Chapter 1428 Stealing chickens doesn't make a handful of rice
It took only two months for the Indian uprising to be largely extinguished. Although, the Indian rebel army has not been completely wiped out, but in general, the main forces of the rebel army have been eliminated. As long as the remaining remnants continue to maintain the intensity of the eradication, it is believed that they will soon be able to wipe out all of them. There was no problem in leaving the remaining clearances to the Turkish armies of the Indian princely states.
"Your Majesty, this time the Germans can be described as a bamboo basket for nothing. They invested so much money and material resources in India that they thought they would be able to cause us a big problem. The result? It was suppressed by us in less than two months. Their efforts have not been duly rewarded! Foreign Minister Wei Yuan said with a smile. When the Indian uprising broke out, everyone hated the Germans and gritted their teeth. No one thought that the counterinsurgency would be so smooth. After all, India is so populated that it would undoubtedly be a big problem if the uprising spread throughout the country. A country of 200 million people is enough to form a big quagmire of war. Even with the strength of the Chinese Empire, once it falls in, I am afraid it will not be easy to get out. After all, India is too important to the empire, and it is impossible for the empire to give up India.
"Yes! But it's a good thing for the Empire! Now that the rebels among the Indians have been exterminated, there is no need to fear that after the outbreak of war, they will rise up again! Long Yufei said with a smile. Initially, he also feared that India would become a quagmire of war. But now it seems that he is overthinking. Indians are lazy and obedient, even if they are allowed to rebel. They don't have that talent either! Plus, be able to solve this problem before war breaks out. This undoubtedly allowed the Reich to start a war with the Germans without worrying about a fire in the backyard. Arguably. This time, the Germans were completely stealing chickens, and they couldn't afford to lose a handful of rice. Their investment and efforts in India have been in vain.
"Haha! That's right, the Germans did lose a lot this time! The other senior military and political officials also burst into laughter.
The Germans had always wanted to calculate the empire, but this time they did not succeed and made themselves pay huge losses. The Indian uprising had no effect on the Empire's rearmament, and it was foreseeable that by the middle of next year, the Empire's preparations for war would be complete. When the time comes. It will be when the Empire goes to war against the Holy Alliance. If the Germans wanted to confront the Reich, it was simply impossible.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the rebellion in India has been quelled, and our main energies must be returned to preparing for war. It's only a year before we scheduled to start the war! Within one year, it is necessary to complete the relevant combat readiness work. The importance of this battle to the empire is needless to say! This battle. The Empire must win! Long Yufei said firmly. For the rise of the Chinese Empire, it has reached the most critical moment. As long as this war is fought, no country can threaten the world hegemony of the empire anymore.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The military and political officials of the empire all replied. Everyone is well aware of the current situation. Also know the goals of the Empire. After so many years of hard work, victory now seems to be within reach. Just win this next war, then. The empire will sit back and relax.
Although, at the moment the rebellion of the Boers continued. But the military and political leaders of the empire are not worried. The Indian uprising has been suppressed. How long will the Boer rebellion last? The Boers were only a million people in total, and the empire had put two cavalry armies into South Africa, more than 70,000 men, which was enough to deal with them. Not to mention defeating and suppressing the Boer rebellion, even if you want to destroy the Boers, it is not a difficult task.
Compared with the optimistic imperial high-ups, the German high-ranking people who were far away in Europe at the moment were very speechless after getting the result that the Indian uprising was basically extinguished. They had high hopes for an Indian uprising. But now, this is the result.
Kaiser Wilhelm I convened a council to discuss how to deal with the matter. Originally, Germany hoped to use the Indian uprising to deplete the strength of the Chinese Empire and buy Germany enough time to prepare for war. But now, the Indian uprising was quickly extinguished, which made their plans hugely problematic.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the situation is not as smooth as we expected! The Indian rebels have been largely wiped out, and now only a few small units are still holding out. However, under the encirclement and suppression of the hundreds of thousands of cavalry of the Chinese and the Indian Turkish army in various places, it is clear that the Indian rebel army will not last long. It seems that our plan to use India to deplete the strength of the Chinese has failed! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck said with an ugly face. The plan that everyone had high hopes for ended up with this result, which is really shocking.
"Bastard! Those Indians are really rubbish, a full 200 million Indians, tens of millions of Indians who participated in the uprising, and the size of the rebel army was as many as several million, and they were defeated in two months, what is this! "Frederick. Crown Prince William couldn't help but burst into foul language. Let the Indians revolt in advance, the idea was from him. In the end, if he fails, he will definitely bear part of the responsibility.
When the Indian uprising first broke out, the entire German decision-making hierarchy was elated, believing that the Indian uprising had been a great success. Especially when the rebel army grew to millions of people, they thought that it was only a matter of time before the whole of India was captured by the rebel army. If the Chinese do not want to lose India, they must send a large army to India to quell the rebellion. In that case, it will not only deplete the strength of the Chinese, but also delay the time for the Chinese to prepare for war. If India can form a huge war quagmire that the Chinese can never get up again, Germany will win a great victory.
However, when the Chinese* army entered India and began to suppress the rebellion, the shape took a sharp turn. The millions of Indian rebels were defeated and suffered heavy losses when they faced the Chinese* army and the Indian Turkish army, which were less than one-tenth of their own. Such a result poured cold water on the heads of the German decision-makers like a basin of cold water, leaving them dumbfounded.
Subsequently, as they expected, the Indian rebels were defeated in several major battles, directly leading to the defeat of the entire Indian uprising. Such a result is undoubtedly bitter and unacceptable. However, the final result is like this, they don't accept it and there is no way!
"Your Highness, the Boer uprising is still accumulating, the Chinese have not yet launched a large-scale operation against the Boers, perhaps, we still have a chance!" Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Earl Ron said.
Although the Chinese Empire had sent troops to South Africa to suppress the Boers, South Africa was too far away from the Empire, and the climate was completely different from that of the Northern Hemisphere, so that after the Imperial cavalry arrived in South Africa, they had to adapt to the local climate and delay the suppression of the Boers. However, according to the deployment, the Imperial cavalry would soon be attacking the Boers.
"Humph! The Boer uprising had no effect on the Chinese at all. The Boers totaled just over a million people, and the Chinese sent more than 70,000 troops to South Africa, all of whom were elite troops who had participated in the last world war. If the Boers wanted to confront these elite Chinese cavalry, it was simply impossible. "Frederick. Crown Prince William shook his head.
In fact, everyone knew that the Boer uprising was a trivial matter for the Chinese Empire! What they really valued was the Indian uprising, and the Boer uprising was nothing more than a pin down part of the Chinese* army.
"Ladies and gentlemen, by now, you can see that our plan has failed! The Indian uprising and the Boer uprising could not consume much of the strength of the Chinese, nor could they delay the Chinese's preparations for war. Therefore, after a year, I am afraid that we will have to face the attack of the Chinese! "Kaiser Wilhelm I's face was as gloomy as water.
War is imminent. However, the preparations for war of the Germans were not completed. This was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Germany. Although the Holy Alliance is not weak, it still seems to be a little difficult to confront the Chinese Empire. This is especially true in the context of poor preparation for war.
"Your Majesty, now we have no other way but to speed up the pace of war preparations. I built yƬ, and the military-related enterprises, can first enter the wartime system. In this way, our preparations for war will be much faster. Even if by the time the war broke out, the preparations for the war could not be fully completed, but the difference would not be too much. "Said the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Count Moltke.
"However, if we do this, will it intensify the current international situation?" Foreign Secretary Albrech. Feng. Count Ron was a little worried.
"It doesn't matter so much, a war between the Holy Alliance and the Peace Alliance is inevitable, even if it breaks out suddenly, it's not impossible. We must find a way to strengthen our preparations for war, otherwise if we lose the war, Germany will be finished! "Otto. Feng. Prime Minister Bismarck's eyes also flashed with determination. It had only been a few years since Germany had completed its reunification, and they really did not want the newly unified Germany to be divided again.
"Well, as His Excellency the Prime Minister said, there is no way back! From now on, speed up the preparation for war! "Wilhelm I also made up his mind. (To be continued......)
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