On January 1, in the small town of Dini in northern Palawan, a group of rebels in dark green uniforms lurked in a dense forest near the sea.

The rebel force numbered about 300 men, uniformed and well-armed, all armed with American-style Chuntian rifles, and even a few Maxim heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.

Most of the rebels were Palawans, with a few whites with high noses and deep eye sockets standing out.

These whites were Germans from Mindanao, and after the outbreak of the World War, the East Indies launched an attack on the German colonies in the Pacific, and before the United States entered the war, some Germans living in the German Pacific colonies fled to the Philippines, mostly in Mindanao.

Of course, these things are said by the whites themselves, and no one knows what they really are.

At least these Palawan soldiers don't know.

"Remember what you learned in the bootcamp, you've been trained for a whole month, and now it's time to take what you've learned all your life and drive these American minions out to sea, believe me, these American minions are vulnerable, and once the war goes to war, you'll find that you're invincible—" Some white officers scattered in the ranks to boost morale, and their English was very fluent, but not quite the same as the Americans' English.

With the knowledge of these Palawan soldiers, it is impossible to distinguish the difference between American English and British English.

In the small town of Diney, about 500 meters from the rebels, a troop of Filipino servants is landing.

Compared to the Resistance, these servants were poorly equipped, and many of them were using old-fashioned single-shot rifles.

With the exception of rifles and bayonets, most of the servants did not even have grenades, their clothing was tattered, many did not even have shoes, and their nutritional status did not seem to be very good, although they were not skinny, they were somewhat malnourished, and they looked pitifully thin.

The town of Diney has only about a few dozen families, and now that the townspeople have been relocated inland away from the seaside, the Free Army had set some traps in the town in the hope of causing some trouble for the Servants.

Yes, the official name of the Palawan rebels is the "Free Army".

Unlike previous sporadic revolts, the "Free Army" meant to fight for freedom and equality in Palawan, and indeed for all Filipinos.

The formation of the "Free Army" indicates that the Palawan rebels have put forward their own political slogans and programs, and have their own ideals and political demands, which will deal a fundamental blow to the colonial rule of the United States.

The Servants who had landed seemed to be aware of the danger that was coming, and one of the Servant soldiers accidentally stepped into the air as they entered the town, and the entire street was thrown into a violent explosion.

Instead of a simple explosion, the Freiki added chili pepper and pepper to the explosives, as well as some other ingredients provided by the Germans, and when the bomb exploded, the entire street was plunged into a thick white smoke.

The unprepared servants suffered heavy casualties, at least twenty more than twenty were killed in the explosion just now, and the wounded could not be rescued in time, but were more seriously injured by unknown substances in the air.

"The grenade launcher fired, the heavy machine gun covered, the infantry immediately attacked, attacked!" Alan Dobson, who commanded the Free Army units in battle, gave the order to fight in a timely manner.

Tom Tom Tom –

The grenade launcher reacts quickly and is capable of exerting maximum power at a distance of 500 meters.

Knock Knock Knock –

The roar of the heavy machine gun was breathtaking, and the muzzle erupted almost half a meter long, and the one-meter-thick trees could not block the impact of the heavy machine gun bullets, and the servant officers and soldiers who were completely exposed to the heavy machine gun fire had nowhere to hide.

A servant officer tried to organize resistance, but was killed instantly by a bullet in the head that flew from nowhere.

Some of the servant soldiers took advantage of the chaos to escape, more servant soldiers were dizzy, and some knelt with their guns raised their guns and surrendered, and the battle started very suddenly, and ended even more suddenly, from the time the servant soldiers detonated the bombs to the end of the battle, it took no more than half an hour at most.

"Perfect! We killed at least 60 people, captured 180 people, and dozens of wounded, and I left them to fend for themselves, hoping they could live—" Matthew Slater returned with an M5 trench coat bulging in his pockets and an American-armed M1911 pistol stuck in a belt around his waist.

The M5 trench coat is a field garment introduced in southern Africa, and the most notable feature of this garment is the wide hood and wide pockets, which have been widely welcomed by the market since its launch.

As for the M1911, this is probably the most famous pistol in the history of the U.S. military, having been in service for more than seven decades and known for its durability and power.

"You should give them a hard time." Allen is more humane, and those injured Filipinos can only wait for death in pain and wailing if they cannot be rescued in time, a process that can take only a few minutes or can take up to several hours.

"What do you say, I never kill a captive!" Matthew was stern, and before he could finish speaking, the destroyer on the sea in the distance suddenly opened fire, and the whistling sound of cannonballs flying in the air sounded, far past Matthew and Allen, and flew into the dense forest in the distance.

In the days when there were no firing tables and radars, the hit rate of naval guns was pitiful, not to mention at a distance of thousands of meters, compared with striking the enemy, it seemed that the venting component was greater.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield and wait for the next landing to meet the Americans, did you kill the Americans just now?" Allen doesn't care about the casualties of the servant army, killing the Americans can make the Americans feel the pain in their skin.

"At least ten, of course!" Matthew laughed, took out a pack of American cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to Allen, the cigarette case was still stained with blood.

"Hey, keep it for yourself—" Alan disliked.

"We're poor and crazy rebels, and we didn't drag those Americans clean, so it's humane." Matthew laughed, showing a little wrist when he lit a cigarette, Alan casually squinted, there were so many watches.

Then look at Matthew's hand, there are actually six rings on ten fingers.

Sure enough, it was a cannon that rang out, and the gold was ten thousand taels-

Of course, Matthew didn't forget Allen, and took off a watch and two rings with a smile and handed them to Allen.

Alan took it unceremoniously this time, a watch and two rings, and sold them to the Military Service Department, no matter what, it could be sold for ten or twenty rands.

The bombardment continued for half an hour, and hundreds of servants, rowing small boats under the cover of naval guns, docked again, this time they had learned to be obedient, and did not rush into the town of Dinei, but now set up a forward base on the beach on the shore.

Through the world war, the Americans did learn a lot.

"Withdraw?" Matthew saw that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, and he suddenly had an idea.

The town of Diney was right on the shore, and the landed minions were still able to gain a foothold under the cover of naval guns.

At this time, it is of little significance to launch another attack, if it is not enough, it will be dragged to the death by the servant army, and I am afraid that the free army will not be able to get out at that time.

"Wait and see, maybe there will be a chance-" Alan is not worried, the mountainside terrain where the Free Army is located is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the servant army will have to pay at least three to five times the price if it wants to destroy the 300 Free Army.

Don't doubt it, mountain warfare is so cruel, it's not a joke to be a man, think about the achievements of the volunteers in North Korea back then, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "superman".

However, the Servants were obviously not as brave as Alan had imagined, and until nightfall, the Servants did not leave the starting position on the beachhead and attacked the small town of Deeney.

On this day, fierce fighting broke out at at least a dozen landing sites in the northern part of Palawan, and the number of casualties among the servants exceeded MacArthur's expectations, and the results of the battle that night showed that at least 2,000 servants were missing or killed in the battle, accounting for one-tenth of the total strength of the Philippine 1st Division.

At this time, MacArthur was surprised to find that this had just landed, and the First Division had lost the possibility of continuing the battle, and if there were no more reinforcements, the First Division would not even be able to penetrate deep into Palawan, let alone exterminate the rebels.

"Bastard, this can't be the normal strength of the Palawan rebels, the East Indians must have entered the war - no, it must be those damn mercenaries of the Umbrella Company, the Umbrella is helping the Palawans to fight, Southern Africa is trying to meddle in the internal affairs of the Philippines, immediately send a telegram to the Governor's Palace, Southern Africa has entered the war, and the Southern Africans have taken the initiative to provoke the war!" MacArthur thundered in the bridge of the heavy cruiser USS Victory, the flagship of the Philippine fleet.

MacArthur's chief of staff, David Andrewson, and the commander of the 1st Division, Danny Amora, looked at each other, and MacArthur's character was such that he was always open-mouthed.

Not to mention that there is no evidence of the Umbrella Company's participation in the war now, and even if there is, such a thing cannot be said.

At least not from MacArthur's mouth.

War is not a game, and once a war breaks out in a big country like Southern Africa and the United States, it may trigger World War II.

"David, what are you waiting for, go and send a telegram to tell the Governor what the hell is going on here." MacArthur probably did not want to drag southern Africa and the United States into the war, but was eager to shirk responsibility.

As the de facto commander of the counterinsurgency, MacArthur must have been held responsible for such heavy casualties suffered by the troops just after they landed on Palawan.

Now MacArthur can only relieve himself of his own responsibility by putting the blame on the umbrella or southern Africa, otherwise MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the Manila garrison, may not be able to serve for a few days.