Chapter 357: Declaring War on Spain (Part II)
When the Spanish consul in Taiwan left, Wang Guorui also officially announced the relevant news on the radio that the Spaniards had failed in their sneak attack on their Java Sea Fleet, and had been defeated and surrendered. Taiwan officially declared war on the Spaniards and immediately sent a fleet and land force to seize the Philippines, and the Philippines belonged to Taiwan from then on.
And this news immediately shocked the Western world, especially the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, who did not expect that there would be such a thing. They originally thought that this sneak attack was nine out of ten, and they all pinned their hopes on this sneak attack, as long as the sneak attack was successful, they would be most successful. But now the sneak attack failed, but it was plotted, which is simply incredible. And then, they began to launch an intelligence network, hoping to figure out what was going on in this period. And soon, they also found out through various means, and at that time, many people saw that the so-called "battleships" attacked by the Spaniards were all fake, and they were all made of ordinary pig iron, so they rotted as soon as they hit and sank immediately. And this shows that Taiwan has been prepared for a long time, obviously deliberately allowing the Spaniards to sneak attack, and then serve as an interface for them to start a war with Spain and then seize the Philippines.
"Bastard, we have fallen for the plot of the Taiwanese again!" The Marquis of Salisbury said angrily.
And the secretary of the Marquess of Salisbury said at once; "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, now we don't have to worry about whether or not we are plotting or not. And now we have fallen into the trap of the Taiwanese, and the Taiwanese are about to land in the Philippines, so with those natives on the Philippine island, it is impossible for them to stop the Taiwanese army. The army of the Taiwanese people, even the people of our empire, do not dare to humiliate them, let alone those natives who have no industry, and all of them use hoes and stones as weapons? The fall of the Philippines has become inevitable. And then they will have access to the huge resources of the Philippines, which will then serve as an important foundation for the next development. And we have to deal with it, it's better that we can't hold on to it! ”
"Bastard, what the hell is wrong with this?" Said the Marquis of Salisbury.
If the Marquis of Salisbury didn't know that someone had leaked the secret by this time, then he was really the prime minister for nothing. This is definitely a leak by someone, and Taiwan came up with a plan on the spot. Then they deliberately got some fake warships made of pig iron in the harbor, but the real warships were ambushed outside, waiting for the Spaniards to come and attack, and they took the opportunity to destroy the Spaniards. The Spaniards, on the other hand, could not bear it at all, because they pinned all their hopes on this sneak attack, and if the sneak attack failed, the consequences would be very severe. Taiwan has been declared war by the Spaniards, and the next step will inevitably cause the Spaniards to lose the Philippines.
And the main thing is that the Spaniards lost the right to control the sea, and in this case, once they lost the right to control the sea, the Spaniards could not continue to fight. Because Taiwan has transported a large number of bullets and supplies from the island to the South Seas. In this way, Nanyang does not have to worry about the lack of ammunition, so they can also fight with confidence. Originally, they wanted to occupy sea supremacy, cut off Taiwan's supply routes as a threat, and then force Taiwan's more than 100,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of civilians in Nanyang to retreat. Although the Spaniards went to war, they did not intend to fight a big fight, they just hoped to create a strategic situation by sneaking up on Guò, and then force Taiwan to withdraw its troops. But now that they have ended up like this, they all feel very depressed.
"Your Excellency the Prime Minister. I have to be very scrupulous about leakers. You have to know the people who know about our plans, that is, the top leaders of the countries. People who aren't even in the core sector don't know. And none of our military in the British Empire knew about it, and the Dutch didn't know much about it. In the end, it's the Japanese, it must be the Japanese who have a problem, and it's definitely them who leaked the secrets! Let's go and ask the Japanese where they leaked the secrets, and they are mainly responsible for this! The Prime Minister's Secretary said.
And this has to be said to be a matter of civilization. Although Japan and Britain and the Netherlands are calculating Taiwan together this time, they are in the Eastern and Western civilizations after all. At this time, even if the British deduced the leak, they all thought that it was the Japanese leak. After all, they believe more in the Dutch, who are culturally similar, but they don't want to trust Japan, an oriental country. So they thought that it must have been leaked by the Japanese side, which made this plan completely fail. So the Japanese have to take the main responsibility. And the main thing is that the British do not believe that people in Western countries will take the initiative to leak secrets, especially at the top level.
"Yes, immediately ask the Japanese who they are leaking. This time, the Japanese will have to take the main responsibility. The Marquis of Salisbury said again at once.
And the British knew that this time the plan had failed completely, and that the Spaniards had no need to help. If they have not been able to seize the sea power, it means that the sea control has fallen into the hands of the Taiwanese, and Taiwan is not afraid that there will be no ammunition to transport supplies to the past, and this means that the Spaniards' plan to fight a war of attrition has completely failed, so they have no way to go. Their army is still in the Strait of Malacca, and if they dare to leave the Strait of Malacca, then they will inevitably be attacked fiercely by Taiwan, so they simply cannot afford this result.
And in the Spanish government, this made everyone gloomy, and at this time, the Spanish government received a sneak attack from its own navy, but was attacked by Taiwan, and the result was only able to surrender in the end It also felt very tragic. They originally thought that with the British as a guarantor this time, they should be able to defeat the Taiwanese easily. But they didn't expect that it was only being used by the British now, so they didn't expect that this plan would fail at all. And they were not mentally prepared at all, and as a result, they faced the result of failure, which made them feel very tragic. What makes them even more helpless is what they should do next, the army is currently unable to reach the Strait of Malacca.
"What the hell is going on here? Didn't the British repeatedly promise that the plan would succeed? Archduchess Christina asked.
And the people on the scene could not say a word, because this time the British repeatedly assured that the plan would be successful. And as long as their Spanish sneak attack is successful this time, it will be considered a success, and at that time, the physiology of war has become inevitable. And the Spaniards listened to the nonsense of the British, and only then did they agree to this very risky plan. Although there was an adventure, everyone felt that it was feasible after reasoning, so they chose to agree to the British as the vanguard of attacking the Taiwanese. But now Taiwan has seen through their plan, and has given them a few plots, and then a Spanish battleship and two cruisers have been ruined like this, which makes them not angry. The loss is so great, and it still fails, this is simply unacceptable.
And the most terrible thing is that they steal chickens and rice, after they declare war on Taiwan, Taiwan seems to be ready immediately, and immediately let the army be ordered to occupy the Philippines, which makes them feel very depressed. And their sneak attack, not only did not seize the right to control the sea, but could give Taiwan a suitable reason to occupy the Philippines and seize the Spanish colony. This was already beyond the expectations of the Spaniards, and they didn't know what to do next, should they continue to fight?
"Queen Mother, we have now ordered the army not to continue the attack, we should go and hold on to the nearest island of Sumatra. Our army cannot continue to move forward, and if it continues to move forward, it may be sunk by Taiwan's navy. At that time, we were facing a very dangerous situation for our more than 100,000 Spanish troops. So we can't continue to attack, we don't have sea supremacy now, and we can't defeat the Chinese in a war without sea supremacy. Said the Spanish army general.
In this day and age, it is no longer possible to achieve victory by relying on the army alone, and it is also necessary to have sea supremacy. If there was no sea supremacy, it would not be possible to defeat the enemy, so now the Spaniards had lost sea supremacy and could no longer get a steady stream of supplies from the rear. Even their troop carriers had to face the result of being sunk by the Taiwan Navy, so they naturally continued to attack in a daze. But they will naturally not be willing to withdraw their troops like this, so they plan to land on Sumatra, which can also solve a very huge problem. Prepare for the next arrangement, after all, they are waiting for time, they think that it is impossible for Taiwan to go to Sumatra.
"Queen Mother, as long as we let the army land on Sumatra now, then Taiwan will definitely not dare to land on Sumatra. After all, Sumatra is on the other side of the Strait of Malacca, will they dare to land on Sumatra? When the time comes, will the Western countries let them go? Immediately an army general said.
"Okay, let the army land on Sumatra immediately and ensure your own safety. This time, we really stole chickens and rice. The Queen Mother of Spain Cristina said helplessly, obviously this time the plan for Spain is to reach blood mold. (To be continued......)