Chapter 10 Finding a Way Back
Even Alan Wilson knew that with Hyderabad's geographical location and population composition, it was almost impossible to withstand the attack of the Indian army, but for the sake of money, this was the most professional army in South Asia at present.
Compared to the commissioner of Hyderabad in British India, he is now clearly more interested in Ali Khan's role as a kobold. After all, the wages of British India are dead, and they are far less than the financial resources of the former richest man in the world to make him happy.
Although Alan Wilson was a keyboard warrior in his previous life, he only heard and witnessed the logistics with Wilson Sr. in this life, and he was far less impressive than the Great Bengal Famine.
But he still has a say in the mud of South Asia, not to mention that he is the commissioner of Hyderabad, a close associate of the current monarch, who is very concerned about the future of the princely state of Hyderabad. Even if the British Empire's military power was not known for its land forces.
Hiding the essence of his military blindness, Alan Wilson was somewhat politically incorrect and used the Axis boss, the Army of the Third Reich, as a benchmark to say that tanks were a weapon that was needed for the current Hyderabad army.
"Europe has been the subject of two world wars in a few decades, and the birth of them is ideology and tactics, which is a consolation to this enormous destructive power, and the Hyderabad army must be equipped with enough tanks to be able to deter potential enemies." Alan Wilson was categorical when he spoke, and military blindness was justified.
What is the king of land warfare, the words of the coordination of the infantry and the tan keep coming out of the mouth, coupled with the unfathomable on the surface, but in fact with a blindfolded expression, it is not a problem to deter a group of high-caste officers. Peace religions in South Asia are also caste-based.
"Now that the world war has entered the end, the strength and weakness are obvious, and how to deal with a large number of armaments in the future is also a problem. Hyderabad needed these armaments, as did many princely states, even Ali Jinnah and Nehru. Alan Wilson said as he walked, "But whether for national interest or private reasons, I would prefer that those armaments fall into the hands of friendly people." ”
"The friendship between Hyderabad and the British Empire has been proven through bloody battles again and again." Abala Khan said half-publicly, half-privately, "It has been tested by blood and practice. ”
"I know that, but the London side thinks more holistically, and those politicians in London never think about morality when they think about things, and in a sense, I and the young assistants I brought with me will actually make irrational judgments, while the old men don't." Alan Wilson said with a smirk, "In short, I am absolutely qualified as a friend and will try my best to protect the interests of Hyderabad." ”
When he mentions his importance to Hyderabad, he is not entirely boastful, and his analysis of London politicians is not all slander.
When I returned to the British quarters, I talked about it with the assistants I had brought with me, but not all of them agreed, after all, the status of British India was not known to all of these assistants who had just come out of school.
"Commissioner Allen, why do we have such a concern for a princely state?" One of the ten assistants, a woman named Alyssa, was puzzled, "And it's not something we can call the shots, should we inform the Delhi side." ”
Alyssa is a year older than Alan Wilson, although she is not an absolute beauty, but she is also a rather attractive woman, with long red hair draped over her shoulders, standing in front of Alan Wilson at this time, her fair face is full of confusion.
"Who else is as confused as Alice?" Alan Wilson pulled out a cigarette and lit it, waving his other hand to ask for advice.
Suddenly four assistants raised their hands, and Alan Wilson nodded, "I don't hide this from you, I treat you as my own, and to be honest, you are in the same situation as me." Many people don't know so much about the land under our feet, at least not one of you knows that India is fighting for independence from both the Congress Party and the Muslim League, right? ”
"How's that going? As long as London doesn't allow it, can they still drive us out? An assistant said dissatisfiedly.
"Do you think that after the end of this war, Britain will have as much respite as it did after the First World War?" The corners of Alan Wilson's mouth curled slightly, "If we really have that chance, of course that's a good thing." But will the Americans and Soviets give us time? ”
This is the disadvantage of bringing a group of college students to take office, if it is an old civil servant with work experience, as long as they ask a rhetorical question, they will know what is going on, but these college students can't.
Alan Wilson had no choice but to return to his old job in his previous life and make an analysis of the current world situation, with pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union on the outside, and Nehru and Jinnah's attacks on the inside. From his mouth, the British Empire is now quite troubled by internal and external troubles, and even more dangerous than when dealing with the attack of the Third Reich.
This was the case, even if the British Empire faced the attack of the Third Reich alone, with the support of the British colonies, as long as it was open-minded, it could not repeat the glory of the First World War.
And now in the face of pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union, and now all classes within British India are no longer of the same mind as the British. It was almost impossible to be tough enough to protect British India.
How powerful the United States and the Soviet Union are, and how powerful they are now, can be seen by these students in the colonies.
Later history also proved this, Britain chose a soft landing in the face of the impossible, and made its colonies independent in batches, starting with the most important colony, British India, which was itself a compromise with the United States and the Soviet Union, indicating that the era of the British Empire in this world had passed.
Even Alan Wilson knew what the future would be and didn't have the ability to change history, and that was the United States and the Soviet Union. If British India is not ceded, how can these two countries believe that Britain has really given up world hegemony.
However, in the process of the soft landing of the British Empire, it is still possible to save some colonies that are geographically important and easy to control, and not to be so clean as independent.
The idea of retaining hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of land for a colony of more than 30 million square kilometers is not excessive.
Moreover, the colonial empire was not only the British Empire itself, but also France, the Netherlands, Belgium and even Portugal were considered dilapidated aristocrats.