Chapter 536 Philippine War of Independence

The attention of all countries in the world was attracted by the two wars that broke out in Europe, and Australasia had enough time to do its own things, such as pushing the Philippines to launch a war of independence.

In fact, the Philippines has been carefully preparing for more than half a year, and the newly used weapons and equipment 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 resisting the United States is already quite high.

According to intelligence from the Philippines, the most powerful one at present is still the Independent Revolutionary Army controlled by Manuel, with the total number of troops exceeding 20,000.

However, the leader of the Philippine Free Army, Walid, and the leader of the Independent Legion, Sandro, clearly united. The two divided up all the remaining weapons and equipment. Their respective armies numbered about 15,000 people. Together, they are not afraid of Manchuria. Nuer.

This kind of confrontation is what Arthur is willing to see, and they will not break out into big conflicts before they completely defeat the Americans.

After careful preparation, both these three Philippine forces and Australasia felt that the right time had come and it was time to end American rule in the Philippines.

Following Manuel's order, tens of thousands of Filipino troops immediately took action, surrounded the Philippine Senate and government, and quickly took control of the Americans inside.

The number of U.S. troops stationed at these two facilities was not large, and because they were unprepared, they were quickly defeated by the Philippine army. Manuel also successfully controlled the Senate and the government.

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

Manuel kept the position of Senate President unchanged, Waleed and Sandro became the Deputy Speaker of the Senate, and abolished all American positions and privileges, requiring Americans to leave the Philippines within a short time, otherwise the Philippines will use force Expulsion by force. ൠ♦

After announcing this earth-shattering news, Manuel immediately joined several others and surrounded the Philippine port with troops, where thousands of Americans were stationed and the US fleet stationed in the Philippines.

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

The White House of the United States.

President Wilson's face was livid, and he was obviously very angry at the news about the Philippines. After everyone had gathered, 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 first said: "Although the United States has suffered various difficulties, it is by no means a country that lowly people can provoke. For the tranquility of all American lands, we must resolve this crisis with force. Those who Damn Filipinos know that the United States is not Spain and the Philippines is not Hungary."

The two examples Bainbridge cited actually tell the story of the relationship between the United States and the Philippines.

The reason why the previous Philippine War of Independence achieved a certain degree of success was that Spain, the overlord of the Philippines at that time, was not very powerful. In the eyes of Americans today, it is just a small country.

The reason why Hungary gained independence from great powers like the Austro-Hungarian Empire was that, in addition to Hungary itself being very powerful, the weakening of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the support of other countries were the real reasons for Hungary's independence.

There is currently a huge gap between the United States and the Philippines. If the Philippines wants to gain independence from the Americans, the US government will never agree or condone it by using such force.

"Everyone, we have to figure out one more issue, and that is where did the Filipinos obtain such large-scale weapons and equipment." The vice president stood up and said.

"Although we have relaxed the management of the Philippines, Filipinos cannot collect weapons and equipment for tens of thousands of people. ♡♢There is only one situation now. Either there is a spy in our army, or the Philippines has obtained the weapons and equipment of other countries. Support," the Vice President of the United States continued.

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

Moreover, according to news from the Philippines, 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. troops armed with advanced weapons would be enough to make the Filipinos drink a pot, let alone let the Filipinos surround the entire port.

"There shouldn't be any big problems with the army." President Wilson shook his head and rejected the Vice President's first guess.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Even if the army's weapons will be lost to the outside world, it will not be so serious that it will allow the Philippine army to arm tens of thousands of people.

What's more, there is no news from the Philippines proving that the Philippine army uses US-made weapons, which also means that there must be support from other countries behind the Philippines.

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Moreover, the one who can take the initiative to challenge the dignity of the United States must be a powerful country.

Although the United States and Spain have conflicts regarding the Philippines, Americans do not believe that Spain would make such a move to offend such a powerful American.

"Whether it's Britain, France or Australasia, that's no reason for us to back down. Gentlemen, have you forgotten the parades during the flu? If we condone Philippine independence, it will be Hawaii next, it will be California , or even all states in the United States. For the unity and stability of the country, we must eliminate all enemies in front of us." Secretary of State Bainbridge looked at the crowd and said with a tough 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 during the latter part of President Wilson's term was entirely because the previous Secretary of State was too ungrateful and had a huge conflict with President Wilson in terms of political philosophy.

This, coupled with President Wilson's six-month illness from the flu, left former Secretary of State Robert Lansing to preside over foreign policy and cabinet meetings.

As a result, the ideas of Robert Lansing and President Wilson were in huge conflict. 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 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, which nearly caused the collapse of the American federal system.

You must know that the founding history of the United States is actually very short. Less than 150 years have passed since 177.

This may seem like a long time, but when the United States was first founded, there were only 13 colonies.

All the remaining land was annexed and purchased after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and most of the annexation times did not exceed 100 years.

Not to mention some of the overseas territories that have been annexed in recent years, the relatively well-known American mainland, such as the famous California state where Los Angeles is located, was annexed in 1848, 72 years ago.

Can a region be completely assimilated in 72 years? Unless all the population on this land is expelled and the population of their own country is immigrated, it is simply impossible to do so.

What's more, the United States was in the 18th War, which further intensified the conflicts between American states and governments, making the United States, a diverse country of immigrants, not so stable.

The Civil War ended in 1855, and there are still people living in the United States who experienced this war.

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

The reason why the United States in later generations seems to be unified 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 give people that deep feeling.

In addition, the United States is the most powerful country in later generations, and the pride that a strong country brings to Americans outweighs the impact of history on Americans.

And to put it bluntly, the United States in later generations is not that stable. Whites and blacks do not coexist perfectly. The racial discrimination that has existed for hundreds of years is unlikely to disappear in a short time.

This is still the case in later generations, let alone the United States a hundred years ago.

The flu fragmented the seemingly united United States. Kansas, the state that was identified as the source of the flu, was even isolated by the states for a period of time, prohibiting Kansas residents from traveling to other states.

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

Although the rifts between states in the United States and the rifts between states and the government are not enough to cause the United States to collapse, such rifts are completely irreparable in a short period of time.

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

To put it bluntly, if we experience another major crisis like the flu, it will be a question whether the United States can maintain its current unity, let alone develop American influence around the world and build a super country.

Hearing Secretary of State Bainbridge's remarks, everyone else at the table immediately fell silent and looked at President Wilson.

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

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