The negotiations between the Cadet Expeditionary Force and the French were uneventful. The negotiations between the Northeast Army and the British almost broke out. In the final analysis, it is because the appearance of the two armies gives people a feeling that is too different. The cadet army was well-equipped and had high morale, and as soon as they appeared, they shocked their French counterparts. What about the Northeast Army? Its equipment is also top-notch in the Chinese army, but it is inferior to the British army, and the biggest difference is that the artillery unit is smaller. However, the advanced equipment that Ouyang Yun gave to Zhang Shaoshuai was left in Yunnan by him.

Not to mention how Wan Fulin, the commander of the 53rd Army of the Northeast Army, was in Yangon, how the British were, just talk about the Cadet Army. The Cadet Army rested in Hanoi for three days and then left for Phnom Penh. Under the French Indochina Federation, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos all retained their original royal governments. Of course, just like the Wang puppet regime in China, these so-called royal governments are just fig leafs used by the French to publicize ** and embody gentlemen, and their practical role is almost zero.

According to the details of the alliance agreement finally reached between the Cadet Army and the French, Phnom Penh will be the headquarters of the Cadet Expeditionary Force for a long time. The Cadet Expeditionary Force will be centered in Phnom Penh and radiate the surrounding towns and cities, and will not only be responsible for local defense, but also for suppressing local resistance. The French are still wary of the Cadet Expeditionary Force, and they are worried that Ouyang Yun will play the identity of the original suzerainty and affect the independence of the locals, so they added such a clause to the details. It was precisely because of this rule that on the day of its arrival in Phnom Penh, the Cadet Expeditionary Force marched to Te Thi to suppress the local rebellion. In the following week, Angpos, who was far away in Hanoi, learned in detail about the suppression of the local rebels by the Cadet Army through the spies stationed in the vicinity of Di Thi, and after learning that the Cadet Army had killed more than 100 local resistance fighters on the first day, the French were completely relieved and no longer doubted the "sincerity" of this ally from the far east.

What he didn't know was that under the operation of a Chinese named Cai Shaoming, the local resistance group known as the "Dishi Rebel Army" experienced a brutal infighting for power. As a result of the infighting, the Abao group led by the founder was bloodily suppressed by the Xuebing Army and another faction, and the resistance was immediately recruited by the Xuebing Army as a civilian servant of the army, and became a secret servant of the Xuebing Army.

Set your sights on the Strait of Malacca. The British Indian Ocean Fleet was forced to retreat to the Andaman Sea after a crushing defeat, and the Japanese launched a fierce offensive on Singapore.

The British knew very well the importance of holding Singapore to protect the British colonies in Asia, and Churchill first ordered as many additional warships as possible from the mainland to be sent to the Indian Ocean, and then sent three telegrams to the commander-in-chief of the British Malaysian Army, Lieutenant General Bai Sihua, telling him to hold Singapore at all costs and never allow the Japanese to completely occupy the Strait of Malacca.

At the beginning of the Japanese expeditionary fleet attacking Singapore, because the British had already gathered nearly 80,000 troops in Singapore, both the British themselves and bystanders from third countries believed that it would not be a problem for the British army to hold Singapore in a short time. And once the British Royal Navy can effectively reinforce the Indian Ocean, then the Japanese offensive in Southeast Asia will inevitably be contained.

The truth was beyond everyone's expectations. The Battle of Singapore lasted only a week, and the British suffered three major defeats in a row. And as the Japanese began to force their landing in Milaka through the Strait of Malacca in the Dumai area, the greatest crisis of the British army came.

In the early morning of 15 November, the 3rd Marine Division of the Japanese Expeditionary Fleet forcibly landed at Miraka under the command of the division commander, Lieutenant General Toshishi Hashimoto.

The British troops stationed in Miraka fled with a little resistance, and voluntarily abandoned Miraka in line with the Japanese army's intentions. After landing, Hashimoto's division flew to Segamat and then spent only two hours annihilating two battalions of British troops stationed there. When the news of Segamat's breach reached the British headquarters in Johor Bahru, Bai Sihua was stunned when he heard the news, and immediately organized two divisions to recapture Segamat, only to be ambushed by the Japanese at Kluang. In this battle, Hashimoto's division fought even more beautifully, and the three brigades that participated in the ambush completely defeated the British troops of the two divisions in only half an hour, and after killing more than 1,000 people, they actually captured more than 11,000 people.

These 11,000 men immediately became laborers of Hashimoto's division, and they were forced to build defensive positions in the area from Kluang to Mersing. And with Yamamoto Isoroku sending an aircraft carrier fleet to blockade the waters of Mersing. At this point, the Japanese army had completed the encirclement of the British and Malaysian coalition forces.

On the 18th, when the news reached Phnom Penh, Ouyang Yun looked at the telegram and first wanted to scold his mother angrily, and then he laughed and scolded: "Ge Laozi, it's really mud that can't support the wall." Lao Tzu thought that the British would have to stick to the first half of the year, NND, and he didn't even last a month. What's this called?! ”

Chu Tiange and Guo Kui, Guo Da and Huang Haifu were all there, Chu Tiange shook his head and said, "It's strange, when did the Japanese become so fierce?" ”

Huang Haifu: "The Japanese haven't changed, but their opponents have changed." In my opinion, these British are just like some of the central armies in our country, they are basically old soldiers. ”

Guo Kui: "This is a good thing, I want to see if the British can be arrogant again." Now, they should agree to the conditions proposed by the Northeast Army, right? ”

Ouyang Yun suddenly remembered something, stood up and shouted, "Not good! ”

Everyone was startled by his roar and looked at him in unison.

Ouyang Yun looked at Guo Kui and said, "Old Guo, you have to dispatch Lu Zhibai in advance." ”

The crowd was puzzled.

Ouyang Yun said with a gloomy face: "Do you know which ethnic group in Singapore has the largest population?" Chinese! Hey, I've been dizzy for a while, and I've forgotten about it. The Malay Peninsula is not guaranteed! The local Chinese will definitely suffer. Lao Guo, organize a capable team to infiltrate Singapore as soon as possible. I guess the British might surrender. At that time, it will be us Chinese who will suffer. If my estimate is correct, the local Chinese will spontaneously organize themselves to resist. These people must be found as soon as possible and help them evacuate the Malay Peninsula! ”

Guo Kui was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "Commander-in-chief, are you sure?" ”

Ouyang Yunzhi said that the Chinese Association in Singapore would resist the Japanese invasion because he remembered that during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, there was a Xinghua Volunteer Army there. This matter could not be explained clearly on the surface, and he replied: "After all, they are all descendants of Yan and Huang, so let's prevent it from happening!" I'll leave that to you. I remember that there were several cadets in the Wolf Head Regiment who were overseas Chinese from Southeast Asia, and two people could be selected to participate. ”

He behaved solemnly, Guo Kui didn't dare to ignore it, and responded: "Okay, I'll do it!" Then he pushed the door open and left.

Ouyang Yun paced two steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I hope the British won't surrender too soon!" ”