Before Canning could think about it, sporadic gunshots rang out to the west.

Soon, a sentry reported that the enemy was coming from the west, and not only that, but many Bengali rebels and some Burmese troops also began to appear from the southeast. Moreover, there seems to be gunfire and shouts of killing in the north, and it seems that 20,000 soldiers led by Lieutenant General Henry have begun to exchange fire with the Bengali rebels.

Canning was shocked. At this moment, he no longer wanted to defeat the rebels and win, but just wanted to escape earlier, he hurriedly ordered to continue to retreat eastward, but finally there was still a little compassion, and let Campbell's body be carried away.

The wind and trees were all over the way, and the British always felt that the enemy would always emerge from the woods behind and on the side. Two hours later, the whole British army was six miles east of Calcutta, sleepy, tired and hungry, and even Canning, who was on horseback, so tired that he could no longer move. In desperation, I could only take a temporary break.

At this point, Canning began to think about his own path.

Although there are still 40,000 British soldiers in his hands, Lieutenant General Henry's side does not know what is going on with the Bengali rebels, even if it is victorious, it will lose a lot, so strictly speaking, there are no more than 40,000 troops, and Canning only has less than 20,000 troops in his hands. Moreover, because half of them were deserters who had been defeated on the battlefield, and the other 10,000 people were in a hurry and did not carry much supplies, especially food and grass, they could not hold out for many days.

Canning didn't know where he should lead his soldiers at all, although he also knew some military affairs, but he was not good at it, and now all the soldiers were like lost dogs, and under the panic of the people, there was no trace of war at all, and in this tropical mountain forest, no one wanted to crawl and march for a long time.

Soon in the evening, Canning called the officers above the battalion level aside and held a meeting to discuss what to do.

Today's largest officers are three infantry brigade commanders. One of the brigade commanders, apparently with special authority, said directly: "Mr. Governor, we should meet General Henry at once, and then assemble ourselves before proceeding with the next move." Our only option is to fight to the northeast, where the defenders are Bengali rebels, so that we can join up with General Henry's forces, and secondly, the Bengali rebels are extremely weak, and we can still break out of the encirclement. Of course, there is another option, and that is for us to sue for peace with the Chinese Empire, admit defeat and surrender, and abandon India and return to Europe. But if you do, I'll lead this force of mine to the last man!" ”

Canning smiled wryly, this brigade commander was really loyal to Great Britain. The brigade commander said that he would rendezvous with Henry's first department, but he also thought this way at the beginning, but he also thought that with Henry's troops, the goal would be too big and the supply would be consumed more. Therefore, selfishness made him think of fleeing the battlefield directly, leaving Henry's 20,000 soldiers behind, delaying and attracting the enemy.

He didn't speak, looking at the other two brigade commanders. The two brigade commanders didn't have much of an opinion at all, and said resignedly: "We listen to the orders of Mr. Governor. Whether it is a battle or a surrender, listen to Mr. Governor. ”

But Canning still heard this, and the two brigade commanders behind him were inclined to surrender. He didn't say anything, just waved his hand and said, "Rest for one night first, and then discuss tomorrow while marching east." ”

That night, Canning was woken up by the guards who said that a large group of soldiers had deserted. This commotion lasted until the second half of the night, making Canning tired and tired and not closing his eyes in the middle of the night, and when he checked at dawn, he found that thousands of British soldiers had fled.

This made Cunning panic. He had always thought that the British army was a well-disciplined and well-trained army, but he did not expect that after several defeats, it would become like this, and there would be a large-scale desertion.

Just as Canning was worried, the general sentry brought the commander of the Madras District, Walsley, to him. Canning naturally knew his intentions, and sure enough, Wolseley didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "Mr. Governor, I think you know my intentions well. I will tell you the bad news, the 20,000 British soldiers led by Vice Admiral Henry have been defeated by the marines of the two naval fleets of the Chinese Empire, using the siege and ambush of the Bengali rebels, and the 20,000 British soldiers have been killed and wounded more than 4,000 people, and now General Henry is leading more than 15,000 soldiers to be besieged in a valley. In desperation, General Henry had decided to surrender to the Bengali rebels and the Chinese Imperial Army, and the surrender ceremony would be officially held at noon today. ”

"What? Are you telling the truth? Governor Canning asked hurriedly.

"Mr. Governor, I won't lie to you!" Wolsley pointed to himself: "You see, after I surrendered to the Chinese Empire, I was not fine. General Wei Jun, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Empire's conquest of India, asked me to bring you a message: I hope that Mr. Governor General will see the situation clearly, understand the general situation, and surrender to the Chinese Empire for the sake of himself and the precious lives of all the soldiers. The Chinese Empire will treat every captive well, and for you, Mr. Governor, in recognition of your merits, General Wei Jun promises to keep your title, and even give you a knighthood after reporting to the Emperor of the Chinese Empire. ”

Canning was silent.

Seeing this, Wolsley said eagerly, "Mr. Governor, now I have been promised the title of Earl. With your status, Mr. Governor, there is a good chance that you will be made a marquis or even a duke! And if you insist on refusing to surrender, with the number and morale of the army in your hands now, it is absolutely impossible to win, and this vast rainforest, without supplies, how many days can you hold out? I've heard that quite a few soldiers escaped from the unit last night. ”

Hearing this, Canning's face finally changed.

Seeing that there was no one around, he spoke to Wolsley of his request: "I agree to surrender. But the Chinese Empire must cooperate with me and do what I planned. ”

...........

It didn't take long for a startling piece of news to spread across the Indian Ocean.

After declaring war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, the largest power in the world, the Chinese Empire immediately dispatched an expeditionary force consisting of two fleets and several infantry divisions. The two fleets attacked separately and occupied the island of Ceylon, the coast of Madras and the city of Kolkata in Bengal.

Tens of thousands of the Chinese Imperial Expeditionary Force, together with 200,000 Bengali rebels and Burmese troops, fought a fierce battle with the 80,000 British troops stationed in India in Calcutta.

Because of the powerful firepower of the two fleets of the Chinese Empire, they not only forced the British East India Fleet to surrender, but also basically bombarded the city of Calcutta into ruins, causing a large number of British soldiers to be killed and wounded, and the British army was defeated. On the way to defeat, they were ambushed by several infantry divisions of the Chinese Empire, and besieged by 200,000 Bengali rebels, and the British army in India was completely defeated.

The commander of the British Army in India, Admiral Colin Campbell, committed suicide due to a command error, the commander of the British army in the Bengal region, Lieutenant General Henry, led 15,000 soldiers to surrender to the combined forces of the Bengali rebels and the Chinese Empire, and the chief of the general staff of the British army in India, Major General Robert Napier, was also killed, in this case, the Governor General of India, Sir Canning, led the only remaining 18,000 men to fight and break out of the siege, but was betrayed by traitors, two infantry brigade commanders killed another infantry brigade commander who insisted on resistance to launch a rebellion, Forcibly coerced Sir Canning into leading his soldiers to surrender to the Chinese Empire.

The Battle of Kolkata was devastating. The Chinese Empire's expeditionary force to India, together with the Bengali rebels and a small number of Burmese troops, completely annihilated the 80,000 British troops stationed in India in one fell swoop.

This time, the rule of the Kingdom of Great Britain in India came to an end.

As soon as the news spread, rebellions broke out in the British-occupied areas of the central region of Bengal and Madras, and the originally obedient Indian princes began to organize troops to attack the local British garrison with only a small number of troops, and soon eliminated these remnants of the British army, and declared their sovereignty and independence, but even so, without exception, these Indian princes were ready to send envoys to pay tribute to Wei Jun of Calcutta and the emperor of the Chinese Empire.

At the same time, the Bengalis announced the formation of an independent Bengal Sultanate in the eastern part of the Bengal Governorate, 50 kilometers around Kolkata, and the Chinese Empire as its suzerainty like the Kingdom of Burma. The northeastern part of the Bengal region, Assam, bounded by the Brahmaputra River, was assigned to the Chinese Empire's Qian-Tibet region, while the southern bank of the river was assigned to the Burmese Kingdom, which had been incorporated into the empire itself.

ps: No more water, just end India.