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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 425 Landing at Changi

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    "Boom! Boom!" At 9 a.m. on April 8, the four twin-mounted 305mm naval guns on the battleship "China" first opened fire on the Singapore Fortress.  Eight artillery shells weighing more than 300 kilograms landed on the Singapore Fortress, bursting into clouds of orange-red flames.

    The battleship ¡®Hua Xia¡¯ and the heavy cruisers ¡®Tianjin¡¯ and ¡®Shanghai¡¯ also started bombarding. The armor-piercing projectiles pierced the air one after another and hit the Singapore Fortress at high speed with a scream.  Soon, the entire fortress was shrouded in smoke.  Some small forts with weak defenses were directly reduced to ruins in the fierce bombardment.

    "Counterattack! Counterattack!" Major General Boris, the commander of the British army in Singapore, ordered loudly.  Among the three regiments in his hands, one is the defense regiment of the fortress and the other two are infantry regiments.  One regiment defends the main urban area of ??Singapore, and the other regiment is scattered in other places in Singapore where landing operations are possible.

    "Boom! Boom!" The coastal defense guns of the Singapore Fortress also opened fire. Heavy shells quickly hit the Chinese fleet in the Singapore Strait. The shells fell on the sea and splashed water columns into the sky.

    The artillery battle was very intense. The two battleships and two heavy cruisers of the Chinese fleet were cruising quickly on the sea 10,000 meters apart, and at the same time they continued to bombard the Singapore Fortress with naval guns.  The remaining light cruisers and destroyers did not join the bombardment.  The caliber of the main guns of light cruisers and destroyers is too small, and they do not pose much of a threat to strong fortresses.  On the contrary, if he was hit by the coastal defense artillery of the Singapore Fortress, he would almost die in one shot.

    The huge explosion plunged the entire Singapore into chaos.  British soldiers took to the streets and imposed martial law across Singapore, prohibiting anyone from taking to the streets.  All the pedestrians on the street returned home.  Many people peeked at the scene outside from their windows, and most of them were very frightened.  However, as far as the Chinese in Singapore are concerned, there is some faint joy in their eyes.  The imperial army has begun to attack Singapore. As long as the imperial army captures Singapore, they will no longer have to be oppressed.

    Lin Mansion, the door has been closed.  Some of the guards of the Lin family also picked up guns and organized defense to prevent anyone from fishing in troubled waters.  This happened often in the past. Some local aborigines took advantage of the chaos to rob Chinese shops. However, these aborigines should not dare to do so this time. Otherwise, once the Chinese ** team captures Singapore, they will still have their good fruits to eat.  What?

    "Mr. Lin, the sound of artillery is very fierce! It seems that the imperial fleet is bombarding the fortress of Singapore! The fortress of Singapore has hundreds of cannons, large and small. Can the imperial fleet be able to defeat it?  " Lin Guanghong's eldest son Lin Yi asked worriedly.

    "First Master, please rest assured. The Imperial Navy must have considered these situations. Since it has dispatched a fleet, it will definitely be able to win. Besides, the 'Chinese-class' battleships dispatched by the Imperial Navy are the most advanced battleships in the world.  The British battleships are much more powerful. Last month, four 'China-class' battleships killed the British Far East Fleet!" Lieutenant Colonel Lin Zixiang said with a smile.  He is full of confidence in the Imperial Team.

    "Boom! Boom!" The Chinese fleet and the Singapore Fortress launched a fierce bombardment.  Although the Chinese fleet only had four warships engaged in the attack, it firmly had the upper hand.  At a distance of ten kilometers, even if the Singapore Fortress is equipped with advanced British coastal defense guns, it will still take luck to hit a high-speed moving target on the sea.  The Chinese fleet, however, can carry out precise attacks on the Singapore Fortress.  Under the circumstances, the Singapore Fortress was completely overwhelmed by the Chinese fleet.

    One fort after another was destroyed, and the morale of the British troops in the Singapore Fortress was rapidly declining.  Although only some small forts have been destroyed so far, the firepower density has indeed dropped.

    "General Wu, we have found a suitable place to land. There is a small fishing port in Changi, east of Singapore, and only one company of British troops is guarding it. Where you can land, I will send two light cruisers and four  A destroyer will escort you over and provide you with fire support!" said Commodore Hai Zhengsheng, the captain of the battleship 'Zhonghua'.

    "Okay! Then land at Changi!" Brigadier General Wu Haibin, commander of the 5th Marine Brigade, said.  The strong fortress of Singapore can be left to the fleet to deal with. The Marine Corps only needs to land on Singapore to deal with the British army.  Brigadier General Wu Haibin also received the news in advance that there were only three regiments of British troops in Singapore. In addition to one fortress defense regiment, there were only two infantry regiments.  With the combat power of the 5th Marine Brigade, it is completely easy to annihilate these two regiments.

    Two light cruisers and four destroyers escorted the transport fleet to the Strait of Johor.  Changi is located east of the Straits of Johor.?Now Changi is just a small fishing village and has not yet become an American naval base like later generations.

    Two light cruisers and four destroyers took the lead in entering the Strait of Johor.  The Johor Strait is very narrow, and the sea near Changi is only less than two kilometers wide.  After the two light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy entered the strait, they were immediately discovered by the guarding British troops.

    Guarding Changi is a company of the 129th Infantry Regiment of the British Army, with more than 150 people in the company.  Originally, they thought it would be a good job to guard Changi without having to fight the Chinese navy head-on.  But I didn't expect that the Chinese Navy would regard this place as a landing target.

    "Come here, report to General Boris immediately, the Chinese are going to land here!" Captain Thomas organized the defense of the troops and ordered the signal corps to report to Singapore.

    "Boom! Boom!" After two light cruisers and four destroyers of the Chinese Navy entered the Johor Strait, the British army in Changi immediately launched a fierce bombardment.  Although the twin-mounted 155mm naval guns on the light cruiser are not as powerful as the large-caliber main guns on the battleships or heavy cruisers, for infantry, it is difficult to say that the cannon is difficult to compete with.  Not to mention the rapid-fire cannons on light cruisers and destroyers, which are also powerful weapons against infantry.

    After being bombarded by two light cruisers and four destroyers from the Chinese fleet, the entire British base at Changi was shrouded in artillery fire, and the British suffered heavy casualties.  As for counterattack, there is no such strength.  Their company only had two 37mm rapid-fire guns. Less than two minutes after they opened fire, they were already destroyed by the warships of the Chinese fleet.

    After the British army lost its ability to counterattack, the Chinese fleet became even more unscrupulous.  The four destroyers even moved less than 500 meters from the sea, pouring artillery fire on the coast wantonly.

    After thirty minutes of artillery fire, the British army's position was in a mess.  A company of British troops guarding Changi suffered more than half casualties.  At this time, the landing of the 5th Marine Corps Brigade also began.

    Several transport ships sailed towards the coast and stopped two hundred meters away from the coast. More than a dozen small landing craft were put down. A company of soldiers took the landing craft and rowed quickly towards the coast.  Each landing craft can hold a squad of soldiers, and each squad's light machine gun has been set up on the bow, ready to suppress fire on the coast.

    After the sound of artillery ended, the British troops guarding the coast came to their senses. The company commander immediately organized a defense, hoping to drive the Chinese ** team into the sea to feed the fish.  However, after just being ravaged by a fierce artillery fire, the morale of these British soldiers was low. How could they have the courage to go to the position to block the landing of the Chinese troops?

    Soon, more than a dozen landing craft docked, and Chinese Marine Corps soldiers rushed onto the beach. What greeted them was only sporadic gunfire.  Thanks to the weak resistance of the British army, the Chinese marines quickly landed on the beach and established some proposed firepower points.  Subsequent troops are also landing one after another.

    At 10:30 in the morning, there was already one battalion of troops landing.  The entire beach has been occupied by the Chinese Marine Corps. The British troops guarding Changi were defeated in an attack by the Chinese Marine Corps.  After dozens of men were captured, the rest of the British army fled.  The entire Changi has fallen into the hands of the Chinese Marine Corps.

    After that, the 1st Battalion of the 5th Marine Brigade, which completed the landing, began to attack the main urban area of ??Singapore. The following battalions and brigade-affiliated troops were still working hard to land.  The two light cruisers of the fleet are still at sea, ready to provide fire support to the Marines.  The twin-mounted 155mm naval guns on the light cruiser have a range of more than ten kilometers and can hit all the way from Changi to the main city of Singapore.  Of course, farther away, you have to rely on the Marine Corps' own cannon.

    After the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps completely occupied Changi, the British army arrived belatedly.  After Major General Boris received the telegram that the Chinese Marine Corps had landed at Changi, he immediately ordered the 129th Infantry Regiment to rush to Changi to block the Chinese Marine Corps.  However, the troops of the 129th Infantry Regiment were very scattered. By the time they gathered and moved towards Changi, Changi had already fallen into the hands of the Chinese Marine Corps.

    Two kilometers away from Changi, the 1st Battalion of the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps and the 129th Infantry Regiment of the British Army encountered each other.  As soon as the two sides met, a fierce exchange of fire broke out.  However, although the strength of the British 129th Infantry Regiment is twice that of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Marine Brigade, in terms of firepower, the British army is no match at all.  Not to mention that the Chinese Marine Corps can also be supported by naval guns on warships.  After the battle began, the British 129th Infantry Regiment was almost overwhelmed by the 1st Battalion of the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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