as much in the future, Americans, you will pay the price for today's actions."
Yamada Shiji drifted on the sea with the lifeboat, and could not command other ships for the time being. After noticing the actions of the evacuation fleet, two Japanese ships broke away from the queue searching for British submarines and turned towards the evacuation fleet.
On the "Kunshan", the battle was over. The Jewish soldiers, at the cost of 16 casualties, wiped out the thirty-four Japanese who boarded the ship. They cut off the cables that brought the Japanese frigate to dock. The second lieutenant, who was shot in the calf, fired several shots into the air and shouted in English to the kid who turned the muzzle of the gun: "Japanese, do you really want to provoke a war between the United States and Japan?"
On that frigate, the only one who could understand English was the captain. The captain glanced at the "Kaga" aircraft carrier stuck in the water, and then looked at the domineering "American", thinking of this The son of a bitch really dared to confront the imperial army with force. He gritted his teeth and ordered his subordinates to be patient and prepare for battle to wait for Yamada-dono's order.
When a big storm was brewing in the sea off Singapore, an ambush started at the junction of urban and rural areas on the west side of Singapore.
In order to allow Bai Sihua and others to escape, Percival stayed. Because of him taking charge of the situation, the British army finally avoided the embarrassing situation of being leaderless. The British were not fools, especially those mid-level officers. When the evacuation fleet pulled the When the whistle was blown and they were preparing to return, many people understood what Percival had given up. Therefore, they began to respect Percival from the bottom of their hearts, listened to his orders, and did not dare to go beyond the limits. Percival integrated After nearly 25,000 British officers and soldiers, they sent about 3,000 people to continue to gather scattered British troops everywhere, and then began to rearrange the defense line. Soon a new defense line was built at the junction of urban and rural areas in Singapore, and they seized the opportunity to attack. Hashimoto Shun smuggled two Japanese brigades to Kamika through the waterway and ambushed them.
In order to thoroughly understand the situation in Singapore, Shun Hashimoto sent two brigades of soldiers to sneak attack Guika from the waterway. As a result, they encountered about 5,000 British troops led by Percival himself.
When the Japanese sneaked onto the beach, Percival was lecturing the soldiers. From the moment he decided to stay, Percival understood that the British army in Singapore was destined to surrender. But before that, he thought Give it another try, even if it is just for the honor of the soldiers, "Soldiers, there is nothing terrible in failure, but we must not lose the honor of the soldiers because of this. Even if we want to surrender, we must let the Japanese know that we are absolutely A respectable opponent." He was giving a lecture when suddenly a platoon leader came to report that the Japanese were found on Turtle Beach.
Percival immediately guessed the Japanese's intention, "They came to test our reality. Perhaps, they thought we had abandoned Singapore and escaped with the American evacuation fleet. Well, let's give them a A head-on blow."