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Chapter 306: The Expedition to Southeast Asia - A Blitzkrieg!

"Breaking news! Breaking news! Local governments in Southeast Asia have long discriminated against and oppressed overseas Chinese. The Young Marshal will send troops to Southeast Asia to defend the safety of overseas Chinese."

"Breaking news! Breaking news! The Young Marshal strongly condemns the discriminatory and oppressive behavior of local governments in Southeast Asia against overseas Chinese."

"Extra! Extra!"

soon.

Under Guan Shaoqing's orders.

The provincial capital of eastern Guangdong.

Lu Wenyuan and his thirteenth aunt quickly published an article in the name of Guangdong East, strongly condemning the long-standing discrimination and oppression of overseas Chinese by local governments in Southeast Asia.

They also made a strong statement that they would use guns and cannons to defend the safety of overseas Chinese.

As the news spread, it instantly became a hot topic of discussion throughout the entire provincial capital of eastern Guangdong.

Countless people in the provincial capital of eastern Guangdong were immediately filled with righteous indignation and expressed their support for the decision of the eastern Guangdong government to teach the local government of Southeast Asia a lesson.

The informants of various factions in the provincial capital of Guangdong were greatly shocked and quickly relayed the news to their respective factions, wondering what Guan Shaoqing's true purpose was.

Three days later.

The news from eastern Guangdong spread rapidly around the world, immediately attracting global attention, especially from various countries in the Asia-Pacific region, all of whom turned their attention to eastern Guangdong and speculated about its true purpose.

After all, an unprecedented war has broken out on the European continent.

At this time, Guangdong suddenly sent troops to Southeast Asia.

This is something that one cannot help but think deeply about.

Meanwhile, outside the provincial capital of eastern Guangdong during the same period.

Eastern Guangdong Naval Base.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!—"

Accompanied by the roar of ship horns, more than fifty Guangdong naval warships set off from Guangdong towards Nanyang. On board the warships were Guangdong naval personnel dressed in white naval uniforms.

Guan Shaoqing, also dressed in military uniform, stood on the main ship, personally leading the army.

After the Guangdong naval forces set off.

At the port outside the provincial capital of eastern Guangdong, a fleet of cargo ships bearing the flag of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce set sail from eastern Guangdong.

Along with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce fleet, the entire Fifth Division of the Eastern Guangdong Army also set sail.

The entire government in eastern Guangdong is working at full capacity for this purpose.

Guan Shaoqing's plan to establish a nation in Southeast Asia was officially launched.

However, so far, only high-ranking officials in the eastern Guangdong government are truly aware of this plan.

Externally, the Guangdong government continued to send troops to Southeast Asia under the pretext of defending the safety and dignity of the Chinese people.

With the deployment of troops from eastern Guangdong.

The powers of nations throughout the Asia-Pacific region turned their attention to Guangdong and Southeast Asia, and the West also cast some glances their eyes on the mainland, especially the European continent, because the Allied and Central Powers war had already broken out.

Compared to the battles on the European continent, sending troops from Guangdong to Southeast Asia was a piece of cake.

But this is exactly what Guan Shaoqing wanted. The reason he waited until now to send troops to Southeast Asia was that the Western powers would be unable to pay attention to him.

After Guan Shaoqing led the Guangdong East Navy from Guangdong East, he headed straight for Xingdao. The route had been thoroughly investigated and planned in advance, so there was no possibility of getting lost.

This large army then crossed the South China Sea and entered Southeast Asia.

Finally half a month later.

into the night.

Guan Shaoqing led his army to the waters off Xingdao Island in the South China Sea.

Without further delay, Guan Shaoqing immediately ordered his naval forces to attack in two directions: the First and Second Naval Divisions would attack the British naval base on Xingdao Island, while the Third and Fourth Divisions would attack the Xingdao Island pier. He himself would lead the Fifth Division to provide support and command from the rear.

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war. In this battle, we will wage a blitzkrieg, catching Dai Ying completely off guard. My goal is to wipe out Dai Ying's military forces on Star Island and take Star Island altogether."

"Yes!"

After receiving Guan Shaoqing's order, the army also set off.

The First and Second Divisions set off directly towards Dai Ying's naval base.

The Third and Fourth Divisions set off directly towards the port and docks of Star Island.

Guan Shaoqing led the Fifth Division to follow closely behind and provide support and command.

Soon. Dai Yingxing Island Naval Base.

"Boom--!"

Suddenly, a huge explosion rang out from the sea. A British patrol ship exploded directly on the sea surface, and a huge flame shot into the sky, illuminating the surrounding sea surface for an instant.

The entire British naval base on the island was immediately alerted.

But before the British troops at the island base could react, suddenly, brilliant fireworks shot into the sky from the distant sea, heading this way.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!—"

The fireworks landed and instantly transformed into terrifying shells that exploded, engulfing the entire Daiying base on the island in an instant.

"Beep——!"

"Beep——!"

"Beep——!"

At the Daiying base on the island, a sharp, piercing alarm blared incessantly.

"I bought it!"

"Shit! It's an enemy attack!"

"Fight back! Fight back quickly!"

"Fuck! This is Southeast Asia, not Europe! Where did this enemy come from?!"

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The entire British naval base was thrown into chaos instantly. The personnel inside were completely confused about what was happening and how they had been attacked so fiercely. They had to remember that this was Southeast Asia, not Europe.

But no one responded to them; all they received in return was a barrage of shells.

After being attacked, the British Navy tried to organize a counterattack, but under the fierce artillery fire, they couldn't even raise their heads, and many of the warships anchored in front of the base port were also blown up.

Meanwhile, on the sea in front of the British naval base.

The First and Second Divisions of the Guangdong Eastern Navy appeared, with more than twenty steel-class warships lined up on the sea, bombarding the Daiying Naval Base in front of them wave after wave.

As the saying goes, when the poor are poor, they strike with precision; when the rich are rich, they unleash overwhelming firepower.

Nowadays, the Guangdong Eastern Navy has plenty of artillery shells, though it may not have much else.

Therefore, upon arriving here, the commanders of the First and Second Divisions of the Guangdong Eastern Navy did not hesitate at all and immediately launched a barrage of artillery fire.

More than twenty warships lined up in a row and bombarded the area for nearly half an hour.

They only stopped after bombing the entire British naval base until it was completely silent.

"Order the troops to dock and land on the island. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

Immediately afterwards, the First and Second Divisions began to maneuver their warships toward the British naval base on the shore.

At this point, the Daiying naval base had already suffered more than half its casualties after nearly half an hour of artillery bombardment by the Guangdong East Navy. Seeing the Guangdong East Navy approaching, the remaining Daiying Navy had no more courage to fight and simply raised the white flag and surrendered.

In this way, the First and Second Divisions of the Guangdong Eastern Navy captured Dai Ying's naval base in Xingdao with almost no casualties.

In fact, Dai Ying's army stationed on Xingdao Island was not weak, with more than 10,000 soldiers and nearly 20 warships. If they had made preparations in advance, they might have been able to fight against the First and Second Divisions of the Guangdong Navy. Even if they couldn't win, they would definitely not have been taken down so easily.

Unfortunately, they never expected the Guangdong navy to attack them. They didn't even notice when the Guangdong navy's warships arrived at the base's gate, and were caught off guard and didn't even have time to retaliate.

Under such circumstances.

The defeat of the navy on Daiyingxing Island was inevitable.

With the naval forces on Daiyingxing Island suffering a major defeat and their base being captured, the outcome of this battle was no longer in doubt.

Because the Dai Ying Star Island Naval Base was Dai Ying's main military base on Star Island, and the navy here was also Dai Ying's main military force on Star Island. The rest were just some scattered troops stationed in places like Star Island ports, totaling only about two or three thousand, which was simply not enough to fight against the Guangdong East Navy.

"Young Marshal, news has come from the First and Second Divisions that they have successfully captured the British naval base without losing a single soldier. The British navy was caught off guard and bombarded by the artillery fire of the First and Second Divisions. Our blitzkrieg has been a success."

On the main ship of the Fifth Division of the Guangdong Eastern Naval Forces.

News also came that the First and Second Divisions had captured the Dai Ying naval base.

The entire army was also greatly encouraged.

"Alright, send orders to the Third and Fourth Divisions to land and take control of Star Island. Also, send a message to the logistics units, instructing them to come to Star Island at full speed."

Upon hearing this, Guan Shaoqing's face lit up with joy, and he immediately gave the order.

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)