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All the Spanish soldiers surrendered their weapons and were placed in the barracks under the custody of the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps. They will wait for negotiations between China and Spain before deciding their fate. However, given that they surrendered voluntarily, in the end, no matter what, their safety will be guaranteed.

Philippine Viceroy Basilio? Augustine and other officials of the Spanish-appointed Philippine colonies were also put under control, restricting their freedoms. However, according to the previous agreement, the safety of their lives and property will be protected.

When the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps entered the city of Manila, the Chinese people living in the city spontaneously came to both sides of the street to welcome the soldiers from the Celestial Empire into the city. From their eyes, it is obvious that there is joy. During the Manchu era, they were treated as outcasts of the Celestial Empire, and the Manchus ignored them and allowed the colonists and indigenous Filipinos to be killed. And now, the imperial ** team has come and defeated the invincible Spanish colonists, which all means that their future safety and life are guaranteed. It is foreseeable that as the Philippines becomes a colony of the empire, the status of these Chinese will be greatly improved in the future, and they will become the superior and ruling class of the Philippines. Of course they were very happy.

"Chief of Staff, the people welcome us to the Philippines!" Wu Haibin, commander of the 5th Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, rode a tall horse and followed Li Haitao, chief of staff of the home fleet, and spoke with emotion as the Chinese people welcomed the squadron into Manila.

"Yes! They had been bullied for hundreds of years, and now they were finally able to be protected by the Empire. However, the Chinese people welcome us, and you, those indigenous Filipinos, clearly have hatred in their eyes! Li Haitao said.

"Some natives are just some of them, and they can't make any waves. Now that the Spaniards have surrendered, the next step is to wipe out the rebels of these indigenous people! Wu Haibin said.

"Old Wu, don't be careless. According to the information we have received, the Spaniards were only able to control Manila for a generation and a few other large cities. The rest of the Philippines has fallen into the hands of the indigenous Filipinos, who are said to be armed with more than 100,000 men. Your 5th Marine Brigade is only about 8,000 people at full strength. Li Haitao said with some worry.

"Chief of Staff, what happened to the more than eight thousand people? Our Marines are all capable of being ten! Wu Haitao argued.

"I have already sent a report to the country, the 8th and 9th Brigades are already loading, and they will be able to reach Manila in five days. By then, with three brigades in hand, we will be able to make it easier! Li Haitao said. When he entered Manila City, Li Haitao learned that although there are more than 100,000 Chinese in the Philippines, there are still too few in general. Let's just say that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the entire city of Manila, except for tens of thousands of Chinese and tens of thousands of Spaniards, all the others are Filipinos. Once these Filipinos go violent*, the consequences will be unimaginable. He now finally understood why Wang Yuze asked for the order to deal the most brutal blow to these Filipinos, and only after these Filipinos were eliminated and the immigrants from the country arrived, could the empire truly take the Philippines into its hands.

"By the way, a battalion will be drawn from the 5th Brigade and set off tomorrow for Guam and the Mariana Islands, these areas, which are still Spanish colonies, are now at war with the Spaniards, and His Majesty has an order to occupy all these areas. I'll send two destroyers with me. The Spaniards were not armed at all in these areas and were easily able to deal with them! Li Haitao commanded.

"Yes, Chief of Staff. When the time comes, just let the battalion go! Wu Haibin said.

At this time, a group of people appeared in front of the street, beating gongs and drums, and dancing lions, looking jubilant. When Li Haitao and Wu Haibin appeared, an old man with white hair and a cyan silk robe greeted him with several Chinese.

"Grass people Tang Xi knocks to see my lord!" The old man fell to the ground and shouted. The middle-aged people in the back also fell to their knees.

"Hurry up, old man, the Empire has abolished the kneeling salute!" Li Haitao and Wu Haibin hurriedly dismounted and helped the old man and those middle-aged people up.

"Thank you, sir! We have been looking forward to bathing in the grace of God for hundreds of years, God has eyes, and today we have finally arrived! The old man named Tang Xi said with tears in his eyes.

"The old man is strict, the country was poor and weak before, and he couldn't protect the overseas Chinese. Now that the empire is strong, it will naturally protect you! Li Haitao replied. In the past, the Manchus ignored overseas Chinese, but the empire was different. As the descendants of the Chinese nation, the empire will never sit idly by and watch its overseas people being oppressed.

"In this case, then we, the people of the overseas, will be blessed!" Tang Xi said happily. The rest of the Chinese are also happy. Li Haitao's answer made them very satisfied.

"I don't know what the old man's name is?" Wu Haibin asked.

"Old Tang Xi is the president of the Manila Chinese Business Association, and these are all directors of the business association. The Celestial Empire's army attacked the Philippines, and we were very happy, and we specially prepared to come to the labor army! Tang Xi said.

"It turned out to be President Tang, don't bother, we are here to protect the interests of the Chinese in the Philippines, don't trouble everyone anymore!" Li Haitao said.

"My lord, this is a piece of our heart for the Chinese in Manila! Please also appreciate your face! Tang Xi and the directors of other business associations all persuaded him.

Li Haitao and Wu Haibin were stubborn, so they had to agree to attend the banquet they prepared. As for the things sent by the business associations, they only wanted some meat and vegetables, and as for the money, they didn't take a penny. This also made Tang Xi and others respect the emperor ** team even more.

The soldiers of the 5th Marine Brigade had taken full control of the city of Manila, and had entered various military positions, and began to defend the port. The entire city of Manila fell under the control of China. As soon as the follow-up troops arrived, the squadron would spread in other directions from Manila until the whole of the Philippines was brought under Chinese rule.

Li Haitao and Wu Haibin attended the banquet, at which the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, especially Li Haitao's suggestion that he would recruit a group of Chinese children to form a security team in the near future, and he was even more supported by the rulers of these big Chinese families in Manila. Once they have guns, their safety is even more assured.

Manila's City Hall became the temporary office of the 5th Marine Brigade and the Marine Detachment. Li Haitao is temporarily in charge of handling the affairs of the Philippines. Of course, after the arrival of the Philippine governor, he will also return to the fleet.

"Chief of Staff, Brigade Commander, there are a few indigenous Filipinos asking to see you!" When Li Haitao and Wu Haibin returned to the city hall, the staff officer reported to them.

"Indigenous Filipinos? Who are they? Li Haitao asked.

"Chief of Staff, the person who came is said to be an envoy of the First Republic of the Philippines, and there is also an envoy of an organization called Katipunan!" The staff officer replied.

"Bring them in!" Li Haitao said.

"Chief of Staff, what do these Filipinos want to do?" Wu Haibin asked.

"What else could it be? It definitely wants us to get out of the Philippines. This so-called First Republic of the Philippines is the most powerful force among the rebel groups in the Philippines, and the other organization called Katipunan is also very powerful and has a great influence in the Philippines! Li Haitao said.

"If these natives want to come, if they want us to withdraw from the Philippines, they have to ask Lao Tzu if the gun in his hand agrees!" Wu Haibin said immediately. Although the squadron took Manila without much effort, the entire Philippines, in the empire's plan, has become a colony of the empire, and it is completely impossible for the empire to spit out the fat in its mouth.

Soon, the staff officer entered the office with two middle-aged men in darkness.

"Have I seen the Chinese general, my name is Mario, and I am Emilio, the president of the First Republic of the Philippines? Aquino's envoy. This is Kanu, and he is one of the leaders of the Katipunam organization. The middle-aged man at the head introduced himself. Fortunately, there are people in the Chinese business association who know their language, otherwise they would be really blind.

"Hello, please take a seat!" Li Haitao said.

"Thank you, General China!" Mario and Kanu hurriedly thanked him.

"Did you come to see me, what is the matter?" Li Haitao said straight to the point.

"Your Excellency, Emilio? President Aquino sent me here to thank the squadron for helping us drive out the Spanish colonists. China is arguably the most powerful country in Asia, and we are willing to become China's allies when we unify the Philippines. Mario said.

Li Haitao shook his head speechlessly, and then said: "Special Envoy Mario, I led the army to attack the Spanish army because my country has declared war with Spain. It is not meant to help you. "These cunning Filipino natives also want to use righteousness to help the squadron. However, Li Haitao obviously won't eat this set.

Mario and Kanu were stunned, they didn't expect Li Haitao to directly deny that they were here to help them. This made it impossible for them to carry out the plan they had prepared.

"Do you Chinese also want to continue colonizing the Philippines? We Filipinos would never agree! The leader of the Katipunam organization, named Kanu, said with an angry expression. Obviously, they fought for the overthrow of Spanish rule, and were absolutely unwilling to overthrow a Spain and have a stronger enemy on their heads.

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