A pile of embers ignited by the explosion shone brightly. Xiao Yi, who was dressed as a British soldier, stood in front of Chen Zilin and the others, looking at Chen Zilin with a smile.

Chen Zilin and the others looked at each other a few times, with excitement and doubts in their eyes. The Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia are no strangers to the term "Cadet Army", especially in the past two years, because many of the funds raised by the "Malaya Singapore Overseas Chinese Raising Motherland Wounded Soldiers and Refugees Conference Committee" were transferred to the Chongqing government through the Cadet Military Government, and the term Cadet Army spread rapidly among the overseas Chinese in Malaya and Singapore.

"I know the way of the Apprentice Army, but why are you here?" Chen Zilin asked.

Xiao Yi: "We're from Vietnam. At the request of the Federation of French Indochina, we organized an expeditionary force in the Cadet Corps. Our commander-in-chief thought of the Singaporean-Malaysian Chinese and was worried about the safety of our compatriots, so he sent us to contact you. Company Commander Chen, can you show me your documents? ”

"The Cadet Army has arrived in Vietnam?" The news made the volunteers quite excited. Chen Zilin glanced at the Japanese army position and determined that these devils had all died at the hands of the students who suddenly appeared, so he took out his documents and handed them to Xiao Yi very easily.

Xiao Yi took out a small-caliber flashlight from his waist, checked the documents, handed it to Chen Zilin, and then put his thumb in his mouth and whistled. He said to Chen Zilin: "We still have people. ”

Under the surprised gaze of Chen Zilin and the other volunteers, Cui Lin and the others slowly stood up from their hiding place.

Chen Zilin took off his hat and scratched his head and said, "I suspected from the beginning who killed the Japanese soldiers on the mountain, it turned out to be you." ”

Cui Lin and others came over. Xiao Yi introduced the two sides, and Cui Lin held Chen Zilin's hand and said, "Company Commander Chen, it's good!" I could see that the brothers, though they were not well trained, fought valiantly, much better than the British. ”

Chen Zilin's tone was a little gloomy: "We really lack training, otherwise we wouldn't have died so many brothers." The lives of the British are expensive, and besides, they don't see Sin Continent as a land that must be defended. We are different, our home is in Sin Continent, and we have no other choice to protect Satellite Continent. After saying this, he remembered something and asked, "Captain Cui, may I ask when the expeditionary force of the Xuebing Army will be able to kill?" ”

Chen Zilin obviously misunderstood the meaning of Xiao Yi's words just now, so he asked such a question. This question was not something that Cui Lin could answer, he thought for a while and said, "Company Commander Chen, you have promoted me, how can I, a captain, have the power to know this kind of thing." Just now I heard that the Singapore and Malaysian Chinese have set up the Xinghua Volunteer Army, can you tell me more about it? ”

Chen Zilin told the origin and establishment of the Xinghua Volunteer Army in detail, and Cui Lin frowned without hearing two sentences. Out of politeness, he waited for Chen Zilin to finish speaking, and then he opened his mouth to question: "I didn't expect that the Xinghua Volunteer Army was actually established at the request of the British. Company Commander Chen, this Briton is not well-intentioned! ”

"Captain Cui, what do you say? Our membership in the Volunteers was voluntary and not coerced. ”

"No, I don't mean that. Company Commander Chen, have you thought about it? As far as the strength of the regular army that the Straits Settlements now possesses, it is not at all a matter of whether or not you have volunteers. ”

"Captain Cui, I don't like to hear what you say, although we are only militia forces, we have the courage and passion-" Yue Lin on the side suddenly grabbed the words.

Cui Lin hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "You misunderstood what I meant, I didn't mean to belittle the volunteers. Rather, they felt that the British had ill intentions in doing so. According to the information we have, the British now have a total of about 80,000 troops in Singapore, and there should be about 50,000 in the Negeri Sembilan area. These are regular troops, well-armed and well-trained. Think about it, if these 130,000 regular troops can't withstand the attack of the Japanese army, can 3,000 of you be effective? The British did this, clearly to tie the Singaporean-Malaysian Chinese to their chariots. Well, I now understand what the Commander-in-Chief had sent us in order to send us in a hurry, for he had expected the British to do such a despicable measure. ”

The Xinghua Volunteer Army was successfully established, and the appeal of Tan Kah Kee, a well-known overseas Chinese leader in Singapore, played a vital role in the appeal of overseas Chinese. Tan Kah Kee did this as a last resort, after all, Sin Chew was still ruled by the British at this time; Moreover, because of the relationship between the motherland, the Chinese and the Japanese were mortal enemies. It is no secret that the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia raised funds to fund China's anti-Japanese cause. It is conceivable that once the Japanese army captures Xinma, it will inevitably retaliate against the Chinese and overseas Chinese. In all these ways, this Anglo-Japanese showdown, the Chinese do not seem to be able to escape. Therefore, even though he knew that the British's proposal to form a volunteer army was likely to be a trap, Tan Kah Kee could only choose to lead the Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese to jump bravely.

These can't be put on the stage, Yue Lin and the others are stunned and don't have that realm to comprehend and won't take time to think about it, Chen Zilin smelled a little, but as far as he understands, the home is almost gone, why are you still thinking about this? It's serious to fight directly with the Japanese.

Cui Lin's words were a new topic for Yue Lin and others, making them understand the sinister intentions of the British, but for Chen Zilin, it was a piercing of the window paper that covered the shame, which would greatly weaken the morale of the troops, and may even cause a mutiny.

Yes, the Singapore-Malaysian Chinese and the British Straits Settlements authorities now have a common enemy and have enough reasons to fight side by side, but this does not mean that there are no contradictions between the two sides, nor does it mean that the Singapore-Malaysian Chinese should forget about the oppression they have been subjected to before.

Chen Zilin: "Captain Cui, what you said is too serious. The British may have the idea of taking advantage of us, but this is first and foremost our own needs. Our home, our relatives are all in Sin Chew! Chinese are not stupid, always be, we are just doing our best to control our own destiny now. ”

Cui Lin smiled: "I don't mean anything else, I understand your situation, and it is because of this that I admire you more and more." It is not easy for you to gain a foothold in Nanyang and make a fortune, but even so, you have not forgotten to win the motherland in dire straits. It can be imagined how much sweat of overseas Chinese has been condensed by that dime of donations! Company Commander Chen, I have a request, can you introduce me to the commander and deputy commander of the Volunteer Army? ”

Chen Zilin nodded and said, "No problem." And he asked, "Now?" ”

"The sooner the better!"

"What a shame! Yue Lin, I'll leave it to you here, repair the position, if the Japanese attack, if you can defend it, if you can't defend it, you will retreat! ”

Yue Lin: "Yes! ”

Chen Zilin gave a brief explanation, and took Cui Lin and them straight to Bukit Zhima, where the Xinghua Volunteer Army Headquarters was located, overnight.

(Old poison: I actually saw a brother who thought I was a professional code grid...... Oh, my God...... Lift me up too much)