After the destruction of the Z fleet, now the squadron can calmly launch an attack on Singapore!

On the morning of October 28, 1940, the artillery and aviation of the Chinese National Defense Forces began to bombard artillery positions, airfields and other facilities on the island of Singapore, and the army began to fully land. ^//^

Before the squadron launched the landing battle, the British army had lost sea and air supremacy in the nearby waters, and Singapore had actually become an isolated island.

At this time, there were about 80,000 British, Australian, and Indian troops in Singapore, and although food and ammunition were relatively sufficient, the continuous defeat in the Malay Peninsula had already demoralized the soldiers. The shadow of defeat spread like a plague among the coalition forces, and the retreat soon became uncontrollable.

At 15:00 p.m. on October 28, the main force of the squadron landed in the bushes and marshes west of the causeway by assault boats, and the tired and unguarded Australian troops were guarded here.

After the landing of the squadron, the establishment and consolidation of the landing ground began, and then the Guards Division also moved west and landed at the landing field. The two elite divisions of the squadron advanced south side by side.

After that, the squadron occupied important places such as Timadi, Inbaoding Reservoir and Garland Airport, and formed a three-sided encirclement of the city, and at the same time stepped up air raids.

In the coalition camps, the retreat in the Malay Peninsula has taken a toll on the morale of the soldiers, and the army is in a state of anxiety and depression. Two days after the squadron launched an attack, the number of people who fled began to skyrocket

At a time when the front line is tight, Australian army patrols are hunting for deserters around the city of Singapore. On the morning of October 28, more than 80% of the officers and men of some Australian units fled from the front line, and the squadron launched an attack on Singapore Island in the afternoon of the same day.

By the 30th, the situation had reached a point where it was out of control.

Another Scottish staff officer of the British Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, Percival, described the situation to his friends after fleeing Singapore in a hurry: "There was a battle with the Squadron in the Western Sector, and the road to the Western Sector was full of Australian soldiers. The army was crushed, and these men looted many private homes, including mine, in search of drink. The docks were full of Australian troops, and many of them finally fled Singapore.

The rout and desertion of the Australian Legion began to affect the British and Indian armies later in the war, and some soldiers began to mix in with the fleeing crowd to escape. ** The Indian Infantry Regiment was the most severe, with 600 men from three battalions of the 2110 Infantry Regiment either fleeing or defecting to the enemy during the November 1 battle.

Throughout the Singapore campaign, 12,000 Indian troops deserted.

Before the Battle of Singapore began, Britain did not have much hope of victory. But Churchill himself advocated active defense, saying in a warning to the British on the island of Singapore:

"The obvious way is to shoot at the enemy with ammunition, and withdrawal will never be tolerated."

On the 28th, when the war started, Churchill analyzed that the first team did not have many troops on the island, and believed that this was a good opportunity for the British ** team to make a name for itself. "This fight must be fought to the end at all costs. The 18th Division has a chance to go down in history. The entire reputation of our country and our nation is tied to this battle.

However, the report from the front was depressing, and Churchill's dream of inflicting a heavy blow on the squadron in Singapore had been shattered in the rapid advance of the squadron.

There is no way for Singapore to hold on. One

On the afternoon of November 1, General Wang Mingzhang, commander-in-chief of the Central ** Regiment, suggested surrender to the commander-in-chief of the British army, Percival. In the book of persuasion, Wang Mingzhang said:

"Looking at the situation on the battlefield, there is no possibility for your army to continue fighting, in order to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the soldiers and the people, I recommend that Mr. Commander-in-Chief surrender immediately, and our army will abide by the guidelines to ensure the safety of the lives of the surrendered prisoners of war."

Parcival is very contradictory. …,

He held the domestic telegram in one hand and demanded that it be held to the end; In the other hand, he held a letter of surrender from the Chinese, demanding that he and his troops immediately lay down their arms.

There is no longer any possibility!

But choose to surrender? Then he will inevitably become a sinner for the British Empire's loss of this vital land of Singapore!

Singapore is a small jewel in the crown of the British Empire. It guards the entrance and exit of the Strait of Malacca, the main shipping route between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and its special geographical location makes it a battleground for soldiers.

The loss of this place would inevitably make Britain's already chaotic situation in the Far East even more passive. In the Far East, the British will no longer be an opponent of the Chinese.

Percival hesitated, but the squadron no longer allowed him to hesitate.

Nearly eight hours after the letter of surrender was issued, Wang Mingzhang, who had not received a reply from the British, ordered a large number of planes to fly over the city of Singapore to carry out armed intimidation. Percival couldn't hold one. The British couldn't hold it out. The Australians can't hold out as for the Indians? What can you expect from these inferior units with headbands wrapped around their heads?

Parcival sent his last telegram to Britain, in which he told the British government that he had made his last effort, but that he could no longer do anything under the powerful offensive of the Chinese

The British surrendered!

At 9:00 a.m. on November 2, 1940, Percival, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in Singapore, signed his name ̈ on the instrument of surrender

The battle for Singapore is over!

The battle of Singapore actually lasted only a few days, and with sea and air supremacy achieved, the squadron encountered little resistance, and the confidence of the coalition forces in Singapore had collapsed and there was no strong resistance at all.

Singapore fell into the hands of the Chinese!

In the mid-18th century, Britain was expanding its territory in India and trading with China. They urgently needed to find a port where their ships could anchor for repairs in order to gain an edge in the trade competition with the Dutch. In late 1818, Governor Raffles established a new trading port at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. On 29 January 1819, Raffles landed on the island of Singapore and found that Singapore was well placed to develop into a port, with wide southern waters and abundant water sources for drinking water in nearby streams. Initially, Singapore was under the colonial authority of British India. By 18,200, Singapore was generating profits for the British Empire. In 1824, Singapore's colonial status was further established with the signing of two new treaties and the Straits Settlements in 1826. In 1832, Singapore became the seat of government in the Straits Settlements. On April 1, 1867, it officially became a direct colony of the United Kingdom, under the direct jurisdiction of the colonial office in London. By the beginning of the 20th century, Singapore had risen from a swampy wasteland to become the seventh largest port in the world.

The British put too much effort into Singapore, which they saw as their most important colony in the Far East, far more so than Hong Kong.

But now all the efforts made by the British in Singapore have been given to the Chinese.

The Chinese government has not been very difficult to govern Singapore, and there is a lot of Chinese here

Chinese settled in Singapore dating back to around the 10th century, and a large number of immigrants to Singapore began with the British colonial development of Singapore. Since 1830, the Chinese diaspora has been the largest ethnic group in Singapore.

Now, it's just a Chinese government to govern a large number of Chinese

On the day when the squadron occupied Singapore, Wang Hengyue, president of the Republic of China, sent a congratulatory message to Wang Mingzhang, Bai Chongxi, and all the soldiers on the front line, congratulating them on their outstanding performance after the outbreak of the war in Southeast Asia. …,

The Malay Peninsula Squadron was in full swing, Singapore had been occupied, and the Commonwealth forces had suffered the heaviest blows, and they had suffered one defeat after another on land and sea, or more accurately, they were no longer able to resist the Squadron's tidal onslaught.

They must put their hopes in the Americans. The French were also unreliable, and the squadron had already launched a large-scale offensive against Vietnam at the same time.

Now the attitude of the Americans has become the most critical!

In the Far East, the Americans also have a lot of interests, especially their colonies in the Philippines, which are likely to be the next target of the Chinese.

The key question is when and how the Chinese will launch a campaign against the Philippines

Although China and the United States have declared war, there has not been any military conflict between the two countries, and in some respects there has even been some small "tacit understanding".

But everyone knows that sooner or later a war will break out between China and the United States, and if the Chinese used to find an excuse to start a war, then after the declaration of war, they no longer need any excuse at all.

The squadron did not face any strong challenge in the Malay Peninsula, they faced very little resistance, and they had an absolute superiority both in the air and on the ground.

They fought very easily and happily, advancing extremely fast, and everywhere they encountered were like bamboos, and the powerful combat power they displayed made the Allies feel terror.

When World War II broke out, the Chinese acted as spectators in the initial stages of the war, and when they felt they could make a move, they did not hesitate to do so. Once you make a move, you will make everyone feel the biggest shock!

Now it's time for the Chinese to play the protagonist in the world war!