Maoshan World: The young marshal starts!

Chapter 307 Operational Deployment
With the fall of the naval base on Daiyingxing Island, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt.

Then, less than two hours later...

The Guangdong naval forces then completely occupied and took control of the entire Xingdao Island. The original Daiying naval base was directly converted into the Guangdong naval base, and all the captured Daiying soldiers and personnel were imprisoned.

In this battle, the Guangdong East Navy achieved zero casualties, mainly because Guan Shaoqing's blitzkrieg plan was too successful. When the Guangdong East Navy attacked, the Dai Ying garrison on Xing Island had not yet reacted. Then, the Guangdong East Navy directly bombarded the island with several rounds of artillery fire, completely destroying the Dai Ying defense line and garrison.

Even some of Dai Ying's naval officers were still in a daze when they were arrested, completely unaware of the situation, and were still asking who the Guangdong East Navy was.

After successfully taking over Star Island and eliminating Dai Ying's military forces on Star Island.

Guan Shaoqing then summoned Guan Wen, Guan Hao, and other key generals of the Guangdong East Navy, who were at the deputy division level or above, to his presence.

"Greetings, Young Marshal!"

The generals saluted Guan Shaoqing, their faces filled with barely suppressed excitement. This battle was truly brilliant; they had captured the entire Star Island and over ten thousand Dai Ying soldiers without losing a single soldier. The result was nothing short of glorious.

"This battle was fought brilliantly; everyone deserves credit."

Guan Shaoqing also smiled and said.

"It's all thanks to the young marshal's skillful command."

Upon hearing this, the generals immediately responded.

"Although I have made a great contribution in commanding the troops, the real victory was achieved by you all."

Upon hearing this, Guan Shaoqing smiled and waved his hand, then changed the subject:
"Alright, now is not the time to reward our merits. Our victory in this battle, taking Star Island in one fell swoop, is a good start, but we cannot let our guard down. The entire Mara Peninsula is our top priority. Only when we take Star Island and the entire Mara Peninsula can we truly say that we have accomplished our great mission."

"Young Marshal, please give the order."

"Alright, all soldiers, listen to my command."

"The end will be here."

"Now I order the Fifth Division to take full control of the naval base and defenses of the former British commander in Sing Island. We must make sure to keep Sing Island firmly under our control. This place will be our main base and rear base in Southeast Asia from now on."

"The other four divisions should take this time to rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, the First and Second Divisions will depart from the left flank of the Strait of Malacca. I want you to attack Kuala Lumpur from the left flank of the Strait of Malacca. The Third and Fourth Divisions will depart from the right flank. I want you to attack Terengganu from the right flank."

"The Fifth Division will temporarily take over Sing Island and remain in place until the Fifth Division of the Army arrives and then cooperate with the Fifth Division of the Army to land in front of the palace."

"My next goal is to completely take over the Malay Peninsula within a month."

"The enemies we will face next when we attack the Malay Peninsula will include not only the troops stationed there by the British, but also the local government forces that were under British colonial rule. Everyone should be aware of this."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals responded in unison.

And so the night passed.

Early the next morning.

The First, Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions of the Guangdong Eastern Navy set off in two separate wings.

The First and Second Divisions sailed from the left flank along the Strait of Malacca towards Kuala Lumpur.

The Third and Fourth Divisions marched from the right flank towards Terengganu.

Under Guan Shaoqing's command, the remaining Fifth Division not only took over Sing Tao, but also dispatched eight warships to the Johor Strait between Sing Tao and the Malay Peninsula, making it appear as if they were ready to attack the Malay Peninsula at any time.

Guan Shaoqing did this to attract Dai Ying's attention on the Malay Peninsula, so as to buy time for the First, Second, Third and Fourth Divisions, which were to set off from both flanks. If the Fourth Division could reach its destination without Dai Ying noticing, it would definitely catch Dai Ying off guard again.

If the plan fails, it's not a big problem.

According to accurate intelligence, Dai Ying's current military force on the Malay Peninsula is only about 10,000 naval personnel, similar to that of Sing Tao.

With this level of military strength, even in a direct confrontation, Guan Shaoqing believed that the Guangdong Navy could easily defeat the enemy.

In addition, the local government forces in Peninsular Malaysia should be taken into account.

But to be honest, the military governor of the local government didn't take these things too seriously.

And soon.

The news of the fall of Sing Tao and the appearance of Guangdong naval warships in the Johor Strait, seemingly preparing to attack the Malay Peninsula, was also relayed to the Dai Ying naval base on the Malay Peninsula.

"Fuck, what is Guan Shaoqing trying to do? Does he want to provoke a war with our Great British Empire?!"

At the British naval base on the Malay Peninsula, the British naval high command was furious upon receiving the news, along with an undisguised panic. Star Island had fallen too quickly, leaving them no time to react. Most importantly, the entire army on Star Island had been wiped out.

It should be noted that the military force that Dai Ying deployed on Singapore Island was in no way inferior to the military force on the Malay Peninsula, with more than 10,000 troops, but they were wiped out in one night.

This left the British naval leadership on the Malay Peninsula in a state of panic.

"General, there's no point in saying all this now. The situation is already obvious. Guan Shaoqing's Guangdong army is clearly trying to take advantage of the war between us and our allies, such as the German Empire and Italy, to seize Sing Island and the Malay Peninsula. Now that Sing Island has fallen, the Guangdong army's warships have sailed to the Johor Strait and could land and attack us at any time. We must take precautions."

"How does the Major General think we should defend against this?"

"It's too late for our warships to sail to the Johor Strait. I propose that we mobilize and send local government troops from the Malay Peninsula to set up a defensive line on the coast of the Johor Strait to resist the Guangdong army."

"Furthermore, we must also report this matter to the Empire. Lord Guan has launched an undeclared war against our Great British Empire."

"Alright, then follow the Major General's plan, dispatch the local government troops to deploy along the Johor Strait, and report the news to the Empire as quickly as possible."

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The day.

The British government in Peninsular Malaysia then ordered the local government forces in Peninsular Malaysia to dispatch 50,000 troops to reinforce the Johor Strait coast.

Faced with Dai Ying's orders, the local government on the Malay Peninsula dared not disobey in the slightest and immediately dispatched a large army to the Johor Strait coast.

News of Guan Shaoqing's army capturing Sing Tao spread like wildfire around the world.

Another day has passed in the blink of an eye.

On the Johor Strait.

The warships of the Fifth Division of the Guangdong Eastern Navy began to confront the local government forces of the Malay Peninsula.

At this time, one after another, ocean-going cargo ships belonging to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce appeared at the port of Sing Tao.

The logistics troops of the Guangdong Eastern Army, led by Ren Fa and Bai Xiongqi, and the Fifth Division of the Guangdong Eastern Army also arrived.

"All officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division of the Army in Eastern Guangdong report to the Young Marshal."

The brothers Wu Chenglong and Wu Chenghu led the Fifth Division of the Guangdong Army off the giant ship and saluted Guan Shaoqing loudly.

"it is good."

Upon seeing the arrival of Guan Shaoqing, commander of the 5th Division of the Guangdong Army, a smile appeared on his face, and he immediately gave the order.

"Issue my military order: all soldiers of the 5th Division of the Guangdong Army will land on the island for half a day of rest. Tonight, in coordination with the 5th Division of the Guangdong Navy, they will officially enter the Kampong Speu Peninsula and land along the Johor Strait."

"Yes."

"Someone, take the 5th Army Division down to rest and reorganize."

With this arrangement in place, the arriving 5th Army Division was ready to deploy.

Guan Shaoqing then took Ren Fa and Bai Xiongqi to the temporary government's command and control center in Xingdao City and gave them instructions.

"Uncle, you will be in charge of coordinating all logistical support for the army's operations from now on with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Ren Fa immediately bowed and responded.

"Brother, you will be in charge of the takeover of the Sing Tao government. I won't interfere with the specifics of how it's done. I only have one request: take complete control of Sing Tao as soon as possible and rebuild the Sing Tao government. There are quite a few Chinese people on Sing Tao, so you can give priority to promoting some Chinese officials."

Guan Shaoqing then looked at Bai Xiongqi and said.

"Young Marshal, rest assured, I guarantee I will complete the mission."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiongqi immediately bowed excitedly and assured him that Guan Shaoqing was giving him a chance. If he could do well, his position would definitely not be low once the country was established.

"Now that we have taken over Sing Tao, all we need to do next is take over the Malay Peninsula, and our goal will be accomplished."

And take over the Malay Peninsula.

With the current strength of the Guangdong army, it is not difficult.

Ren Fa and Bai Xiongqi were both well aware of this.

(End of this chapter)