Volume Three Chapter 22(2/2)
Fernando bowed hard in front of Liu Yuan, commander of the Chinese special-mix fleet. His high head was lowered helplessly, and the sword that once symbolized glory was also presented. When the surrender ceremony ended, another cheer resounded throughout the sea.
Radio waves transformed into a joyful note, and when this exciting news reached the mainland, China was in full swing.
All newspapers were working in their busy work at the first time, all printing presses were roaring all night, and all the newspaper staff had bright smiles after working overnight, "Go forward! China", "Let the world cheer for China!", all newspapers almost used similar propositions as front page headlines, all titles were the largest font size, all titles were the most eye-catching colors, all newspaper boys were running and selling at the fastest speed, and all postmen were without exception, pedaling bicycles in the most vigorous way in their lives, so that the news could reach everyone as soon as possible.
When newspapers were delivered to people's hands, the haze brought by the economic crisis was swept away, and the small house could no longer bear the people's honor. People cheered on the streets and shouted the slogan "Long live China, Long live the President, Long live the Chinese nation." This slogan was the title of the day|China Times on the front page.
Victory, unprecedented victory, cheers, unprecedented cheers, the streets were crowded with people, students held banners, held slogans, and parades all over the streets. The constant cheering made everyone scream and their throats hoarse. But even so, people were still shouting, tears were like wild horses running out of reins, like the Yellow River running to the sea, flowing unstoppable for a moment. Young people jumped and jumped, children were happy, and the elderly were also looking at this boiling country with tears in their eyes.
Firecrackers are out of stock, fine wine is out of stock, and all restaurants are crowded. How can you not be drunk at this moment! The streets at night are filled with drunken and shouting loudly. The excited people sometimes destroy some public property. The police all looked at these happy people with tears in their eyes and smiles tolerantly. At this moment, the whole country is drunk!
According to statistics from relevant departments afterwards, during the celebrations, the national economy miraculously improved, and domestic consumption was several times higher than usual. The stock market was rising, factories were smoking constantly, and people were happily welcomed the arrival of the new day.
"Go forward! Let the invaders tremble in front of you!" China Times once again published an article written by Yang Yi in the front page headline with the most eye-catching title. The article highly praised the great achievements of our navy soldiers, highly praised the brave and tenacious fighting spirit of our navy soldiers, and called on the vast number of navy soldiers to carry forward the glorious tradition of not being afraid of hardships, not being afraid of sacrifices, and the old and new army. We must drive the British out of Asia's territory. At the same time, we also warned the Americans to not easily get into this muddy water. This time it is the Philippines, and the next time the Chinese ** team will appear in the United States. The article ended with the article, "Brave soldiers! Go forward! Let all the invaders tremble in front of you!"
The news spread quickly throughout the world, the British were lost and the Americans were angry.
The whole of Britain was in a deep sense of loss. People on the streets were depressed, and the shadow of failure enveloped the sky above the three islands of Yinglun. After a fierce quarrel between the two Senate Houses, the Prime Minister was forced to step down and the cabinet was forced to reorganize. Negotiations became the first issue for the British to consider, but the Chinese had no intention of stopping the war at all. The Chinese team had to continue moving forward. Where do they want to move forward? Is the British Empire going to lose its interests in Asia? At this moment, the two Houses suddenly united, and all opponents put aside their past grudges and passed a resolution unanimously. Before the Chinese launched a new offensive, they immediately expressed their willingness to surrender with conditions.
The United States was angry, the two houses were angry, and the citizens were angry. It was not because the Chinese team annihilated the American warships, but because the president asked the fleet stationed in the Philippines to cooperate with the British's actions without the consent of the two houses. As a result, the American fleet was eliminated, and even the largest colony in Asia was occupied by the Chinese. The American government and the opposition were clamoring, and the president explained again and again in amidst the scolding, and was finally forced to resign. The vice president took over the work and immediately called the Chinese government to apologize for the misunderstanding. The United States did not intend to be an enemy of China, but was entirely because the local fleet commander misunderstood the order of the US president and understood the reception as cooperation.
A joke, it's such a big joke. Imperialism is like this. They fight when they want to fight, and make excuses when they can't. The Chinese government also politely expressed its understanding of the difficulties of the US government, hoping that the Americans would give an explanation for this war. Punishment of the culprit is essential and compensation is also required. In addition, the Chinese government also implicitly stated that the Chinese team will not let go of the brutal invasion of the British team and must allow the invaders to receive the punishment they deserve.
When the British were extended as an olive branch for peace talks, the Chinese government turned a blind eye. The whole country demanded unanimously that it would not be given up.
Singapore, which is at the throat of the Strait of Malacca, has its geographical importance self-evident. It is a must-pass place to enter the Indian Ocean from the Pacific Ocean. The British turned this place into their own colony in 1824. Due to the special geographical location of the Strait of Malacca, the British arranged a brigade garrison here, and Singapore built a solid fortress and positions, which was called a fortress.
In Singapore, in the British military camp, the morning sun just emerged, and the flag-raising ceremony began. As the gaze of the fortress commander Brigadier General Kent, accompanied by the tune of "God Bless the Queen", the rice-shaped flag slowly rose. The soldiers arranged neatly as usual, waiting for the ceremony to end and start morning exercises.
The soldiers here already knew about the war in the Philippines. Faced with such a situation, all soldiers had a heavy face. It was two hundred years since the British had encountered such a failure for the first time. For the British, the navy was almost invincible, but such a powerful navy surrendered in their neighboring countries.
After the ceremony, Cote did not start morning exercises as before, but stood in front of all the soldiers, cleared his throat and began to speak.
"Children, I think you all know that our navy was defeated. Don't be sad, children, as far as I know, they fought until the last moment, and were forced to surrender after they were exhausted from ammunition and food. They fulfilled their duties as a soldier, and they deserved the expectations of Her Majesty the Queen.
I feel very sorry and sad about the defeat of the Navy. I can tell you clearly that the Chinese will not give up. The Navy's battle is over, and it's our turn to come. This is an inevitable fierce battle."
When Kent said this, there was a commotion in the soldiers below, and the soldiers began to speak to each other in a low voice. Over the past few days, the soldiers were most concerned about whether the Chinese would attack Singapore. Now, after Kent said this, he knew what he was about to face. A worry about the future naturally spread, and everyone's whispers aroused Kent's dissatisfaction.
After Kent looked around with his usual serious and stern eyes for a week, the soldiers consciously closed their mouths and listened quietly to Kent continued: "Children, this is a war, and the value of soldiers can only be reflected in war. Let us use our loyalty and passion to Her Majesty the Queen to tell the Chinese that Singapore fortresses are insurmountable, the British Empire is invincible, and Singapore is an ever-sinking fortress, and you will become heroes in this battle to receive the cheers of the people of the motherland. Long live the British Empire, long live the Queen!"
Kent's words aroused the fighting spirit of the soldiers. The British who had been rampant in the world for hundreds of years were proud and they always thought they were invincible. The situation is now like this, and it would be unreasonable not to fight with the Chinese.
"Long live the British Empire! Long live the Queen!" The slogan seemed a bit imposing as the soldiers shouted in unison.
Within the next ten days, the British troops in Singapore entered a state of full preparation for war, and the cannons on the fort were polished to shine. The coastal defense positions were also reinforced, and the observation posts on the positions were doubled. The soldiers were waiting for the arrival of the Chinese team.
A harsh alarm broke the tranquility of the morning, and all the British troops were alarmed. They quickly put on their clothes and took up their weapons to enter the position because the Chinese were coming.
On this morning in Singapore, the Chinese came and killed them. What they killed was a huge special mixed fleet. Battleships with gloomy guns, murderous cruisers, troop transport ships and landing crafts, the soldiers were eager to try. Seventy types of warships and submarines, and more than 600 transport ships appeared outside the sea in Singapore.
As soon as the sun emerged, all the front main guns of warships used the most violent artillery fire to blow the area around the landing point into a sea of fire. After the fierce artillery fire lasted for three hours, the artillery fire began to extend, and the first batch of landing craft began to grab the beach. The speed of the landing troops without assault boats and speedboats was obviously much slower, not at all like in the power supply. The landing troops can be said to have slowly begun to dock, and some soldiers even paddled small boats with slurry.
Singapore is no better than the Philippines. The British have been operating here for more than 50 years. The fortresses are reinforced and the fortresses are permanent. The artillery fire of warships has not caused much damage to the British army. The British army soon began to use cannons to intercept and log in the army.
The British army's artillery fire was very fierce. The British army, without reinforcements or retreating routes, showed a desperate situation. The troops continued to move forward, and ships were constantly blown up by the British army's artillery fire.
Seeing the logged-in troops being bombed with heavy casualties, fleet commander Liu Yuan asked all warships to keep moving forward and use accurate artillery fire as much as possible to suppress the British counterattack. Under the order, all warships stepped forward bravely, regardless of the British counterattack, desperately suppressed the British artillery fire with ship guns. Soon, warships were shot one after another, and the "Kirin" rapid gunboat was hit by two bombs, and a fire broke out on the front deck, and two eyes were knocked out by British artillery fire, and a large amount of sea water poured in. Captain Liu Buchan calmly, while asking the main gun to continue firing, while allowing people to extinguish the fire and block the fire.
Deng Shichang, the captain of the cruiser "Qidian", was even more brave and ordered the warship to risk stranding, approach the coast as much as possible, and use a 155mm caliber front main gun to continuously smash heavy shells onto the British turrets.
The first batch of troops to land were the First Regiment of the First Marine Division. The regiment commander Shi Mingyuan was shot and injured during the login. He leaned halfway in a hidden place on the beach to continue commanding the troops to fight. Fortunately, the injury was on his thigh. After emergency bandage, the problem was not very serious.
On the front of the beach is a high ground, where the British built permanent fortifications. British soldiers hid in the fortifications and kept firing at the Chinese soldiers with machine guns and rifles. The fierce and dense firepower network temporarily suppressed the soldiers who had been logged onto the beach.
There were several shooting dead corners on the high ground. The British army built several fire points there, and the warships could not hit it with artillery fire. The machine guns in the fire points were constantly firing. The third battalion commander was ordered to lead the team to tear the opening, and as soon as the head was probed, the machine gun was shot into a sieve.
The battleship's gunfire was severely injured, and the warship's artillery fire could not destroy the firepower points on the dead corners. At this time, the 2,000-ton "Brave" gunboat, under the personal operation of the captain Lin Qisheng, drove the warship to the beach at all costs. With a bang, it hit the reef. The battleship was stranded, but it also had an angle to directly bombard several firepower points. The distance was too close, so Lin Qisheng asked the gunner to adjust the main gun to the smallest angle, use the main gun as a cannon, and directly fired. After firing more than thirty consecutive guns, he finally knocked out several firepower points. The login troops cheered and rushed forward, finally tearing a hole in the British position.
The fierce battle continued until three o'clock in the afternoon, and neither side had the opportunity to have a meal and rest. Under the attack of the Central ** team, despite the casualties and logging in on multiple points, the British positions were broken through in many places.
The British army, which had no way of retreat, fought to the death, and the soldiers were still resisting with their various strongholds. The Chinese team could only destroy them one by one, using grenades and rifles to destroy the British soldiers one by one in the bunker.
In the evening, the British beachheads were finally cleared. Singapore, which had lost its beaches, was an unguarded city for the Chinese team.
The sound of guns and cannons gradually dimmed and the sky became dark. In addition to the sporadic sound of guns and cannons, the battlefield became quiet. The beach was full of medical personnel rescuing the wounded, and various combat supplies were constantly transported to the beach. Only floating objects could be seen everywhere and the bodies of soldiers who died in battle. Fleet Commander Liu Yuan ordered that all the battleships were lighted up and the bodies of the soldiers who died overnight.
After the British resisted for a day, the remnants retreated to Singapore.
The victorious Chinese team took advantage of the situation to pursue and surrounded Singapore city overnight.
In Singapore, Brigadier General Kent and his men held the last combat meeting. After a day of battle, most of the five thousand British troops suffered casualties, and now only more than 1,500 people are left to join the battle. The officers in the conference room looked ashen, some bowed their heads and kept smoking.
"Everyone, your mission has been completed. You have done your duty as a soldier. Don't die. Surrender to the Chinese tomorrow. I have to admit that we were defeated." Kent did not use the word "me" from beginning to end.
After explaining everything, Kent announced the end of the meeting and returned to his bedroom, took out a pistol, pointed it at his temple, and pulled the trigger. After a "bang", blood donated splattered all over the wall, and the surroundings returned to tranquility.
When Chinese soldiers turned all their muzzles towards Singapore City, they found that Singapore had changed overnight. The rice-shaped flag hanging high on the Governor's Mansion had been lowered, and a white flag was replaced by it.
In the quiet, the city gates were opened, and all the British and local Governor's Office staff lined up in two lines and walked out of the city gate with white flags. Walking in the front was the British Governor-General in Singapore, Bethleheim.
Singapore, a country with many overseas Chinese, finally raised the Chinese flag for the first time, and the Chinese finally became the dominant here. Compared with the British surrendered team, the Chinese team's entry ceremony was much more spectacular. The soldiers stood up and walked into this strange country with their heads held high, and into this country full of Chinese.
The frightened citizens quietly opened the window door and secretly watched the group of soldiers who looked similar to them. Some of them were bold and even ran to the roadside to talk to the soldiers. When they heard the familiar Chinese language, many overseas Chinese could no longer help but go to the streets to welcome these soldiers from the motherland.
Chapter completed!