Facing Le Yiqin, who was quite complacent, Tang Qiuli asked a question, and later he felt naïve, "Le Yiqin, you made such a big move, why don't I know?" "This is the truth, I also returned to Yangon this time, Brother Qiusheng mentioned it so much, before that, I really didn't know that Le Yiqin had such a big hand, and the construction of the aviation force went to front of him!

Le Yiqin explained somewhat embarrassedly: "Aren't you busy, a year ago, you were commanding the troops, on the front line of the Guizhou-Yunnan and Yunnan-Burma borders, dealing with Terauchi Shouyi and Yamashita Fengwen, I was originally going to give you a surprise after the paratrooper regiment became an army, no, you asked, I took it out in advance, but, division commander, a few months ago, I submitted a report to the division headquarters!" ”

"Report?" Tang Qiuli thought about it, he didn't have the impression of this report, and looked at the deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng suspiciously, this kind of thing is usually handled by Brother Qiusheng, Tang Qiusheng patted his head and said: "Oh, there is such a thing, but, Le Yiqin, your report is preparing to form a paratrooper regiment, I remember that I approved it at that time, and after a long time, you have basically formed!" What the hell? ”

The generals laughed loudly, Le Yiqin, this guy, come to cook raw rice and mature rice, a typical first cut and then play, Tang Qiuli also laughed, and said: "Le Yiqin, don't pursue your sloppy eyes and deceive Deputy Division Commander Tang, since your paratroop regiment can be pulled to the battlefield, I will find you a chance, all the paratroop regiments are on standby, ready to enter the Singapore campaign at any time!" ”

Le Yiqin replied loudly: "Thank you, teacher!" The paratrooper regiment will usher in the day of its formation with the best results, but the division commander, please give the paratrooper regiment a number. It's best to be majestic and loud, so that when the little devil hears it, his heart trembles! ”

Tang Qiuli was a little helpless, and said: "Le Yiqin, how did you learn to make inches, that's good, the number of the parachute regiment of the Southern Flight Group of the Air Force is called the Saker, fierce, agile, and attacking like lightning." Suddenly appear in front of the enemy! ”

The generals applauded, and the first paratrooper regiment of the independent division aviation unit had an official name, and in the future, it really became a unit that terrified the Japanese army. Le Yiqin is even more happy, bullish. How many regiment-level formations are there in the whole army. Only its own paratrooper regiment has a unique number, and it is still set by the division commander himself, which is a long face!

Tang Qiuli continued: "Le Yiqin, the aircraft groups of your Southern Flying Group bases in Yangon, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh must be ready for battle. However, this time it is not about you, it is about cooperating with the fleet and assigning it to the fleet. The specific coordinated battle plan is formulated by you and Commander Don of the fleet! ”

Le Yiqin agreed happily, look at what he meant, as if he had taken a big advantage, speaking in his heart, Le Yiqin didn't care at all, whether he sang the leading role or not, who commanded it, just fought if there was a battle, he held it for almost half a year, and his brothers were all like hungry wolves, and they didn't see blood anymore, and their hands were born!

After the basic campaign policy was decided, the large-scale military conference was over, and the commanders of the corps who came to take advantage of the excitement and thought that they could catch the command of the war were all depressed and disappointed, and they did not even eat the lunch prepared by the rear headquarters, and they each returned to their stations, the scale of the Singapore campaign was too small, and more than one million troops from the five corps of the independent division were gathered in the Indochina Peninsula, and only three brigades were mobilized in total to guard the side of the division commander, and good things could still fall on their heads?

Tang Qiuli left behind Vice Admiral Tang Qiuquan, commander of the naval fleet, Rear Admiral Amosyev, deputy commander, and Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, chief of staff, Major General Le Yiqin, commander of the Southern Flight Group of the Air Force, and Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, deputy division commander, Major General Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the division commander, and Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, chief of staff of the division commander, and a total of eight people.

Tang Qiuli looked at a few people and said: "Brother Qiuquan, regarding the concept of the Singapore campaign, my principle is that the annihilation of the Japanese Yokoyama Brigade is not on land but at sea, to be specific, not in the urban area of Singapore, but in the Strait of Malacca. ”

Tang Qiuquan raised his eyebrows, roughly guessed his cousin's thoughts, and said: "Division commander, is your campaign intention, is this the case, use superior forces, adopt a first-line flat attack method, and force the Japanese Yokoyama Brigade to withdraw from Singapore, and the only direction for the Japanese army to evacuate is only Sumatra Island and Kalimantan Island, which requires the fleet to intercept on the first line in the Strait of Malacca, and at sea, to eat this Japanese army!" ”

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "No wonder the old people often say, dealing with smart people, it doesn't take a lot of words, that's exactly what I mean, in the urban area of Singapore, the special operations detachment sneaked in advance to ensure that the urban area was not destroyed by the Japanese army, drove the Hengshan Brigade out of the city, and also avoided a street battle, the most important thing is to save Singapore from the destruction of the war, my plan is that the fleet should not use large warships, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the Japanese army, and then a dying struggle, the fish will die and the net will be broken, and the meaning of the Singapore campaign will be lost!" ”

"The fleet dispatched light gunboats, I also know that Brother Qiuquan, your gunboat formation, called assassins, is equipped with naval warfare-type thunder rocket artillery, and the ferocity of firepower is no less than a destroyer, before the Singapore campaign was launched, it was hidden in the waters of the Gulf of Thailand, and it was timely to attack, even if the Japanese naval fleet rushed over when the news was heard, it was too late in time, Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group fully cooperated with your fleet."

Tang Qiuquan nodded, exchanged a few words in a low voice with Deputy Commander Amosiyev and Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo, and then said: "Our fleet fully agrees with the division commander's battle concept, not only the fleet gunboat detachment participates in the battle, but the fleet torpedo boat detachment also participates in the battle at the same time, with the most ferocious firepower, in the shortest possible time, sinking all the Japanese transport ships, this, the fleet guarantees to complete the task!" ”

Tang Qiuli said: "Okay, plus Le Yiqin's fighters and bombers, the Japanese army has no way to escape, the launch time of the Singapore campaign is set at 3 o'clock in the morning of August 8, and there are still more than five days, Brother Qiuquan, you should hurry up and prepare!" ”

Just when Tang Qiuli was dispatching troops and preparing to carry out the Singapore campaign, US President Roosevelt, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, was extremely entangled.

After the intelligence reached the United States as soon as possible, President Roosevelt summoned General Jeffrey Fell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to his office in the White House for secret talks, and there was only one content of the secret talks, the impact of the Chinese's sudden action on the Southwest Pacific Theater, and the impact on the defense of Manila, which MacArthur had already prepared.

Roosevelt was a person with a very sensitive sense of smell in politics, he had already judged the message transmitted by Tang Qiuli, this Chinese was telling himself in this way, I was fulfilling the obligations of the Allied Powers, Roosevelt had to admire Tang Qiuli's political wisdom, the move of capturing Hong Kong, it can be described as fame and fortune, that is, getting benefits, taking Hong Kong into his own hands, and in politics, he had the upper hand, this hand was beautiful, in his own eyes, impeccable!

Since Tang Qiuli has a clear attitude, if at this time, he sends a signal for help, presumably this Chinese will gladly agree, send troops to join the southwest Pacific theater, help MacArthur get rid of the current passive situation, according to Roosevelt's most ideal wishes, the troops of the independent division, it is best to drive to the Luzon battlefield, together with MacArthur, to flank the Japanese 14th Army, and keep the bridgehead of the US counteroffensive in the future.

Of course, this telegram for help needs to be sent to Tang Qiuli in his own name, as for others, including MacArthur, it is not weighty, the Chinese join the Luzon battlefield, can really change the pattern of the southwest Pacific theater, especially when the Pacific Ocean is blocked by the Japanese Navy, President Roosevelt, excited for this wonderful idea, almost can't help but send this telegram.

But he calmed down, thought about it carefully, asked Tang Qiuli for help, what kind of price the United States would pay, he went through all the military operations outside of Tang Qiuli from China, and came to a conclusion, Tang Qiuli's troops, joining the Luzon battlefield, can certainly defeat the Japanese army, but also keep the hundreds of thousands of troops to which MacArthur belongs, but the final result is that the front door drives wolves and the back door enters the tiger!

All the military actions of the Chinese can clearly draw a trajectory, whether it is the previous Indochina Peninsula, the large-scale battle that swept the Japanese army sent troops in Southeast Asia, or the subsequent battle of Hong Kong, Tang Qiuli's troops, basically after the Japanese army captured the area, he sent troops, Tang Qiuli was following a line, the Japanese defeated the British, and then, Tang Qiuli defeated the Japanese, and naturally included the areas occupied by the Japanese into his own control.

Of course, there is also the East Indies, but in President Roosevelt's view, the British are to blame, if they ask Tang Qiuli for help, his troops enter the southwest Pacific region, the sphere of influence of the United States, after defeating the Japanese, will the southwest Pacific region be taken for themselves as they did with the British?

Judging by Roosevelt's political wisdom, the answer is yes, the Chinese who are ambitious and full of desire for territory will definitely do this, and will do so without hesitation, and the British president, President Roosevelt, was shocked into a cold sweat for his naïve and dangerous thoughts just now, and his already weak body seemed to be unable to bear such violent thoughts and worries, and became more and more uncomfortable.

When General Jeffrey Field, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chief of staff of the U.S. High Command in wartime, came to the president's office, he saw His Excellency the President, a sweaty, sallow face!

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )