Chapter 516: Meeting in the Suburbs

In an inconspicuous house on the outskirts of Manila, Philippines, a meeting that could decide the fate of the Philippines was being held.

In fact, very few people attended this meeting. In addition to John, an intelligence officer from Australia and the United States, there were only the leaders of the three major independent forces in the Philippines, Manuel, the leader of the Philippine Independence Revolutionary Army, Walid, the leader of the Philippine Freedom Army, and Sandro, the leader of the Philippine Independence Corps.

Those who can become the leaders of the Philippine independence forces and be contacted by the Australian intelligence officers have an obvious characteristic, that is, they have a good reputation among the Philippine revolutionary forces or the political arena.

Walid, the leader of the Philippine Freedom Army, comes from the political arena. He is the vice president of the Philippine Senate and one of Manuel's main competitors in the Philippine political arena.

And Sandro, the leader of the Philippine Independence Corps, like Manuel, came from the Philippine revolutionary forces and was also supported by the revolutionary forces.

It can be said that the combination of these three people has a huge impact on the Philippine revolutionary forces and the political arena, and can also determine the direction of the entire Philippine local forces.

If there were no Americans, these three people would definitely be the three most powerful people in the Philippines.

But unfortunately, the Philippines is now the Philippines of the Americans, and Manuel and his two friends only have some reputation among the local forces, and are not valued or welcomed by the Americans.

"Everyone, I believe you have already known each other, so there is no need to introduce yourself too much. What I want to say is that it is a good opportunity for the Philippines at present. Looking at the whole world, all the victorious countries are in a state of being overwhelmed, and the Philippines' independence at this time does not have too many countries interfering." John, the head of intelligence in the Philippines of Australasia, clapped his hands, looked at Manuel and his two friends, and said with a smile.

Manuel looked around. Although he was considered friends with the other two people before, the relationship is a bit awkward now.

"Mr. John, how much support can Australasia provide us? And after we launch the war of independence, can Australasia quickly support us internationally?" Manuel stood up first and asked his own question.

Regardless of how many US troops are stationed in the Philippines, judging from the comprehensive strength of the Philippines and the United States, it is almost impossible for the Philippines to win the war of independence on its own.

This also means that how much aid Australasia can provide is related to whether the Philippine War of Independence can proceed smoothly and whether it can successfully defeat the Americans.

At the same time, Australasia's international support is also very important. If the Americans can be forced to make concessions diplomatically, or if part of the American power can be contained, this is a good thing for the Philippines.

The other two also nodded. They are all smart people. This issue that determines whether the War of Independence can be won is also what they care about.

"First of all, about the issue of the intensity of aid." John smiled and said, "A batch of weapons and equipment including 50,000 rifles, 30 machine guns, 25 artillery pieces, 5 million rounds of bullets, 150,000 machine gun bullets and 15,000 artillery shells will arrive in Manila soon. This is also the sincerity of our Australasia. With this batch of equipment, I believe you can deal with the US garrison in the Philippines well, and quickly control the entire Philippines after the War of Independence is launched."

Because of the arms trade with Russia, Australasia's military industrial enterprises are still in a state of continuous production day and night.

It is easy to evenly distribute a batch of weapons and equipment to the Philippine Revolution, and most of the weapons and equipment for the Philippines are second-hand equipment eliminated by the Australasian army, which makes it easier to raise them.

Hearing the amount of weapons and equipment John mentioned, both Manuel and the other two were quite satisfied.

At most, the American garrison in the Philippines is less than 3,000 people. And the weapons and equipment that Australasian aided to the Philippines can arm an army of 50,000 people.

Even if it is based on the advantage of numbers, it can easily eliminate the 3,000 American garrisons. After all, Australasian also provided machine guns and artillery, and the Philippine army is not much behind the American garrison in terms of weapons and equipment.

However, Manuel looked at the other two people, and a little worried in his heart, that is, about the distribution of this batch of weapons and equipment.

This batch of weapons and equipment is very important to the Philippine revolutionary forces, and can greatly improve the military strength of any force.

This also represents a problem. No force is willing to give up this batch of weapons and equipment. After all, this can make their own strength reborn and have an advantage over other forces from the beginning.

Imagine if Manuel can obtain most of this batch of weapons and equipment, the other two forces will no longer pose a threat to Manuel, and Manuel will be able to smoothly gain the right to speak in the future Philippine government.

But the problem is that Australasia will obviously not let this happen. The reason why he did not mention the distribution of this batch of weapons and equipment is that he also wants to see the three forces in the Philippines conflict with each other and affect the unity of the Philippines in the future.

Obviously, the other two people also realized this problem, and they flashed a tacit look at each other, and they all had their own ideas about this batch of weapons and equipment.

"As for supporting you internationally, don't worry. We have already obtained the support of Britain and France. The World Alliance will recognize the Philippines' war of independence and express support at the first time. With the support of the World Alliance, I believe that the Americans will not make reckless moves." John continued to say with a smile.

Manuel and the other two had naturally heard of the great name of the World Alliance.

When the flu was more serious, the World Alliance forced the United States to admit its guilt and paid a large sum of compensation to all member countries of the World Alliance.

Manuel and the others believed John's words. As long as Australasia can get the support of Britain and France, it is equivalent to getting the support of the entire World Alliance.

With the support of the entire World Alliance, even the powerful United States has to admit defeat and retreat.

You know, the World Alliance is not just a few countries. The current most powerful powers, plus more than a dozen small and medium-sized European countries, are united. Its scale is far greater than the previous Allied Powers. It is not something that any country can resist alone.

If the support of the World Alliance can be obtained, it will be of great help to the Philippines' war of independence.

Obviously, John's words made Manuel and the other two very satisfied, and their expectations for winning the Philippine War of Independence were much higher.

"Mr. John, when can the weapons and equipment arrive at the earliest?" Sandro, the leader of the Philippine Independence Corps, asked expectantly.

At present, the armed forces of the three are still very weak, and the strongest Manuel only controls an independent revolutionary army of about 2,000 people.

With these 50,000 rifles, the military strength of the three must be expanded to at least 10,000 people. Therefore, it is necessary to expand the size of the army in time.

But the expansion of the army must also be supported by corresponding weapons and equipment. It is impossible to let the recruited soldiers take sticks and kitchen knives to train.

Let's not talk about whether such training is effective or not, it seems that it will make their army weaker in momentum.

"This batch of weapons and equipment has been set off yesterday and will be delivered to Manila within a week. You can prepare for the recruitment of manpower now. Before your recruitment is completed, the weapons and equipment will be smoothly transported to your hands." John said with a smile.

The expansion of the armed forces of the three people was carried out without the knowledge of the Americans, so it was destined not to be a big deal.

This also led to the expansion of the armed forces of the three people taking a longer time. Even if it was only expanded to a scale of 10,000 people, it would take at least several months, and it would also require finding a more secretive training venue.

Fortunately, the Americans' control over the Philippines was not so strong, and it was still easy to find a relatively open and unmanned venue for training in the vast Philippines.

It was a pity that there were no satellites in this era. If the Americans wanted to find the whereabouts of these troops, they would either send a large number of reconnaissance aircraft to search day and night, or they could only rely on luck to find them.

As long as the confidentiality work was done well and the Americans were not alarmed, it would be basically impossible for the Americans to find them.

"How should the US fleet in the Philippines be solved? Mr. John." Walid, the leader of the Philippine Freedom Army, raised his own question.

Compared with the US fleet in the Philippines, the US Army garrison is easy to solve.

But how to solve the US fleet in the Philippines is a very thorny problem.

Although most of the warships deployed by the Americans in the Philippines are small and medium-sized warships, and even some obsolete products that the US Navy does not need.

But the problem is that the Philippines's local strength does not have any navy at all, which also means that it is impossible to pose any threat to the American fleet.

On the contrary, the American fleet can cause great damage to the Philippine coast, which is an unsolvable problem for the current Philippine revolutionary forces.

"As long as you can successfully eliminate the American garrison, we will solve the American fleet for you." John smiled and said: "His Majesty is very concerned about the situation in the Philippines. The Australasian fleet can be dispatched at any time to help the Philippines, a bullied neighbor."

It is still very useful to bring up Arthur's name. Walid has no doubts and obviously believes what John said that Arthur cares about the situation in the Philippines.

In fact, this is also normal. As the monarch of Australasian, Arthur cannot be unaware of Australasian's actions in the Philippines.

Even thinking deeply, Australasian's actions in the Philippines may be directed by Arthur.

This is also the power of a real monarch, who can easily change a country's diplomatic strategy, and it is even easier to control a small Philippines.

Hearing John's answer, Manuel was obviously relieved. The American fleet is the most difficult to deal with. If Australasia can come out, it also means that the most difficult part of the War of Independence has been solved in advance.

As for the Americans' subsequent revenge, with the endorsement of Australasia and the World Alliance, whether the American reinforcements can land in the Philippines is a problem, and other problems do not need to be considered too much.

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