Chapter XII New Delhi Conference

Take out the British version of the theory of ten wins and ten defeats, and let Ali Khan think about it along his own lines, Alan Wilson has even remembered the legacy of the Third Reich, and the Germans should have a lot of submarines in their hands after the defeat, right? As long as the princely state of Junagadh had the financial resources to buy it, it could be regarded as a continuous contribution to the post-war period.

As for the princely states that are not weak in South India, which are not weak in the south of the Deccan Plateau, the princely states of Mysore and Travankol, it is even easier for Alan Wilson to get in touch with them, because of the special relationship between the princely states of Hyderabad, and he, the commissioner of Hyderabad, is also responsible for the control of these princely states.

British India has a characteristic, that is, the north is poor and the south is rich, who makes South India have fewer people, and the per capita resources are far greater than those in the north, on the contrary, the vast majority of the population is concentrated in North India, where the Ganges and Indus rivers are located, and there is indeed great competition pressure.

Alan Wilson sent several assistants to the princely states of Mysore, Travancol and other places, which can be regarded as fulfilling his responsibilities as commissioners in Hyderabad and contributing to the British India, which did not know when it would be gone.

It was only after he began to have bad intentions towards British India that Alan Wilson realized that there was still a lot of room for trouble, and it could not be said that the Congress Party, which now had many supporters, could not unify the country, but it was not difficult for Nehrudo to spend time to achieve his goal.

"Honorable Maharaja, to tell you the truth, you are in the same environment as all the princely princes. You have the position to unite these Maharajas, because in the eyes of the Congress Party, there is only one long-term purpose for you princely states, which is to make you disappear in a united India, forgive me for being so direct, but the truth is so true. ”

Alan Wilson said with a straight face, "A single princely state has no ability to resist the Congress Party, only a few powerful princely states together, or even all the princely states can guarantee your status, I sent a few assistants to visit the southern princely states, and there is also work in this regard, of course, this cannot be said publicly, and now the Governor's Office must unite the Congress Party." ”

"Now that the war is not over, the Governor's House and even London still have to maintain stability in India, of course we do not want the independence of British India, but in case independence becomes a foregone conclusion, I can only help you as privately as possible, in a non-public situation, and now that this is clear, in terms of strengthening relations with the princely states of Junagadh, I will help you to complete this when I return to New Delhi."

"You've only been here for a month, are you going back to New Delhi?" Ali Khan was a little surprised, and had to admit that Alan Wilson really had too much appetite for himself on a moral level, and was completely from the perspective of Hyderabad, which was not seen in previous commissioners.

Although there is no shortage of people who have worked on the surface of the Hyderabad commissioner in the past, the arrogance hidden in them can still be seen, but this young man is different, as soon as he heard that Alan Wilson was going back to New Delhi, he actually had some thoughts of not wanting the other party to leave.

Allen, of course, was different, and the former commissioner did not know that British India was likely to become independent, but he did. Now that you know that the probability is unstoppable, why don't you hurry up and make some money from the richest man in the world?

"I'm just going to do a routine report, not to be transferred, the Maharaja has something to give to my assistants, they will inform me, it's all the same." Alan Wilson smiled and nodded, dispelling Ali Khan's concerns.

This regular meeting, he felt that it might be related to the ongoing Burma campaign, and now that the Anglo-Indian Army was storming Burma, British India, as the richest colony, must be bleeding and sweating. There is a famous saying that the British Empire will never surrender until the blood of the Indians is drained.

In addition to the Burma campaign in front of British India, on the Western Front in Europe, the German offensive in the Ardennes counterattack was finally stopped, and the Allied troops on the Western Front breathed a sigh of relief and did not let the scene of being driven into the sea in 1940 be repeated.

After the Ardennes counterattack, the road for the Allied forces on the Western Front to attack the German mainland has been cleared, of course, for British India, the Ardennes counterattack is just a talking point, and the Anglo-Indian Army's attack on Burma is the most important.

"It's strange to me that Nehru was looking for trouble at the Governor's Palace every day, but he didn't seem to have a problem with the Burma campaign?" When Commissioner Junagaard met Alan Wilson, the two quickly got along and talked about the current Burma campaign.

"Maybe it's because of the Burma Province of British India, right? I'm guessing too. Alan Wilson smiled that British Burma had been a province of British India for a time until 1937.

In Nehru's eyes, it was possible that Burma would be part of an independent India, but it would certainly not succeed. The British had already separated Burma from the provincial units of British India in advance, and regained independence from India and became British Burma. Even if Nehru really had any thoughts about Burma, he could only think about it.

"Is the monarch of the princely state of Junagadh satisfied with your work?" casually fooling around the Burma issue, Alan Wilson remembered the heavy responsibility of his Ali Khan dog-headed military advisor, and inquired about the other party's work.

"Fortunately, Salaman Khan is quite cooperative." John put it succinctly, "There is no conflict between us. ”

It was not enough that there was no conflict, and Alan Wilson was about to speak, when the secretary appeared to let the commissioners of the provinces and princely states into the conference room, and everyone got up and entered the conference room in twos and threes.

The high-ranking officials and commissioners of the seventeen provinces of British India, as well as several prominent princely state commissioners, entered the conference room, and Sir Barron was already waiting inside, and after the people were seated, the supreme meeting representing the British civil servants began.

In 1945, it was not uncommon for British India to have high-level Indian civil servants, but British India was a dualistic governing body, and this time the meeting was not attended by Indians.

Sir Barron first showed in a joyful tone that after the Ardennes counterattack, Germany had lost its offensive strength, and now it was only a matter of time before the Allies on the Western Front invaded German territory, and even optimistically made an optimistic prediction that the war in Europe would end within a year, which caused a round of applause.

Alan Wilson also applauded, he felt that the time for the end of the war in the European theater should be the same as history, at most it would be over in half a year, and Sir Barron's prediction was already very conservative.

"But we can't be blindly optimistic, fighting continues on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, and the Japanese army in Burma is still stubbornly resisting." Sir Barron lit a cigarette and took a puff, "The Anglo-Indian Legion is still fighting, and what we do is to ensure that the soldiers are as good as possible. This is also the purpose for which everyone is here, and British India must make every effort to ensure the supply of the expeditionary force. “