The palatial royal palace of the Mughal Empire is now full of corpses. The Afghan army that stormed the palace frantically slaughtered every member of the Mughal royal family, killing all men, women, and children. Of course, those women will inevitably be violated before they die. The army of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is originally from various tribes, and it is very barbaric, and it is rare to have this good opportunity, of course they have to take the opportunity to vent.

The wealth in the Mughal palace was also the object of competition among these people. However, Prince Akbar knew the rules of the Chinese Empire, and if they took away some treasures in small amounts, they might be fine, but if they were not strong enough to swallow elephants, I am afraid that they would even get into it.

Therefore, Prince Akbar restrained his men and only robbed them of a little gold and silver treasure. However, even this is worth tens of millions of dollars. Of course, this is insignificant compared to the enormous wealth of the Mughal royal family as a whole.

"General Niu, the matter has been done. There is not a single living creature left in the palace! Prince Akbar reported to Colonel Niu Zhiyang.

Colonel Niu Zhiyang nodded, he could already smell the thick smell of blood on Prince Akbar's body. It is clear that these Afghan troops carried out a massacre inside the palace. However, this is exactly what the empire needs. It is better for the Afghan army to kill all the Mughal royal family than for the empire to do it himself. In this case, even if someone is held accountable in the future, it will not be held accountable to the head of the empire. The empire could have pushed everything on the Afghans.

It's a bit shameless, but for the good of the Empire. What does it matter if you are shameless? The empire wants to become a world hegemon, it wants to rule the whole world. It is impossible to kill everyone in other countries. Therefore, the empire must maintain a positive image. Things that need to be done behind the scenes. Naturally, someone else will do the work for you.

"Your Royal Highness, your men withdraw from the city and return to the Kingdom of Afghanistan! Remember, you can't talk about today's events like anyone else! Those soldiers who participated in this operation must be remembered. I don't want to hear rumors that are bad for the Empire. Otherwise, the consequences are not something that the Kingdom of Afghanistan can afford. When the battle of India is over, the Empire will support you to become the king of the Kingdom of Afghanistan! Colonel Niu Zhiyang said. Slap and give a sweet date, like that. in order to better convince people's hearts. The empire will also need the Kingdom of Afghanistan as an agent in the future, so naturally it cannot make the Kingdom of Afghanistan dissatisfied.

"Yes, General Niu, please rest assured! No one will say it! Prince Akbar assured.

Subsequently, Prince Akbar directly led this army, which participated in the massacre of the royal family of the Mughal Empire, to return to the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Every soldier who returned had gained a lot of money, which made them keep this secret in their hearts all the time. Although, in later generations of India, there are also people who explore the mystery of the demise of the royal family of the Mughal Empire. However, with the Kingdom of Afghanistan in the way, there was no dirty water to splash on the empire.

After the withdrawal of Afghan troops, the Imperial* troops were stationed in the royal palace of the Mughal Empire. They cleaned up the corpses inside and removed all the wealth of the Mughal royal family. The Mughal royal family ruled India for hundreds of years, and the treasury contained countless treasures of gold and silver. In order to transport these gold and silver treasures, the Imperial Army shipped hundreds of them by truck alone.

Other than that. As the capital of the Mughal Empire, Delhi has many dignitaries and dignitaries in it. These people. Whether they were willing to surrender to the Empire or not, their wealth was plundered. In the future, the empire relied on the princely states to rule India, and these nobles of the Mughal Empire were obviously not needed. Well, naturally, there is no need for the empire to keep them. Instead, they can harvest their wealth to strengthen the empire.

Delhi is arguably one of the richest cities in India, and the plundering of Delhi by the Empire* army has rewarded the Empire handsomely. According to post-war statistics, in Delhi alone, the Imperial Army's loot amounted to tens of billions of Chinese dollars. Of course, half of them were contributed by the royal family of the Mughal Empire.

After the capture of Delhi, the Imperial Army began its eastward advance. Along the way, the princely states that had finally been colonized by British India, or of the two hundred princely states that were no longer supported by the Empire, were purged by the Imperial Army. Their wealth, of course, has also become the spoils of war for the imperial army. In order to transport this wealth away, the imperial army had to force wagons in India. After being transported to the eastern seaboard, it was then transported back to China by naval warships. After all, a large part of the empire's military spending in the war this time depended on the spoils obtained in India.

The situation in India as a whole has become completely chaotic. The Imperial Army attacked all parts of India in three directions, and the rebellion of the princely states led to the collapse of the British Indian colonial regime in India almost instantly. At the same time, the two armies of the Imperial Army also annihilated the forces sent by the British around Calcutta and encircled Calcutta.

In the city of Calcutta, there were only tens of thousands of British soldiers and hundreds of thousands of British living in Calcutta. The troops they had drawn from the Bengal front were not able to return to Calcutta. At Sadkila, just fifty kilometers from Calcutta, he was overtaken by the 12th, 12th and 15th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army, and then surrounded.

The final outcome of these encircled British troops is already conceivable. This also left the defenders of Calcutta extremely empty. As long as tens of thousands of people wanted to hold Kolkata, there was almost no possibility. The 13th and 14th armies of the Imperial Army, which surrounded Calcutta, had a total strength of more than 300,000 men.

The city hall of Kolkata is now the temporary residence of the Marquis of Dalhousie, the Viceroy of India. It's just that the current situation is undoubtedly extremely dangerous. As the governor of India, the Marquis of Dalhousie still made a lot of extra money over the years. His fortune in India alone amounted to tens of millions of pounds, and this was his personal income.

It's just that even if there are tens of millions of wealth, they are no longer of any use. Once Calcutta is breached, these riches will become trophies of war for the Chinese.

"Your Excellency, the current situation is very unfavorable to us! The Chinese* army outside Calcutta exceeded 300,000 men, and we had only 50,000 regular troops and less than 20,000 Anglo-Indian troops loyal to us. If you want to keep Calcutta, you can't do it unless God manifests itself. In addition, I have built a campaign to recruit young men from among the diaspora to join the army in order to strengthen our strength! "Colin. Admiral Campbell is still doing his job, and although he is now in a desperate situation, he is still thinking about how to hold out longer. Even if it was still a dead end in the end, he had to think about it without the express order of the Marquis of Dalhousie.

"Expatriates? Did it work? Although there are hundreds of thousands of people in the name of the bridge, the young and strong among them can also make up 100,000 people. However, we simply do not have enough weapons and equipment to arm them now! In addition, they have never been on the battlefield at all, nor have they received formal military training, and to send them to the battlefield is to send them to death. I can't agree with this one built yì! Lord Stanley, the Administrator, shook his head and objected to this proposal.

In Lord Stanley's view, the life of every British young man is precious, and he cannot be sent to the battlefield and let China slaughter.

The Marquis of Dalhousie frowned, and he was also very unwilling in his heart. He never imagined that he would become the last governor of India.

"Gentlemen, I think that our reign in India has reached its final moment!" At this time, the Marquis of Dalhousie was very pessimistic. India has long been the most important colony of the British Empire, and everyone can guess what the consequences will be after losing India.

"Your Excellency the Governor, maybe we can hold on a little longer!" Colin. Admiral Campbell said. As a senior general of the British Imperial Army, he has the responsibility to lead the LinkedIn Army to continue the resistance.

"Does resistance work? How long will we be able to hold out, a month, or two months. Doubt is a week. The Chinese will not give us that much time, they will definitely attack soon! The Marquis of Dalhousie said.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Suddenly, there was a heavy shelling of artillery outside.

Marquis of Dalhousie, Colin. Admiral Campbell and Lord Stanley both changed their faces, and they knew that it was the Chinese Imperial Army that had attacked. Perhaps, the fall of Calcutta is already in sight.

The 13th and 14th armies of the Imperial Chinese Army, which hit hundreds of heavy guns, carried out a heavy artillery bombardment of Calcutta. At the moment there were not many Indians left in the city of Kolkata, almost all of them were British. Therefore, the artillery shelling of the Imperial Army did not take any account of it.

Heavy shelling turned the bustling city into ruins, presumably because the city would be under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial family in the future. So, the artillery shelling was over after only twenty minutes.

Although the British resistance was very resolute, it still did not change the fate of Calcutta. Under the cooperation of the British and Indian troops mixed into Calcutta, in just two days, Kolkata fell, which also marked the fall of the whole of India! (To be continued......)

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