On December 18, 1870, waves and clouds were rising in the South China Sea, and a super typhoon was brewing. A sailing battleship flying the Chinese flag was sailing towards Brunei through the wind and waves.
In the command cabin of the battleship, Xiao Hexin, the left-behind Chinese minister, was quietly watching the sea chart. The entire geographical map of the South China Sea was under his control.
Next to King Xiao Tian, stood a group of young and heroic officers, including several new faces, Fang Dong, Wu Haoran, Huang Wanxia... These were all rookies who had emerged in the Battle of Kalimantan and had become key training personnel of the Chinese. High-ranking official.
"Are you all ready?" Xiao Hexin said lightly.
"Report to the general, the last group of warriors were lurking in place three days ago, and all the civilian ships planned to be recruited are also in place, waiting for the order from the head of Europe!"
"Everything is fine..." Xiao Hexin looked up at the sky, "But the weather is not good. Why is it that it's already December and it still looks like a typhoon is coming?"
"General! Please don't worry. Typhoons in the South China Sea are very rare in winter. They are just heavy rains at most. We can survive even if there are losses!"
"Yes! General, please give the order. If you are afraid of death, don't fight. If you fight, don't be afraid of death! The head of state is winning consecutive battles in Europe. If we have no results at all, wouldn't it be a shame?"
"When our brothers from Europe come back in the future, wouldn't we be ashamed to death?"
Xiao Hexin looked at the faintly exposed coastline in the distance and said with a sneer, "Do Shopkeeper Fan and Liu Henzhen pay back? I have put all the logistical burden on them!"
"Don't worry, as long as I keep an eye on you, there won't be any problems!" A charming voice sounded. The woman in the corner was the Kirigakure brat.
Xiao Hexin glanced at her and was silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up with a solemn expression, "Everyone stand at attention!"
With a snap, everyone in the command module stood at attention and saluted. Xiao Hexin opened an envelope and inside was a telegram from Europa.
"Received the latest order from the head of state! The Zamboanga operation will begin immediately! All ministries will act according to the original plan! The mission must be completed regardless of the cost!"
"When the head of state returns to China, we must turn the entire South China Sea into our inner lake!"
Everyone blushed and said loudly, "Please rest assured, Head of State, and resolutely complete the mission!"
Xiao Letian went to Europe, and Xiao Hexin and others who stayed in Asia were not idle. A huge plan had been formulated for more than a year, and the Chinese invested more than 50 million silver dollars in this plan.
The central bank led by Fan Yan has almost wiped out the currency circulation in the Chinese market. If paper currency had not been able to hold up due to its high credibility, the Chinese financial market would have collapsed long ago.
Xiao Hexin knew very well that the silver and gold in the Chinese national treasury had already been exhausted. If people really exchanged banknotes for silver on a large scale, the Chinese would have no gold and silver to exchange for it.
This is a very dangerous tightrope walk right now. Liu Hengzhen once said that as long as there is a run wave of more than 20 million silver dollars, the Chinese central bank will have to close down.
It's too dangerous, but it's also too exciting. Whoever plays finance doesn't want to experience such an exciting super gambling game once in a lifetime.
At present, the order of the Chinese currency market is all supported by news of military victory!
Over the past year or so, the sales of Chinese newspapers have been increasing rapidly, and the number of newspaper offices has tripled. Almost every month there is a big news coming from Europe.
Especially after the Chinese army entered the territory of France, the whole of Asia was completely shocked. If only our Chinese soldiers could set foot on the territory of European countries! It's still a state of war, this is so damn infuriating!
Naha, Tanggu, Shanghai, Nanjing, Vladivostok...even Edo and Kyoto in Japan, all Chinese spheres of influence launched crazy celebrations.
Even in the 49 cities of the Qing Dynasty where Ming Kao was approved, some enthusiastic young people secretly set off firecrackers and held banquets at home.
There were even beggars who spat at the French Embassy!
The military victory boosted the people's hearts and made them ignore the soaring prices in the market. Although their money was gradually getting thinner, they still firmly supported the cause of the head of state.
In an interview with Naha Weekly, an alley boy from the Four Nine Cities and Eight Banners told the truth, "You care if I eat pickles every day? I'm happy with it. It clears my stomach and heart... I just like to see us bully." Go ahead and bully the foreign devils with their big noses, it’s worth eating pickles for the rest of my life!"
Amid such high public morale, the Chinese once again embarked on a military adventure, and this time even Xiao Hexin panicked. He himself believed that this was a militaristic action.
After he gave the order to start the operation, and when he watched his men leave the command ship by boat, he even clasped his hands and faced north.
"This is the land where the souls of our ancestors return! The Chinese people cannot throw away this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We must build a big family fortune for our children and grandchildren! Bless us! We will never go unfavorable!"
In the fierce sea breeze, big raindrops began to fall, and Operation Zamboanga began in this heavy rain!
Manila! The most important city in the Philippines, located in the center of Luzon Island, is the largest stronghold of the Spanish colonists and the political, economic and cultural center of the Philippines...
Spanish Governor Botila stood in the window of the Governor's Palace and watched the heavy rain washing the port, with flesh popping up on his face!
His men were reporting the latest intelligence to him, and every piece of bad news filled him with anger!
“In the slums along the Neihu Lake, six Chinese schools have suddenly opened from October to now, without any registration... The damn Chinese would rather not eat or drink, but also donate money to those illegal schools. In the future, these Schools produce dangerous criminals!"
"In the past six months, the gang called Dragon Society has become more and more arrogant. Our secret police reported that in areas where Chinese and Fuso people gather, there are Chinese meeting almost every night..."
"Meeting?" Botila asked, "If these gangsters don't smuggle, sell drugs, open brothels and casinos...how can they have meetings every day?"
The police chief who reported the intelligence wiped his sweat, "Your Majesty the Governor, this is the most worrying point... We once raided a secret location of opportunity, but because the information was exposed, we didn't catch anyone alive..."
"But we found a large number of newspapers printed in Ryukyu and the Jiangnan region of the Qing Dynasty... These people seem to be studying current affairs!"
"Bastards!" Botila yelled, "This is a group of traitors who are plotting to rebel! These damn bastards want to copy everything in Kalimantan!"
"They want to challenge Spanish rule! Suppress it, suppress it immediately!"
