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Volume 2: The Smoke is Rolling Chapter 75: Sneak Attack on the Philippines

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    Thinking back then, they had tried so hard to acquire the identity of a foreigner, but now this identity has become a burden that they cannot get rid of.  Those who left early were not at a loss. Even those who thought China was going to fall into civil war before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China were regretful.

    We can ignore one or two situations like this, but when they become a problem, the Prime Minister and Cabinet are already thinking about how to solve them.

    The biggest problem we face now is not that we are unwilling to accept that these people are all Chinese, just like children who have left home. No matter when they want to come back, we can open the door for them.

    ¡°And we are going to immigrate to the Far East and soon to North Korea. How is it possible that there is no place for them?  The key issue is that the country does not release people. Even if you have Chinese blood in your body, no matter what our government says, we cannot apply for Chinese identity to a person who has not yet renounced French nationality or British nationality. This example can be used  No.

    Although Situ Meitang came back from the United States specifically for this matter, he was afraid that China would not pay attention to them overseas Chinese, so he lived in the Prime Minister's Cabinet for half a month and spent a long time looking for Yang Xiaolin, but it had no effect at all.

    In a country ruled by law, if something doesn¡¯t work, it just won¡¯t work.

    Seeing that the war in Europe is getting closer and closer, various taxes continue to increase, and everyone around them rushes to the battlefield with excited expressions.  It was the high-level leaders who made the decision to go to war, and what induced them to make this decision was definitely not fairness and justice, but interests.

    As for the people, it is just used to fool them.  It is a very simple thing to let the people support the war and follow you. As long as you tell them who threatens the security of the motherland, and then describe those who oppose it as unpatriotic, or say that these people betrayed our country.  Benefits, that's it.

    in Europe.  Both the Central Powers and the Entente have deceived their people into going to the battlefield. The French said: "At this moment there are no more parties, no more nations, only a peace-loving France, a motherland worthy of all our lives to defend.  ! Come on Krauts, we¡¯re ready!¡±

    Did you hear that?  At this time, there are no more nationalities and parties. The French seem to have forgotten racial discrimination overnight. There is only one France. As long as you are a French citizen, you have the obligation to fight.

    The Allies were not to be outdone.  They have already carried out war mobilization, and the propaganda agencies are trumpeting the strength of the German military. According to them, their fight against the French will be as easy as fighting a group of medieval natives.

    Wilhelm II met with the expanded German recruits in Berlin. He personally walked into the middle of the team to shake hands with the soldiers, and shouted a loud slogan in a German newspaper: "All the advantages of the Germans can only be realized in war.  The bones of the French will forge your glory! You will surpass your predecessors!"

    The powder keg of war seemed to have been ignited, and the sound of the burning fuse seemed to be transmitted to everyone's ears, and everyone was listening attentively.  Waiting for the loud noise to come.  Those overseas Chinese are really anxious.

    This is not because they are timid, it¡¯s just that as Chinese, we are different from those gentlemen. We have experienced too much artillery fire, and we know what war will bring to us.  European gentlemen are accustomed to hearing the beautiful music of bullets hitting other people.  But we have seen too many helpless tears when artillery fire destroyed our homes.

    The gentlemen are also excited, but our overseas Chinese are trying to find ways to escape. As a motherland that has also been ravaged by war, we really have to leave a door for them.

    Tang Shaoyi has already notified the ministers of various countries stationed in China, asking them to provide us with the greatest convenience on the issue of the return of overseas Chinese.  At the same time, Yang Du was also communicating with negotiators from various countries on this issue in The Hague, hoping that they could simplify all unnecessary procedures at this time.

    The gentlemen once again showed their gangster nature. They made a big fuss about the normal behavior of overseas Chinese returning to the country.  You can leave, but you have to leave all your property behind.  They said it in a high-sounding way, saying that this money was the contribution made by the citizens who left the country to the motherland, and it was also to ensure that these properties would not be transferred to the empire.

    Although it is said to be a temporary escrow, everyone knows that it is easy to escrow, but it will not be so easy to come back again.  In other words, if overseas Chinese want to return to China, they must give up years or even decades of struggle. This is no different from stealing.

    The Chinese government has nothing to do about this. Who makes you a member of another country? Even if you rob someone else, you are robbing one of your own. We really have nothing to say.

    On January 23, the fifth year of the Republic of China, the Chinese Prime Minister and Cabinet suddenly held an emergency meeting. At the meeting, Tang Shaoyi proposed the amendment and transfer.??Opinions on the Management Regulations have revised some of its provisions. We will provide appropriate living subsidy policies for those overseas Chinese who have returned to China, and foreign scientists and technicians who want to immigrate to China because they yearn for stability.

    This opinion was quickly approved by the cabinet and submitted to the Legislative Committee for discussion.  There's only so much we can do.

    It was on this day that before every battle, there were always one or two surprising episodes, like appetizers before a feast.  The Japanese navy suddenly attacked the U.S. naval base in the Philippines.

    There was really no warning in advance, and there was not even any friction between Japan and the United States. Little Japan didn't even find an excuse and just started fighting.

    At five o'clock in the morning, the Americans did not notice anything strange at all. Their main battleship, the heavy cruiser "York", was leisurely sailing out of the port as usual, preparing to patrol the nearby waters. An hour later, two Japanese fleet cruisers  Suddenly appeared behind the Americans and began to follow the York.

    At first, the Americans were a little surprised. They didn't realize what the Japanese wanted to do. After sending signals and asking without getting a reply, they fired two symbolic shots.

    It wasn¡¯t until 8:15 that the York suddenly received an emergency signal from the harbor. Japanese warships were discovered outside the two large U.S. harbors in the Philippines. It was not until this time that the Americans became nervous.

    In panic, the York quickly sent a telegram to the five US warships in the Indonesian military port, asking them to come over and meet with it. At the same time, it accelerated and rushed forward, trying to get rid of the two Japanese warships.

    At 10:40 noon, the warships coming from Indonesia joined forces with the York. However, before the Americans could relax, more than ten Japanese warships and even a battleship appeared next to them.

    The Americans sent a signal and wanted to negotiate with Japan and asked why Japan wanted to provoke a conflict, but Inoue ignored them at all. Without any reason, Japan launched the attack first.

    And Japan did not engage in any tentative exchange of fire with the US warships at all. It was followed by a salvo of ten thousand guns, which directly blew an American destroyer into pieces.

    All the ammunition used by the Japanese Navy this time was provided by China. The power of those shells was much greater than the shells they used before. The US warships could not withstand a one-on-one bombardment against the Japanese warships.  What's more, the number of Japanese warships participating in the war was twice that of the Americans!

    "One side has been planning for a long time, and the other side is rushing to fight. The Japanese fleet also has more artillery shells than the American fleet. The Japanese are here to fight, and the Americans are here to cruise. There is no way such an encounter can be fought.

    Within half an hour, two of the seven U.S. warships were sunk by the Japanese, and one was seriously injured. The main battleship York was locked by the Japanese battleships. After barely resisting for a while, it only took a beating.

    When the commander of the U.S. fleet saw that this was not going to work, he immediately ordered a change of formation. He was quite brave. He took the York and the seriously injured cruiser to continue fighting, and told the other U.S. warships to run away.

    The last telegram was sent from the York and reached the U.S. Philippine Navy Fleet Command: "They sneak attacked us! We suffered a shameless sneak attack. Goodbye, I may not be able to go back, yes."

    At 11 o'clock at noon, the heavy cruiser USS York, the main force of the US Navy's Philippine Fleet in Asia, sank, killing all 764 officers and men on the ship.

    The battle has just begun. After wiping out this mobile force operating between the Philippines and Indonesia, the Japanese strategy has just begun.

    The Americans responded quickly. The U.S. Ambassador to Tokyo met with Matsubara at ten o'clock and issued a stern warning and representations about the Japanese Navy's attack on the U.S. Navy.  The President of the United States also hurriedly summoned the Japanese ambassador to the United States and demanded an explanation from Japan regarding the Philippines.

    But the Japanese ambassador to the United States has no idea what happened. He is more confused than the Americans.  At this time, Naokami Matsubara was actually still deceiving the Americans. He said that he did not know what happened. He promised to investigate immediately. If the situation is really what the Americans said, Japan will definitely give the United States an explanation.  .

    I don¡¯t know what the American ambassador in Tokyo was thinking. At this time, he actually believed it and went straight to Matsubara. He was really waiting there for the Japanese to give him a reply.

    Just when he really thought that Matsubara-kun was going to investigate the matter, the Japanese navy launched a strong attack on three U.S. and Philippine naval bases at the same time.

    At 1:30 in the afternoon, the Japanese achieved their first result. All four U.S. warships in the Urukan Naval Base were sunk by the Japanese Navy. The Japanese occupied the first U.S. naval base. Not only did they  Got a lot of it here?Material supplies, and even seized a semi-finished aircraft carrier that the Americans are building here that has not yet been completed.

    The Japanese general Togo who commanded the attack here stood on the semi-finished aircraft carrier and looked at the piles of supplies next to him. A smile finally appeared on his face: "Send a telegram to Marshal Inoue and another one to Tokyo. Our operation has been successful and the results have been achieved."  It¡¯s beyond our imagination and now, we should land.¡±

    Until this moment, the Americans have not fully reacted. They are even preparing to hold a press conference to condemn Japan's military provocation. At the same time, they are negotiating with Britain and France, asking Britain and France to mediate.  (To be continued)
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