116 Initiation (5)

The Chinese envoy knew that the Governor of Singapore must not shed tears when he saw the coffin, so even after receiving a clear answer at the end of the negotiations, the envoy could not help but turn his head when he was about to walk to the door. I have seen the power of cloudburst bombs, and I also know that hundreds of Chinese bombers can bomb Singapore from high altitude without any hindrance. The Chinese envoy couldn't bear it, and he stopped and turned his head.

The Governor of Singapore had suspected that the Chinese envoys were bluffing, and how could there be any such thing as Singapore surrendering before the Chinese army reached the city of Singapore? Seeing the Chinese envoy turn his head, a sneer appeared on the face of the Governor of Singapore.

"Your Excellency the Governor, I think you should agree to surrender immediately and unconditionally for the sake of the lives of these people in Singapore." The tone of the Chinese envoy was full of compassion. These are his words from the heart.

The sneer on the governor's face froze on his face, and the governor could not even respond in words to the statement made the Chinese envoy. Raising his hand in the direction of the gate, the Governor's face filled with irrepressible rage.

"Alas......" the Chinese envoy let out with a long sigh and left the Governor's Palace in Singapore.

At six o'clock in the morning on February 10, Singapore, who had slept casually for more than two hours all night, couldn't help but look up at the beautifully shaped table clock. He held meetings all night and mobilized troops. China's air strikes are highly likely, after all, neither the navy nor the army will be that fast. And there are three pounds of nails in rotten ships, even if the demonstration fleet is annihilated, Singapore still has dozens of warships, large and small. These warships now have the aircraft carrier HMS Terrible as their flagship. Not using battleships as flagships can be regarded as setting a precedent for the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

The Governor of Singapore has received the news that, thanks to Churchill's vigorous efforts, the aircraft carriers "Invincible" and "Athletic" and five battleships "Sovereign", "Revenge", "Resolve", and "Ramillis", as well as eight cruisers and destroyers, the fleet commander is Vice Admiral James 61 Somerville. The fleet is being urgently grouped and is expected to arrive in Singapore within a few days.

Moreover, Britain has also mobilized a large number of aircraft from mainland China to Singapore to enrich Singapore's air power. Britain is even considering temporarily removing a few radars from its mainland and sending them to Singapore and India to strengthen air defenses in the Indian Ocean. In short, Britain has understood that its current military strength in the Pacific and Indian Oceans is simply not enough to resist China's attack.

Since the Chinese envoy mentioned six o'clock in the morning of February 10, the Governor of Singapore could not fail to pay attention to this time. Even knowing that the Chinese envoy was likely to be bluffing, the Governor of Singapore could not turn a blind eye. The gilded pendulum of the table clock bobbed from side to side in the clear and transparent glass jar, and the governor suddenly felt a wave of boredom in his heart. China is able to produce very high quality glass, and this delicate table clock is imported from China. If you think about it carefully, many of the products of the Governor's Palace are Chinese. This includes a solar water heater that is so compact that it blends well with the roof.

The solar water heater is a good fit for a place like Singapore, where there are no minerals, and the black coal is too unclean to handle. After a series of water heaters are installed, the hot water supply of the entire residence can be satisfied. The scorching heat was absorbed by the water, and the temperature of the whole house dropped considerably. The Governor was very pleased with the design.

When did China become strong enough to export industrial goods to Britain at will? In retrospect, the Governor did not seem to know exactly what his first purchase of Chinese industrial goods was. In the western Pacific, the frontier of the world, the nearest industrial product production area is China.

Seeing that it was 6:15, the governor withdrew his gaze in dismay, and he called the servant to bring breakfast. After a few bites without an appetite, the Governor suddenly heard a loud explosion coming from outside. The Governor was shocked, even if he knew that the Chinese would bomb Singapore, and when he really encountered such a thing, the Governor would still be shocked.

Before the Governor could stand up, the glass of the Governor's Mansion study suddenly exploded from the outside to the inside. A scorching heat slammed in from the outside with something indescribable, and the Governor felt only a tightness in his chest, and his breathing began to grow uncomfortable.

Struggling to get up, the Governor of Singapore ran over the balcony window. By this time, the glass of the balcony had also shattered, and all the Governor could see was smoke and flames. It wasn't burning somewhere, but in the midst of a loud explosion, everywhere the Governor could see, was burning. Houses are burning, buildings are burning, the sea is burning, even the air is burning. Smoke and flames were everywhere.

The tightness in his chest grew stronger, and the Governor felt as if the inside of his lungs had been emptied. He tried to breathe, but the more he breathed, the stronger he felt the feeling of suffocation. The Governor of Singapore of the British Empire opened his mouth wide, his face began to turn a little purple, he gasped uselessly, and before long, the Governor was clutching his neck, foaming at the salty white foam, and fell to the ground convulsing.

The Air Force of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army dispatched all 160 bombers, each of which was loaded with cloudburst bombs. This bombing of Singapore will be a massacre, and the People's Air Force knows very well. So the target of this bombing is extremely clear. It was the British barracks, harbors, batteries, and garrisons.

"We are warriors, not executioners." The commander of the bombardment unit replied, "Minimize accidental injuries to civilians." ”

Fortunately, the bombing areas were heavily defended by the British, and none of them were open to the common people. In order to defend Singapore, the British expelled all the Chinese in Singapore and put them in concentration camps. This news made the bombing troops feel much better psychologically.

It was not only the air force that attacked Singapore, but also the army of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. The closer you are to Singapore, the smoother the road will be. Tank units were running wildly ahead, and the bikes were reduced to ammunition and a small amount of supplies after several days of marching and a small amount of fighting. After a night of hard riding, the troops had reached the Johor area, which is less than 20 kilometres from Singapore.

In the early morning sun, the SWRA troops in Johor saw smoke rising from the direction of Singapore. The column of smoke is about several kilometers high, and it can be clearly seen at a distance of 20 kilometers. The sound of summer thunder came from there. The experience of the past few days has made the comrades know that it is the movement of the cloud burst bomb. Looking carefully at the sky with high-powered binoculars, you can occasionally see the looming figure of the bomber group.

"How many bombs did the Air Force drop on Singapore?" Brigadier Commander Li Guang, the commander of the southbound troops, muttered to himself. He didn't expect this attack to be so smooth, let alone that modern warfare could be so cruel. The power displayed by the Air Force is no longer to strike at the enemy, but to have a sense of being able to destroy the world. That kind of indiscriminate and large-scale attack, as long as there are enough numbers, it is easy to destroy a city.

"There are enemy troops in front, are we calling for an attack from the air force?" The brigade chief of staff asked.

While he was talking, the telegraph operator jumped down from the telegraph car, "Brigade commander, the Air Force has sent a telegram asking us to pause our advance, they are about to bomb the enemy's camp. ”

"Defend in place!" Brigadier Li Guang shouted.

Fifteen minutes later, the figure of the bomber appeared in the sky, and a bomb rained down in the direction of the enemy's camp.

By 10 a.m., the southbound troops had finally begun to move forward after liaising with the air force. I also encountered some remnants of enemies along the way, but these guys were scared silly, and some of the guys with tattered clothes and dirty smoke were already crazy. Even when they encountered the Chinese army, these people just laughed and cried and screamed, and had no intention of fighting at all.

These people are all Europeans, and they can tell the huge difference in appearance from the Indians and Malays who were captured a few days ago. After skirmishes, the troops continued south. The order to go south was to seize Singapore. Singapore, which is close at hand, should have no defending enemies.

After passing through the bombing site like the Shura field, the more than 1,000-meter-long strait embankment between Singapore and Johor is still there, and standing at the end of the embankment close to Johor, even the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, which strictly obeys the order, can no longer move.

What the comrades saw was a burning city, and even after more than four hours, the city of Singapore was still burning. Every building is burning, every forest is burning. The more than 1,000-meter-long strait embankment is also a key target of bombing, everything here is burning, standing on one section of the embankment, wearing military boots, the heat on the hot ground still penetrates the rubber bottom and transmits to the footsteps. The smell of burning objects in the air, including the pungent smell of burning flesh, strongly irritated the respiratory system of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. Like the commander Brigade Commander Li Guang, all the officers and soldiers looked ahead in a daze.

Singapore was destroyed in just one massive bombardment, completely destroyed!

There was no army to stop the Chinese army from entering Singapore, but the huge heat released by the burning city kept the Chinese army from entering the burning ruins.

"What did we do?" Brigadier Li Guang himself didn't even know what he was muttering.