The forward positions were abandoned by the Indian and Australian troops, and the Dutch army surrendered directly to the Japanese army. Now if the Japanese army launches an offensive against Singapore, they will be able to drive straight into the city. It can be said that the British brought this situation to themselves. .If they did not withdraw all their troops, if they did not use force to seize the lives of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia, then even if the forward position was lost, they could immediately integrate their troops and establish a second line of defense. But now? The troop sequence was changed by Xinghua. Not only was the Volunteer Army disrupted, but the most fatal thing was that senior officers suffered severe losses in this armed conflict. Two division commanders were captured alive or shot dead by the Volunteer Army, and several brigade commanders and regimental commanders were sniped to death. , have now completely become stragglers. As for those independent brigades, their situation is not optimistic. The worst thing is that because one of their regiments rebelled and became the so-called "Borrowing Volunteers", the officers and soldiers are not optimistic about it. He had doubts about the orders he had previously executed, and even began to doubt the character of top commanders Bai Sihua and Percival. This was a fatal blow to morale.
"I have asked all the officers in the headquarters to gather the troops. With the current strength, it should not be a problem to gather 20,000 troops. This is enough to withstand for a while. However, I don't want the soldiers to make unnecessary sacrifices, so surrender It is inevitable in the end," Percival whispered in Bai Sihua's ear after he was awakened.
Bai Sihua nodded nervously, and then said decisively: "I'll go talk to the Chinese people! If they don't agree, then I'll fight to the death!"
Percival gritted his teeth, hugged him hard, and then watched him lead a dozen of his men towards the Chinese community in the distance.
Yamamoto Isoroku personally sat on Makari Island to direct the Japanese offensive against Singapore. Just after nightfall, he received a report from his subordinates and learned that a fierce battle had broken out in Singapore. He was confused at first and did not understand what the British were up to. Sangma was with him. He speculated that the local people had responded to the imperial army's call for an uprising. He declared happily: "Your Excellency, it seems that our propaganda policy is very effective. If things go on like this, Vietnam and Burma, for example, Perhaps the French and British would have been driven out even before the imperial army came."
Yamamoto Isoroku smiled at his statement - Yamamoto has always been a pragmatic person. He clearly knew that the so-called National Independence Army and the National Revolt Service provided a great cause for the imperial army to enter Southeast Asia. excuse, but at least for now, its meaning is just an excuse. The old devil tapped his right hand on the table in front of him, staring at the map of Southeast Asia beside him. After a few minutes, he suddenly stood up and said: "The 'Weishan' before The report says that the U.S. evacuation fleet has as many as forty ships, and it has many 10,000-ton merchant ships, cruise ships, and ships. Don’t you think there’s something fishy about this?”
Sangma was startled for a moment, then he suddenly realized and said, "Sir, do you mean that the British want to use the help of Americans to escape from Singapore?"
"It's entirely possible! Souma, please call General Hashimoto immediately and ask him to launch a tentative attack. I need to know the specific situation on the front line."
"Hai, I'll do it right away."
"By the way, send another telegram to Yamada Shimizu, asking him to immediately lead the Kaga aircraft carrier fleet to approach the offshore waters of Singapore and prepare to intercept the US evacuation fleet."
"Your Mightiness?"
"Execute it, don't worry, I know this may be a British conspiracy. However, we can't just watch the cooked duck fly away. We don't want to provoke the Americans, and the Americans should not dare to provoke us, so be careful
There is no problem with the scale and boarding inspection.”
"Understood!"
At around ten o'clock, Yamamoto Isoroku received a telegram from Hashimoto Jun reporting his victory, saying that the Dutch army had surrendered to them. Then only twenty minutes later, he received another telegram, in which Hashimoto Shun reported that the Dutch army had surrendered.
After learning the identity of the front-line enemy troops, they were Indian and Australian retinues. They had been defeated and requested a direct attack on Singapore.
At this point, Yamamoto believed that the British really wanted to escape from the sea with the help of the Americans. Putting down the telegram, he said to Soma Masaru: "Do the British really want to escape from the sea? They also fantasize about doing it again.
The Great Evacuation of Kirkuk'? Delusion!"
Souma was very excited and said: "Your Excellency, let Hashimoto let them attack! First capture Singapore and cut off the British army's chance of survival on land, and then let Yamada-kun intercept them from the sea. Hehe, the British army is here
Singapore has a total of 50,000 to 60,000 troops, right? Including its retinue, there are a full 100,000 troops. If they were all captured alive, what a great achievement it would be! Your Excellency, after this battle, our navy will have one more marshal.
!”
If the Singaporean British army can be captured alive, this credit will be enough for Yamamoto Isoroku to be promoted to the rank of marshal. Yamamoto could not restrain his excitement, and slowly exhaled: "As long as the empire's Southeast Asia policy can be implemented smoothly, the current dilemma can be solved
After all, what does my personal honor and disgrace count? Soma, call Hashimoto Jun. The Western Expedition Fleet General Headquarters agrees to their request and orders them to capture Singapore before noon tomorrow. Call Yamada to avoid falling into the British trap.
Trap, we must be more tolerant to the Americans. Well, we must prevent Thomas, Bai Sihua and Percival from hiding among the American expatriates. Even if some other generals cannot be caught, these three people must not allow them to escape!"
"Hai!"
Almost at the same time, in Phnom Penh, inside the General Headquarters of the Expeditionary Force, Pan Meiren suddenly stood up and exhaled with relief: "Yashan called back!"
"Okay!" Ouyang Yun said, then sat down heavily and put out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray.
"Yashan" only replied with two words "understand", but it was enough.
When the Chinese from Singapore and Malaysia began to board the ship, Zhang Liangfeng sent a secret telegram to the headquarters. Ouyang Yun and others were furious when they learned that the British army had actually attacked the Chinese from Singapore and Malaysia and wanted to use "martial arts" to deprive them of the opportunity to escape Singapore.
They were yelling. Everyone was tired of scolding. When they calmed down, they immediately thought of a very serious problem - the Xinghua Volunteer Army and the British army were fighting fiercely in Singapore. It was impossible for the Japanese not to notice it. Yamamoto Isoroku was not a fool, he would definitely
From this, it is thought that there is a problem with the "American evacuation fleet", so what countermeasures will he take? At this time, it is particularly important whether "Yashan" can make a contribution and successfully attract the attention of the Japanese army.
Just when Yamada decided to use the "Kaga" aircraft carrier as his flagship and led as many as twenty warships to the offshore waters of Singapore where the "Kishan" frigate was located, the two Song-class submarines of the Xuebing Army had already
Quietly lurking on the seabed about three thousand meters away from the "Weishan", and prepared for an attack.
The commander of "Yashan" is Xu Kai, the supreme commander of the submarine force of the Haikou Fleet. This young naval general of the Xuebing Army is leading the army in battle for the first time. He is driving the most advanced naval weapons of the Xuebing Army, and they are executing
The difficulty of the mission is also unprecedented.