Chapter 210: The Japanese who stabbed a knife in the back!

In just a few hours of fighting, the Spanish were completely wiped out of the game in the Philippines. This victory also made the Americans confident. After the post-war repairs and supplies, Dewey even planned to re-make plans and immediately The northern part of the Philippines set off on Luzon Island, directly taking the Philippines into the bag, and then Chen Bingbashi Strait blocked the Japanese fleet that might go south, but what he didn't expect was that just before the war between the United States and the West, the Japanese were also brutally beaten. The hitting Xiban successfully won the Manila Bay!

Soon after Safari received the intelligence that the US fleet had entered the southern Philippines, the Japanese fleet finally waited for the two armored cruisers Asama and Yakumo, which had been dreaming about, and concentrated all the fleet. Finally, a telegram was sent to the Japanese transport fleet waiting in Tainan, stating that they could be dispatched, and then the Japanese fleet with the Fuji as its flagship headed towards Manila Bay! On the second day, when they arrived in Manila Bay, the Japanese government officially declared war on Spain, and when the Spanish received the ultimatum, it was only three hours before the first shot of the war by the Japanese fleet!

  If the Americans were abusive to destroy the Spanish fleet, then the occupation of Manila by the Japanese fleet was simply an armed catwalk. When the huge Japanese fleet appeared outside of Manila, the Spanish instantly lost the idea of ​​resistance! A total of 6 warships that are stronger than Carlos V, the most powerful in the Spanish Navy, are undoubtedly a disaster for a port without a complete defense system and even no mines! The Japanese fleet didn't even bother to use the main guns. After just a few salvos from the secondary guns, the Spanish announced their surrender! Hand over this Spain's most important base in the Far East!

  After that, a whole division of Japanese troops began to depart from Taiwan and arrived in Manila Bay one after another. For a time, the entire Manila Bay was filled with various transport ships. At this time, after interrogating the Spanish prisoners of war, the Japanese also learned that the US fleet had already acted, but the size and specific circumstances of the US fleet had not yet been clarified. Although they knew that the US-Russian fleet had been united, because the Americans had already opened up two landing sites, Huashan Ziji didn't know whether the US fleet was divided or still reported. To be honest, in the face of the American fleet with 11 warships of various kinds, Huashan Ziji is also a bit illusory!

  "Let’s take a look at the situation first, let the army separate a part of its troops and land on Mindoro Island in the southern part of Luzon Island. Then forward the intelligence to Tokyo." Huashan Ziji thought about it or planned to be more conservative.

"Mr. Commander, your approach is too conservative! You may let us lose the most suitable opportunity to defeat the American fleet!" The Herald had not yet recorded the order completely. Heihachiro Togo, who was sitting at the side of Kawayama Sukeki, first objected. opinion.

  The commander of the Japanese combined fleet in history is even better at this time than in the same period in history! He has become the commander of the fast fleet of the Japanese combined fleet. The "Four King Kongs" ordered by Japan from Germany are in his hands, and he has more than half of the combined fleet! So there is a saying in the joint fleet that the Japanese fleet has two commanders, one is a sitting commander and the other is a standing commander. Therefore, whether Huashan Ziji is willing or not, he must be cautious about the opinions of this subordinate.

Togo Heihachiro said for a long time, the meaning is very simple, the summary is like this: "Boss, the Spanish fleet has gone to fight with the Americans. The Spanish also have three armored cruisers. If the American fleet reports, even if it wins, It will also pay some price. If you don’t cling to each other, the Spaniards still hope to draw a tie. This is a time when both losers, and we will be punished if we don’t catch this loophole!"

"What did you mean? Just step up the control of the northern part of the Philippines and allow the Americans to land in the south? You are safe! What is the order of the emperor and the prime minister? Let us occupy the entire Philippines, not at the beginning. Are you ready for the Americans to go to war? Why are you soft at a critical moment? Are you still a navy for being so cowardly?"

  After being persuaded by Togo Heihachiro both hard and soft, Kawayama Ziji also had some difficulties. The positions of the two sides are different. He is the commander of the fleet and is responsible for the entire fleet and Japan. Although the latter is highly powerful, it is only the commander of the squadron after all. This difference is too big, so there will be differences when seeing things. In Jutland, Betty dared to kill her life and smashed with Hipper in an extremely disadvantaged situation. But Jericho must be cautious even when he is superior.

  Huashan Ziji knows that there will be a battle with the Americans sooner or later, but he at least wants to find out the situation of the opponent, even if the two sides break out the main decisive battle, it is best to fight near his home court. The Philippines has a small land area, but the sea distance is not small. So he would rather get news from the Americans first, and then find ways to fight against each other in a home court that suits him, but at the same time, he also knows very well that if the Americans choose to be safe, the fleet will be permanently stationed in the south, and wait until the American fleet solves Cuba. After that, if other American warships come back, then Japan will be bad! Three more battleships and a vote of other battleships out of thin air~www.wuxiaspot.com~How can we fight this battle?

  Huashan Ziji means to look at the situation first. If the Americans go northward, they will find a chance to play a game. If the Americans squat at home, they will come to the court and play a game after they are ready. However, Togo Heihachiro and Chief of Staff Uemura Hikoyuki did not buy into this result. They asked the fleet to expand its search range to the south, at least to the north of the Sulu Sea!

  After some bargaining, Kawayama Ziji finally negotiated with Togo Heihachiro and others, and the fleet sailed south along the coastline to and from the area north of the Negros Islands. In order to prevent the US fleet from finding loopholes, the Japanese fleet will also deploy camouflage notification ships in the surrounding waters.

The words are divided into two sides. When the Japanese reached the first step of the mission without any risk, Severa, who was lucky enough to escape from the battlefield, used the cover of night to cross the Basilan Strait and re-enter the Sulu Sea. The Carlos V, which was wounded all over, also urgently needs to return to Manila Port to accept maintenance. As for the remaining battles, Sevilla does not hold much hope, and is ready to flee to neutral ports after a little maintenance, and then disarm and wait. After the war ended, in his view, it was only a matter of time before the US fleet controlled the entire Philippines. At this time, this sad guy never thought that the Japanese fleet had already occupied Manila, and what was even more sad was that the main force of the Japanese fleet was sailing south! Opposite your own course!

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