Rivers of blood flowed from the killings in Manila, and the entire Provisional "Republic" of the Philippines became a joke. A huge joke. Johnson did not kill Nuvi and others.

What he killed were the intellectuals who planned this incident, the officers who were willing to serve as hawks and dogs, and those ambitious people. Although Nuwe and others survived, their next lives would also be ruined.

The best outcome awaiting them is to be sent to China to work as coolies after the sea route is opened. The worst outcome is to die on the execution platform of the National Defense Forces Intelligence Department and then be thrown into the wilderness to be fed to dogs.

"Well... more than 13,000 people have been killed, which is almost enough. Even if someone wants to cause trouble again, there is no basis for starting an incident..."

Jason looked at the report provided by the intelligence department and said with a smile. These are all planned, and these more than 10,000 people have long been on the list to be cleared.

They are basically the elite of the entire Philippines, and most of them have studied abroad and have ambitions. In this Philippine action, they either personally participated or secretly made suggestions and supported it.

These people are all restless people. Following the advice of the intelligence department, Johnson chose to eliminate all these unstable factors. The simplest and most effective method is to annihilate them directly from above.

If these people are dead, Nuvi and others alone will not be able to make any waves. Even if they are given enough luck to escape, they will just linger and wait for the National Defense Force to wipe them out.

"We have already accepted most of their industries, and we have also taken over all their overseas assets. What is left is how to make reasonable use of these assets."

Nong Jiaze, also known as Xuesong, is the head of Hongmen Hall in the Philippines. At the same time, his two sons are serving in the National Defense Force. Now, he is confirmed as the first chairman of the "Lanfang Democratic Republic of the Philippines".

The remaining Hongmen elders and Chinese businessmen were confirmed as members of the Supreme Committee of the "Lanfang Philippine Democratic Republic". At the same time, the "Lanfang Philippine Democratic Republic" was also equipped with a parliament. Most of the Chinese leaders from all walks of life were

will have its own place on the committee.

"As long as your candidates for the Lanfang Philippine Democratic Republic are confirmed, the imperial capital will issue an announcement. By then the United States, the Soviet Union and other allies will recognize this matter, and the establishment of the Lanfang Philippine Democratic Republic will be a certainty."

Jensen chuckled and said: "So, our most important task now is to defend the Philippines to prevent the Japanese from counterattack..." Jensen's words made Nong Jiaze couldn't help but nod. He is only over fifty years old now.

He is not the most senior among the Hongmen bigwigs.

But he is the most prestigious, the most suitable in age, and his two sons are serving in the National Defense Forces. They are even fighting on the Annan battlefield, so he was elected to become the chairman of the Lanfang Democratic Republic of the Philippines.

"I am aware of this, so I am now calling all Chinese people to encourage everyone to join our Nanyang Military Division. We must first ensure that we can protect ourselves, otherwise everything will be like a flower in the mirror..."

Nong Jiaze's words made Jason nod his head. The old man's view was correct. At the same time, he was not dazzled by the temporary victory, which was very rare. The two discussed the details of recruitment and training.

Then Nong Jiaze said goodbye and left.

When the Nanyang Military Division gained a foothold in the Philippines, including the allies, the Axis powers were trembling with fear about the changes in the Philippines. The United States and the Soviet Union were extremely grateful for their stance on the Philippine incident, but Churchill had to start thinking about it with a headache.

How to clean up this mess for your own Speaker.

Less than an hour after the Philippine Republic was annihilated, Churchill in Ottawa received a harsh telegram from the coalition government.

The content of the telegram was very simple. First, the National Defense Force accused Britain of violating the agreement and interfering in Southeast Asian affairs without authorization. Then the Tiger clearly told Churchill: All cooperation between the coalition government and the British Empire was temporarily suspended.

The dispatch of Chinese laborers who were originally going to Canada will be suspended. Those who have been dispatched or have arrived will be withdrawn. All British personnel stranded in China must evacuate China immediately.

"You idiots! Can't you do something useful?! Apart from using your brains full of donkey intestines to consider your own interests, what else can you do?!"

Churchill's curses were vicious, but none of the MPs present dared to utter one more. None of them expected that this fierce tiger would turn his back so directly and thoroughly.

The coalition government's move directly stunned them. Since Britain and China signed a labor agreement, most Canadians have now been recruited and are preparing to go to the Soviet battlefield after training.

The situation on the Soviet battlefield is not optimistic. Allied generals, including Montgomery and de Gaulle, have called countless times urging the British Empire to train soldiers and send them to the battlefield as soon as possible.

If these scheduled laborers and those who have already arrived are evacuated, then the United Kingdom will have to choose to disband the soldiers it has already recruited and let them re-enter various positions.

Even so, it is difficult to support the huge consumption of the war. Canada has a lot of resources, but these resources need to be developed. Without manpower, they can't do anything.

"Prime Minister, now that things have happened, nothing we can say will help. I think we can ask His Excellency, President Roosevelt of the United States, to help us coordinate with China..."

"I have called President Roosevelt a long time ago. But do you know what the reply he gave me?!" Churchill looked at the congressman in front of him coldly, with disgust as if he was looking at someone who should be kicked away.

of bedbugs.

Churchill felt from the bottom of his heart that these MPs were the most abominable cancers attached to the British Empire. They should all be eliminated. Only in this way can the British Empire develop more rapidly.

It is a pity that the relationship between these congressmen is intricate. The relationship with those companies is even more complicated. Not to mention Churchill, even the king of the British Empire cannot shake their status.

At most, one or two leaders can be eliminated and their strength weakened. This is already considered extraordinary. For example, this time, Churchill directly eliminated the idiot speaker.

This greatly dealt a blow to the power of these MPs in the House of Representatives, and those MPs who favored Churchill began to exert their efforts to try to give Churchill more power.

"President Roosevelt told me that we can only solve this matter ourselves by going to the tiger. The United States and the Soviet Union will never get involved in this matter." Churchill sneered at the congressman: "But all our liaison personnel in China

Their freedom has been restricted and their departure time has been limited. All requests to see coalition government and defense force officials have been rejected. Do you know what this means?!"

These MPs were silent, of course they knew what this meant. The coalition government now doesn't care what the British Empire thinks, and the hasty decisions of the Speakers have angered all the top leaders in this country.

The only thing they want to do now is to cut off all relations with the British Empire. It is obvious that the United States and the Soviet Union have won the favor of the coalition government because of their firm attitude towards China on Philippine affairs.

It is said that the coalition government is now preparing to transfer all previous cooperation projects with the United Kingdom to the Soviet Union. This will undoubtedly be a huge blow to Churchill.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, if you really have no choice but to visit China in person..." Lord Beaverbrook, the Wartime Production Minister, said after a long silence, "We have no choice now but to do our best to exchange for

The support of the coalition government. If these cooperative projects fall into the hands of the Soviets, then our troops on the battlefield will become alone..."

Churchill couldn't help but smile bitterly. Why didn't he think of going to China to explain the matter? But the current situation is that the Chinese side may not even see him.

It must be said that Sir Stafford Cripps, leader of the House of Commons, has made the entire Chinese leadership lose patience with the British Empire in handling the Philippines issue.

Going back on promises and violating agreements without hesitation is the impression the British Empire now has on the coalition government. At the same time, it is also the impression other allies have on the British Empire.

This impression is fatal. It directly breaks the current weakness of the British Empire. The distrust of the United Kingdom by the allies will lead to subsequent chain reactions.

Although this harm has not been shown yet, Churchill believes that as the war progresses, this approach of disregarding the agreement and harming the interests of the allies will definitely cause backlash.

"I will ask Chairman Kalinin to mediate, and at the same time I will go to Washington to personally interview President Roosevelt about this matter..." Churchill took a deep breath. Even if he knew that this was a scapegoat, he had to bear the blame.

"I dare not make any guarantees to you. The only thing I can do is to work hard to repair the relationship between us and China. At least, we must ensure that our agreement with them is implemented..."

Churchill scolded MPs in his cabinet meeting, while Hirohito scolded military bosses including Kanin Miyazaihito, Fushimi Miyahiro and other military bosses bloody in his imperial meeting.

.

"What on earth did you idiots do?! Why was the Philippines lost?! Don't you know that is the lifeblood of the empire?!" Hirohito rarely expresses his opinions in imperial meetings. Even if something happens, he will

After the meeting, Xianyuan Palace and others were summoned.

But this time Hirohito was really angry, and he yelled at the imperial meeting regardless: "The empire has the most powerful navy. It has millions of troops! But it lost the Philippines!! Those garrison troops were defeated by less than 10,000 people.

The Philippine motley crew was annihilated!!”

"Tell me! How did you command this war?! I didn't blame you too harshly for the defeat on the Chinese battlefield. I didn't blame you too harshly for the defeat on the Annan battlefield."

"But what now?! You are going too far. Can even a shabby three-legged cat like the Philippines be able to humiliate the Imperial Army?! When did the Imperial Army of the Japanese Empire fall to this point?!"

Hirohito gasped and roared angrily: "Also! Ishihara Wanji, who gave him the right to indulge those soldiers to rape and massacre the Soviets?! How dare he, the commander of the front army, do so without any authorization?

Just do this under the circumstances?!”

"Until now, I still don't know how to respond to Hitler's question. The empire's international reputation has been ruined by you! The empire's remaining face has been lost to you!!"

From Tojo Hideki to Kanin Miya Zaihito, no one dared to respond to Hirohito's words. Everyone leaned over and shivered, listening to Hirohito's curses.

"I have only one request for you now: Regardless of whether places like Annan and Thailand can be defended, you must protect the Philippines! It is now the source of the empire's resources. And we can use the navy to block the attack of the National Defense Force. So, you must

Keep the Philippines!”

Hirohito looked at the cabinet ministers below with red eyes and growled: "If we can't do it, then the navy and army should just resign! It's always a bunch of old men sitting on the corpses, why not replace them with young people with a lot of energy?

Someone do it!”

"Hai!!" No one dared to respond. They knew that Hirohito was really angry this time. He rarely scolded these people for at least an hour in the imperial meeting, and even threatened to force the army and navy to

Officers resign all the time.

In the past, Hirohito would never have been so violent. Even if he wanted someone to resign, he would only give hints through Haningu and others. And the number of people would not be large. Like now, he would directly threaten the entire navy and army.

Resign.

This is an unprecedented first time. This can't help but make Tojo Hideki and others full of fear. Hirohito has never lost his temper. Except for the last time on February 26, the emperor was angry because of the wanton murder of the officers of the Emperor's faction.

, he would hardly express his anger in the royal council.

After Hirohito expressed his anger that time, many high-ranking officials of the Kodo Sect were forced to retire. The aftermath of this incident has not completely subsided until now. The Kodo Sect has been in decline since then. It was also because of this incident that the Regime Faction was able to gain power.

"Your Highness, your Majesty is obviously angry this time. But for the Philippines, we currently have no better way..." After walking out of the palace, Tojo Hideki said with a wry smile to Hanin Palace.

"The war in Annan is getting more and more unfavorable now. The tiger's father used the air force to firmly crush the navy's support fleet on the Weijiang River. Marshal Sugiyama's troops were unable to provide effective support to the Weijiang position...

"

"Stop supporting Mie and let Sugiyama Gen mobilize troops to prepare for a landing operation in the Philippines!" Kanin Miya Zaijin directly interrupted Tojo Hideki, who couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this decision.

"Now we don't have many choices. As His Majesty said, we only have the advantage of the navy over the National Defense Force. So we must rely on this advantage to win."

Xianyuan Gong Zairen tightened his windbreaker and said: "Annan's defense is just a waste of troops. It is better to use these troops to attack the Philippine National Defense Forces, which is more effective for us."

"Our navy can also provide effective support there. At the same time, it can block the National Defense Force's attempt to support the Philippines." Xianyuan Gong Zairen said coldly: "Only in this way can we protect our best interests...

"

Tojo Hideki was silent. Although he knew that Kaningu's approach was the most rational one, emotionally he couldn't accept the casualties of hundreds of thousands of troops. In exchange, Annan and other places just gave up.

Already?!

What face should I use to face those emperors who died on the front line of Annan?!

"I don't want to give up Annan from the bottom of my heart. But now it is a choice we have to make." Kanin Miya Zaijin seemed to see what Tojo Hideki was thinking. But he saw him patting Tojo.

Yingji said over his shoulder: "But only by protecting the Philippines and our resource line can the empire be qualified to continue fighting. Otherwise, the only thing waiting for us is failure..."

On the Weijiang position, Tu Laohu was looking at the map with a frown on his face. The enemy and friend situations on the map were marked with red and blue arrows. The Japanese fleet had been trying to break through and enter the Weijiang line.
To be continued...