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Minister Conger in Beijing also approached the Chinese side and demanded that China immediately stop the actions of the Japanese, so as not to let Japan's provocation against the United States affect Sino-American relations or the relations between the United States and the Asian alliance. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Chinese side did not disappoint them, and Li Yuanhong immediately held a press conference in Beijing, strongly urging Japan to immediately stop any military action in the waters off the Philippines in the name of the Asian Alliance, and if Japan insists on going its own way, they will bear all the consequences.

The British and French made the same statement, but all this did not stop the Japanese from moving on.

At 2:40 p.m., the Japanese Army landed in the Philippines and began to advance towards the interior of the Philippines.

The commander of the US garrison in the Philippines had gone crazy at this time, and a telegram from home told him to resolutely resist the provocations of the Japanese and not to make the slightest concession. At the same time, he comforted him that the United States had already launched diplomatic efforts, and various countries were actively intervening, and it would not be long before Japan was forced to withdraw its troops under international pressure.

He angrily threw the telegram into the trash, and the guys in Washington still don't understand that what they are being attacked is not a provocation at all, but an attack! It's a war that has been planned for a long time!

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the second military port in the Philippines that was attacked also lost contact, and the Americans realized that they had no chance, and at this time the US Navy was obviously unwilling to be killed one by one by the Japanese in the harbor, and they decided to break through.

The Americans themselves know that breaking through at this time is a dead end, but the result of staying here can only make their deaths worse in the end.

At 3:40, the remnants of the U.S. ** ship bravely came out of the port, and Inoue was very excited! With only nine warships left in the United States, and the Japanese navy having only lost one light cruiser so far, he immediately opened a gap to let these warships out of the harbor and mobilize all the Japanese warships around to surround them.

At the end of the order, Inoue also emphasized a special sentence: "The rise and fall of the empire is a battle here." All ships must work hard".

At 10 p.m., Togo's fleet arrived first, and together with Inoue, they formed an encirclement of the nine fleeing U.S. Navy warships, and Togo completed an unusually perfect "U" turn to trap the U.S. Navy.

Inoue and Togo's cooperation was quite tacit, and his fleet gradually adopted the tactic of seizing the T-shaped crosshead to pass through the American fleet at this time, and the two of them were like a knife and a lock, first locking the Americans, and then cutting them open.

The US Navy has shown quite good military qualities, and it has not panicked in the slightest in the face of such a situation. In the interspersed with Inoue, they even sank a Japanese heavy cruiser.

After being surrounded and cut, the two combat detachments of the U.S. Navy still resisted bravely, but as time went on, the Americans had fewer and fewer warships, while the Japanese warships continued to rush to the battlefield.

At 5:10 p.m., the rudder of the flagship of the commander of the US fleet was broken, the warship lost control, the commander of the fleet was seriously wounded, and all the superstructures were destroyed. Lost the ability to fight. Little Japan is really not authentic, and the Americans, according to their combat habits at this time, hang up the white flag when they lose their combat capability, wanting to withdraw from the battlefield. However, Japan did not even give them this opportunity and continued to bomb.

At 5:20, as if designing a practice target, the Japanese Navy easily sank the flagship of the American army. None of the 1,400 people on board, including the commander of the US Navy, survived.

The American fleet fell into a chaotic situation without command.

The Miami, the main warship of the US Philippine Navy, also became the main target of the Japanese Navy's attack, and the concentrated fire of five Japanese warships bombarded one of them, and he sank in only about 20 minutes. Of the ship's 900 officers and men, only 100 were still floating on the sea.

The Japanese obviously knew the warships of the US Navy very well, and the first thing they attacked was the warships of the US Philippine Fleet with combat effectiveness, and the Japanese Navy already had an absolute advantage in firepower and the number of ships, and it was the first to kill the Americans who could fight them, which made the whole battle even more one-sided.

5:50.

The Philippine fleet, consisting of 24 warships, was attacked by the Japanese, except for one cruiser, and then under the cover of darkness, they did not know where to escape, and all the remaining warships were sent to the bottom of the sea by the Japanese navy.

Japan's sneak attack on the Philippines was a model of complete military success, first taking out the Americans' mobile forces, then blocking the American fleet in the harbor one by one, and finally forcing the Americans to break out in a desperate attempt when there was already no hope.

From the beginning to the end, the Japanese Navy did not leave the United States the slightest chance to turn over, they only had two heavy cruisers and one destroyer, and three torpedo boats at any time. It can be said that the Japanese side won a complete victory, and when the Japanese army landed on the Philippine mainland, they were also invincible all the way by taking advantage of the heavy damage inflicted on the Americans by the navy, and they advanced closer to more than 60 kilometers in one night, defeated the largest US military camp in the Philippines, and captured more than 3,000 American soldiers.

Until this time, the Americans had not figured out why Japan was fighting him, but this question really didn't matter anymore. When the United States, which had always thought it was safe, was suddenly hit by war, their first reaction was to panic, and then they felt extremely angry.

The Americans immediately made a decision, if they want to say that the United States is worthy of our learning in this aspect, and they haven't come up with a plan yet, let's expel your Japanese ambassador first. Do you want to fight ourselves to study at home, now the US ambassadors abroad have begun to move around in various countries, seeking the support of the international community for him, and the only one is Japan, and I have nothing to talk about with you.

U.S. Minister Conger found Yang Xiaolin at seven o'clock in the evening of the same day, and this time he was not looking for Li Yuanhong, but because the United States was still thinking that it could force Japan to withdraw its troops through diplomatic or political means.

Now the entire Philippine fleet has sunk to the bottom of the sea, tens of thousands of American soldiers have perished in the sea, and tens of thousands of troops in the Philippines are in an extremely disadvantageous situation, and they are being heavily attacked by the Japanese. I don't know how to talk about it, Conger looked for Yang Xiaolin and said: "Commander Yang, we, the United States, will officially declare war on Japan tomorrow morning, I don't know what kind of attitude the Chinese government will have in this war?" ”

The Americans were very tough, and before Conger came to meet Yang Xiaolin, the United States was even prepared for China to intervene by force.

Yang Xiaolin asked Conger to sit in front of him, and after making a very sorry gesture, he said, "Mr. Conger." To be honest, I don't think you'd be wise to do that. Or from our Chinese point of view, this war is not in our interests, and I hope that the American side will calm down a little, and if you will give me a little time, I will find a way to bring Japan to its knees and make them withdraw from the Philippines. ”

Conger was about to sit down and slowly stood up, with a very serious expression on his face: "Commander Yang, can I understand that the Chinese side intends to intervene in this war?" ”

Yang Xiaolin didn't have the slightest excitement: "No, I think Mr. Conger misunderstood what I meant." Although we are allies with Japan, we Chinese have always been clear about right and wrong. I'm very sorry, because China can't help the United States because of the alliance, and the promise I can make is that if the war doesn't expand, China can guarantee that it will be between you and Japan. ”

Conger's expression was much more relaxed at this time, Yang Xiaolin got up and poured him a cup of coffee: "I have already asked the Siamese Navy to go to the western part of the Philippines, Mr. Conger." Let your land forces retreat westward, that's all I can do. ”

Conger nodded: "Okay, I'll report to China right away, thank you for your kindness." Also, I hope that this war will not affect our friendship. ”

Yang Xiaolin smiled: "Probably not." ”

Conger was visibly excited. Or that he had more urgent things to do. The cup of coffee on the table was still piping hot, he actually picked it up and drank it all, then turned around and walked out, even forgetting to say hello to Yang Xiaolin again.

Commander Yang looked at his back. A slight smile appeared on his face.

The American reacted much more violently than he thought, probably because these guys really couldn't accept the reality of being beaten with a slap, and they had always beaten others.

Conger's footsteps had just left the hallway. The door of the next room was opened, and Shotaro Abe came out with a smile on his face: "Thank you Commander Yang for taking care of you!" The Americans inevitably began to retreat westward, which was very helpful for our Imperial Japanese Army to occupy the whole of the Philippines. ”

The U.S. Army in the Philippines is now very passive, but the Japanese are just as uncomfortable. You must know that the Philippines is the only and exemplary overseas colony of the United States, and the US ** team is now being bored, if they really dare to resist, don't look at their army of only more than 10,000 people, but there are many people here in the Philippines who support the Americans, and it is impossible for little Japan to occupy the Philippines within a month.

The biggest problem faced by the Japanese Army was that it was slow to advance, which affected their overall plan, which was equivalent to giving up the possibility of occupying the Philippines within a month. But if the march is too fast, it will force the Americans to turn back and fight with them, and this turn will be very troublesome.

At this time, Yang Xiaolin opened a way for the Americans to survive, letting the Americans know that the Siam Navy would pick them up in the west of the Philippines, so that the US Army would run west, and the battle would be much easier.

Yang Xiaolin smiled: "I don't need to thank you for this help, but after the occupation of the Philippines, things can only rely on yourself, I want to know what plans Songyuan-kun has to make the Japanese army gain a foothold in the Philippines in the short term?" ”

Abe Shoutaro's eyes suddenly changed: "Commander, Matsubara-kun doesn't have any specific plans now, he said, we are going to plunder the Philippines, not occupy there, so there is no need to think about what to gain a foothold." ”

This is just like what Yang Xiaolin thought, it seems that Naokami Songyuan is smarter than he thinks. This kid knew that China would not let Japan occupy the Philippines forever, because this was China's doorstep, so he made up his mind to wash and leave.

Abe continued: "What Tokyo means is that after we fight the United States, the international community will definitely come out and intervene, and the Philippines will be handed over to the Chinese side to deal with." (To be continued......)

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