Although Wang Guorui has appointed Sa Zhenbing as the commander of the troops stationed in the Philippines, the troops have not really been established yet, and the 189th Division is still being transferred from China to the Philippines, but a destroyer detachment of the Navy There is also a service ship detachment that has been assigned to the troops stationed in the Philippines, and the army is temporarily guarded by Zhu Yuan's East Borneo Military Region. It will not return to the East Borneo Military Region to continue cleaning until the new 189th Division arrives. Aboriginal. ∽↗∽↗, but currently the Philippines is already dominated by Isa town ice, not Zhu Yuan.

"Commander Sa, there is a Filipino native outside. He wants to see our supreme commander. Do you want to see him?" a staff officer asked.

"See you! After all, although they will be enemies in the future, we haven't started fighting yet, so we still need to talk about the necessary etiquette. Besides, it's okay to meet them and find out their realities. So, Go and let him in!" Sa Zhenbing said.

Soon, the native Filipino came in, and he said, "My name is Macabros, and I'm a senior officer in the Philippine Army. And recently I was in charge of doing some work in Manila, and we heard that one of you** The team is attacking us and fighting the Spaniards, so we want to come and talk to you."

"Oh? What do you want to say?" Sa Zhenbing asked.

And Macabros immediately said: "It's actually very simple. Since we are all at war with the Spaniards, we might as well go to fight against the Spaniards together. And we must form an alliance so that we can help each other and be able to fight against the Spaniards." Let's annihilate that Spaniard's army together."

"Then what can we get?" Sa Zhenbing asked.

And that Macabros actually said: "Our Philippines is a vassal country of China, and China should help us restore our country. What's more, you have already started a war with Spain, so shouldn't you support us? The enemy of the enemy is a friend. Then you should support us. This will allow us to cooperate stronger against the Spaniard."

Sa Zhenbing and Zhu Yuan looked at each other speechlessly, because this Macabros was really "stupid and naive" and actually thought that the enemy's enemy was also a friend. Of course, this guy still thinks that China is a kingdom of heaven and should be obliged to help the Philippines restore its country. And this China is the thinking of the kingdom of heaven, and it cannot be said to be wrong. After all, the ancestors of these Nanyang aborigines have been handed down like this. However, in this era, the Manchus, who really thought they were the kingdom of heaven, did not have the strength to help the Philippines restore their country, nor did they have the strength to help any Nanyang country restore their country.

But Taiwan, which has strength, will not be so stupid, paying out of its own pocket to help others restore the country, and finally get nothing. Taiwan is a group of people who really want money, and they will not do things without benefits. It is absolute to be unprofitable. So expecting Taiwan to help them restore their country without compensation, this idea is really stupid and naive, which left Sa Zhenbing and Zhu Yuan speechless.

However, it has to be said that this Macabros has been living in the Philippines, and naturally he doesn't know much about the outside world, so he doesn't know that the world situation has changed. So his world view is already outdated, and should be adjusted next. However, he still judges Taiwan according to the thinking of China's celestial kingdom in the past, so naturally, problems are bound to happen. but. Sa Zhenbing would not take the initiative to say anything, after all, there is no need for this kind of native to say more. Anyway, sooner or later they will be wiped out.

"What do you want?" Sa Zhenbing asked.

That Macabros replied immediately: "Our rebel army is seriously short of guns and ammunition. I hope you can provide us with some guns, ammunition or even artillery. This way we can use them to fight against the Spaniards."

"How much do you want?" Sa Zhenbing asked.

And Macabros immediately said: "I hope to give us a full set of weapons and equipment for a division like yours! In this way, we will be able to expel the Spaniards and gain the independence of the Philippines."

Sa Zhenbing took a deep breath, and then he finally knew that this guy was really not good at diplomacy. This guy is clearly a soldier, he didn't know anything about the situation, so he opened his mouth like a lion here. He actually wanted to ask Taiwan for the equipment of a division. This is simply the biggest joke in the world. And what can they bring to Taiwan? They can't bring benefits to Taiwan, so why does Taiwan support their weapons and equipment? Is it just because of the responsibility of the so-called heavenly kingdom? This is **** for the people in Taiwan. They don't recognize the heavenly kingdom at all, and Taiwan is going to grab the territory, but they have no idea of ​​helping the local people restore the country. China has no obligation to help them restore their country free of charge. The era of the heavenly empire has passed, and the era in which China was smug by a nominal canonization and submission no longer exists. In today's China, the emphasis is on actual interests, not some kind of domineering.

It is ridiculous to want to ask Taiwan for the equipment of the same division as soon as you open your mouth. And they still want to form an alliance with Taiwan, but why should Taiwan form an alliance with them? Since ancient times, all alliances have been formed, or the combination of strong and powerful, and then monopolized the market. Or it is an alliance between the weak and the weak to fight against the strong. But these aborigines have formed an alliance with Taiwan. Isn't this an alliance between the weak and the strong? Anyone with some political savvy knows that the strong can form an alliance with the strong, and the weak can form an alliance with the weak, but never make an alliance between the strong and the weak.

All alliances either have common interests or common enemies. A strong alliance means that there are common interests, and only then will they form an alliance. And the weak form an alliance with the weak, that is, a common enemy. However, although there seems to be a common enemy between Taiwan and the indigenous people, that is Spain. But Spain and Taiwan didn't take it seriously, so why should they form an alliance with this native? To form an alliance with the natives, it would be better to swallow the Philippines directly. Anyway, these Taiwanese troops did not pay attention to the natives and the Spaniards at all. Since the Spaniard's sneak attack failed, their results are predictable, it's just a matter of time.

But this native wants to form an alliance with Taiwan in a whimsical way, which is obviously impossible. After forming an alliance, Taiwan will definitely have to pay a lot, which Wang Guorui cannot allow. That's why Taiwan will not be stupid by itself, and take the initiative to interpret dreams with a weak person who cannot help itself. If Taiwan forms an alliance with the natives, it is like an alliance between the Germans and the Italians. With Italy as an ally, Germany not only failed to improve its combat effectiveness, but instead had to disperse its own combat effectiveness to protect them. If there is no pig teammate Italy, then Germany may be able to last longer in World War II.

Therefore, once Taiwan forms an alliance with the natives, such pig teammates will not only be unable to withstand the Spanish attack, but will also drag down the Taiwanese army to protect them. Taiwan is not so stupid, so Sa Zhenbing doesn't think this alliance can succeed at all.

Seeing that Sa Zhenbing was still unwilling to open his mouth to agree, this Makabros immediately continued: "If it doesn't work, then we will send people to Beijing immediately, and then let your court order you to help us give us the equipment. I think, You shouldn’t dare to disobey the orders of your central court, right?”

Sa Zhenbing and Zhu Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, this Filipino native didn't even understand the situation of Taiwan's long-standing de facto independence, so he actually said here to ask for an order from the Manchu Qing. This kind of diplomatic idiot is indeed a diplomatic idiot. He didn't even figure out the internal relationship of the family, and he didn't know that Taiwan no longer accepted the control of the central court. lightnovelpub.net~ This is simply speechless. It would be very stupid to ask others to form an alliance and support like this. Isn't it a fool to negotiate according to traditional thinking without even knowing who the person in charge of the other party is?

"Okay, okay, let's send a telegram to Taiwan immediately to see what Taiwan plans to do." Sa Zhenbing said.

Although he didn't think this native was qualified to form an alliance with him, he still had to tell Wang Guorui about it. After all, Sa Zhenbing is a military officer, not a civil servant. If he is allowed to fight, he can have the right to decide this kind of thing. But this involves forming an alliance, but he has no right to decide whether to agree or not. Even if Sa Zhenbing thinks this guy is very stupid, or thinks that the aborigines are not qualified to form an alliance with him at all, but because of the non-interference of soldiers in politics, he must report to Taiwan. This kind of matter is already a matter of politics, not just the army, so even if Sa Zhenbing looked down on this native very much, he dared not decide on his own. If he drives away this native without authorization, then if someone criticizes him for interfering in government affairs, I'm afraid he will be unlucky. After all, the army can only decide how to fight, but not whether to fight or not. Even if a battle plan has been made before to clean up these natives, as long as they don't turn their faces for a day, they can't take the initiative to attack. As for whether to form an alliance, or how to use these indigenous people, that is what the high-level officials in Taiwan have to do, and it is not something that a military officer can take care of. (To be continued..) u