The Rise of Australasia

Deploying a large-scale army for small-scale rebel forces is not cost-effective, but these small-scale rebel forces can cause great trouble to the Americans ruling the Philippines.

Whether it is disrupting the lives of Americans in the Philippines or destroying various facilities constructed by the United States in the Philippines, it can make Americans exhausted and hard to defend.

More importantly, breaking the armed forces into groups can also reduce the danger to Manuel.

After all, in today’s Philippines, it is not easy to openly resist the United States.

The Americans have stationed their army in the Philippines, and even a dog driven into desperation can jump over a wall, let alone the Americans who are no better than dogs?

In addition to secretly forming anti-American armed forces, Sam also reached various agreements with Manuel, including a portion of weapon resources and diplomatic support for Manuel.

Sam promises to provide weaponry to Manuel, which includes a batch of rifles confiscated in European battlefields and some weapons phased out from the Larasian Indigenous army.

In total, there are over 100,000 rifles, 50 machine guns, 100 assorted and chaotic firearms, one emergency airship, and matching ammunition, shells, and so on.

These weapons and equipment are not enough for any battlefield, but if they are only used to harass the Americans and are limited to the Philippine region, they are actually sufficient.

At least it can allow Manuel to form a private armed force of more than 100,000 people, a number far beyond the size of the American garrison in the Philippines.

In fact, after the end of the military government in the Philippines, the United States withdrew most of its troops stationed in the Philippines.

The total number of U.S. troops in the Philippines will not exceed 2,000, and the actual number of army personnel will definitely not exceed 1,200, apart from some naval officers and soldiers.

This batch of weapons and equipment is enough for Manuel to entangle with the American army for a long time. But before the Americans mobilize the main forces, it could even allow Manuel to gain an advantage in the Philippines.

In addition to this batch of weapons and equipment, according to the agreement between Sam and Manuel, Manuel will form a team of over 500 students who will study in Larasia.

Among the 500 students are 200 political science students who are destined to be the main officials of the future Philippine Government and heavily influenced by Larasia.

Next, there are more than 200 students who will study at military academies. They will undergo three years of military education in Larasian military schools and eventually return to the Philippines to train the regular army for the new Philippine nation.

Of course, the training of the Philippine army by then will inevitably involve Larasia.

Under the influence of Larasia, these people will inherently lean towards Larasia when considering issues.

This is actually a common study-abroad strategy in later generations. By attracting students from less advanced countries and subtly influencing them, they are nurtured into talents friendly towards their own countries.

These high-quality talents with study-abroad experience, after returning to underdeveloped regions and countries, will be valued due to their personal experience, and gradually move to the upper echelons of the country.

Through long-term accumulation and influence, one can even control a nation by attracting a large number of students and turning the entire country’s government into a pro-government.

Such study-abroad policies are horrifying, but they are also inevitable in the rise of underdeveloped countries.

If a country wants to move from backwardness to prosperity, it has to learn advanced knowledge from outside, and the best way is to study abroad.

It is impossible for people abroad not to be influenced by other countries. Especially for Filipinos who have felt such a huge gap between themselves and others, it is natural for them to blindly worship more advanced countries.

Including students from other industries, these 500 students will spend 3 to 4 years studying in Australasia before returning to the Philippines to build a new government.

By that time, the Philippines’ independence will have basically taken shape, and it will be time to need more talents to build a new government and eliminate the United States’ influence on the country.

With these students, Australasia can also better control the Philippine government. In fact, there is no need to follow the United States’ example and strictly control the Philippine government.

Just by using these students and winning over some Philippine officials, even if the Philippines becomes independent, they will still be under the control of Australasia.

Moreover, even an independent Philippines will have industries that are in dire need of revival.

Without Australasia’s support, the Philippines will struggle to survive in such an international environment.

Even if there is no Australasia, there would be the United Kingdom, France, or even the resurgence of the United States.

In this era, it is almost impossible for a small country with a vast land to remain self-sufficient.

Even the seemingly developed Belgium, though declared a neutral country, was invaded by Germany, wasn’t it?

In this era, a country can only be completely independent from the world if it has strong military power or if it is a very poor country that doesn’t attract powerful nations.

Regrettably, although the Philippine area is not as large as that of big colonies, it has nearly 300,000 square kilometers of vast land, and it has a population of tens of millions, with a decent geographic location.

With some management, it will become a perfect marketplace for goods. Coupled with the various mineral resources it contains, the revenue it generates would be enormous.

Even though the Philippines is not as rich in mineral resources as Australasia, it is by no means barren.

On the contrary, the Philippines has significant reserves of nickel, cobalt, gold, and copper, all of which rank in the top ten in the world in later generations.

Furthermore, the Philippines has a certain amount of petroleum reserves, and the value of mining can undoubtedly bring significant profits to the country that controls the Philippines.

Under such circumstances, the Philippines, unless it becomes strong itself, will inevitably attract the envy of powerful countries and other nations.

It has been proven by the previous Spanish, the present American, and the future Australasia that the weak can only be the prey for the strong.

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If only relying on civil officials like Manuel to develop the Philippines’ anti-American armed forces, regardless of the progress, such hastily formed armed forces will be deemed unreliable.

In order to make the Philippines more troublesome to the United States, Australasia will also assist Manuel in forming armed forces, including dispatching professional instructors to conduct military training and teach them some simple tactics.

Australasia’s most commonly used large-scale firepower suppression has no fortune for the Philippines to enjoy, after all, this requires a tremendous test of a country’s logistical prowess and the speed of military industry production.

Before World War I, Australasia stockpiled a vast amount of shells and only used them for a few firepower suppressions. Each time, the number of shells consumed reached millions, with an average daily consumption of over 200,000, showing the tremendous logistical test of large-scale firepower suppression.

Considering the current situation of the Philippines, let alone using large-scale firepower suppression, it’s already quite impressive that the fragmented anti-American armed forces can mobilize artillery.

Even in general circumstances, most heavy weapons will be sealed off and only used after the Philippines forms a real military in the future.

After all, the purpose of the current arms is to harass the American troops and bases in the Philippines, not to completely defeat the Americans.

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