The eyes of the world were drawn to the two wars that broke out in Europe, and Australasia had enough time to do its own thing, such as pushing the Philippines to launch a war of independence.

As a matter of fact, the Philippines has been meticulously preparing for more than half a year, and the weapons and equipment that have just been used have already been transported to the hands of the three major independent forces in the Philippines.

After more than half a year of recruitment and training, the number of Philippine troops who resisted the United States was not low.

According to information from the Philippine side, the most powerful force is still the Independent Revolutionary Army controlled by Manuel, with a total number of more than 20,000 troops.

However, Waleed, the leader of the Free Philippine Army, and Sandro, the leader of the Independence Corps, were clearly united, and the two men divided all the remaining weapons and equipment, and their respective armies also had about 15,000 men, and they were not afraid of Manuel.

Such a confrontation is what Arthur would like to see, and they will not break out into much contradiction until the Americans are completely defeated.

After careful preparations, both the three Filipino powers and Australasia felt that the right time had come for them to end American rule in the Philippines.

At the end of July 1920, with Manuel's order, tens of thousands of Filipino troops immediately moved into action, surrounded the Philippine Senate and government, and quickly took control of the Americans inside.

The small number of American troops stationed at these two facilities, coupled with the lack of defense, was quickly defeated by the Philippine army, and Manuel managed to take control of the Senate and the government.

Immediately afterwards, Manuel took advantage of the facilities of the Americans in the government to publicly declare the independence of the Philippines from the United States, and the Philippine Senate temporarily controlled the order of the Philippines.

Manuel kept the position of president of the Senate unchanged, Waleed and Sandro became vice presidents of the Senate, and abolished all American positions and privileges, and demanded that Americans leave the Philippines within a short period of time, otherwise the Filipinos would use force to expel them.

Immediately after the earth-shattering announcement, Manuel and several others surrounded the Philippine port with troops, which contained thousands of American troops and the American fleet in the Philippines.

Soon, the news of Philippine independence reached the ears of US President Wilson.

The White House, USA.

President Wilson's face turned pale, and he was obviously not lightly angered by the news from the Philippines. After everyone arrived, President Wilson glanced around and said coldly: "Now, there are countries that want to challenge the majesty of the United States, I want to ask you, what are you going to do?" ”

U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby was the first to say: "The United States, in spite of all the difficulties, is by no means a country that a lowly people can provoke." For the sake of the peace of all the lands of the United States, we must resolve this crisis by force, and those damned Filipinos know that the United States is not Spain, and the Philippines is never Hungary. ”

The two examples cited by Bainbridge are also about the relationship between the United States and the Philippines.

The reason why the previous Philippine War of Independence was successful was because Spain, the suzerainty of the Philippines at that time, was not very strong, and it was just a small country in the eyes of the Americans today.

The reason why Hungary gained independence from a great power like Austria-Hungary was that in addition to Hungary itself being strong, the weakness of Austria-Hungary and the support of other countries were the real reasons for Hungary's independence.

At present, there is a huge gap between the United States and the Philippines, and if the Philippines wants to gain independence from the Americans, or by such a form of force, the US Government will never agree to it, nor will it condone it.

"Guys, we still have to figure out the question of where the Filipinos got weapons and equipment on such a large scale." The vice president said, standing up.

"Although we have relaxed the management of the Philippines, the Filipinos cannot muster the weapons and equipment of tens of thousands of people. Now there is only one situation, either there is an internal ghost in our army, or the Philippines has the support of other countries. The Vice President of the United States continued.

The military management practiced by the Americans in the Philippines was still relatively strict, which restricted the development of the Philippine military industry to a considerable extent.

Moreover, according to the Philippine side, the Philippine army can quickly capture the Senate and the government, and surround the port, it is certainly impossible to use those backward weapons.

Otherwise, the U.S. military, armed with advanced weapons, would be enough to give the Filipinos a pot to drink, let alone the Filipinos to surround the entire port.

"There shouldn't be a big problem with the army." President Wilson shook his head and rejected the vice president's first conjecture.

In fact, it is true, even if the army's weapons are lost to the outside world, it cannot be so serious that the Philippine army can arm tens of thousands of people.

What's more, there is no information from the Philippine side that proves that the Philippine army uses American-made weapons, which also means that the Philippines must have the support of other countries behind it.

Moreover, the one that can take the initiative to provoke the dignity of the United States must still be a powerful foreign power country.

Although the United States and Spain are at odds over the Philippines, the Americans do not believe that Spain would make such a move to offend such a powerful American.

"Whether it's the UK, France or Australasia, that's not a reason for us to back down. Gentlemen, have you forgotten the parade during the flu period? If we condone Philippine independence, then Hawaii would follow, and California, and even all the states of the United States. For the sake of the unity and stability of the country, we must destroy all enemies in front of us. Secretary of State Bainbridge looked at everyone and said with a tougher attitude.

President Wilson was quite satisfied with Bainbridge's speech.

In fact, the reason why Bainbridge was able to become the secretary of state of the United States at the end of President Wilson's term was entirely because the previous secretary of state was too ignorant of what to do and what to do, and there was a huge conflict with President Wilson on political ideas.

Coupled with President Wilson's half-year ill illness from the flu, former Secretary of State Robert Lansing presided over foreign policy and cabinet meetings.

As a result, there was a huge conflict between the ideas of Robert Lansing and President Wilson, and the first thing President Wilson did when he returned to office was to forcefully order Secretary of State Robert Lansing to resign on the spot and hand over the position to the right person.

In fact, it was during this period that the United States suffered one of the greatest crises since its founding, nearly collapsing the federal system of the United States.

You must know that the founding history of the United States is actually very short, it was officially independent in 1776, and it is only less than 150 years since then.

This may not seem like a short time, but when the United States first started its founding, it had only 13 colonies.

All of the rest of the country was annexed and purchased after the founding of the country, and most of them were annexed for less than 100 years.

For example, some overseas territories that have been annexed in recent years are not mentioned for the time being, and those of the more well-known mainland Americans, such as California, where Los Angeles is located, were annexed in 1848, 72 years after now.

Can 72 years completely assimilate a region? It is simply impossible to do this unless the entire population of the land is expelled and the population of the country is settled.

What's more, the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 in the United States further intensified the conflict between the various states and governments in the United States, making the United States, a diverse country of immigrants, less stable.

The Civil War ended in 1865, only 55 years ago, and even the United States still has people alive who lived through it.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to condense the United States into a fully unified country.

The reason why the United States seems to be unified in later generations is because more than 100 years have passed since these events, and all those who witnessed them have long since died, leaving only a cold history, which does not bring people so deeply.

In addition, the United States in later generations was the first power, and the pride brought to Americans by a strong country overwhelmed the influence of history on Americans.

And to put it mildly, the United States in later generations is not so stable. Nor is there a perfect coexistence between whites and blacks, and the racial discrimination that has been preserved for centuries is unlikely to disappear anytime soon.

This is still the case for generations to come, let alone the United States a hundred years ago.

The flu has fragmented the seemingly united United States, and Kansas, which has been identified as the flu outlet, has even been isolated by the states for a while, prohibiting Kansas residents from traveling to other states.

In addition, the state governments are also very dissatisfied with the US government, after all, it is precisely because of such a reckless decision of the US government that the states have experienced huge economic losses.

The rift between the states of the United States, and between the states and the government, while not enough to collapse the United States in place, is completely irreparable in a short period of time.

Coupled with the complex ethnic distribution in the United States, as well as the contradictions between whites and blacks, the country does not seem so close.

To put it mildly, if there is another major crisis such as the flu, it is a question whether the United States can maintain its current unity, let alone develop its influence around the world and build a superpower.

Hearing Secretary of State Bainbridge's speech, the rest of the audience was silenced and turned their eyes to President Wilson.

After a moment of contemplation, President Wilson raised his head with difficulty, glanced at the crowd, his throat moved slightly, but his voice was firm: "I cannot let the United States be ruined during my term of office, let alone this country that has been established for more than 100 years. Guys, for the sake of America, kill those damned Filipinos! ”

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