The Spanish Philippine colonies include islands such as Luzon, Medan, and Wright. Although the occupation of Manila does not mean a complete victory in expelling the Spanish colonists, the capture of Manila is enough to become a landmark event with Manila's status in the Spanish Philippine colonies. Therefore, the Far East Company will be left to the Pacific Fleet.

"Will ordering them to stop attacking cause conflicts between Junjun and the others?" Austin was a little undecided. After all, Austin was not a member of the Far East Company and was not aware of the agreement between the Far East Company and the US Department of War. Austin represented the interests of Ryukyu, which was slightly inconsistent with the Far East Company's position.

Fortunately, Austin and Jimmy's fundamental position is the same. Whether it is Ryukyu or Far East Company, they ultimately hope to drive away the Spanish colonists and establish a new Luzon government dominated by Chinese. As for whether the new government is pro-American or pro-Ryukyu, the two do not conflict. The only difference lies in the amount of interests.

"So what? We have no obligation to explain to them. The conditions are not yet ripe. If the Spaniards are completely desperate, they will escape from the sea. We do not have the ability to retain those warships. Junjun and the others should understand this. If they don't understand, it doesn't matter." Jimmy was sitting at the desk of the castle command, sharpening a pencil. There was a huge sand table in front of the desk, which simulated the terrain of the entire island of Luzon.

To be honest, I don’t care what Junjun thinks. Just last night, the Far East Company finally began to send large-scale personnel to Luzon. Nearly a thousand mercenaries entered Luzon in one night. Luzon had more than two thousand mercenaries. For Jimmy, Junjun and his men had lost their value.

It sounds a bit cruel, but in fact it is politics.

"Okay, I'll send someone to inform you." Austin agreed with Jimmy. From the moment Jimmy arrived in Luzon, Austin's task was to assist Jimmy.

The Spanish colonial minion army was too weak. Now the vanguard of the rebels was less than five kilometers away from Manila. Although those rebels were also chaotic in the eyes of Jimmy and Austin, if Jimmy and Austin were not restrained, it is no exaggeration to say that the rebels could take Manila with just one charge.

"By the way, order the leaders of each army to come back for a meeting. We need to plan how to win Manila with the highest efficiency." Jimmy has a backup plan.

"Is it time for liquidation?" Austin was energetic.

"Not yet, but it's necessary to set the target." Jimmy nodded, the thin and long pencil was getting shorter and shorter, leaving only a short piece, the tip of the only unchanging pencil was extremely sharp.

Two days later, in accordance with Jimmy and Austin's orders, the leaders of the rebel army gathered in Maragon to attend the last meeting before the attack on Manila. This time Jimmy and Austin asked all the rebel leaders to participate.

The offensive during this period was very smooth. Compared with the last meeting, the size of the Rebels had more than doubled again. Although this is good news, it also has a bad side, which means that the ambitions of the Rebel leaders will also expand.

But it looked pretty good, at least these rebel leaders didn't dare to disobey Jimmy and Austin's orders. Of course, as for what they thought, only they knew.

"Before attacking Manila, we must first emphasize military discipline. We must know that we are going to establish a new government to rescue the Luzons from the evil Spanish colonists. This requires us to set an example and we must pay attention to military discipline. Otherwise, this will seriously affect our prestige and in turn affect the establishment of a new government after the war. I think this is something that no one wants to see." Jimmy has only proposed to emphasize military discipline until now, and this opportunity is very intriguing.

It would be impossible not to emphasize it. In order to win the indigenous people to join the rebel army, the rebel army did not strictly require the military discipline, so that the rebel army could execute prisoners at will, plunder property at will, and even insult women after the war also occurred frequently.

This is also the reason why Jimmy and Austin did not place Chinese troops on the battlefield. It is difficult for a disorganized army to change their minds. They have become accustomed to fighting without military discipline. Now they have to emphasize discipline, which is tantamount to playing the piano against a cow.

"It is of course good to rectify the troops, but we have to emphasize discipline... I think it's better to wait until the Spaniards are driven away." Fernande Gonzalez Jr. plucked up the courage to put forward his opinions, which was unusual in the past. Fernande Gonzalez Jr. was timid in front of Jimmy and Austin, and never questioned Jimmy and Austin's orders.

"It will be too late to then. Before, the emphasis on discipline was not emphasized, in order to win the joining of local natives and gain the support of the majority. Now that we are in sight, it is time to rebuild the military discipline." Austin held a pencil in his hand and was taking notes on the notebook in front of him.

Austin records are in Chinese. In this conference room, only Jimmy, Austin and Lin’s father and son understand Chinese, but they don’t know what Austin wrote.

"I think this will affect the morale of the troops. We are already in sight of victory. In Manila, there is the gold accumulated by the Spaniards over hundreds of years, and the most beautiful women. The warriors are waiting to enter Manila to harvest the victory. They deserve the trophy, which is what they deserve." The big ghost did not agree with emphasizing military discipline at this time.

"I said, first of all, we must emphasize military discipline." Jimmy did not give them the opportunity to discuss. The so-called orders should be implemented if they understand them, and even if they don't understand them, they must be implemented.

Seeing Jimmy insisting, Fernande Gonzalez, little, immediately shut up, only the big ghost was chattering, wanting to fight for better benefits for his subordinates.

Jimmy exchanged glances with Austin, and Austin seemed to accidentally draw a fork on his notes.

"...It's decided that we will launch an attack on Christmas. Before launching an attack, all troops must pay attention to military discipline. If someone can't do it, it's best to raise it now." Jimmy looked at the big ghost when she spoke. It was obvious that Jimmy said "someone" refers to the big ghost.

"I can only say that I try to...there is another question, can I remove the death penalty and give them a chance to reform. I think most of them should not object." Fernande Gonzalez Jr. thought of the series of death penalty under the military rules, and unconsciously shook the cicada.

Strictly speaking, Jimmy and Austin are both professionals, so professionals will naturally not make general mistakes. As the saying goes, "Charity is not in charge of soldiers, it is not easy to manage a group of "murderers", so Jimmy and Austin formulated the "Military Regulations" early on, but unfortunately, this "Military Regulations" was not strictly implemented.

Fernande Gonzalez Jr.’s concerns make sense. In fact, Fernande Gonzalez Jr. has not fully understood the situation. Jimmy and Austin have discussed that if the Military Regulations are strictly enforced, then nearly half of the rebels may be punished. Considering that the Military Regulations of the Rebels are so strict that it is outrageous, this means that the Rebels will face a large-scale non-combat reduction, and they cannot make this decision unless they have great determination.

"Now we are giving them the opportunity. We will not blame the past, but we must not indulge from now on. Everyone should have a concept that we are no longer indigenous people with nothing. We will establish a new order. This requires us to be firm in our will. In the short term, this will cause us some difficulties, but in the long term, it will be beneficial to you and great benefits." Jimmy said without explanation, but when things came to an end, he still gave Fernande Gonzalez a little face.

"Now let's raise our hands to vote. We should gradually get used to this method in the future and raise our hands if we agree to pursuing military discipline." Austin raised his hand as soon as he finished speaking, but he did not look up. It was obvious that he did not want to put pressure on others.

You can see the clues now. When it was really critical, the Lin father and son immediately raised their hands without hesitation. Fernande Gonzalez, the younger brother, hesitated for a moment before raising his hand. As for the Big Ghost and the two Rebel leaders beside him, they still did not raise their hands until Austin looked up.

"Okay, let's get off the meeting for the time being, and we'll discuss this issue tomorrow." Jimmy announced the resignation, leaving enough time for the big ghosts and the others.

After the others left, as usual, the Lin father and son stayed there.

"Lin, be prepared, you may set out at any time." Jimmy's eyes at Lin Xianghai were full of profound meaning.

"We've been preparing for it all the time." Lin Xianghai was unambiguous, and did not even ask Jimmy what his mission was.

At night, as usual, Jimmy and Austin lived in the castle in Maragon, and the barracks outside the castle moved into the newly arrived mercenaries. They had to undergo a period of renovation before they began to perform their mission.

The Great Ghost's residence is in the corner of the military camp. Just after the meeting, the Great Ghost sent an invitation to the two leaders who had not raised their hands just now, inviting them to have dinner together, so now the Great Ghost and the two leaders are at the Great Ghost's home.

"Today, we were a little too anxious." A leader named pineapple couldn't swallow his food.

That's right, the names of Filipinos are so strange. It's normal to use fruit as their own name. It's better to call it "pineapple" and "durian" are weird. Some people's names are "toilet". I guess he was born in the toilet.

"It's not a hurry, we should also express our attitude. Those two Chinese are acting like a blessing on us. We need to let them know whose territory this place is." The big ghost didn't want to endure it anymore. If the big ghost had no choice before, now the big ghost thinks that he already has the strength to turn against Jimmy and Austin.

"They are Americans, although they have a Chinese face." Pineapple had no intention of quarreling, and looked at the food in front of them and couldn't swallow it. It should be said that the life of the senior generals of the rebel army was still very good. They were hesitant, there was meat, and chocolate from the United States. This was a magical food. Although the color was not very good, the taste was impressive.

"Listen to guys, we have now figured out the Spanish's background. It can be said that even without the support of the Americans, we can still occupy Manila and expel all the Spanish from the country. Therefore, the time to divide the cake has come. Everyone hopes to get the biggest piece, but unfortunately, there is only one champion. We all know that those two Chinese are that - oh, nationalists, if you wait until the Spanish are driven away, then we are their next target, so we have to grab the cake first and then distribute it according to the way we set ourselves. As for those two Chinese, don't expect them to like us. They are Chinese. Chinese have never liked foreigners. They only like themselves, so wait and see. If we don't resist, the Lin father and son who get the most cake must be the Lin father and son." The big ghost complained enough this time. If this is not enough to show his attitude, it proves that the big ghost is really blind.

Although it was a complaint, it was indeed true. Everyone knew that Jimmy and Austin favored Lin’s father and son. Big Ghost and Pineapple knew this before but dared not say it. Now is the last chance. If you don’t catch it, it’s over. During the period when joining the rebel army, Big Ghost has already experienced the taste of holding power. This feeling will be addictive.

"Who?"

The guards suddenly heard outside the house. Although the Big Ghost and Pineapple returned to Maragon with light chariots, there were still guards that should be there, especially the Big Ghost. When this guy came back, he brought more than 200 guards. This style of the Spanish governor in Luzon was even more great.

No one answered, but neither the Big Ghost nor the Pineapple took it seriously. This is Maragon, the base camp of the rebel army. Now there are more than a thousand mercenaries from the Far East Company stationed in the barracks outside the castle. No one dares to cause trouble here, and those mercenaries are not easy to mess with.

"Look, there will be more people who will raise their dissatisfaction tomorrow. We just ignited the fuse. Our American gentleman actually proposed to vote with his hands. It's funny. This is Luzon, not the United States. Our hands are only used to kill people, never to vote." The big ghost did not feel anything wrong. A few months ago, the big ghost was still a local farmer in Maragon. Because it was very fierce and fighting, the big ghost was able to become the leader of the rebel army. If you want to say that he had any strategy, it was to praise him. Such a person has an advantage, and he would never compare to his hands.

"Actually, there is nothing wrong with emphasizing military discipline." Pineapple was still worried. He was not as optimistic as the big ghost. He felt something was wrong when he was in the meeting just now, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Before the pineapple could finish his voice, someone suddenly threw something in from the window and rolled to the table with it. When the pineapple looked closely, he couldn't help but exclaim.
Chapter completed!