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    Singapore Island is surrounded by the sea. Since the Japanese army cut off all external communications on the island early, it was already evening when Hu Tiejun's people crossed the Strait of Johor to send a telegram.  After receiving the news, the Natuna Naval Intelligence Station immediately forwarded it to the theater headquarters on Conlun Island.  At that time, hundreds of bombers from various bases in the South China Sea had been ordered to prepare to bomb Japanese military facilities in Singapore in the early morning of the next day, so the news scared everyone into a cold sweat.

    ¡°If we continue to bomb as planned, we don¡¯t know how big of a friendly fire incident will occur.

    By 8 o'clock in the evening, Yang Qiu also received a detailed report and immediately convened a meeting of the cabinet and the general staff.  "Bang!" When everyone arrived, without saying a word, he slammed the table and returned the information to Chu Nan: "If an overseas Chinese dies, ten Japanese will pay for it! Also, let Qiu Wenbin go to the south to take charge.  By the way, I have a message for him. They have been killing us in Nanyang for hundreds of years, and now it is our turn to kill them!"

    With the authorization from the president, Chu Nan immediately ordered the cancellation of the original attack plan, adopted a second plan, and asked Xu Huansheng to bomb the refugee camp in Saitama County northwest of Tokyo.

    At three o'clock in the morning, the second round of five-month rainbow bombing that restarted in mid-October began to escalate. Xu Huansheng dispatched 1,100 bombers to visit Saitama County for the first time.

    Since Tokyo and all cities across Japan were bombed, the vast majority of Tokyoites have fled to the mountains of Saitama Prefecture, where the Japanese government has also set up a large number of refugee camps, housing a total of about 3.5 million Japanese.  For post-war considerations, the General Staff changed the bombing method after the initial Rainbow Bombing. A large number of leaflets would be dropped the day before each bombing, giving ordinary Japanese people a chance to avoid it. Several areas in Japan where refugees were concentrated were also opened.  one side.  But this time, the Air Force, which was irritated by the Japanese in Singapore, dropped 6,000 tons of napalm and cluster bombs on the refugee camp without any warning.

    According to subsequent statistics, 60,000 Japanese died in the bombing because the refugee camps were very dense.  More than 70,000 people were injured to varying degrees.  The next morning, Xu Huansheng dispatched another 600 bombers, completely destroying soft targets that symbolized the spirit of Japan, including the Yasukuni Shrine. At the same time, he also dropped 5 million leaflets in Saitama, Tokyo, Kanto and other places to mark the bombing.  It was defined as retaliation for the Japanese Army's Operation Jade Break in Singapore.

    This round of retaliatory bombing lasted for two weeks, with a total of 8,226 bomber sorties of various types dispatched.  More than 60,000 tons of ammunition and leaflets were dropped, causing 350,000 casualties and destroying a large number of buildings, making Japan even more turbulent in the harsh winter.

    Yang Qiu¡¯s flaws must be reported, which frightened many Japanese officials. Even the new Prime Minister Koiso Kuniaki asked the army to stop the jade-breaking operation against the Chinese, and also hoped that the emperor would come forward to restrain the military.  But here's the surprise.  Hirohito had no intention of stopping him, and instead drove the officials out of the palace, saying that he wanted to be alone.  His actions are undoubtedly telling everyone that since the fight has been fought, any means can be used. As for revenge, are there not many people in Japan who died in the bombing?

    The day after Saitama was bombed in retaliation by China.  Yamashita Fengfumi received a telegram from the War Department, and the shocking casualty figures sent chills down his spine.  But now he has no choice. He can't let the person he arrested go, right?  That would severely dampen the morale of the troops, so we could only grit our teeth and let Tsuji Masanobu continue to implement the "human shield" plan.  Seeing more and more Chinese being captured by the Japanese army and used as human shields, Ouyang Nan, commander of the Southwest Theater Command, was very angry and rushed to Natuna in person to revise the battle plan.

    At this time, Ye Zishan, who returned to China with Zhuo Fan to rest, was also appointed as the colonel and deputy commander of the 3rd Airborne Division at this time.  Take a transport plane to Riau Province, Sumatra.

    When he got off the plane, he saw his old boss, current commander of the 3rd Airborne Division, Dong Hao and Lin Mousheng.  "Sir, Ye Zishan is here to report."

    "Zishan, hurry up, I'm waiting for you." Dong Hao, who became famous for his air raid on Kabul, has been promoted to brigadier general.  Before the war between China and Japan, he briefly served as the staff officer of the Southwest Theater Command, responsible for matters such as the Asian Alliance coalition forces and Sino-US military liaison.  After the war, he returned to the airborne force and served as commander of the 3rd Airborne Division.

    The 3rd Airborne Division was stationed in Riau Province, Sumatra before the war. It was not transferred to Natuna until the war between China and Japan. It is the most important mobile force of the National Defense Forces in the South China Sea.  Participated in the battle to recapture Kuching in Borneo.  They cooperated with the army to drive the Japanese troops back to Brunei and East Sarawak, and also cooperated with the Hunter Brigade to conduct a sneak attack on Brunei's oil fields, blowing up more than ten oil wells in one fell swoop, cutting off the Brunei Japanese army's crude oil supply to the Philippines.

    "Is it serious?" Ye Zishan already knew about the "human shield" and went straight to the point to ask for details.

    "This is Commander Lin of the Malayan Division, let him speak." After Dong Hao introduced him to several army division commanders and colleagues, he asked Lin Mousheng to explain the details.  Lin Mousheng immediately told him the number and locations of the "human shields" found in the past two days: "The situation is very bad. The Japanese dispersed the captured civilians to various units, not only in the Johor SeaThere are some on the Gorge Defense Line, as well as strongholds in the city and Strait Forts. The total number has risen to 80,000!  "

    "80,000?!" Even though Ye Zishan had already heard about it, this number also made him take a breath.  The total number of Japanese troops in Singapore is less than 100,000. According to this number, it basically means that every Japanese soldier has a "human shield".  "Yes." Dong Hao also sighed and pointed at the map with deep eyebrows: "Originally, according to the plan, the navy and air force were supposed to bomb Singapore three days ago, clear the minefields at both ends of the strait, and then cover the army's landing from the east and west sides at the same time. Wait for the army  After reaching Johor and consuming and containing the main force of the Japanese army, we will try to airborne to hit them in the back. But that is not possible now, so the headquarters is planning to let us take the lead, airborne first, and rescue the local Chinese as much as possible."

    "It's too dangerous to land directly into the city!" Ye Zishan was startled: "From opening the parachute to landing, it takes several minutes to compress the height to the lowest level, which is enough for the Japanese troops on the ground to defeat us one by one."

    "I also know the difficulties, and I won't hide it from you. The higher-ups also know the dangers, so they have allowed us to do things easily."

    Hearing this, Ye Zishan¡¯s pupils shrank.  In a world war involving the fate of a country and involving more than a billion people, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties are nothing at all.  If it were not for a posture of protecting overseas Chinese and deterring forces around Nanyang, the higher-ups would probably not consider "accidental injury" at all.  However, from a military point of view, even if there is an order, he still hopes to rescue more expats.  He also believed that the headquarters and even the president thought so, so he asked the 3rd Airborne Division to attack in advance and directly hit the heart of the Japanese defense.

    "Parachuting is definitely not possible, unless you land by plane! And you must use a glider." Before Ye Zishan came, he had thought of some countermeasures.  The situation was urgent and he did not hide his clumsiness. He immediately expressed his thoughts: "The glider has no sound, and the Japanese army has no radar. The concealment and suddenness are better, and it can also reduce the trouble of gathering after parachute landing."

    "Think of getting together with me." Dong Hao patted him on the shoulder.  It seemed that he and everyone had already studied this method before, so Lin Mousheng frowned and said: "There are only a dozen small gliders here in Riau, which is not enough."

    "That's no problem. We have 48 Dapeng gliders in Natuna and dozens of Little Bird assault gliders."

    "Is it too far to start from Natuna?"

    "It's definitely not possible in Natuna, but we can let the transport planes drag the empty planes here and let them land independently, and then set off from here." Dong Hao expressed his idea and slowly slid his fingers to the side of the Singapore Strait: "The problem now is.  The Japanese army's defenses along the strait are very strong. You see, there are large minefields on both sections of the strait channel. The navy will not be able to enter for a while, so it will not be able to provide us with artillery cover. On the contrary, the Japanese army has already removed the 7 forts left by the British.  Three were repaired, with six 381mm cannons on them. In the early days, many 240mm and 280mm heavy guns were shipped from China to strengthen them. Yamashita Fengfumi also salvaged several British armored cruisers and destroyers that sank in the port. The ships were dismantled  The guns are installed on the fort, so the firepower is very strong. He also learned lessons from the British army, so these guns can rotate 360 ??degrees and can cover any point from the strait to the entire island."

    In order not to alert the enemy, the Air Force had to wait until we landed and confirmed that the people inside could not be rescued before blowing up these forts.  Therefore, after landing, you must kill the fort as quickly as possible, otherwise you will be flanked by these heavy artillery.  "Dong Hao raised his head and looked at Ye Zishan expectantly: "You have this experience in Lake Balkhash, Guam and North Korea.  So I specifically asked the headquarters to transfer you here and want you to lead the assault force.  How is it? Do you have confidence?  "

    Because he was born in the first professional special forces in the country, Dong Hao also brought some of the combat styles of the Hunter Brigade to the Airborne Division, so the Third Airborne Division received a lot of training in raid operations.  But training is different from actual combat. The third division has too little experience and is far inferior to the first and second divisions.  We had never experienced large-scale airborne battles like Balkhash and Guam, so we thought of bringing in Ye Zishan, who was best at such operations.

    Ye Zishan was not the kind of timid officer. He raised his head after thinking carefully: "If the plane lands, I will definitely let the glider park directly at the nearest place around the fort. So there are three problems here. I must be given enough familiarity.  For the environment, it is best to have people who are familiar with the internal structure of the fort, which requires enough 84 fire and other explosive equipment. In addition what about the follow-up troop projection?"

    "I have people." Lin Mousheng rushed to say: "They are all overseas Chinese born and raised on the island, and several architects who helped the Japanese build forts are also our people."

    "84 fire and explosive equipment are ready. The follow-up force depends on whether you can remove the fort. We also have more than a dozen barges and landing craft hidden here. As long as the fort is misfired, we can quickly reinforce you."

    As soon as Dong Hao finished speaking, Ye Zishan nodded and closed the map, folded it and stuffed it into his jacket pocket: "Give me this map. How long will it take for the assault force to arrive?"

    At ten o'clock that night, Dong Hao transferred the first batch of 1,600 elites from Natuna.Rui airborne troops arrived at Riau Airport, bringing a large number of 84mm recoilless rifles and explosive equipment. By noon the next day, 5,600 airborne troops had landed, and a dozen wheeled light artillery pieces were also delivered.

    ¡°However, the sudden increase in the number of transport aircraft also made Yamashita Tomofumi more vigilant, and dispatched reconnaissance planes in the hope of finding out what was going on across the strait.  However, as soon as the Japanese reconnaissance plane took off, it was besieged by more than a dozen Navy "Lightning" fighter jets off the coast, causing him to miss the opportunity for early warning.  In order to prevent Japanese reconnaissance planes from approaching again, the navy immediately bombed airport facilities in places such as the Malay Peninsula and Singapore again, and increased escort efforts to ensure the safety of the transport aircraft group.

    By evening, the transport plane towed 42 Dapeng gliders and 40 Little Birds to Riau Airport.  However, due to strong winds on the way, 6 Dapeng and 3 Bird gliders had to land in the sea due to broken steel cables, and 3 Y-10 transport aircraft were lost as a result.  In order to ensure the delivery of heavy weapons, the Air Force also urgently transferred five newly delivered Y-11 transport aircraft from China, preparing to deliver heavy weapons to soldiers as quickly as possible after the airborne troops seize the airport.

    Just as Ye Zishan and his troops were making final preparations, on the morning of December 10, the 25th Fleet took the lead in launching the Battle of the South China Sea.  Carrier-based aircraft on the two escort aircraft carriers carried out multiple rounds of bombings on Bangkok. Chen Ce also used naval guns to bombard the Japanese and Siamese positions in the city.  At two o'clock in the afternoon, 11 aircraft carriers of the 2nd Fleet and 3rd Fleet also dispatched 800 carrier-based aircraft to carry out large-scale bombings on Songkhla, Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Malacca.  Namibia and Andaman dispatched 1,200 bombers to cooperate.

    After two days and two nights of bombing, on the morning of December 12, 25 divisions of the National Defense Forces and 20 divisions of the Vietnamese Army in the southwest theater, 5 divisions of the National Defense Forces and 10 divisions of the Vietnamese Army in the Indian Theater, simultaneously attacked Siam, Khmer and Burma.  Launch a counterattack.  The Asian League guerrillas in Siam, Burma, Khmer, Malaya and other places also responded and launched counterattacks against the Japanese army.

    In the early morning of the 13th, Li Zongren dispatched two infantry divisions from Port Blair. Under the protection of the Third Fleet, they avoided the heavily defended Penang, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. They boarded more than 200 small personnel landing craft and steamers along the Perak River.  Climbing up the estuary, they quickly captured the city of Anshun.  This move was beyond Yamashita Fengwen's expectation. When he mobilized troops from Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and other places to attack, he was bombarded by carrier-based aircraft and naval guns. He watched helplessly as the communication between Penang, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur was cut off.

    After learning that Li Zongren had occupied Anshun, Su Duozhen, the new commander of the 17th Army, also led his troops from the Anambas Islands. Under the protection of fierce firepower from 42 naval warships and 500 attack aircraft, they forcibly entered the area 123 kilometers away from the Johor Strait.  Landing in Mersing.  Although the Japanese Fifth Division fought hard, they were eventually captured by the assault troops and established a defense line at the harbor.  After landing, Su Duozhen did not deploy the troops in depth as usual. Instead, he changed the practice of first stabilizing the beach after landing. After leaving the task of holding on to the 51st Army behind, he used the 20th Armored Division as an arrow and let the Navy  Heavy artillery covered all the way and penetrated southward along a distance of 10 kilometers along the coastline.

    The Japanese Fifth Division was immediately in a panic. However, because Su Duozhen's arrow troops were always within the circle of naval gun fire, the several blocking positions set up were either smashed by naval heavy artillery or destroyed by swarming bombers, so by the 15th  At noon, Su Duozhen had led the 20th Armored Division and 2 Infantry Divisions to Kota Tinggi, 40 kilometers away from the Strait of Johor
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