Nowadays, a Ford car costs only $300, and $500 is a lot for Bill Robinson.

It is not to ask Bill Robinson to do anything contrary to his principles, but it is not too much to ask for some proper care within Bill Robinson's power to give some proper care to the immigrants in the makeshift camps, at least not to abuse them.

Bruce not only brought food to the makeshift camp, but also some clothes and bedding, which were much-needed necessities for the migrants.

The clothes were all ordinary clothes from southern Africa, and the temporary collection certainly did not fit much, and the fabrics were not high-end.

The main purpose of these clothes is not to protect them from the wind and rain, but to let the people in the makeshift camps know that Southern Africa has not given up on them and that they can see hope.

When Bruce left the camp, Bill Robinson's door was still closed.

Bruce didn't bother Bill Robinson anymore and left the makeshift camp in a truck, and then Bruce had to bring more supplies over until the migrants left the makeshift camp.

While the situation in the makeshift camps stabilized, the conflict between the Philippines and the East Indies intensified.

The collision between the fishermen of the two countries ended with the payment of East India reparations.

The East India Captain, who manipulated the fishing boat to ram the Philippine fishing boat and eventually caused the death of the captain of the other party, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the East India Court, but due to the captain's health, the court sentenced him to serve his sentence outside of prison.

In other words, the captain doesn't have to sit in jail for a day, and he just reports to the police station once a month.

This result did not satisfy the Philippines, which tried to extradite the captain to the Philippines for trial, a request that was outright rejected by East India.

On December 10, two warships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet appeared off the coast of Coconut City.

Coconut City urgently dispatched offshore patrol boats to intercept the US warship, and demanded that the US warship immediately turn around and withdraw from East India waters.

"Hehe, don't bother, the 'Brave' keeps going—" Jimmy Garoporo, the captain of the destroyer USS Brave, shrugged off the shouting of the East India Offshore Patrol Boat.

The USS Valiant is a Vickers-class destroyer built by the United States in 1918, the fifth most productive destroyer in the history of the U.S. Navy, which fought in two world wars and built a total of 111 ships.

The Vickers-class destroyers are 95.86 meters long, 9.43 meters wide, have a full load displacement of 1,247 tons, and are armed with four four-inch 50-diameter naval guns, as well as one 3-inch 23-diameter naval gun, and 12 21-inch torpedo tubes.

Four inches is about 101 mm, which is not worth mentioning compared to battleships, but for offshore patrol boats with a displacement of no more than 300 tons, Vickers-class destroyers still have obvious advantages.

"Sir, we have entered the East Indies, and beyond that is Coconut City—" First Officer James White reminded softly, the Brave was here to demonstrate, not to declare war.

"I know, I don't need you to remind me." Jimmy Garoporo put down his binoculars and looked at James White with a sharp look in his eyes.

James White stopped talking, and after the signing of the "Washington Naval Treaty", some of the generals of the US Navy were arrogant and had openly shouted the slogan of replacing the British Royal Navy and dominating the global maritime hegemony.

Of course, this slogan was not endorsed by the Royal Navy.

Japanese Navy: MMP, if you want to dominate the world's seas, have you asked the opinion of the Great Japanese Navy?

The two East India offshore patrol boats, instead of backing down as Jimmy Garoboro had imagined, accelerated towards the "Brave", one in front of the "Brave", and the other gradually approached the "Brave".

"Hehe, I can't help myself—" Jimmy Garoporo sneered, not ordering the Brave to turn or slow down.

At this time, the roar of engines suddenly sounded in the sky, and Jimmy Garoporo raised his binoculars to watch, and two Southern African torpedo planes suddenly appeared directly in front of the "Brave", and the torpedoes under the belly of the aircraft were clearly visible.

Jimmy Garoboro's expression finally changed from contemptuous to serious.

As a destroyer, the "Brave" is good for everything, except that it does not have any anti-aircraft weapons installed.

Without anti-aircraft weapons, they can only be beaten passively in the face of aerial torpedo planes, and there is no means of countermeasures.

With a tonnage of more than 1,000 tons, in the face of torpedoes of 400 or 500 calibers at every turn, there is almost no ability to resist, and one shot is enough to enter the soul.

"Return-" Jimmy Garoporo stared at the torpedo plane's eyes and almost burst into flames, giving him a vicious look at the offshore patrol boat in front of the "Brave", and finally chose to retreat.

At this time, the distance between the "Brave" and the offshore patrol boat was actually very close, and the helmsman of the "Brave" turned with all his strength and passed by the offshore patrol boat.

The torpedo plane, which was already in a state of dive, also urgently pulled up its nose and roared diagonally above the "Brave".

It was only then that Jimmy Garoporo felt that his shirt was soaked with cold sweat.

When the news reached southern Africa, Roque urgently ordered the Indian Ocean Fleet to rush to the aid of the East Indies with one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser and two destroyers to strengthen the military forces of the East Indies.

"Locke, try to exercise restraint and try your best to avoid a direct conflict with the U.S. Navy." Philip has already decided to visit the United States in January next year, and until then, Philip does not want to see relations between Southern Africa and the United States deteriorate further.

"Our migrants are still struggling in makeshift camps in Quezon, facing constant threats of disease and death, how do you ask me to exercise restraint?" Roque is really helpless, the United States seems to be aggressive, but in fact, it is also a foreign power.

The crux of the matter is that some people in the U.S. and military are deliberately provoking confrontation between southern Africa and the U.S. for their own selfish purposes.

Roque also wants to value peace, but some people disagree and have been provoking Roque's bottom line, and Roque can't keep backing down.

"I've spoken to Herbert about the issue of the migrant ship, and London is putting pressure on Washington, Locke, be patient." Philip wanted to solve the problem in his own way.

Roque didn't speak, to put it bluntly, those immigrants are all Chinese, if it's white, see if Philip is still so calm!

"Washington has promised to urge the U.S. military in the Philippines to release them as soon as possible, but this will take a process, and the U.S. military in the Philippines is also enlisting the support of the U.S. Congress under the pretext that Filipinos are being abused." Philip is also very helpless, some people in the United States and the military, and the mustache are actually the same dog, afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

Of course, Roque will not blindly compromise, the reason why Leonard Wood is tough is because of the absolute superiority of the US military in the Philippines, which gave Leonard Wood an illusion and made Leonard Wood think that he could do anything in the Philippines.

In fact, the advantage of the United States in the Philippines is really not much.

Later in December, on the eve of Philip's visit to the United States, a national uprising against American troops finally broke out on the southern Philippine island of Palawan.

The cause of the incident was also Leonard Wood's repressive rule over the Philippines, and in December, the Philippine government imposed heavy taxes on Palawans living on the island of Palawan, which was strongly resisted by the Palawans.

Unlike previous sporadic revolts, a Palawan man named Patiño publicly declared that he wanted to end American colonial rule in Palawan, calling on all Filipinos to join the ranks of resistance to the brutal rule of the American army.

The resistance led by Patiño grew rapidly, and in just half a month before Christmas, Patiño's resistance army quickly grew to 100,000 people.

Leonard Wood was caught off guard and ordered MacArthur to lead the Filipino Servant Army to Palawan to suppress the resistance led by Patinho.

"Patinho's rebels are likely to be supported by external forces, and it is difficult to deal a devastating blow to Patiño if they continue to deny foreign assistance." Before leaving, MacArthur hoped for a greater degree of assistance.

MacArthur was referring to Kalimantan, which is only one sea away from Palawan.

Palawan is less than 20 kilometers from Kalimantan's narrowest point, and although the strait is across the strait from British Malaya, MacArthur has good reason to think that it is likely that the Patinho rebels were able to develop from a spark to a prairie fire with the support of the British.

The United States also practiced a single-colony economic model in the Philippines, and the Philippines, as the source of raw materials and the dumping ground for commodities of the United States, did not have its own military industry, and originally had no ability to resist the rule of the US military at all.

What neither Leonard Wood nor MacArthur expected was that the Patiño rebels were well-armed, well-munited, and even more advanced than the Filipino Servant Army formed by the United States, a situation that could not be explained without the support of external forces.

"I have almost ordered the fleet to blockade the Balabac Strait and not allow any ships to pass, Douglas, you have to be tough, hang all those rebels, and let everyone see the end of the rebellion." Leonard Wood was furious, and the rebellion in Palawan was tantamount to a slap in the face to Leonard Wood.

Don't look at the future Philippines once voted to join the United States, the United States did not accept it.

The Philippines is still very important to the United States.

As one of the few overseas colonies of the United States, the United States still attaches great importance to its colonial rule in the Philippines and hopes that the Philippines will become the "southern Africa" of the United States.

It's a pity that the Filipinos are not competitive and cannot meet the expectations of the United States, which has a lot to do with Leonard Wood's high-handed rule.

As a result, the rebellion that broke out in Palawan fully proved the failure of Leonard Wood's policy towards the Philippines, and if the rebellion in Palawan could not be quelled as soon as possible, then Leonard Wood would have to face congressional questioning.

In any case, the rebellion in Palawan meant that Leonard Wood's career as governor of the Philippines had entered the countdown.

On January 1, the same day that Philip left for the United States, MacArthur led the 1st Philippine Division to Palawan.

At this time, MacArthur certainly did not know that he had ushered in the first Waterloo of his life.