Age of Conquest Reborn

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Chapter 1,678: Raid, fleet formation attacks!

Colonel Yoshio Sasaki, the chief of staff of the Yokoyama Brigade of the Japanese Singapore Defense Forces, did not know how lucky he was. According to the division of labor between him and the brigade commander, Major General Yokoyama Kingoro, Colonel Yoshio Sasaki was responsible for commanding the evacuation of troops from the urban area.

The brigade commander himself stayed at the brigade headquarters and was responsible for central command and at the same time, issuing orders for blasting.

Colonel Yoshio Sasaki went to the regiment closest to the port yesterday afternoon to inspect the evacuation arrangements. Because the regiment commander and the officers at the regiment headquarters warmly entertained him, Colonel Yoshio had a few more drinks, which was not what he wanted in the first place.

He has a great capacity for drinking, and he is unwilling to lose face in front of his subordinates. After a few glasses of old wine, His Excellency Colonel was immediately as drunk as a puddle of mud. He had no choice but to rest in this regiment for one night.

Just like this, he escaped the fate of being captured by the First Battalion of the Parachute Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army. Now, Colonel Sasaki is standing on the dock, his face is not good-looking. He has ordered the radio and called the brigade countless times.

Regiment Headquarters, called the brigade commander, but there was no reply. It has been two hours since the attack on the damn ** division troops began. The three regiment commanders present, including myself, all knew in their hearts that the brigade commander

Your Excellency, this is probably a very bad time!

Colonel Sasaki still can't understand why the ** division troops suddenly took action without any warning in advance. Ordinarily, there are traces of large-scale troop mobilization and assembly. He knows that sooner or later, there will be such a day, alone.

A Singapore, with more than one million troops of the Imperial Army, across the sea, a defensive force of more than 10,000 people, facing hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops, sooner or later it will be a dish in the mouth of the China devil.

But the battle started too suddenly, and I was not mentally prepared at all. Fortunately, the imperial army had a plan and did not intend to defend Singapore. I also lived up to the high expectations of the brigade commander and brought out three regiments of 7,000 soldiers.

Many soldiers.

Looking at the urban area of ​​Singapore where the gunfire had basically subsided, and then looking at most of the troops who had boarded the ship, Colonel Sasaki sighed and said to the three captains: "Gentlemen, we can't wait any longer, we still can't contact you.

Your Excellency, Commander of the Brigade, judging from the situation on the battlefield, the Matsuda Regiment defending northern Singapore has been completely destroyed, and the commander of the Hengshan Brigade is also in danger. My opinion is that the ship will be launched immediately. What do you think?

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The three Japanese army captains cursed secretly in their hearts, "Isn't this nonsense? The base camp ordered Singapore to be abandoned. Why? Isn't it just to preserve the strength of the Hengshan Brigade? You are still here pretending to ask everyone's opinions. Fighting with the Chinese troops must have

You only have enough money to fight. You ran to the dock without firing a shot. Isn’t it just to evacuate as soon as possible! Don’t you know how to be so petty?”

Of course, in this case, if we continue to wait for the leader of the Hengshan Brigade, who does not know whether he is alive or dead, he will be risking the lives of more than 7,000 imperial soldiers in three regiments. If the delay continues, the soldiers of the First Division will pass through.

The city chases us to the pier, and none of us can leave.

No, but if the leader of the Hengshan Brigade is lucky enough to escape death and run to the pier without even a boat in sight, the brothers are not going to bear the charge of abandoning the commander in the battle and running away first.

You are the chief of staff, we all listen to you!

So, the three company captains said in unison: "The staff hereby obeys the orders of His Excellency the Chief of Staff!" Their expressions were as respectful as possible.

Colonel Sasaki grinned. The thoughts of the three regiment commanders were as clear as a mirror in his mind, but what they said was correct. Sasaki said sadly: "All officers, salute to Singapore, and express condolences to the heroes of the Yokoyama Brigade Commander and the Matsuda Regiment soldiers."

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Colonel Sasaki himself even took off his military cap, bowed deeply three times, and then ordered the communications officer, "Send a report immediately, Lieutenant General Shinno, Commander of the Fifth Army of the Empire's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, that our Yokoyama Brigade will arrive early this morning.

At three o'clock, we were suddenly attacked by the ** Division troops. We have abandoned Singapore in accordance with the orders from the base camp. The troops are boarding the ship and preparing to cross the Strait of Malacca. I hope your Excellency, Commander, can provide timely artillery cover!"

Colonel Sasaki, who had done enough to save his face, was the last one to board the ship. Amidst the dull sound of whistles, dozens of civilian ships, loaded with more than 7,000 soldiers of the Japanese Yokoyama Brigade, slowly boarded the ship.

Departed from Singapore port.

Just more than ten minutes after the fleet transporting Japanese troops left the port of Singapore, the vanguard of a battalion from the 4th Brigade of the Corps rushed to the pier. The battalion commander, Major, listened to the whistle of the ship in the dawn light.

He stamped his feet in annoyance and cursed: "It's so unlucky. I almost broke my legs and still couldn't catch up. These little devils can run faster than rabbits. Signal soldiers, please report to the brigade commander immediately. The little devils escaped by boat."

Got it!"

After saying that, the hot-tempered major battalion commander grabbed the light machine gun from a soldier next to him. Without any explanation, he fired a shot at the sea. The sound of gunshots echoed on the empty dock. Of course, the bullets could not hit the Japanese soldiers on the ship.

, but it shocked Colonel Sasaki into a cold sweat, "My Majesty the Emperor, please protect me. It's so dangerous. If I keep grinding for more than ten minutes, the soldiers of the Japanese Army won't take care of me."

Catch it alive for yourself!"

After receiving the report from Chu Ziye, the commander of the Fourth Brigade, Tang Qiuli smiled and said to Zhao Yuhe and Yu Guanghan: "It is indeed as I judged, but it's good, at least the urban area of ​​Singapore has not been attacked.

Destroyed by the war, are Yuhe, fleet Xin Xiguo and aviation force Le Yiqin and the others in place?" 1 38 Kanshu.com does not skip words.

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Division commander, the information has been sent. Chief Xin's torpedo boat and gunboat detachment are already waiting in the interception sea area. Commander Le's mixed fleet will reach the Malacca Strait airspace in another fifteen minutes.

Don’t worry, under our joint attack by sea and air, none of the remaining troops of the Hengshan Brigade will be able to escape!"

Tang Qiuli warned, "Remind Le Yiqin not to be careless, prevent Japanese aircraft from Sumatra and Kalimantan, and cover the Japanese evacuation. It won't take long for the Japanese aircraft to arrive at the battlefield, so don't just have fun."

, let the Japanese fighter jets sneak a bite!"

On the Strait of Malacca, the mist at dawn shrouded the sea like a veil. The ship sailed at full speed in the narrow Strait of Malacca. It would take less than an hour to reach the island of Sumatra on the other side.

The Chief of Staff of the ** Division Fleet, Rear Admiral Xin Xiguo, was on the command ship, holding a telescope and observing the sea. Although the fog was shrouded, he could rely on his many years of experience at sea to judge the truth of the matter from the slightest anomalies.

More than half an hour has passed since the division's notification of the enemy's situation was received. According to the normal speed, the Japanese fleet should have reached the center line of the strait at this moment.

Xin Xiguo ordered: "Order all ships to move forward at full speed and contact the aviation commander immediately. Our torpedo boat and gunboat formations are engaging the enemy. Please pay attention to identifying enemy and friendly ships!"

On the island of Sumatra, Lieutenant General Shinno, commander of the Fifth Army of Japan's Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force, casually asked a staff officer, "Has the Yokoyama Brigade evacuated Singapore? No reports of being pursued?"

The lieutenant staff respectfully replied: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Hengshan Brigade has boarded the ship and should now sail to the waters near the center line of the Malacca Strait. They have not been pursued by the Chinese army. Should we order the shore artillery to prepare to provide fire cover?"

Lieutenant General Shinno glanced at the lieutenant staff officer with an almost idiotic look, and said sarcastically: "Since we were not pursued by the Chinese army, that is to say, the Chinese army occupied Singapore and had not had time to prepare ships.

What fire cover was provided? Did you let the Imperial artillery shells hit the sea? Is this how your instructor taught you when you were in the military academy? I really don’t know how you graduated from the Imperial Academy!

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When Lieutenant General Shinno was mercilessly ridiculing a small lieutenant and staff officer, unexpected changes had already taken place in the Strait of Malacca.

The radar officer reported: "Chief of Staff, the formation has reached the enemy and has reached the optimal bombardment distance for rocket launchers. The gunboat detachment leader requests to fire!" Xin Xiguo ordered: "The gunboat detachment quickly engages the enemy and covers the Japanese army with the densest artillery fire.

Fleet, torpedo boat detachment, move forward to launch torpedoes and begin the attack!"

Colonel Sasaki also held a telescope and stared at the sea in front of him attentively. As the coastline of Sumatra Island was looming at the beginning, he could now see its clear outline. His heart became more and more stable.

In a few minutes, you can land on land, finally getting rid of the fearful days in Singapore!

He put down the telescope and stretched his stiff neck. Suddenly, Colonel Sasaki heard a hissing sound in the air. It seemed that in the mist in the distance, he could still see flashes of fire. What was that?

Not only Colonel Sasaki heard and saw it, but almost all the Japanese officers and soldiers discovered this strange sight. The Japanese soldiers were not allowed to wake up, and the rockets with long tail flames and piercing screams

The sound was like fireballs, densely filling the mist-shrouded sky. The orange-red tail flames lit up the dawn sky, and then, they plunged down over the Japanese fleet.

The gunboat detachment of the ** Division Fleet has more than a hundred high-speed gunboats. On each gunboat, in addition to the two main guns on the front and rear decks, a naval combat-type thirty-two-barreled "Thunder" rocket launcher is also prepared, which can fire a salvo

, the explosive power of more than 4,000 rockets is no less than that of a large-caliber howitzer, and the intensity of the firepower strikes covers all directions!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" With loud noises, rows of water columns rose high on the sea surface of the Strait of Malacca. The water columns were mixed with broken limbs of Japanese soldiers and broken wooden boards from the ship.

and spare parts, the firelight illuminated the mist into a reddish color. With just the first salvo, the fleet transporting more than 7,000 Japanese troops was enveloped in a steel storm!

(To be continued)

Chapter 1,678: Raid, fleet formation attacks!