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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1722 The mentally and physically exhausted British Commander-in-Chief

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    It's not scary to be across the vast sea. What's scary is that there are two Japanese fleets on the sea. The British-Australian Army Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Fernandez, finally understands that if one hundred thousand soldiers continue to stay in Luzon, it will be a dead end. Withdrawal  On the Australian continent, life or death is uncertain.

    If the Japanese don't intercept and kill at sea, everything will go smoothly. However, even if you think about it with the back of your head, can the Japanese let go of such a good opportunity? Of course not. Now, Commander-in-Chief Fernandez hates this bastard MacArthur to death.  .

    If it hadn't been for this hateful American who repeatedly forced himself to send troops to reinforce Luzon Island, leaving Australia empty of defense forces, how could the Japanese have easily landed? How could he have been defeated by the Japanese within six hours?  The arrogant, self-righteous American bastard was driven out of his armor and pissed off. The reason Australia is in today's situation is all thanks to this American.

    Admiral Fernandez, who looked haggard and exhausted, cursed MacArthur countless times in the most vicious words. Instead of venting his inner anger, he became even more anxious. There was only one reason. The 100,000 troops returning to Australia needed a fleet.  To escort, I have a task force in my hands, but the most terrible thing is that there is no aircraft carrier, which means there are no carrier-based aircraft.

    Since the early morning of August 25, when the Japanese attack began, more than 90% of the land-based airports scattered on the Australian mainland were destroyed. The air power of the Australian military stationed in Australia was almost completely lost, and it was able to take off for operations.  There are less than eighty fighter jets. Such a small amount of air power is nothing more than a drop in the bucket for a huge fleet transporting 100,000 soldiers.

    If the Japanese are cruel.  When intercepting a troop transport formation at sea, the few remaining fighter jets in his hand would be immediately submerged in the rain of bullets from the Japanese fighter swarm as dense as locusts once they were put into battle, and they would be torn into pieces in an instant.  A side dish that reaches the Japanese mouth.

    After receiving a telegram from Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Wagner, he learned that the troop transport fleet had left the Philippine waters. Admiral Fernandez was anxious and worried that he could not let unarmed troop transport ships.  With one hundred thousand soldiers, let's just float on the sea. The Japanese don't even use airplanes. Just a few warships can send one hundred thousand soldiers to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.  There is no way to cut off your last hope.  The task force was hurriedly sent over to escort them.  Then, wait for the news with fear.

    General Fernandez was beset with internal and external difficulties. On the one hand, he had to deal with the Japanese attack and try to gather the scattered troops, even if he didn't know where they were.  We must also contact them as much as possible. On the other hand, we are worried about the troop transport fleet at sea, lest they be intercepted and killed by the Japanese.  However, in the course of most of the day, His Excellency the General, who was known for his gentlemanly demeanor, became old and haggard, with wrinkles all over his face, swollen eyelids, and staggering when he walked.

    He now regrets that he should not have been so hasty in ordering troops to come back for reinforcements. A troop transport fleet without fleets and carrier-based aircraft escorts, facing Japanese warships and aircraft on the vast sea, is like a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.  His reckless actions may cost the lives of 100,000 soldiers. Worry, anxiety, fear, confusion, uncertainty about the future, and helplessness painfully tortured General Fernandez's already overloaded heart.

    After finally getting through a whole day, the "rumbling" sounds of guns and artillery were far behind. After more than ten hours and more than 300 kilometers of running, I could no longer smell the ferocious breath of the Japanese soldiers.  By the evening of August 25th, it was temporarily safe.

    The British and Australian troops following General Fernandez were about two incomplete divisions and more than 13,000 people. This was the largest force he could gather. The other troops were probably scattered by the Japanese.  , are running towards the Australian outback along different routes.

    Arriving at a small town that had not yet been affected by the war, General Fernandez issued an order for the troops to camp here. Fortunately, the residents of the small town, mostly their own British compatriots, did their best to entertain them with a little incense.  These lost and frightened soldiers, more than 10,000 of them, finally did not sleep in the open air, and had their first decent dinner after their hasty retreat.

    After the mayor of the small town learned that General Fernandez was the highest official in Australia, he immediately took out the best wine at home, carefully cooked hometown dishes, and held a small party for the frightened Lord General.  At the small welcome dinner, faced with the fine wine and delicacies that he had to enjoy for the first time since the retreat, General Fernandez had no appetite at all. He felt that his chest was congested, as if he was pressed by a huge stone, and he couldn't breathe!

    The exhausted and exhausted General could not even hold on until the end of the dinner. With the help of the orderly, he stumbled into the bedroom carefully prepared by the owner. After the orderly exited, General Fernandez lay on the soft bed.On the bed, staring blankly at the chandelier above his head, he could not sort out a clear context for the situation in Australia. There was chaos everywhere.

    "Maybe by tomorrow, this place will be occupied by the Japanese army," General Fernandez sighed and thought to himself. Then, he fell asleep in a daze, as if he had just closed his eyes when he was awakened by a strong knock on the door.  He suddenly jumped up from the bed, his heart beating violently, "Is it bad news? The troop transport formation was intercepted by the Japanese fleet at sea?"

    Admiral Fernandez thought to himself, and at the same time, pray to God that such a tragic thing will never happen. He opened the door and saw Colonel Griffiths, the director of communications, holding a telegram in his hand, with excitement on his face.  He came in anxiously with a look of disbelief.

    Before General Fernandez could ask, Colonel Griffiths said almost incoherently: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, our Communications Office just received a strange telegram. It was more than a year ago. We went to Manila to join the alliance for you*  *The password and radio station call sign prepared for the parliamentary meeting. Unexpectedly, today, the radio station that has been silent for a year received this telegram as soon as it was turned on! "

    Colonel Griffiths rambled for a long time without telling the specific content of the telegram. General Fernandez was confused and said impatiently: "Graffiths, don't be verbose and read the contents of the telegram quickly!"

    After Colonel Griffiths read the telegram, General Fernandez was stunned, "What? My God, is this true? That Chinese Tang Qiuli will dispatch more than 1,500 planes to return  Australian troop convoy escort, am I not dreaming? "

    General Fernandez's current mood was like seeing God appearing in front of him. He had an unreal and unbelievable feeling, "Your Excellency, General! Your Excellency, General! Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Colonel Griffiths saw that His Excellency the General's pupils were dilated.  His expression was weird, as if he would be called by God at any time. He was scared and called in a hurry.

    The General's eyes began to focus, and Colonel Griffith said: "Your Excellency, this telegram is strange. I think it is probably a trap by the Japanese! Perhaps their spies have stolen our  This code and this station¡¯s call sign!¡±

    "Trap?" General Fernandez calmed down from the ecstasy and muttered. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He grabbed Colonel Griffith's collar and shouted loudly: "No, this is not a Japanese trap.  , I remembered that I personally gave this set of codes and radio call signs to Tang Qiuli when we were in Manila, in order to facilitate the communication between the Allied forces!"

    Letting go of the dumbfounded and almost suffocated Colonel Griffiths, General Fernandez was almost crazy and murmured: "Oh my God! This is really unbelievable. It happened when our British Imperial Army was in the most critical moment.  Yes, it turned out to be a telegram from Chinese Tang Qiuli. The lives of the 100,000 soldiers returning to Australia are guaranteed!"

    Turning his head, he said to Colonel Griffiths, the already stunned communications director: "Graffiths, call Tang Qiuli back immediately without delaying for a minute. Do exactly what he said. Our destiny is in China's hands."  In the hands of others, remember to add at the end of the telegram, the safety of the lives of 100,000 British and Australian soldiers depends on General Tang! Also, this radio station will be listed as a top-secret radio station, and it will be twenty-four hours a day.  Turn on the machine every hour, arrange skilled officers to be on duty day and night, keep in touch with General Tang at all times, go quickly!"

    Seeing that Colonel Griffiths was still poking around like a stupid goose, looking at him blankly, General Fernandez yelled at him. Colonel Griffiths trembled all over and woke up as if from a dream. He took a few steps.  He ran out and disappeared in a flash.

    General Fernandez lay on the bed again, unable to believe that this was true. He could not understand what purpose or psychology Tang Qiuli had for suddenly taking action to help the British Imperial Army, which was already in dire straits, because in the UK  In the eyes of people, especially the British upper class, this Chinese has become a completely demonized figure. More than once, I saw Prime Minister Churchill gnashing his teeth and cursing this Chinese.

    Listing him as an evil person like Hitler, Emperor Hirohito, and Stalin is also true. This Chinese has taken away so many overseas interests from the British Empire. The entire Indochina Peninsula, most of the Indian continent, and northern Burma  In the Hukang Valley, hundreds of thousands of Alexander's elite troops were killed in his hands. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the mortal enemy of the British Empire.

    Thinking of this, General Fernandez suddenly sat up. He thought of a terrible question. This time, Tang Qiuli took the initiative to cover 100,000 British and Australian soldiers and returned to Australia. Could it be that he wanted to take this opportunity to get involved in Australia?  mainland?

    (To be continued) (To be continued.)
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