Don't look at American blockbusters that portray the U.S. military as angels, handing out candies and chocolates at every turn. Let's start with these details to express the so-called human nature of the United States.
In fact, "North American gangsters" are more suitable for the US military. Usually, "unorganized and undisciplined" is used to describe the moral corruption of a unit. North American gangsters are organized and undisciplined, which is more terrifying than unorganized and undisciplined.
Of course, the same is true in the Philippines. When the servant soldier stabbed the woman with a bayonet who had been shot and fell to the ground, the American officer looked on coldly and had no intention of stopping him. Instead, he urged the troops to speed up, hoping to get better.
Quickly capture the small town of Dini.
No matter how those Filipinos cried out for mercy, they were forced by the bayonets of the servants to approach the small town of Dini step by step.
The difference from yesterday's battle is that this time the servant army has clearly learned its lesson. Before the ground troops entered Dini, the warships parked on the sea began to bombard the shore to cover the actions of the ground troops.
The power of large-caliber naval guns is still considerable. The US naval guns not only fired high-explosive bombs, but also used incendiary bombs to deal with the Free Army soldiers hiding in the woods.
"Fire, fire -" Allen didn't want to be beaten passively. If the harassment battle turned into a sniper battle, the Free Army soldiers would suffer huge losses.
After a burst of fierce shooting, Allen immediately commanded the troops to retreat.
With the cover of naval guns, it is difficult for the Free Army to take too many advantages. However, the warship cannot stay in the waters off Dini forever. After the warship leaves, the Free Army will make a comeback.
After making huge sacrifices, the servant army finally captured Dini.
"We have lost more than 3,500 people from the landing to now. If we continue to fight, the army may collapse directly." David Andreessen looked ugly. Now MacArthur is like a cold-blooded butcher, constantly driving the servant officers and soldiers to die.
Even many officers in the servant army are Americans.
"We have made progress. After stabilizing the forward base, we can attack the inland areas and send a telegram to Manila. I need more reinforcements. Where are the damn reinforcements?" MacArthur was in a bad mood. He also knew that the troops had suffered heavy losses.
But when the war reached this point, MacArthur had no way out.
"Even recruiting troops takes time. Now there are less than 3,000 troops stationed in Manila. We must first ensure the security of Manila -" David Andrewson argued that the United States only has this few people in the Philippines.
The garrison still requires a large number of troops, and there is no way to send reinforcements to MacArthur in a short time.
Unless troops are recruited from continental United States.
But that brings us back to the original question: is it worth it to recruit hundreds of thousands of troops and spend hundreds of millions of dollars for a small island of Palawan?
"The rebels have retreated. Now as long as we add more force, we can wipe out all the rebels. Believe me, we have this ability." MacArthur was stubborn and captured Dini, which gave MacArthur great confidence and allowed MacArthur to see the possibility of victory.
hope.
"The rebels made a strategic retreat and did not suffer huge losses. If we want to attack, we must be prepared to fight guerrillas with the rebels. We do not have this ability at all now. We must pay more attention to the rebels. These people are by no means
Fishermen who just took up arms." David Andrewson is now certain of at least one thing, that is, the Palawan rebels are indeed supported by external forces.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why the rebels have such strong combat effectiveness.
No matter how bad the Philippine Servant Army is, it is a regular force that has received strict training, and the officers are all Americans. There is no reason why it can't deal with a group of fishermen.
"I have already said that it must be the southern Africans who are responsible for this, so we must destroy the rebels. Even if we blow up all of Palawan, we must hang them all." MacArthur howled crazily, at all costs.
The price is to tie America to the chariot.
"You are crazy, you must be crazy -" David Andreessen collapsed completely. MacArthur had lost the reason and calmness that a commander-in-chief should have. By doing so, he would drag the United States into the abyss.
Just when MacArthur and David Andrewson were having huge differences, Luke Silva was still running for the women and children in the temporary camp in Manila, 400 kilometers away from Deeney.
After the rebellion broke out in Palawan Island, the U.S. Governor-General in the Philippines, Leonard Wood, used security as an excuse to impose restrictions on southern African staff. Except for doctors and nurses, other southern Africans were refused entry to temporary camps.
"Your Majesty the Governor, the investigation always needs a time limit and cannot be delayed indefinitely. Hundreds of southern Africans have been detained in temporary camps by you for more than a month. How much longer do you need to investigate and find out the truth?" Lu
Silva is not in a hurry now, what is anxious is Leonard Wood.
"No comment!" Leonard Wood looked ugly. Since the rebellion in Palawan, Leonard Wood has been in a huge crisis. If the rebellion cannot be quelled as soon as possible, then Leonard Wood will be regarded as
The scapegoat left the Philippines in despair.
Luke Silva smiled and looked at Leonard Wood with a sarcastic look.
Whether Americans admit it or not, there is indeed a huge gap between the United States and Britain in terms of governing colonies.
If you think about it, you can understand that the United States' foreign expansion has only started a few years ago. Counting from the beginning of the Spanish-American War, it is only twenty or thirty years.
Britain's overseas colonization began in the Age of Discovery, and its rich experience in managing colonies is unparalleled in the world.
It is not impossible to be tough like the United States in dealing with the rebels. The key lies in the strength of the rebels. Now the Americans also know that the Palawan rebels are supported by external forces. It is indeed unwise to be tough at this time.
Unfortunately, some experiences can only be summed up through lessons. Americans are still very immature in this regard.
"The waters around Palawan Island have been blockaded. Any ship approaching will be brutally attacked by the U.S. Navy. How long do you think the rebels in Palawan Island can hold on?" Leonard Wood is also fierce, and the blockade of the sea is
One of the options, whether it has any effect remains to be verified.
"Ah, your Excellency Governor, you don't have to worry about this. Southern African ships will stay away from the waters around Palawan Island." Luke Silva uses softness to overcome strength. He will not get close if he is not allowed to come close. In fact, since the Southern African immigrant ship was detained
, all southern African ships go around the Philippines to avoid further escalation of conflicts.
"East India——" Leonard Wood really wanted to make use of the topic.
"Haha, East India has nothing to do with southern Africa, and we have no right to restrict East India ships." Luke Silva didn't accept the move. What's the point of detaining immigrant ships? He has the ability to declare war on East India——
Declaring war on East Indies was tantamount to declaring war on southern Africa.
If southern Africa joins the war, it will drag all the Commonwealth countries into the war.
If a war broke out between the Commonwealth and the United States, guess where the Old World countries would stand.
The wealth that the United States has accumulated over the years is still very enviable.
Looking at Luke Silva looking relaxed, Leonard Wood felt his teeth were a little itchy.
Originally, according to Leonard Wood's idea, if the Philippines seizes migrant ships from Southern Africa, Southern Africa can retaliate in kind and seize one or two American ships. Everyone will tacitly create a little friction and increase their sense of presence.
There are reasons to ask their respective countries’ congresses for more military spending.
As a result, Southern Africa did not follow the script at all. As soon as the Philippines seized the immigrant ship, a massive rebellion broke out in Palawan, directly shaking the foundation of American colonial rule in the Philippines. This really caught Leonard Wood off guard.
Now Leonard Wood is riding a tiger and is unable to get off. Even if the immigrant ships are released, the rebellion in Palawan cannot be quelled in a short time.
But continue to seize immigration ships——
Don’t treat southern Africa like a clay figure. Although the British Empire has shrunk strategically, its ports and fleets are still spread all over the world. It is not difficult to sanction the United States. If American ships are not allowed to enter British ports, most of the American ocean shipping companies will go bankrupt.
"Luke, can you contact Gao from the umbrella company for me?" Leonard Wood needs a step up, otherwise his political career will soon come to an end.
"Of course, but why?" Luke Silva was surprised.
"There is a business to discuss." Leonard Wood actually wanted to hire mercenaries from the Umbrella Company to deal with the Palawan rebels——
Oops, this idea is a bit big. I'm afraid Leonard Wood still doesn't know that there are many mercenaries from the Umbrella Company among the Palawan rebels.
Or maybe Leonard Wood knows that, and that's what he wants.
"Hire mercenaries from the Umbrella Company? Haha, Mr. Governor, I'm afraid you don't know that the Umbrella Company never does anything beyond its capabilities." Luke Silva reminded Leonard Wood.
Umbrella companies do have similar regulations. They do not interfere in disputes between major countries and only do things within their capabilities.
To put it bluntly, it means bullying the weak and fearing the strong. For example, the Asia Minor peninsula is a piece of loose sand, and South America, where there are no tigers and monkeys in the mountains, is the king. There are mercenaries from the Umbrella Company.
But in the overseas colonies of Britain and France, umbrella companies followed the rules and at most provided security services for local dignitaries, and never accepted employment from anti-government armed forces.
"What is the scope of the umbrella company's capabilities?" Leonard Wood didn't believe these nonsense. The rules were made to be broken.
"For example, assisting the Philippine government in quelling the rebellion in Palawan is beyond the scope of the Umbrella Company's capabilities." Luke Silva drew the line directly and said that he would not intervene if he did not want to.
Hiring Umbrella Company mercenaries to work for Americans?
