The arrival of Lord Dundas's messenger was the subject of intense debate, especially among those countries that did not want to offend Britain too much, such as Sweden and Austria, but the Netherlands, Spain and France, the three most powerful Western countries in the East, were surprisingly consistent. Of course, it also includes Mei Changjiu, an officer who represents the Chinese Federation.

"Gentlemen, does this still need to be argued? The British are now afraid, but why are they afraid, don't you know? That's because now, when united, we have the power to shake the dominance of the British colonization in the East. Van Persie, chief adviser to the Dutch governor and a veteran colonial diplomat, stepped forward as a representative.

"But now that we've abandoned these Indians, what do we get in return? Think with your wise minds. ”

"Remember, Mr. Van Persie, that there is not a good thing about these Indian, they are very dissatisfied with our rule, and the British belong to the West after all, and they belong to the same civilized people as us, and we should just watch it like this, in that case we will completely anger the British. It's not good for us. "This is the Danish colonial officer Laudrup.

"Ridiculous, dear Laudrup, do you think the British will be happy with what we have done before and now?" Villa also stepped forward and began to attack the timid and cowardly Danish colonial official in his high-pitched voice. "What do you think Lord Dundas is doing this for? He wants us to have a disagreement. Quarrels, or even turning faces. And he's almost there. I don't like the Indians, I hate the bad smell of them, but remember, we need them to grow spices and mine minerals for us, and if we push them hard, who can guarantee that they will not turn into the arms of the British again, and then the British will be the final winners, and we will become a bunch of fools who will make the whole world laugh at us. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you to think soberly that if we do this to-day, we will be in danger of the same plight of the British, if not more so. We have come here to take control of the colony, and to acquire in the long term all the wealth that the land can produce, not just a temporary plunder. Van Persie motioned for Villa to stop the provocative conversation, and stood up again, speaking slowly in his calm and persuasive tone.

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They were in the middle of the group, and when they received the news from the troops in front, they ordered the troops to camp temporarily, and they urgently held a very simple meeting on a small hillside by the roadside. However, this simple meeting seemed quite intense, because these Western countries were only temporarily united by interests.

But now, Lord Dundas had insidiously thrown a fat bait that made the undetermined elements of the coalition emerge at once, and the Indian natives of this land were nothing more than a group of cowardly and cowardly infidels in the eyes of Westerners compared to the strength of the British, and it was indeed much easier to deal with them.

Many of them hoped that in this "peaceful" way, in the name of rescuing the British, they would rightfully take over the colonies from the British, after all, it was the British themselves who agreed to it, not the persecution of war.

However, this kind of meeting, which seems to be boiled openly, but is actually quarreling for the interests of each country, has finally exhausted all her patience.

And in the end, Mei Changchang ended the meeting with a simple sentence. "Now that you don't want to get your share of the colony, please leave immediately. Those who stay will get more colonies. ”

"Who do you think you are, you dare to talk like this, do you know that you are simply threatening a noble marquis." The Swiss pointed angrily at May and roared loudly.

Although they already knew that this Mei Changjiu represented Liang Pengfei, a Chinese who was calling for wind and rain in the South Seas, but in the eyes of these Westerners, they didn't feel that it was pleasing to look at this guy, or rather, they felt that Liang Pengfei was usurping the rights that their Western colonists should have, just like there was originally a big cake, and only a few people from one family were eating, but now, there was an extra foreign guest, how could this not cause their hostility, since they knew that this guest had a knife in his hand, But even if they didn't dare to blatantly stop at the table, resentment and resentment have been lingering in their hearts.

Mei Changhuo stood up, his hungry wolf-like vicious eyes that made the Swiss lord's heart tremble. "I warn you, don't always think that you are superior to others, your title is useful to you Europeans, but not to me."

Mei Chang glanced at these Western colonial officials and officers present and took a deep breath. "I don't know what you're thinking, but I have nothing to say, and I ask you to remember that this is the East, the East, which is tens of thousands of miles away from your European journey. Those who do not want to cooperate with us will be our enemies. ”

"You're threatening us?" The Swiss lord's expression was still very angry, but he didn't dare to raise his finger in front of Mei Chang.

"It's not a threat, it's just a warning. My troops are about to depart, and as for you, let us wait until you have discussed the results before making a decision, and I do not want to waste my precious time on pointless disputes. Mei Chang glanced at the Westerners faintly, walked straight down the hill, jumped on his horse, and under the escort of his guards, went to chase the special second battalion in front.

"This damn guy, how can he be so arrogant and rude, who does he think he is?" Over there, Laudrup looked at his back and cursed in an indignant whisper.

"He is the commander of the elite unit that His Excellency sent to help in the war, and at the same time the plenipotentiary of His Excellency the Führer, Mr. Laudrup, I hope you can understand what he said, this is the East, and it is difficult for our Western countries to reach here, but they are close at hand, so I think they have reason to be arrogant and proud." Villa stood up and said, "So, I'm on their side, I'm sorry, gentlemen, I should also go back to my troops and tell the good soldiers that the time has come to act." ”

Van Persie cleared his throat and stood up. "I agree with the Envoy of Villa that if we continue to discuss here, we will only let the opportunity slip out of our hands."

"As a judicial officer, I aspire to lead my soldiers to victory in war. But for now, the weak Indians are not our enemies on this continent, and we don't mind going it alone if you want to leave, but our colonial rights in the East will be divided between you. "The serious and somewhat arrogant [***] official Desailly has made a wise decision.

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The Netherlands, France, and Spain, the three most powerful countries in the East, all sided with the young Oriental officer, which silenced the rest of the fellows.

"Well, I agree, just hope I made a wise decision." The Marquis of Switzerland, though a little foolish, was no worse at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, and the representatives of the other countries stood up one after another, thinking that they should help the poor heretics against the damned, domineering Englishmen.

The coalition did not fall apart as Lord Dundath had predicted, which drove Lord Dundas mad to the extreme, and the temptation was not enough to internally divide these greedy fellows or agree to his own terms.

Originally, Lord Dundas hoped to use the hands of this coalition army to get rid of those damn rebels, you know, Britain has colonized Bengal for so long, how can there be no hole cards, the two thousand troops who rushed to reinforce do not count, as long as Dundas is given enough time, he can recruit another three thousand soldiers in Bengal.

And even if these guys came too quickly and drove out the Indians before the reinforcements, it was very simple, naturally, to hand over the dominion of Calcutta as promised, of course, only temporarily.

Because the British Empire's colonies in the East were not only India, Sumatra, but also the Malay Peninsula. Lord Dundas could have evacuated India in a big way, and then tried to provoke the infighting of the colonists of these Western countries, for example, by handing over the richest areas to the most powerful ones, but not the strongest, and to the poorer ones, which were even stronger.

According to the greedy surnames of these colonists, Lord Dundas even believed that when the time came, these guys would fight first without even provoking the British.

This kind of political maneuver, although very simple, but very effective, at least for hundreds of years, Britain has relied on this kind of maneuver, distant and close attack, vertical and horizontal, the whole of Europe into a pot of porridge, while Britain is watching coldly, while silently developing its own power, there will be today's British Empire.

And do not forget that the fleet of the British Empire also had several thousand soldiers sent to the East, if waiting for their return. Lord Dundas could have made these guys spit out the meat they had eaten in their mouths with all his strength.

But he never imagined that these guys would not take this set, and gave up the Indians, who were easier to deal with, and directly targeted the powerful British.

"It doesn't matter, our current concession is a wise choice, when our soldiers and fleet return here from the Qing Kingdom, when the time comes, we will be able to recapture what belongs to us by force, and there will be reasons to get more." Lord Dundas swore so viciously in his heart when he signed the instrument of surrender, which was handed over by a judge to the British, demanding that the British lay down their arms unconditionally.

However, two and a half months later, when he learned in Penang that the British Empire's fleet and soldiers had no hope of returning to India, Lord Dundas swallowed a piece of opium, and the head of the East India Company, who proposed the use of the opium trade to reduce the British Empire's trade deficit with the Qing Dynasty, died at the hands of opium.

(To be continued)