The forward positions were abandoned by the Indian and Australian troops, and the Dutch surrendered directly to the Japanese, and now the Japanese army would be able to drive long into the outside of the city if they launched an offensive against Singapore. The situation became like this, so to speak, the British brought it upon themselves. If they do not withdraw all their troops, if they do not use force to seize the vitality of the Singaporean-Malaysian Chinese, then even if the forward positions are lost, they can immediately integrate their troops and establish a second line of defense. But now? Not to mention that the sequence of troops was disrupted by the Xinghua Volunteers, the most fatal thing is that the middle and senior officers suffered severe losses in this armed conflict, two divisions were captured or killed alive by the volunteers because of the division commander, and the brigade commander and regiment commander were sniped several times, and now they have completely become stragglers. As for the independent brigades, their situation is not optimistic, and the worst thing is that because one of them has defected into the so-called "British Volunteers", the officers and soldiers have questioned their previous orders, and even began to doubt the character of the Supreme Commanders Beshua and Percival, which is a fatal blow to morale.

"I have asked all the officers in the headquarters to gather the troops, and it should not be a problem to concentrate the current strength and collect 20,000 men, which is enough to resist the last while. However, I don't want the soldiers to make unnecessary sacrifices, so surrender is inevitable in the end," Percival whispered in his ear after Blashua was awakened.

Bai Sihua nodded with difficulty, and then said categorically: "I'll talk to the Chinese!" If they don't agree, then they will fight to the death of the net! ”

Percival gritted his teeth, hugged him heavily, and then watched him walk towards the Chinese crowd in the distance with a dozen of his men.

Isoroku Yamamoto personally took command of the Japanese offensive against Singapore on Magari Island. At nightfall, he received a report from his men that a fierce battle had broken out in the city of Singapore, and at first he was confused as to what the British were doing. With him, Soma Masafumi speculated whether the locals had responded to the call of the Imperial Army to break out in an uprising, and happily asserted: "Your Excellency, it seems that our propaganda policy has been very effective, and if this continues, such as Vietnam and Burma, perhaps without the arrival of the Imperial Army, the French and the British will have been expelled." ”

Yamamoto smiled at him - Yamamoto has always been a pragmatic person, and he clearly knows that although the so-called national independence army and national rebel army provide a righteous excuse for the imperial army to enter Southeast Asia, at least for the time being, its significance is only an excuse. The old devil tapped the table in front of him with his right hand, staring at the map of Southeast Asia on his side, and suddenly stood up and said after a few minutes: "Before, the 'Weishan' reported that the United States evacuated as many as 40 ships, and there are many 10,000-ton merchant ships, cruise ships, and Soma, don't you think there is something strange about this?" ”

Soma was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, "Your Excellency, do you mean that the British want to escape Singapore with the help of the Americans?" ”

"It's entirely possible! Soma, you immediately call Lieutenant General Hashimoto and ask him to launch a tentative attack, I need to know the specific situation on the front line. ”

"Hay, I'll do it."

"By the way, send another telegram to Yamada, asking him to immediately lead the Kaga aircraft carrier fleet to approach the waters off the coast of Singapore, preparing to intercept the US evacuation fleet."

"Your Excellency?"

"Execute, rest assured, I know that this may be a conspiracy of the British. But we can't just watch the cooked duck fly. We don't want to provoke the Americans, and the Americans should not dare to provoke us either, so if we grasp the scale, it will be okay to board the ship for inspection. ”

"Got it!"

At about ten o'clock, Yamamoto received a telegram from Hashimoto Jun saying that the Dutch army had surrendered to them. Then, only twenty minutes later, he received another telegram in which Hashimoto reported that he had ascertained the number of the enemy forces on the front line, which were Indian and Australian forces, and that they had been routed, and requested a direct attack on Singapore.

At this point, Yamamoto believed that the British really wanted to escape from the sea with the help of the Americans. Putting down the telegram, he said to Soma Masafumi, "Do the British really want to escape from the sea?" Do they still fantasize about another 'Dunkirk retreat'? Delusion! ”

Soma Masafumi was very excited and said, "Your Excellency, let Lieutenant General Hashimoto let them attack!" First take Singapore, cut off the British army's survival on land, and then let Yamada-kun intercept them from the sea. Hehe, the British army has a total of 50,000 or 60,000 troops in Singapore, right? With the addition of his army, there are 100,000 people, and if all of them are captured alive, what a great feat this will be! Your Excellency, after this battle, we will have one more marshal in our navy! ”

If he could really capture the British army in Singapore alive, this credit would be enough for Yamamoto Isoroku to be promoted to the rank of marshal. Yamamoto couldn't contain his excitement, and slowly exhaled a breath and said: "As long as the empire's Southeast Asia policy can be implemented smoothly and the current predicament can be improved, what is my personal honor and disgrace?" Soma called Hashimoto back, and the General Headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Fleet agreed to their request and ordered them to take Singapore by noon tomorrow. To define Yamada's outgoing call, it is necessary to avoid falling into the trap of the British, and to be more humble to the Americans. Well, to prevent Toms, Blashua and Percival from hiding among the American expatriate, some other generals, if they can't be caught, these three people must not allow them to slip through the net! ”

"Hello!"

Almost at the same time, in Phnom Penh, in the General Headquarters of the Cadet Expeditionary Army, Pan Meiren suddenly stood up and sighed with relief: "'Yashan' has called back!" ”

"Good!" Ouyang Yun said, then sat down heavily, and snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray.

"Yashan" only replied with two words, "understand", but it was enough.

When the Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese began to board the ship, Zhang Liangfeng sent a secret telegram to the General Headquarters. Ouyang Yun and others learned that the British army actually attacked the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia, and wanted to deprive them of the opportunity to escape from Singapore with "martial arts", and they were all angry and scolded. Everyone was tired of scolding, and when they calmed down, they immediately thought of a very serious problem - the Xinghua Volunteers and the British Army were fighting in the city of Singapore, and it was impossible for the Japanese not to notice it. Yamamoto Isoroku is not a stupid person, and he will definitely think that there is a problem with the "US evacuation fleet", so what kind of countermeasures will he take? At this time, whether the "Yashan" can make meritorious contributions and successfully attract the attention of the Japanese army is particularly important.

Just when Yamada took the "Kaga" aircraft carrier as the flagship and led as many as 20 warships to the waters off Singapore where the "Weishan" frigate was located, the two Song-class submarines of the Xuebing Army were already quietly lurking on the seabed about 3,000 meters away from the "Weishan" and were ready to attack.

The commander of the "Yashan" was none other than Xu Kai, the supreme commander of the submarine force of the Haikou fleet. For the first time, this young admiral of the Cadet Corps led the army, piloting the most advanced naval weapons of the Cadet Corps, and the task they were carrying out was unprecedentedly difficult.