Xinhua Palace.

Respectfully accepting the ivory-inlaid dragon pattern marshal's scepter and the gold dragon's eye and diamond-inlaid first-class Blue Dragon Medal from the empress, Xiao Ruhai turned around, nodded to the left and right, and comfortably accepted the applause and congratulations of his colleagues.

Holding the fifth marshal's scepter awarded by the empress since she ascended the throne, Xiao Ruhai only felt at ease. Before him, Yang Zhengjin, the spiritual leader of the military department, Hu Ke, the leader of the administrative organs, Liu Bailiang, the leader of the command organs, and Wang Zhi, the commander of the Northern Front, had all received this honor......

On the way back to their seats, the comrades rushed to shake hands with him, yes, comrades, there were no outsiders here, all of them were "close comrades from another world" who shared the highest ideals.

Xiao Ruhai felt that all the old members of the group had a more or less grateful attitude towards him, which dates back to the time and space task force during the Asian-Russian War, at the beginning the group center did not have the confidence to defeat the task force in one fell swoop, Liu Yun ordered the group civilian officials and all the family members of the group to immediately evacuate the Beijing division, his Chinese officers went to Tianjin, and the family members took the train directly to Jiangning, where Xiao Ruhai, the commander of the South China Military Region at the time, was responsible for protection. Xiao Ruhai carefully arranged, properly arranged, after the family members returned to Beijing, they all talked about how Jiangning's "Commander Xiao" attaches importance to how dedicated, everyone is grateful, and from then on, they all respect Xiao Ruhai, Liu Yun even let it out: "Whoever dares to be unkind to our Commander Xiao in the future is ungrateful, and he will cut off his children and grandchildren!" ”

With Liu Yun's words, Xiao Ruhai's position is as stable as Mount Tai, but he is not proud of it, neither spying on the central position, nor meddling in other affairs, only concentrating on managing his southern territory, quietly spreading his henchmen in the southwest, southeast, and south China military regions, and has achieved the dominance of the three national liberation forces, namely Vietnam, Burma, and Nanyang Volunteers. Since the beginning of the war, he has not only personally led a large army to pacify Vietnam and Burma, but also led an army led by his new and old subordinates to liberate the Philippines, Malaya, and the East Indies.

You play with your world. I serve my land for one acre and three points, people don't offend me, I don't offend people - this is Xiao Ruhai's attitude towards the group.

Surrounded by the enthusiasm of the crowd, His Excellency the new Marshal finally sat back in his seat.

With a deliberate cough from Liu Bailiang, chief of the General Staff, the noise just now instantly dissipated.

"Today's convening of this imperial meeting is not only to celebrate Commander Xiao's meritorious service, but also to discuss and determine the disposal plan of the Nanyang Liberated Zone. This issue has both military and administrative aspects, so it is necessary for the military department and the cabinet to discuss it jointly, and even more so because this issue involves the history of another time and space. Only relevant group members have the right to participate. According to the Group Ordinance, before the approval of the leader. Any content of the meeting is strictly forbidden to be leaked, otherwise it will be punished according to the regulations regardless of the title - no need to remind this anymore, right? As the current highest real power in the military department, Liu Bailiang seems to be in charge of the overall situation.

"Now, Comrade Zhang Zhigao, who has recently served as Foreign Minister, will present on behalf of the Cabinet the plan for the disposal of Nanyang."

Recently, Zhang Zhigao, who has been rare and full of spring breeze, held the notebook that had just been opened and closed with his left hand, and his right hand turned and stretched slightly in the air, and his eyes were blazing and he began to speak.

"I will speak one by one, from near to far, from simple to complex."

"Recently, the simplest thing is Vietnam, and the country has been restored. It has also become a constitutional monarchy, and it has joined our alliance, which is basically the same as that of Burma, according to the relationship between the allies. It is handled by normal diplomatic channels. There are also things that the military needs to worry about here, one is to assist in the formation and training of the new army, and the other is to Haiphong and the Cam Ranh Bay military concession. The legal aspects of these issues have already been recognized by the formal treaty, and it is OK for the military to act in accordance with the treaty. ”

It was the Philippines, which was ruled by Spain for more than 300 years and occupied by the Americans. In fact, two years before the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, the national independence war in the Philippines had begun, and in November 1897, the provisional government was passed+_, but due to the unfavorable situation of the war, Aguinaldo signed a treaty with the colonial authorities, surrendered, and dissolved the government. ”

"As far as I know, that guy also received a bounty of 800,000 pesos from the Spaniards, and the former chief of staff of the army, General Zhang Yao, interjected contemptuously.

Liu Bailiang frowned, glanced at him, Zhang Yao shrugged his shoulders, and did not continue to interject.

Zhang Zhigao seemed to be unaffected in the slightest, and continued in the spirit just now: "However, after Aguinaldo's surrender, many rebel soldiers and civilians continued to fight, and a rebel army led by Macabros established power in central Luzon and liberated a large area. Just when the rebels and the Spanish colonial forces were desperately fighting, the Spanish-American War broke out, and the American fleet sailed into Manila Bay and killed the Spanish fleet. At that time, the main force of the U.S. Army had not yet arrived so quickly, so he planned to use the Filipinos to kill the Spanish colonial army first, and then go down the mountain to pick peaches after he was the best. Soon, Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines on a U.S. ** ship, called on the Philippine army to counterattack, and then declared the independence of the Philippines and established a provisional central government headed by him. In September 1898, the National Assembly was convened in the capital Malloro, and in January of the following year, the official 'Malloro Constitution' was promulgated, announcing the birth of the Republic of the Philippines, and Aquinas served as president. At that time, the empire was busy preparing for war against Russia, and had no time to take care of it, so it could be said that it was powerless. ”

When the Philippine rebels surrounded Manila, the U.S. military did everything possible to prevent the Philippine army from attacking Manila, and also privately reached a secret agreement with the Spanish governor, asking Spain to 'transfer' Manila to the United States, and the U.S. Marines landing in Manila, and at the same time forcing the Philippine troops to withdraw from the Manila area. Manila was imported, the Spanish-American War was also fought, and in December 1898, the United States 'transferred' the Philippines to the United States. In the second year of the second year, the Philippines declared war on the United States, but the national strength was there, and there was no suspense, so it could only kill one more and count one. By the end of the year, Aguinaldo was captured and the Republic of the Philippines was gone, but guerrilla warfare and large-scale armed uprisings continued until 1908, and the United States did not officially declare the end of the Philippine War until 1906. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhigao raised his chin slightly and raised his voice - making a righteous and awe-inspiring statement: "To sum up, from a moral point of view, it is the United States who despicably went down the mountain to pick peaches, and after the Philippine people overthrew the Spanish colonial rule, it brazenly invaded the nascent Philippine Republic, destroyed the national power established by the Philippine people by their own strength, and pushed the Philippines back into the criminal order of colonial rule!" Adhering to the royal road and justice, our empire responded to the bloody cry of the Philippine people, rejuvenated the royal army, expelled the United States in one fell swoop, and liberated the entire territory of the Philippines, so it is natural that the independence of the Philippines should be restored, and it should be ordered to reconvene the Congress, promulgate the constitution, elect the president, urge it to join the East Asian Alliance, sign an alliance treaty, and henceforth handle it according to normal diplomatic channels in the relationship between allies. As for the military wants to guarantee the right to requisition military land and labor, it is naturally stipulated by diplomatic treaties, and of course, the military also has to assume the responsibility of organizing and training the new Philippine army - no problem, right? “