Age of Rebirth

At [-] o'clock in the morning on November [-]th, the Andaman Sea was calm and the sun was shining brightly. Flying together, it was a rare sailing weather. The Japanese sailors gathered on the deck in twos and threes, enjoying the warm and humid sea breeze of the Indian Ocean, as leisurely as a vacation.

Hasegawa Kiyoshi walked out of the cabin, stretched out his hand to cover the bright sunlight, looked into the distance, and took a deep breath of the fresh sea breeze with a salty taste. He was refreshed, and he was in a rare happy mood. It was a sweet night, if the personal adjutant did not wake him up as instructed, the Commander could sleep until night fell.

The Communications Staff Officer walked up behind him lightly, fearing to disturb the intoxication of His Excellency the Commander, and whispered: "Commander, Commander-in-Chief Ito called to inquire about the current location of my fleet. Is there any accident? How long will it be?" , can reach the port of Yangon, at that time, Commander-in-Chief Ito will personally go to the port to greet His Excellency the Commander."

Hasegawa smiled disdainfully, "This old guy, I can't wait, it seems that I am expecting something unexpected. In the vast waters of Asia and even the Pacific Ocean, is there still a force that can threaten my Third Fleet? I thought it was like you Just like the army, they were defeated by that China devil Tang Qiuli, and they lost the face of the Imperial Japanese Army."

"Go to the port to meet me personally, what a joke, is it to meet the carrier-based aircraft and naval guns of my third fleet? Putting on this state, isn't it for the base camp to see!" Ren Na.If there is prejudice.When the other party sang, it sounded like they were swearing. Kiyoshi Hasegawa's feeling towards Gensaburo Ito was exactly the same. Anyway, what the old guy said didn't sound good. [

Hasegawa Kiyoshi said without looking back: "Call back, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief Ito, my Third Fleet and Troop Transport Fleet have entered the Andaman Sea near the Nicobar Islands, thanks to your blessing, everything is normal. Will After three days, I arrived at the port of Yangon. If your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is busy with military affairs, or you are facing an attack from the independent division, you don’t have to come to the port to meet him in person. As a subordinate, Kiyoshi Hasegawa can’t afford it. With such a grand etiquette, I am even more afraid of being charged with delaying the fighter plane."

The communication staff officer did not leave immediately after recording the content of the telegram. He hesitated and reminded in a low voice, "Commander, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to call back like this? Commander Ito will have other ideas!" The communication staff officer was kind.I'm afraid that this rebellious and arrogant commander will bring misfortune out of his mouth, and the people around him will also suffer bad luck.

Qing Hasegawa frowned, and let out a displeased "hmm". The coercion of the superior made the communications staff tremble all over, and he quickly lowered his head, "Baga, there is nothing wrong with it, just post the original text. Hurry up "Hay!" The communications officer replied loudly, wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and ran away as if fleeing, secretly thankful, "I just got a bastard. I don't have a big mouth, so lucky !"

Kiyoshi Hasegawa was in a very good mood.His temper is also extraordinarily gentle, especially the call back to that old guy Ito. He is very proud of himself. He can even imagine that when Ito saw the call back, his hands trembled, his face turned blue, and his lips trembled. He was in a good mood, naturally. He wouldn't do anything to a small staff officer, that would be very disrespectful, and besides, he was doing it for his own good.

Northwest of Yangon, Yangon Town, Yangon Battle Frontline Headquarters of the Independent Division, was severely beaten by Liu Xinlan, and Tang Qiuli, who had a sweet sleep while holding the girl's little hand, was somewhat ashamed Tang Qiusheng, the deputy division commander and chief commander of the campaign who marked various symbols on the map with Chief of Staff Chang Feng, saw them coming in.

Leaving the map to greet him, he hurriedly said: "Master, I was just about to find you. The intelligence department sent a piece of information about the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet." , he is not very interested in anything.

Tang Qiusheng looked at Liu Xinlan who was full of complacency on her small face, and then at Tang Qiuli who was engrossed in it. He shook his head slightly and smiled secretly, "These two are interesting!"

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli smiled unsurprisingly, and said, "Brother Qiusheng, as expected, MacArthur really released the water. The Japanese Navy's Third Fleet and the troop carrier passed through the Strait of Malacca in a thrilling manner. There was no conflict between the two sides. According to the information obtained by our intelligence personnel, MacArthur and Stilwell went to Sumatra and Kalimantan respectively. Interestingly, this is a tacit understanding between the Japanese and the Americans. I am afraid that MacArthur is more afraid!"

Chang Feng asked: "Master, what should we do next?" Tang Qiuli said slyly: "In my name, send a telegram to the US military headquarters, condemning their behavior. , scold them severely, especially for MacArthur, you must be merciless in your mouth, and the Americans dare not let a fart go in custody. In addition, to disclose the American release of water, first let MacArthur bear the charge of treachery The crime should be to recover the interest of my treatment in Manila!"

Everyone laughed, Tang Qiusheng shook his head, and said half-jokingly: "Master, you are not very kind! General MacArthur is a four-star general after all. Celebrities, save face!"

Tang Qiuli paused, and replied: "MacArthur has always been shameless. Giving him face is to increase his psychological burden. Maybe I am in a hurry with you. We are helping him." This is quite harsh. , In the headquarters, the sky was full of laughter, and Liu Xinlan laughed so much that she almost fell on Tang Qiuli's shoulder.

Different from the happy atmosphere in the headquarters of the Independent Division, there was a tense atmosphere in the Japanese Army Headquarters in Yangon, which was caused by Kiyoshi Hasegawa's call back. Gu Chuanqing was as furious as imagined, his face was as usual, without any emotional fluctuations, he gently put the telegram on the table, and even smiled slightly, as if nothing happened.

Kawashima admired him very much, "It's the commander-in-chief after all, he has self-restraint and a general's demeanor, and he doesn't care about Hasegawa Kiyoshi." Before the admiration in Kawashima's eyes dissipated, Ito ordered the communications staff to say: " Immediately forward Hasegawa Kiyoshi's call back, together with my telegram, to the base camp and the General Staff," Kawashima hung up in surprise.

This tricky accuser is level, deep, sinister enough, ruthless enough, and poisonous enough. It's really high. Those bigwigs in the base camp, comparing the two telegrams, black and white, it's clear, the bearing of Ito and Hasegawa Kiyoshi He is a human being, and he is more convincing than anything else. Kawashima was completely convinced, and calmly cleared Hasegawa of the maggots.

The poisonous knife is much more powerful than the soft knife. In the future, when dealing with this immediate boss, it is better to be cautious at all times. He can't say anything when he says something. Don't be careless and let Your Excellency be thrown into the pit. This is the master of fighting in the nest, **** kills without seeing blood!Convinced, convinced!

On the morning of November [-]th, the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy had arrived in the waters near the Andaman Islands, and it would be possible to disembark at the port of Yangon after more than a day's voyage. This is an archipelago under the control of British India. Several of them On the island, there was a British army stationed. Suddenly such a large Japanese fleet appeared on the empty sea, which really made the British commander on the island so nervous that he almost peed his pants.

No need to ask, this is coming towards me, urgent telegrams, one after another to the commander-in-chief of the British army stationed in India, but what can the commander-in-chief of the British army do? He said it was a few small islands far away from the mainland, and he just lost it. The entire Indochina Peninsula is also suffering from being dumb, and the Japanese take it if they want it.

The command issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India to the British commander on the small island is exactly the same as that issued by MacArthur to the US military. The content is almost the same, and there is one more order than the American. The British defenders on the island issued an order to surrender, and all the defenders stationed on the island must follow the orders of the Japanese. In addition, the weapons of the defenders were immediately sealed up, waiting for the Japanese soldiers to go to the island to check and collect them.”

As expected of fellow sufferers, the British went farther and more thoroughly than the Americans. Before they could figure out the intentions of the Japanese, they abolished their martial arts, handed over their guns and waited to be captured. The Americans are even more important. The performance of the British and American troops in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific region is enough to explain why the Japanese army was able to sweep hundreds of thousands of British and American troops in the two places. [

Kiyoshi Hasegawa looked at the gradually clear outline of the Andaman Islands, and suddenly thought, "If the British on the island are fired a few times, what will the British do? Are they like the Americans, swallowing their anger and not firing a single shot? "

As soon as he said it, Hasegawa Kiyoshi ordered the destroyer "Yishima" to bombard one of the islands immediately. The artillery roared and landed on the island. There was another burst of artillery, and the walls of the barracks of the British army collapsed. Kiyoshi Hasegawa was looking forward to the sound of artillery fire from the British army.

He doesn't mind leveling this small island the size of a pigsty, just treat it as a real shot. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, the smoke on the island has cleared. The British are more honest than rabbits, let alone fight back. The sound of gunfire, even the ghost of a British soldier could not be seen. Hasegawa Qingzhen wondered if the naval guns killed all the British?

How did he know that the commander of the British army hiding in the underground fortification was discussing with a trembling face about surrendering with a white flag, Hasegawa Kiyoshi murmured dully, "It's not interesting," and then, The order said: "The fleet moves forward at full speed!"

(To be continued)