Wanli 1592

Chapter 438 Prepare for War

Another moderate party stood up and echoed the sentence.

"Yes! You said that you want to solve the problem behind your back, but you will solve it! You won the battle! Or don't let the Chinese find it! Now not only have you been found, but you have been beaten and wiped out by the Chinese. After winning a battle, we have greater confidence and a clearer understanding of our combat effectiveness! Can this battle be won?!"

There was also an older neutral official who stood up and muddied.

"Mr. Governor, I won't say anything else. General Xiao has [-] troops and more than [-] warships under his command. We have seen how strong the fighting power is. This time, not only the Chinese nationals died, but also a group of people." Chinese soldiers.

If Xiao Ruxun used such an excuse to declare war on us, their government probably would not disagree with it, and we have less than a hundred warships and an army of only 1000 or 2000 people, even if we put together all the soldiers stationed on the surrounding islands , and less than [-] people, we are absolutely at a disadvantage. "

Facts and data are the most convincing. There are more than 3 well-equipped soldiers and more than 300 warships. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers has also been seen. The navy has wiped out countless pirates across the South China Sea. It has strength and experience. What do you think? say what?
Can you fight?
When the empire fights a war, don’t we first conduct a war assessment, first to see whether the war is beneficial to us, how much benefit, how much will be paid, whether the lost things can be recovered after the war, whether this battle is fought better or not, These are all things to evaluate.

It is not the first time in the history of the empire that conflicts are resolved by non-war means. Everyone knows how the Philippines came to be. It was negotiated. Otherwise, more than 400 soldiers could fight tens of thousands of indigenous people?What you're holding is not an arquebus, but a Gatling, right?You are not using a muzzle gun but a Katyusha rocket launcher, right?
With the data and analysis in front of them, the faces of the main fighters are very bad, as uncomfortable as eating shit, but the main fighters have the upper hand because of the support of the data. The main fighters look at a few core figures, But the complexions of the core characters are not easy.

The army expressed serious concern and strong condemnation for this battle, not to Xiao Ruxun, of course, but to the leaders of the main combat faction. When they went to persuade the army to support them in a desperate fight, none of these soldiers agreed.

They don't want to sacrifice their young and precious lives for the illusory chance of victory, and they still want to return to the country to be promoted after serving in the army!

It is very difficult to be stationed overseas. It will take a lot of time just to arrive, and life is in danger. The soldiers have accepted the government's preferential conditions, such as easy promotion and salary increase after returning, so they are risking their lives. Dangerous to the Philippine garrison.

If it weren't for the pursuit of careers or the difficulty of supporting their families, these soldiers would not have come at all. It's okay to bully the aborigines for a while. If you want us to fight the Chinese, look at the hundreds of heads, they will never come I feel fear in my heart.

Before the end of the war, the Spaniards were completely inclined to compromise and apologize. This made the main combat faction very dissatisfied but helpless. Several forces supported the peace. Withering, the Catholic forces want peace talks wholeheartedly, just for their missionary work.

The peace faction had the upper hand, so they decided to apologize to Xiao Ruxun unanimously, and asked Xiao Ruxun what kind of apology he wanted. Everyone can discuss it, but don't use troops, and please give Catholics a chance to reform.

The Spaniards are all over the world, when did they bow their heads to the enemy?
Dissatisfied with the UK?beat!Dissatisfied with France?beat!The Netherlands disagrees?beat!

They can only fight until the opponent is convinced. For this reason, they have established a powerful empire, but such a powerful world empire has been smashed in the hands of the Chinese more than once, and this time they are not facing China. The central government, but a local government and a local warlord, he can still mess up Spain's sphere of influence!

How does this let the people who have triumphantly advanced under the artillery fire feel relieved?How can they accept such an ending?

"The governor is a complete coward! Since he took office as the governor, we have not won any victories, and we have been retreating and retreating! How far do we have to retreat?
The Philippines is our colony, and His Majesty the Emperor asked us to occupy it to provide financial support for the empire!Instead of flinching!We are short of troops, we can ask for help from home! "

A young official looks full of life, ready to die for the country at any time.

"It will take half a year to go back to China, plus the time to reorganize the army. By the time our reinforcements arrive, our corpses will have been assimilated by the mud."

An older official looked at the young official calmly: "Also, do you think our enemies are only Chinese? The aborigines here are also our enemies. We have enough troops so they dare not turn against us. If We have lost too many troops, even if we win, those cunning natives will not let us go!"

The young official was so choked that he had nothing to say, but he was not reconciled no matter what he thought.

"Are we going to do this, lose two hundred soldiers and still not protest, waiting to be sanctioned by the Chinese? What will the country say about us? Can we have a good life after returning to China?"

What he said is true. You said that if the Chinese hadn’t killed those 200 soldiers, things would have been easier to do. But the Chinese killed those [-] people. Now the emperor needs to explain, and the soldiers’ families also need to explain. , they were in big trouble.

However, right now they don't have the strength to fight the Chinese, and even the soldiers are unwilling to continue fighting. Can they still fight on their own?

In the end, the people of the main combat faction made a decision - first look at Xiao Ruxun's request first, and if his request is reasonable, we will cooperate and maintain the status quo, and then secretly ask the country to increase troops, and wait for the increase When we arrive, take the initiative to attack Burma and show Xiao Ruxun some color.

If his request is unreasonable, then reject it directly, and never allow those stupid people of the main peace faction to agree casually, and ask for reinforcements from the country, and then prepare for war!
At this point, if there is no war, there is no game at all, so what Xiao Ruxun's request is, it is worth reference, this will determine the direction of Nanyang in a certain area in the future.

Soon, within half a month, Xiao Ruxun's request was sent to the governor.

30 taels of silver indemnity, and half of the Philippine spice trade.

This is not a negotiation condition for expecting peace at all, this is longing for war!
(End of this chapter)