Chapter 315: Clearance
(Thank you for the reward from the father of the emperor and Qianmo Hanyun!) )
Tremat City, Tremares City, Cavite Province, seat of government of the First Philippine Republic. It is less than forty kilometers from Manila. Emilio? Mario, President Aquino's special envoy, fled from Manila only on May 5. In the humble presidential palace, Aquino received the ragged envoy.
"Mario, how did you get this way?" Aquino asked, frowning. He was born in an official family and was very important for etiquette.
"Your Excellency, the Chinese have dealt a ruthless hand to us. They defeated the Spaniards, but for us Filipinos, it was not a good result, the Chinese are far more ruthless than the Spaniards! Mario replied.
"What the hell is going on? When you went to meet the Chinese, what did their commander answer? Aquino asked.
"Your Excellency President, the Chinese refuse to leave the Philippines and say that if we want independence, we will not drive them away." Mario said.
"I expected that. The Chinese defeated the Americans last year, and they began to expand outward. The Philippines is so close to China, they will not let me go. By the way, why are you only coming back now? Are you still so wolf-bèi? Aquino asked.
"Your Excellency, when the Chinese general rejected our request. That guy Kanu did not die, and planned a riot by his compatriots in Manila, wanting to attack the Chinese. As a result, it was bloodily suppressed by the Chinese. The gunfire rang out for a night, at its most intense. The Chinese even used warship guns to shell the slums south of Manila. Our compatriots have suffered heavy casualties. The Chinese blocked Manila, and I knew I had only found a chance to get it back this morning. Our compatriots in the city of Manila. It was massacred by the Chinese. Most of the young and middle-aged people were killed. The whole thing, Manila, is a river of blood! Mario said with red eyes. That night, if he hadn't been fast and lucky. I'm afraid he's long gone.
"What? The Chinese are so brutal, they actually attack the defenseless Filipinos. These executioners, we must not let them go! Aquino said angrily. He had long forgotten about it. He is also of Chinese descent. It's just that he has forgotten his roots and has long regarded himself as a pure Filipino. (It seems that the current president is a guy named Aquino III, his mother's ancestral home is Longyan, Fujian, and she is the first female president of the Philippines, and she is a group of white-eyed wolves!) )
"Yes. Your Excellency the President. We need to fight back, we want to drive all these Chinese away from the Philippines, and we want to make them pay their blood debts! Mario said.
Aquino nodded, and then asked the top brass of the first republic of the Philippines to discuss countermeasures. At the meeting, Aquino unveiled the tragedy of Manila, these indigenous Filipinos. There was a surge of emotions demanding war against the Chinese and avenging the dead compatriots.
The first republic of the Philippines was the most powerful of the many resistance forces in the Philippines, and its main ruling area was the rich area south of the Carabarzon District. With an army of more than fifty thousand people. In all the battles against the Spanish colonists, they won heavy victories. Of course. Their equipment is complete rubbish for the squadron.
"We disdainfully tried to drive out the Spaniards, but these Chinese are even more wolves. We will continue to fight until we drive them all out and establish an independent Philippine Republic! Aquino solemnly promised the indigenous Filipinos.
Subsequently, the first republic of the Philippines immediately took action, and they actively contacted the Katipnan organization, the Pulahan followers, the Moro and the Sulu Sultanate, asking them to send troops together to attack Manila and drive out all the Chinese who had replaced the Filipino colonists. Aquino has a high prestige in the Philippines, and his appeal has been endorsed by several major forces. The Katipunan organization and the Pura Khan followers have sent elite forces to Cavite to prepare to unite with the First Philippine Republic. The Moro and Suro sultanates, on the other hand, were located in the southern part of the Philippines, but they also sent a large number of elite troops, but because of the longer distance, it took more time.
The Moro people are the Muslim ethnic groups of Mindanao, Palawan, Sulu Islands and Borneo in the southern Philippines, including Sulu, Samar, Maguindanao, Maranao, Yakan, Sangil, Tausug, Bacho, Palawan, etc., and are the mixed descendants of Arabs, Malays and local indigenous peoples, accounting for about 5%-0% of the population of the Philippines. After the Spanish invasion in the 6th century, the Spaniards found that the appearance, culture and customs of the local people were very similar to the Muslim inhabitants of Andalusia in southern Spain between the 5th century AD and later the Moros. The Spaniards preached Catholicism in the Philippines, and Muslims were killed. During this period, there were Muslim revolts in Manila led by Suleiman and Rakandura, both of which ended in failure. The Spanish colonizers vigorously pursued the policy of exterminating the original civilization in the occupied areas, destroying a large number of Muslim cultural relics, and Manila had many mosques in its history, which disappeared after the arrival of the Spaniards. This also provoked a revolt of the Moro people, who waged a protracted war against the Spanish colonizers.
The Sultanate of Sulu, the full name of the Islamic Sultanate of the House of Peace of Sulu, is an Islamic Sultanate established by the Sulu people in 457, located in the Sulu Islands at the western end of the Muslim Autonomous Region of Mindanao in the south of the present-day Philippines, as well as the middle of Basilan and Tavitawi provinces, Palawan, northern Borneo and other islands around the Sulu Sea. The Sultanate of Sulu had trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Malaysia and Indonesia. The capital is located in Ho Lak. In 76, Alexander , an official of the British East India Company? Dalrymple concluded an agreement with the Sultan of Sulu to set up a trading post on the island of Pulaubalambangan, but this plan failed in 05 and the island was abandoned by them. In 46, the Sultan of Brunei ceded Labuan off the coast of Shabasi to the British, and in 4 became a British royal colony. After a series of transfers, the rights of North Borneo changed hands to Alfred? Dent, he founded the British North Borneo Provisional Society Ltd. in the year. In 2 years, the British North Borneo company was established, with Kudat as the company's headquarters. In the year the headquarters was moved to Sandakan. In 5, Britain, Spain and Germany signed the 5-year Madrid Protocol, recognizing Spain's sovereignty over the Sulu Islands in exchange for Spain's renunciation of its claims to North Borneo. After the Spaniards gained sovereignty over the Sulu Islands, they launched a brutal invasion of the Sulu Sultanate, and the war between the Sulu Sultanate and the Spanish colonists broke out, and dealt a great blow to the Spanish colonists.
A coalition of more than 100,000 people, consisting of the first republic of the Philippines, the Katipunam organization, the Pulahan faithful, the Moro and the Suro Sultanate. It's just that it took them a full month to gather these troops. During this period, Major General Zhou Shu, the Philippine Governor appointed by the Chinese side, had arrived in Manila with the 24th and 31st Divisions, and with the 5th, 1st and 9th Brigades of the Marine Corps, the Chinese army in the Philippines had exceeded 60,000. In addition, the local Chinese in Guò collected a large number of news about the Philippine resistance. A security unit of 10,000 recruits from Manila and nearby areas has also been formed and training has begun. Although the combat effectiveness is still relatively poor, there is still no problem guarding Manila. This led the Governor of the Philippines, Major General Zhou Shu, to consider the next step in colonizing the Philippines. That is to purge these Filipino resistance groups. If these resistance groups are not eliminated, China's colonial rule in the Philippines will be severely affected. In the end, it is very likely that it will only be able to control the Manila region, as in the Philippines. Such a situation is absolutely not allowed.
In the former Spanish Governor's Palace, Major General Zhou Shu had moved in after his arrival, turning it into the center of Chinese rule in the Philippines. The original Spaniards began to return to Spain by boat. Knowing that there was no hope of recovering the Philippines, the Spanish government simply transferred the Philippines to China. And China, too, paid a million pounds for it.
"Ladies and gentlemen, according to our investigations these days, we have basically figured out the situation of the Philippine resistance forces. Now, the first president of the Republic of the Philippines, Emilio? Aquino was gathering the armies of the various resistance forces in Cavite, and by now they had gathered nearly 100,000 men. As long as we can get rid of these 100,000 people, we can hurt the vitality of these resistance forces! I planned, and in three days I started the action. The 24th Division, the 31st Division, and three Marine Brigades were all dispatched to exterminate these indigenous Filipinos in one fell swoop. As for the defense of Manila, for the time being, the security forces are in charge. Captain Tang, is there a problem? Zhou Shu asked.
"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely guard Manila!" The captain of the security team is called Tang Long, the second son of the president of the Manila Chamber of Commerce, a young man in his thirties. The security forces are equipped with weapons that have been re-equipped by the Chinese Army, but they are also well-equipped.
"Very well, then Manila will be handed over to you. In addition, we were given guidance from the security team who was familiar with the terrain of the southern part of the Philippines. This time, we are going to completely clean up these Filipino natives! Zhou Shu said.
"Yes, Lord Governor!" Tang Long nodded. Among the Chinese, there are many who are familiar with the topography of the Philippines, and such guides are easy to find.
On June 5, 9, the Clearing Army, consisting of the 24th and 31st Divisions of the Chinese Army, the 5th, 1st and 9th Brigades of the Marine Corps, left Manila and rushed to Cavite, where the first Republic of the Philippines was located. The naval fleet has also departed to provide them with artillery support.
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