Yamashita Bong's words obviously frightened Sugiyama Moto, if the Wehrmacht really had this kind of forbearance ability, then it would undoubtedly be a huge disaster for the Japanese-occupied Southeast Asian region.

"It can't be! It is impossible for them to hide in the jungle for so long without being detected by us, after all, we have occupied the Philippines for more than a day or two! Ma Yaqing stood up in disbelief and retorted loudly.

"But how much time have we spent searching the jungle?!" Yamashita Bong looked at Ma Yaqing coldly and said, "Or, did their actions attract our attention before this?!" ”

Jian Yaqing couldn't help but stagnate, and she couldn't speak. Indeed, the Japanese army, having occupied Southeast Asia, first annihilated the forces of those European forces that resisted.

Since then, they have been happy and have not been subjected to any major attacks. The most serious one was when the American general was rescued. But as a result, the remnants of the American guerrillas, who numbered about 1,000 people, were also exterminated.

"Since they never appeared, how can you be sure that they are there?!" Sugiyama Moto, who forced himself to calm down, looked at Yamashita and asked.

Yamashita Bong shook his head and said, "I'm not sure they're there." But that's the only reason why these Filipinos have suddenly become so timing-savvy and so stupid. ”

"Whether it's or not, we'll just have to wait for what happens next......"

Washington was shocked at first when it received the news, and then it was ridiculous. Who do those Filipinos think they are?! And choose to be neutral in the war, who do they think they are?!

"Your Excellency, I feel that we can join forces with the Philippines in this war. I believe that our friendship with them will make this cooperation extremely successful! ”

A congressman named Robert Jr. looked agitated and danced to Roosevelt as he stated his opinion: "And. We don't have to look at the tiger's face anymore. To some extent, we were even able to use the Philippines to restrain them......"

He kept talking excitedly, but he didn't notice that John Rockefeller Jr. next to him was looking at him with the eyes of a stupid Olympic champion.

Little John is extremely skeptical about how this congressman got into Congress, and his mind is full of donkey hooves?!

Now the situation in the Philippines is obvious, and their choice of neutrality is to seek death. They betrayed Japan, and Japan's powerful combined fleet remained in the seas of Southeast Asia. It only takes one breath to reach the Philippines.

With the fighting power of those Filipinos, John Jr. did not think that they would be able to hold off the Japanese counterattack.

"Okay, I'll take your request into account......" Roosevelt's smile stiffened slightly. But still barely smiled. I thought to myself that it was fortunate that these idiots did not become their staff, otherwise they would have been angry to death a hundred times.

After sending the impassioned congressman away, Roosevelt summoned a meeting of the top cabinet members, including John Jr. and Hull.

"I think this is the tiger's temptation of us......" Roosevelt's special adviser Pershing Sr. spoke first, glancing at the crowd.

"According to Ike, Barton, and Stilwell. The Defence Force has always had great confidence in the South-East Asian region. And the tiger's style of action is to never fight unprepared battles. I don't know if you've noticed that since the Philippine incident, the coalition government, which is an efficient government, has not said anything about it. ”

Old Pershing's words made everyone fall into deep thought, indeed. The Philippines succeeded in expelling the Japanese, but strangely enough, the closest coalition government to the Philippines did not say anything about it. It seems like this has never happened.

"They are testing us to see if we will abide by the agreement and bring the whole of Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia into their sphere of influence...... "John Jr. sighed after figuring out the joints, "If we accept the Philippine offer." And, as the congressman said, use the Philippines to elbow China......"

"If we choose this way, it will be extremely difficult for us to cooperate with the coalition government in the future. Even, they will choose to delay again and again on the issue of sending troops to the Soviet Union......"

Roosevelt smiled bitterly and said what little John didn't say in one breath. What happens in the Philippines will not have any impact on the situation of the war.

Their strength, the quality of their soldiers, and their combat effectiveness determine that they can easily be dealt with in any aspect of the war. And if there are people within the allies who can't bear to intervene in Southeast Asia, presumably the coalition government will use their hands to clean up these crises.

"I feel like we should make a statement that we have signed the agreement. The commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater is Tu Mengben, commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces. Any problem in the Philippines will be dominated by the attitude of the National Defense Forces......"

Hull pondered for a moment and said to Roosevelt, "Now our army is completely unable to set foot in Southeast Asia. Our navy fought in the Atlantic. Australia's forces are completely inadequate to enter Southeast Asia to assist in the defense, and if they force contact with the Philippines, they will only anger the tiger. This is not a wise approach. ”

Roosevelt nodded, then looked at the others. John Jr. and others also said they had no opinion, and Roosevelt asked his secretary to prepare for the press conference.

But not long after the secretary went out, he hurriedly came back with a blue face and looked at Roosevelt and the cabinet leaders present and said: "Your Excellency, we have just received the latest news, the Speaker of the British House of Lords issued a statement: He welcomes the new Philippine President President Aquinonuvi to visit Ottawa......"

Roosevelt and the others couldn't help but change their faces when they heard this, and Little John sighed helplessly and scolded in a low voice: "These British Yankees who have not achieved enough things and have more than enough failures ......"

"You idiots! Why didn't you inform me about this?! Churchill was furious in the conference room of the British Provisional Government, and the Speaker of the House of Lords made a statement that he was not informed of at all.

"Your Excellency, this is a statement made in a personal manner, and it is my private matter. So I didn't need to inform you, did I?! The Speaker of the House of Lords looked at Churchill dissatisfiedly and said.

"You're so indecisive, and this is the best time to nail that damn tiger. If I told you. Just the discussion had to be discussed for half a day. By the time we make a decision, maybe they'll all be co-opted by the Americans. ”

Churchill looked at the Speaker of the House of Lords and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

"Are you so sure that Nouvi can keep the Philippines safe?! The Japanese Combined Fleet is in Southeast Asian waters, and I don't see that these Filipinos can stop the Japanese counterattack. ”

"Nuvi's timing is good, and now the Japanese army as a whole is busy fighting the Wehrmacht troops on the front line in Annam. So they can't mobilize forces to wipe out the Philippines. And we only need to send a batch of weapons and armed men from Australia to the Philippines to be able to arm them. When the time comes, if you want to gnaw it down again, I'm afraid it won't be so easy. ”

The speaker was full of confidence, looked at Churchill and said: "General MacArthur, the famous general of the US army, is now in Australia, and they have organized more than 100,000 troops. These troops only need to arrive in the Philippines. Then it is not so easy for the Japanese to fight again. ”

"And we need to take a stand ahead of the United States, so that we can win over the Philippines to a certain extent. On the one hand, it gave the unknown tiger a little color, and on the other hand, it also choked the gateway to the Indian Ocean. ”

After a pause, the speaker said with great ambition: "And Southeast Asia has such abundant resources. After the war, we can cooperate with the Philippines to develop ......"

The speaker of the Chamber, after counting a whole host of benefits of uniting the Philippines in front of Churchill, said, "So, for these reasons. On a personal note, I invite President Nouwe to come and visit at the appropriate time. ”

Churchill is now tempted to strangle the bombastic idiot in front of him, and the repair of relations between the coalition government and Great Britain, which has taken countless pains and pains to pay for huge benefits, is now a mess by this idiot.

If Churchill had heard the term pig teammate, he would have never hesitated to apply it to the Speaker of the House of Lords.

"First, I can tell you for sure. MacArthur would never have sent troops to the Philippines. Churchill took a deep breath and calmed himself as much as he could.

"Now the Japanese clearly have an advantage in Southeast Asia, and their combined fleet ensures that the American forces with the main fleet in the Atlantic are unable to strike at them."

"It is true that now the Japanese are engaged in a war with the Wehrmacht, and the main fleet cannot leave. But don't forget. In addition to aircraft carriers, the Japanese army also had dozens of battleships and cruisers! These gunboats are enough to support the Marine Corps in carrying out combat missions against the Philippines. ”

Churchill looked at the speaker and said coldly: "Do you think that the United States will send the troops that have been gathered with great difficulty to the Philippines to die at this time?!" If they do. Then it is likely that Australia will not be able to keep it! ”

The speaker was in a cold sweat at Churchill's words, but he still stubbornly said: "I have gotten the news." Members of the U.S. Congress are convincing the U.S. government to accept the fact that the Philippines is independent......"

At this time, Churchill's secretary knocked on the door and said to Churchill with a solemn face: "Prime Minister, we have just received news. President Roosevelt announced at a White House press conference that the United States would only recognize Tu Mengben, vice chairman of the Chinese coalition government and commander-in-chief of the Wehrmacht, as commander-in-chief of the Allied Pacific Theater, so they would follow the opinion of the coalition government on the Philippine issue......

When the Speaker, who was still arguing with Churchill just now, heard the news, he sat down in his chair and couldn't say a word.

"Ton Trotsky, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union, has just issued a statement in which they seconded the opinion of the United States and also recognized only the Commander-in-Chief of the Wehrmacht, Tu Mengben, as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Pacific Theater, and he would base the situation in the Philippines on the opinion of this Commander-in-Chief......

Churchill smiled wryly. In the end, only these short-sighted men of the British Empire jumped into this pit, but they did not know how the Tiger and his coalition government would resist the British Empire from now on......

In China, the atmosphere in the conference room of the joint government office building in the imperial capital is relaxed. Yan Zhengqing said with a smile as he held the latest statement of the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union.

"It seems that the United States and the Soviet Union have nevertheless chosen to respect the agreement between us. It doesn't matter if they see something or if they mean it. At least they complied with the protocol......"

"Humph! Damn Brits, I knew they weren't going to be that honest! Lin Sen's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he snorted coldly: "Later." Rank these people as the least persona non grata in our coalition government. ”

Lin Sen's words, the secretary hurriedly wrote it down. It will be difficult for the British Empire to have any contact with the coalition government from then on. Because by this incident, the whole coalition government has lost its trust in Britain.

"Meng Ben, it's time for us to launch, right?!" Lin Sen turned around and said to Tu Menghu with a smile: "Your father has sent a telegram three times, asking me if his grandson was born." Your old man is in a hurry to come back, so don't delay this matter any longer. ”

Tu Menghu smiled awkwardly and nodded at Su Zongzhen beside him. The latter smiled and led people out to give the general attack order to the Nanyang Army Division, and at the same time reported the news to Tu Sancang, the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Theater.

Nuvi, who is in Manila, now has no idea that he is in a catastrophe. The new Philippine president scolded the United States and the Soviet Union for their ignorance in his office, and incidentally praised the generosity of the British Empire.

"This is the confidence of the old empire, how long has the United States and the Soviet Union stood up?! It turns out to be China's face! It is really a loss of confidence for a big country. Nuvi smiled disdainfully and said, "We can't visit the UK for the time being, but we can strengthen our ties with them......"

It was extremely easy to get the Philippines, which made the self-confidence of these family leaders swell like a sponge falling into water. Some even began to imagine themselves being able to swagger to visit the UK. The prime minister of the country he once looked up to had to shake hands with him cordially as a gesture of friendship......

"President Nuvi, I think what we should be worried about now is a Japanese counterattack." Harris, the new vice speaker of the Philippine Congress, said worriedly: "We have not found a suitable coastal defense weapon among the weapons left by the Japanese. If they counterattack us......"

"Uncle Harris, you're overly worried. The Japanese still have to deal with the Wehrmacht! They don't have time to attack us for the time being, and all we have to do now is to take advantage of this opportunity to expand our position on the international stage. And then in exchange for weapons, machinery and equipment to arm our country. ”

Nuvi was now so excited that he said with great interest, "As long as we are strong." The roots of the Japanese did not dare to come near us. ”

The conclusion is correct, but unfortunately the path is wrong. Harris didn't speak again, he just remained silent and watched the performance of Nowe and the others. There is no doubt that none of these people will listen to them now.

They defeated the Japanese. Gaining recognition from the old empire, Britain, has made them swell their self-confidence to frightening proportions. In their opinion, they can do anything if they want to.

Everything looks so optimistic. Even the slightest risk is negligible. After defeating the Japanese. Nuvi used the original army as the backbone, and at once pulled up more than 40,000 troops to form the Philippine Strong.

In Harris's opinion, these more than 40,000 chaotic troops are not much better than bandits. But in the opinion of Nuwe and others. This is a formidable power in the Philippines.

Moreover, Harris has always felt that something is wrong with the Philippines. He couldn't say what was wrong, but the old man was keenly aware that there seemed to be an invisible hand pushing in this series of chaos in the Philippines.

There had been a flaw in the hand, but Harris couldn't find it. He just instinctively felt that something was wrong with these things.

"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! ......Suddenly, there was a scream outside the door of the conference room. A violent explosion followed.

The explosion was so violent that the glass on the windowsill was directly shattered and fell to the ground.

"What's going on?! What's going on?! Send someone to check it out right away!! Nuvi panicked, and even his voice changed in tone of fear and became shrill and short.

"Did the Japanese call back?! Did the Japanese call back......" The clan leaders in the entire conference room panicked and rushed to the door of the conference room one by one.

They had lost the slightest of the hesitation they had just had, and all that could be seen in them was panic and fear. They knew what would happen if the Japanese came back.

There was no doubt that the Japanese would have slaughtered their entire family. And they themselves don't want to escape this fate.

"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Da Da Da ...... Rumble! The sound of gunfire ...... resounded throughout the city of Manila, and even the entire Philippines.

And when Nuvi and the others rushed out of the conference room, they were stunned to find that they had been surrounded. Countless soldiers in colorful military uniforms and armed with steel guns indifferently surrounded them in this office building.

The sentry at the gate had been disarmed or killed, and a voice came from among the crowd.

"Everyone lay down their weapons immediately, or they will be killed!" As he spoke, the heavy machine gun "suddenly ......" and knocked the dust on the ground into the air.