War and politics are inseparable, and in recent times, Li Guang's understanding of this has become more and more profound.

For Ceylon and India, the British Empire's recent ruling thinking has also taken a dramatic turn. Winston Churchill famously said that Britain would never surrender until the last Indian soldier had been killed.

Because of the war situation in Ceylon and Burma, the Indians also saw a strange kind of hope. In Burma, which is the closest to India, the Japanese invaders co-opted many of the Burmese indigenous "elites" to build a puppet army. These puppet armies actually fought with the Japanese army against the Chinese army and the British army, and they fought very actively. But they forgot one thing, no matter how good the promise is, but in essence, the little devils are not angels, they will not shed blood for the independence of the Burmese people, they want cannon fodder.

It should be said that Japan is still quite skilled in this regard, paralyzing the people of Myanmar and thus affecting the people of all ethnic groups in India.

For the colonized, it didn't really make much difference which country they were colonized by, so the Indians were not at all active in fighting the British against the Japanese. As for sending Indian soldiers to Africa, to Europe, it is also becoming more and more difficult.

Moreover, the Japanese army is now secretly lobbying to win over the Indians and promise all kinds of benefits, so that people's hearts are in turmoil. The most allure was that the Japanese were helping the Indians drive out the British colonizers, promising that India would win its independence after the war. It doesn't need to be clever, but it works. At present, all ethnic groups and political parties in India have seen an opportunity, and in their naïve thinking, perhaps using the Japanese army to overthrow British rule is also a good choice, and for a time the sense of national independence is high.

Therefore, the entry of Japan has created one more contender for the Indian continent. The rule of the British Empire in India was threatened. Sophisticated British politicians have a feeling that there are too many liars, and some fools are not enough.

And so. The British promised India independence after the war to the representatives of various parties and forces in India.

As for what the future holds, it is difficult to predict whether the British will be so trustworthy. But it was really about stabilizing people's hearts and settling the Indians to the chariot of the British Empire again.

Historically, after the end of World War II, the British were forced to achieve independence. But the British secretly did the trick and divided India into Bangladesh and Pakistan. India in three countries. In fact, there is also Ceylon, which is post-war Sri Lanka.

Since the former landlords of Ceylon, the British, had such a turn of public opinion, if the Haitang Kingdom did not take advantage of it, it would be too sorry for the pig's foot crossing welfare.

Ceylon, as early as March, has been a dark tide. The Tamil and Sinhalese two main indigenous ethnic groups of Ceylon are also visionaries who have their own interests in mind. Some continue to follow the butts of the British. Some of them secretly communicated with the Japanese army, and some established contact with the naval resistance army.

July. The British Empire, as a former landowner of Ceylon, had been driven out of Ceylon. As a last resort. Churchill's political control of Ceylon was more "enlightened" than that of mainland India, and Britain officially announced in early August that it would abandon British rule over Ceylon and support Ceylon's independence immediately after the end of the war. Provided, of course. The tribes of Ceylon must side with the Allies and fight for the Allies.

This kind of promise, anyway, doesn't cost money. In addition, the current world war situation is not controlled by the British, and in Ceylon it is not up to the British to decide. The British made such a promise. It is beneficial but not costly, and it can also add to the blockage of the naval resistance army. This prevented the Haitang Kingdom from becoming the suzerainty of Ceylon after the war, causing some unforeseen disputes.

Under the guidance of Premier Yuan, Haitang organized a group of Ceylonese people and signed a contract. This contract stipulated the future of Ceylon and gave Ceylon post-war independence.

Although the Ceylonese also began to organize an army, both materials and ammunition were provided by the Naval Resistance Army, and the main battle with the Japanese army was still relied on by the Naval Resistance Army. The Maritime Resistance Army fought to the death and made a sumptuous banquet for the people of Ceylonese, which was absolutely not in line with Premier Yuan's original intention, nor was it in line with the interests of the Haitang Kingdom.

Therefore, in this treaty, Premier Yuan laid a foreshadowing. One of them clearly states that this article is simply awe-inspiring and angelic--- and that the Haitang National Assembly fully supports the war of all ethnic groups of Ceylon against aggression and will not seek to rule Ceylon after the war. All ethnic groups in Ceylon should also express their goodwill to the Haitang country, the Haitang people have the right to live and live in this land, and the future independent Ceylon government will not be allowed to "discriminate" against the Haitang people. Discrimination, look, how well the word is used, how low-key. The Haitang State has a strong army, do the Ceylonese dare to discriminate?

The Haitang people will live with the people of all ethnic groups in Ceylon as equals. In order to ensure the interests of the Haitang people, the Haitang people will have one-fifth of the seats in the parliament.

In addition to this, there is a very special thing about this treaty, there is not a single word about Britain at all. Historically, Ceylon was a member of the Commonwealth after independence, but now with such changes, Ceylon's future has become more uncertain.

In the specific implementation process, Haitang actually did not suffer a loss. The Maritime Resistance Army provided tens of thousands of second-hand rifles and a large amount of supplies and ammunition to the troops of various ethnic groups in Ceylon, in exchange for tens of thousands of girls of marriageable age and a large number of gold and precious stones.

Playing international politics, Haitang Guo is still a little naïve, but playing domestic politics, Premier Yuan and a cadre of diplomats in Haitang are all masters. Any diplomat has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, don't look at Haitang, who only asks for one-fifth of the future parliamentary seats, but in the specific situation of Ceylon, its role can completely affect the future political situation in Ceylon.

You must know that there are two main ethnic groups in Ceylon, and there are also many contradictions within them. The Tamils were poorly represented, but highly educated and economically capable, and had been the dominant nation until they were colonized. Although the quality of the Sinhalese population is a little worse, the number of people accounts for seven or eight percent of Ceylon. Such a situation makes the Haitang Kingdom completely able to fish in troubled waters.

At present, what is more easy to operate for the Naval Resistance Army is that the two ethnic groups of Ceylon are also divided into several major forces. The representatives of these forces, all of them were ambitious, and each wanted to dominate after the war. Therefore, they have made overtures to the Maritime Resistance Army. Rush to the sea to send beauties and gold and gems.

The weapons and ammunition are in the hands of the Naval Resistance Army, and they can only beg for the Naval Resistance Army, with beauties and gold and gems, they can have more weapons quotas, more armies, and more say after the war. There are also highly educated people among the Ceylones, and they may be able to see the intentions of the Haitang Kingdom, but the Haitang Kingdom is completely using an upright plan, and the Ceylonese people are powerless to refuse.

Li Guang had a premonition that one day he would drive the Japanese army out of Ceylon. Or after the end of World War II, Ceylon will not be quiet, and a civil war is almost inevitable. It is worth mentioning that among the representatives of the various ethnic groups in Ceylon, there are several famous figures in later generations. All of them are the elite talents of Ceylon's independence from the state. However, for Li Guang, who doesn't know much about history, he doesn't even know the history of China's Anti-Japanese War. They don't know anything about these so-called elites in Ceylon.

For the policy of the Haitang State towards Ceylon during this period. Historians have not commented much on the political influence of the Haitang State in supporting the military strength of various ethnic groups in Ceylon, but there is a very classic comment that expresses the core point - promoting the great integration of ethnic groups.

There is an extremely frightening figure that illustrates the success of national integration. Ceylon had a total population of about five million at this time, and about one-tenth of them, or about half a million, were women of marriageable age. And in the short period of three years from 42 to 45 years. There are 200,000 people who are married to the people of Haitang. It almost swept away the crowd of young women in Ceylon who were over-looking in appearance and intelligence.

In the eyes of the ambitious representatives of the various ethnic groups of Ceylon, women are nothing, power is everything. What's more, Haitang Kingdom asked for these women. It is not that they are allowed to engage in some lowly occupations, but that marrying Chinese people or fighters of the Naval Resistance Army, or wives or concubines in Madagascar, their lives and safety are guaranteed, which is not a very bad way out for these low-status women.

The impact of such a large-scale intermarriage on Ceylon can be imagined, and once the blood ties are formed, the influence of the Haitang Kingdom on Ceylon will be even deeper.

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Li Guang discovered an extremely cruel rule of war - fighting on the territory of another country is more advantageous.

This understanding of war is completely different from China's concept of people's war against the aggressor.

It's simple, but it's also very cruel. That is, when you are fighting in another country, you don't have to worry about civilian casualties, you don't have to worry about the economy and people's livelihood.

The Naval Resistance Army fought in Ceylon, causing a lot of civilian casualties, and the damage to the cities and villages was even more serious. However, all the commanders of the Naval Resistance Force did not have the slightest scruple about this, as long as it was conducive to the achievement of the combat goal, how could it be advantageous.

In Madagascar, Yang Weiwu said bluntly: If you are not of my race, your heart will be different. These blacks are like cattle and beasts. Guided by this thinking, the casualties of the black aborigines can be imagined. In Madagascar, some ethnic groups simply disappeared completely, although Li Guang felt cruel, but if you know that there are cannibals in Madagascar, there is nothing to blame Yang Weiwu's behavior. After all, it would be the home of the Haitang Kingdom, and no one would want to live with a despicable livestock like cannibals.

If such a style of play were on the domestic battlefield, there would certainly not be an officer who would dare to give an order so disregard for life. In that case, the casualties are all Chinese, the loss is China's economy, and while striking the enemy, it is likely that the Chinese will suffer the most damage.

This cruel rule of war that Li Guangwu came up with may not be correct, but it can explain the profound harm caused to the Chinese people by the Japanese army's invasion of China.

Li Guang welcomed the establishment of an army by all ethnic groups in Ceylon. This is great, not only do you have no scruples, you can use all kinds of means of war, but you can also have cannon fodder soldiers to charge into battle, which is simply ideal.

In a sense, the Naval Resistance Army used to be cannon fodder for the British and American powers, but now the role has begun to change: the Naval Resistance Army also has its own cannon fodder. (Previously, there were already cannon fodder units of the Black Kunlun Battalion.) ）

It was very cool, and Li Guang therefore had a very positive attitude towards helping the Ceylonese build their army. As for raising tigers, under the political and military means, there is almost no need to think about it. (To be continued......)