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Kolkata, India. Inside the Viceroy of India, Henry. Sir Harding was in his hand with a telegram sent to him in the name of the Prime Minister of the British Cabinet. Sir Harding was surprised. The British cabinet refused to form an alliance with Thailand, but demanded that the Indian colonies fully support Thailand and give Thailand the greatest help in weaponry so that Thailand could resist the attack of the Chinese Empire. In addition, the cabinet also asked Henry. Sir Harding, full support for John. General Colburn implemented a plan of attack on Burma.

"Damn, when did you have a plan to attack Burma? Why don't I know? "Henry. Sir Harding said with some annoyance, as the Viceroy of India, he is the de facto supreme military and political governor of India, but now the British Army in India has come up with a plan to attack Burma behind his back. Sir Harding was very dissatisfied, believing that he had been deceived. John. Admiral Colburn was the commander of the British Army in India and was the commander of the British War Secretary, Thomas Brown. Sir Grosvenor's henchman.

"Come, go and get John. General Colburn brought it to me. "Henry. Sir Harding instructed the secretary.

Half an hour later, John. Admiral Colburn rushed to the Governor's Palace, a tall general with a resolute gaze and a stern face. Apparently, on the way he had learned of the Governor's intentions in summoning him. However, he is not worried about this. As a British Army General. At the same time, he was the commander of millions of British and Indian troops, plus the Secretary of War Thomas. Sir Grosvenor, who was not afraid of Henry. Sir Harding. It's just that he is the Viceroy of India.

"Good evening, Your Excellency the Governor!" Meet Henry. After Sir Harding, John. A smile appeared on Admiral Colborn's originally expressionless face.

"Your Excellency, please be seated." Henry. Sir Harding's face was expressionless. By the time the secretary sent someone to bring the coffee, the two of them were left in the entire office. At this time, Henry. Sir Harding couldn't hold back any longer.

"Your Excellency, General. I heard that the Army is preparing a plan to attack Burma, why don't I know about it? "Henry. Sir Harding asked? It is clear that he was interested in attacking Burma. There are no opinions. Moreover, with his political wisdom, it can be seen that after taking the face, it will be for India and even Britain. What a benefit it would be. Merely. What haunted him was that he, the viceroy of India, was kept in the dark, which made him feel that his authority was being challenged.

"Your Excellency, there is indeed such a plan, and I have been preparing this plan for some time, until a few days ago. But. In order not to be discovered by the Chinese Empire, this plan has always been kept in a high degree of secrecy. With the exception of a very small number of senior officers of the Anglo-Indian Army, no one else knew about it. Your Excellency the Governor should know that if the Chinese Empire learns that we are going to take action against Burma, they will certainly stop us. When the time comes, if we want to take Burma, it will be impossible. "John. Admiral Colburn said.

Henry. Sir Harding nodded, and he had to admit that John. Admiral Colber's words make a lot of sense. The Chinese Empire had grown into Britain's greatest enemy in the South Seas, and even India was threatened by the Chinese Empire. If it were known that Britain was going to attack Burma, it would be clear that the Chinese Empire would definitely intervene in Burma as soon as possible. Because Burma's geographical location is very important, if Britain holds Myanmar in its hands, it can threaten China. Similarly, if the Chinese Empire had mastered Burma, it could use Burma to directly threaten India.

"Well, Your Excellency, I understand your difficulties. However, I think that such a major event can still be informed of me first, so that our preparation will be easy and quick. "Henry. Sir Harding said. After figuring out how good it would be to capture India, Henry. Sir Harding was no longer going to dwell on this issue, after all, if he could succeed, how could he, as the Viceroy of India, take less credit? In the last Anglo-Burmese war, he was not able to completely destroy Burma, and if he succeeded in destroying Burma during his tenure as Viceroy of India, it would be able to leave a strong mark on his resume and be very helpful for future promotions.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor, I have not thought it through." John. Admiral Colburn said sincerely, since Henry. Sir Harding was no longer prepared to dwell on the subject, so he just went down the steps. What's more, how could an attack on Burma be launched without the support of the Indian governor? They need to stick together, after all, if they succeed, the credit is everyone's.

"Your Excellency General, this time, we must destroy Burma at once, and we must not give up halfway like last time. I will do my best to give you the best help. I also hope that this time we will succeed. "Henry. Sir Harding said.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, we are ready. This time, we will deploy more than 200,000 troops, including 100,000 elite British Army and another 100,000 British and Indian Army. Myanmar is weaker now than it was 20 years ago, and we are confident that we will be able to completely destroy them in the shortest possible time. "John. Admiral Colburn assured. Although the combat effectiveness of the British and Indian armies is not strong, the 100,000 elite British Army is enough to sweep through Burma. Although there were more than 100,000 troops and 20 million people, they were not at all the opponents of the British Army because of their backward equipment and low combat effectiveness. If a qiēshun lì, John. Admiral Colburn was confident that Burma would be destroyed within a month. In this case, even if the Chinese Empire wants to intervene, it will be too late. A month may seem like a short time, but it is not enough for the movement of the army.

"Haha, then I'm relieved." Henry. Sir Harding said with a smile. If Burma can be taken, it will be able to build a buffer zone between the Chinese Empire and India, and in this way, India's security will be more guaranteed. It was even able to threaten the southwest of the Chinese Empire from Burma, thus allowing Britain to take the initiative in the struggle against the Chinese Empire. And these are all his political achievements!

John. Admiral Colburn paid tribute to Henry. Sir Harding gave a detailed report on the entire battle plan before leaving the Doge's Palace. Henry. Sir Harding asked John. Admiral Colborn, as originally planned. That is, ten days later, they launched an attack on Burma, and they took Myanmar by surprise.

John. After Admiral Colburn left, Henry was in a happy mood. Sir Harding was ready to go to bed. However, at this time, the secretary came to disturb him again.

"Your Excellency the Governor-General, the Thai envoy asks for a meeting." The secretary said.

"What is he doing again? So, let him wait for me in my office! "Henry. Sir Harding said. Originally, Henry. Sir Harding was prepared to wait until tomorrow to deal with the Thai problem, but since Phiraphorn had already come to his door, he would simply deal with it now, lest he have too many dreams. Anyway, for the UK, although Thailand's geographical location is important, the risk is too great, but Myanmar is more suitable for the UK. Therefore, Thailand is doomed to be abandoned.

"Good evening, Your Excellency the Governor, I'm sorry to disturb you so late. However, my kingdom is very concerned about this issue, and I don't know if there is a result for you? Phirapong asked.

"Your Excellency, I can understand your feelings. I have bad news for you, though. "Henry. Sir Harding said.

"Your Excellency the Governor, has the British rejected our request?" Phirapon's heart sank to the bottom at once.

"Yes, Your Excellency. The British Empire does not want to move towards a full-scale confrontation with the Chinese Empire now, and if we form an alliance with Thailand, it will inevitably lead to a full-scale confrontation between us and the Chinese Empire, or even lead to war. The consequences are simply too great. Therefore, we can only refuse Thailand's request, which is really regrettable. "Henry. Sir Harding said.

"Your Excellency, is there no other way? Without the help of the British, Thailand was doomed to be annexed by the Chinese Empire. Phiraphorn pleaded.

However, Henry. Sir Harding shook his head anyway. On this issue, he could not do anything and had to comply with the decision of the cabinet.

"Your Excellency the Special Envoy, I can provide Thailand with some assistance within my ability, such as selling Thailand a batch of weapons and equipment. If you need it, we will do our best to ship these weapons and equipment to Thailand, so that you can resist the attack of the Chinese Empire. "Henry. Sir Harding said.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, I will pay tribute to His Majesty the King." Phirapong said. Of course, he would not think that the British were kind enough to sell weapons to Thailand, isn't this obviously because they want Thailand and the Chinese Empire to fight to the death? Then the British sat back and reaped the benefits.

Phirapong left Henry in despair. Governor Harding's office, and then sent the telegram out as soon as possible. The British rejected their request for an alliance, and Thailand's future was in jeopardy.

When King Rama III of Thailand received the telegram, it was already the middle of the night. Originally, at this time, Rama III had already gone to bed, but the content of this telegram made Rama III sleepy. The Chinese Empire made harsh demands, and the British refused to form an alliance with Thailand, and Thailand's future was uncertain! (To be continued......)