Red Alert 1895

"Commander Sa, we can already see Huangyan Island with binoculars, which means we are very close to Manila, the seat of the Philippines." The soldier in charge of the lookout came down and reported.

But Sa Zhenbing heard that Huangyan Island was very close, and immediately said: "Okay, we are finally here. Since we are very close to Huangyan Island, let's turn the bow immediately and go to bombard Manila!"

Sa Zhenbing didn't know the meaning of this small island similar to the word "c" in the eyes of later generations of Chinese, but now the Philippines has not yet achieved independence, so naturally there is no dispute, but there will be no dispute in the future , because China and the Philippines may become a "family" in the future, and naturally there will be no disputes. But Sa Zhenbing and the others just regarded this Huangyan Island as a simple landmark, and they couldn't realize what kind of feelings the people of later generations had for this Huangyan Island.

"Let's go! We walked for so many days from the Makassar Strait, and we finally came here. We have declared war on Spain, and we are bombarding Manila now. There will be no problem." Sa Zhenbing said.

Sa Zhenbing has had good intentions for the Banda Sea Fleet to sail from the Makassar Strait for a while. If it does not have a large number of service ships that can transport a lot of coal, otherwise it may face the result of coal shortage. After all, the Banda Sea Fleet commanded by Sa Zhenbing is composed of two destroyer frigate detachments, and has no battleships and cruisers. And this kind of small boat can't go too far, but because their Banda Sea fleet has two service ship detachments. This allows them to transport supplies and troops for a longer period of time, which allows them to exceed the general sailing distance, allowing them to travel from the Makassar Strait to the sea off Manila.

And in the Governor's Palace of the Philippines. The Governor of the Philippines, Rivera, heard the report from his subordinates and suddenly felt a burst of thunder.

"Such an idiot, isn't our Spain in chaos enough? They actually want to go to war against Taiwan. Don't they know that Taiwan's fleet can come and attack us in Manila at any time? Once they go to war, they have a reason Come and attack us in Manila, at that time our department is really going to be finished!" Rivera scolded angrily.

And his secretary immediately said: "The governor cut it off. I think the domestic idea is actually very simple, that is, we hope that by going to war with Taiwan, we can then seize control of the sea and force Taiwan to withdraw from Nanyang. At that time, not only can we One soldier got half of Kalimantan Island, so we can definitely earn it. But this time it was just the Japanese who leaked the secret, which made us fail."

"Those politicians. What a whimsical idea! This opportunity looks like a genius, but in fact, if it fails, it will be a fool. Unfortunately, we are also a fool. Now that the plan has failed, we have nothing to say It’s used. So, Taiwan has declared war on us, and if they don’t come to fight Manila, then I will cut off my head and show it to those politicians!” Rivera shouted.

as Governor of the Philippines. Of course he is deeply aware of Taiwan's coveting of the Philippines. But now those domestic politicians are so whimsical, thinking that this kind of political means can force Taiwan to withdraw from Nanyang. This is too naive. Not to mention whether it will be successful or not. Even if you succeed, you have to plan to complete it. But now that the sneak attack plan has failed, Taiwan has also declared war on Spain. It would be strange if Taiwan did not attack the Philippines.

"Your Excellency, there is a fleet coming from outside. They fly Taiwan's blue-and-yellow tiger flag. It is the Taiwan fleet!"

Rivera immediately smiled wryly. Of course he knew that these were the troops sent by Taiwan to occupy the Philippines. Spain is really leaking and raining all night. Originally, the Philippines is already undergoing a major uprising, and the Philippines may be attacked by those indigenous people at any time, and then the Philippines may become an independent country. In the future, the situation of the Spanish team will become more and more complicated, making the world more troublesome.

And Rivera never imagined that even if there is no Taiwan with Wang Guorui, there will be another force to spy on the Philippines. If in the original history, a few months later, a Spanish-American War would break out, and Spain would be defeated by the United States in the end, and then all the colonies of the Spanish team would also belong to the United States, and Spain would decline. And in this time and space, because of the outbreak of war between Taiwan and Spain, perhaps the Spanish-American War in history will also be "drifted away". However, in this era, the Taiwan represented by Wang Guorui is more terrifying than the United States.

"Get ready!" Sa Zhenbing shouted loudly.

"fire!"

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Taiwan's destroyers and frigates also began to fire at the Manila port, and the Manila port suddenly became a sea of ​​​​flames. Although the artillery caliber of these destroyers and frigates is not large, it is enough for a backward port.

"Run!" "Taiwanese are calling, let's run!" "The aborigines have not resolved, why is there a war with Taiwan?" "Yes! The Taiwanese are here to occupy our Philippines, let's run!" "Run? Where are we going? Our Manila port has been blocked by the enemy. How can we run!"…

"Hit me, hit the enemy hard, and then turn Manila into a sea of ​​flames!" Sa Zhenbing shouted.

Among the three major fleets in Taiwan, the friction between Qiu Baoren of the Taiwan Strait Fleet and the Japanese was not intense, and Li He of the Java Sea Fleet also beat the Spaniards to surrender. And now it's finally his turn, the Banda Sea Fleet, because the Banda Sea Fleet is the weakest fleet among the three major fleets, and it has no battleships or cruisers under it, that is, some destroyers and frigates. Each of these destroyers and frigates has a displacement of only more than 400 tons, and the level of a destroyer and frigate is only battalion level. Moreover, a destroyer and a frigate have only thirty or forty people. Compared with a battleship and a cruiser with hundreds of people, there is no way to compare.

But this time, they mainly came to expand the territory for Taiwan, which has been a great achievement for the country since ancient times! And expanding the territory, that is the real great achievement. You must know that in ancient times, if you wanted to be a king, the unspoken rule was to either save the country from difficulties, or expand the territory. Only by expanding the territory can one be crowned king, and although there are almost no kings with different surnames later, as long as the territory is expanded, there is absolutely no problem in conferring a duke. So if he can conquer the Philippines, even though Wang Guorui can't confer him a Duke, Sa Zhenbing's status in Taiwan's navy can also be increased countless times, even this credit is more important than any seniority. The reason why Sa Zhenbing was not able to obtain the position of commander of the Taiwan Strait Fleet or the Java Sea Fleet before was because he lacked qualifications and he was too young. If he can expand the territory this time, then he is fully qualified to lead a main fleet next.

"Governor, let's leave quickly! I'm afraid it won't be long before we leave Manila, and the Taiwanese will land. If the Taiwanese army lands, then we have no choice but to leave," Rivera's secretary said.

And Rivera looked at the Taiwan Navy's artillery that was already bombarding Manila, and his heart was bleeding! You must know that this Manila was established by the Spaniards for more than a hundred years, and now it is cheaper than the Taiwanese. And once Taiwan takes the Philippines, it means that Taiwan and Nanyang will be completely connected, and then they can continue to support each other. The Philippines can be said to be the throat of Taiwan and Southeast Asia, but now Taiwan has opened up this throat. And then, Taiwan has truly become the overlord of Nanyang.

As for those native Filipinos, Rivera didn't believe they could defeat Taiwan at all. Those who can't even beat themselves, how can they beat Taiwan? So the fall of the Philippines has become inevitable, so Rivera knew it was too late. Now the Philippines can be said to be under the enemy's front and back. There are indigenous people rebelling in the front, while Taiwan is attacking in the rear. It is too late for them to escape.

"Tell Commander Zhu Yuan of the Army ~www.readwn.com~ and ask him if he wants to land? If he wants to land, then we will immediately cover them and carry out the landing operation!" Sa Zhenbing said.

But Zhu Yuan saw that the enemy at the port of Manila had run away, and immediately said: "Order the army, prepare for landing operations!"

"kill!"

Soon, the landing craft also started to move, and driven by the landing craft, more than a thousand pioneers who were dedicated to opening the way began to charge at this time, and then they were responsible for opening the way for the entire army. This time, because they were in charge of landing operations, they also brought a regiment of marines, and these people were also composed of marines, so they were the troops responsible for opening the way for the rear army. After all, the army is not responsible for landing operations, so he is naturally not familiar with these things.

"Kill! Go up to me!" shouted the head of the Marine Corps.

Half an hour later, a Taiwan flag with a blue background and a yellow tiger flag was hung above the Governor's Mansion in the Philippines, which represented that Taiwan had just occupied Manila and started fighting in the Philippines. Next, they will be responsible for cleaning up the Spanish troops in the Philippines and the indigenous rebels, both of which are their enemies. (to be continued)