All clay figures have a three-part fire nature, not to mention a huge country like Southern Africa that is growing in national power.
After all, the United States is not the future world policeman. Not to mention the whole world, in Southeast Asia, a land that has been regarded as its own territory by the United States, the United States has to face the joint exclusion of Britain and France, as well as the strong challenge from Japan.
What's more, there are loyal brothers like East India who have the support of Southern Africa and are ready to jump out and stab the United States at any time.
It can be said that the situation faced by the United States is far worse than Americans expected.
While Leonard Wood released some of the detained personnel, the Philippine servant army commanded by MacArthur was completely trapped in Dini and could not move.
After paying the price of thousands of people, the servant army commanded by MacArthur finally captured Dini and obtained a relatively stable forward base.
MacArthur finally did not lose his mind and did not order Dini's servants to attack rashly. Instead, he spent nearly a week gathering troops to Dini, transporting supplies, and sending reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance into the hinterland of Palawan Island.
This work did not go smoothly. The terrain of Palawan Island was complex, and the Free Army soldiers were good at camouflage and concealment. Sometimes the servant soldiers could not detect them when they passed by. At the worst time, MacArthur lost more than ten teams of scouts in one day.
The kind that goes away and never comes back and has no rebirth.
The Free Army will not let the servant army accumulate strength and harass and attack Dini day and night. The Dini servant army is in a state of disarray. Almost every day, some people are fatally shot by bullets flying from nowhere, or they are killed in their sleep.
was awakened by a violent explosion.
"Let them fight, and I'll see how many shells they can have." MacArthur gritted his teeth. He had now transferred his headquarters from the heavy cruiser "Victory" to the town of Dini, and finally set foot on Palawan Island.
"It's difficult, we picked up a shell that didn't explode--" David Andrewson was neither sad nor happy. Just yesterday, MacArthur once again received Leonard Wood's order to retreat, but MacArthur still ignored it.
If MacArthur is ordered to retreat, MacArthur's military career will be stained with an indelible stain, which MacArthur cannot accept under any circumstances.
The dignified commander-in-chief of the Manila garrison can't even eliminate a bunch of rebels. This is a joke.
"How could it be picked up - captured by us -" MacArthur corrected David Andreessen's inappropriate wording. In the battle report sent by MacArthur to Leonard Wood, the First Division had killed thousands of people.
Palawan rebels, as long as Leonard Wood gives MacArthur some more reinforcements, MacArthur will destroy the Palawan rebels in the shortest possible time.
"Okay - we captured it, I think you need to take a look." David Andreessen did not argue, MacArthur said whatever he said.
Strictly speaking, what the servant army picked up and "captured" was not a real artillery shell, but a huge explosive package wrapped in oil.
"We have measured it. It weighs about ten kilograms. The high-quality content is all gunpowder. Although it is not a high-performance military explosive, it is still very powerful. I suspect that this explosive was made by the Palawan rebels themselves. That is to say
"The Palawan rebels already have the ability to manufacture weapons." David Andrewson felt heavy. This was definitely not good news for the Philippine colonial government.
The reason why Leonard Wood ordered the blockade of the waters around Palawan Island was to cut off external assistance to the Palawan rebels and trap the Palawan rebels on Palawan Island. Once the Palawan rebels imploded,
If they run out of food, the servant army will wipe out the rebels without any effort.
Now that the rebels have the ability to make explosives, the possibility of trapping the Palawan rebels is becoming increasingly slim.
"Did the rebels make it themselves?" MacArthur doubted whether the rebels had the ability to make explosives.
It is difficult to say that making explosives, but it is not easy to say that it is easy. One, that, two, that, three, that, mix it in this proportion, add some other raw materials to blend, and you will have black powder with good performance.
"Yes, we analyzed the raw materials of the explosive and found that the formula is not complicated. This kind of gunpowder is not very powerful. However, the Palawan rebels have obviously found a very suitable way to use it. Such an explosive pack has a killing range of
It reached about fifty meters. Yesterday, an explosive pack exploded near a tent. As a result, a squad resting in the tent were all killed. They did not have any injuries on the surface. The autopsy found that their internal organs had been shattered. If the rebels had a large number of these
If we plant explosives, it will be almost impossible for us to eliminate the rebels in a short period of time." David Andrewson's expression was solemn. In fact, such explosive bags should be buried on the only way for the servant army to advance.
Think about it, a group of servant officers and soldiers were advancing in the dense forest in the mountains. Suddenly, a violent explosion occurred on the cliff next to the road. The entire cliff collapsed, and the servant soldiers under the cliff were buried alive——
That scene!
The casualties were secondary, but the main reason was the psychological deterrent. Being suddenly buried alive while walking was terrifying to death.
"David, don't say these depressing words. We must destroy the rebels now. There is no retreat." MacArthur lowered his voice. He and David Andrewson were actually grasshoppers on a rope. Once they failed, the two of them would be dead.
No one can escape the accountability of the War Department.
"How to eliminate just these Filipinos?" David Andrewson sneered, looking at the surrounding Filipino soldiers with disdain.
You can't blame David Andrews for looking down on these servant armies. These servant armies are indeed outrageous. Under the noses of MacArthur and David Andrewson, some people are gathering together to chat, some are gambling, and some are talking loudly.
Drinking heavily, some people even suddenly sprained their feet while walking well.
This is crazy——
MacArthur's face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
On the battlefield, in order to avoid fighting, some people can use any tricks. A sprained foot is nothing, and it is not uncommon to stab a big hole in their thigh with a bayonet.
"If the rebels cannot be eliminated, then let them die -" MacArthur was cold, if the rebels did not die, then these servants would die, and there was no third option.
On January 10, after a ten-day sea voyage, the Southern African delegation led by Philip arrived in the United States.
The United States still attaches great importance to southern Africa. President Hoover personally went to New York to welcome Philip's arrival. On the train to Washington, the two had a brief exchange on some recent events and reached a certain consensus.
"I have sent a telegram to Leonard Wood, asking him to immediately release the detained immigrant ship. There may be some misunderstandings here. I hope the Prime Minister can understand." Hoover was slightly disappointed. In fact, he wanted to see Roark more.
"Of course, we have extensive common interests in the Far East. When Mr. Secretary of State was in Southern Africa before, we have reached a broad consensus on this. In the Far East, Southern Africa and the United States can definitely cooperate more closely." Philip revealed in his words.
The information that came out surprised Hoover.
The importance of the Far East to Southern Africa does not need to be emphasized. Southern Africa needs to continue to receive new immigrants from the Far East to replenish fresh blood. At the same time, Southern African commodities also need a broader market.
The current problem is that the Far East has actually been divided into spheres of influence by various countries. Britain, France, and the United States, plus southern Africa and Japan, have complex spheres of influence in East Asia and constant entanglements of interests. This is very difficult for southern Africa and the United States.
unfavorable.
"Yes, in the Far East, the interests of our United States and Southern Africa are the same -" Hoover also said it very vaguely. Some things cannot be made too clear. For example, the blockade of the South Asian subcontinent by Britain and France is what the United States has always wanted.
broken.
The South Asian subcontinent is the part of British Malaya and French East Indies. The Far East is actually quite complete now. The Philippines is a colony of the United States, the East Indies is an ally of southern Africa, the South Asian subcontinent is divided between Britain and France, and Japan dominates Northeast Asia.
Compared to the United States, Southern Africa does not have much thought about the South Asian subcontinent. However, if the United States can break the monopoly of Britain and France on the South Asian subcontinent market, Southern Africa will also be happy to see it happen.
However, the main purpose of Hoover's invitation to Philip to visit the United States was not to resolve the dispute between southern Africa and the United States in the Far East, but to divide the spheres of influence between southern Africa and the United States in Africa and South America.
It sounds a bit arrogant, right? How could the division of spheres of influence be done without the participation of Britain and France?
In fact, it's really not necessary.
In the second day's meeting with Philip, Hoover promised from the very beginning that he was willing to cancel the construction of a military base in Liberia.
Of course, in return, Hoover also hoped that Southern Africa would withdraw all military personnel from the Bahamas and reduce the garrison in Halifax.
As for the purchase of commercial assets by Southern African companies in South America, these are all commercial activities and the US government will not interfere.
However, the U.S. government does not want Southern Africa to continue to expand its influence in South America. In other words, it can do business, but not other aspects.
Southern Africa also has a bad record in this regard, and Hoover himself was even a victim.
In other words, who is the beneficiary? This question cannot be explained in three or two sentences.
Philip agreed with Hoover's proposal. If the U.S. government cancels its military base in Liberia, then Southern Africa will withdraw its troops from the Bahamas and reduce its troops in Halifax accordingly. As for South America, Philip suggested that the United States and Southern Africa
Joint development.
Like Africa, South America is rich in resources and has huge potential, which cannot be swallowed up by any one country. Americans have been shouting for so many years that "America is the America of Americans". In fact, South America is still a piece of loose sand and has nothing to do with Americans.
As imagined, the Americas truly become the United States.
Unfortunately, Hoover had a very firm attitude towards South America and did not agree with Philip's proposal.
This is normal. Where there is cooperation, there will be disagreements, and it cannot be smooth sailing.
