Age of Rebirth

On the afternoon of August [-]th, the head of the Hengshan Brigade, who was worried, took a large group of staff from the brigade and regiment headquarters, and ran to the forward position facing the Independent Division troops. Holding a telescope, he observed the opposite Independent Division position. For several hours, even when the number of independent division patrols changed, he personally asked the front-line commanders, and the answer he got was, "Everything is normal, there is no change!"

It wasn't until dusk that engulfed the Malay Peninsula that the last ray of light, the head of the Hengshan Brigade, returned to the brigade headquarters in the urban area of ​​Singapore. In a room of a five-story building, several young people, after witnessing his convoy entering the brigade headquarters, nodded knowingly, and then two of them left quickly.

The head of the Hengshan brigade, after dinner, personally called the forward troops to inquire about the situation. After getting a positive answer, he called the commander of the troops in charge of the blasting one by one, and reiterated his order. After finishing all this, it was already around ten o'clock at night, "It's been another day of nervous tension," Major General Hengshan, who was so tired and limp all over, thought distressedly, and then he got into bed, snoring like thunder in an instant.

At around [-] o'clock on the night of August [-]th, Tang Qiuli, the division commander of the Independent Division's Singapore Campaign Headquarters on the Kuala Lumpur front line, asked, "Yuhe and Guanghan, what is the progress of each unit, and where are they now?"

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe looked at the telegram in his hand and replied: "Master, the Liu Hongzhang Brigade, the Chu Ziye Brigade and the Sulu Mobile Corps Liao Zhenbang Brigade are directly under the corps. Each has two regiments and has arrived in downtown Kuala Lumpur. The follow-up troops will arrive at the current position in 10 minutes. The tank brigade of Commander Battelle is on standby outside Kuala Lumpur. Just after receiving the order from Commander Le Yiqin, the paratroopers are on standby at the airport and ready to take off. preparations." [

Tang Qiuli nodded.He asked again, "Is there anything wrong with the fleet?"

Guanghan was in charge of the contact with the fleet. He replied: "Commander, Commander Tang called three or ten minutes ago. The fleet's torpedo boat detachment and gunboat detachment, under the command of the fleet's Chief of Staff Xin Xiguo, have arrived in ambush. The sea area is on standby!"

"Qi Hanzhi and the others, do you have any new reports?" Tang Qiuli asked again.

Zhao Yuhe replied: "10 minutes ago, I received a secret telegram from Qi Hanzhi. The head of the Japanese Army's Hengshan Brigade, Yokoyama Kingoro, just returned to the brigade headquarters. After that, he never went out again. The special warfare detachment is closely monitoring. , with the assistance of Mr. Huang, the various units of the special warfare detachment have begun to approach the periphery of the Japanese bombing target. Without being noticed by the Japanese army, Qi Hanzhi has established air-ground communication with the Southern Flying Group, indicating the target for the paratroopers at any time."

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "That Yokoyama Jingoro, who ran out at this time, must have smelled something. Did Qi Hanzhi say anything unusual about the Japanese troops in the urban area of ​​Singapore?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "No, everything is normal!"

Tang Qiuli stretched his waist and said, "Everything is ready, only the final blow is missing, Yuhe and Guanghan, you two hold on for a while, I'm going to sleep, wake me up at two o'clock on time!"

Yu Guanghan said with a smile: "Teacher, you should go to rest. I haven't slept well for the past two days. Everything is going according to the original plan. It's enough for Chief of Staff Zhao and I to be here. The big battle is coming soon, and we can sleep well." I feel that you are the only one, I am convinced!

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "There is a limit to relaxation, we people are useless when the gunshots are fired!" After finishing speaking, he turned and entered the room, and after a while, there was a slight snoring sound, Zhao Yuhe The staff officers and correspondents hurriedly signaled to come in and out, and they walked lightly.

During the period when Tang Qiuli was sleeping peacefully, Zhao Yuhe and Yu Guanghan were extremely busy. The several troops participating in the battle reported their approach every three to ten minutes. At the same time, the original troops at the front were also monitoring the movement of the Japanese army on the opposite side. By about 10:[-] in the morning, all the attacking troops had arrived at the starting point of the attack.

At the same time, the radio was silent before the war, and the radio was not allowed to be used casually for non-essential situations. The radio room, which was ticking non-stop just now, suddenly became quiet. The staff officers and correspondents sat quietly in their seats. On the screen, the hour hand pointed to two o'clock, Zhao Yuhe and Yu Guanghan looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

Tang Qiuli was awakened softly by Fu Qiang. This time, he slept soundly and soundly. After waking up, he felt refreshed and clear-headed. Seeing the teacher come out, Zhao Yuhe said in a low voice: "Master, the three brigades and The attack force of a tank brigade is already in place, and the fighter and bomber formations, fleet torpedo boats, and gunboat detachments of the Southern Air Force Group are already on standby!"

Tang Qiuli nodded and said, "Send a report to Qi Hanzhi to confirm the movement of the Japanese army in Singapore for the last time!"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Master, a report was sent 15 minutes ago, and Chief of Staff Qi Hanzhi called back. The Japanese army did not do anything unusual!"

Tang Qiuli looked at Zhao Yuhe appreciatively, nodded, and said nothing. In all fairness, Zhao Yuhe's active approach made Tang Qiuli appreciate him even more. It was all a matter of details. , many people would not think of it, but Zhao Yuhe just thought of it and did it.

At 2000:[-] am on August [-]th, more than [-] large transport planes took off from the Myitkyina base of the Southern Aviation Group of the Aviation Force, and flew towards Singapore. On the transport plane, there were more than [-] paratroopers fully loaded. officers and soldiers.

At three o'clock in the morning, Tang Qiuli said to Zhao Yuhe: "Order, the attack on the Japanese army in Singapore begins!"

Major General Battelle, the commander of the armored forces, issued an order in his armored command vehicle: "Start the assault!"

On this night of dark clouds covering the moon and dim light, the forward position of the independent division on the front line of Kuala Lumpur on the Malay Peninsula began to become active. With an order, more than 300 tanks accelerated suddenly and headed towards the Japanese position several kilometers away. Like a gust of wind, they galloped away. Behind the tank were tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of three infantry brigades. They were swift figures. There was no shouting or fierce artillery preparation. There was only a torrent of steel rolling forward. It was exactly the same when attacking Hong Kong. [

In the silent night, with the roar of the earth trembling, the tanks quickly approached the Japanese army's position. In the front of the tank column, there was a row of mine-sweeping tanks. The Japanese soldiers, when they reflected, in the blurred vision, there were huge steel monsters, which had already arrived in front of them.

The battle finally started. The slow response of the Japanese army and the lack of anti-tank weapons made the battle overwhelming from the very beginning. The tank troops broke through the Japanese defense line almost without fierce fighting. Immediately, tens of thousands of independent divisions Soldiers rushed in like a tidal wave along the breakthrough several kilometers wide, and advanced to attack in depth.

The sudden attack disrupted the position of the Japanese army. A reinforced Japanese regiment deployed at the front was quickly submerged in the stormy attack of the independent division. The extremely disparate force balance, coupled with the sudden attack, the Japanese The thin defense depth was quickly divided into countless pieces. After being hit by dozens of tanks, the Japanese Army's joint headquarters suddenly turned into a pile of ruins. The head of the Hengshan Brigade could no longer get the front line any news.

In the urban area of ​​Singapore, where the headquarters of the Japanese Army Hengshan Brigade is located, in the opposite building, a radio station is continuously sending signals. A few minutes later, there is a low roar of the engine in the sky, and the sound is getting closer. Soon, more than 30 large transport planes appeared in the sight of the Japanese sentry. In the dim street lights of the city in the early morning, one could vaguely see several white umbrella flowers blooming in the dark cloudy sky.

The Japanese sentries were stunned. They had never seen so many parachutes falling from the sky, and they even forgot to shoot. In fact, facing the parachutes blooming all over the sky, they didn't know what to shoot at. Waiting for the Japanese sentry When he reacted, the muzzle just fired a round, and was knocked down by a sniper rifle shot from the opposite building, and flew out on his back.

After a few shots, more than 800 paratroopers from the First Battalion of the Parachute Regiment of the Independent Division have accurately landed inside and outside the Japanese Army's brigade headquarters. Some of the Japanese troops who came for reinforcements rushed to various targets. Immediately, there was a burst of short and intensive gunshots from submachine guns, and the screams of dying Japanese soldiers. The sound became clearer and clearer.

The head of the Hengshan Brigade was awakened by the sound of gunshots. He jumped out of bed and immediately understood what happened. Report, could it be that Tang Qiuli's army, the Chinese devil, descended from the sky?

Major General Yokoyama Kingoro, the first thing to do is to order the explosives to be detonated immediately to cover the retreat of the imperial army. As for the reinforced wing at the front, he has no hope. Yokoyama rushed to the telephone. When the regiment was airborne, the phone line had been cut by the special forces members, and his phone call was absolutely impossible to make, but Major General Hengshan didn't know.

"Clatter!" There was a sound of glassware breaking on the ground. In a hurry, Major General Hengshan knocked over the table in the room, and all the things on the table fell to the ground. The sound was loud enough, and then, again With a few crisp sounds, the glass on the door shattered, and a few black, round objects "chi chi" burst into sparks and fell into the house.

(To be continued)

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