Approaching dark, after many rounds of radio discussions, Major General Li Erhu added a list of foreigners' names to the key list, all of whom were local Singaporeans, and some of them were British aristocrats. On the night of the rebels' rebellion, the men were hosting a drinking party at the Raffles Hotel. Raffles Hotel is located in the city, and the aristocratic lords did not suspect the gunfire outside, thinking that it was a Chinese New Year's firecracker, and finally blocked the hotel.

The Raffles Hotel, the most famous hotel in the area, is a majestic European-style three-storey building with several secret rooms for private meetings, and the only place they can go is when the rebels are hunting for Europeans. If these nobles can be rescued, then Governor Andrew will not be able to accuse the Chinese army of acting without permission.

Glancing at the lieutenant assigned by Captain Zhu Tiansen, Li Erhu said with some disbelief, "Is the news given by the city accurate, I'm afraid I'm going to starve to death after three days in the secret room, right?" ”

The reason why the lieutenant was assigned by Colonel Zhu Tiansen to return to assist was because he was also an overseas Chinese, had studied in Singapore, and was familiar with the local terrain. He was also uncertain about the inference on the telegram, so he had to say: "General, this is just a guess, but it is always worth trying. I don't know if you can ......" The lieutenant looked at the soldiers of the 2nd Division with machetes hanging from their waists, and stopped talking.

These more than 500 soldiers, excluding the logistics personnel, only have more than 400 people who can really fight, and they are divided into two factions, it is estimated that they are from two mountain tribes, and they are not convinced by each other, and then there is the equipment of these soldiers. It really makes people wonder if they're here to fight, or if they're here to hunt.

Li Erhu followed the lieutenant's gaze. He glanced at his bored soldiers and said with a smile: "These are all good soldiers selected from all over Taiwan." The 2nd Division is now dissatisfied with not a single brigade, because the standard for selecting soldiers is too high. Don't look down on them, be careful of your ......" Li Erhu's hand swiped at the lieutenant's neck, and the smile was even stronger, "...... Watch your head. ”

Li Erhu's gloomy smile made the captain's scalp tingle, Taiwan's sheng clan came out of the grass hunter head, as a Fujian he knew, now these sheng clans have joined the revival army, I thought I had changed the old habits. But when he went down to the hangar and looked at these people, he felt as if he had seen more than four hundred wild beasts, so that he did not dare to look at them more.

- The soldiers were dressed in peculiar attire, many of them were armed with carbines or shotguns that were shorter than normal rifles, and a few were armed with bows and arrows. Everyone wore steel helmets, a short machete hung from their waist in addition to a grenade, trousers were not straight, but bloomers, and on their feet were not normal military boots. It's something like a rubber shoe. Even so, there are many people who simply don't wear shoes and pin their shoes to their belts barefoot. The only things that reassured the force were mortars and machine guns, but apparently they were not run by the Sheng clan but by the Han Chinese. Because they don't have that weird cut on their faces.

Li Erhu didn't know what outsiders thought of his soldiers, but as far as he, a veteran of the Fuxing Army, was concerned, he thought that his subordinates were not inferior to the elite of the 1st Division of the Mountain Army. And it is a rainforester that is extremely suitable for fighting in the rainforest. This time I dared to come to Singapore because the Marine Corps often has targeted training for urban street fighting. Otherwise, he would not have dared to send these hard-trained soldiers to Singapore to die.

Li Erhu was proud of his subordinates, and Zhu Tiansen on the bridge had seen the lighthouse of Singapore. and a dinghy sent by Andrew, the Governor of Singapore. The person who came could not see the expression on the boat, but the light asked the Shenwu to enter the harbor under the guidance of the dinghy. In order to prevent the attack of the German attack ships, mines were laid in many places in the harbor, and the rebel-controlled batteries were also a threat, and the nearly 20,000-ton hull of the Shenwu must be led by a familiar pilot to enter the port safely.

"Oh God!" Standing on the gunboat Kerdemes, John Anderson. Governor Andrew shouted. Through the faint moonlight, he saw the behemoth getting closer and closer, and asked inexplicably: "Have the Chinese repaired the Hiei?" ”

"No, sir. It was supposed to be the royal yacht called the Shenmu, which was said to be able to reach speeds of thirty knots, and was praised by those who had been there, and it was said that there was a short golf course on the deck and a tennis court on board. Captain Auston of the Keldemes said he knew it was the Royal Cruise Line as soon as he looked at the flat deck of the incoming ship.

"Royal yachts?" Governor Andrew finally remembered something in his head, he remembered that he had talked to people about this cruise ......ship before, and it should be specifically with Lord Henry about these warships in the Far East, Lord Henry thought that although the Chinese Shenwu was not a battleship, it was at least a cruiser, and at least he had a six-inch cannon. Suddenly thinking of Lord Henry, Governor Andrew subconsciously glanced at the dark city of Singapore behind him, and silently thought in his heart that God bless Lord Lord had better die.

"I need to see the commander of the Chinese army right away......" Looking at the approaching cruise ship, the Governor's neck rose higher and higher, and just as he felt as if he should go up on his own, the signalman reported: "Your Excellency, the Chinese Navy has invited your Excellency to board the ship." ”

"Really?" Governor Andrew was a little skeptical, but after a closer look, he still saw that the Shenmu was lowering the boat, and his hand involuntarily straightened the beard between his lips. Half an hour later, Governor Andrew, the newly dressed Governor and Auston, the captain of the gunship Cademax, and Major Cottonen of the Interior Guard, boarded the royal yacht Shenmu.

"Your Excellency the Governor, in order to prevent the rebels from killing more people, I should launch an attack on the entire city tonight." In the living room of the Shenwu, looking at the British who were gobbling up and having finished their meals, Colonel Zhu Tiansen came forward to negotiate with the British.

"Oh, thank God." Governor Andrew replied that he hadn't eaten steak in days. After Zhu Tiansen finished speaking for a while, he shrugged his shoulders apologetically and said, "Mr. Colonel, I am very grateful to your Emperor for sending troops to Singapore so quickly, and I also appreciate Your Excellency's loyalty to Your Majesty the Great Emperor. However, the situation in Singapore is already in my jurisdiction. I had already approved Major Cotton's plan for tomorrow's attack earlier in the afternoon, so I ...... "Governor Anderson looked apologetic...... I hope that your army will be able to attack tomorrow under the unified command of Major Cotton. He was the highest commander of the Interior Guard and was very familiar with the situation of the rebels in the city. We're almost going to take the Alexander barracks today. ”

Even if it was on the Shenwu. The British still insisted on unified command, Colonel Zhu Tiansen and Major General Li Erhu, who was sitting beside him, glanced at each other, and then he smiled and said ambiguously, "I am very happy to serve Your Excellency." After that, he said: "In order to express the goodwill of His Majesty the Emperor of our country, I have prepared a room with hot water for Your Excellency and the two gentlemen, and I hope to ......"

Even though Governor Andrew and the others sprinkled perfume all over their bodies before boarding the ship, the stench on their bodies was still faintly audible, and now that they heard that a room with hot water had been arranged, he, Auston, and Kirton were immediately overjoyed. After saying thank you several times, he was taken to the ship's accommodation, and only Zhu Tiansen and Li Erhu were left in the living room.

"Malegobi, it looks like I'm going to let my people take the lead and die tomorrow." Li Erhu has been promoted to major general since he became a soldier, and in order to maintain his image, there are few 'Malegobi's', but seeing the triumph of those Britons, he couldn't help but say another sentence at this time.

"The overseas Chinese in the city have been informed, and after you land on the shore, someone will naturally lead the way, as long as you rescue that Lord Henry. Those Britons don't dare to say any. Relying on the connections of the overseas Chinese, the navy made the relationship between Andrew and Lord Henry very clear, and some among the overseas Chinese even suspected that the rebellion was deliberately connived at by Andrew, because Lord Henry had been investigating the evidence of corruption in the expansion of the pier and the seawall some time ago. And it is said that there is enough evidence for it.

"No matter what it is, I'll bring someone in at three o'clock." Major General Li Erhu's eyes burst with cold light, and the time for the attack was set.

Even in winter. The temperature in Singapore at night is also in the mid-20s, and it is not cold at all. If there were no rebellions and wars, it would have been a little rainy except for it. It will be an excellent winter holy place, but now the city is occupied by rebels, and the whole city is pitch black, only the sound of men and women wailing from time to time wafts over the whole city, strange and infiltrating.

Li Guang woke up automatically at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and as soon as two o'clock came, there was a knock on the door outside, and when he answered quietly, the door opened, and it was the military attache of the consulate who came in with a kerosene lamp.

"Asleep?" The military attache asked softly, and then said, "Are you ready?" The time is almost up. ”

"I, I'm all right." Lee Kong Chian's voice trembled a little, but he did not regret at all that he had promised to help the Renaissance Army lead the way during the day. And among all of them, he was the most familiar with the Raffles Hotel, and he was the only one who knew that Lord Henry and the others would hide in the hotel's secret room.

"Don't be afraid, just lead the way, I will protect you." The military attache laughed rarely, and added, "I'm older than you, so you can call me Brother Wang." When this happens, let's drink together. ”

The military attaché's smiling face made Li Guangqian's heart feel a little warm, although he only saw his smile just now, and he didn't understand what he said at all. After the two of them left the room, they saw that all the rich gentry who had taken refuge in the consulate had risen, and in the dim light, both Fujianese and Cantonese people were watching him and a few other young men and military attachés who had gone out to lead the way, and the anticipation in their eyes made Li Guangqian's heart burn.

Ouyang Geng, the consul sitting in the middle, coughed a hoarse voice, then got up, and Lin Wenqing, Song Wangxiang, Chen Ruojin, She Liancheng, Chen Jiageng and others, each with a bowl of wine came up, he said: "The monarchs this move, save the people for the country, the old man and the business gentry here to pay tribute to the monarchs a bowl of wine, I only hope that the city can be restored as soon as possible, and the monarchs will return safely." ”

The adult personally toasted, and the military attache surnamed Wang, led by him, unceremoniously took it and drank it all, and dropped the bowl he had drunk while being happy. Someone took the lead, and naturally some people followed the usual sound, after a few 'clang' sounds of broken porcelain bowls, the consulate door that had not been opened for several days moved away from the debris blocking the door, and cracked a crack that was just enough to pass people, and seven or eight people disappeared in the long night rain after a while.

Raffles Hotel is on Beach Road, and the place where everyone wants to go is Narcissus Gate, which is the earliest pier in Singapore, and also a place between the big and small slopes, and the Renaissance Army chose to go ashore here, which means that the soldiers are divided into two roads: one company goes to Dapo to fight the enemy, the other goes to Xiaopo to rescue people, and the last company is the reserve. Deal with all kinds of unexpected situations. Major General Li Erhu didn't think about fighting for Alexander's Barracks, Normanton Barracks, and other forts at all, he wanted to occupy the city. Then he waited for the rebels to attack or flee, believing to be in the rainforest far from the city. Your own subordinates can better deal with these Indians.

The night rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the people who were waiting could not see clearly the Indians patrolling under the wind lamp not far away, and Li Guangqian's blood was all washed away by the rain at this time, and he looked at the other young people in his company with him with a shiver, but he saw that the military attache led by him was in good spirits, and the others were curled up on the ground like pickles in the rain.

Listening to the call of the seabirds, he was wondering if it was going to be dawn when a few muffled snorts and screams came from not far away, and then. Another seabird call rang out softly. It seemed to be an agreed code, and the military attache let out an indescribable bird's call. Just as Li Guangqian was wondering what this sound was, some black shadows suddenly emerged from the rain and surrounded everyone.

"Mouth... The temperature seemed to be so cold that it made people shiver, and even the most cheerful military attache was a little stammered, those shadows appeared too suddenly, and with the appearance, a heavy smell of blood wafted in the rain, and brutally rushed into everyone's nostrils. Nauseating.

"Flower shrimp (Huaxia)!" It doesn't seem to be Chinese, the accent is weird, but the content is right.

Seeing that the password was right, military attache Wang Kai said to those shadows: "What about your commander? ”

"I'm here." Another voice came from afar. There were more dark shadows there, and the person who spoke was Major General Li Erhu. He walked quickly to Wang Kai and asked very calmly, "Has the situation changed?" ”

"Sir. The situation has not changed. Wang Kai finally became normal at this time, although he couldn't see Li Erhu's appearance clearly. But he could feel a kind of strength in this man.

"Then please lead the way." Li Erhu said. After saying that, he smiled again, "My soldiers are all mountain people. Don't be afraid after dawn, they are all the Renaissance Army! ”

"Understood, sir." Wang Kai didn't understand why the officer who came here had such an explanation, but he still agreed. After he finished speaking, he heard the voice of the other party's order, which was a short dialect, short and powerful, and after a while, countless black shadows were divided into arrays, and followed the leader into the entire city of Singapore silently.

Lee Kong Chian led dozens of people to the Raffles Hotel on Beach Road, the closest of all the destinations, but the Raffles Hotel was an important stronghold of the rebels in the city, so there were constant checkpoints along the way, and within a few minutes the tall officer in the lead would make a slow gesture, and wait for the sharp soldiers in front to clear the sentry, and the group would march forward quickly.

After a delay along the way, when the rain gradually stopped and the day was about to dawn, the team approached the alley of Raffles Hotel. Several of the soldiers had already climbed to the top of the second floor with the help of their companions, and they were going to touch it from the roof. Other soldiers walked along the eaves, sometimes jumping into the shops on the side of the street, and then popping up from the other shops.

The soldiers got closer and closer, and when they reached the hotel gate less than twenty meters, the team on the top floor also climbed to the top floor of the Raffles Hotel, but the attack did not begin. The tall officer who led the team turned his back to Lee Kong Chian and looked at the two sentry posts below the hotel. There were more than twenty Indians there, and they all seemed to be up. Faced with this arrangement, the officers were waiting for them to perform the Fajr prayer, which, according to Muslim custom, took place between dawn and sunrise, and it took a lot of effort to pray and pray, and once they laid down their guns and prayed to the west, the soldiers would take the opportunity to touch them.

The officer bent down and waited patiently for the prayer in India, but Li Guangqian saw that the sky was getting brighter and brighter, but he didn't know why the troops had not attacked, and in his hurry, the light was getting brighter and brighter, and he looked at the back of the tall officer in front of him. This is an extremely burly man, who seems to be more than six feet tall, although he is so tall, but his waist is extremely low, one hand holds the Bai Langlin curved ruler pistol tightly, and the other hand holds a black machete, because he has only killed people, the blood on the blade is still dry, and there is a beautiful bewitching sound between red and black.

Li Guangqian knew that the army was equipped with bayonets, but machetes were rare, and when he looked back to see if the other soldiers were also holding machetes, his body suddenly stiffened - a soldier standing beside him was holding two human heads that were still dripping blood around his waist, as if he had experienced great pain before he died, and the facial expression of the human head was extremely hideous. His eyes bulged out strangely, and the blood from the broken neck was dripping from the upper of his shoes.

"Ah......h Lee Kong Chian quickly kicked up his left foot, kicking his leg to shake off the blood-stained shoe. It didn't matter if he dropped his shoes, but the 'ah' sound was so loud that it attracted all the Indian soldiers not far away.

The Indian was about to make the morning prayer, but was alarmed by the leader of the procession, and the tall officer standing in front of him immediately turned around and glared, but his angry expression combined with the tattoos on his face startled Lee Kong Qian again, this was not a man at all, it was a man-eating beast.

Just when Li Guangqian wanted to call again, the fishy wind suddenly appeared. The red and black machete in the officer's hand suddenly stood between his neck, the sharp blade cut through the surface of the skin, the pain made Li Guangqian regain some calm, and the exclamation was finally endured by him, but it was too late, several Indians had already come over with guns and alert, and the remaining Indian soldiers were waiting at the sentry post, and a sneak attack was impossible.

Lee Kong Chian was so remorseful that the leading officer gestured to the soldiers on the roof and behind him. Finally, with a low shout, he jumped out of the alley, and the curved ruler pistol charged forward with the man while firing furiously. As soon as the gunshots rang out here, so did the gunshots on the roof. Two Madsen machine guns fired down from the rooftop, holding the Indian soldiers at the sentry post unable to lift their heads. And the soldiers who rushed out of the alley shouted and jumped strangely, and rushed into the sentry post like the wind. The machetes in their hands are as nimble as snakes, up and down. Before the enemy could take on a white-knuckle battle formation, he slaughtered them to the ground.

While the enemy at the gate was resolved, the soldiers also poured into the hotel. Immediately, there were constant gunshots, explosions, and ......shouts, as if after a while, and as if after hours, Li Guangqian, who was extremely remorseful, was beating his chest, and a soldier suddenly appeared in front of him, and he said a few words, and the knife in his hand was gesticulating, meaning to let him go to the big hotel.

As soon as Lee Kong Chian understood what he meant, he nodded like a chicken and ran quickly to the hotel. Ignoring the bloodshed all over the ground, as soon as he entered the hotel, he heard the screams of the Englishman: "Oh God...... It's the devil, it's the devil...... God ......"

He ran to the room where the Englishman was shouting in three steps and two steps, and said loudly in English: "Lord Henry, Lord Henry......"

In an open chamber, a dozen or so white men collapsed to the ground. Just now, these white men heard the shouts of killing outside, and they dared to escape, but they didn't want to be caught by the marines. Like Lee Kong Chian, they were stunned by their tattoos and the heads around their waists when they saw them, and the language barrier made these white people think they had met the devil.

As soon as Lee Kong Chian, dressed as a waiter and speaking fluent English, appeared, the white people seemed to have found a savior. Looking at the aristocratic lords who came over, Li Guangqian, who was afraid that there would be a misunderstanding between the two, hurriedly said: "Gentlemen, you are already safe." This is the Chinese Navy, they have already captured the whole of Singapore. ”

"Oh God! Are you saying true? Lord Henry was full of disbelief, he knew how many troops there were in Singapore, and if he wanted to suppress the rebellion, he could only rely on the French or the Japanese farther away, how could the Chinese arrive earlier than the French.

"Yes, gentlemen." Lee Kong Qian suddenly felt a little proud. "The military insignia on their bodies can bear witness to it."

Li Guangqian originally wanted to win the trust of the white people, and did not want the logo of the revival army and navy to be the dragon and tiger beast, in the eyes of Westerners, this is also a monster-like thing, seeing the dragon and tiger beasts on these people's steel helmets, the body of the noble lord trembled even more. Lee Kong Chian hurriedly explained: "Gentlemen, they are just some ethnic minority tribes in the mountains of Taiwan, not devils. ”

Hearing that it was not the devil but some uncivilized barbarians standing in front of him, and the self-confidence of the civilized first-class people rose again, Lord Henry coughed twice, and said very decently: "Yes, thank you very much. But I'd rather meet their commander sooner, and we need some food and a private space. ”

"I'm their commander." Accompanied by the consulate staff, Major General Li Erhu strode over. He patted the tall officer on the shoulder, and said proudly: "Mona, it's good!" (To be continued......)