Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

The current price of a Ford car is only US$300, and US$500 is already a lot for Bill Robinson.

It’s not that Bill Robinson is asked to do anything against his principles. It’s just that within the scope of Bill Robinson’s authority, he should provide some appropriate care to the immigrants in the temporary camp. At the very least, he should not abuse them. This is not too much of a request.

Bruce not only delivered food to the temporary camp, but also some clothes and bedding, which were all urgently needed necessities for the immigrants.

 The clothes are all ordinary clothes produced in southern Africa. Those collected temporarily may not fit well, and the fabrics are not high-end.

The biggest role of these clothes is not to protect them from wind and rain, but to let the people in the temporary camps understand that southern Africa has not given up on them and give them hope.

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

Bruce did not bother Bill Robinson anymore and got on the truck directly to leave the temporary camp. Next, Bruce would send more supplies until the immigrants left the temporary camp.

 As the situation in the temporary camps gradually stabilized, the conflict between the Philippines and the East Indies became increasingly intense.

The collision between the fishermen of the two countries ended with East India paying compensation.

 An East Indian captain who piloted a fishing boat to ram a Philippine fishing boat, eventually causing the death of the other captain, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the East India Court. However, due to the captain's health, the court ordered that he be sentenced to supervised release.

  In other words, the captain does not have to spend a day in jail. He only needs to report to the police station once a month.

This result did not satisfy the Philippines. The Philippines tried to extradite the captain to the Philippines for trial. This request was directly rejected by East India.

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

Yecheng urgently dispatched offshore patrol boats to intercept the US warships, requiring the US warships to immediately change course and withdraw from East India waters.

“Haha, ignore it, the Brave continues to move forward——” Jimmy Garoppolo, captain of the destroyer Brave, dismissed the shouts of the East India offshore patrol boat.

“Courageous” is a Vickers-class destroyer built by the United States in 1918. It is the fifth most produced destroyer in the history of the U.S. Navy. It participated in two world wars, and a total of 111 ships were built.

Vickers-class destroyers are 95.86 meters long, 9.43 meters wide, with a full load displacement of 1,247 tons. They are equipped with four four-inch 50-caliber naval guns, a 3-inch 23-caliber naval gun, and 12 21-inch torpedo tubes.

 Four inches is about 101 mm, which is nothing compared to a battleship, but for offshore patrol boats with a displacement of no more than 300 tons, the Vickers-class destroyer still has obvious advantages.

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

“I know, I don’t need you to remind me.” Jimmy Garoppolo put down the telescope in his hand and looked at James White with sharp eyes.

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

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

 Japanese Navy: MMP, if you want to dominate the global seas, have you ever asked the Japanese Navy for its opinion——

The two East India offshore patrol boats did not give in as Jimmy Garoppolo imagined. Instead, they accelerated towards the "Brave". One blocked the "Brave" in front of the "Brave", and the other was rushing towards the "Brave".

The number gradually approached.

 “Haha, you overestimate your capabilities——” Jimmy Garoppolo sneered, but did not order the "Courage" to turn or reduce its speed.

At this time, the roar of an engine suddenly sounded in the sky. Jimmy Garoppolo raised his telescope to look. 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 Garoppolo's expression finally changed from contempt to seriousness.

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

Without anti-aircraft weapons, when facing aerial torpedo planes, they can only be passively beaten without any countermeasures.

With a tonnage of more than 1,000 tons, it has almost no ability to resist when faced with torpedoes with a caliber of 400 or 500. One shot is enough to penetrate the soul.

 “Return—” Jimmy Garoppolo’s eyes were on fire as he stared at the torpedo plane. He glanced fiercely 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. 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 dive state, also urgently raised its nose and roared diagonally above the "Brave".

　Jimmy Garoppolo felt at this moment that his shirt was soaked with cold sweat.

The news spread back to southern Africa, and Locke urgently ordered one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser and two destroyers of the Indian Ocean Fleet to rush to the aid of East India and strengthen the military power of East India.

“Locke, you must try to exercise restraint and try your best to avoid direct conflict with the U.S. Navy.” Philip has decided to visit the United States in January next year. Before that, Philip does not want to see the relationship between southern Africa and the United States deteriorate further.

“Our immigrants are still struggling in the temporary camp in Quezon, facing the threat of disease and death all the time. How do you ask me to maintain restraint?” Roque is really helpless. The United States seems to be aggressive, but it is actually a powerful force on the outside.

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

Rock also wants to value peace, but some people disagree and keep provoking Rock's bottom line. Rock cannot always give in.

“I have communicated with Herbert about the immigration ship issue, and London is also putting pressure on Washington. Locke, be patient.” Philip hopes to solve the problem in his own way.

Roque didn’t say anything. To put it bluntly, those immigrants were all Chinese. If they were white, let’s see if Philip was still so calm!

"Washington has promised to urge the US military in the Philippines to release them as soon as possible, but this requires a process. The US military in the Philippines is seeking support from the US Congress on the pretext that Filipinos have been abused." Philip is also helpless. Some people in the US military,

He and Mustache are actually the same breed, lest the world be in chaos.

Of course, Rock will not just compromise. The reason why Leonard Wood is tough is because the absolute superiority of the US military in the Philippines gave Leonard Wood an illusion and made him think that he had nothing to do in the Philippines.

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 In fact, the United States’ advantage in the Philippines is really not that big.

 Later in December, on the eve of Philip's visit to the United States, a national uprising against the US military finally broke out on Palawan Island in the southern Philippines.

The cause of the incident was Leonard Wood’s high-pressure rule over the Philippines. In December, the Philippine government imposed heavy taxes on the Palawan people living in Palawan Island, which met with strong resistance from the Palawan people.

Different from the previous sporadic resistance, a Palawan man named Patiño publicly declared that he wanted to end the US colonial rule in Palawan and called on all Filipinos to join the ranks of resisting the brutal rule of the US military.

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

 Leonard Wood was caught off guard and ordered MacArthur to lead the Philippine Servant Army to Palawan Island to suppress the rebels led by Patiño.

“The Patiño rebels are likely to be supported by external forces. If external assistance is not cut off, it will be difficult to deal a devastating blow to Patiño.” Before leaving, MacArthur hoped to receive a greater degree of assistance.

 MacArthur was referring to Kalimantan, which is only separated from Palawan Island by a sea.

Palawan is less than 20 kilometers away from the narrowest point of Kalimantan. Although the opposite side of the strait is British Malaya, considering the relationship between Britain and southern Africa, MacArthur has every reason to believe that Patinho

It was probably with the support of the British that the rebels could develop from a spark to a prairie fire.

 The United States also implements a single colonial economic model in the Philippines. As a raw material production and commodity dumping ground for the United States, the Philippines does not have its own military industry and has no ability to resist the rule of the US military.

What neither Leonard Wood nor MacArthur expected was that the Patiño rebels were well-equipped, had sufficient ammunition, and their weapons and equipment were even more advanced than the Philippine servant army formed by the United States. Without the support of external forces, this situation cannot be explained at all.

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"I have recently ordered the fleet to block the Balabac Strait and not allow any ship to pass. Douglas, you have to be tougher and hang all those rebels. Let everyone see the consequences of committing rebellion." Leonard Wood

Frustrated, the rebellion in Palawan was a slap in the face to Leonard Wood.

 Looking at the future, the Philippines once voted to join the United States in a referendum, but the United States did not accept it.

 The Philippines is still very important to the United States now.

As one of the few overseas colonies of the United States, the United States still attaches great importance to colonial rule in the Philippines, hoping that the Philippines can become the "Southern Africa" ​​of the United States.

It’s a pity that the Filipinos are not up to par and unable to meet the expectations of the United States. This has a lot to do with Leonard Wood’s high-pressure rule.

The rebellion that broke out in Palawan Island fully proved the failure of Leonard Wood’s policy towards the Philippines. If the rebellion in Palawan Island cannot be quelled as soon as possible, then Leonard Wood will have to face congressional questioning.

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

 On January 1, the same day Philip set out for the United States, MacArthur led the Philippine First Division to land on Palawan Island.

MacArthur must not have known at this time that he had already faced his first Waterloo in his life.