Located at the very end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the easiest Singapore fortress to control the Straits of Malacca. The plaster flag, which represents the unique characteristics of the Japanese army, has been flying at the highest point in the Philippines since the British rice flag was raised in this land, and has become an unusual feature in the Strait of Malacca.

He represents the complete decline of the British Empire, and also represents the change of owner here.

Yamashita was called the Tiger of the Far East by the Allies. However, the owner of this title does not like such a title at all. Because in Yamashita Fengwen's view, the so-called tiger is just a coward who bullies the weak and fears the hard, and only sneaks up on food all day long. Therefore, in Yamashita Fengwen's view, the title of Western countries on his head has a feeling that he is being looked down upon.

He has his own opinion on the tiger: "The tiger, in the final analysis, is just a timid and dangerous beast, attacking weaker opponents from behind, and when it is old and weak, it looks for people who are slow to move, and becomes a man-eating tiger." It can be said that it is a beast of inferior quality! ”

Yamashita Fumi, a general of the Japanese Army and an advocate of mechanized warfare in Japan, was called the "infantry artillery" because of his tall size. He is best known for his 30,000 infantry in Singapore who drove 800 kilometers on bicycles in two weeks and captured 130,000 British, Indian, and Australian troops, leading to the collapse of British colonial rule in the East.

In this life, Yamashita Fengwen has no experience in later generations, and compared with the military career of three debasements in later generations, he can be said to be high-spirited in this life. In the entire officer system of the Japanese occupation zone, he was only under Shouichi Terauchi. Masaharu Honma of the Philippines simply can't compare to him.

You must know that the entire Southeast Asian dispatch army is Japan's elite troops, and a full 500,000 Japanese elite troops are guarding Southeast Asia adjacent to China. The 13th Front, the 14th Front, and the two major fronts constitute the military system of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army. In order to defend its old neighbor China, the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army has 14 infantry divisions, 2 tank divisions specially requested from the Kwantung Army by Yamashita Fengwen, and 8 independent mixed brigades, totaling more than 550,000 people. (Not all of them are first-class divisions)

To know the whole of Japan. Its military strength is only six million. After deducting those second-rate troops, the real elite troops are only one or two million, and he occupies three or four hundred thousand under the mountain, which shows his authority. In the Hereafter. When Yamashita was at its most beautiful. It was also his end. At its peak, there were only more than 300,000 soldiers. It can't be compared with Yamashita Fengwen at this time.

Even the later generations of Terauchi Shouichi did not have the demeanor of Yamashita Fengwen today. This is also a direct effect of the reputation of the Malay Tigers. It was also Yamashita's talent that made Hideki Tojo finally decide to let him deal with China, using his unique mechanized warfare skills to contain the tactics that China has always used.

Not only Yamashita Fumi, but also those Japanese generals who advocated new tactics have also been greatly improved in a short period of time. Whether it is a naval general or an army general, as long as they have a hand in mechanized warfare, they are basically sent to the periphery of China.

And in Japan, since joining the Allied camp, the wind began to change, and Hideki Tojo, who was born in the army, began to change the idea of a base camp and make every effort to build an army armored force. Its purpose is obvious, that is, to shorten the gap between the ground battlefield and the Chinese National Defense Force in terms of armor strength in a short period of time.

This effect will not be seen in a short period of time, and now, Yamashita Fengwen is about to face a choice. Standing at the highest point of the Singapore Fortress, looking at the calm Strait of Malacca in the distance, I was stunned.

Since China's election campaign against Japan, this already busy international waterway seems to have fallen silent overnight. Everything stopped at this moment, standing on the coast of the Philippines, there were no more ships coming and going, some were just quiet and quiet.

In the Indian Ocean, Nagumo Tadaichi once again played hide and seek with others, his opponent was the British Eastern Fleet, and now his opponent was replaced by the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet, two maritime steel forces, but like a child hiding from a cat, playing a little game on the ocean.

Officially, due to the unrest in the Indian Ocean, both Chinese and Japanese ships disappeared directly into the Strait of Malacca. Of course, there is also the most direct relationship between this, one is that the Strait of Malacca is controlled by Japan, and the South China Sea is China's territory. The result is obvious: all ships coming out of the Indian Ocean have to pass through the South China Sea. That's why this waterway, which has been busy since the Age of Discovery, is now full of people.

However, Yamashita was not bothered by the affairs of Kaido, and his troubles came to China. He has never been a passive counter-attacker, it is his nature to take the initiative. Before Japan and China were at war, he had more than once simulated the war situation if he fought with China in the future.

It's not presumptuous, and every time the result Yamashita is very dissatisfied, because the last situation is that the two sides have reached a stalemate. In the jungle, Yamashita Fengwen was confident that he could block China's attack, but it was only a passive defense, and there was no huge result of annihilating the enemy, and the winner of this war was ultimately China.

However, if he took the initiative to attack, relying on the transportation network extending in all directions in China, especially Guangxi, Yamashita Fengwen could not avoid it. And if we attack the west of Burma and open the passage between Southeast Asia and India, it will also be a very difficult task. Because around him, there are more than a million Chinese troops, of which there are about 300,000 elite troops.

Not to mention those tough armored units and air forces, even those field units are also armed with an assault rifle. Its powerful firepower is beyond the reach of Yamashita Fengfumi's Southeast Asian dispatch army. Even those second-line troops are all armed with a semi-automatic rifle, which also brings a lot of pressure to Yamashita Fengfumi.

The gap brought about by the country's industry, Yamashita Fengwen is very helpless. Even Japan's most elite main division is equipped with Type 99 rifles, light and heavy machine guns and artillery, which cannot be compared with China's second-line troops, let alone China's first-line troops. This is also why he asked for two tank divisions from the Kwantung Army to strengthen the strength of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, because China has put a lot of pressure on him.

However, the tank units of the two divisions were still too immature in the face of China's powerful armored clusters. Of course, Yamashita Fengwen will not be stupid enough to take those two tank divisions to fight China, unless he shows off his head.

Therefore, at the very beginning, Yamashita changed his previous habits and did not blindly attack, but chose special operations forces to infiltrate and sabotage and create trouble for China's Southeast Asian theater. Yamashita is also very clear that China, like Germany, is the first country with special operations experience. But he didn't have a choice.

The attack on the China-Burma railway was the last time he received news about his special combat team, and after that, his special operations team seemed to disappear from the world. And China's large-scale build-up of troops on the border, whether it is the front line of Myanmar or the front line of Yunnan and Guangxi, are all heavily gathered, which makes him always have a feeling that black clouds are pressing down on the city and want to destroy it. It's a terrible feeling.

Just when Yamashita Fengfumi looked at the rough sea and his thoughts were flying, Masanobu Tsuji, known as one of the three major staff officers of Showa, had an extremely ugly face and came behind Yamashita Fengfumi with a telegram.

"Your Excellency Commander, all the special operations teams sent to Burma are shattered, this is a farewell message from Fujita Daisa."

Hearing the news that the staff officer of the Japanese Army's Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, Tsuji Masa, was shocked, and after a long time, he turned around and said solemnly: "Show it to me." ”

After taking the telegram from Masanobu Tsuji's hand, after reading it, Yamashita Fumimi slowly folded the telegram and put it in his pocket.

"Your Excellency, we must do something for them." Masanobu Tsuji opened his mouth and said, as one of the three major staff officers of the Japanese Empire, he was naturally not a fool.

"What can be done now? But ......" Just as Yamashita was halfway through his words, a communications soldier hurried up. Footsteps interrupted Yamashita Fumi's words.

When the communication soldier just came up, he could still wait for him to shout out the report, Masanobu Tsuji walked over with an angry face, and said angrily in front of him with two big ears: "Yaga, where is the panicked like a soldier of the Empire." ”

"Hey! I'm very sorry. The latter didn't expect that as soon as he came here, he first ate two big-eared patches, and thinking of the purpose of his coming here, he reported with relatives: "Report, the 25th Division called, half an hour ago, a small unit attacked the logistics center of the 25th Division, resulting in a large number of munitions being blown up. At present, the 25th Division is counting casualties. ”

"Yaga." Masanobu Tsuji scolded angrily, but he didn't make another move. Instead, he looked at Yamashita Fengfumi, after all, he was the supreme commander of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army.

"Send a telegram to the 25th Division immediately, this is the last mistake, if this happens again next time, let their division commander not appear in front of me again." When Yamashita Fengwen said this, he paused for a moment, and said again: "Order all divisions and regiments to enter the highest level of alert to ensure that the situation of the twenty-fifth division does not appear again." ”

Yamashita is very clear that this is the beginning of China's counterattack. He did the first year of junior high school, and China did the fifteenth. Since he can send special combat teams into China to sabotage, China can naturally send special forces to infiltrate the Japanese-occupied areas to retaliate for attacks.

However, the matter was far from over, and just when the signal soldier was ordered to go down, a hurried figure appeared here.

When Masanobu Tsuji saw another communication soldier coming, his brows unconsciously twisted together.

"Report, the 27th Division called, Yamazaki Wing Captain Yamazaki Osa was shot dead by snipers in the defense area, currently...."

It's bad news again, but before the two of them could make any decisions, another communication soldier ran up, and then, these communication soldiers from the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army Headquarters appeared here one after another, and every time they appeared, Yamashita Fengwen's depressed mood would be aggravated. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please read it on m.qidian.com. )