Chapter 1173: Let the Indians Defend India
Chapter 1150 – Let the Indians Defend India
It is always easy to start a war, but difficult to end it. This time is no exception, as the party at a disadvantage, want to withdraw from this war, Britain is bound to pay a price.
Days of bombing, indeed lowered the British public’s heart expectations, but how low the expectations, it is not even possible to sacrifice the mainland.
Not to mention the independence of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the British government in India does not want to let out.
Do not want to return to do not want, politicians have never been very low temperament, when necessary can still be compromised.
Now the situation in India is rotten, facing the siege of millions of allied forces, the fall is only a matter of time.
Doomed to be untenable, then there is the possibility of compromise. Of course, this is only possible, not until the last moment the arrogant John Bull will not bow.
In order to force the British to surrender as soon as possible, on October 17, 1905, Franz ordered the Combined Fleet to sail eastward to the Indian Ocean to launch the Battle of India.
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London.
India Minister Hill: “Since August of this year, the enemy has been attacking India fiercely from the east and northwest, and the situation is very critical.
On the northwest front the enemy has captured Fort **** and most of the Pakistan area has fallen; on the east front the enemy has captured Burma and is now marching towards the Bay of Bengal.
The colonial government has tried everything it can, even going so far as to promise the Indians that they will be given independence after the war in exchange for the support of the natives.
But it still seemed very powerless in the face of the enemy’s ferocious attack. Especially since the enemy navy had already moved out of the east and it would not be long before a third front would be opened up from the sea.
According to the current development of the situation, if there are no reinforcements, we can only give up the rich Indus and Ganges plains and retreat to the Malwa Plateau to hold on.”
The Indus Plain and the Ganges Plain are the essence of India, what is the difference between giving up these areas and giving up India?
Sticking to the plateau was even more of a joke, no matter how firmly rooted Britain was in India, colonizers were colonizers after all.
Strong time, naturally can command the group; once the decadence of the trend, instantly will be smoke and mirrors.
As a matter of fact, India is no longer peaceful. If it is not the British Empire has a long history of prestige, coupled with the strong wrist of Governor Robert, I am afraid that it is already all over the smoke.
But even higher prestige can not withstand the wear and tear of failure, as long as a few more losses, the situation will immediately collapse.
Secretary of State for the Navy, Swindin: “Sending reinforcements is out of the question! The Suez Canal is in the hands of the enemy, the Cape of Good Hope has fallen, and in order to travel to India, we would have to make a big detour, and time simply won’t allow it.”
Reality is so cruel, the same rush to the Indian Ocean, the Royal Navy needs to walk 10,000 nautical miles more than the Allied Forces.
Really if they were led by the nose by the enemy, I’m afraid that just as they arrived in India, the enemy turned around and came back to attack the British Isles.
Without the Royal Navy to stop them, it would be impossible for Britain to prevent the enemy from landing. Once the British Isles fall, that is really losing their pants.
In essence, to lose India is to lose money, empire, and the future; to lose the homeland is to lose one’s life.
“Reinforcing India is indeed unrealistic, the situation has developed to this point, Britain is already making enemies of the whole world, what we can do now is to minimize losses for the empire.
For the sake of Great Britain, we can’t give up any glimmer of hope until the last moment.
Even if India cannot be defended, we must not cheapen the enemy. Didn’t Viceroy Robert promise to give India independence, then let the Indians take up arms to defend their own country!”
It was obvious that Adam was guilty of an occupational disease. As the foreign minister of the British Empire, Adam is best at being a “shit-stirrer”.
The fact that he was able to pull together the Oceanic Alliance in the face of all the enemies in Europe was proof of his ability. Even if this alliance eventually collapsed, it would not be a diplomatic problem.
The power is not good, just rely on diplomacy can not reverse the decline of Britain, but the use of diplomatic means to cause trouble to the enemy, Adam is still a professional.
“You’re crazy!”
“Once we let India become independent, we will completely lose the subcontinent, and the British Empire will sink!”
Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, roared.
The “Jewel in the Queen’s Crown” was not for nothing. India will contribute hundreds of millions of pounds of wealth to the British Empire every year, and without this revenue Britain is an ordinary power.
Foreign Secretary Adam: “Your Excellency calm down, no one is saying we should give up India. It’s just that we can’t keep the subcontinent on our own right now.
Only by making the enemy realize that India is not only a “cream cake” but also a hedgehog will the hungry wolves be dissuaded from prying eyes.
In the hands of the Indians, we have a chance to get India back. But once it falls into the hands of the enemy, there is no hope at all.
It is imperative that we find a way to get through this present calamity. History has proved that no alliance can be sustained in the long run.
Right now, the enemy is in the ascendant, we are unable to fight against them, which requires a temporary hibernation, waiting for the enemy to split.
If the empire can survive this calamity, we can naturally return to India in the future ……”
Perhaps getting into his speech, Adam got more and more energized as if he was already intoxicated.
The crowd tacitly did not break it down, people always need hope. No one wants to be a loser, and the crowd present was no exception.
Now betrayed by its allies, Britannia is incapable of winning the war. About to become a loser, everyone is naturally unwilling.
Sensei Adam’s plan, how low the probability of success was, was better than no plan at all.
Without joining in this war of words that was centered around India, when everyone was almost done discussing, Prime Minister Campbell said indifferently.
“Let’s restart the negotiations!”
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Another winter has fallen, and St. Petersburg has been granted a silver dress. Compared to before the war, Nicholas II at this moment seemed to have aged ten years.
If the British Empire will be the biggest loser after the war, the Russian Empire will be the second biggest loser.
The Russian-Austrian alliance, which had lasted for nearly a hundred years, had finally come to the corner. Having essentially become the world’s hegemon, the government of Vienna was finally unable to hold back and laid its hands on its ally.
With just one restriction on supplies, the already smoldering Russian Empire was immediately on the verge of collapse.
It is important to realize that this restriction was not something that the Holy Roman Empire was doing alone, almost all the member states of the Continental Union were involved.
The Vienna government at least still want face, even if the restriction of the supply of materials to Russia, but also only reduce the amount of material input, and did not completely cut off the supply, and even helped the tsarist government to save the front line of the army.
Other allies, not so give face.
Price gouging is still gentle, banning the export of strategic goods to Russia is just a routine operation, the most ruthless not only prohibit their own, but also seized through their own countries to import materials into Russia.
The name is “temporary requisition”, we are all allies borrow some materials is not much, are for the war needs, after the war is sure to return.
“Return after the war” sounds like a joke. The war is over, why do we need strategic materials?
In the face of the allies so shameless behavior, Nicholas II angry that is gnashing teeth.
If it is in the peak of the Russian empire, this kind of thing happened, do not even have to think about is certainly to retaliate.
Unfortunately, this was not the time of the Russian Empire. In the face of this shameless behavior of the allies, which was almost provocative, Nicholas II could only choose to temporarily forgive.
Retaliation God horse, secretly think about it. The Russian Empire, which is in the midst of all the smoke and mirrors, does not have the ability to retaliate against the European countries.
Not to mention the withholding of supplies, even the rebels appeared in the retired officers of the allied countries, Nicholas II chose to pretend to be confused.
If he was too sober, he would have been confronted not by the “retired officers” of his allies, but by “active soldiers”.
“What do the Austrians say, after all that has happened, don’t they need to give us an explanation?”
Tackle the thief to catch the king, a clear-eyed person can see at a glance that the countries dare to recklessly pit the Russian Empire, behind the scenes must have gained the tacit approval of the Holy Roman Empire, or even support.
Nicholas II did not have the bottom line, directly to the Holy Roman Empire to seek justice.
Has not yet completely cut off supplies, that proves that the Vienna government only wants to take the opportunity to weaken the Russian Empire, rather than to finish off the Russian Empire.
Allies are meant to be pitched, and the Tsarist government did not do much to pit its teammates. Thinking back to the time when the Vienna government wanted to unify the German region, the tsarist government was also a small action.
Now, the wind and water have changed, the thing has become the Holy Roman Empire, it is the turn of the tsarist government to suffer.
Foreign Minister Mikhailovich helplessly replied: “The explanation given by the Vienna government is that it is under investigation.
In the meantime, we are advised to reflect on our past actions and repair the relationship between the allies to avoid unnecessary trouble.”
“Warning”, naked “warning”.
At this moment, the former little brother who followed the Russian Empire no longer exists, and in its place is the revived world hegemon.
And as a hegemon, you can’t help but be overbearing. Nicholas II was unlucky enough to coincide with this “special period”.
(End of chapter)