African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 949 Defeat

 Port of Manila.

The Philippine Navy has been basically wiped out, which left the Spanish Philippine colonial government to only hope to delay the U.S. military's attack on land.

The shore defense artillery in Manila Port still wanted to put up a stubborn resistance, but was easily eliminated by the US military, because the main artillery of the Philippines was deployed at the outlet of Manila Bay, and the rear was relatively empty. After all the naval ships were annihilated, Manila Port could only be passively beaten.

Compared with the Philippine Navy, the performance of the Spanish Army can be described as "a mess", which made the East African Military Advisory Group that had previously conducted short-term special training for Spain blush.

“The Spanish and Filipino troops are so shameless. I obviously didn’t teach them this way before. Now the battle is like a pile of shit. The weapons in their hands are probably no better than fire sticks..."

“Well, Peter, you can’t blame us for this. The Spanish defenders who are completely a Philippine colony have no will to fight at all. In this case, even if the magic soldiers come down to earth, it is impossible to win.”

Members of the East African Military Advisory Group were very dissatisfied with the performance of the Spanish soldiers, but the U.S. military on the opposite side did not think so.

 After landing, the U.S. military and the Spanish colonial defenders exchanged fire. The two sides were completely at the level of novices pecking at each other. The Spanish performed poorly and the Americans were not much stronger, especially when Spanish rifles had the advantage.

This also made Dewey, commander of the U.S. Asia Fleet, very angry. He had to order the landing troops to withdraw to the dock area and hold on.

And he led the fleet to carry out a devastating attack on the defense system along the coast of Manila Bay, and then successfully completed the blockade of Manila Bay.

In this case, the Spanish colonial defenders were completely trapped in Manila Bay by the Americans. As time goes by, the Spanish soldiers will eventually surrender unless Spain can support the Philippines.

 This is obviously impossible. At this time, Spain's energy has been completely determined by the Americans in the Atlantic area. The main naval and army forces of the United States and Spain have already begun a confrontation in the Cuban area.

Compared with Manila Bay, the Port of Santiago in Cuba can be said to be "impregnable" deployed by the Spanish army. The density of mines alone far exceeds that of Manila Bay. If the mines in the Port of Santiago were deployed in Manila Bay, the local Spanish defenders might Can achieve greater results.

On June 8, 1898, the Battle of Cuba officially started. The U.S. Navy launched a day and night attack on the Port of Santiago regardless of the cost. After paying the cost of hundreds of people, the U.S. Navy officially successfully landed at Guantánamo Bay.

From the beginning, the Battle of Cuba was not as good as the Battle of Manila in the Philippines. Although Spain also failed in the Battle of Manila, it dealt a huge blow to the U.S. Asia Fleet. Two U.S. warships were sunk and nearly half of the U.S. warships were injured.

After the successful landing of the US military in Cuba, the war between the United States and Spain also moved from the coastline to the inland. The two sides engaged in fierce battles in the jungle. History repeated itself, and the performance of the Spanish defenders in Cuba was also inferior to that of the Philippine defenders.

On the one hand, the local people in Cuba are welcoming to the United States at this time, so there are many leading parties. On the other hand, Cuba is not as deep as the Philippines. Finally, Cuba is too close to the United States, and the United States has more troops at its disposal. The U.S. military in Cuba can continue to be sent to the nearest nearby.

Throughout June, the U.S. military continued to achieve results and used its advantages to continuously shrink the living space of the Spanish defenders. Under this situation, the Spanish Navy had to take the initiative and engage in a decisive battle with the U.S. Navy.

 July 4, 1898.

 Santiago's Spanish navy fought fiercely with the United States in San Diego Bay, trying to break out of the U.S. naval blockade.

The Spanish Navy flagship Maria Teresa led three cruisers and two torpedo destroyers to rush out of the port. While evacuating, they shelled the US ships outside the port. The forts on both sides of the port also fired at the US ships at the same time.

Within less than three hours of the battle, the U.S. Navy sent all Spanish warships into the sea. After the Battle of Santiago, it was officially declared that Spain’s naval power in the Philippines and the Caribbean had been destroyed.

At this time, the main battlefield of the war had completely turned to land. After the destruction of the Spanish navy, the Spanish colonial defenders continued to resist stubbornly. The two sides fought from July to early August, and the Philippine defenders persisted until mid-August. After running out of ammunition and food, Finally, he had to surrender to the US military.

Port of Manila.

 “Who are you and why do you want to leave the port?”

At this time, at the Port of Manila, East African military personnel were stopped and questioned by American soldiers. After all, the war in the Philippines was basically over, and it was impossible for the members of the East African Military Advisory Group to stay.

 “We are Germans, this is our identity.”

 In fact, without identification, the Americans have nothing to do with the East African Military Advisory Group. Of course, the proper low profile must still be maintained.

After the Spanish army in the Philippines was gone, the East African Military Advisory Group destroyed all signs and items with traces of East Africa.

 The main reason why they were stopped by American soldiers was that they smelled of "the same kind".

"You must not be businessmen!" the American soldier said as he stared at the calluses on the hands of the East African Military Advisory Group. He even stretched out his hand to compare with his own. It was obvious that the person facing him was also a soldier.

“You have a good vision. We are indeed not businessmen, but East African diplomats in the Philippines.”

“Then what is the purpose of coming to the Philippines?”

 “No comment, this is not something you can ask at will!”

There is nothing the American soldiers can do about the arrogance and domineering members of the East African Military Advisory Group. After all, they are said to be diplomats in the Philippines, that is, officials, and they are not something they can offend.

Of course, out of dissatisfaction with their attitude, the US military stepped up inspections of the personal belongings of the members of the East African Military Advisory Group. Obviously, they gained nothing.

"In this case, we have to leave this place of right and wrong. Goodbye, young man!" the East African Military Advisory Group joked.

By this time, shipping in Manila Bay had resumed, so merchant ships from East Africa had already been waiting at Manila Port.

The East African Military Advisory Group, which has provided services to the Spaniards for more than three months, has all safely returned to the East African mainland. As for future work in the Philippines, it will still be controlled by overseas intelligence agencies such as the East African Defense and Security Agency.

 Although the Philippines has definitely fallen into the hands of the Americans, local intelligence work will not be interrupted. After all, the geographical location of the Philippines is extremely important.

 Three weeks after the East African Military Advisory Group left, the Spanish colonial army in the Philippines formally surrendered to the United States. The surrender of the Philippine colonial army also officially meant the end of the war between Spain and the United States.

Compared with Cuba, the Philippine colonial army can be more tough this time than in the previous life. After all, Cuba is supported by Spanish mainland, while the Philippines has received almost no other support except a small amount of aid received before the war, and its record is also better than Cuba. The defenders were dazzling, especially against the Asiatic fleet.

Although the Philippine Navy was also completely wiped out, the Philippine Navy was already the weakest among the Spanish navy. It only had three ironclads, two of which were close to being scrapped before the war, and even one was far behind the American warships. The rest were all It is a wooden hull boat.

Compared with the pre-war situation of the Philippine Navy, the Cuban Navy is stronger. In addition to the higher quality and quantity of warships, it can also receive support from the local navy during the war. However, the losses are also greater, and the main damage to the US military basically relies on In land battles, the navy's performance was lackluster.

 (End of this chapter)