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Although the occupation of Manila does not mean a complete victory for the expulsion of the Spanish colonists, with the status of Manila in the Spanish Philippine colonies, the capture of Manila is enough to become a landmark event, so this honor Far East Company should be left to the Pacific Fleet.

"Ordering them to stop attacking, will it cause resistance from Junjun and them?" Austin was a little undecided, after all, Austin was not a member of the Far East Company, and was not aware of the agreement between the Far East Company and the U.S. War Department, and Austin represented the interests of the Ryukyus, which slightly conflicted with the position of the Far East Company.

Fortunately, Austin and Jimmy's fundamental position is the same, whether it is the Ryukyus or the Far East Company, they eventually hope to drive out the Spanish colonists and establish a new Luzon government dominated by Chinese, as for whether the new government is pro-American or pro-Ryukyus, the two do not conflict, the difference is only in the amount of interests.

"So what? We are not obliged to explain to them, the conditions are not yet ripe, if the Spaniards are completely desperate, they will flee from the sea, and we are not in a position to keep those warships, you should understand this, if not, it doesn't matter. Jimmy was sharpening his pencil at his desk at the castle headquarters, which had a large sand table that simulated the terrain of the entire island of Luzon.

To be honest, I don't care what Junjun thinks, just last night, the Far Eastern Company finally began to send manpower to Luzon on a large scale, and nearly a thousand mercenaries entered Luzon in one night, and the mercenaries in Luzon have exceeded two thousand, and for Jimmy, Junjun and his men have lost their usefulness.

It sounds a bit cruel, but it's actually politics.

"Alright then, I'll send someone to inform you." Austin agrees with Jimmy, and from the moment Jimmy arrives in Luzon, Austin's mission is to assist Jimmy.

The Spaniards' colonial servant army was too weak, and now the rebel army was less than five kilometers away from Manila, although those rebel armies were also a rabble in the eyes of Jimmy and Austin, but if Jimmy and Austin were not restrained, it was no exaggeration to say that the rebels could take Manila with a single charge.

"By the way, order the leaders of the various units to come back for a meeting, and we have to plan how to take Manila with the greatest efficiency." Jimmy has a backhand.

"Is it time for reckoning?" Austin was in high spirits.

"Not yet, but we need to set a goal." Jimmy nodded, and the long, thin pencil grew shorter and shorter, leaving only a short section, and the only constant pencil had a sharp point.

Two days later, on the orders of Jimmy and Austin, the rebel leaders gathered in Maragon for the final meeting before the attack on Manila, this time Jimmy and Austin demanded that all rebel leaders attend.

The offensive went very well during this period, and the size of the rebels was more than double the size of the last meeting, which was good news, but also had a downside, which meant that the ambitions of the rebel leaders would also swell.

But it didn't look bad, at least the rebel leaders didn't dare to disobey Jimmy and Austin's orders, and of course, as for what they thought in their hearts, only they knew.

"Before attacking Manila, we must first emphasize the discipline of the troops, knowing that we are going to establish a new government and save the Luzon people from the hands of the evil Spanish colonizers, which requires us to lead by example, and we must pay attention to the discipline of the troops, otherwise this will seriously affect our prestige, and then affect the formation of a new government after the war, which I think everyone does not want to see." Jimmy's only now suggestion of emphasizing military discipline is an intriguing moment.

In order to win the indigenous people to join the rebel army, the rebel army did not have strict requirements for the discipline of the troops, so that after the war, the rebel army could execute prisoners at will, plunder property at will, and even insult women and other vicious incidents also occurred from time to time.

This is also the reason why Jimmy and Austin did not put the Chinese troops on the battlefield, knowing that it is very difficult for a poorly disciplined army to change its mind, they have become accustomed to fighting without military discipline, and now emphasizing discipline is tantamount to playing the harp to a cow.

"Of course, it is good to reorganize the troops, but it is necessary to emphasize discipline...... I don't think it's better to wait until the Spaniards have been driven out. It was not uncommon for Fernand Gonzalez Jr. to have the audacity to give his opinion, and in the past, Fernand Gonzalez Jr. was submissive in front of Jimmy and Austin, and never questioned Jimmy and Austin's orders.

"By then it will be too late, before there was no emphasis on discipline, in order to win the local indigenous people to join and gain the support of the majority, now that we have victory in sight, it is time to re-establish discipline in the army." Austin had a pencil in his hand and was jotting down notes in the notebook in front of him.

Austin's records were written in Chinese, and in this room, only Jimmy, Austin, and Lin and his son knew Chinese, but none of them knew what Austen had written.

"I think it's going to affect the morale of the troops, we have victory in sight, and Manila has the gold that the Spaniards have accumulated over hundreds of years, and the most beautiful women, and the warriors are waiting to enter Manila to reap the victory, and they deserve the spoils, and they deserve it." The big ghost also did not approve of emphasizing military discipline at this time.

"As I said, first of all, we must emphasize the discipline of the troops." Jimmy doesn't give them a chance to discuss, the so-called orders, if they understand it, they have to carry it out, and if they don't understand it, they have to carry it out.

Seeing Jimmy's insistence, Fernand Gonzalez Jr. immediately shut up, only the big ghost was still chattering, trying to fight for better welfare for his subordinates.

Jimmy and Austin exchanged glances, and Austin drew a cross on the note, seemingly inadvertently.

“…… It was decided that we would attack at Christmas, and before launching an offensive, all troops should pay attention to military discipline, and if anyone can't do it, then it's better to bring it up now. Jimmy's eyes looked at the big ghost when he spoke, and it was obvious that Jimmy was referring to the big ghost when he said "someone".

"All I can say is that I try to ...... There is also the question of whether the death penalty can be removed and given a chance to mend their ways, and I think most of them should not object. Fernand Gonzalez Jr. shuddered unconsciously when he remembered the string of death sentences in military regulations.

Strictly speaking, Jimmy and Austin are both professionals, and professionals naturally do not make general mistakes, the so-called mercy is not in charge of the army, it is not easy to manage a group of "murderers", so Jimmy and Austin formulated the "Military Regulations" early, but unfortunately, this "Military Regulations" were not strictly enforced.

Fernand Gonzalez Jr.'s worries are justified, in fact, Fernand Gonzalez Jr. has not fully understood the situation, Jimmy and Austin have long discussed that if the "Catch-Rules" are really strictly enforced, then maybe nearly half of the rebel army will be punished for this, considering that the rebel army's "Catch-Rules" are strictly outrageous, which means that the rebel army will face a wave of large-scale non-combat attrition, unless there is great determination, this decision cannot be made.

"Now is to give them a chance, all the past is not to blame, but from now on we must not indulge, everyone should have a concept, we are no longer the natives who have nothing, we will establish a new order, which requires us to be strong-willed, in the short term, it will cause us certain difficulties, but in the long run, it will be good for you, great good." Jimmy said without explanation, but when it came to the end, he still gave Fernand Gonzalez Jr. enough face.

"Let's vote by show of hands now, and in the future, we will gradually get used to this method and agree to the show of hands to rectify military discipline." Austin raised his hand as soon as he finished speaking, but he didn't look up, obviously not wanting to put pressure on the others.

Now you can see the clue, when it really came to the critical moment, the Lin father and son immediately raised their hands without a trace of hesitation, and Fernand Gonzalez Jr. hesitated for a moment before raising his hand, as for the big ghost and the two volunteer leaders beside him, they still didn't raise their hands until Austin raised his head.

"Okay, adjourn for now, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Jimmy adjourns the meeting, giving the big ghost enough time for them.

After everyone else left, the Lin father and son stayed as usual.

"Lin, get ready, you may have to go at any time." Jimmy's gaze at Lin Xianghai was full of meaning.

"We've been preparing." Lin Xianghai was unambiguous, and didn't even ask Jimmy what his mission was.

At night, as usual, Jimmy and Austin stayed in the castle in Maragon, and the barracks outside the castle were inhabited by the newly arrived mercenaries, who had to undergo some time of repairs before they began their mission.

The big ghost's residence was in the far corner of the barracks, and just after the meeting, the big ghost sent an invitation to the two leaders who also didn't raise their hands just now, inviting them to dinner, so the big ghost and the two leaders were in the big ghost's house at this time.

"Today, we're in a bit of a hurry." A leader named Pineapple was a little overwhelmed.

That's right, Filipino names are so strange, it's normal to use fruit as their own name, it's better to call it "pineapple", it's strange to call it "durian", and there are people whose name is "toilet", it is estimated that he was born in the toilet.

"It's not a hurry, we should also show our attitude, those two Chinese are powerful on our heads, we need to let them know whose territory is here." The big ghost doesn't want to endure it anymore, if the big ghost was forced to do so before, now the big ghost thinks that he has the strength to turn against Jimmy and Austin.

"They're Americans, even though they have a Chinese face." The pineapple has no intention of raising the bar, looking at the food in front of him is a little unpalatable, it should be said that the life of the high-ranking generals of the rebel army is still very good, hesitation, meat, and chocolate from the United States, this is a magical food, although the color is not very good-looking, but the taste is impressive.

"Listen guys, we have now figured out the details of the Spaniards, and we can say that even without the support of the Americans, we can occupy Manila and expel all the Spaniards, so the time has come to divide the cake, and everyone hopes that they can get the biggest piece, but unfortunately there is only one champion, and we all know that those two Chinese are the ones - oh, nationalists, if we wait until we get rid of the Spaniards, then we are their next target, so we have to grab the cake first, and then distribute it in the way we have formulated, as for the two Chinese, don't expect them to like us, they are Chinese, the Chinese never like foreigners, they only like themselves, so wait and see, if we don't resist, the Lin father and son who will get the most cake will definitely be the Lin family. "The big ghost has complained enough this time, if this is not enough to show his attitude, then it proves that the big ghost is really blind.

Although it is a complaint, but what is said is indeed the truth, everyone knows that Jimmy and Austin are partial to the Lin father and son, before the big ghost and Pineapple knew this but did not dare to say it, now is the last chance, if you don't seize it again, it will be over, during the time of joining the rebel army, the big ghost has already experienced the taste of holding power, and this feeling will be addictive.

"Who?"

Outside the house, there was a sudden questioning voice from the guards, although the big ghost and the pineapple were returning to Maragon from the light car, but there were still some guards, especially the big ghost, this guy came back with more than 200 guards, which was even bigger than the Spanish governor in Luzon.

No one answered, but the big ghost and the pineapple didn't pay attention, this is Maragon, the base camp of the rebels, and now there are more than a thousand mercenaries from the Far East Company stationed in the barracks outside the castle, no one dares to make trouble here, those mercenaries are not easy to mess with.

"Look, tomorrow there will be more people complaining, we just lit the fuse, our Mr. America actually proposed to vote by a show of hands, it's funny, this is Luzon, not the United States, our hands are only used to kill, never to vote." The big ghost didn't feel anything wrong, a few months ago, the big ghost was a local farmer in Maragon, only because he was fierce and aggressive, the big ghost was able to become the leader of the rebel army, if you want to say that he has any strategy, it is to promote him, such a person has an advantage, and he can do it by no means.

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with emphasizing military discipline." Pineapple is still worried, he is not as optimistic as the big ghost, he faintly felt a little wrong when he was in the meeting just now, but he can't say what is wrong.

Before Pineapple's words fell, someone suddenly threw something in from the window, and rolled it to the table with something, and Pineapple looked at it and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Grenades!"

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