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Volume 2: The Smoke is Rolling, Chapter 76: Grab a handful and run away

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    Minister Conger in Beijing also approached China and asked China to immediately stop the Japanese behavior so as not to let Japan's provocation against the United States affect Sino-US relations or the relationship between the United States and the Asian Alliance.

    China did not disappoint them. Li Yuanhong immediately held a press conference in Beijing, strongly demanding that Japan immediately stop any military operations in Philippine waters in the name of the Asian Alliance. If Japan insists on going its own way, they will bear all the consequences themselves.

    The British and French also made the same statement, but none of this stopped the Japanese from moving forward.

    At 2:40 in the afternoon, the Japanese army landed in the Philippines and began to move closer to the interior of the Philippines.

    The commander of the U.S. garrison in the Philippines has gone crazy at this time. Telegrams sent from home told him to resolutely resist the Japanese provocation and not to make the slightest concession.  At the same time, he comforted him that the United States had launched diplomatic efforts and various countries were actively involved. It would not be long before Japan was forced to withdraw its troops due to international pressure.

    He angrily threw the telegram into the trash can. Those guys in Washington still don¡¯t understand that what they were met with was not a provocation at all, but an attack!  It's a long-planned war!

    At three o'clock in the afternoon, the second military port in the Philippines that was attacked also lost contact. The Americans realized that they had no chance. At this time, the U.S. Navy was obviously unwilling to be blocked by the Japanese in the harbor and killed them one by one.  They decided to break out.

    The Americans themselves also know that breaking out of the encirclement at this time is a dead end, but the result of staying here will only make them die more miserably.

    At 3:40, the remaining US warships bravely fought out of the port. Inou looked very excited!  The United States only had nine warships left, and the Japanese Navy had only lost one light cruiser so far. He immediately opened a gap and let these warships out of the harbor. At the same time, he mobilized all the surrounding Japanese warships to encircle and suppress them.

    At the end of the order, Inoue also emphasized: "The rise and fall of the empire depends on this battle. All ships must work hard."

    At 4:10, Dongxiang¡¯s fleet arrived first, and together with Inoue, they surrounded the nine fleeing U.S. Navy warships. Dongxiang completed an extremely perfect ¡°U¡± turn and trapped the U.S. Navy.

    Inoue and Dongxiang cooperated quite well. At this time, his fleet gradually adopted the tactic of seizing the T-shaped crosshead to pass through the American fleet. The two men were like a knife and a lock, locking the Americans first, and then  Cut.

    The military quality displayed by the U.S. Navy is quite good. Faced with such a situation, it did not panic at all.  They even sank a Japanese heavy cruiser during Inoue's interlude.

    After being surrounded and cut open, the two U.S. Navy combat units still resisted bravely. However, as time went by, the number of American warships became fewer and fewer, while Japanese warships continued to rush to the battlefield.

    At 5:10 p.m., the rudder of the flagship ship of the US fleet commander was broken, the warship lost control, the fleet commander was also seriously injured, and the entire superstructure was smashed.  Lost the ability to fight.  Little Japan is really unauthentic. According to their combat habits at this time, the Americans hoisted the white flag and wanted to withdraw from the battlefield when they lost their combat capability.  But Japan didn't even give them this chance and continued bombing.

    At 5:20, just like a target practice, the Japanese navy easily sank the US flagship.  None of the 1,400 people on board, including the commander of the U.S. Navy, survived.

    The U.S. fleet fell into chaos without command.

    Another main battleship of the U.S. Philippine Navy, the USS Miami, also became the main target of the Japanese Navy's attack. Five Japanese warships bombarded it with concentrated firepower, and it sank in only about 20 minutes.  Only 100 of the 900 officers and men on board are still floating on the sea.

    Japan obviously knows the warships of the U.S. Navy very well. The first thing they attacked were the combat warships of the U.S. Philippine Fleet. The Japanese Navy already had an absolute advantage in terms of firepower and number of ships. It would be even more difficult to kill those that the Americans could attack first.  The entire battle was one-sided.

    Five fifty.

    The Philippine fleet, composed of twenty-four warships, was attacked by the Japanese except for one cruiser, which escaped unknown to where under the cover of darkness. The remaining warships were all sent to the bottom of the sea by the Japanese navy.

    Japan's sneak attack on the Philippines was a completely successful military example. It first eliminated the American mobile forces, then blocked the American fleet in the harbor and destroyed it one by one. Finally, it forced the Americans to make a desperate move in a hopeless situation.  Breakout.

    From the beginning to the end, the Japanese Navy did not leave the United States any chance to make a comeback. They only took over two heavy cruisers at any time.?and a destroyer and three torpedo boats.  It can be said that Japan won a complete victory. When the Japanese army landed on the Philippines, they were invincible with the heavy damage the navy had just dealt to the Americans. They covered more than 60 kilometers in one night and defeated the American army.  The largest military camp in the Philippines, more than 3,000 American soldiers were captured.

    Until this moment, the Americans still haven¡¯t figured out why Japan wanted to hit him, but this question is really not important anymore.  The United States, which had always thought it was safe, was suddenly hit by a war. Their first reaction was to be a little panicked, and then they felt extremely angry.

    The Americans immediately made a decision. If you want to say that the United States is worth learning from in this aspect, it has not yet come up with a plan. Let¡¯s expel your Japanese ambassador first.  Should we study it at home? Now the U.S. ambassadors abroad have begun to travel to various countries to seek support from the international community. The only one is Japan. I have nothing to talk to you about.

    American Minister Conger found Yang Xiaolin at seven o'clock that night. This time he was not looking for Li Yuanhong. He was looking for Li Yuanhong in the morning because the United States still wanted to force Japan to withdraw its troops through diplomatic or political means.

    Now the entire Philippine fleet has sunk to the bottom of the sea, tens of thousands of American soldiers have been buried in the sea, and tens of thousands of land troops in the Philippines are in an extremely disadvantageous situation and are being heavily attacked by the Japanese.  We didn't know how to talk anymore, so Kangge asked Yang Xiaolin with just one sentence: "Commander Yang, we in the United States will officially declare war on Japan tomorrow morning. I wonder what attitude the Chinese government will hold in this war?"

    The Americans are very tough. Before Conger came to see Yang Xiaolin, the United States was even prepared for China to intervene with force.

    Yang Xiaolin asked Conger to sit in front of him, and after making a very apologetic gesture, he said: "Mr. Conger, to be honest, I don't think it is wise for you to do this. Or from our Chinese perspective, this  A war is not in our interests. I hope the United States can calm down a little. If you are willing to give me some time, I will find a way to make Japan surrender and let them withdraw from the Philippines."

    Kanger, who was about to sit down, slowly stood up with a very serious expression on his face: "Commander Yang, may I understand that China plans to intervene in this war?"

    Yang Xiaolin was not excited at all: "No, I think Mr. Conger misunderstood what I meant. Although we are allies with Japan, we Chinese have always known what is right and wrong. I am very sorry, because of the alliance between China and Japan  It is impossible to give any help to the United States. The promise I can make is that if the war does not expand, China can guarantee that this will be a matter between you and Japan."

    Kanger looked much more relaxed at this time. Yang Xiaolin stood up and poured him a cup of coffee: "I have asked the Siamese Navy to go to the western Philippines, Mr. Kanger. Let your land forces retreat westward. The only thing I can do is  Here it is.¡±

    Kanger nodded: "Okay, I will report to the country immediately and thank you for your kindness. In addition, I hope this war will not affect the friendship between us."

    Yang Xiaolin smiled: "Probably not."

    Conger was obviously a little excited.  Or maybe he has more urgent things to do.  The cup of coffee on the table was still piping hot, so he actually picked it up and drank it in one gulp, then turned around and walked out, even forgetting to say hello to Yang Xiaolin again.

    Commander Yang looked at his back.  A slight smile appeared on his face.

    The Americans¡¯ reaction was much more intense than he imagined. Maybe these guys really couldn¡¯t accept the reality of being slapped hard. They were the ones who always hit others.

    Conger¡¯s footsteps just left the corridor.  The door of a room next to it was opened, and Abe Shoutaro came out with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Commander Yang, for taking care of me! The Americans will inevitably start to retreat westward, which will be very helpful for our Imperial Japanese Army to occupy the entire Philippines."  of."

    The U.S. Army in the Philippines is now very passive, but the Japanese are also uncomfortable.  You must know that the Philippines is the only and model overseas colony of the United States. The U.S. Army is just beaten now. If they really dare to resist, don't look at their army of only more than 10,000 people, but there are many people in the Philippines.  They support the Americans. It is impossible for Japan to occupy the Philippines within a month.

    The biggest problem the Japanese Army faced first was the slow advance, which affected their overall plan and gave up the possibility of occupying the Philippines within a month.  But if they advance too quickly, they will force the Americans to turn around and fight them. This turnaround will be very troublesome.

    At this time, Yang Xiaolin opened a way out for the Americans, letting them know that the Siamese Navy would pick them up west of the Philippines. In this way, the U.S. Army would just run westward, and the war would be much easier.?

    Yang Xiaolin chuckled: "No need to thank you for your help, but after occupying the Philippines, you can only rely on yourselves. I want to know if Matsubara-kun has any plans to allow the Japanese army to gain a foothold in the Philippines in the short term?"

    Abe Shotarou's eyes suddenly changed: "Commander, Matsubara-kun doesn't have any specific plans now. He said that we are going to plunder the Philippines, not occupy it, so there is no need to consider the issue of a foothold."

    What he said was exactly what Yang Xiaolin thought. It seemed that going straight to Songyuan was smarter than he thought.  This kid knew that China would not let Japan occupy the Philippines forever, because this was China's doorstep, so he made up his mind to just wash up and leave.

    Abe continued: "What Tokyo means is that after we attack the United States, the international community will definitely intervene, and the Philippines will be left to China to handle." (To be continued)
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