Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

885 Maritime Encirclement and Reception Warships

At a secluded pier on the western coast of the Malay Peninsula, two dilapidated Japanese warships were moored, and a Japanese lieutenant was anxiously waiting on board.

"Why haven't they arrived yet?"

"Wait a little longer. An hour ago, headquarters sent a telegram saying that they had escorted Commander Yamashita over."

They should be arriving soon.

The constant sound of artillery fire in the distance made the Japanese soldiers on the two old warships extremely nervous.

They were two Japanese warships that sailed over from Sumatra Island on the other side.

Furthermore, neither of these two warships belonged to the Japanese; they were old warships they had captured from the British, seemingly dating back to the last century.

But now, with the main force of the Japanese navy in the Pacific, it has lost to the American Pacific Fleet.

The Japanese troops stationed in the Southeast Asian islands were struggling to obtain supplies from their homeland, let alone be replenished by warships.

They had no choice but to repair and repurpose these old, antique warships, which they had captured from the British, and bring them back to the battlefield.

Even these two antique warships are currently moored at this simple dock.

Several Japanese generals at the 25th Army Headquarters secretly had the project built without informing the old Japanese general, Yamashita Tomoyuki.

Their goal, of course, was to have a chance to escape on the day of their defeat.

As night fell, a Japanese convoy finally arrived at the dock.

Under the protection of a group of Japanese officers, the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki got out of a military vehicle.

"Commander, you see, those are two warships sent from the 16th Army in the south to take us to Sumatra,"

A Japanese major general pointed to the warships on the dock and introduced them to the old Japanese soldier, Yamashita Tomoyuki.

"It seems you've made quite a few preparations beforehand,"

Yamashita Tomoyuki, the old Japanese devil, snorted coldly.

The old Japanese soldier was unhappy. His subordinates' arrangements clearly showed that he had long held little hope of winning this battle.

Otherwise, how could such arrangements have been made in advance?

But at this moment, the old Japanese soldier couldn't blame his men.

After all, their subordinates' arrangement could indeed save their lives at this moment.

"Let's get on the boat."

After a moment, even though the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki was unwilling, he still sighed.

He boarded the two antique warships with a group of Japanese officers and soldiers.

"Set sail, get out of here quickly."

After seeing Yamashita Tomoyuki and his men board the warship.

The captain of the lead warship immediately gave the order to have the warship leave the hidden dock as soon as possible.

Given the current situation on the Malay Peninsula, if their hidden dock were discovered by the expeditionary force...

Then they would never have another chance to leave.

Not long after the two Japanese warships left the dock, Zhulong and his special forces team followed the trail left by the Japanese and arrived here.

Looking at the two Japanese warships that had already sailed some distance under the moonlight, Zhulong's eyes were icy.

"Damn it, those little devils are really fast."

The location of this dock is so well hidden that it was clearly prepared in advance.

Who says the Japanese would rather die than run away?

That's all bullshit.

Zhulong was so angry that he cursed loudly.

But after he finished cursing, he immediately said to a special forces soldier next to him who was carrying a radio: "Report our location to headquarters immediately."

Tell the commander that the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki is definitely on those two wrecked ships that just left.

We must ensure that our fleet intercepts them at sea.

"That old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki wants to escape? Dream on!"

Meanwhile, on the hundreds of kilometers of sea west of the Malay Peninsula, Wang Chuying's expeditionary fleet, which had just completed replenishment and rest in Myanmar, was sailing.

An hour earlier, Wang Chuying had received a telegram from Ye Qingshan, informing her that the old Japanese devil, Tomoyuki Yamashita, might escape by water.

Wang Chuying immediately ordered all of his fleet's dozen or so warships to disperse and patrol along the coastline in an attempt to find the Japanese warships that would be there to meet them.

"Commander, this sea area is too long."

"Searching like this isn't a sustainable solution."

The first mate beside her frowned and said to Wang Chuying.

Wang Chuying said helplessly, "What can I do? This is all I can do for now."

Hopefully, headquarters will provide us with more accurate intelligence later.

He also knew that with only a dozen or so warships at their disposal, it would be difficult to find the Japanese's support warships in such a narrow sea area.

It is indeed difficult, and it also depends on luck.

At that moment, a second lieutenant rushed in, excitedly shouting, "Commander, a new telegram from the Commander-in-Chief!"

They've sent us the exact location of the Japanese warships that were supposed to be there to meet us.

After listening, Wang Chuying snatched the telegram, read it, and was overjoyed: "Haha, great!"

Those old devils, Yamashita Tomoyuki, are doomed.