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By the time the Governor's Office issued the "Crusade Order", the size of the rebel army under the command of "Junjun" had reached 6,000 men, and there were many more people in Luzon who attacked the Spaniards under the banner of "Junjun", and this part of the number has not yet been counted.

Among these 6,000 people, the number of Chinese reached 1,500, which not only included the Chinese in Luzon, but also the mercenaries who came to Luzon from the Ryukyus, the Dutch East Indies, French Indochina and other places, Jimmy and Austin did not refuse, as long as there were Chinese willing to join the rebels, they had to receive complete military training in Maragon, they did not participate in the attack on the Spaniards, they were not responsible for collecting supplies around, but they enjoyed the best treatment and supplies, these 1,500 people, It was also the basis for Jimmy and Austin to prepare for the future Luzon government.

Jimmy and Austin want to establish a pro-American government dominated by Chinese, then they must ensure that the Chinese have the strength to govern, and the army is undoubtedly the best embodiment of strength, as long as there are enough troops in hand, the future Luzon will not let the Chinese call the shots.

For Jimmy and Austin's arrangement, Fernand Gonzalez Jr. is dissatisfied but helpless, the modern army is dominated by hot weapons, and it is no longer an era when a group of farmers can rebel with a hoe, and hot weapons are not as good as knives and spears without ammunition, Jimmy and Austin control the logistics supply of the rebels, each soldier of the rebels only carries ten rounds of ammunition on weekdays, and the supply will be temporarily increased in wartime, without Jimmy and Austin's supplies, the mighty rebel army will disappear in less than half a month.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't have illusions about the Spaniards, their current surrender is only forced by the situation, once the situation is stable, the Spaniards will definitely settle accounts after the autumn, the result can be imagined, we have all been on the blacklist of the Governor's Palace, the Spaniards who died in our hands have not ten thousand but eight thousand in the past half a year, even if we want to surrender, the Spaniards do not dare to accept it." At the mobilization meeting for the first assault on Manila, Jimmy vaccinated the rebel leaders to prevent some from illusions.

Yes, Jimmy and Austin decided to launch the first attack on Manila in December, in fact, in the last two months, the Rebels have begun to operate around Manila, and the Spanish colonial servant army has performed poorly in the previous contact with the Rebels, they are poorly armed, undertrained, demoralized, and vulnerable in the previous skirmishes, which gives the Rebels enough confidence, Jimmy and Austin decide to respond to the "Raid Order" of the Governor's Palace with an attack.

Fernand Gonzalez Jr. also attended the rally, as did several other leaders of the rebels, Lin Xianghai and his son Lin Jian'an.

So far, the rebel army is still a relatively loose structure, and Jimmy and Austin will not concentrate power in the hands of a few people, so although Fernand Gonzalez Jr. is nominally the leader of the rebel army, he does not control all the troops, and the troops are scattered and controlled by several people, so that although the troops controlled by Lin Xianghai are not the largest, they are the strongest.

"We must not surrender, we all have the blood of the Spaniards on our hands, the Spaniards will not let us go, and anyone in my troops who dares to speak of surrender will be executed immediately, and at the same time his companions will be implicated." Fernand Gonzalez Jr. also knows the severity, otherwise he would not be qualified to be favored by Jimmy and Austin.

In order to control his subordinates, Fernand Gonzalez Jr. implemented a "joint sitting system" in the army, one person had a problem, and the whole squad had to sit together, although this method was a little bloody, but it was very effective, in order not to be implicated by his peers, almost everyone would consciously monitor their companions, this mutual suspicion of each other in the long run, although there are hidden dangers, but in the short term, there is no problem, this is also what Jimmy and Austin requested, they don't want the rebels to have a strong combat effectiveness.

"Only if you get kicked in the head by a donkey will you want to surrender, we are about to start attacking Manila, what do you want to get you can take it yourself, what can Zangwillil give us? Can you give me his daughter? "The leader of the rebel army named the Great Ghost spoke more vulgarly, but his words were not rough.

"Then go back and prepare, we will start the attack on Manila in December, and I wish you all a good harvest by then." Austin declared the meeting over and motioned for Lin Xianghai to stay.

After little Fernand Gonzalez and the big ghost left, Jimmy asked Lin Xianghai with a smile: "I don't let you go to Manila, do you have any opinions?" ”

"No, I'll do whatever you two ask me to do, since you two won't let me go to Manila, then naturally you have your intentions." Lin Xianghai is very sensible, he does whatever he wants, and never asks why.

So far, whether it is advanced equipment or training, the troops in Lin Xianghai's hands are the strongest in the army, and even the total strength in Lin Xianghai's hands is comparable to Fernand Gonzalez Jr., in this case, it is commendable that Lin Xianghai can still calm down.

"Don't worry, what should be yours is yours, Manila is not so easy to fight, this time it's just a test of Manila's reality, the real attack will start in the new year, don't worry, it's better to accumulate strength now, and there is a chance to fight in the future." Austin appeased Lin Xianghai, which was not much necessary before, since Jimmy and Austin decided to support Lin Xianghai, they should maintain due respect for Lin Xianghai, Jimmy and Austin.

Manila is not easy to fight, the point is that the Spaniards still have a fleet in the port, although most of those warships are dilapidated, not even steel hulls, just sail warships, but they are still incapable of the rebels, and before they can destroy the Spanish fleet, all military actions against Manila can only be harassment.

"Mr. Jimmy, I know." Lin Xianghai can feel that Jimmy and Austin's attitude towards him is changing, the original estrangement has long since disappeared, Lin Xianghai is not a person who knows what to do, he knows who gave everything he has, although he will inevitably be restrained by the Far East Company and Ryukyu in the future, but it is a world of difference compared to living under the hands of the Spaniards.

When Jimmy and Austin made their decision, Li Mu, who was far away in New York, also began to feel the pressure from Washington.

In mid-August, Major Mars Carry, an observer sent by the War Department to the Far East Company, submitted a report to the War Department detailing the situation in Luzon, at the end of which Mars Carrie gave his conclusion that if the War Department did not speed up preparations for war against the Spaniards, then in the future the interests of the United States could be damaged by the slowness of the War Department's actions.

The War Department was indeed sluggish, and the report did not reach the desk of Secretary of War Sherman until the end of August, but unfortunately Mars Carry's warning was not heeded by Sherman, and it was not until mid-September that the Spanish ambassador to the United States protested to Washington over the Far East Company's attack in Luzon, and Sherman learned the extent to which Far East Company had done in Luzon.

"Ream, you're making me very passive now, even the congressional masters know that your Far East Company has done something that our War Department has not done, I have to say, you arms dealer really surprised me with your enthusiasm for war, it seems like we are just waiting to pick peaches." Sherman personally came to New York and complained to Li Mu at a cocktail party held by Rockefeller.

The Spanish ambassador to the United States lodged a solemn protest to Washington against the attack by the Far East Company, and the protest raised by the Spanish ambassador to the United States was akin to a threat, and if Washington did not punish the Far East Company for the attack of the Far East Company, then Spain would escalate the matter to the level of war.

It must be said that politicians in Washington do not care about the threat of the Spaniards, the whole world knows that Spain is strong in foreign countries, and what politicians in Washington care about is that if the War Department does not act in time, then it may lose the interests that originally belonged to the United States, which is unacceptable to the politicians.

"Yes, if you War Department want to be lazy, then you just wait to pick peaches, but I want to remind you that the number of peaches depends on the level of effort, it may be most, it may be some, or even none." Li Mu, as the executive director of the Far East Company, should respond to Sherman's complaints, of course, Li Mu is not worried about this problem, Sherman's complaints are not serious, Li Mu and Sherman's relationship is very good, at least better than Sherman's relationship with the congressional masters.

"Don't be arrogant, you can't win the final victory without the cooperation of the Pacific Fleet, so you'd better be careful, don't wait for the harvest season." Sherman is not in a hurry, the shortcomings of the Far Eastern company are obvious.

"Hey, hey, don't make a fuss at my banquet, I'm in a good mood right now, don't force me to kick you out." Rockefeller finally had time to come over to greet Li Mu and Sherman, and seeing Sherman's face full of anger, Rockefeller deliberately joked.

Of course, it is impossible to get out, Standard Oil is huge in scale, and it is not so large that it can ignore the War Department, and compared to politicians, businessmen have much less influence on the military, except for arms dealers like Li Mu.

"Another shareholder of the Far Eastern Company, what's the matter, obviously don't do good business, you have to do the mercenary industry, you guys have been poisoned by Reem." Sherman was not in a good mood, and it was not pleasing to anyone at this time.

"Dude, do you know how many people you have offended with this sentence? Be careful, you've almost offended most of the American business community. "Li Mu now has enough allies, and the shareholders of the Far East Company can almost decide the election of the president, so Sherman should come to New York to find Li Mu, instead of Li Mu going to Washington to meet Sherman.

"Speaking of seriousness, Reem, I want your Far East Company to slow down, at least until the Pacific Fleet is fully prepared and synchronized with the Pacific Fleet." Although he knew that Li Mu was joking, Sherman was still taken aback by Li Mu's words, others did not know the details of the Far East Company, and Sherman knew very well that if the shareholders of the Far East Company were unhappy, there would be an earthquake in the whole United States.

In the plan of the War Department, the Pacific Fleet should be composed of 12 to 15 capital ships, and now the plan is less than halfway, but the expansion of the army has been basically completed, and the troops are conducting training in Hawaii to land and seize the island, but it will take time to complete the training, and Sherman is now afraid that the United States has not yet declared war on Spain, but the Far East Company has already driven the Spaniards out of Luzon, which will be embarrassing.

Don't look at the Far East Company now has no warships, but with the financial resources of Li Mu and Rockefeller, it doesn't take too much effort to form a fleet, and the American shipyards have no idle slipways because they have to meet the orders of the War Department, but there are so many in Europe that as long as the Far East Company pays for it, there is nothing that cannot be done, and even sailors can be recruited from European countries.

The United States is a country composed of immigrants, and there are many sailors in the Old World who are willing to try their luck in the New World, and even if the Far East Company pays enough money, Britain and France and other countries can get active warships, which is not a fantasy.

"Of course, that's what we say in the agreement, our Far East Company will act in strict accordance with the provisions of the contract, and we are honest and trustworthy law-abiding businessmen." Li Mu did not put aside the meaning of the Ministry of War, the Far East Company still needs the US government to attract firepower.

"You just remember the agreement, I thought you forgot, I heard that you have now invested thousands of people in the Far East, which is a big deal." That's what Sherman was worried about, the War Department wanted not only benefits, but also honor, as long as he could get it, Sherman wanted it.

"There are not a few thousand people, in fact, we have less than 3,000 people sent to the Far East, and only a few hundred people are really invested in Luzon, these people were originally just reconnaissance troops, but I didn't expect them to be able to do so much, and the Spaniards are angry, otherwise it would not have been so smooth." Li Mu is very proud, strictly speaking, the Far East Company is now getting the maximum benefit with the least investment, which fully shows that Li Mu, the executive director, is competent, and if he is replaced by anyone else, I am afraid that Li Mu is not suitable for this position.

"Hundreds, it's hard to imagine—" Although Sherman has enough qualifications, he does not know the situation in the colony, which is related to Sherman's opponents in his military career, after all, when Sherman participated in the Civil War, his opponents were Robert Lee and John Pemberton, while the opponents of the Far East Company in Luzon were Spanish colonial servants, the two are worlds apart, Sherman used the combat effectiveness of the Southern Army during the Civil War to measure the Spanish colonial servant army, which greatly overestimated the opponent.

Relatively speaking, Li Mu is much more realistic, the Spanish colonial servant army used to scare the natives of Luzon is okay, but it is not enough to use it for combat, to put it mildly, the volunteer army composed of farmers in the United States is stronger than the servant army.

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