"Pay attention!" Hundreds of soldiers were carefully searching the ruins of the customs building.

Shunzi's platoon was also among them, holding Type 91 rifles in his hands, alternately covering and searching.

"I surrender! I surrender!" Suddenly a white man appeared, and when he was still far away from them, he knelt on the ground and shouted. Although he couldn't understand, the meaning of surrender was clearly expressed.

"We...surrender." Broken Chinese appeared from the same direction. Although it was in southern Fujian, it was not difficult for Shunzi.

"Come out all, throw the guns on the ground, and then lie down on the ground, quick!" Shunzi responded in Minnan dialect.

After about a minute, Shunzi was ready to attack, and dozens of Spanish soldiers came out one after another and lay down on the ground.

Shunzi looked around. The lightly wounded soldiers were transporting corpses and seriously wounded soldiers back. There were only twenty-nine people left in his platoon who could fight. It would take at least one squad to take care of these prisoners.

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"Brothers of the Marine Corps! Leave this to us!" When Shunzi was wondering how to allocate troops, a strange voice came from behind.

"I am Kong Desheng, lieutenant commander of the second company of the first battalion of the 12th Army Regiment. This is at least a headquarters. You have done a great job!" Kong Desheng saluted solemnly and said happily.

"Zhang Shun, acting platoon commander of the second platoon of the second company of the eighth battalion of the 1st Marine Corps, fortunately you are here. The battlefield will be left to you..." After Shunzi handed over the information, he escorted the prisoners back to the dock.

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The battle has been going on for four hours, and the city of Manila is gradually becoming lively. There are guns and gunfire everywhere, a large number of South China Army troops have landed, and the ports have been planned and divided into bases.

"Judging from the intelligence collected so far, the Spaniards want to fight to the death. There should be more than 80,000 defenders in Manila and they are fully prepared for street fighting. However, we did not encounter any resistance on the streets outside the port."

"Judging from the feedback, the nearest resistance was 1,400 meters away from the port. It was a team of seven people. The largest one was at the customs building in the northeast. Hundreds of corpses have been found so far."

"Our analysis shows that at least some of the Spaniards have no will to resist and have abandoned their positions. This can also explain why our army can advance rapidly."

The staff officer gave Yang Tao a battlefield report, hesitated for a moment, and expressed his final guess.

"The Spaniards should have dispersed their troops and their will to resist is very weak. The staff believes that if they speed up their advance, they can speed up the disintegration of the enemy army."

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Yang Tao thought about it and asked, "Does the staff have a battle plan?"

The staff officer nodded and found a thin piece of paper from a pile of documents.

"Three armored vehicles landed with the army. With the three armored vehicles as the core, three elite commandos were formed to carry out sudden penetrations. The large forces followed closely to complete the division and encirclement. In this way, the enemy is likely to appear due to the unclear situation.

Pessimism.”

Although Yang Tao feels that this tactic is very feasible, it also has a fatal flaw: "How to ensure the logistics?"

To advance quickly, it is impossible to carry a large amount of baggage. To ensure the strength of the assault, firepower must be ensured. This is a paradox.

And once the enemy reacts and seals the breakthrough before the large troops arrive, the commando team who is short of guns and ammunition will be the turtle in the urn.

"Everyone carries double the amount of ammunition, half a day's food, and nothing else. Armored vehicles can carry a lot of ammunition, not only inside, but also on the vehicle. This is how our cleanup activities are done. In this way, half a day's supply can be guaranteed.

to a day of high-intensity fighting.”

Yang Tao thought about it for a long time. After all, the risk is very high. If he is not careful, a whole commando team will be wiped out. So far, only seventeen members of the Nanhua Army have died. If we fight steadily, the casualties will not be too high.

"Go ahead and control the rhythm between the troops." Yang Tao still chose to take the risk. For no other reason, Liu Yiming sent him a telegram, "The attitude of the British has changed. Be careful of other people's intervention."

Liu Yiming has lost control of the rhythm. After the unification of the Luzon Islands, the entire island group will be under the control of Nanhua. This is not in the interests of the United Kingdom. Coupled with the need to support the Japanese, who knows what they will do.

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Deploying troops will inevitably take time. After all, South China's military strength is not rich at the moment, and Manila has calmed down just like that...

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After Cyril found Liu Yiming, he thought again and again, and Liu Yiming decided to communicate with the Americans.

"The British expressed dissatisfaction with our war."

In Zhangtai Palace, Liu Yiming made an urgent appointment with Sam.

"What are they doing?" Sam asked angrily.

Sam felt a little unbalanced. Nanhua was about to start a decisive battle, but the American navy and army had made no achievements.

The American fleet was playing hide-and-seek with the Spanish fleet, and the army was even more aggressive. Hundreds of people were killed in one attack, and thousands of others were injured - higher casualties than those in the Nanhua War until now.

"The British proposed restricting naval development in the Far East. I asked that the prerequisite be to limit the size of the Japanese navy and place certain ports under international condominium control. They refused." Liu Yiming shook his head.

"What kind of scale? What kind of condominium?" Sam was more interested in these.

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"There is no in-depth discussion on the scale. I propose that Nanhua retains a battleship, and Japan has the same scale. Countries do not set up battleships in the Far East. This is very effective for peace." Liu Yiming seemed to be telling the truth.

"As for co-management, considering that Japan's finances have long been bankrupt and its income can hardly repay the loan, reducing the size of the navy is the most effective way.

In addition, putting Sasebo under international condominium management, with the administering country paying a certain fee, would be the best thing for Japan..." Liu Yiming faced Sam with a smile.

Sam was a little moved. This was a perfect transit station. Japan itself was also a big market, but he couldn't show it.

"One battleship is too outrageous. Not to mention whether Britain will agree to withdraw the battleships from the Far East, let's talk about the existing seven Japanese battleships, four battleships, and two cruisers with higher combat effectiveness than second-class battleships.

There is no need to say much about Nanhua's cruisers.

Even if the battleships are abolished, a total of nine battleships are abolished, the whereabouts of these battleships is still a problem." Sam kept silent about Sasebo. (Ironclads are included in battleships. This is actually very vague.)

"It's very simple. It's definitely not normal to have them dismantled. Just sell the battleships. Both sides in the Greco-Turkish war will want them. As for a few second-class ironclads, the small Nordic countries will like them." Liu Yiming said as if I had already thought about it.

Sam was a little speechless. He was actually thinking about Die Qing's arms purchase. Die Qing had previously ordered warships in the United States and also in Nanhua. However, after the war situation calmed down, it was canceled and the old witch used the money to train new troops.

It’s understandable, after all, although the navy had been able to fight without victory before, if the army had been stronger, it wouldn’t have been like this.

Moreover, the army is cheap, but the navy is too expensive. Two anchors and two battleships are already the limit.

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But foreigners have different ideas: "Rather than reducing the navy on a large scale, it is better to keep them in balance. A strong navy can better guarantee the interests of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, Nanhua should also get a corresponding share of the navy."

"In addition, in order to ensure the repayment ability of the Japanese, I think it is completely reasonable to place Sasebo under international condominium management. What do you think?" Sam said as if he was thinking about his death.

In the past two decades, the Far East has been one of the two major naval export destinations in the world, the other being South America. However, South America has gradually calmed down, and there is also Brazil competing for the market.

In the Far East, just two countries have purchased dozens of warships of more than 1,000 tons, as well as a large number of small ships. The Americans also want a piece of the pie.

What Liu Yiming did was to throw the blame away and let everyone do their own thing.

"Let's talk about it! But I'm more worried about the British's next move." Liu Yiming changed the topic. He wanted Nanhua to plan Sasebo with the United States, so he and Nanhua supported the naval limitation treaty.

The British would definitely not agree, because in this case, the Japanese would definitely not be able to stop Tsarist Russia, and then Pumpkin would be able to maintain a "defensive" navy on the grounds of defending Japan.

"Don't worry, the British will not take the initiative to intervene in this war." As soon as Sam finished speaking, Secretary Wang walked in.

"Führer, Mr. Cyril is here..." Secretary Wang looked at Sam.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Liu Yiming didn't care. There must be no good things happening when Cyril comes, so it doesn't matter.

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"Mr. Cyril said that the British Empire was prepared to mediate the war between South China and Spain..."

"Invite him in." Liu Yiming still didn't care, and turned to chat with Sam: "Do you think I need to agree to British mediation?"

Sam was a little embarrassed. He had just said that the British would not take the initiative to intervene, so he turned around and slapped him in the face.

"Mr. Führer, Mr. Ambassador is also here..." Cyril still looked as arrogant as an old British gentleman.

"Sir Cyril, good day, I heard that the British Empire is preparing to mediate the war? Is this true?" Liu Yiming took the initiative to say hello, like a sunny and beautiful boy.

"Yes, London believes that the war between the two countries is unreasonable and meaningless. There is no difference between the two sides..." When asked about this, Cyril could only go on, mentioning only the two sides and nothing else.

"For the sake of peace and justice, London hopes that both parties will sit down and negotiate... I wonder what Mr. Head of State thinks?" Cyril stared at Liu Yiming.

Liu Yiming curled his lips invisibly: "Sir Cyril, you are mistaken. South China joined the war to fulfill the South American Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Assistance. It is a performing country, not a initiating country.

Therefore, if you want to continue mediation, you should first send a mediation invitation to the United States, that is, Mr. Sam."

Liu Yiming turned to Sam and said, "Are you right? Mr. Sam."

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Sam rolled his eyes: "The Kingdom of Spain shamelessly attacked the Maine. We are just carrying out just punishment. Of course, if the Spanish are willing to pay a certain price, the dispute can also be stopped."
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