Age of Conquest Reborn

There was no wind that night, and thick clouds blocked the starry sky and accumulated over the Strait of Malacca. The navigation lights on both sides of the Strait that originally guided ships coming and going were not lit up anywhere, including the side controlled by the Americans.

Tang Qiuquan sneered and said to Xin Xiguo, chief of staff of the fleet: "It seems that the Americans are destined to make small moves. They ordered the fleet to implement light blackout, turn on the navigation radar, and there were no navigation lights. We still passed Malacca. This situation was

Report to division headquarters."

Tang Qiuquan, who was very angry, didn't know that MacArthur was going crazy. Two equally threatening telegrams were spread out on the table. The Japanese and Tang Qiuli were forcing the palace at the same time. No matter how you asked MacArthur to make a decision, he would not be offended.

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, that person’s fist was harder than his own. MacArthur held his head that was about to explode, thinking about how to strike a balance again without annoying the Japanese or offending Tang Qiuli. Even Chief of Staff General Stilwell came in,

Didn't notice it either.

As soon as Stilwell saw the commander's posture, he knew he had encountered a problem. After reading the two telegrams, the two sat together and studied for a long time, but they didn't come up with a good idea. Before he saw it, they arrived at the First Division fleet.

When entering Singapore waters, MacArthur finally made up his mind to choose the lesser of two evils. The Japanese were a greater threat than Tang Qiuli.

After all, Tang Qiuli was a force in China, and Japan was a country. At this moment, the balance in MacArthur's heart was leaning towards the Japanese. He would rather offend Tang Qiuli than the Japanese. He could only order to turn off the navigation lights.

In addition, the specific time when the Japanese division fleet passed through the Strait of Malacca was also revealed to the Japanese through secret channels.

After completing these tasks, MacArthur was completely exhausted and had no strength at all. He knew that the risk of doing so would be harmful to the Japanese. He believed that he had done enough. I will reveal the specific time to you. If the fight fails again, then

It's not MacArthur's problem, it's that you Japanese are too incompetent. Even a bird can't fly through such a wide channel with shore guns.

As for Tang Qiuli, he also thought of an excuse. The navigation light was being inspected. Although it was far-fetched, it was still an excuse. Wouldn't the Chinese attack him because of such a trivial matter?

As for the passage time, it is better to explain. It would be strange for such a huge fleet to pass through without being discovered by the Japanese. It only shows that you Chinese people have not taken good confidentiality measures, and it has nothing to do with us Americans.

?As long as the Japanese don't tell the truth, Tang Qiuli will be kept in the dark and will never know the truth.

Stilwell watched MacArthur jump up and down and issue orders one after another. He didn't say a word. What could he say? What's more, what he said was something the old guy didn't want to hear. The commander's behavior was obviously playing with fire. Japan

People would not be satisfied with this little thing sent over. From Prince Zain's telegram, Stilwell saw that the Japanese were asking the US military to take action and intercept the Chinese fleet by force.

As for which side Tang Qiuli was on, all his actions could not be hidden from the shrewd Chinese. From the fact that the beacon light happened to be turned off, he could deduce a lot of things behind the scenes. In Stilwell's view, Tang Qiuli was better than

The Japanese are terrible. If they had made the decision themselves, they would never be as stupid as MacArthur.

This is indeed the case. After Emperor Hirohito received MacArthur's telegram, a sneer appeared on his gloomy face, "That old and cunning American, thinks he can handle the problem like this? The passage time of the China ship, such rubbish information, is also

You used it to fool me. The imperial soldiers stationed in the Malacca Strait were so glaring in their eyes that they even used you, MacArthur, to provide intelligence. It seems that Americans are unreliable."

At this moment, Emperor Hirohito had murderous intentions against the Americans. After Tang Qiuli received Tang Qiuquan's telegram, there was no obvious anger. Everything was as expected. If he didn't do this, he wouldn't be MacArthur. It's just that

, the contemptuous smile on his lips grew thicker, "Okay, MacArthur is starting to have some fun, but the price is something you Americans can't afford."

The fleet entered the waterway in Singapore waters. Captain Song Fei, the captain of the "Long Xiang" aircraft carrier, stared closely at the navigation radar. For an aircraft carrier with a huge body and a deep draft, there is no navigation light to guide it, and it sails in such a narrow area at night.

The waterway is very dangerous, and I cursed in my mind: "The Yankees are really useless. Fortunately, there is navigation radar, otherwise, we might have hit the rocks just now."

There was a flash of fire on the right bank, and then there was the roar of artillery shells piercing the air. A large-caliber artillery shell landed less than 500 meters away from the aircraft carrier and exploded, causing a column of water to rise into the sky. Sein Fei was stunned and thought to himself.

, "Damn it, why is this kid's nose so sharp? The fleet just entered the channel and started bombarding it?"

He immediately picked up the intercom and said, "Command, this is Sein Fei. The Japanese army has started to bombard, but the accuracy is a bit off. Please tell me, should the carrier-based aircraft take off to fight back? Can the little Japanese's shore artillery be silenced?"

Tang Qiuquan was also surprised. The fleet had not entered the narrowest channel yet, and a light control was implemented. According to normal conditions, sailing at night, without moonlight and starlight, the Japanese shore artillery could not visually detect the position of the fleet. How could it be as if it was in advance?

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He immediately ordered: "Seinfei, the carrier-based aircraft are ready to attack. Don't fight back yet. The Japanese army is conducting a reconnaissance test launch." Then he issued an order, "The fleet enters combat status and waits for command from the headquarters."

Order."

Qiuquan had to take a lot of risks by doing this. As long as the carrier-based aircraft took off, other warships could turn off all the lights. But the aircraft carrier could not do it. Taking off and landing at night was inherently very dangerous. It would be dangerous to take off and land without turning on the deck runway indicator lights.

If the aircraft were to land, it would only be the result of a plane crash, but once the lights were turned on, the two aircraft carriers would be exposed to the Japanese artillery fire and become living targets. The naval guns and shore guns would not take advantage.

In addition, he also wanted to see if the Japanese artillery fire was blind shooting, but he thought wrongly. Not long after the first artillery shell fell, countless artillery shells flew like fireworks from the direction of Singapore on the right bank, and the dark night sky

, was scratched by the trajectory of the artillery shells trailing flames, one after another. Although it did not pose a substantial threat to the fleet, the water column on the sea was soaring into the sky, and the formation was scary enough.

Tang Qiuquan understood that this was a purposeful bombardment from the Japanese shore artillery position. The problem was not big yet. The range of the Japanese shore artillery could not reach the position of the fleet. In another hour or so, it would enter the narrowest area.

In the channel area, artillery shells would fall like raindrops on every warship. Judging from the intensity of the Japanese bombardment, there were no less than a thousand artillery pieces.

Unable to pass, Qiuquan had a question in his mind. Why did the Japanese army grasp the passing time of the fleet so accurately that they could start shelling just as they entered the range of the shore artillery? Could it be that they had received the news in advance?

Qiuquan is not an impulsive person. The current situation is very unfavorable to the fleet. If he continues sailing, it will be equivalent to sending the fleet under the muzzle of the Japanese army. From the current position, he can still retreat back to the original route. "Order, all ships are on the spot."

Anchor, maintain combat status, and do not fire back without orders!"

One by one, the warships stopped moving forward, like dark giant beasts, parked quietly on the sea. The front and rear main guns and starboard guns of all the warships raised their thick muzzles, and the shells were loaded, silently pointing at the right bank.

The gunners sat at the gun positions, waiting for an order to fire the shells onto the little Japanese's position.

Just relying on the 240mm caliber naval gun, one shell can blow up a large piece of rock. If you shoot at each other, you are not afraid of killing the little devil. On the "Longxiang" aircraft carrier, Tang Yun Feijing

Sitting quietly in the fighter plane, watching the cannonballs flying in like bolides all over the sky, watching the artillery fire reflecting half of the sky red in the city of Singapore.

Tang Yunfei has practiced taking off and landing without indicator lights on the aircraft carrier's flight deck at night. It can be said that he is very skilled. Not only did he master this highly dangerous technology, he also mastered it on all six fighter-bombers in the squadron when he was the squadron leader.

This technique was originally going to be promoted throughout the entire brigade after he became the captain.

Later, the commander of the fleet, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, discovered it and immediately stopped it. He also gave Yunfei a severe scolding. Qiuquan was scared. These guys were risking their lives! The fleet already had a weak foundation. If it continued

How could he bear the loss of the pilot?

Qiuquan was very anxious. The fleet was blocked in the Strait of Malacca. The delay of time would affect the final plan to capture the Japanese Navy's third fleet. But in the current situation, he could only anchor in place. If he forced his way through, relying on the firepower of the fleet,

We can get through, but the subsequent losses will be immeasurable. Even if all the Japanese shore batteries are wiped out, what will happen?

The fleet's goal is the Third Fleet. Apart from this goal, nothing else is important. There are less than seven hours until dawn. After dawn, the fleet will be completely exposed to the sight of the Japanese army, and the difficulties will be even greater. In the fleet headquarters,

The atmosphere was so solemn that one could hardly breathe.

Qiuquan thought for a moment and said to Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo: "Chief of Staff, immediately report the situation to the division commander. At 21:50, when our fleet entered Singapore waters, it was blocked by the Japanese shore artillery unit.

, the coincidence is suspicious! In addition, all navigation lights in the US military-controlled area on the left bank of the Strait of Malacca have been turned off. I have ordered the fleet to anchor on the spot and wait for the next order from the division headquarters."

Northwest of Yangon, Yangdong Town, the Yangon Front Headquarters of the ** Division, after receiving the telegram from the fleet, Tang Qiuli's face turned livid at that time, and he growled "Despicable!" A cold light flashed in his eyes, he punched the table and commanded

Everyone in the department looked up in surprise at the division commander who was on the verge of going berserk. This was the first time since he entered the Indochina war zone that he had seen such a rage.

(To be continued)