On the afternoon of September 21, the 16th Armored Brigade and the 76th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army took the lead in launching the offensive in accordance with the previously drawn up battle plan. More than 200 bright tanks www.biquge.info the Pen, Fun, and Pavilion easily tore through the defensive line deployed by the US-Philippine forces and advanced south of Manila.

"Boom!" A large number of tanks and armored vehicles converged, and the roar of the engine alone was enough to shake a person's eardrums. Such a torrent of steel is simply not something that human power can contend with. All the officers and men of the US-Philippine alliance who stood in front of these torrents of steel were either crushed or surrendered with their hands raised. There is no other way for them.

That night, the Imperial Army's 16th Armored Brigade and 76th Infantry Division successfully captured Passy and Pasay, blocking the road for the American-Filipino forces to flee to southern Luzon. For a time, the morale of the US-Filipino forces in the entire Manila area plummeted. Almost everyone knows that they have become the turtle in the urn. The Chinese* army can take them out at any time as long as they want to.

In the Philippine presidential palace, President Quezon was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Lieutenant General MacArthur had clearly promised him that if he wanted to evacuate the Philippines, he would definitely take him with him. But now, there is no news at all.

"Damn, what the hell is going on? Could it be that MacArthur's guy kept evacuating from the water, but wanted to defend the Philippines instead? Isn't that realistic? It's not in line with the style of the Americans. President Quezon said secretly. He had been in contact with MacArthur for a long time, and he knew MacArthur's style very well. If MacArthur was willing to defend the Philippines, he would never believe it.

"I guess that guy ran away on his own, and didn't want to take me away at all." President Quezon thought secretly. He knew that it was entirely possible. When the Philippines was still under American colonial rule, he was of some use as the president of the Republic of the Philippines. But once the Philippines was occupied by the Chinese Empire, the Republic of the Philippines would naturally be destroyed. He, as the president, is naturally useless at all. The so-called support for him to form a Philippine government-in-exile in the United States is even more empty words. His approval rating in the Philippines is not high, and the reason why he can sit in the presidency is entirely because he is single-mindedly acting as a dog leg for the Americans. So, if he had fled to the United States, formed a government-in-exile, and then called on the Filipinos to rise up against the invasion of the Chinese Empire, it is estimated that not many people would respond to him. For Filipinos, there is not much difference between being ruled by the Chinese and being ruled by the Americans. Of course, when the Americans colonized the Philippines, they mainly focused on cultural colonization. The colonization of the Chinese Empire, on the other hand, was a real predatory colonization.

More than 30 years of U.S. rule has turned the Filipinos into an English-speaking people, English has become the most common social language of Filipinos, and school education has been completely Anglographic. "The influence of American civilization has dramatically changed the lives of Filipinos. The younger generation took American names, such as Frank, Tom, Mary, etc., and they played American games, danced American dances, sang American songs, and smoked American paper cigarettes; Drinking American drinks, eating American food, and watching American movies are many American customs that Filipinos adopt. Such as celebrating Washington's birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, eating turkey, etc. The first attempts of the "neo-colonial law" of the United States were a great success in the Philippines, and to this day, American culture and lifestyle are still the fashion pursued by Filipinos.

Of course, the "neo-colonial law" of the United States is not synonymous with "laissez-faire", and although they help other countries become independent, they will "correct" the internal affairs of other countries from time to time. From the perspective of the United States' rule over the Philippines, politically, the United States has allowed the Filipinos to achieve self-government, but its interference in the internal affairs of the Philippines has never been interrupted, from the first election in the Philippines to the later Quezon as the president of the Republic of the Philippines, the US government has acted as the driving force behind the scenes, so as to always ensure that the Philippines moves forward on the "right track" designed by the United States.

If the Chinese Empire had colonized the Philippines, it would certainly not have been like the Americans. The Chinese Empire will exploit all kinds of Philippine resources predatorily, and will enslave the local Filipino natives, and will definitely not want to culturally assimilate these Filipino natives. Emperor Wu Haoxuan never thought that he would treat these indigenous Filipinos as his own. Even the Philippines did not even qualify as a vassal state of the empire, and they had only one fate, that is, they were completely reduced to a colony of the empire, enslaved by the empire, and allowed the empire to plunder their wealth. Of course, that's all for later. It was only after the empire had occupied the whole of the Philippines that it would be able to begin to implement these policies.

"Someone, call the U.S.-Filipino Command and ask when General MacArthur will leave?" President Quezon said to his secretary.

"Okay, President, I'll call right away." The secretary said. However, the secretary returned a few minutes later.

"Your Excellency, the phone between you and the Coalition Command is not working, it may be that the telephone line has been cut off." The secretary said.

"Then hurry up and use other means! Sending telegrams will also do. President Quezon hurriedly shouted. He felt more and more that MacArthur had escaped on his own, and that he had not thought of taking him with him.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Seeing that President Quezon was angry, the secretary hurriedly went to send a telegram.

However, when the telegram arrived, President Quezon was completely dumbfounded. Because, those officers in the coalition command are also looking for Lieutenant General MacArthur. The entire coalition command and the 43rd Infantry Division of the US Army have been thrown into disarray.

"Damn, MacArthur's despicable and shameless fellow, he really ran away, how did he get there?" President Quezon panicked like a headless fly.

President Quezon knew that if MacArthur left him, he would have to fall into the hands of the Chinese, and it would be very difficult to say. If you don't get it right, you'll lose your head. I heard that the Chinese are very cruel to the enemy.

It's not just President Quezon who is like an ant on a hot pan, but so are other senior officials in the government of the Republic of the Philippines. The Chinese* army has blocked the way from Manila, and even if they wanted to, it would be impossible for them to escape. Now their fate is completely in the hands of the Chinese, waiting for the verdict of the Chinese.

On 22 September, the general offensive of the Imperial Army's 16th Army and the vassal states* began on Manila, with more than 200,000 troops attacking from the north, east, and south. As for Manila Bay to the west, it has been blockaded by the Chinese navy. The U.S.-Filipino alliance in the city has completely become a turtle in an urn.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Two 60-millimeter mortars are violently shelling one of the U.S. defensive positions. The smoke from the explosion of the shells covered almost the entire position.

Just as the captain and company commander of the Imperial Army were about to give the order to attack, a white flag suddenly rose from above the position, but at first glance, it was temporarily used as a white flag with a white shirt that I don't know who.

"What the hell are the Americans doing here?" The captain and company commander were a little puzzled.

"Company commander, the Americans want to surrender. Could this be their deception? A second lieutenant platoon commander said.

After all, on the battlefield, it was the first time they had encountered the Americans and surrendered as soon as they started fighting, which was very different from the previous performance of the Americans!

"Let's see what happens, and then let the mortars stop firing." The captain company commander ordered.

When the Imperial Army stopped firing, several figures appeared on the American position, they first cowered, but after realizing that the Imperial Army did not continue to attack, they raised their bodies and walked out of the position with their hands raised. Subsequently, other US officers and soldiers also came out from behind the position, and a company of more than 200 people actually surrendered.

The same scene took place in various positions in Manila. Both the U.S. and Philippine armies have chosen to surrender. The Filipinos' will to fight is already fragile, and after falling into such a predicament, there are not many people left who dare to continue to take up arms to resist. Especially when it is rumored that the commander of the American army has run away, no one wants to continue fighting.

The same is true of the US military, when the US military departments found that they could not contact the coalition headquarters and the division headquarters, these Americans were also dumbfounded. They're a lot smarter than the Filipinos and know what's going on. So, after being attacked by the Chinese* army, they all chose to surrender one by one. Although, it does not seem like a good idea to enter a prisoner of war camp in China. But that's better than being killed by the Chinese* army.

As a result, the Imperial Army's attack on Manila this time completely became the acceptance of prisoners of war. Large numbers of U.S. and Filipino troops surrendered to the Imperial* Legion, many without a fight.

The Philippine Presidential Palace, located in Manila, became one of the last strategic points to be captured by the Imperial* army. The Philippine Presidential Guard relied on the buildings inside the presidential palace to resist stubbornly. However, when a pair of majestic 'Leopard 2' tanks arrived, easily crushed the perimeter wall of the presidential palace, and aimed the black hole at the stubborn presidential palace guards, those guard members wisely chose to raise their hands and surrender. They know that in the face of the tanks of the Chinese * army, they simply do not need to fight. They simply can't destroy those tanks, and those tanks can easily take them out.

Philippine President Quezon, also fell into the hands of the Imperial* Army. When he was caught, a pistol and a glass of poisoned wine were placed on his desk. However, this guy obviously didn't have the courage to end his life in one of these two ways. (To be continued.) )