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The early morning sun shines on the sea, showing a golden color, and the scenery is very beautiful.

On the beaches of Changi, the gunfire has long since stopped. After the British army launched a massive failed attack, Major General Kaffett chose to retreat. In one night's attack, his troops lost more than four thousand people. Although, the remaining British troops are quite numerous. But Major General Kafitt can see that if he continues to attack, it will only cause greater losses. There is no need to waste precious troops. Therefore, Major General Kafit led his troops directly back to the city of Singapore.

In addition to the corpses in that place and the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, it still tells how tragic the battle was last night, and the soldiers of the Xinhua Army, who had fought hard all night, fell on the beach in twos and threes, sleeping soundly. Brigadier General Zhang Shun, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Xinhua Army, although he was also very tired, still held on to the defense. No one knows whether the British will continue to launch new attacks.

Units of the 7th Infantry Brigade of the Xinhua Army are also stepping up their disembarkation. In the fierce fighting of last night, only two battalions of the 7th Brigade were put into battle. The rest of the troops did not have time to disembark. But fortunately, the British attack was finally repelled and the landing site was safe.

A staff officer handed over the calculated battle damage report to Brigadier General Zhang Shun. In the fierce battles of yesterday day and night, the 1st Marine Brigade of the Xinhua Army lost more than 1,000 men. The 7th Brigade of the Army also lost hundreds of men. Such a heavy loss. made Major General Zhang Shun feel a little uncomfortable. However, they inflicted even greater losses on the British army. Conservative estimates, the British army in yesterday's battle. The total losses were at least twelve thousand people. With a 10 to 1 battle loss ratio, that's pretty good. After all, the superiority of the Xinhua Army in weaponry is no longer as obvious as before. It is also inevitable that more casualties will be incurred in the battle.

"Report the battle damage and send it to General Sun, and ask him to give us the next order." Brigadier General Zhang Shun said. Although the casualties were somewhat large, the battle was finally won. Wait until the 7th Brigade also lands. The Xinhua Army has completely established itself in Singapore, and it is time for the Xinhua Army to take the initiative to attack. The British wanted to drive the Xinhua army away. That's not possible.

"Yes, General!" After saluting, the herald quickly left and took a clipper to the main force of the 5th Fleet.

Off the coast of Singapore. The remaining 8 'Xia-class' cruisers of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy. Still firing at the British infantry positions. Shell after shell exploded on the British positions, leaving huge craters on the ground. The British infantry huddled in the trenches, silently bearing the shelling of the Xinhua army. As long as the shells of the Xinhua army do not fall on their heads, then it is already God forbid. The fortifications of the British army were basically built in a hurry. Before, they thought that the navy could defeat the navy of the new country, so they were not active in the construction of fortifications. Therefore. These defenses were built after learning of the failure of the navy. In a hurry. Only civil fortifications can be built, and the strength of these fortifications can be imagined.

On the cruiser Xia Qi, the flagship of the Fifth Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, Commodore Lu Haipeng, commander of the fleet, and Rear Admiral Sun Hao, chief of operations of the General Staff, were observing the naval shelling. In order to save ammunition, the four 155-mm guns in the bow and stern of the battleship had stopped firing at this time, and only fired with 105-mm naval guns and 75-mm naval guns on the side of the ship. For the fortifications of civil structures, 105-mm naval guns and 75-mm naval guns were sufficient.

"General Sun, after a few days of artillery fire. The British fortifications along the coast have been almost destroyed by us. When it is necessary to conduct a landing operation, the navy will provide a strong firepower strike, which should be able to ensure the successful landing of the infantry. Brigadier General Lu Haipeng said with a smile. For him, attacking such a land target is really boring, and he wishes he could get rid of it sooner.

"General Lu, the next few infantry brigades will arrive in the afternoon. By then, a large-scale landing on Singapore was about to begin. Major General Sun Hao said. After the preliminary preparations, the obstacles to landing in Singapore have been cleared. Once the next five infantry brigades arrive, they will launch a final assault on Singapore. For this victory, Major General Sun Hao is already very sure in his heart.

At this time, the herald sent by the 1st Marine Brigade arrived and delivered the battle report to Major General Sun Hao.

After seeing the defeat sent by Brigadier General Zhang Shun, Major General Sun Hao was very happy: "Haha, last night, the 1st Brigade of the Marine Corps won a battle and wiped out at least tens of thousands of British troops. The losses of the 1st Marine Brigade itself were only more than a thousand people. The British tried to sneak attack, but they stepped on a mine, and as a result, the raid turned into a storm, leaving them with corpses in one place. ”

"Those Brits, they've had enough of it now. General Sun, why don't you send a little more troops to Changi to help them attack the city of Singapore from the east. Brigadier General Lu Haipeng said.

"Hmmm! Send the 10th Brigade over. The 11th Brigade, together with the five infantry brigades that arrived later, was still preparing to land in the port area. Major General Sun Hao said. Changi does not have a dedicated port, so it is difficult to afford a large army to fight. On the contrary, if you can win Singapore's port area, it will be much easier to solve it. In addition, the landing of the Xinhua Army in Changi on a large scale will inevitably cause the British army to panic, so that troops from other directions will be redeployed, which will undoubtedly create conditions for the landing in the port area.

After the defeat of Major General Kaffett, both Governor Bonham and Major General Burleyton were greatly alarmed. The inability to drive the Xinhua army into the sea meant that they would have to fight a bitter battle with the Xinhua army next. Major General Kaffett not only failed to defeat the Xinhua army, but also suffered heavy losses, which greatly affected his position in the British army. If he can escape being court-martialed, he is lucky.

In order to hold Singapore, Major General Burleyton hurriedly dispatched troops from all over the country to return to the city and prepare to defend the city. Through guò street fighting, the new Chinese army was attacked, so as to achieve the goal of holding Singapore. And this move of Major General Bleton happened to be satisfactory to the Xinhua Army.

On the morning of July 22, the 1st, 7th, and 10th Brigades of the Xinhua Marine Corps, totaling more than 10,000 people, launched an attack from Changi to the urban area of Singapore under the cover of dozens of field guns. Although the British army resisted, the resistance was very weak, and the Xinhua army was closing in on the urban area of Singapore.

In the afternoon of the same day, the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy intensified its shelling of the port area of Singapore. Heavy artillery fire almost plowed the British defensive positions. A large number of trenches were blown up, soldiers were killed, and the British suffered heavy losses.

Under the cover of heavy artillery fire, the 11th and 14th brigades of the Xinhua Army took transport ships and headed for the port. The artillery of the British army had been almost destroyed in the previous few days of fighting, and it was impossible to stop the landing of the Xinhua army.

Dozens of howitzers of the 1st British Division were suppressed by the naval guns of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy after only a few rounds of shells. Although a transport ship was hit in the process of disappointing the harbor, and hundreds of officers and men on board fell into the sea, it did not cause much damage. Most of the people were rescued by the ships that arrived later.

The transport ship drove directly into the harbor and docked at the pier.

The soldiers of the Xinhua Army disembarked from the ship and braved the hail of bullets from the British army to attack. At this time, the eight warships of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy on the sea spared no effort to open fire at the maximum rate of fire, creating conditions for the landing of the army.

As more and more troops landed, the Xinhua Army formed and captured the port and began to advance into the city of Singapore, driving the British back into the city. This effectively guaranteed the safety of the landing ground of the Xinhua Army.

After a day of fierce fighting on July 22, the Xinhua Army had already approached the city of Singapore from two directions. Two infantry brigades and one marine brigade to the east, three infantry brigades landed in the port direction, for a total of more than 30,000 men in six brigades. Although the British army in Singapore totaled more than 50,000 people. However, after the Battle of Changi and the landing of the Xinhua Army at the port, the British army suffered heavy losses and was no longer much more than the Xinhua Army in terms of troops. In terms of combat effectiveness, the British army was even inferior to the Xinhua army. Even if they are equipped with the latest weapons, they still can't compete with the Xinhua Army. This, coupled with successive defeats, left the British army demoralized. The pessimistic sentiment spread among the army, which greatly affected the combat effectiveness of the British army.

The British Governor of the Straits Settlements, Bonham, and the Army Commander, Major General Bleton, were very worried. They can now understand that the so-called bloody bleeding of the Xinhua Army in Singapore is simply their wishful thinking. The current battle has made them see the gap with the Xinhua Army. Obviously, the fall of Singapore has become inevitable.

On the morning of July 23, the Xinhua Army launched a tentative attack on the British troops trapped in the city of Singapore, and successfully broke into the city. Although the British army was resisting, it was not fierce. However, at the critical moment, Major General Sun Hao, commander of the Xinhua Army, issued an order to stop the offensive.

This order, if nothing else, is mainly because there are too many Chinese in Singapore. After the start of the war, the British army imposed martial law in Singapore, and the Chinese in the city did not have time to flee. At the beginning of the battle, it immediately caused a lot of casualties to the innocent people in the city, which made the Xinhua army a little jealous. (To be continued......)