Age of Rebirth

Facing Le Yiqin, who was quite complacent, Tang Qiuli asked a childish question, "Le Yiqin, why didn't I know you made such a big commotion?" This was the truth , I also came back to Yangon this time, Brother Qiusheng made such a remark. Before that, I really didn't know that Le Yiqin had such a big hand, and he put the construction of the aviation unit ahead of him!

Le Yiqin explained with some embarrassment: "Aren't you busy? A year ago, you were commanding troops to deal with Shouyi in the temple and Fengwen Yamashita on the front line between Guizhou and Yunnan and the border between Yunnan and Myanmar. After the formation of the paratrooper regiment, I have a surprise for you, no, I took it out in advance when you asked, but, division commander, I submitted a report to the division headquarters a few months ago!"

"Report?" Tang Qiuli thought for a while. He didn't have the impression of this report. He looked at the deputy teacher Tang Qiusheng suspiciously. Brother Qiusheng usually handles such matters. Tang Qiusheng slapped his forehead and said. : "Oh, there is such a thing, but, Le Yiqin, your report is to form a paratrooper regiment o, I remember I approved it at the time, and after a long time, yours has basically taken shape! What the hell are you doing? o Ah?"

The generals roared with laughter, this guy Le Yiqin, let’s cook raw rice and cook it. It’s typical to cut it first and then play it. Tang Qiuli also laughed and said, "Le Yiqin, I don’t want you to be held accountable for cheating Deputy Teacher Tang. Now, since your paratrooper regiment can be brought to the battlefield, I will give you a chance, and the entire paratrooper regiment is on standby, ready to participate in the battle of Singapore at any time!"

Le Yiqin replied loudly: "Thank you, Commander! The paratrooper regiment will definitely usher in the day of becoming an army with the best record, but, sir, please give the paratrooper regiment a number. When the little devil heard o, his heart trembled!" [

Tang Qiuli felt a little helpless, and said, "Le Yiqin, how did you learn how to push an inch? Well, the designation of the paratrooper regiment of the Southern Aviation Group of the Air Force is called Saker. It is fierce and agile, and it attacks like lightning. It suddenly appears in front of the enemy. !"

All the generals applauded. The first paratrooper regiment of the Ul Division Air Corps had an official designation. In the future, it really became a unit that made the Japanese army fearful. In the regiment-level organization, there is only its own paratrooper regiment with a unique designation, which is determined by the division commander himself. It's embarrassing to say it!

Tang Qiuli went on to say: "Le Yiqin, the fleets of your Southern Aviation Group in Yangon, Bangkok, and Phnom Penh bases must be ready for battle. However, this time, you are not the main ones, but are coordinated with the fleet and assigned to the fleet. You and Fleet Commander Tang will formulate the specific combat sequence and specific coordinated combat plan!"

Le Yiqin cheerfully agreed, looking at what he meant, it seemed like he was taking advantage of it. To be honest, Le Yiqin didn't care at all, whether he played the leading role or not, who was assigned to command, as long as there was a battle, it would be fine. After holding it for almost half a year, the brothers under him are all holding it like hungry wolves, no more blood, and their hands are raw!

After the basic campaign policy was finalized, the large-scale military conference was over. The commanders of the corps who came here on high, thinking that they could command the war, were all downcast and disappointed. They didn't eat lunch, and they went back to their respective stations. The scale of the Singapore campaign was too small. In the Indochina peninsula, more than 100 million troops from the five corps of the ul division were gathered. A total of three brigades were mobilized to guard the division commander. Good things can still happen to themselves superior?

Tang Qiuli left behind Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, Commander of the Navy Fleet, Major General Amosiyev, Deputy Commander, Major General Xin Xiguo, Chief of Staff, Major General Le Yiqin, Commander of the Southern Aviation Group of the Air Force, and Tang Qiusheng, Deputy Division Commander. Lieutenant General Zhao Yu, Chief of Staff of the Division Command, Major General, Colonel Ge Zhenzhuang, Chief of Staff of the Division Command, and himself included a total of eight people. This small-scale meeting was mainly to determine the combat plan for the Singapore campaign and the details of its implementation. . .First,

Tang Qiuli looked at several people and said: "Brother Qiuquan, regarding the concept of the Singapore campaign, my principle is that the annihilation of the Japanese Hengshan Brigade should be done not on land but at sea. Specifically, not in the urban area of ​​Singapore. It's in the Straits of Malacca."

Tang Qiuquan raised his eyebrows, roughly guessing what his cousin was thinking, and said: "Master, is your campaign intention like this? Use superior forces and adopt a flat attack method to force the Japanese Hengshan Brigade to withdraw from Singapore. The only direction for the Japanese army to withdraw is Sumatra and Kalimantan, and the fleet needs to intercept the front line of the Strait of Malacca, and eat up this Japanese army at sea!"

Tang Qiuli laughed, and said: "No wonder the veterans often say that dealing with smart people is easy. That's exactly what I mean. In the urban area of ​​Singapore, the special warfare detachment sneaked in ahead of time to ensure that the urban area would not be destroyed by the Japanese army. The Hengshan brigade drove out of the city and avoided a street fight. The most important thing is to save Singapore from the destruction of the war. My plan is that the fleet will not use large warships, so as not to arouse the Japanese army’s vigilance, and then there will be a dying struggle If the fish die and the net is broken, the meaning of the Singapore campaign will be lost!"

"The fleet dispatched light gunboats. I also know that Brother Qiuquan, your gunboat formation is called Assassins. They are all equipped with sea-combat Thunder rocket launchers. The firepower is no less than that of a destroyer. Before the Singapore campaign started, Hiding in the waters of the Gulf of Thailand and attacking at the right time, even if the Japanese navy fleet heard the news, it would be too late, Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group will fully cooperate with your fleet."

Tang Qiuquan nodded, exchanged a few words with Deputy Commander Amosiyev and Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo, and then said: "Our fleet fully agrees with the division commander's campaign concept. Not only the fleet gunboat detachment participated in the battle, but the fleet torpedo boat detachment , also participated in the battle at the same time, with the most ferocious firepower, in the shortest time, sinking all the Japanese transport ships, this point, the fleet guarantees to complete the task!"

Tang Qiuli said: "Okay, with Le Yiqin's fighters and bombers, the Japanese army can escape. The start time of the Singapore campaign is set at [-]:[-] a.m. on August [-]th, and there are more than five days left. Brother Quan, hurry up and get ready!"

Just as Tang Qiuli was dispatching troops to prepare for the Singapore campaign, American President Roosevelt, who was far away across the ocean, was extremely entangled.

Tang Qiuli took Hong Kong with a sudden action without any warning in advance. After the information was transmitted to the United States at the first time, President Roosevelt immediately recruited General Jeffrey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to the White House. In my own office, I had a secret meeting, and there was only one content of the secret meeting, the sudden action of the Chinese invaders, the impact on the Southwest Pacific battlefield, and the impact on the Manila defense battle that MacArthur had already prepared.

Roosevelt is a person with a very sensitive political sense. He has already judged the message sent by Tang Qiuli. This Chinese person is telling himself in this way that I am fulfilling the obligations of the Allied Powers. Roosevelt has to admire Tang Qiuli. Li Li's political wisdom and the move to capture Hong Kong can be described as a double gain of fame and fortune, that is, he has gained benefits, controlled Hong Kong in his own hands, and gained the upper hand in politics. This is a beautiful move. From my own perspective, Can be picky!

Now that Tang Qiuli has a clear attitude, if he sends out a signal for help at this time, this Chinese entrant will be happy to agree to send troops to join the Southwest Pacific battlefield to help MacArthur get rid of the current passive situation. According to Roosevelt's most ideal Willingness, the troops of the Ul Division, it is best to go to the battlefield of Luzon Island, and together with MacArthur, flank the No. 14 Japanese Army and keep the bridgehead for the US counterattack in the future.

Of course, this telegram for help needs to be sent to Tang Qiuli in his own name. As for other people, including MacArthur, they are not enough. Chinese soldiers joining the Luzon battlefield can really change the pattern of the Southwest Pacific battlefield, especially With the Pacific Ocean blocked by the Japanese Navy, President Roosevelt was so excited by this wonderful idea that he could hardly resist sending this telegram.

But he calmed down, thought about it carefully, and asked Tang Qiuli for help, what price the United States would pay. He went through all Tang Qiuli's military operations outside of China, and came to a conclusion, Tang Qiuli's troops joined the battlefield on Luzon Island. Although they could defeat the Japanese army, they could also keep MacArthur's hundreds of thousands of troops.

All the military actions of that Chinese army can clearly draw a trajectory, whether it was the previous large-scale battle of the Indochina Peninsula, the sweeping of the Japanese troops dispatched to Southeast Asia, or the subsequent battle of Hong Kong, Tang Qiuli's troops basically It was after the Japanese army captured the area that he sent troops. Tang Qiuli was following a route. The Japanese defeated the British, and then Tang Qiuli defeated the Japanese again. It was logical to include the Japanese-occupied area into his own Control range. [

Of course, there is also the East India region. However, in President Roosevelt’s view, the United Kingdom will take the blame. If he asks Tang Qiuli for help, his troops will enter the Southwest Pacific region, the United States’ sphere of influence, after defeating the Japanese. In that way, the United Kingdom took the Southwest Pacific region as its own?

Judging by Roosevelt's political wisdom, the answer is yes, the ambitious Chinese who is full of desire for territory will definitely do this, and he will do so without hesitation. The lessons learned by the British, President Roosevelt, The naive and dangerous thoughts I had just now made me break out in a cold sweat, and my already weak body seemed unable to bear such intense thinking and worrying, and it became more and more uncomfortable.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Supreme Command during the war, Admiral Jeffrey Fell, came to the President's Office and saw His Excellency the President with a sallow face sweating profusely!

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