Kolkata, India. The headquarters of the Anglo-Indian army was already busy. The faces of the officers who came in and out had long since lost their smiles, and some of them were confused and desperate to fail. The huge Anglo-Indian army, with a total strength of more than one million, was still defeated by the enemy. This will be a huge blow to the entire Anglo-Indian army.

Commander of the Anglo-Indian Army, Colin. In Admiral Campbell's office, there was a storm of discussions. The man who was angry was none other than the Marquis of Dalhousie, the viceroy of India. Previously, Colin. Admiral Campbell had promised him that he would find a way to turn the tide. However, it was only a few days before the Chinese landed at the mouth of the Gappajileti River, not far from Calcutta. According to the strong attack power of the Chinese* army, it is estimated that in a few days, they will be able to attack Calcutta.

"Your Excellency, what the hell is going on now? Why did our army, so quickly, fail. The Chinese are only a few tens of kilometers away from Kolkata. Maybe tomorrow morning when I wake up, I'll already be in a Chinese prisoner of war camp! The Marquis of Dalhousie roared angrily, he couldn't accept this qiē at all.

Colin. Admiral Campbell's face was also very ugly, and he transferred the troops around Calcutta to the west, which was the order of the Marquis of Dalhousie! He was just carrying out orders, but now, the Marquis of Dalhousie put all the blame on him.

"Your Excellency, you can now be relied upon in the army defending Calcutta. There were only the 20th Army of the British Army and the 9th Army of the British and Indian Army. The rest of the troops, especially those newly formed. It's all unreliable. The 21st Army of the Anglo-Indian Army in Jagdib has already explained a qiē. Right now. What we should think of is how we can hold Kolkata and how we can maintain our rule in India! "Colin. Admiral Campbell said.

"Whew!" The Marquis of Dalhousie let out a heavy breath, as if he had suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Well, Your Excellency, what do you think we should do now?" Marquis Dalhousie asked. After all, he is militarily and does not understand at all. Even if he exempted Colin. Admiral Campbell's position could not find a replacement for him. So. He can only rely on Colin. Admiral Campbell.

"Your Excellency the Governor, there are only two paths before us now. One is to abandon Kolkata and go to the inland cities of India to hold on. Although Kolkata was prosperous, it was also too vulnerable to enemy attacks. If the British navy was still strong, it would have been able to hold Calcutta. But when the navy could not defeat the enemy, it was difficult to hold Kolkata! "Colin. Admiral Campbell said.

The Marquess of Dalhousie nodded, the British Royal Navy number one in the world. Under such circumstances, it would be perfectly fine to place the capital of India in Kolkata. After all, any enemy who comes from the sea, will be defeated by the Royal Navy. But now. China has already defeated the British Royal Navy, at least the entire Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, as well as the Pacific Ocean, which is the territory of the Chinese Navy. The Navy can no longer provide them with protection. In such a situation, the capital of India was placed in Kolkata. It's a bit out of place.

However, if you give up like that. The Marquis of Dalhousie was a little reluctant. After all, it took the British hundreds of years to build Kolkata into a bustling city. If you give up in this way, you will undoubtedly lose all your efforts.

"What about the second way?" Marquis Dalhousie asked. Obviously, he did not want to give up Kolkata.

"Your Excellency the Governor, if you do not want to give up Calcutta. Then, we have no choice but to defend it. Drawing troops back from Bengal, we will have more than 500,000 troops in Calcutta. In addition, we have stored a large amount of food, weapons and ammunition in Calcutta, which can last for a year or more! Of course, if within a year, the European battlefield cannot develop in our favor, I am afraid that we will have to surrender to the Chinese in the end! "Colin. Admiral Campbell said.

Of course, in Colin. In Admiral Campbell's view, the second option is not a good option. Once they hold Calcutta and are surrounded by the Chinese, they will have no room to turn around. Instead, it is better to enter the interior of India and continue to fight against the Chinese Empire. After all, India's vast interior has a lot of room for manoeuvre.

Of course, there is also a prerequisite for this, and that is to have the support of those Indians. Otherwise, whether it is ammunition or food and grass, it will be able to drive the British into a corner. Although the British had tamed the Indians, this was only superficial. The Indians, fearing the might of the British, had to bow down to them. Once Britain were defeated by the Chinese, would the Indians still submit to them?

"Your Excellency General, which path do you think is better for us to choose?" The Marquis of Dalhousie was a little unable to make up his mind.

"Your Excellency, I am a soldier. Whatever choice you make, I'm going to do it. However, these two options do have their own advantages and disadvantages. Overall, it wasn't a good choice for us. After all, on the Indian battlefield, the gap between us and the Chinese is too great. "Colin. Admiral Campbell said.

The Marquis of Dalhousie hesitated for a moment before he made up his mind.

"Let the army withdraw to Calcutta, and prepare to defend this place. Also, send a telegram to London, we have done our best. Now we can only hold on for as long as we can. If Britain could not defeat the Chinese Empire as soon as possible, then India would completely fall into the hands of the Chinese Empire! The Marquis of Dalhousie said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" Colin. Admiral Campbell nodded. The Marquis of Dalhousie made a choice so that he could plan his defense according to the corresponding choice.

The Marquis of Dalhousie left the headquarters of the Anglo-Indian army and returned to the Governor's Palace on the outskirts. He needed to transfer the family members, officials, and wealth he had collected over the years to the city of Calcutta before the Chinese killed Calcutta. As much as he disliked the noisy Calcutta, there was no other way. If he continues to stay outside the city of Calcutta, I am afraid that after the Chinese fight Kolkata, he will be the first to be eliminated. For the sake of his life, the Marquis of Dalhousie could only suffer a little grievance.

After the Marquess of Dalhousie left the Anglo-Indian Army Command, Colin . Admiral Campbell immediately issued a series of orders. First, he ordered the British Army's 20th Army to take over the defenses of Calcutta, and the British and Indian Army's 9th Army to assist several other newly formed infantry corps to resist the advance of the Chinese Army towards Calcutta.

In addition, the British and Anglo-Indian armies in Bengal were given orders to retreat. He asked the British commanders to bring the elite back to Calcutta as much as possible. After all, if you want to hold out in Kolkata, these elite troops are indispensable.

It's just that from eastern Bengal to Kolkata, it is a full kilometer. It will take at least a month for these troops to come back. By then, the Chinese* army would have already surrounded the three outer layers of Calcutta.

When the Marquis of Dalhousie's luxurious carriage returned to the Governor's Palace, Lord Stanley, the Administrator of the Indian Colonial Authority, was anxiously waiting at the gate.

"What's going on? Your Excellency! "In the face of this young officer, the Marquis of Dalhousie looked very kind. Although he is a marquis, and this officer is only a small lord.

This qiē is all because Lord Stanley's father, Earl Stanley, is now the Prime Minister of the British Empire. The British Empire was a constitutional monarchy, so the Earl of Stanley was the de facto leader of the British Empire. If the Marquis of Dalhousie wants to improve in the future, he needs the support of the Earl of Stanley.

"Your Excellency the Governor, something is wrong. This is a telegram from the city of Hyderabad, as well as from Delhi and other places! Those damned indigenous Indians, they betrayed us! Lord Stanley said through gritted teeth.

"What? What does that mean exactly? The Marquis of Dalhousie's face changed dramatically. He snatched the telegrams from Lord Stanley's hand and read them quickly. However, the more he looked at it, the darker his face became like the bottom of a pot.

At this juncture, an uprising against British colonial rule broke out in the whole of India, whether it was the royal family of the Mughal Empire or the princes and nobles of those princely states, they actually joined it. This has plunged the whole of India into turmoil. In peacetime, the Indian colonial authorities would have been able to mobilize troops to carry out a bloody crackdown on these damned Indians. But now, all the troops of the Indian colonial authorities have been used on the battlefield with the Chinese, and they simply do not have the extra forces to suppress these Chinese.

"Damn, how could this happen? Those guys, aren't they afraid that we will settle accounts with them in the future? Marquis Dalhousie asked angrily.

"Your Excellency the Governor, it is clear that those Indians are not optimistic about us. Although the slogan they shouted was against our oppression and exploitation, it was simply a cover! Lord Stanley said angrily.

Although, Britain is a colony of India. However, before the arrival of the British, India was already under colonial rule. The Aryans had colonized the Indians for thousands of years. (To be continued......)

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