Red Alert 1895: Chapter 357 Declare war on Spain Part 2

After the Spanish consul in Taiwan left, Wang Guorui officially announced the relevant news by radio, that is, the Spaniards failed to attack their Java Sea fleet, but were defeated and surrendered. ≧, and Taiwan formally declared war on the Spaniards, and immediately sent a fleet and army to capture the Philippines. Since then, the Philippines has also belonged to Taiwan.

And this news immediately shocked the Western world, especially the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. They never thought that such a thing would happen. They originally thought that this sneak attack was a sure thing, but they all pinned their hopes on this sneak attack. As long as the sneak attack is successful, they will be more than half successful. But now the sneak attack failed, and instead was plotted against, this is simply unbelievable. And next, they began to launch an intelligence network, hoping to figure out what was going on during this period. And soon, they also found out through various means. At that time, many people saw that the so-called "battleship" that the Spaniards attacked were all fake, and they were all made of ordinary pig iron. Once hit, it rots and sinks immediately. And all this shows that Taiwan has been prepared for a long time. Obviously, it deliberately let the Spaniards sneak attack, and then used it as an interface for them to go to war with Spain and then seize the Philippines.

"Bastard, we have been plotted by the Taiwanese again!" the Marquess of Salisbury said angrily.

And the secretary of the Marquess of Salisbury immediately said: "Your Excellency, now we don't have to worry about whether we are being plotted. Now we have been trapped by the Taiwanese, and the Taiwanese are about to land in the Philippines. As for the natives on the Philippine island, it is impossible for them to be able to stop the Taiwanese army. Even the people of our empire would not dare to humiliate the Taiwanese army easily, not to mention those who have no industry and are all armed with What about the natives who use hoes and stones as weapons? The fall of the Philippines has become inevitable. And then they will obtain the huge resources of the Philippines, which will then be used as an important basis for subsequent development. And we have to deal with it, it’s better that we can’t hold on at all what!"

"Asshole, which link is wrong?" the Marquis of Salisbury said.

If the Marquess of Salisbury doesn't know that someone has leaked the secret by this time, then his prime minister is really in vain. This is definitely someone who leaked the secret, and Taiwan came on the spot to make a plan. Then they deliberately got some fake warships made of pig iron in the port, but the real warships were ambushing outside, waiting for the Spaniards to attack, and they took the opportunity to destroy the Spaniards. But the Spaniards couldn't bear it at this time, because they pinned all their hopes on this sneak attack. If the sneak attack failed, the consequences would be very serious. Taiwan has already declared war on the Spaniards, which will inevitably cause the Spaniards to lose the Philippines.

The more important thing is that the Spaniards lost their command of the sea. In this case, once they lose their command of the sea, the Spaniards simply cannot continue to fight. Because Taiwan shipped a large amount of bullets and supplies from the island to Nanyang. In this way, Nanyang does not have to worry about lack of ammunition, so they can all fight with confidence. Originally, they wanted to seize control of the sea, cut off Taiwan's supply routes as a threat, and then force Taiwan's more than 100,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of people in Nanyang to retreat. Although the Spaniards went to war, they did not plan to fight a big one. They just hoped to create a strategic situation through sneak attacks, and then forced Taiwan to withdraw its troops. But now that they have ended up like this, they all feel very depressed.

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister. I must strictly investigate the leaker. You must know the people who know about our plans, that is, the high-level people in various countries. Even people who are not in the core departments don't know. And the military of our British Empire doesn't know, and The Dutch don’t know much. In the end, it’s the Japanese. It must be the Japanese who have a problem. They must have leaked the secrets! Let’s ask the Japanese, where did they leak the secrets, and they will be responsible for this The matter bears the main responsibility!" said the prime minister's secretary.

And this has to be said to be a question of civilization. Although Japan and the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are planning Taiwan together this time, they are in the Eastern and Western civilizations after all. At this time, even if the British were inferring the leak, they thought it was the Japanese leaking the secret. After all, they believe in the Dutch who are culturally similar, but they are unwilling to believe in Japan, an oriental country. So they thought that the Japanese side must have leaked the secret, which made the plan completely fail. So the Japanese have to bear the main responsibility. The more important thing is that the British do not believe that people from Western countries will take the initiative to leak secrets, especially at the high level.

"Yes, immediately ask the Japanese to question who they are leaking. This time, the Japanese must bear the main responsibility." The Marquess of Salisbury said again immediately.

The British knew that this plan had completely failed, and the Spaniards had no need for help. If it is not able to **** the sea control, it means that the sea control has fallen into the hands of the Taiwanese. At that time, Taiwan is not afraid that there will be no ammunition transported to supply the past, and this means that the Spaniard's plan to pass the war of attrition has completely failed. In this way, they have no way to go. Their army is still in the Strait of Malacca. If they dare to go out of the Strait of Malacca, then they will inevitably be severely attacked by Taiwan, so they cannot bear the result at all.

As for the Spanish government, this made everyone feel gloomy. At this time, the Spanish government received a sneak attack from its own navy and could not fly, but was attacked by Taiwan. In the end, it was only able to surrender. They originally thought that with the British as the guarantor this time, they should be able to easily defeat the Taiwanese. But I didn't expect that it was only being used by the British now, so they didn't even think that this plan would fail. And they were not mentally prepared at all, and they faced the result of failure, which made them feel very tragic. What makes them feel even more helpless is what they will do next. The army is currently unable to reach the Strait of Malacca.

"What the **** is going on? Didn't the British repeatedly guarantee that this plan will be successful?" Grand Duchess Christina asked.

And the people at the scene couldn't say a word, because this time the British repeatedly assured that the plan would be successful. And as long as their sneak attack in Spain is successful this time, everything will be considered a success. At that time, the physiology of war has become inevitable. And the Spaniards also listened to the British nonsense, and then agreed to this very risky plan. Although there were risks, everyone thought it was feasible after reasoning, so they chose to agree to the British as the vanguard to attack the Taiwanese. But now Taiwan has seen through their plan, and gave them a few plots along the way, and then a Spanish battleship and two cruisers were destroyed in this way, which made them very angry. It is simply unacceptable to lose so much and still fail.

And the most frightening thing is that they can't steal chickens and lose rice. After they declared war on Taiwan, Taiwan seemed to be ready immediately, and immediately ordered the army to occupy the Philippines, which made them feel very depressed. And their sneak attack, not only did not seize the sea control, but it gave Taiwan a suitable reason to occupy the Philippines and took away the Spanish colony. This has exceeded the expectations of the Spaniards, and they don't know what to do next. Should they continue to fight?

"Queen Mother, we have now ordered the army not to continue to attack. We should go to the nearest island of Sumatra and hold on. Our army cannot continue to move forward. If we continue to move forward, it may be blocked by Taiwan. The navy was sunk. At that time, we were facing a very dangerous situation for Spain’s more than 100,000 troops. Therefore, we could not continue to attack, and now we have no command of the sea~www.mtlnovel.com~ In a war without command of the sea, we It is impossible to defeat the Chinese." The Spanish army general said.

In this era, it is no longer possible to win by relying on the army alone, and it is necessary to have command of the sea. If there is no command of the sea, it is impossible to defeat the enemy, so now the Spaniards have lost the command of the sea and can no longer obtain a steady stream of supplies from the rear. Even their troop carrier will face the result of being sunk by the Taiwan Navy, so they naturally continue to attack in a confused manner. But naturally they would not be reconciled to withdrawing their troops like this, so they planned to land on Sumatra Island, which could also solve a very huge problem. Prepare for the next arrangement. After all, they are delaying time. They think it is impossible for Taiwan to go to Sumatra.

"Queen Mother, as long as we let the army land on Sumatra Island, Taiwan will not dare to land on Sumatra Island. After all, Sumatra Island is on the other side of the Strait of Malacca. Will they dare to land on Sumatra Island? Will Western countries let them go?" ?” Immediately, an army general said.

"Okay, let the army land on Sumatra immediately to ensure our own safety. This time, we really won't lose money." The Spanish Queen Mother Cristina said helplessly. Obviously, this time the plan for Spain is in trouble. (To be continued..)