The sudden attack not only severely damaged the "Kaga" aircraft carrier, but also completely disrupted the Japanese formation - 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 the merchant ship where Japanese soldiers had climbed aboard, a small-scale conflict had broken out. The captain who was clamoring for a killing spree took 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 captain waved his command knife.
Roaring in Japanese, he ordered 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, and the voices of both sides became louder and louder. Finally, the Japanese captain could not control his emotions and took the lead in ordering the shooting. The Jewish cadet dressed as a U.S. second lieutenant did not understand all Japanese.
Not understanding, 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 immediately 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 immediately while the Japanese fleet is in chaos."
Mitterrand hesitated: "What if the Japanese attack us?"
"Then we can only fight back. I hope the British don't just shoot and run away. If the British come prepared, it's still unclear 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 ship became crazy and began to fire wildly at the sponge in the distance, the mood of Tan Kah Kee and other Chinese leaders in Singapore and Malaysia immediately changed.
became heavy. They didn’t know what would happen next, and 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, and Zhang Liangfeng wanted to speak to the ships under his command.
Convey the order: "Listen carefully, prepare to break out!"
"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!" Worried 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 they 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 thought it was reasonable, and just as they were calming down, they heard fierce gunfire 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.
It was like daytime. 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 get out of here."
Zhang Liangfeng turned back to the helmsman and said: "Turn 15° to the left, use full power, let's go!"
The evacuation fleet suddenly rushed to the upper right to break through. Yamada Shiki, who was standing on a lifeboat, saw it, with a gloomy face and said nothing. Okada Harukatsu stood up holding a second lieutenant's shoulder 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 until he bit it to bleed. Licking his cracked lip and tasting the taste of his own blood, he said coldly: "Today's day This humiliation must be repaid 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 cadet soldiers wiped out the thirty-four Japanese who boarded the ship at the cost of sixteen casualties. They cut the cables that brought the Japanese frigate to dock. The second lieutenant, who had been 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, then looked at the imposing "Americans", and thought of these gangs 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 Lord Yamada'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 himself stayed. And because he took charge of the situation, the British army finally avoided the embarrassing situation of being leaderless. The British are not fools, especially those senior officers. When the evacuation fleet pulled out 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. They listened to his orders and did not dare to go overboard. Percival integrated After nearly 25,000 British officers and soldiers, they sent about 3,000 people to continue to gather scattered British troops. Then they began to rearrange the defense line, and soon built a new defense line at the junction of urban and rural areas in Singapore, and 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 attack Guika by boat 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. Ever since he decided to stay, Percival understood that the British army in Singapore was destined to surrender. But before that, he still wanted to 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 lecturing here 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! Okay, let's give them a