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Burma was once the most powerful country in Southeast Asia, with a population of more than 20 million even when it was destroyed by the British. It was not an easy task for the Chinese Empire to incorporate Burma into the Empire. However, Myanmar has a large ethnic group, with the largest Burmese occupying fertile areas in central and southern Myanmar, while other ethnic minorities occupy other mountainous areas of Myanmar. If the Chinese Empire immigrated to Burma, the first thing to solve was the Burmese people. At present, the Imperial Army has five armies in Burma, and there is no problem at all in dealing with those Burmese people.

During the Yuan Dynasty, Burma was once Chinese territory, and the Yuan Dynasty established the Central Province of Burma to administer Burma. However, it didn't take long for it to be revoked. However, the king of Burma at that time was still a puppet of the Yuan Dynasty.

Myanmar has a large population and is a good place to build Myanmar's infrastructure. Myanmar's transportation is extremely backward, especially with China and the border, which are high mountains and dense forests of primeval forests, and if you want to build railways and roads in such places, countless people will die. If the Chinese were to build roads there, the imperial emperor Long Yufei would never agree. Now that Myanmar has been laid, it is just the time to use the indigenous Burmese to do these jobs. Anyway, Burma has a large population, and too many are not conducive to imperial rule over Burma. The same is true of Myanmar's border with India. They are all areas that are not accessible by road. Improving transportation in these areas would help the Chinese Empire to launch an attack on India in the future. Although the war was now going on, both the Chinese Empire and the British intended to keep the war in Burma. But everybody knows. There will definitely be a larger war between the two sides in the future. The construction of the road from Burma to India was also a preparation for future war.

The Chinese Empire had already begun to celebrate the victory in the Burma War, but as the loser of this war. On the British side, the clouds were gloomy. Even if the Anglo-Indian army is not counted, the British army lost a full thirteen corps this time, and at least 80,000 people were captured by the Chinese Empire. This is already a large number for the United Kingdom, which has a population of just over 20 million. If these prisoners are not brought back, there is no telling how much chaos will happen in England. John. Russell's cabinet, when it received the news of the defeat in the war, was already completely desperate.

London. At Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria summoned Prime Minister John Brown. Sir Russell. In addition to the Queen herself, the Queen's husband, Prince Albert, and the Duke of Wellington. Also present. As the highest echelons of the British Empire, they were also shocked by this defeat.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, what does the Cabinet plan to do with this failure? If you want to hide it. That's impossible. It is estimated that the front page headlines of the major newspapers will be tomorrow morning. It will all be our fiasco in Myanmar! Queen Victoria's face turned pale. Although she was a woman, she ushered in one of the most powerful eras in British history, and her ability can be imagined. Queen Victoria also agreed with the launch of the second Anglo-Burmese war this time, but she did not expect that it would be such a result in the end. More than half a million troops were actually defeated by the Chinese. Losing in such a short period of time was completely beyond her expectations.

"Her Majesty the Queen. We'll take responsibility. I plan that tomorrow all the members of the Cabinet will submit their resignations to Parliament. "John. Sir Russell said. He knows. Because of this failure, he can't live in the Prime Minister's Office. Rather than waiting to be kicked out, it is better to resign yourself, so that you may be able to save a little face.

Queen Victoria frowned, and it seemed to her that John . . . Sir Russell is clearly shirking his responsibilities. After a big defeat, patted his ass and left, what should he do with such a mess left behind?

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, about the resignation, do you want to wait a little longer. Wait until this time is done? Prince Albert said.

"Your Royal Highness, I'm afraid this is not something we can decide. As soon as the news of the defeat broke, the angry populace would certainly demand that I step down. In addition, those guys in the opposition party will definitely not stop. When the time comes, there will be no way for me to remain in power at all. "John. Sir Russell said. It's not that he wants to resign, but what he is doing now, why he doesn't resign! After such a big defeat, how could he continue to stay in the position of prime minister? I am afraid that this cabinet will be in a catastrophe.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, let's not talk about this for now. We lost the war in Burma, but how do we solve this problem? The Chinese have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Myanmar, and they are even more eyeing India. Viceroy of India, Henry. A telegram from Sir Harding asking for help has arrived at Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria said. She also knows that this year's in-house cabinet is inevitable. For John. For Sir Russell, it might have been better to step down sooner rather than later, lest it be more involved. In this case, the mess will be left to the next cabinet.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese are certainly not willing to expand the war, they will not launch an attack on India. Henry. Sir Harding can rest assured. "John. Sir Russell said. This time, although the Chinese Empire and Britain fought a major war in Burma, neither side officially declared war from the beginning to the end, and cooperation in the field of diplomacy and commerce continued, and it was not affected at all. If you don't know, you will think that the two countries are friendly countries. No one would have imagined that hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar were fighting between the two countries.

"Your Excellency, no one can guarantee that the Chinese will change their minds temporarily. We have lost hundreds of thousands of people in Burma, and India is already empty of power. If they take the opportunity to attack India, what can we use to fend them off? The young emperor of China was very greedy. Will he let go of this opportunity? The Duke of Wellington said. As the commander in command of the British army to defeat Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington held a high position in Britain and had unparalleled influence in Parliament.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese should not attack India. In that case, there will be a full-scale war with us. The next target for the Chinese should be Qingguo. They currently only occupy China south of the Yangtze River, while the Qing state occupies north of the Yangtze River. The Qing State was the greatest enemy of the Chinese Empire. "John. Sir Russell said.

Everyone nodded, acknowledging John. Sir Russell's view. Rather than fight a protracted all-out war with the mighty British Empire, it is better to fight the decaying Qing state in order to unify the whole of China. The young emperor of the Chinese Empire should have understood these truths. Otherwise, they would not have taken the initiative to limit the scale of the war to Burma.

"After losing this war, we have no chance of getting involved in Burma, and the next thing to do is to strengthen India's defenses. India was rich enough to make the greedy Chinese emperor covet. When he unifies the whole of China, he will definitely attack India. We have to prepare in advance. In addition, we must immediately negotiate peace with the Chinese Empire through diplomatic means to resolve this conflict in Burma, or at least allow the captured soldiers to return home safely. "John. Sir Russell said. Although he could not continue to be prime minister, he was still British, and he did his part to advise the Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and others on these issues.

Queen Victoria and the others nodded. Subsequently, John. Sir Russell left Buckingham Palace and returned to the Prime Minister's House in Downing Street.

In the Prime Minister's Office, Foreign Secretary Henry Henry. Viscount Temple, Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles. Sir Wood, Secretary of State for War Thomas. Sir Grosvenor, Lord of the Admiralty, William. Sir Parker was already waiting for him. John. Sir Russell will hold his last Cabinet meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your solidarity and cooperation over the past few years, without your help, I would not have been able to govern this country. This time, our fiasco in Myanmar has plunged the Cabinet into a crisis. Tomorrow, there will probably be a march against us throughout the UK, and our opponents will be eager to remove us from power. Therefore, I propose that tomorrow we will announce the resignation of the entire cabinet! "John. Sir Russell said. Although he is a little reluctant to take the position of prime minister, there is no other way now, he can only step down to save his face and interests.

The faces of several cabinet ministers were gloomy. They never imagined that this time the battle against Burma would actually fall to such a step. Originally, they thought that they could take the opportunity to turn Burma into a colony of the British Empire, so as to obtain greater benefits, and they would be able to use it to obtain more political capital.

In particular, Secretary of War Thomas. Sir Grosvenor, this time the war against Burma, was proposed by him. If he had to take responsibility, he would have borne the brunt of it.

"Your Excellency, this time it was mainly my mistake and I will resign. But will you be able to stay in power? "Thomas. Sir Grosvenor asked. He wanted to take all the blame off and save the others.

John. Sir Russell shook his head. This time the fiasco, is it Thomas. Sir Grosvenor could afford it alone.

On the morning of April 27, 1845, the Prime Minister of the British Cabinet, John Brown, was the Prime Minister of the British Cabinet. Sir Russell led the current cabinet members to take responsibility for the defeat of the war in Burma and announced their resignation! (To be continued......)