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Inside the British headquarters, Major General Bleton was looking at the map with a sad face. Ever since the Xinhua Army had destroyed the British coastal positions and the army transport ships had gathered off the coast of Singapore, Major General Burleyton had realized that the landing attack of the Xinhua Army was likely to begin soon. This made him worry all the time. The focus of Major General Burleyton's defense was the port area of Singapore, and he deployed half of his army in that direction. And, all of them are the most elite troops.

Major General Burleyton knew that there was only one way to hold Singapore, and that was to prevent the Xinhua Army from coming ashore. Otherwise, a qiē will be empty talk. Although in small Singapore, the British army gathered more than 50,000 people. But as for whether Singapore can be held, Major General Brighton still cannot guarantee.

"When will the landing of the Xinhua Army begin?" Major General Bleton whispered. The landing fleet of the Xinhua Army off the coast of Singapore was like a sharp sword hanging over his head, which made him worry all the time.

The rumbling sound of shelling made Major General Bleton very irritable. After the 5th Fleet of the Navy of the Xinhua Army destroyed the coastal defense positions of the British army, the navy of the Xinhua Army began to shell the positions of the British army. Almost every day, hundreds or thousands of soldiers are killed or wounded by the naval guns of the Xinhua Army. The casualties are increasing, and the morale of the troops is also declining.

"General, the Xinhua Army has landed!" Suddenly. A junior officer rushed into the command and reported to Major General Burleyton.

"What? The Xinhua army landed. It's finally starting to land. Give orders to the front-line troops to hold their positions. The Xinhua army could not be allowed to attack and suppress them on the beach. Major General Bleton was taken aback and hurriedly ordered. If the Xinhua Army is allowed to land successfully, then Singapore will be finished.

"General, the Xinhua Army landed in Changi in the east, not the port area we expected before." Said the junior officer.

"Changi?" Major General Brighton's face changed drastically, and he quickly turned to look at the map hanging on the wall. Defense to the east. There are huge loopholes. Because there were no convenient port facilities to the east, Major General Burleyton did not deploy heavy troops to the east, only a British infantry battalion and a British and Indian infantry brigade. Such troops. How high the combat effectiveness can be, Major General Brighton knows very well. Therefore, when it was learned that the Xinhua army had landed in the east, Major General Burleyton immediately realized it. We're in big trouble. With the strong combat power of the Xinhua Army. The troops deployed in the east could not resist the attack of the Xinhua Army at all. Once the Xinhua Army comes ashore and gains a foothold, Singapore is really in danger.

"Yes, General. Major Willy, defending Changi, requests our reinforcements. Otherwise, a British infantry battalion and an Anglo-Indian infantry brigade alone would not be able to withstand the attack of the Xinhua army. The junior officer said.

"Immediately order the 2nd Infantry Division to go to Changi. Either way, you have to keep Changi! Major General Bleton ordered.

The 2nd Infantry Division was the ace unit in the hands of Major General Burleyton. It was an all-British force. It was a troop transferred from the Indian colonies to Singapore. There are only two such infantry divisions in the hands of Major General Burleyton. One was placed in the port area, and the other was used as a reserve. Now that the Xinhua Army has landed in Changi, Major General Burleyton has no choice but to send this ace force. However, this force is deployed in the city of Singapore, and it will take a lot of time to rush to Changi. By the time they arrived, would the British defending Changi still be able to hold out? Major General Bleton could only pray for God's blessing.

At this time in Changi, the 1st Marine Brigade of the Xinhua Army had already routed the British troops defending here. The troops of the whole brigade, which are landing one after another, are beginning to build a defensive line at a distance of a kilometer from the coast. The artillery of the brigade artillery battalion is also trying to find a way to carry it. However, the 75-mm field gun, weighing up to 800 kg, was difficult to load and unload when there was no special port, and could only be disassembled into several parts, which were then transported to the shore by small boat and then assembled. In this case, it is a waste of time. It takes two or three hours for an artillery battalion of 24 75mm field guns to be brought ashore, and even more time with the accompanying ammunition and the like. Therefore, the four 'Xia-class' cruisers of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy could not leave for a long time, and they had to provide fire support to the troops ashore. Otherwise, in the face of the fierce attack of the British, even if the 1st Marine Brigade barely held on, the losses would definitely be staggering.

At 10:25 a.m., the British 2nd Infantry Division arrived in Changi. The division has three infantry regiments and an artillery regiment, with a total strength of more than 10,000 people, and the division commander is Major General Kaffett, who once led the army to suppress the inhabitants of India in India, stepped on the corpses of the Indians, and made great achievements. Major General Kaffett was already an extremely belligerent man, and this time he went to Singapore on his own initiative. Bullying the weak Indian Ah San is too boring for him. He hopes to be able to fight with the so-called strong army of the East, and let those yellow-skinned monkeys know that white people are the masters of the world, and other colored people can only be slaves of white people.

"Humph! I knew that those Indian asis were unreliable. To defeat the Xinhua Army, we have to rely on the British. The artillery regiment was ordered to begin shelling the positions of the Xinhua Army twenty minutes later, and the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments were ready to drive the Xinhua Army into the sea in one fell swoop! Major General Kaffett put down the binoculars in his hand and said contemptuously. He believed that the strong British Army would let the Xinhua Army on the other side know who was the real strong army.

"Yes, General!" The herald quickly went to deliver the order. All units of the British 2nd Infantry Division moved and assembled three kilometers away from the defensive positions of the Xinhua Army. The two infantry regiments were advancing step by step, preparing to build forward positions closer to the positions of the Xinhua Army.

The artillery regiment of the 2nd Division of the British Army has more than 30 cannons with a caliber of 3.7 inches and 4 inches, which is already the largest caliber of artillery that a field unit can carry in the case of imperfect transportation facilities. If the cannon is too heavy, it will affect the speed of the troops. In addition, the British army also protected the mortars of the Xinhua army. However, both in terms of rate of fire and range, it is much worse than the mortars of the Xinhua Army, and the caliber is only 37 mm. But even so, this has been very satisfying to the British Army, and it has been proven that the mortar is a very effective infantry support firepower, which can greatly increase the British infantry attack. It's just that this kind of mortar is currently only equipped with troops composed entirely of British. The British and Indian armies were not equipped with such weapons.

At 10:50, the British artillery regiment opened fire first. More than thirty artillery pieces were fired one after another. Shells whizzed towards the positions of the Xinhua army.

"Shelling! Hide! "The officers at the front, as soon as they heard the whistling of the shelling, immediately ordered loudly. The experienced Marines have long been hidden. Because of the lack of time, the marines of the Xinhua Army did not have time to dig trenches, but just pulled up a long barbed wire fence and then dug some foxholes. When the British began the shelling, they could only huddle in the foxholes, holding their heads and mouths wide open, enduring the British shelling, while praying to God that the shells would not fall on their heads.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The shells exploded on the positions of the Xinhua Army, setting off a burst of flying sand and rocks, and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke almost suffocated. After the shells exploded, they left craters on the positions of the Xinhua Army, shrapnel was shot everywhere, and people were hit from time to time. Even though the soldiers of the Xinhua Army hid in foxholes, they still paid a lot of casualties in the face of the heavy shelling of the British army.

"Quickly contact the battleships of the Navy and open fire, and the shelling of the British must be suppressed!" Seeing his troops enduring the shelling of the British army, Brigadier General Zhang Shun, commander of the 1st Marine Brigade, felt as if he was dripping blood.

Fortunately, only five minutes into the start of the British shelling, the four 'Xia-class' cruisers on the sea opened fire.

"Boom! Rumble! "The cruiser 'Xia Zhu' opened fire first, and the four 155-mm naval guns in the bow and stern were full of power. Shells weighing more than 20 kilograms will leave a huge crater in the ground as soon as they go down.

After the four battleships of the Xinhua Navy opened fire, the British artillery was quickly suppressed. Compared with the naval guns of the navy, the artillery used by the army is inferior in both power and range.

"Boom!" A 155-mm shell exploded on the British artillery position, and two 3.7-inch cannons were immediately thrown away. The British artillery around them was even more staggered in vain, and they didn't know whether they were dead or alive.

When the British artillery regiment opened fire, the Xinhua warships on the sea had already figured out their position through the trajectory. All four battleships fired heavily at the British artillery positions. After a few volleys, the British artillery regiment suffered heavy losses. More than thirty cannons, almost half of which were lost. The casualties were even more severe. When the damage report was handed to Major General Kaffett, Major General Kaffett's face was gloomy as if he could drip water.

"Bastard, infantry sortie! Break through the positions of those Xinhua troops and drive them all into the sea! Major General Kaffett ordered with a dark face. Although the preparations for the shelling are not sufficient, there is not so much to worry about at this time, and we have to hurry up. (To be continued......)