Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 1604

As they wished, they sent the "Kaga" aircraft carrier to the bottom of the sea, and counterattacked and sank a heavy cruiser and a frigate. Xu Kai and the others were very excited.Xu Kai ordered a deep dive to get away from the tracking of the Japanese ship immediately, while listening to the beautiful sound of the Japanese ship sinking through the sonar, he said with an intoxicated expression: "The commander-in-chief said that submarines are assassins in the ocean. Now, I Only then did I fully understand the meaning of this sentence. Hehe, assassin! The little devil will have a big head in the future!"

In Yangon, Wavell, the new commander-in-chief of the British Indian Army, has fallen into a long silence since he received a telegram from Percival last night and learned that the "Singapore retreat" had failed.But this morning, after he received the liaison telegram between the units of the Japanese Western Expedition Fleet, which was deciphered through wiretapping, presented by his subordinates, he suddenly became refreshed.He personally drafted a telegram and asked the adjutant to immediately send it to Somerville, commander of the Royal Navy's Eastern Fleet.

The failure of the "Singapore Retreat" was a painful blow to Wavell, because it not only meant that Singapore would soon be captured, but more importantly, the British army of more than [-] people in Singapore would fight die or become Japanese prisoners of war.However, through deciphered Japanese telegrams, after learning that the heavy aircraft carrier "Kaga" of the Japanese Western Expeditionary Fleet was severely damaged by a submarine attack by one's own side, he suddenly realized a possibility-if the Royal Navy could rely on submarine forces to block the Strait of Malacca, That would completely cut off the only sea route for the Japanese expeditionary fleet to enter the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea.In that case, he could calmly mobilize his troops and use the narrow terrain of the southern Thai provinces to attack the Japanese army.

After the telegram was sent, he said to his adjutant: "Perhaps, I have found a way to curb the Japanese attack on Thailand."

After an hour and a half, Lieutenant General Somerville called back.The Royal Navy's Eastern Fleet has a total of three submarines, two of which are non-combat transport ships.These three submarines are currently in Mye Lao Naval Port, Myanmar, so Somerville was naturally at a loss after receiving the "good news" from Wavell. "Could it be that the base camp sent additional reinforcements without telling me?" Thinking of this possibility, he sent a secret message to the British base camp to ask Admiral Mountbatten about the matter.Mountbatten was very excited when he heard the news. He even wondered if someone in his submarine force had sent reinforcements to the Far East, so he made an inquiry.Naturally, the inquiry was fruitless, and now he couldn't help but become curious.

"Could it be that the Americans did it in our name in order to ensure the success of the evacuation operation?" Gradually, whether it was Mountbatten or Somerville, they all had such thoughts.It is only natural for them to think this way, because in their view, who else has the ability and reason to do so except Americans?It can't be German, can it?

Somerville telegraphed the conjecture result to Wavell and pointed it out; in view of the unclear attitude of the US government, the opinion of the base camp is not to expose it for the time being.At the end of the telegram, he said that with the strength of the Eastern Fleet, it is not enough to block the Strait of Malacca with submarines, but he will contact the US Pacific Fleet as soon as possible to see if he can borrow the two submarines from them, and Affirm that this is the opinion of the base camp.

Not to mention the fact that the British were happy to take the blame for the cadet army, but just talk about the evacuation fleet.

The evacuation fleet sailed towards Puerto Princesa, Palawan Island at a speed of nearly [-] kilometers per hour. By about [-] o'clock that afternoon, they had sailed nearly [-] kilometers in one go.So far, Grande, Mitterrand, Chen Jiageng, and Zhang Liangfeng, they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their hanging hearts fell back into their stomachs.

"Let everyone come out to get some air, it's hard to be bored in the cabin for a long time!" Lin Jiangshi suggested to Zhang Liangfeng.

Due to time constraints, the ships organized by the Xuebing Army only carried out some crude modifications on the way.The cruise ship is okay, it was originally manned, but it was just a little crowded.The passenger carrying conditions of those merchant ships are too bad. To put it bluntly, they are just stuffy cans.

Because he felt that the Japanese ships would not be able to catch up anyway, and it was almost night, and it was impossible for the Japanese to send out planes to bomb them. Zhang Liangfeng looked at the sea and found that there was not much wind and waves, so he agreed.

After the order was passed on, the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia were overjoyed.Is there anything more joyful than this for the rest of your life?Going out to see the sea view, breathe the fresh air, and then have a good dinner, if not for the previous experience, it would be called a trip.Everyone rushed out of the cargo hold, and soon, the decks of all ships were full of people.A few minutes passed, and as they got used to the environment on the deck, the sharp-eyed people spotted the acquaintances on the neighboring ship and immediately greeted them warmly.

"Hey, who is it, I'm here!"

"So-and-so, I saw you!"

"Is everyone okay?"

"Okay, okay, what about sister-in-law and nephew?"

"They're all here—"

... It is a great blessing that the whole family has escaped from that evil den in Singapore.There is luck and there is misfortune.Those who lost their relatives at the hands of the British army suddenly burst into tears when they saw their relatives on the nearby ship: "Second Uncle, it was me! My father was killed by the British!"

"Ah! Well, don't cry, it's good that you can escape!"

... Orphans or those who have lost all their relatives and are left alone are the focus of everyone's care.Chefs and sailors dressed up as apprentices hold the orphans in their arms, take out candies from their pockets and peel them for them to eat, or carry them into the captain's cabin, teach them how to use the walkie-talkie, and play songs to them...

Americans also came out to join in the fun.Although there are some people with dual citizenship of Britain and the United States who looked at the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia with cold eyes or even cursed in a low voice, the vast majority of them watched with a smile on their faces, enjoying the joy of the rest of their lives with empathy.

Mitterrand and Grande were naturally the focus of the Americans. They stood side by side on the deck of the escape route outside the captain's room, looking at the joyous Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese in the distance or not far away with a smile on their faces. The former said to the latter: "Grant, we've done a great thing."

Grant nodded with a smile, and said: "Yes! Although it was very difficult, we withstood the pressure and succeeded. For me personally, this is a great victory not on the battlefield, and it will be a profound victory that I will never forget in my life. life experience."

Mitterrand looked up at the sky, and said with emotion: "The evening scene on the endless ocean is so beautiful!" As he said, he turned his head and looked towards the sky behind the fleet.The next moment, he froze and exclaimed, "Airplane!"

Grant followed his reputation and saw a plane in the sky southwest of the fleet.He frowned slightly, and said, "Aren't the Japanese giving up?"

At this time, Zhang Liangfeng and the others had already seen the fighter plane. "Japanese plane!" Someone immediately shouted in panic.

"Keep your voice down, it's not a big deal," Zhang Liangfeng said, "Don't cause a commotion. It's okay even if the little devil sees it."

Cui Lin responded: "Yes! We have all run so far. It will be night soon, so what if the little devil finds us? Hehe, I am really looking forward to the expression of the old devil Yamamoto 56 after hearing the report!"

"Will he be so angry that he vomits blood?" Xiao Yi teased.

Cui Lin thought about it seriously, and said seriously: "It's hard to say!"

"Haha——" Hu Tiejun was amused by them.

(End of this chapter)