At the critical moment of fighting against the colonists, the Philippine national liberation forces, which originally shared the same hatred, became more divided. At the Tejeros Conference to discuss how to deal with the bad situation, Aguinaldo and Bonifacio discussed the real issue of persuading surrender.

, and there was a serious quarrel over whether to form a new government, the result of which was bloody.

In April 1897, Aguinaldo, who held military power, relied on his secret guards to secretly arrest Bonifacio. A month later, Bonifacio was secretly shot.

Forced by the general environment of the Spanish-American War, the Spanish colonists who were retreating steadily in Cuba and Puerto Rico still had an overwhelming advantage over the local rebels in the Philippines. However, the sound of a cannon on May 1, 1898 gave them a decisive blow.

The death knell sounded. The American fleet, led by Commander-in-Chief George Dewey of the Asiatic Squadron, entered Manila.

This war could only be described as depressing to the Spanish colonists, but it was tragic to the Philippine national liberation movement.

Having just escaped from the wolf pack and entered the tiger's mouth again, the newly established First Republic of the Philippines faced the danger of premature death. They "moved the capital" five times, and the independence war that lasted more than two years ended in failure.

Unlike the Spanish and Philippine nationalists who fought against each other through hard work, the Americans, who were deeply immersed in pragmatism and Protestant ethics, were obviously more clever in annexing the Philippines. They used the "treaty system" on the stage and the force behind the stage.

The combination of threats avoids being surrounded by enemies both diplomatically and militarily.

Moreover, both carrots and sticks were used to win over Aguinaldo, a vested interest of the nationalists, and assassinate Luna, another independence movement leader who was educated by Spanish elites but had no foundation in the army.

At that time, Luna, who had a firm anti-American attitude, was not tolerated by the compromisers. On June 4, 1899, he received a telegram summoning Aguinaldo, and he only brought two security personnel to attend the appointment.

When he came to the convent of the Presidential Palace, he left the accompanying officers in the square and went to the Presidential Palace alone.

The next plot was like the "White Tiger Festival" in Water Margin. Luna did not see Aguinaldo, but he was attacked head-on by Hanolino, the captain of the presidential guard, who drew his sword. Luna, who was injured in the head, ran away quickly.

He went to the entrance of the Presidential Palace to seek rescue, but unexpectedly, the Guard soldiers who had been ambushing him fired several shots at him, and he fell in a pool of blood.

This is a very famous assassination in Philippine history.
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