Tang Qiuli couldn't help but be angry, he had already expected that MacArthur couldn't let go of the fleet so easily, he would use some shady tricks, turning off the navigation lights was a small trick that couldn't be put on the table, that's all, it was difficult to help the fleet with navigation radar.

However, he would never have thought that MacArthur would be so subordinated and despicable, revealing the time of the fleet's passage to the Japanese himself, Tang Qiuli had already taken precautions, or underestimated the insidious Cheng of the Americans, MacArthur's plan to kill people with a knife was very powerful.

He was afraid for a while that if the fleet had entered the channel in front, he would not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and would inevitably make the strength to fight with milk, and the fleet's advance would be blocked, and he would not be able to retreat, and his own fleet would probably be ruined in this battle, "MacArthur, you bastard, Lao Tzu will never let you go!" ”

Tang Qiuli gritted his teeth and jumped out of this sentence, the murderous intent in his eyes was undisguised, Liu Xinlan rushed over in front of Tang Qiusheng, looked at Tang Qiuli with an ugly face worriedly, and wanted to persuade a few words, but there was no way to say it, tears rolled in her eyes, she felt distressed and felt powerless, she couldn't share anything for him, she was also the first time to see her man angry, like a wounded lion, it was terrifying.

Tang Qiusheng was very calm, took the telegram that was almost torn up by Tang Qiuli, and after reading it, patted him on the shoulder, it was also strange, after being patted on the shoulder by Brother Qiusheng's warm hand, Tang Qiuli's angry feelings gradually stabilized, and he smiled to himself, only to find that Liu Xinlan had tears in her eyes and concern.

At that time, I was very distressed, and no matter what other people thought, I took out a handkerchief to wipe Liu Xinlan's tears, this time, Liu Xinlan was embarrassed, and her face turned crimson and avoided it.

Tang Qiusheng said: "Division commander, judging from the current situation, the fleet is not in danger, what I am most worried about is. The Japanese army was already preparing in the Strait of Malacca, so it was impossible for the Third Fleet not to get the news, so the fleet could not afford to delay. Tonight it is necessary to pass the Strait of Malacca, and my opinion is that since it is not possible to pass Guò without alarming the Japanese army, then fight a fight, concentrate all the firepower of the fleet, and gradually destroy the Japanese shore artillery, after daybreak. The arrival of the group of Leyiqin, a qiē is well solved! ”

Tang Qiusheng understood the firepower of the fleet, and his method was a copy of the land fortification, using the advantage of the long range of the naval guns to open up a section of advance, it was better than standing still, and the delay would not be too much, this was a more prudent way.

Tang Qiuli was in his mind. The construction of Brother Qiusheng yì, carefully considered, since it can't be a stable pass. Then fight a "Xinlan, record the order, the commander of the fleet Tang, the division commander order, under the condition of ensuring the absolute safety of the fleet, gradually open up the channel of the Strait of Malacca, remember, to preserve the strength of the fleet. ”

Needless to say, how to fight this battle. Brother Qiuquan knew it in his own heart, but Tang Qiuli had a question in his heart, "Why is the Japanese shore artillery unit not within the range of the best artillery fire of the fleet, and is firing artillery?" In that case. Wouldn't it be better? Not only him, but even Tang Qiusheng's heart also had this doubt.

According to Yamazaki's deployment, the shore artillery unit, plus the newly assigned ground artillery unit, deployed along the right bank of the Strait of Malacca, from Singapore City to the west, in five major areas, forming an artillery group of echelon strikes.

After the independent division fleet entered the narrow channel, the front and rear two artillery groups blocked its forward and backward channels, and the three artillery groups in the middle carried out the most fierce artillery strikes, and the warships of the Chinese people became a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron in the sea, Yamazaki was quite satisfied with his deployment, and his battle plan was named "The Plan for Catching Turtles in the Urn!" ”

Yamazaki Nakasa is full of confidence, the original shore artillery, plus the attached ground artillery, more than 1,600 large-caliber artillery salvo, the shells can fill the Strait of Malacca, if Yamazaki is willing, the shells can hit the American positions on the opposite bank, in the Indochina Peninsula battlefield, the Great Japan Empire is a defeat and loss in the wail, Yamazaki hopes that he can create a miracle.

Moreover, he has this capital, a little-known Nakasa, in the fierce general of the Imperial Army, he is not a fart, when has he commanded so many artillery, if he is placed in which dispatch army, it is a well-known major general-level artillery commander, all day, Yamazaki is in the excitement.

But at about eight o'clock in the evening, after receiving an order from the general staff of a base camp, Yamazaki's good mood was not at all gone: "Yamazaki Nakasa, commander of the shore artillery sent by the empire to Southeast Asia, this battle is related to the overall situation in Southeast Asia, for the sake of prudence, His Royal Highness Prince Miyazahito, chief of the general staff of the base camp, will personally assume the post of commander of the campaign to destroy the Shina fleet, and Yamazaki Nakasa needs to fully cooperate and report a detailed battle plan. ”

Yamazaki was so angry that he almost hit the wall, and he was indignant in his heart, "You said that you are a general and chief of the general staff, why bother with me and a little Zhongzuo to grab this credit?" Is it easy for me Yamazaki to get this opportunity? That's the green smoke from the ancestral tomb, I'm afraid it's just this time in this life, and I'm still counting on the glory of the ancestors, it's good, people have big mouths, I don't have anything to do, it's done, it's His Royal Highness the Prince's command. ”

This is not the most painful part of Yamazaki, and the subsequent order made Yamazaki almost cry: "The shore artillery group and the subordinate artillery group, when the Chinese fleet enters the waters of Singapore, immediately carry out artillery fire blockade, pay attention, the order is to block and not strike." ”

Yamazaki really doesn't understand, this Royal Highness the Prince is simply an idiot, in the waters of Singapore, the artillery of our empire can't hit so far, it's five or six hundred meters away, isn't this a scare snake? As soon as the cannon is fired, will the warship still dare to move forward?

Yamazaki had the heart to refuse to carry out the order of this angry man, but he didn't dare, as the chief of the general staff of the base camp, Prince Zaihito, to kill himself, it was as easy as blowing a breath, looking at the time, Yamazaki could deduce the specific location of the Shina fleet, so he ordered the artillery group to open fire, as for whether he could fight the Shina warship, only His Majesty the Emperor or the ghost knew.

Yamazaki, as the commander of the front line, has his specific tactical plans, and Prince Zaihito, as the chief of the general staff, has his strategic considerations, Yamazaki's tactics can not be described as incorrect, it is the best way to destroy the fleet of the independent division in one fell swoop, the key is that Zairen has to take care of more aspects, once the fleet of the independent division desperately rushes out of the Strait of Malacca, the result will be different.

Even if it is a fifth of the warships that stand out, for the Third Fleet, it is a catastrophe, Zairen knows too well what kind of virtue the Third Fleet at this time is, it was beaten by the independent division air force, only one breath was left, and if it was lost, it was left with underwear, and in the face of the attack, there was no power to fight back, can you Yamazaki guarantee that all the independent division fleets will be sunk in the channel of the Strait of Malacca?

It's a big joke, even your own emperor brother doesn't dare to guarantee it, you are a little Nakasa, guarantee a fart, and rush out a few warships, that is, let go of a few tigers, even if you cut off Yamazaki's head, what's the use?

In addition, Zairen also has a deeper consideration: The First Fleet is rushing to the waters of the South and Central States, and Taiwan's 17 th Air Force is already ready to go, and in more than four hours, it will be able to take off, and it is entirely possible to gather and annihilate the fleet of the Independent Division at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca.

In front of it is insurmountable artillery fire, hundreds of aircraft of the Empire are in the sky, and there is a fleet of the Empire at sea, plus the carrier-based aircraft on the two aircraft carriers, which forms an absolute advantage over the fleet of the Independent Division, and the idiots of the Third Fleet of the Navy, the road back to the mainland is also smooth, so Zairen would rather seek stability than take risks.

Tang Qiuquan, who received the order, immediately deployed the battle plan, he understood Tang Qiuli's thoughts, and took so much effort, if the Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy ran away, it would be the regret of his younger brother's life, and it would also have an immeasurable impact on the future war situation, Tang Qiuquan, as one of the core generals of the independent division, understood the division commander's strategic concept, and the future contention for Southeast Asian territory would be mainly at sea.

Tang Qiuquan and the first deputy commander of the fleet, Amosiev, were both experts, and the battle plan was quickly formed, the two aircraft carriers of the fleet withdrew from the channel and returned to the vicinity of the waters of Singapore, and the cruisers and destroyers used large-caliber naval guns to bombard the Japanese shore artillery positions, and the advantage of artillery range could keep the warships out of the range of the Japanese artillery fire.

At about 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, when the ships were in place, and the time had been delayed for more than two hours, Tang Qiuquan's flagship cruiser "Canglang" first opened fire on the Japanese shore artillery position, and on the dark sea, several dazzling flames suddenly broke out, and 16 240-millimeter guns in front and behind fired a metal warhead weighing half a ton at the Japanese shore artillery position in Singapore City.

The fire of the Japanese shore artillery muzzle was the best target, and then, on the sea, the fire flashed continuously, and the dull loud noise echoed in the night sky of the Strait of Malacca, and the shells pierced the night sky, with a piercing scream, and the ballistics of the Japanese artillery shells intertwined, and the distance was too far to see the extremely powerful shells, and the situation when they exploded.

But the rising clouds illustrate the effect after the explosion, Yamazaki is in the command headquarters, drinking stuffy wine with a few cans of beef, it is not pleasing to the eye, the mouth is not clean and swearing, there is a loud noise that shakes the mountain, the dust and mud on the roof of the headquarters "plop" fall, and it happens to fall into the wine glass, and Yamazaki himself is so shocked that he almost fell off the chair.

He heard it, this is a shell fired by a large-caliber naval gun, otherwise, it would not have such a great power, Yamazaki grabbed the binoculars and ran to the lookout hole, the dark sea surface, from time to time flashed a ball of fire, Yamazaki counted, fifty-one.

Yamazaki was so angry that he threw away the binoculars, what kind of battle was this fighting? His own shore artillery was beaten, and he said to the telegraph operator angrily: "Send a telegram to the Chief of the General Staff, our shore artillery position has been returned fire by the warships of China, and it is limited to the range of the shore guns, and it is impossible to form an effective artillery bombardment against the enemy ships, please make a decision to Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff!" ”

Yamazaki also thought about it, your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff, isn't it a commander? This headache will be pushed to you, I want to see, what tricks does Your Excellency have? ——