The photographs appeared in the Berlin newspapers the very next day, brutal and real photographs, heavy and straightforward texts, and with such illustrated reports, the citizens of Berlin throughout knew about a brutal humanitarian catastrophe against whites in the Far East.

This is not what the Germans care about the most, the news at the end of the mention of German citizens killed in this disaster made all Germans indignant, and the article also said that the number of German citizens killed now is not clear, and further statistics are needed, and the specific situation will wait for the news from the Philippines for follow-up reporting.

While Berliners were waiting for new news, the news had already begun to cause a huge reaction throughout the land of the German Reich. The Chaos camp is shouting for the Filipino monkeys to be crushed, while the Good Order camp is calling on the government to protect German citizens in the Philippines.

Of course, the German government made a statement that this was a Spanish colony, and it was inconvenient for Germany to interfere, and the German government would do its best to communicate with the Philippine monkeys, ah no, it was the Katipnan regime that allowed German citizens to go to Cavite, Manila and other port cities, where German merchant ships would wait and transport them home.

It's nice to say, but it's actually, and it's easy to imagine how difficult it would be for white people to get to these ports alive. Moreover, in fact, although the Germans have increased their investment in the Philippines in recent years, they do not encourage immigration, so in fact, most of the Germans who stay in the Philippines are not estate owners who have industries outside the city, and basically stay in Manila or Cavite These cities, and their basic personal safety is still guaranteed

Of course, those who run away outside the city by their own death can only ask God for their blessing.

In short, the Germans now show considerable restraint, and look harmless to humans and animals. However, while the government expressed its inconvenience in interfering with the Spanish colonies, German troops began to secretly travel to New Guinea on merchant ships in batches, and their equipment was transported by other merchant ships.

A battalion of marines, a company of KSK and a company of Army Special Forces GSG, plus a battalion of the Colonial Army upon arrival in New Guinea, would form the ground combat force of the operation.

The Far East Fleet's two Victoria Luiser-class light cruisers, two Watch-class small cruisers, and two American Eagle-class small cruisers, a total of six cruisers, will serve as sea support forces. The six warships returned to New Guinea after completing maintenance in Hong Kong, where they would serve as escort convoys to escort the troops to land.

In December, Spain finally began to move, first removing the ineffective governor Blanco, leaving the governor of the Philippine province of Cebu Bolawechia to take over as governor, and sending more than 20,000 troops to the Philippines. In the Philippines, Governor Bolawechia organized a battalion of loyal volunteers composed of native Filipinos

Fast forward to 1897, just as the Spanish army was heading for the Philippines, follow-up reports came out in Germany.

The report said that more than a dozen German citizens were killed in the riot*, and the Filipino mob treated them as Spaniards and carried out inhumane abuse, coupled with the unrecognizable or charred and curled bodies in the photos, and the identity of the deceased supposedly identified by the investigation made the report full of credibility.

This is a complete stab in the hornet's nest, and the whole of Germany demanded retaliation against these Filipino monkeys, and the German government, in the midst of public uproar, finally "could not bear the pressure" and was "forced" to say that the German side would take the necessary measures to sanction the thugs who killed German citizens.

In February 1897, when the Spanish colonial army, totaling about 40,000 men, began to attack the Cavite area, the German government decided that the time was ripe and ordered Tirpitz to start the operation.

Six cruisers of the German Far East Fleet escorted two merchant ships from Port Moresby and went straight to the target, Palawan.

True, the Germans' plan was not to land directly on Luzon, but in the event of a clash with the Spanish army, the Germans initially set their sights on the long, narrow island of Palawan.

Palawan, located in the southwest of the Philippines, is a long and narrow shape, a famous tourist and adventure mecca in later generations, and it is also the last pristine area in the Philippines. The reason why Germany chose it now is because it is strategically located in the South China Sea and is facing Manila Bay, the most important western outlet of the Philippines.

At the same time, it is also a wild place that no one pays attention to, and the Europeans will not pay too much attention to it, and it is estimated that even the Spaniards will not have much protest, of course, it is useless to protest.

What the? Didn't you say that the German army was there to protect German citizens? That's right, we seized Palawan as a temporary settlement, killed all the Filipino monkeys here, took our citizens out of Luzon, and then waited for the great Spanish army to destroy the Filipinos before letting the German citizens go back to live and work in peace.

That's our plan, believe it or not, I believe it anyway.

There are about 100,000 indigenous people on the island of Palawan, and because it is not prosperous, there are no white people here except for a small Spanish garrison.

Therefore, after Palawan declared independence in response to the uprising, there was actually no war or massacre. Of course, the former Spanish garrison is indeed a thing of the past. The inhabitants of Palawan watched the rest of the Philippines fight in full swing while they enjoyed peace.

However, on February 25, 1897, the peace was broken.

The port of Princesa is located in the east-central part of Palawan, with a draft of 9 meters, and the cruisers of the German Navy can sail in without hindrance. It's a port, but it's actually just a town with a simple dock where fishing boats can only be berthed.

And the Filipinos here looked stupid at the sight of the German warships, they did not expect that such a large warship would appear here at this time, even the Spanish Far East Fleet should be in Manila at this time to help suppress the uprising.

The Filipinos were in a daze, the Germans were not, 6 battleships lined up in a battle line, the sides facing the shore, pointing their guns at the harbor, and the merchant ships behind began to lower the lifeboats tied to the side sides, while the marines climbed down the large net on the side of the gunwale, then boarded the lifeboats, and sailed to the shore.

Seeing a boatload of loaded white men heading towards the shore, the Filipinos woke up from a dream, perhaps they couldn't tell the difference between the Spaniards and the Germans, but these people in front of them obviously had bad intentions.

Faced with whites armed to the teeth, these unarmed Filipinos immediately recalled the fear that had been under the domination of the Spaniards, and thought that these whites had come for revenge, and immediately scattered.

Watching the Filipinos in his field of vision flee one by one, Tirpitz, who was holding a telescope, sighed: "This really saves us ammunition." I thought the Filipinos would put up a little resistance, and it seems that the fleet would not have to shell it. ”

"I don't think these monkeys would surrender so lightly, just look at their battle between Luzon and the Spaniards, and you know that they are wild and untamed." Didrichs responded.

"Maybe you're right, but whether they surrender or not, the result is the same, and we're not weak Spaniards either." Tirpitz said with some noncommittality.

After the arrival of the first wave of marines on the shore, the Germans began to disperse rapidly, and then began to lay out defensive positions, fortifying the beachhead, while the lifeboats returned, ready to pick up the next group of soldiers.

And at this time, some Filipinos, shouting the slogan "Long live Philippine independence", began to rush to the German lines. Some of them were armed with rifles, while many more, armed with spears, broadswords, and even sticks and stones, charged unorganized.

They were greeted by bullets from the Maxim machine guns that had been brought ashore first, and there was no warning, no shouting, and the Germans did not want to explain that they were not Spaniards.

All the German troops made their combat mission clear before they set out, killing all the Filipino monkeys, and Germany did not need prisoners, which was revenge for these barbarians who dared to kill German citizens, and the Marines faithfully carried out this order.

Under the strafing fire of the Maxim machine guns, the Filipino charge did not threaten at all, and the dense crowd was completely the target of slaughter. But the Navy, which seemed to think it had nothing to do, joined in, and high-explosive shells fired from the 105-mm rapid-fire guns of the small cruisers exploded through the crowd, sending blood, entrails, and stumps flying in the sky.

The charge of a mere few hundred men was quickly broken down. Some Filipinos took refuge in their homes, while others began to flee into the jungle.

When the landing site was completely secured, more and more German troops landed on the shore, and the soldiers began to advance towards the town.

During the advance, the German soldiers, who had long been told that there was no one but the Filipinos in the area, could open fire on every moving object, and the wounded and not dead were given bayonets to their heart's content.

Hiding in the house did not give them safety, the German soldiers broke into the door from house to house, and then dragged the people inside, and the Germans were not even willing to waste bullets and cut their necks directly with bayonets.

Filipino cries and pleadings floated over the town, but to no avail, because the Germans simply did not understand what they were saying, and of course even if they did, the outcome would make no difference.

This is not a war, it is just a massacre, men and women, young and old. In just two hours, when the last of the baggage was brought ashore, there was not a single Filipino living in the entire port of Princesa, and the bodies of thousands of Filipinos were scattered in every corner of this small port.

Subsequently, the flag of the German Empire fluttered in the wind in this blood-soaked land. RS