In a humble house on the outskirts of Manila, Philippines, a meeting is taking place that could decide the fate of the Philippines.

In fact, there were very few people attending this meeting, except for John, an intelligence officer on the Australasian side, there were only the leaders of the three major independent forces in the Philippines, Manuel, the leader of the Philippine Revolutionary Army, Waleed, the leader of the Free Philippine Army, and Sandro, the leader of the Philippine Independence Army.

One of the obvious characteristics of being able to become the leader of the independent forces in the Philippines and being contacted by Australasian intelligence officers is that they have a good reputation among the Philippine revolutionary forces or political circles.

Coming from politics, the leader of the Free Philippine Army, Waleed, is the deputy speaker of the Philippine Senate and one of Manuel's main rivals in Philippine politics.

And Sandro, the leader of the Philippine Independence Corps, like Manuel, was born in the Philippine revolutionary forces and was also supported by the revolutionary forces.

It can be said that the combination of these three people has a huge influence on the revolutionary forces and politics of the Philippines, and can also determine the direction of the entire local forces in the Philippines.

If there were no Americans, these three would definitely be the three largest magnates in the Philippines.

But it is a pity that the current Philippines is the Philippines of the Americans, and the three Manuel only have some prestige among the local forces, and are not valued and treated by the Americans.

"Everyone, you must have known each other for a long time, so you don't need to introduce yourself too much. I would say that this is a great opportunity for the Philippines at the moment. Throughout the world, all the victorious countries were in a state of overwhelm, and the Philippines became independent at this time without too many countries' interference. John, Australasia's intelligence chief in the Philippines, clapped his hands, looked at the three Manuel, and said with a smile.

Manuel looked around, although he was friends with the other two before, but now the relationship is a little awkward.

"Mr. John, how much support can Australasia give us? And will Australasia be able to quickly support us internationally after we wage the War of Independence? Manuel was the first to stand up and ask his own questions.

Regardless of the number of US troops stationed in the Philippines, judging from the comprehensive strength of the Philippines and the United States, it is almost impossible for the Philippines to win the war of independence on its own.

This also means that how much assistance Australasia can provide is related to whether the Philippine War of Independence can be carried out smoothly and whether the Americans can be successfully defeated.

At the same time, Australasia's international support is also important. If the Americans can be forced to make concessions diplomatically, or if they can contain some of the Americans' forces, it will be a good thing for the Philippines.

The other two also nodded, they were all smart people, and this kind of question that would determine whether the war of independence could be won or not was also of concern to them.

"First of all, on the question of the level of aid." John smiled and said, "A batch of weapons and equipment including 50,000 rifles, 30 machine guns, 25 artillery pieces, 5 million rounds of ammunition, 150,000 rounds of machine gun ammunition and 15,000 rounds of artillery shells is about to arrive in Manila, which is also the sincerity of our Australasia." With this equipment, I believe you will be able to deal with the US troops in the Philippines and quickly control the whole Philippines after the Revolutionary War is launched. ”

Because of the arms trade with Russia, Australasia's military enterprises are still in a state of production day and night.

It is still very easy to set up a batch of weapons and equipment for the Philippine revolution, and most of the weapons and equipment for the Philippines are second-hand equipment that has been eliminated by the Australasian army, so it is even easier to raise.

Hearing the amount of assistance with weapons and equipment that John said, both Manuel and the other two were quite satisfied.

At full level, the Americans have fewer than 3,000 troops in the Philippines. The weapons and equipment that Australasia provided to the Philippines can arm an army of 50,000 people.

Even if it is numerically superior, it can easily eliminate the American garrison of 3,000 people, after all, Australasia has also aided machine guns and artillery, and the Philippine army is not too far behind the American garrison in terms of weapons and equipment.

It's just that Manuel looked at the other two, and there was a trace of worry in his heart, that is, about the distribution of this batch of weapons and equipment.

These weapons and equipment are very important to the Philippine revolutionary forces, and can greatly improve the military strength of any force.

This also represents a problem, no force is willing to give up this batch of weapons and equipment, after all, this can make its own strength reborn, and it has an advantage over other forces from the beginning.

Just imagine, if Manuel can obtain most of this batch of weapons and equipment, the other two forces will no longer pose a threat to Manuel, and Manuel will be able to smoothly obtain the right to speak in the Philippine government in the future.

But the problem is, Australasia clearly won't let that happen. The reason why he did not mention the issue of the distribution of these weapons and equipment was that he also wanted to see contradictions between the three forces in the Philippines and have an impact on the unity and reunification of the Philippines in the future.

Obviously, the other two people were also aware of this problem, and their eyes flashed with tacit understanding between each other, and they all had their own thoughts about this batch of weapons and equipment.

"As for international solidarity with you, rest assured, we have secured the support of Britain and France, and the World League will recognize the Philippine War of Independence at the first time and express its solidarity. With the support of the world coalition, it is believed that the Americans will not make reckless moves. John continued with a smile.

The name of the World Alliance, the three Manuel have naturally heard of it.

When the flu epidemic was more serious, the World Alliance forced the United States to admit its guilt and paid a large amount of compensation to all member countries of the World Alliance.

For John's words, Manuel and the others still believe it. As long as Australasia can get the support of Britain and France, it will be equivalent to the support of the entire world alliance.

Backed by the entire world alliance, even the powerful United States has to admit retreat.

You must know that the world alliance is not just a few countries, the most powerful powers at present, plus more than a dozen small and medium-sized European countries are united, and its scale is far greater than that of the previous Entente, and it is not at all that any country can resist alone.

If the support of the World League can be obtained, it will be of great help to the Philippine War of Independence.

Obviously, John's words satisfied the three Manuels and their hopes of winning the Philippine War of Independence were much greater.

"Mr. John, when will that batch of weapons and equipment arrive at the earliest?" Sandro, the leader of the Philippine Independence Corps, asked expectantly.

At present, the armed forces of all three are still very weak, and the strongest Manuel only controls the independent revolutionary army of about 2,000 people.

With the armament of these 50,000 rifles, the military strength of the three people must be expanded to at least more than 10,000 people, so it is also necessary to expand the size of the army in a timely manner.

But the expansion of the army must also be supported by corresponding weapons and equipment, and the recruited soldiers must not be allowed to train with sticks and kitchen knives.

Let's not talk about whether this kind of training is effective or not, even if it seems that it will make its army weaker in momentum.

"This batch of weapons and equipment departed yesterday and will be delivered to Manila within a week. You can now prepare for the recruitment of men, and before your recruitment is complete, the weapons and equipment will be smoothly transported to you. John said with a smile.

The expansion of the armed forces of the three was carried out in secret from the Americans, so it was not destined to be a big fanfare.

As a result, it will take longer for the trio to expand their armed forces, even if it is only to 10,000 people, at least several months, and it will also require the search for more secret training sites.

Fortunately, the Americans' control over the Philippines is not so strong, and it is still easy to find a relatively empty and uninhabited venue for training in the huge Philippines.

In this era, there is no such pity as satellites, and if the Americans want to discover the whereabouts of these troops, they must either send a large number of reconnaissance planes to search for them day and night, or they can only rely on luck to find them.

As long as we do a good job of secrecy and do not alarm the Americans, it is basically impossible for the Americans to find out.

"What should the US fleet in the Philippines do? Mr. John. "The leader of the Free Philippine Army, Waleed, raised his own question.

Compared to the U.S. fleet in the Philippines, the U.S. Army garrison is a good solution.

But how to solve the US fleet in the Philippines is a very tricky one.

Although most of the warships deployed by the Americans in the Philippines are small and medium-sized warships, and even some obsolete products that are not needed by the US Continental Navy.

But the problem is that the Philippines does not have any navy at all, which means that it is simply impossible to pose any threat to the American fleet.

On the contrary, the American fleet was able to inflict enormous damage on the coast of the Philippines, which is an unsolvable problem for the current revolutionary forces in the Philippines.

"As long as you can successfully eliminate the American garrison, the American fleet will be solved for you." John smiled and said: "His Majesty is very concerned about the situation in the Philippines, and the fleet of Australasia can be dispatched at any time to help the Philippines, a neighbor that is being bullied. ”

It was still good to move Arthur's name, Waleed did not have the slightest doubt, and obviously believed what John said that Arthur cared about the situation in the Philippines.

In fact, this is also normal, Australasia acted like this in the Philippines, as the monarch of Australasia, it is impossible for Arthur not to know.

Even if you think about it deeply, Australasia's actions in the Philippines may have been instructed by Arthur.

This is also the power of a powerful monarch, who can easily change a country's foreign policy, and it is even easier to control a small Philippines.

Hearing John's answer, Manuel was also visibly relieved. The American fleet was the most difficult to solve, and if Australasia could be out, it would also mean that the most difficult part of the War of Independence had been solved in advance.

As for the next retaliation of the Americans, with the endorsement of Australasia and the World Alliance, it is a question of whether the American reinforcements can land in the Philippines, and other issues do not need to be considered too much.

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