Chapter 194: Rescue Operation

The progress of history has not deviated from the original trajectory, and the major events that took place on June 22, 1941 in that time and space are still faithfully occurring - the full-scale invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany in the early morning of the same day, and the European war has now been in full swing. At noon that day, this explosive news spread all over the world.

In Singapore, after receiving a relevant notification from the Tokyo base camp, Yamamoto imagined that the mechanized troops of the German Empire would rush into the territory of the Soviet Union like locusts, and he slapped the table in front of him hard, and finally made up his mind. He told Koizumi that after completing the work at hand, he would fly back to the Sasebo Military Port in the near future to personally preside over the strategy toward the United States. Three days later, with the consent of the base camp, he appointed Koizumi as acting commander-in-chief of the fleet for the western expedition, and after making adjustments to other personnel appointments, he prepared to return to Japan. In the afternoon of the same day, in Mersing, he said to Koizumi before boarding the ship: "The industrial base of the United States is too large, and once it enters the wartime system, it will surely become the decisive force in this world war." Since history has destined us to have a war with the United States in the end, it is necessary to strike first. Koizumi-kun, your assumption is right, if the empire wants to become an unsinkable aircraft carrier, it must obtain an engine that can provide a steady stream of power - Dutch Indochina is simply tailor-made for this - manage it well, and whether the empire can finally win in this game of the century depends on the development here. Don't worry about the base camp, no matter what happens, I will help you take it - as for occupying Burma and opening up the western front against China," Speaking of this, Ouyang Yun's name came to his mind, and then he sighed and continued: "I won't give you hard targets, just do what you can." Rest assured, I will come to join you when the Thai Pacific Fleet is settled, and neither the British nor the Chinese nor the Americans will be able to stop us from rising in full force in Asia. Koizumi-kun, please! ”

When Yamamoto was saying goodbye to Koizumi at the port of Mersing, nearly 500 cadets of the jungle special operations brigade led by Guo Kui were walking down from helicopters and Great Wall off-road vehicles in an British army camp in Chittagong.

Clarley and Captain Vicente of "Gormand" were in charge of receiving them, and the two Englishmen stepped forward to salute Guo Kui, Lu Zhibai, and Wang Changlong, and then warmly embraced them. Clary Bear hugged Guo Kui and said with a smile: "I have long heard that the wolf tooth of your army is the king of special warfare, and it really deserves its reputation when I see it today." ”

Having spent some time in Hanoi, Clarley was far more aware of the true strength of the Wolf Tooth than Wavell. For the same reason, he was far more enthusiastic about learning military weapons than any other general in the British command in India.

Guo Kui was not too accustomed to this kind of welcome, and after pushing him away without a trace, he smiled reservedly: "The king of special warfare doesn't dare to be the king, but to deal with little devils, these young men under my command are definitely not a problem to be one to ten." ”

Churchill and Aiden were too worried, and in view of the fact that there were too many unspeakable secrets involved in the "Bangkok Talks Minutes", Ouyang Yun and Wavell deliberately avoided some sensitive topics in the terms of the minutes that were chosen to be made public. This includes the section on the Cadet Corps helping to rescue captured British soldiers in Singapore. Of course, for the British, if the Cadet Army could really rescue the more than 30,000 British soldiers from the Japanese prisoner of war camp in Singapore, not to mention an unfinished aircraft carrier and four "old V-class" destroyers, it would be worth the double price.

In the matter of rescuing British prisoners of war in Singapore, Ouyang Yun was much more enthusiastic than Wavell because he coveted the Far East Fleet. From the moment Willie made this request to him, he had been considering the feasibility of this matter. He had been engaged in special operations before he crossed over, and he had a lot of time to prepare, so the feasibility of the action plan drawn up by himself was quite high. It was precisely because Wavell saw this action plan and felt that the Chinese were not just empty words, so he willingly accepted London's instructions and honestly signed his name on the minutes of the talks.

In the action plan formulated by Ouyang Yun, the cadet corps participating in the operation was divided into two parts, one was the jungle special operations brigade led by Guo Kui himself, and the other was the naval cadet provided by Chen Ce. Among them, out of distrust of the British, and at the same time with the purpose of training the troops. The naval part was added by Ouyang Yun's wishful thinking. In this operation, the navy will be responsible for two fronts at the same time: the submarine force under the command of Xu Kai of the Haikou Fleet will be tasked with luring the enemy, and they will repeat the scene of sinking the aircraft carrier "Kaga" and attract the attention of the Japanese army by sneaking up on the Japanese ships near the South China Sea of the Western Expeditionary Fleet; The naval officers and men under the command of Qi Minghao, deputy commander of the Dongshan Fleet, who mainly specialize in piloting and marine engineering, will be tipped to a real combat exercise -- they will cooperate with the officers and men of the British Z Fleet to control the mixed fleet composed of the French Far East Fleet and the British Z Fleet plus a number of merchant ships to the Strait of Malacca to pick up Guo Kui and the rescued British prisoners of war.

The war games concluded that the key to the success of the rescue operation was the ability to evacuate the prisoners of war to the ships before the arrival of the large Japanese troops, and in order to provide as much time as possible for the prisoners of war to board the ships, the jungle special operations brigade had to carry considerable heavy weapons. Thinking that the helicopter had been exposed, Ouyang Yun simply sent the helicopter team out to assist in this operation.

Because the helicopter team had no experience in taking off and landing from the deck before, Guo Kui and the others arrived in advance to carry out adaptation training related to this.

On June 29, a naval task force commanded by Qi Minghao arrived in Chittagong. Their arrival directly forced Wavell to give way? Degu and his command of the French Far East Fleet made a move. That night, when Clarley, Wittson and others were hosting a banquet for Qi Minghao and others, Wavell hosted a banquet with Fleet Commander Phillips in the base of the British Z Fleet. Captains and senior commanders of the French Far East Fleet headed by Degu.

Because the French West Indies colony was surrounded by British colonies and did not have a large military port, and the Japanese and Western expeditionary fleets blocked the Strait of Malacca, no matter what attitude Degu and others had towards the British, they could only rely on the British after fleeing from the North Atlantic in disarray, in order to get a respite.

Life under the fence was not easy, especially after returning from a trip to Degu Hanoi, Phillips directly ordered the blockade of the port of Ji Dajun on the orders of Wavell, restricting the right of large ships of the Far East Fleet to enter and leave the port freely. In this regard, although Degu has a lot of complaints, but because he knows the game between the British, French and German high-level, he comforts himself and thinks that it is understandable for the British to do this.