At about 11 o'clock in the morning of the same day, the Chinese army fully occupied Penang, and the 3rd Marine Division and the Langya Special Combat Corps joined forces, announcing the end of the landing campaign.

But the bigger battle has just begun.

The two units did not make any stops, and the soldiers took the new bicycles from the logistics transport team and immediately threw themselves into the pursuit mission.

Each bicycle has already prepared the rations, ammunition and all daily necessities needed by individual soldiers, ensuring that each soldier does not need logistics support for ten days.

More than 20,000 soldiers of the two armies began a strange killing road, and the wolf's tooth special combat team acted as the vanguard.

The Malay Peninsula is a tropical jungle with no railways, only roads and countless forest trails, which are ideal for cycling.

Jiang Haoran has always been a far-sighted person, and he may have expected that one day, bicycles will be included in the training subjects of front-line troops, which will finally come in handy.

Although the island army is equipped with a lot of transport vehicles, the roads and bridges along the road have basically been destroyed in the bombing for several days, so the speed of cars is far less fast than that of bicycles.

But to the surprise of the Chinese soldiers, the island army is also equipped with a large number of bicycles, and the speed is not slower than theirs.

The 18th Division of the Island Army also has a title called "Silver Wheel Troops", so bicycles are their standard equipment.

The reason why this is a peculiar "road of killing" is because both sides of the enemy and us are fighting directly on bicycles, and the enemy is a single-minded escaper with no intention of fighting at all, and a large number of lone soldiers have become the targets of Chinese soldiers. There are still hundreds of kilometers to go from Penang to Singapore, and whether the remnants of the 18th Division of the Island Army can successfully escape to Singapore depends on their physical strength.

At about 1 p.m., the four divisions of the Far Second Group Army landed in an all-round way.

What is puzzling is that the 22nd Division and the 96th Division, the two veteran elite divisions of the expeditionary force, were arranged in the direction of Siam, where the war was not fierce, while the 214th Division and the 215th Division, two young divisions, were arranged to the key part of the campaign, in the direction of Singapore, and became the second echelon of troops attacking Singapore.

In fact, Jiang Haoran's intention is very simple, that is, to let this group of recruits accept the baptism of war, although compared to the battle in front of them, it seems a bit risky to hand over this arduous task to them, but Jiang Haoran has never lacked the spirit of adventure.

As for the Marauder Independent Regiment, which was originally intended to be the main force to attack Singapore, Jiang Haoran did not dare to reuse them by the British, and at this moment they have been reduced to the vanguard of the 22nd Division and the 96th Division, advancing in the direction of Siam, and they will cooperate with the Yuanyi Group Army to carry out a comprehensive encirclement and suppression mission against the island armies of Siam and Burma.

At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the headquarters of the "Zhongshan" aircraft carrier.

In the living room, Jiang Haoran was meeting distinguished guests, and the person sitting in front of him was Chen Jiageng and Chen Lao.

Chen Lao had already been sent by helicopter to the task force closest to the front line yesterday, and was only escorted here by speedboat dispatched by Xie Chen an hour ago.

The living room was filled with laughter from time to time, and it was not difficult to see that the old and the young were talking happily.

Jiang Haoran said, "Elder Chen, thank you for everything you have done for the Chinese and overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, but I still have a reluctant request, I hope you can agree." ”

"Let's say, as long as it's good for China, I'm willing to do it!" Boss Chen waved his hand and said arrogantly.

"Hehe, Chen Lao's patriotism is really admirable, then I will be blunt." Jiang Haoran sat up straight as he spoke, as if it would be a very serious topic next, which made Chen Lao also look stunned, and unconsciously puffed up his chest.

Jiang Haoran continued: "The successful landing on Penang Island means that it is only a matter of time before we recover the entire territory of the Malay Peninsula, but at present, the Chinese army needs strong assistance from local residents to ensure smooth logistics, and the post-war reconstruction work must also be presided over by someone to preside over the overall situation, and even the future management, how to build the Malay Peninsula into China's backyard, also needs a respectable person to guide the planning, and this person is none other than you, so I hope you can be the governor of the Malay Peninsula." ”

"Ah......" Chen Jiageng opened his mouth and looked at Jiang Haoran for a few seconds before exclaiming: "Governor of the Malay Peninsula? Can the British agree to this? ”

Beginning in 1824, Britain acquired Malacca from the Netherlands after the signing of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty. Soon after, the British established the Straits Settlements under the British East India Company in Calcutta, and gradually expanded their influence in the Malay Peninsula.

The original Straits Settlements included only Penang, Singapore and Malacca. In 1867, the Colonial Office in London took over the Straits Settlements. At the same time, many Malay rulers turned to the British for help in resolving disputes within the state. Within ten years of the colonial office's takeover of the Straits Settlements, some Malay states on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula were also controlled by the British colonists at the same time, so Britain had absolute control over the Malay Peninsula.

Although the Malay Peninsula has always been under the administration of the governor, it is appointed by the Chinese, and the question of ownership in the future is self-evident, perhaps in Chen Jiageng's view, Jiang Haoran's move is tantamount to a tiger's mouth.

Jiang Haoran smiled slightly and said, "Old Chen, you don't have to worry about the British, I will clean them up, you just have to be your governor and quickly clean up the mess of the Malay Peninsula." ”

Chen Jiageng looked at Jiang Haoran silently, as if he was still weighing, but Jiang Haoran lost no time in saying: "Elder Chen, this is the ardent expectation of 40,000 Chinese people. ”

This seemed to be very effective, and Chen Lao immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will bear this burden." ”

"Hahaha!" Jiang Haoran laughed, stretched out his right hand and held Chen Jiageng's hand tightly, and said, "Congratulations to Governor Chen!" ”

Chen Jiageng smiled bitterly: "You are chasing ducks to the shelves, how can I be happy?" ”

"Hahaha!"

Although the Malay Peninsula is still nominally a British colony, since the invasion of the island country, the fact that the British are powerless to protect the colony has been laid out in front of them, and the unrestrained violence of the island army has led to the killing and plundering of the innocent people on the peninsula, and the life is even more miserable, and the root of the people's hatred for the British has also arisen.

The Chinese army has just taken off the little devil with the army of benevolence and righteousness, and if the benevolent government is implemented again, coupled with Chen Jiageng's personal influence and the support of many overseas Chinese on the island, it is really not difficult to successfully take over the Malay Peninsula.

The establishment of a regime, as long as there is the support of the people, other external forces are nothing, although a diplomatic dispute is inevitable, but "a weak country has no diplomacy" This is an eternal wise saying, the current Britain is already an out-and-out "weak country" in the eyes of Jiang Haoran, and he is determined.