Indians yearn for freedom and to be independent. However, the British colonial authorities did everything in their power to restrict their freedom and prevent them from becoming independent. If the Indians were independent and free, how could the British colonial authorities enslave them? How do you get riches out of India?

There is a natural contradiction between the two. As long as the British colonial authorities had not had their heads caught in the door, they would not have allowed the Indians to be free. After all, this would seriously damage their interests in India.

However, with the change of the external environment, the contradictions can also change. No, at present, in order to be able to resist the invasion of the Germans, the British colonial authorities and the Indian elite are racking their brains to find a way.

Charles? As the Viceroy of India, Harding's political wisdom was clearly above that of the others. After pondering it, he finally came up with a way to stop the Germans from invading India. Or rather, a way to keep fighting with the Germans in India.

Charles? Baron Harding, who originally wanted to escape India and go to Canada to live a peaceful life. However, with the British Cabinet not agreeing to his resignation, he was left to remain Viceroy of India. If you flee back to Canada without permission, you will be guilty of dereliction of duty. When the time comes, not only the title of nobility of the baron will be lost. Even, they will be tried by the courts. And stay in India, once the Germans call, if the British and Anglo-Indian troops in India cannot resist. Then, the consequences are also very tragic. Maybe they will be arrested by the Germans, and their lives will not be guaranteed. So, for the sake of his own life, Charles? Baron Harding could only fight hard.

If he could really resist the German invasion in India, or even turn India into a quagmire of war, and defeat the Germans, then his reputation would be greatly enhanced. In the future, returning to the UK will have a high prestige. Not only can titles of nobility be promoted, but even larger positions may be obtained, and the post of Minister of Indian Affairs is too low to be considered. The Foreign Secretary may not have a problem. If you're lucky, it's not impossible to even become prime minister.

And that comes to mind, Charles? Baron Harding's heart was on fire and full of energy.

"Your Excellency, how much military strength do we have in India now?" Charles? Baron Harding asked.

"Your Excellency the Governor, now our army is mainly divided into the British Army in India and the British and Indian Army. Among them, the British army stationed in India has four armies and 200,000 men. The Anglo-Indian army had six corps, 1.2 million people, a total of 1.4 million people! "William? Lord Nicholson replied.

An army of 1.4 million people, which is undoubtedly a lot. However, considering that the combat effectiveness of the British army was originally inferior to that of the German army, let alone those British troops stationed in India. If there is a real fight, the combat effectiveness that these British troops stationed in India can exert is probably very limited. If you don't do it, not only will you not be able to help, but you may even be able to do it at all.

It was undoubtedly necessary to resist the German attack and increase their military strength in India as much as possible. If there are not enough troops, then what to fight with the Germans! When the time comes, the Germans will easily occupy India.

"One and a half million people, not enough. We also need more troops. Only with more troops will we be able to defeat the Germans! "Charles? Baron Harding said.

"Your Excellency the Governor, we are already recruiting. However, Indians are lazy and do not have many people who are willing to serve as soldiers. In particular, the Congress and other parties have also made trouble for us, persuading those who wish to join the army to abandon joining the army, which makes it even more difficult for us to recruit enough soldiers. The government has sent us a large amount of weapons and equipment from the United States and Canada. Plus our arsenal in India, which is also constantly producing weapons and equipment. But the problem is that there are not enough soldiers, even if there are more weapons and equipment, but there are not enough people to use them, then there is no way! "William? Lord Nicholson looked embarrassed.

Under the colonial rule of the British, India's industry also developed to a certain extent. It even completely surpassed the eastern powers of the same period. There are also arsenals capable of producing rifles, machine guns and small-caliber artillery. Of course, heavy artillery is not capable of production. The British were also not assured that India had the ability to produce heavy artillery. Even the production lines of rifles and machine guns were secretly shipped to India because the war was extremely unfavorable to Britain. In order to use India as a base for the re-emergence of the British Empire.

"Why? Why did those guys stop the Indians from becoming soldiers? "Charles? Baron Harding's brows furrowed tightly.

You know, India has a population of more than 300 million. If the restrictions are lifted and the frenzied conscription is carried out, not to mention arming 30 million troops, it is absolutely no problem to recruit 10 million. Of course, the Anglo-Indian colonial authorities did not have enough weapons to arm such a large army, not even a rifle per man. However, even if they can arm a few million more troops, it will greatly enhance their strength! Although the combat effectiveness of these Indian troops is worrying, the ants bite the elephants to death. Maybe it can still play a role.

"Your Excellency the Governor, those fellows are very unoptimistic about the next battle situation, and think that we will not be able to withstand the German attack. If the Indians had joined the army, they would have suffered heavy casualties. So, they thought that by preventing those Indians from joining the army, they would be able to reduce the casualties of the Indians. "William? Lord Nicholson said.

Charles? There was a hint of murder in Baron Harding's eyes, he had always been unkind to those people, and if it weren't for the fear that taking tough measures against those people would lead to a large number of Indians turning against the British, he would have attacked those people a long time ago. But now, they dare to take a salary from the colonial authorities, which is undoubtedly to make Charles? Baron Harding has made a move.

"Your Excellency the Governor, now that the Germans are about to attack India, it is not appropriate for us to do anything against them." William? Nicholson persuaded. If it arouses public indignation, it will really be internal and external troubles. When the time comes, it is even more impossible for them to hold India.

Charles? Baron Harding nodded: "I know!" Don't they want to be free? Well, let's give them freedom. Calling those guys, the freedom they've been craving, I agreed! ”

It's just that from the sneer on his face, it can be seen that he has bad intentions.