"Ah...... Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

"Damn, it's been sneak attacked!"

"Someone, come on!"

In an instant, gunfire erupted in Fort William, once the first fortress of British India, and the guards guarding one of the gates were killed by the Indian coolies who had turned into warriors before they could fire a few bullets from their Lee Enfield rifles. Some Indian coolies took out grenades with wooden handles and threw them at the positions where the cannons were placed, some drew spears hidden under the ox carts and shot at the British and Indian troops standing guard on the city walls, and some coolies quickly built the remaining bags of flour on the ox carts into fortifications, and quickly assembled a water-cooled machine gun!

"Hell, these guys are Hindu soldiers and Muslim soldiers who have been retrenched!" As soon as he saw these well-trained thugs, Colonel Liszt cursed in his heart the fools of the War Office. It was right to disarm the Hindus and Muslims, but it would be a big mistake to drive them out of the barracks.

As soon as the machine guns of the Indian rebel army were set up, a team of Sikh soldiers had already reacted, and they launched a counterattack under the command of the British ** officer with their rifles! However, the few Sikh soldiers who rushed to the front were quickly knocked to the ground, and the rest of the people, knowing that they could not brave the machine gun charge, had to lie down on the ground and fire at the rebels with their rifles.

Colonel Liszt, who was watching the battle, gritted his teeth and shouted: "The gate located directly east of Fort William must be recaptured, otherwise Fort William will not be able to hold it as soon as the follow-up troops of the rebel army arrive!" ”

"Colonel! It's a fortress! The stocky major snapped. Someone should be sent to defend the corner fort through the guò tunnel immediately, even if the enemy occupies a city gate, it will not be so easy to enter! ”

Before the advent of modern artillery. The fortress is probably the most troublesome target for all military strategists, and since this Fort William is known as the first castle in British India, it is naturally extremely strong. Outside the main bastion of the bastion there are also eight small bastions called the corner forts. There were also moats outside the corner forts. One of the gates of the main fortress was now captured by the rebels, but it was possible to block access to the gates with crossfire by placing machine guns on the two Horn Forts No. 4 and No. 5 near the gates. Without reinforcements, these sneak rebels would have been wiped out sooner or later.

Colonel Liszt soon gave the order for his troops to enter the forts, and the tunnels of Guò Castle led to five of the eight forts at Fort Wilhelm (the other three were near the Hooghly River). But the sound of artillery that followed made the British and Indian officers and soldiers in Fort William fall into the abyss. The rebels even have artillery! And these shells were also accurate. I saw that the forts of Horn 4 and 5 were blown up with sparks and smoke. From time to time, broken limbs and fragments of weapons were blown apart and flew in all directions.

And the howitzer position in Fort William has just been blown up by a grenade. Now they were in the line of fire from the Rebels and the defenders of Fort William, so it was impossible to fire back.

Before the smoke of the shelling had lifted, thousands of fanatical Indian rebels rushed out of the woods near Fort William. Most of the rebel soldiers were armed with rifles, but some of the citizens of Calcutta, who may have joined spontaneously, did not receive rifles, but attacked with two grenades.

"Allah Great ......" A group of Muslim soldiers from northwest India shouted religious slogans and charged with Hindu soldiers shouting "Gandhi"! In front of them. It is an Indian GCD man holding a GCD red flag. Although the formation of the charge was chaotic. The Anglo-Indian officers and men on Forts No. 4 and No. 5, who had just been shelled, had suffered heavy casualties, several water-cooled machine guns had been destroyed, and the sporadic rifle fire could not stop the surging insurgents. Without the protection of the forts, less than 2,000 British and Indian officers and soldiers could not resist several times the number of rebels, and in the end they were either captured or killed.

By the time Ruy, Nehru and Jinnah stepped into Fort William, surrounded by a large group of bodyguards. The battle is all over. Although thousands of casualties were paid, an orange and green flag symbolized India's independence (orange symbolizes Hinduism. Green symbolizes Muslims) flying high above Fort William, making everyone feel that the sacrifices were totally worth it.

On May 11, 1924, just 10 days after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, an armed uprising broke out in Calcutta, India, firing the first shot of the Second Indian War of Independence!

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"Chairman! Chairman! The Indian Revolution has broken out! ”

Chen Cheng's voice sounded outside a certain Japanese-style "prison cell" in the depths of Tangshan's official residence, and Chairman Chang Da, who was lying on the tatami mat enjoying the Japanese massage service provided by Sun Yuexun, knew that he was going to soak in the soup again on a good Sunday. He got dressed under the service of Sun Meiren, sat down cross-legged, and said, "Come in and talk." I saw that the Japanese-style sliding door was opened with a bang, and before Chen Chengren outside the door had entered, he hurriedly reported: "Chairman of the National Committee, this morning, an armed uprising broke out in Calcutta, India!" Now the rebel army has taken control of the whole city of Kolkata. ”

"Who led it?" Chang Ruiqing took a cup of freshly brewed coffee from Sun Yuexun's hand, took a sip, and asked lightly.

"It is said to be jointly led by the Indian GCD, the Indian National Congress Party, the All India Muslim League, the Indian Autonomous Party and other Indian political forces!"

When Chen Cheng answered the question, the corner of his eye secretly looked at Sun Yuexun, who was kneeling beside Chang Ruiqing, with a happy smile on his face. Xin said: "I don't know what my lord and Miss Sun San are playing?" is obviously like a glue-like lover, but he just made a secret room to imprison, and Miss Sun San, who was imprisoned for no reason, doesn't seem to have any resentment, is this a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer......"

"Indian GCD is floating on the table?" Chang Ruiqing took a sip of coffee and asked again.

"Yes, according to the announcement issued by the rebel army, the chairman of the Indian GCD, Ruy, is the chairman of the interim government of India, and Nehru is the prime minister of the interim government. Jinnah is the Deputy Prime Minister of the Indian Autonomous Party's Chandra. Bowes was Secretary of the Army. ”

"Sir Oliver and Sir Maks are already on their way to Tangshan?"

"The phone call from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Foreign Minister Wang had come with two British guests, and that he would be at the official residence in about 20 minutes."

Chang Ruiqing stood up. Straightening the military uniform on his body, he smiled apologetically at Sun Yuexun: "Kaoru, I'm going to deal with some things, and I'll come back after that." ”

"Well, I'll wait for you." Sun Yuexun blinked her big eyes and said sweetly.

Chang Ruiqing nodded with a smile and walked out: "Go." Go talk to your British friends...... The Indian uprising came at a good time. A slight smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. It seems a bit of schadenfreude. Chen Cheng also bowed slightly to Sun Yuexun, and hurriedly followed without saying anything. Exiting the door of the Japanese-style room, I passed through an iron gate guarded by two female guards. only to catch up with Chang Ruiqing's footsteps, and vaguely heard Chairman Chang Da muttering in front of him: "It's okay now...... 20 million hectares of arable land can be obtained at once, and it is still ...... in Southeast Asia."

The two of them walked along the corridor of the official residence all the way to the meeting room. Zeng Qi was guarding the door of the living room. When he saw Chang Ruiqing, he greeted him. He whispered in his ear: "The Intelligence Bureau has just called to report that British Prime Minister MacDonald has signed the Anglo-German Secret Agreement with German Chancellor Hitler, and the British will support the merger of Germany and Austria!" It also agreed to the referendum of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to be annexed to Germany by a referendum. ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded noncommittally, and walked into the living room with Zeng Qi and Chen Cheng. As soon as I walked in, I saw that the hall that could seat hundreds of people was empty, and there were four people sitting empty. One of them is Chang Ruiqing's personal secretary Gao Xiaowen, who is holding a shorthand book and holding a pen and bowing her head to record something. Wang Zhengting, the foreign minister of the Republic of China, chatted energetically with the two British Yankees in English, and the two British Yankees also had a calm face, as if they were coming to Tangshan Mansion to drink tea and chat with Chang Ruiqing.

saw Chang Ruiqing coming. All four of them quickly stood up, and the two Britons nodded slightly at Chang Ruiqing in politeness. Wang Zhengting and Gao Xiaowen also stood up and saluted. Wang Zhengting pointed to a white-haired and pointy-nosed Englishman next to the British ambassador Ma Kezhi, and said with a smile: "Chairman, let me introduce to you, this is Sir Sir Oliver, the British Minister of Care, who just arrived in Nanjing yesterday, and this is the supreme commander of China's National Defense Forces, Chairman Chang Ruiqing. ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled and stretched out his hand, shook hands with Sir Oliver, and looked quite enthusiastic. Then he nodded and said hello to the ambassador of the Mack. Finally, he smiled and said, "Sir Oliver didn't come easily, and it took more than ten hours to fly...... Especially at a time when the situation in India and the world is so complicated. At such a moment, if there is anything to be said, I am quite sincere in making friends with the British Empire. ”

Several people sat down separately, and the attendants of the chairman's official residence served British-style milk tea, but it was brewed with Chinese tea. If the war in British India was to be fought endlessly, the British would probably have to use Chinese tea for afternoon tea in the future.

Sir Oliver took a sip of the milk tea brewed with Chinese tea leaves, and was very emotional for a while, not knowing where to start, and then said: "Mr. Chairman, I believe you already know the intention of my visit this time. Due to the troubles of the Soviet Union and the GC International, as well as the non-cooperation of the United States, the current world situation has entered the brink of extreme turmoil...... There is a great possibility that a world war will break out! The view of the British Empire is that the world should return to the track of peaceful development, and that the five responsible world powers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and China should work together to restore the balance of the world and rebuild a new world order. Just yesterday, Prime Minister Macdonald had agreed with German Chancellor Hitler, France had been an ally of the Reich, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Mr. Benito Mussolini, was very much looking forward to becoming an ally of the British Empire......"

Chang Ruiqing listened to Sir Oliver's words, and suddenly smiled: "The rebuilding of the world order by the five major powers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and China is really a very attractive proposal, but I don't know what we China can get from this rebuilt world order?" Your Prime Minister, Viscount Palmerston, seems to have said: 'The British Empire has no eternal friends and no permanent enemies, only eternal interests.' Now let's talk about the benefits.

I suppose both Germany and Italy will probably benefit from the new order led by the British Empire in the future, right? As a military power that defeated the Soviet Union and Japan, China's value to the future new world order should not be below Germany's...... I wonder what benefits the British Empire has prepared for our China? ”

Chang Ruiqing's words were really straightforward. It seems that Sir Oliver is not in the mood to test each other with Chang Ruiqing now. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then muttered, "Mr. Chairman, then I will be honest and honest. The British Empire is indeed facing considerable challenges at the moment. Her world leadership had already been shaken in 1914, and it was precisely when the German Kaiser saw this that he united with Austria-Hungary to challenge the hegemony of the empire...... Although the empire won the war, it also paid a heavy price and is still recuperating today. And now that the strength of the empire has not yet been restored, a new challenger has appeared, that is, the United States and the Soviet Union! ”

Speaking of which. He glanced at Chang Ruiqing, who was listening quietly and nodded slightly. Sir Oliver seemed to have received some encouragement. The confidence of his speech was a little more sufficient: "Although France, Germany, China, and Italy also have strong strength, they are not qualified to challenge the world leadership of the British Empire after all!" If the world leadership of the British Empire is not guaranteed, then the future world leaders will be produced between the United States and the Soviet Union! And the new world leader will be a powerful hegemon, China as a great power with unlimited potential. It will definitely be strongly suppressed! I am afraid that such an outcome is something that Your Excellency does not want to see under any circumstances, right? So for China. The best option now is to stand with the British Empire and maintain a relatively weak leader of the British Empire until your country truly rises to become a world-class power! Isn't this interest still impressive to Your Excellency the Chairman? ”

Not to mention, the British's analysis of the general trend of the world still has some truth! The world today is like a chaotic era in China. Britain is a bit like the Son of Heaven in name only, and the countries of China, the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan are like warlords with strong soldiers, and among these warlords, the United States and the Soviet Union are the strongest and most promising to win the world. In this case. How will the four medium-sized warlords of China, France, Germany and Italy choose sides? Is it to maintain the status of Britain as a weak son of heaven, or to help the United States and the Soviet Union to "seek the dynasty and usurp the throne"? The answer to this question is obvious. Only a weak son of heaven can tolerate the misdeeds of the following group of powerful vassals, and if the United States and the Soviet Union come up to be the boss, even if they play the hegemony of the United States and the Soviet Union, they will not be able to tolerate the continuous development and growth of the four strong feudal domains of China, France, Germany, and Italy.

So China's best strategy now is probably to maintain the weak boss status of the British Empire before its own strength is strong enough to tear Britain off the hegemonic throne and then replace itself in the seat. However, this does not mean that China should raise the flag for the British Empire for free.

Thinking of this, Chang Ruiqing smiled slightly and said, "Sir, as Your Excellency said, there are indeed common interests between China and the UK. But while having such invisible and intangible common interests, China also needs tangible interests! ”

"Hong Kong!" Sir Oliver said: "We can return Hong Kong to China as a sign of the sincerity of the British Empire." ”

Chang Ruiqing smiled: "Very good, thank you very much, but it's not enough!" Sir, I have 500 million mouths to feed now, and in thirty years, that number may exceed 1 billion! A small incense can't live the newly added 500 million Chinese! I need Britain to recognize China's right to dispose of the Far East at will, to recognize the legality and validity of the Japan-China Merger Treaty, to recognize Siam with France as China's sphere of influence, to recognize China's right to move freely in Siam, and to redemarcate the Sino-Indian and Sino-Burmese borders on the basis of the traditional demarcation line. ”

Listening to Chang Ruiqing's conditions, Sir Oliver sighed in his heart, obviously these requirements were within the range that the British could bear. But there was an embarrassed expression on his face, and he shook his head again and again: "The "Japan-China Merger Treaty" can admit it, and it is also possible to re-demarcate the Sino-Burmese and Sino-Indian borders, but it will have to wait until the end of the civil strife in India. But things are not easy to do in the Far East, and now Britain recognizes that the All-Russian Provisional Government represents Russia diplomatically, so for Britain, the Far East is still theoretically Russian territory. As for Siam...... Both Britain and France signed treaties with the Kingdom of Siam to guarantee the territorial and sovereign integrity of the Kingdom of Siam, and if it were not for an open invasion, the Empire and France could have treated it as if nothing had happened......"

Chang Ruiqing suddenly interrupted: "What if I insist on openly invading Siam? Are Britain and France ready to aid Siam under the treaty? ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the conference room, and all eyes were on Sir Oliver. He furrowed his eyebrows slightly and remained silent, as if he was weighing something in his heart. After a long time, I saw him nod heavily, sighed and said, "Okay, Siam can be returned to China!" But you have to discuss the Far East question with the All-Russian Provisional Government yourself. In addition, at the forthcoming London Naval Armaments Conference, China must act in unison with Britain. ”

"Very well, so be it!" Chang Ruiqing nodded with satisfaction, the Far East coastal area has been obtained, and it doesn't matter if others admit it or not. What really matters now is the big granary of Siam! If used properly, there could be food rations for at least 200 million people! This is so important for China, which is facing a rapidly expanding population! (To be continued.) )