At around 7:10, at Sin Chew Wharf, all the ships of the "American Evacuation Fleet" completed berthing. The 10,000-ton cruise ship of the United States and a 10,000-ton merchant ship on the side of the Xuebing Army were at the front, and on the outside of them, more than 30 ships of various types were lined up. The sailors worked intensely to build bridges between the ships. The convoy leaned on the outermost, and the heavy cruiser that served as the command ship was at the back.

In the eyes of Colonel Grant, who was in charge of directing the operation, so far, everything is normal. However, when he took a dozen Marines through the heavy patrol and crossed a dozen large and small merchant ships just stepped onto the dock, an accident appeared.

At this time, on the Sin Chew wharf, the British took three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, putting on a posture as if they were facing a great enemy. Because the guns in the city had been ringing out as early as an hour before, Grant thought that the Japanese had already entered the outskirts of the city, and the British were doing this to protect the evacuation operation, so he did not feel unusual.

Bai Sihua stationed the most elite regiment at the Sin Chew dock early, and in his opinion, having this royal elite regiment armed to the teeth sitting on the dock is enough to deter those Chinese from Guangzhou who have never seen the world.

After Grant went ashore, he was anxious to know what was going on in the gunfire in the city, and when he saw a British major coming with a dozen men, he hurried up to meet him, and after introducing himself, he asked directly: "Sir, where is Consul General Mitterrand?" Why didn't I see him? ”

François Mitterrand is the Consul General of the U.S. Consulate in Singapore and the Singapore Commander of the Evacuation Operation. It was a simple question, but the Major couldn't answer it, and of course, he probably didn't even think to answer it. Because of President Roosevelt's special attention, Mitterrand has been dragging his feet and wants to join the Singaporean-Malaysian Chinese before they can act together. However, as the flames of war burned into the streets where the U.S. consulate was located, he and the U.S. expatriates who had been assembled had no chance to go out.

By far the battle around the American consulate was the fiercest.

Whether it is the "Singapore Retreat" of the British Army or the "New Malaysia Chinese ** Rescue" of the Cadet Army, the key to implementation lies in the Americans. The Cadet Army has reached a tacit understanding with the U.S. government, but the British are preparing to overlord the bow. And now, no matter what the Americans want, they have in fact lost the right to decide.

"Colonel, this is what Commander Bai Sihua asked me to hand over to you. I'm sorry that your fleet has been requisitioned by us! The British major answered the question and directly took out the "requisition order" issued to him by Bai Sihua earlier.

Grant was taken aback and exclaimed, "What, I refuse to accept it!" I would like to see Governor Thomas, my Government has reached an agreement with the Straits Settlements Government on the evacuation, and you cannot do that. ”

Major: "Colonel, I'm just carrying out orders, and it's not my job to accept it or not." Soldiers, protect Colonel Grant. ”

Grant was furious and shouted: "Shameless Englishman, do you know what you are doing? ”

The major politely saluted him and said, "I'm sorry, I'm just carrying out the order of the peak!" Rest assured, Colonel, we will guarantee the safety of your expatriate. ”

Several British soldiers stepped forward, raised their guns at them with expressionless faces, and then politely asked them to hand over their guns.

Grant gritted his teeth, protected his gun and said, "Major, you are blaspheming your dignity as a soldier!" ”

The Major shrugged and turned to face the ships, and suddenly, he froze, and then slowly raised his hand.

Grant and his men turned their backs to their fleet, unaware of what had happened to the road. Seeing that the British soldiers facing them were all raising their guns above their heads, he turned around curiously, but saw that a group of hundreds of marines appeared behind him, they were steadily holding the guns in their hands, and the muzzles of the guns were pointed at the major and other British officers and soldiers.

"What's going on?" Grant was confused, he clearly remembered that he had only brought a platoon of Marines this time, so where did this at least one company of Marines come from?

The answer was immediately revealed - "Colonel Grant, you are too careless!" Zhang Liangfeng, escorted by several Jewish soldiers, walked quickly through the large army and said to Grant from afar.

Grant suddenly realized, and couldn't help but smile on his face. He walked up to the British major, reached out and pulled a chain from his neck very unfriendly, grabbed the badge attached to the end of the chain and looked at it, and said coldly: "Major Shi'en, you will pay the price for today's rude behavior!" ”

The major's face turned blue and white for a while, and Tiantian said with his lips: "Colonel Grant, Britain and the United States are allies, and we need your help now." ”

Grant snorted coldly and rebuked: "We are indeed allies, and we are willing to help you, but there is a premise for this, that is, you must first learn how to respect your allies. But what have you done? Are we American servicemen your enemies? Is it worth pointing a gun at us? The requisition order is ridiculous! I doubt that your General Bai Sihua was kicked in the head by a donkey! Have the courage to point a gun at your allies, why don't you go to a bloody battle with the Japanese?! What a military scum! ”

Grant was ordered to command the evacuation operation, because he had to help the Cadet Army rescue the Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese, and he was already under great psychological pressure, for fear that a mishandling would trigger a war between Japan and the United States and become a national sinner. He finally led the fleet to the Sin Chew Wharf with trepidation, and because he mistakenly thought that the Japanese had attacked the city, he was worried about the safety of the expatriates, and his mood was already bad, but fortunately, as soon as he landed on the shore, he was stopped by people with guns, who could stand it?

Reprimanded Shi En fiercely, which was considered to vent a little anger, he turned to look at Zhang Liangfeng and the students of the western face behind him, curious about their origins, and said; "Mr. Zhang, thank you for helping me out of the siege. Are they mercenaries? ”

"Colonel, you're gracious, it's our pleasure to do something for you. They were not mercenaries, they were Jewish cadets from Canton. ”

Grant suddenly realized and chuckled, "I forgot that there are Jews in your army. Frowning, he handed the requisition order to Zhang Liangfeng and said;" Mr. Zhang, look at this, our actions have been exposed. ”

Zhang Liangfeng took it and looked at it, his brows locked and loosened, and asked, "Colonel, what are you going to do?" ”

Grant thought for a moment and said with a straight face: "I am an American soldier, and their British military orders are invalid against me. It's just that now it seems that the British have blocked the docks, and I'm afraid the operation will be frustrated! ”

Zhang Liangfeng: "In any case, ensuring your country's evacuation is the first priority. Colonel, in order to prevent the British from continuing to make trouble, we can only occupy the docks first! ”

"Occupy the docks? Yes, it's just that I only brought a platoon of Marines—"

"I'll leave this to us, but in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, it's best for you to come forward and talk to them."

"No problem, I'll send a note to the Straits Settlements government!"