The ships in the harbor were far away, and Dai Anlan was still looking far away, with a bit of dazed look in his eyes, as if he was thinking far away.

This time, he was appointed by Jiang Haoran as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and the burden on his body was not light, and this was also the first time he had full command of five divisions to fight, and there would inevitably be some psychological pressure.

"Commander, what do you want?"

At this moment, a voice sounded from behind, and Dai Anlan looked back, but it was Liao Yaoxiang, the commander of the 22nd Division, and Yu Shao, the commander of the 96th Division, who had arrived.

"The two brothers Jianchu (Liao Yaoxiangzi) and Shuru (Yu Shaozi) are here, have the troops arrived?" Dai Anlan didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

"It's here, not only have we arrived, but the two divisions of Qing 214 and Qing 215 will also arrive soon, who dares to disobey the order of the general seat?" Liao Yaoxiang said with a smile.

"That's good, that's good!" Dai Anlan nodded, his expression was a little solemn, and he seemed to be a little absent-minded.

"What's the matter, Brother Seagull (Dai Anlan) is in a bad mood?" Yu Shaohu was suspicious, and then said: "Is it the first time to command such a big battle and feel pressure?" ”

Dai Anlan smiled bitterly: "Brother Shuru still understands me, and I see that I am about to go on an expedition, but I still don't know anything about the deployment above, and I really don't know anything about it." ”

"Didn't you say vole tactics? We all know it, don't you know it yet? Liao Yaoxiang said suspiciously.

"Huh...... Vole tactics? Have you heard of it? Have you used it? Is it to the heavens, to the sea, or to the earth? ”

Liao Yaoxiang and Yu Shao looked at each other, obviously unable to answer Dai Anlan, and after a few seconds of silence, Liao Yaoxiang said: "The arrangement of the head seat must also be from the perspective of safety, and it is not the first time we have fought with him, he has never missed anything, we just execute it, we have come here like this in the past, what is there to worry about." ”

Dai Anlan said: "That's what I said, but this time it's a battle at sea, our troops have no experience in landing operations, and almost all the soldiers are on the ship for the first time, and they have to be bumpy on the sea for several days, seasickness is probably inevitable, if you vomit for a few days, where will you have the strength to fight?" ”

The three of them were silent, what Dai Anlan said was the truth, China has a vast territory and limited coastal areas, unlike the soldiers of the island countries who grew up by the sea, there are probably not many Chinese soldiers who have seen the sea, and even fewer have had the experience of taking a boat at sea, and the phenomenon of unaccustomed water and soil and seasickness must exist, and it is inevitable that it will affect combat effectiveness, and it is impossible for them not to worry about these factors.

……

Bangkok, the headquarters of the Southern Army of the Island Army.

Commander-in-Chief Terauchi Toshiichi, Chief of Staff Tsukada Tsukashi, and a group of staff generals were holding an emergency military meeting around the combat sand table.

At present, the whole of Southeast Asia is full of smoke, only Terauchi Shouichi is in a hurry, the threat of the Dutch East Indies has not been lifted, and Sumatra is facing the possibility of collapse on the whole front, and just yesterday, the expeditionary force with the Yuanyi Group Army as the vanguard of the prisoner Ping Manna, as soon as it came up, it was the chariots, heavy artillery, and male soldiers who bombarded indiscriminately and violently, which made Terauchi Shouichi even more miserable.

Because Pingmanna and Yangon are the last line of defense of the island army in Burma, five divisions of the 17th Army of the island army are stationed, including many elite divisions - the 1st Guards Division, with a total strength of more than 100,000.

According to the information of the special high section of the island army, the three group armies of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd armies are all advancing in this direction, and the 2nd group army is heading for Mengdu, and the intention of landing in Rangoon from the sea is obvious, and the number of troops is almost more than that of the locust army, and the pressure on the 17th Army can be imagined.

The battle had only been fought for one day, and the urgent message from the commander of the 17th Army, Yamashita Fumi, came like snowflakes, and it was strange that Shouichi Terauchi, who had seen the strength of the expeditionary force countless times, could still sit still.

"Terauchi-kun, I think we have to transfer the 18th Division back, five divisions are not enough to block the attack of the expeditionary force." Chief of Staff Tsukada attacked.

The 18th Division of the Island Army originally belonged to the establishment of the 17th Army, but because of the Hormarin Surprise Attack and the Battle of Mandalay, the two battles brought huge casualties to the 18th Division, so it was transferred to Singapore for temporary recuperation.

While Shouichi Terauchi was hesitating, a staff officer of the Central Command hurriedly arrived and reported that the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Pacific Fleet had suddenly attacked Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, and that the Sixth Flying Division had been engaged in a counterattack.

The sudden news made the generals of the island army change their colors, and Tsukada exclaimed: "That person can't want to attack Singapore, right?" Otherwise, why would they invade Sumatra? They were attacking in a northwesterly direction, and once they broke through our lines, they were on the edge of the Straits of Malacca, and if they drove in three more carrier fleets, Singapore would be in danger. ”

Shouichi Terauchi's expression was grim, and a panicked look flashed from his eyes: "This ...... Unlikely, right? ”

Tsukada exclaimed: "It's too likely, I have always felt that this troop transfer of the expeditionary force is a bit problematic, and three group armies are dispatched at one time to deal with the locust army and one army, this is not like Jiang Haoran's style, I am afraid that the Far Second Army that arrived in Mengdu at this time is not here for Yangon at all, but for Singapore and the Malay Peninsula." ”

Tsukada's idea was absolutely convincing, Terauchi Shouichi's face immediately changed drastically, he gasped, and he didn't bother to answer Tsukada's attack, and immediately turned around and walked to another combat sand table.

A few minutes after the group of people stared at the combat sand table in Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, an urgent telegram from the base camp arrived, saying that the base camp had just received information from Germany on the African battlefield, that the British East India Fleet had left the Arabian Sea for the Pacific Ocean, and at the same time, three or four divisions had embarked from Egypt and had now entered the Red Sea.

As soon as this telegram arrived, almost all the illusions of Shouichi Terauchi were shattered, and the Allies were really eyeing Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, and it was very likely that the Chinese, Mimesian, and British armed forces were jointly operational.

And Jiang Haoran's attack on Pingmanna at this time was simply to contain and confuse the public.

"Request more troops, quickly send a message to the base camp to request more troops!" Terauchi Shou danced and shouted wildly, the flames of war were burning everywhere, and everywhere was menacing, and there was no way out except to increase the troops and gallop to help.

What Terauchi Shouichi didn't expect was that the base camp would call back soon, but the content was that Terauchi Shouichi was ready to abandon Singapore and the Malay Peninsula, and evacuate all kinds of materials on the island as quickly as possible, and the garrison on the island would also retreat along the Malay Peninsula in the direction of Siam.

This order can make Terauchi Shouichi and other staff generals fall into a cloud, Singapore has extraordinary strategic significance for the island armies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and it is too strange to give up without firing a shot.