Chapter 21: The Third Wolf
Nyerere left like this after talking to Yang Xiaolin, and he didn't even give the commanders of the army who had a good impression of him a chance to say goodbye to him.
Lao Ni's popularity in Yulu Mountain is really good, he has never intervened in any internal struggle in the Northeast, although he has beaten many people, but those brothers who have suffered Lao Ni's stick have great respect for him.
Commander Yang's heart was very sad, but if a person wants to go back to fight for his motherland, even God can't stop it.
Although I don't know what the war in Africa is like, according to the analysis of the situation, their battle must be more brutal than China's war, because whether it is the Central Powers or the Entente Powers, to put it bluntly, they are all bandits.
Africa is the spoils of war that they have grabbed in their hands, and they will not allow Africans to resist.
Yang Xiaolin really didn't know if he had a chance to see Nyerere again. But I have decided in my heart that I must help them when I have the ability. On the one hand, Lao Ni is his friend, on the other hand, if the African revolt can have a certain effect, it will have an important impact on the whole world pattern, perhaps, the days of those bandits will come to an end.
No one really pays attention to the situation there in Africa now, because the riots in Africa, in the eyes of the European gentlemen, although they are large, have been quickly extinguished, and now only sporadic fighting remains. Gentlemen never thought that these low, dark-skinned guys could cause themselves any trouble.
Their energies were all on Europe, where the situation was very tense, and everyone knew that the battle was going to take place there, and it would be decided that the robber would speak later. I have a little spare time, and my eyes are also on Asia.
The war between China and Russia has attracted worldwide attention, as has Indonesia and the Philippines.
Let's talk about the Philippines first, and to be fair here, the colonial policy of the United States can be said to be the mildest among Western countries. And their takeover of the Philippines is indeed an unintentional situation.
Before the liberation of Cuba by the United States, the Philippines was also a Spanish colony. During the Spanish-American War, in order to cut off Spain's access to strategic materials from the Philippines. Six U.S. warships were stationed in the port of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
At dawn the next day, the Western Fleet opened fire. The battle lasted until the afternoon, and the Spanish fleet was completely silent, with 170 casualties. Only one person died on the American side, and because he was so nervous, he died of a heart attack.
At that time, the Filipino people were desperately seeking independence from Spanish rule, and they gave great support to the United States in the battle against Spain in Manila, and the independent revolutionary forces received armed assistance from the United States Navy waiting for support in Manila Harbor, and cooperated with the American army in attacking Manila.
After the surrender of Spain to the American army in Cuba, in order to thank the local armed forces for their help. The naval fleet of General Dewey of the United States cut off the retreat of the Spanish Philippine fleet, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Philippines surrounded the Spanish forces in the Philippines, and with the help of the Americans, the Spanish colonial regime in Manila, the capital of Africa, also surrendered.
At this time, the United States did not follow the values of the colonial empire that had been popular for a century, and used the privilege of the victor to forcibly occupy the Philippines from Spain, but bought this Spanish colony at a price of 20 million US dollars, and at the same time took on the huge debt of the Spanish Philippines.
In doing so, the Americans avoided a larger war in the Philippines. It also prevents other countries from getting involved in the Philippines under the pretext of debt problems, so to speak, they are all for the Filipinos. But the Filipino guys thought they had helped the Americans win the war, and the Americans had taken over the Spanish colonization of themselves, and they couldn't accept it. turned around and came to fight with Lao Mei.
Each country has its own characteristics, and if there is one word to describe the Philippines, these four words are obviously very appropriate.
Spain has just withdrawn, and your national power has really made you independent and independent? A group of European powers are looking for new colonies. A pack of wolves is waiting for meat. It is safe to say that if the Americans withdraw from the Philippines now, the British and French gentlemen will not hesitate to pounce.
The tolerant policy adopted by the United States when it ruled the Philippines. Abide by President McKinley's management policy of "not exploiting, but seeking construction, civilization, and education". Filipinos were also trained in the establishment of an independent government. In any case, Lao Mei has done a really authentic job in the Philippines.
The Philippines was developing very rapidly at that time, and the United States slowly gave them a certain degree of autonomy, and the Philippines faintly had a tendency to become a second-rate country.
But now it is different, they think that the Americans have bullied them, and the moderate policy of the Americans has become weak in their eyes, and they are becoming more and more vigorous in their resistance.
Let's talk about Indonesia, the Netherlands has now withdrawn from the ranks of first-class countries, not even a second-rate country, the former maritime hegemon has lost its glory yesterday, and Indonesia can be said to be the largest colony of the Netherlands now.
The Dutch own Indonesia, for example, like an old and frail robber guarding a pile of gold in a group of robbers.
The British have long wanted to reach over and drive the Netherlands out of here. The Dutch took advantage of it, and now the bandits themselves were engaged in infighting, forming gangs and preparing for a group fight. Although he is no longer able to fight as an old bandit, those strong guys don't want to provoke him, so the Netherlands can hold Indonesia until now.
This was the case in the South Seas, where the colonization of the United States and the Dutch would have continued beyond World War II if there had been no major changes. The First World War broke the bandits, and then they began to engage in the Soviet Union first, and then the mustaches, and never had a chance to pay attention to it.
The Americans and the Netherlands are two people, two pieces of meat, the Americans are not interested in robbing the Netherlands, the Dutch do not have the courage to provoke the United States, and the South Seas at that time was simply a paradise compared to the war-torn China.
Especially in the Philippines, many Chinese people go there to earn a living.
It was a harmonious situation that could only emerge from two wolves and two pieces of meat. Now the form is really different, and the newly emerging Japan is also eyeing the South Seas, and when there are only two pieces of meat, but three wolves come, it is destined to be in trouble.
Japan also wanted to develop, and they wanted to put the Great Japanese Empire on a glorious path. And a lot has been done for this. They had already taken Taiwan and Korea, but this was far from satisfying the ambitions of the Great Japanese Empire.
If they can continue to set foot in China, the Japanese will keep their sights on the Northeast until they use China's resources so that the Imperial Japanese Army can sweep away all Western powers in Asia.
But the problem is that China suddenly has a Yang Beat Ghost, and the Japanese are blocked on the side of the Yalu River, just not letting them come. Of course, Little Japan will not say that he will sit there and wait for Yang Dagui to get out of the way, this road is not easy to walk, so he will find out if there is any other way.
People cannot hang themselves from a tree, and the development of the country is even more so, and there cannot be only one route.
The Japanese feel that they still have some strength. At least their naval record is brilliant.
The Beiyang Naval Division, known as the fifth in the world, sank. Lao Maozi's fleet, known as the third in the world, also sank. These achievements may not have inspired them to challenge the European powers, but it should not be a problem to get the already weakened Netherlands in Asia and see if they can take advantage of the moderate Americans, right?
At the same time as the Sino-Russian War was going on, Japan cooperated with the British Empire in its blockade of China, but on the other hand, there was an argument that became more and more popular at home. Some scholars of great standing in Japan have begun to say that just as the Americans declare that the affairs of the Americas are the affairs of the United States. In Asia, as the first to become a strong country, Japan has the responsibility to help all Asian countries move toward civilization, and Asia is one of the five continents in the world. It should have the same international status as Europe and the Americas.
This argument is really scary in this day and age! The British Government and the US Government immediately made their views clear, and they were deeply concerned about such dangerous words and deeds in Japan. It is hoped that the Japanese Government will take measures conducive to peace in Asia and refrain from stirring up trouble.
The Japanese side immediately responded, saying that such remarks were the personal views of a small number of people. The Japanese Government has always pursued cooperation with Western countries and will never do anything inappropriate.
On the other hand, a small number of Japanese began to contact the Philippine resistance groups and provided them with military supplies.
It's the same in Indonesia, where more and more Japanese ronins are coming to Indonesia from China, and these people quickly mingle with the locals and do things that are not in keeping with their status as merchants.
The Dutch government issued a solemn protest demanding that the Japanese side restrain its citizens.
All this happened at a time when the Chinese and the Russians were at war, and the British Empire did nothing substantial to restrain Japan other than rhetoric, and the Americans and the Dutch had no troop build-up and military preparations other than protests.
Although the official apologized repeatedly, a group of military and political dignitaries such as Terauchi Masatake, Yamayama Aritomo, Togo Heihachiro, Saionji Konobo, and Katsura Taro were conducting secret negotiations in Tokyo.
The negotiations were so informal that they weren't even allowed to be recorded by clerks, but they knew that the outcome of their discussions here would determine the fate of the Japanese Empire and probably change the layout of the world.
Saionji is now the prime minister of Japan, and his political line is relatively moderate, and he is quite resistant to the expansion line.
"Ladies and gentlemen, are you really sure that we can enter the South Seas? You must know that the South Seas are not China, and when our fleet sails over, we will have to contradict the Western countries, and I know that the Dutch cannot stop us now, but what about the Americans? Also, have you considered the attitude of the British Empire? In the unlikely event that our actions make the British Empire unhappy, it will be extremely detrimental to Japan's development. ”
The temple is righteous and the mountain county has a friend glanced at each other, and the county county has a friend and immediately said: "Your Excellency Xiyuan Temple, what do you mean?" Is it to let our army continue to wage war with the Chinese? ”
Xiyuan Temple nodded: "The day before yesterday, the British government conveyed a message to us, asking us to send troops to cooperate with some Russians, the Russians performed very badly on the battlefield, and if there was no military help, they might lose the war." ”
Masaki Kai said: "Your Excellency Xiyuan Temple, I remind you that the militia of the Volunteers in the Northeast is also heavily guarded, and we have no chance to raid them at all. ”
"Could it be that the Japanese Empire was afraid of a group of militia? Senior General Terauchi, as a general, I don't think it's appropriate for you to say that. ”
"As a prime minister, I don't think your approach is appropriate! Yang fought the ghost this time and only used less than 100,000 troops to fight the Russians! The total strength of the defensive line he arranged was less than 200,000! He also has a large reserve army to mobilize. ”
"But he doesn't have supplies!"
"None of us!" (To be continued......)