After the destruction of the Z fleet, the Chinese fleet can now calmly launch an attack on Singapore!
On the morning of October 28, 1940, the artillery and aviation forces of the Chinese National Defense Force began to violently bomb artillery positions, airports and other facilities on Singapore Island, and the army also began a full-scale landing.
Before the Chinese ** team launched the landing battle, the British army had already lost sea and air supremacy in the nearby waters, and Singapore had actually become an isolated island.
At this time, there were about 80,000 British, Australian, and Indian coalition forces in Singapore. Although they had sufficient food and ammunition, the continuous retreat in the Malay Peninsula had demoralized the soldiers. The shadow of failure spread like a plague among the coalition forces, and the retreat was short-lived.
It quickly becomes uncontrollable.
At 15:00 on the afternoon of October 28, the main force of the Chinese ** team landed in the bushes and swamps west of the Long Causeway in assault boats. Guarding here were the exhausted and unprepared Australian troops.
After the Chinese ** Corps landed, they set about establishing and consolidating the landing site. Then the Guards Division also moved westward and landed at the landing site. The two elite divisions of the Chinese ** Corps advanced south side by side.
After the war, the Chinese ** team successively occupied important places such as Tima Highlands, Yinbaoding Reservoir and Garland Airport, forming a three-sided siege of the city while intensifying air strikes.
In the coalition camp, the successive retreats in the Malay Peninsula had reduced the morale of the soldiers to almost nothing, and the army was in a state of anxiety and depression. Two days after the Chinese ** team launched the attack, the number of people who fled the battle began to decrease.
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Just when the front line was tense, Australian army patrols were arresting deserters all over the urban area of Singapore. On the morning of October 28, more than 80% of the officers and soldiers of some Australian troops fled from the front line, and the Chinese ** team went to Singapore that afternoon.
The island launched an attack.
By the 30th, the situation got out of hand.
According to another Scottish military staff officer of Percival, the commander-in-chief of the British Army in Singapore, he fled Singapore in a hurry and described the situation to his friends: "At that time, there was a battle with the Chinese Army in the Western Defense Zone.
The roads were full of Australian soldiers...The army was in disarray. In search of alcohol, these people robbed many private homes, including mine. The piers were full of Australian soldiers, and many people finally fled Singapore.
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The defeat and escape of the Australian Legion began to affect the British and Indian armies in the later stages of the war. Some soldiers also began to mix in the fleeing crowd and flee. Among them, the Indian Infantry Regiment was the most serious. In the battle on November 1, three members of the 2110 Infantry Regiment lost their lives.
A total of 600 people in the battalion either fled or simply surrendered to the enemy.
Throughout the Battle of Singapore, 12,000 Indian troops deserted.
Before the Battle of Singapore began, the British did not actually have much hope for victory. However, Churchill himself still advocated active defense. He said in the Tana newspaper warning the British troops on Singapore Island:
"The obvious solution is to use ammunition to shoot at the enemy, and withdrawal will never be allowed."
When the war started on the 28th, Churchill analyzed that there were not many Chinese troops on the island and believed that this was a good opportunity for the British troops to make a name for themselves. "This battle must be fought to the end at any cost. The 18th Division has a chance."
It can go down in history...The entire reputation of our country and our nation is tied to this battle."
However, the battle reports coming back from the front were discouraging. Churchill's dream of using the Singapore battle to severely damage the Chinese Army had been gradually shattered by the rapid advancement of the Chinese Army.
Singapore has no way to continue to hold on...
On the afternoon of November 1, General Wang Mingzhang, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Communist Regiment, recommended surrender to the British commander-in-chief Percival. In his letter of persuasion to surrender, Wang Mingzhang said:
"Looking at the situation on the battlefield, it is no longer possible for your army to continue fighting. In order to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the soldiers and the people, it is recommended that the Commander-in-Chief surrender immediately. Our army will abide by the rules and ensure the safety of the surrendered prisoners of war...
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Parcival is very conflicted.
In one hand, he held a domestic telegram, asking them to hold on to the end; in the other hand, he held a surrender letter from the Chinese, asking him and his troops to immediately lay down their arms.
Fighting is no longer possible!
But choose to surrender? Then you will inevitably become the sinner of the British Empire losing this vital land of Singapore!
Singapore is a small jewel in the crown of the British Empire. It guards the entrance and exit of the Strait of Malacca, an important shipping channel between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its special geographical location makes it a battleground for military strategists.
Once they lose this place, the already chaotic situation in the Far East will inevitably make the British more passive. In the Far East, the British will no longer be the opponents of the Chinese.
Percival was hesitating, but the Chinese Army no longer allowed him to hesitate...
Nearly eight hours after the surrender letter was issued, Wang Mingzhang, who had yet to receive a response from the British, ordered a large number of aircraft to fly over the urban area of Singapore to carry out military intimidation.
Parcival can't hold it anymore...the British army can't hold it anymore...the Australians can't hold it anymore...as for the Indians? What can you expect from these people with their heads covered?
What is the use of troops with turbans and low combat effectiveness?
Percival sent his last telegram to the UK. In the telegram, Percival told the British government that he had tried his best, but under the powerful Chinese offensive, he was powerless...
The British surrendered!
At 9:00 am on November 2, 1940, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Singapore Percival signed his name on the surrender document...
The Battle for Singapore is over!
The Battle of Singapore actually lasted only a few days. After gaining control of the sea and air, the Chinese Navy encountered basically no resistance. However, the confidence of the coalition forces in Singapore had collapsed and there was no strong resistance at all.
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Singapore fell into the hands of the Chinese!
In the mid-18th century, Britain was expanding its territory in India and its trade with China. They urgently needed to find a port where their ships could be berthed and repaired to gain an advantage in the trade competition with the Dutch. At the end of 1818, Governor Leifer
Raffles established a new trading port at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. On January 29, 1819, Raffles landed on the main island of Singapore and found that Singapore had superior conditions for developing into a port. The waters in the south were spacious and rarely affected by storms, and the nearby streams
There are also ample water sources to provide drinking water. Initially, Singapore was under the jurisdiction of the colonial authorities of British India. By 18200, Singapore began to generate profits for the British Empire. In 1824, Singapore's colonial status was further established and two new treaties were formally signed.
And became the Straits Settlements in 1826. In 1832, Singapore became the seat of the Straits Settlements government. On April 1, 1867, it officially became a British Crown Colony, under the direct jurisdiction of the Colonial Office in London. By the beginning of the 20th century, Singapore had grown from a swamp to
The vast wasteland has become the seventh largest port in the world.
The British have invested too much effort in Singapore. They regard Singapore as their most important colony in the Far East, and its status far exceeds that of Hong Kong.
But now all the efforts made by the British in Singapore have been handed over to the Chinese...
It is not very difficult for the Chinese government to govern Singapore because there are a large number of Chinese here.
Chinese residence in Singapore can be traced back to around the 10th century AD, and large-scale immigration to Singapore began with the British colonial development of Singapore. Overseas Chinese have been the largest ethnic group in Singapore since 1830.
Now, it is just a Chinese government to govern a large number of Chinese...
On the day when the Chinese Army occupied Singapore, President Wang Hengyue of the Republic of China sent a congratulatory message to Wang Mingzhang, Bai Chongxi and all the frontline soldiers, congratulating them on their series of outstanding performances after the outbreak of the Southeast Asian War.
The Chinese forces in the Malay Peninsula are overwhelming, Singapore has been occupied, and the British Commonwealth forces have suffered the most severe blows. They have suffered defeats on land and sea one after another, or to be more precise, they have been unable to continue to resist the Chinese forces.
The team launched a wave of offensive.
They must put their hope in the Americans. The French are also unreliable. The Chinese Army has launched a large-scale attack on Vietnam at the same time.
Now the attitude of Americans becomes the most critical!
In the Far East, the Americans also have a lot of interests, especially their colonies in the Philippines, which are likely to become the next target of attack by the Chinese.
The key question is when and how the Chinese will launch an attack on the Philippines.
Although China and the United States have declared war, the two countries have not had any military conflicts, and have even guaranteed some small "tacit understanding" in some aspects.
But everyone knows that sooner or later a war will break out between China and the United States... If the Chinese had to find an excuse to launch a war in the past, then after declaring war, they no longer need any excuse.
The Chinese Army did not encounter any strong challenges in the Malay Peninsula. The resistance they faced was minimal. They had an absolute advantage both in the air and on the ground.
They fought very easily and happily, advancing extremely fast, and everything they encountered was overwhelming. The powerful fighting power they displayed made the Allies feel terror.
When the Second World War broke out, the Chinese had been acting as spectators in the initial stage of the war. When they felt they could take action, they took action without hesitation. Once they took action, everyone would feel the greatest shock!
Now, it’s time for the Chinese to play the leading role in the world war! (To be continued.