Chapter 218: Christmas war

The reception began at 5 pm, and invited guests have already arrived, including military generals, former colonists in Spain, and local businessmen celebrities. These invited guests are divided into different camps, which is also clear.
Guests who met in twos and threes gathered together like butterflies flying among the flowers to expand their connections. After Anne's elaborate dressing, as the protagonist of this reception, Sheffield also dressed up and walked hand in hand with Anne between the guests. The crystal chandelier above can prove that this is definitely not an easy job.
"From the beginning of this war with Spain, the era of the 30,000 Continental Army will not appear in the future. The relationship with the military is very important!" She just nodded with an army brigade commander and Sheffield recovered with a smile. , "Although these generals are useless in peacetime, they are an important force to protect our property. Even if we feed dogs, we still need to give a bone. Knowing that there is no harm in knowing, and you still have to live in Manila for a while, save There are no headless flies. "
"Got it!" Annie walked on Sheffield's shoulder as if she had no bones, and said, "You are right, yes, Gal and McHale are buying land in Panama. The relationship is a bit subtle. Just before I came, I heard a little news, it seems to be related to some debt. "
"That's their business. Everyone knows that I have been busy with my career abroad." Sheffield knew that the Mexican debt problem was known by Morgan. In the financial industry of the United States, when the father and son were challenged, it was not many. This time, cutting the Hu in the area where the other is good at, even if the two aircraft carriers are not allowed to collide head-on, they will certainly make them a little more subtle.
In fact, Sheffield because of the joint company's base camp in Texas, if you stay in the country, it will definitely attract more people's attention than Little Rockefeller. Now it is good. Although there are radios that can remotely control the situation, it is still very deceptive to be there. Sexual.
Involving hundreds of millions of dollars of debt, the family's Lafayette did not come forward, he was abroad, and the matter was shot with Rockefeller Jr. and German Capital. I believe no one will think there is any problem.
"What is the collateral in Mexico? Railway land mining rights and minerals should be these things." Sheffield licked her lips. "Although I am not in the country, my grandmother is still in Arlington and will not let standard oil account. The cheaper ones will definitely be balanced. Forget it, let the Philippines run well first. "
Sheffield prepared rich food and gifts for the arriving guests, which are free of charge. Guests of all sizes who come here will feel that they are very kind and wait until the people are almost there. Sheffield and Anne announced a pair of golden boys and girls At the beginning of the dinner, the waiters shuttled among the guests, and the atmosphere of the Christmas reception has been brought up. The beautiful music, the guests dressed in costumes singing and dancing, it seems that all the beauty of the world is here.
Outside, American soldiers living in Manila still cannot control their crotch every day. No matter how large the territory of the Philippines is, the devastation of war is still far away. I do n’t know how many poor Filipinos are struggling on the death line.
"All this is like the magic capital of the Republic of China. Very few people enjoy the so-called Republican Fan, and the police's job every year is to watch the trolley from the street and pull the body away." Sheffield slandered and looked at the ball Among the dancing guests, an inexplicable smile hung on the corners of their mouths.
"William, it's General MacArthur!" Anne reminded Sheffield softly that MacArthur's walking path was for the two of them.
"General MacArthur, what's the matter?" Sheffield squeezed out a smile like spring breeze and greeted him actively.
Sheffield must pay attention to this person. It seems that Arthur MacArthur is the governor of the Philippines. Although he has not been a governor for too long, he can be a governor. There must be no shortage of contacts. Another reason is that the son of General MacArthur, Douglas MacArthur, is now enrolled in West Point Military Academy and has also received a military academy scholarship from the Army Model United Company.
"William, having such a companion is really jealous. Miss Anne reminds me of my wife, Hani." General MacArthur exclaimed that in his young age, he met a beautiful girl Mary Pinkney at the carnival. · Hani. At first sight, they loved each other forever.
MacArthur's wife was one of the 14 children of a wealthy cotton merchant, and the two held a grand wedding in the private building of the Hani family.
Although Sheffield wanted to correct it, the similarity between the two sides was limited to being rich, but he was completely different from him. At least he didn't eat soft rice like the other party, but it was enough to think about it.
"For a soldier, the days are so dull." Arthur MacArthur complained in his heart and did not know how long the balance between the US Expeditionary Force and the Philippine Army would remain.
Sheffield understood what the other party said, but instead of answering directly, she raised her glass and said, "Merry Christmas!"
"Merry Christmas!" MacArthur toasted and touched Sheffield, and then kept silent. Now he couldn't dream of it. The calm days were about to be broken. The reason for the war was ongoing.
In the eastern suburbs of Manila, it was not long before the sky turned dark. For this platoon returning to the city, although it was frustrating to receive a batch of supplies before Christmas Eve, there is still enough time for them to spend Christmas, not to mention They can completely retain some fresh food from the supply.
As the sky became darker, there were no other sounds except for the calls of some mosquitoes, leaving only the American soldiers wearing khaki hezhuang whispering in three words. For the current American Expeditionary Force, the biggest enemy Not the Philippine rebels, but the climate here.
The Philippine rebels have maintained amazing restraint over the existence of the American Expeditionary Force. Even if the expeditionary army was very vigilant at first, it gradually adapted to the environment of the Philippines as time passed.
The amazing restraint of the Philippine Resistance Army, these American soldiers are incomprehensible, they only know that it is not great to be careful. Sheffield knows this psychology very well. More generally, as written in previous textbooks, the bourgeois revolution has weakness, although the weakness is for the ruling class of the country and foreign imperialism. In front of the masses of the people, the bourgeoisie will not have the slightest weakness.
Take Sheffield United, for example, as long as it is a staff member of the joint company who can manage a little thing, even if he only manages one person, this staff member is different from the bottom-level employees who can't be managed by anyone. Although in Sheffield's eyes, there is no difference between a staff who can only manage one person and a staff who can't.
However, the psychological positioning of the two people is different. He can manage one person's staff. His heart is with Sheffield. If something goes wrong, he will not hesitate to sell the only staff he can manage, indicating that he is right. The company's loyalty. Even if only a trivial one might be closer, he is willing to give it a try.
The little bosses in the sweatshop have the same definition of their image in their minds as the great Gates and Jobs. This is their values ​​and sense of honor. Occupy resources, occupation labor, profits, and everything.
But when Sheffield really appeared in front of this employee, he only heard that this employee was willing to fight for the joint company for life, even if he was a bull, and praying for a little dawn to make himself go further.
Because Sheffield is the real boss of the United Company. From the beginning of himself to the employees at every level, it represents the will of his boss. Employees at all levels will only find a way to trip over employees at the same level in exchange for themselves. Wagging the tail to beg for mercy. No one will consider it for their friends, they will only consider it for Sheffield.
Even the American soldiers who are returning to Manila along the road and only wishing to have a Christmas day are also in this layer of large nets. There are many fish in the nets, and naturally there will be fish with weak vitality that will die before they are caught. Too. They were unlucky. This time they were chosen to serve the table.
Sheffield dared to fire on his country ’s regular army. This kind of guts can only be unspeakable. The selected ambush lying in the grass, listening to the voices of English in these places, gradually approaching, holding his breath, ready to take action .
As the expeditionary forces in this platoon entered the ambush circle, the raid began. The intensive gunfire was accompanied by the frightened screams and counterattacks after the attack. The facts proved a truth that everyone was equal before the bullet. White people are no stronger than the natives. The calmness of a few months has made most soldiers less vigilant. Of course, there are also belts.
Only a few soldiers who had been vigilant in their hearts picked up a life and were not exterminated by the first round of firepower, but immediately, the surrounding grass was different from the initial bullet rain. Some experienced people know that this is The sound of heavy machine guns. The dense barrage is like a lawn mower, cutting the weeds that block the sight, so that several people who fell in the pool of blood can see the attackers clearly, they are Chinese and indigenous.
When the wailing stopped completely, the surrounding grasses were quiet again. This attack was perfect.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Sheffield at the brightly lit reception, listening to Jesra's report, waved to let the other party go down, whispering around Annie's incense shoulders, "No gas, no baby? This Christmas war is for you . "