While the task force and 419 were running separately, the Japanese traversers were naturally not idle, and Asano and Masanobu Tsuji's incendiary journey had already begun, selling their larger plans for the Pacific War.

The Type 2 boat is quietly parked at the port of Sentosa, Singapore. Through the window, Asano could see not far from the Hiloso Battery, waving the sun flag, the Muting Detachment of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, celebrating the final surrender of the British army. It was originally intended to sacrifice a thousand men in order to capture the fort from the flanks and rear, but the British surrendered without a fight, and the huge cannons that had been dismantled from various fortresses in Southeast Asia to strengthen the defense of the strait did not play much role in the whole battle, and were now trampled under the feet of the arrogant Japanese soldiers.

"The Eighteenth Division is really extraordinary, in addition to being the king of jungle warfare, it seems that it is also the king of landing warfare."

Asano excitedly praised it, such a scene of Zhu Jie is what he has been yearning for for many years, and he could only see it from documentaries with poor color reproduction before, but today his wish has come true.

In this battle of Singapore, the Japanese army fought really well, and it can be recorded in military history, and it is certainly not an exaggeration to say that it is a miracle.

It's a pity that Masanobu Tsuji went ashore to visit Yamashita Fumi, and didn't take Asano with him. He could only watch the military power of the imperial army in its heyday through the window alone, and he knew that if he didn't hurry up, all this would soon turn into floating clouds.

The Battle of Singapore ended four days ahead of schedule according to history, which he expected. He believed that it was because of his guidance that the entire war developed in favor of Japan. As for the causal logic, he didn't think deeply, at present, the only places he intervened in were Wake Island and Burma, but there were more than those two places to gain; He didn't want to look at the war negatively like Makino, and he was convinced that things would tilt in favor of those who were actively fighting for it. Now, he is a historical visitor again, and he has become a member of it.

"I really want to go ashore and celebrate with the soldiers."

The reporters of the military reporting group in the distance set up their cameras. The first squadron that had stormed the battery, which had already climbed to the east of the British coastal defense guns, stood according to the photographer's instructions, and then began to cheer.

Traditionally, the images of wounded, bandaged soldiers, rifles with torn flags, and officers with sabers standing in front of them are the most motivating from a propaganda point of view.

The soldiers did not even have clean clothes, and most of them were in tatters; In the past month, the Japanese army has been operating through the jungle area of the Malay Peninsula, and the logistics have reached the limit, and the ammunition is almost unsustainable, where there is a surplus of military uniforms. However, the more such a picture is made, the more it can incite the belief in spiritual omnipotence militarism among the people.

The Japanese soldiers began to raise flags and weapons and shouted Banzai, and Asano wiped tears from his eyes with excitement.

"I will lead you to greater victories and make the world tremble at your feet, I promise."

He swore his vows tremblingly, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Just as Asano was daydreaming, Masanobu Tsuji had already returned from Yamashita Headquarters.

Six hours ago, after the plane landed here, Masanobu Tsuji went to visit the Malay Tigers with important issues, and of course participated in the ceremony of 100,000 surrendered British troops in a procession, which Asano dreamed of, but was forbidden. According to the strategy set by Masanobu Tsuji, Yoshiaki Kagesa, and Onishi, travelers should not be allowed to appear at key historical junctures, especially when cameras are present.

At this moment, although the mountain is already in full swing, because of some historical problems, he never dared to snub the staff of the base camp, and he consulted with the staff officer Tsuji despite fatigue. Masanobu Tsuji hoped that he would quickly do a good job of dismantling and assembling the main forces and waiting for foreign transportation. Of course, from a military point of view, Yamashita did not agree with the proposal brought by Masanobu Tsuji.

According to the original plan of the base camp, after conquering the Malay Peninsula, the 5th Division was transferred to the 17th Army to attack New Guinea defended by the United States and Australia; The Guards Division went to the 16th Army and invaded Britain, the United States, Australia and the Netherlands to defend Indonesia; The 18th Division went to Burma to attack the Sino-British coalition forces.

But the time constraints proposed by Masanobu Tsuji were even more urgent, and he believed that Indonesia could move backwards and prioritize concentrating its capacity on the 18th Division, allowing them to go to Burma a month earlier, so that they could reach India in one fell swoop before the rainy season destroyed the supply lines of both sides.

This is certainly the core idea of Asano's self-proclaimed Takanaka pair, which believes that it is necessary to quickly defeat the allies in the two directions of Burma and New Guinea while the enemy is demoralized, and of course there is a more ambitious strategic concept: the further occupation of China and Australia.

In Asano's vision, Indonesia's strategic position was greatly reduced by Hasegawa's timely oil production in Manchuria. This idea was already supported by the Navy, for which it was not advisable to send a fleet to the fractured strip of the Java Sea and play hide-and-seek with a motley naval patchwork of four countries, and Yamamoto was also inclined to engage in a decisive battle with the main forces of the US Navy in the first half of '42 after discussions with Asano. The first battle postponed the time of the US counteroffensive by more than a year.

Eventually, Yamashita expressed his partial agreement with Masanobu Tsuji's suggestion, agreeing to assemble the 18th Division, which was scattered across the Malay Peninsula and fighting the Chinese guerrillas, to the vicinity of the port first, and that the troops could immediately get on board and leave as soon as the order from the base camp was given.

After the seaplane takes off, it heads to the Philippines and after a short refueling journey to Rabaul. The area under the control of the Empire is now unprecedentedly large, and even the Type 2 large boats with an astonishing range cannot be directly reached.

In the mountainous north-west of Myanmar, the task force is still making a final effort for telecommunications. Qin Xiaosu's transformation of the radar truss antenna is almost complete, and it is expected that he will soon be able to make the first experimental contact with 419, which is thousands of miles away. At that time, as long as the position of 419 is roughly judged, a narrow beam can be used to transmit the flow of more than 10 kilometers high, and the electromagnetic wave energy will be lost after several turns in space, but it is still enough for the equipment of 419 to receive, which is far more reliable than the erratic transmission and reception effect of a single soldier carrying a radio.

Lin Xiuxuan sat alone in the cabin, thinking about the current situation while broadcasting from all over the place.

The development of the situation in the last 10 days has made him deeply feel that he is powerless than ever. Originally, he had never seriously considered that 419 might fail, and he would not have believed in the most difficult moment in the Shanghai shipyard that the traverser might still win, and it was a big deal that 419 would mess up once or twice, but the war itself would not deviate from history. If you look at it as a whole, it seems that the operation of the Japanese traverser is more successful than that of 419, especially the success in Daqing, and the consequences may be more serious than imagined. Now distant Borneo no longer holds back the enemy's time and strength, and the situation in Burma may get worse. He didn't dare to think about what would happen, but if you look at the map, Chongqing is not too far from the Sino-Burmese border.

"Team leader, I'm ready, and I've replaced a few vacuum diodes. If anything goes wrong, it's hard to find this kind of old-fashioned spare parts. ”

Qin Xiaosu said.

"Okay, I got it."

Lin Xiuxuan got up and went outside to check on the work of others, the camouflage net made by He Ming was almost completed, it was completely made in accordance with the color characteristics of the local jungle, it was less than 10 kilograms when stored, and it was unfolded by 2 people in 10 minutes, and it was impossible for the plane to see something below at any height, even if the scouts on the ground, if they did not get close to within 50 meters, it would be difficult to find out. The Special Task Force has now made the best use of its resources and personnel, and has fully utilized the potential of its equipment and personnel.

Xu Chong, who was dressed in disguise, returned from a distance with his waist on his back, and he still carried a deer on his shoulder, I don't know what method was used to catch it without making a sound, Lin Xiuxuan was too lazy to care about this kind of thing at this time, in short, there was some food left.

He returned to the cabin under the radar. Qin Xiaosu adjusted the antenna azimuth and elevation angle according to the estimated azimuth of 419, and then started the first call. This communication still has its limitations, and if SCP-419 dives into the water, it will not be able to penetrate the sea with short waves alone. Secondly, due to the use of backward devices, the communication capacity is very small, and the frequency hopping capacity of the original communication equipment is restricted, which makes it possible for the electromagnetic wave radiation leaked from the main lobe and the secondary lobes in all directions to be detected by the equipment of the era (mainly British equipment in the Asia-Pacific region), of course, digital communication will not intercept the content of the communication, let alone decipher. Therefore, Qin Xiaosu formulated some communication rules, such as the boot time, and the direction of the antenna.

A brief reply message was soon received, informing 419 of its current location, and it appeared that the idea had been successful. Digital communication is possible, including dual-channel voice calls.

At present, 419 has reached the sea off Yangon, a fleet of Mikawa Junichi gathered outside the port, and it seems that the artillery bombardment is about to start again, 419 is expected to reach the vicinity of Mawlamyine after dark, and after agreeing on the next start time, Lin Xiuxuan ordered the shutdown.

Since this set of things could be used, he instructed to turn the antenna in the direction of Lashio, predicting that Chu Aiyun was currently at a certain location along the railway. Chu Aiyun's radio can receive and record communications, but he is still in a state where he can only send and not send, and when this situation will end depends on whether he can control a high-power radio station within the 5th Army.

Chu Aiyun was not on the radio at this time, he was accompanying Xiao Jiang to attend the military meeting of the 5th Army going south, and there were few officers below the rank of lieutenant colonel at the meeting, only the two of them were exceptions, and they could sit at the back and listen. Jiang Weiguo's appointment has not yet been finalized, and it seems that he still needs to make his own decision.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very dull, and Du Yuming mainly talked about difficulties, and then he took out the combat plan he had drafted for discussion. The plan was quite conservative, simply put, the 5th Army moved south along the railway, controlled the town of Liang Libin along the railway, which was more than 100 kilometers away from Yangon, and formed a confrontation with the Japanese army in front of them, if the Japanese army was weak, they would advance, and if the Japanese army was strong, they would retreat to Biao Pass. In his words, with his back to the line of traffic, you can advance or retreat.

Xiao Jiang was obviously dissatisfied with this plan, which could be seen from his face, but he did not speak because of his rank. However, when Du Yuming solicited opinions, Dai Anlan got up and expressed some objections, and he also attended the chairman's dinner, knowing that Du Yuming's statement in front of the old man was not consistent with this plan.

"Commander, Liang Libin is 110 kilometers away from Yangon, and it is easy to be divided by the Japanese army, and then break each one. Moreover, if our army gathers in this way, it will not be conducive to collecting and releasing information. ”

"Now that the Japanese army is using troops throughout the South Seas, I expect that the Japanese army will draw troops from other battlefields, and when it is two months later, our army can use this matter as a limit to first rectify the rear, sweep away the rebels along the railway, wait for the follow-up troops to arrive, and make necessary repairs and supplements. Let the British and the Japanese fight for a while; In March, when the veterans of the Iida main division were tired and the reinforcements had not yet arrived, our soldiers waited for their work, and the whole army marched south along the Xitang River, step by step, and beat it to the sea. Does Yan Gong think there is anything wrong? ”