At about 9 o'clock in the morning of November 14, the Andaman Sea is not alarmed, the sun is shining, the sea water is like an endless dark blue satin, spread out in front of the eyes, the sky is floating with white clouds, the sea breeze is light, the gulls and birds are flying together, it is a rare good sailing weather, the Japanese sailors, gathered on the deck in twos and threes, comfortably feel the warm and humid sea breeze of the Indian Ocean, and the vacation is leisurely.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi walked out of the cabin, stretched out his hand to block the bright sun, looked far away, took a deep breath of the fresh sea breeze with a salty taste, refreshed, and felt a rare joy, this is also the sweetest night he slept in the past few days, if it wasn't for the personal adjutant to wake him up according to the instructions, His Excellency the commander could sleep until nightfall.

The communications staff officer walked up behind him lightly, for fear of disturbing the intoxication of His Excellency the commander, and whispered: "Commander, Commander-in-Chief Ito has called to inquire about the current position of our fleet, has there been any accidents?" How long will it take to reach the port of Yangon, when Commander-in-Chief Ito will personally greet His Excellency the Commander. ”

Hasegawa Kiyoshi smiled disdainfully, "This old fellow, I can't wait, as if I am looking forward to an unexpected situation, in the vast sea area of Asia and even the Pacific Ocean, is there still a force that can threaten my Third Fleet?" I thought that like our army, I was defeated by that devil Tang Qiuli and lost the face of the Japanese Emperor's ** team. ”

"Personally come to the port to meet me, joke, to meet the carrier-based aircraft and naval guns of my Third Fleet? It's not for the base camp to put on this posture! "Man. If there is a preconception. When the other party sings, they are scolding when they listen to it, Hasegawa Kiyoshi's feelings for Ito Yanzaburo are exactly like this, anyway, what that old guy says is not good.

Hasegawa said without replying: "Call back, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief Ito, my Third Fleet and troop transport fleet have entered the vicinity of the Nicobar Islands in the Andaman Sea. They will arrive at the port of Yangon in three days, if His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is busy with military affairs, or if they are facing an attack by the troops of the Independent Division. As a subordinate, Hasegawa Kiyoshi can't afford such a grand etiquette, and he is even more afraid of the crime of delaying the fighter. ”

After recording the contents of the message, the communications staff officer did not leave immediately, hesitated, and reminded in a low voice: "Commander, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to call back like this?" Commander-in-Chief Ito would have had something else in mind! "The communications staff officer is well-intentioned. I am afraid that this unruly and arrogant commander will come out of his mouth, and the people around him will also be unlucky.

Hasegawa Qing frowned, and let out a displeased "um", a coercion from the superior made this communication staff officer tremble, and hurriedly lowered his head, "Baga, there is nothing wrong, the original text is sent as is." Just go! "Hail!" The communications staff officer replied loudly, wiping the cold sweat on his head, and rushed away as if he had fled, secretly glad in his heart, "I was a bastard." No big mouth, lucky that! ”

Kiyoshi Hasegawa was in a very good mood. The temper is also extraordinarily gentle, especially the call back to the old guy Ito, he himself is very proud, and he can even imagine that when Ito sees the callback, his hands are trembling, his face is blue, and his lips are trembling.

Northwest of Yangon, in the small town of Yangdong, the front-line headquarters of the Yangon Campaign of the Independent Division, was beaten hard by Liu Xinlan, and held the girl's little hand, Tang Qiuli, who slept sweetly, followed Liu Xinlan into the command headquarters with some frowns, and Tang Qiusheng, the deputy division commander and commander-in-chief of the campaign, who marked various symbols on the map with the chief of staff Chang Feng, saw them come in.

Leaving the map to greet him, he hurriedly said: "Division commander, I was about to go to find you, and the intelligence department sent a piece of information about the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy," Tang Qiuli's attention was immediately attracted to it, and now he is not very interested in anything except Hasegawa Kiyoshi.

Tang Qiusheng looked at Liu Xinlan, whose little face was full of pride, and then looked at Tang Qiuli, who was engrossed, shook his head slightly, and smiled secretly in his stomach, "These two people, interesting!" ”

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli smiled unexpectedly and said: "Brother Qiusheng, as expected, MacArthur really released the water, the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet and troop carriers, no danger through the Strait of Malacca, there was no conflict between the two sides, according to the information obtained by our intelligence officers, MacArthur and Stilwell went to Sumatra and Kalimantan respectively, interesting, this is the tacit understanding between the Japanese and the Americans, I'm afraid, MacArthur is much more afraid!" ”

Chang Feng asked, "Commander, what should we do next?" Tang Qiuli said slyly: "In my name, send a telegram to the US military headquarters, condemning them for this kind of behavior, the more fierce the words, the better, you can scold them fiercely in the telegram, especially for MacArthur, you must be ruthless in your mouth, and you dare not let the Americans fart, in addition, disclose the matter of the Americans releasing water, and let MacArthur bear the charge of treachery first, and then take back the interest on my treatment in Manila!" ”

Everyone laughed, Tang Qiusheng shook his head, and said half-jokingly: "Teacher, this is not very kind!" General MacArthur, who is also a four-star general, commander-in-chief of the US military, is also a celebrity in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, save some face! ”

Tang Qiuli replied: "MacArthur has always been shameless, giving him face is to increase his psychological burden, maybe he is in a hurry, we are helping him," this was said harshly enough, and the command headquarters suddenly burst into laughter, and Liu Xinlan laughed so much that she almost lay on Tang Qiuli's shoulder.

Unlike the happy atmosphere in the headquarters of the independent division, there was a tense atmosphere in the Japanese army headquarters in Yangon, which was caused by Hasegawa Kiyoshi's callback, and after Ito received Hasegawa Kiyoshi's call, he was not as angry as Hasegawa Kiyoshi imagined, his face was as usual, he couldn't see any fluctuations in his feelings, he gently put the telegram on the table, and even smiled slightly, as if nothing happened.

Kawashima admired it very much, "In the end, it is the commander-in-chief, who has the cultivation and demeanor of a general, and does not care about Hasegawa Kiyoshi," the admiring gaze in Kawashima's eyes had not yet dispersed, and he listened to Ito's order to the communications staff officer: "Immediately forward Hasegawa Kiyoshi's reply, together with my telegram, to the base camp and the General Staff," Kawashima was surprised and folded over.

This Diao sue has a level, depth, enough yin, ruthless enough, poisonous enough, it is really high, those bigwigs in the base camp, comparing the two telegrams, in black and white, it is clear and clear, Ito and Hasegawa Kiyoshi have a bearing and a person, and they make judgments from a high level, and they are more convincing than anything, Kawashima was completely convinced, and quietly gave Hasegawa maggots.

A poisonous knife that is much more powerful than a soft knife, in the future, when dealing with this top boss, it is better to be cautious everywhere, he said that the east can't say the west, don't pay attention, let the general put him into the pit, this is the master of the nest fight, *** kill without blood! Take it, take it orally!

On the morning of 15 November, the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy had already arrived in the waters near the Andaman Islands, and in a little more than a day's voyage, it would be able to disembark at the port of Yangon, an archipelago under the control of British India.

There is no need to ask, this is coming towards himself, urgent telegrams, one after another, to the commander-in-chief of the British forces in India, but what can the commander-in-chief of the British army do, rambling to say that it is a few small islands far away from the mainland, that is, the entire Indochina Peninsula is lost, is not it also a dumb loss, the Japanese want to take it.

The order issued by the commander-in-chief of the British forces stationed in India to the British commanders on the island was exactly the same as the order given by MacArthur to the American troops, and the content was almost the same, and there was one more than the Americans: "As long as the Japanese naval fleet issues the banner of surrender to the British defenders on the island, all the garrisons on the island must follow the orders of the Japanese. ”

I am afraid that the shadow in the hearts of the British is heavier than that of the Americans, and the appearance of the British and American troops in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific region is enough to show that in history, the Japanese army with less than 100,000 people, why was it possible to sweep through the British and American hundreds of thousands of British and American troops in the two places.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi looked at the Andaman Islands, whose outline was gradually clear, and suddenly thought, "If the British on the island were given a few shells, how would the British react, and would they swallow their anger and not let go of a single shot, just like the Americans?" ”

Hasegawa Kiyoshi ordered the destroyer "Shishima" to immediately shell one of the islands, and the shells whistled and landed on the islands, and the British rice flag, which was still flying high just now, fell down with a burst of gunsmoke and fire, and another burst of shells, and the walls of the British barracks collapsed, and Hasegawa Kiyoshi looked forward to the sound of the British army's artillery returning fire.

He didn't mind leveling this small island the size of a pigsty, just treat it as a live firing, and after waiting for more than 20 minutes, the smoke on the island had dissipated, and the British were more honest than rabbits, not to mention the sound of artillery returning fire, and even the ghost of a British soldier could not be seen.

He knew that the British commander hiding in the underground fortifications was trembling and discussing, and the matter of surrendering under the white flag was trembling and colorless, Hasegawa Kiyoshi muttered with interest, "It's boring," and then ordered: "The fleet is moving forward at full speed!" ”

(To be continued)