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Chapter 234 The Lifeline of Asia (4)
The destruction of the Far East Fleet meant that the British sea power completely disappeared in the waters of Malacca.

Liu Yongfu led all the officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps, and under the cover of the Chinese carrier-based airship, they successfully crossed the Kallang River. After only 10 minutes, they took down the Little India Square.The British soldiers near Mount Emily put down their arms after offering only token resistance.Liu Yongfu sent the [-]rd Brigade and [-]th Brigade to take the lead in crossing Emily Hill and directly facing the Singapore Governor's Mansion, which also formed a rearward threat to the British fortifications on Bukit Timah Road.Knowing that the situation was over, Governor Levincondi gave the order to surrender just after hearing the sound of mortar fire.

At 5:30 in the morning, the entire city of Singapore could no longer hear gunshots. The remaining nearly 7 British officers and soldiers held white flags, raised their hands, and carried the wounded. They gathered at the place designated by the Chinese army.

After only two hours of rest, Liu Yongfu ordered the first division to be stationed in Xincheng, and the rest of the troops continued to attack Johor Baru, the choke point in Malacca.

At this time, on the coastal road from Malacca to Johor Bahru, the 7th Division of the British Far East Army was advancing rapidly.Their task is very clear, which is to stick to Johor Bahru at all costs.On the one hand, it can prevent the Chinese army from attacking Malaya through the Johor Strait. On the other hand, it can use the forts in the Johor mountain area to bombard Singapore and interfere with the Chinese military presence in Singapore.

Of course, the Chinese airship fleet rushed to this area quickly and continued to attack the advancing Chinese and British troops, causing relatively large losses to the British reinforcements.At 6:13 in the morning, the British troops heading for reinforcements encountered the Marines ambushing in a nearby village.

The British army's leading reconnaissance battalion only arranged a symbolic reconnaissance formation, and rushed towards the two villages in a hurry.A few hundred meters away from the village, mortar shells rained down, blowing up a large area immediately.The fairly well-trained British army immediately scattered and lay down in all directions, and blindly fought back without capturing the target.Sotheby, the commander of the Seventh Division, completely forgot the embarrassment of the troops when they were bombed by the airship before, and ordered to concentrate all the Madsen machine guns to suppress the village with firepower, and then ordered the two reinforced battalions under his banner to charge in depth.

It's a pity that the Madsen machine gun has only 30 bullets per magazine, and its rate of fire is low, and its firepower is poor. It is not worth mentioning in front of the Marine Corps' grenades and mortars.Soon, the fire support of the British army was in name only.After the charging British army lost its fire support, it was massacred by the firepower of the ambush marines.

At 6:53, Sotheby, the commander of the Seventh Division, who was covered in ragged clothes by branches and bushes in the jungle, led the remaining [-] British troops and walked out of the jungle with a white flag.

The annihilation of the seventh division means that the biggest obstacle along the way to Malaya has been cleared. Liu Yongfu led the troops to take Johor Bahru and Malaya in one go, and with the support of offshore naval guns, the Johor Bahru The fort group in Lushan District was blown into a depression.

After the news reached Beijing, Guan Xuqing was overjoyed. The victory in the Battle of Malacca completely wiped out the British military forces entrenched in Southeast Asia, completely got rid of the British blockade, and won a precious Asian seaport for China. He stood at 1: In front of the 2000000 military map, the pride is surging. Maybe it won't be long before China's oriental lion is about to come out!
The fall of the Strait of Malacca marked the demise of British military power in the Far East.Although the United Kingdom still has a fleet and five divisions stationed in Mumbai, India, and Colombo, Sri Lanka, outside of Malacca, these two fleets with light cruisers as their main battleships are no longer able to resist the challenge from the Chinese navy. Infantry divisions are even more difficult to fight against the heyday of the Imperial Chinese Army.As long as the imperial navy wanted to, it could cross the Strait of Malacca and drive away the Indian Ocean Fleet at any time, but Guan Xuqing still wanted to do that now, because he wanted to accumulate strength for the World War I that was about to break out soon.

This battle also caused great shock in the world.In addition to the two parties involved in the war, the international political forces were also clearly divided into two factions, attacking each other.

Tsarist Russia, which has always had a dislike for China, immediately published a long telegram, emphasizing that China is an "aggressive" country and an extremely "dangerous" country.This country that still occupies the "sacred territory in the east of the motherland" will always be the enemy of Tsarist Russia.Then, Alexander III stated that he would provide the United Kingdom with 50 tons of high-quality armor steel to re-arm the navy for Britain, the "Russian best friend", and provide assistance within his ability.

Dominions of the Commonwealth of Nations, such as Australia, Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand, have also issued statements, strongly condemning China's "aggressive behavior", believing that this is a challenge to world peace and a barbaric act that despises the entire free world.At the same time, it claimed: the war against Britain is a war against these dominions.In response to this war, Australia also deployed the power-modified battleship HMS Canberra in the East Indian Ocean to defend Australia's route to South Africa.Canada sent the battleship Halifax to the Philippine waters.

However, unlike the so-called free world countries that support Britain, Germany, China's close ally, showed great "enthusiasm" for the fall of Singapore. into the vortex of war.Kaiser Wilhelm II highly praised the fighting spirit of the Chinese navy and believed that this was a great victory for the Chinese navy.It is a great victory for the Chinese people and even the people of the world against British imperialism. Facts have proved that the declining Britain is no longer a country worthy of respect and fear. As a former global dictatorship, Britain has come to the end of its life.The world needs a new order, and it is being established.

The close partner of the Germans, King Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also sent a congratulatory message and pointed out in his speech: Britain’s failure in the Far East is only a harbinger of its complete decline. Britain, which once played a dominant role in world politics, has committed He has committed numerous crimes, and this is what he deserved.The old power has died, and the new power will dominate the whole world.China, the oriental lion, has become a new power that dominates the world. The British navy, which once roamed the world, was defeated by the new Chinese navy. This is the alternation of old and new forces.

In the United Kingdom, the defeat of the Imperial Navy caused the United Kingdom and the Admiralty to be cast aside by the Queen and the people. The Prime Minister Salisbury announced the downfall, and the new leader of the Liberal Party, Gladstone, rose rapidly. Lord Scheer also announced his resignation, and Hamilton, the commander of the Far East Fleet, ended his political career early and was shot dead by a hawkish radical on his family farm.

In fact, after the naval battle at the mouth of Sihanoukville, the British and the Navy did not believe that the Far East Fleet could keep Singapore. How much is a rising China hiding from the world about its military might?

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