As soon as the Indian uprising broke out, it developed very rapidly, and in a very short period of time, more than one million Indians participated in the uprising. These Indian rebels, armed with rudimentary weapons, began to attack other parts of India, centered on Mumbai. Delhi in the north and Hyderabad in the east were the main targets of the Indian insurgents. On their way to attack, Indians continued to join them, making the ranks of the rebels snowballing larger and larger.

Everywhere the Indian rebels went, they killed the local nobles and distributed their food and treasure to the rebels, which made the morale of the rebels even higher. Wherever they lived, these rebels destroyed a qiē as if they were locusts.

The situation in India was very satisfying to the Germans behind the scenes. Increasingly, they feel that it is totally worth spending a lot of money on these Indians. If the whole of India were in chaos, it would undoubtedly bring great trouble to the rule of the Chinese in India. Perhaps, India will really become a quagmire of war, dragging the mighty country of the Chinese Empire into the quagmire of war, and then ruining it.

To this end, Kaiser Wilhelm I ordered that the German intelligence services should provide as much help as possible to the rebel armies in India and provide them with sufficient weapons and equipment. Let the scale of their uprising continue to grow. Countless German merchant ships that had been cruising in the Indian Ocean sailed to India, taking advantage of the opportunity to dock at night to transport the weapons and equipment carried on board to the Indian rebels. Even though the 11th Squadron of the Chinese Navy intercepted it, India's coastline is very long, and it wants to intercept it all. That's almost unlikely.

With the support of the Germans, the Indian uprising developed more rapidly. It can be seen that the Germans had high hopes for the Indian uprising. They hoped that the Indian uprising would become an important weapon against the Chinese Empire. In this way, it will not only delay the preparation of the Chinese Empire for war. Meantime. The Indian uprising could also be used to deplete the strength of the Chinese Empire and reduce the pressure on Germany.

Count Moltke, chief of the German General Staff, even telegraphed German intelligence officers in India to do their best to help the Indian rebels. They hoped that the Indian rebel army would be able to control the whole of India in the shortest possible time. In this case, it will be able to cause big trouble to the Chinese Empire.

Compared with the Boer rebellion, the Indian uprising had a much greater impact on the Chinese Empire. Not to mention anything else, the entire Boer is only a million people, how much can they make a fuss? India, on the other hand, has a population of 200 million. Even if only 1 in 10 Indians joined the uprising, it would be terrifying. It's a headache to think about. It is not so easy to extinguish an uprising of 20 million people. Thus, after the outbreak of the Indian uprising and its initial success, Kaiser Wilhelm I and the German top brass could not help but rejoice, as if they had seen that Germany would win the war in the future.

Compared with the schadenfreude of the Germans, the Chinese Empire was indeed a little overwhelmed by the successive uprisings of the Boers and Indians. For these two uprisings, the Chinese Empire was completely defenseless. Originally. When the Japanese rebelled, the military intelligence bureau of the Chinese Empire also strengthened its surveillance of important overseas colonies, and arrested some rebels. However, with the suppression of the Japanese uprising. The colonies returned to calm. Therefore, the Military Intelligence Bureau did not continue to dig deeper. Who knows, now the Boers and Indians have actually broken out again. This was undoubtedly a great impact on the Chinese Empire. Especially now that preparations for war are in full swing. The Imperial Army, Navy, and Air Force are also moving to future battlefields according to a predetermined plan. However, South Africa and India were important colonies of the empire. India, in particular, could not afford to fail, and the empire had to send troops to suppress these uprisings. In this case, the Empire's war readiness plan will be greatly affected.

In order to resolve the uprisings in South Africa and India, Emperor Long Yufei convened a pre-imperial council to discuss the solution. All the military and political officials who attended the meeting did not have good expressions on their faces. Originally, everyone was ready, and a year later, the Reich would go to war with Germany, and then use the advantage of military strength and resources to defeat Germany and win the war. But now, the sudden outbreak of the Boer uprising and the Indian uprising has disrupted this process. Although, with the strength of the empire, it is completely possible to quell these two uprisings lightly. However, this will inevitably have a great impact on the Empire's war preparation plans, which will directly affect the future war situation.

Long Yufei's face was pale, he had to admit that this time he was careless, thinking that he had already won the game. As a result, he didn't expect that in the end, he was attacked by the Germans. And it hit the weak place of the empire, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the empire.

"Your Majesty, this incident, the Military Intelligence Bureau should bear the main responsibility. The minister asked His Majesty to allow the minister to resign from his official position! Marshal Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, looked ashamed and angry, as the head of the largest intelligence agency in the empire and even the world, Luo Hongtao has made great achievements for the empire over the years. Although, there were some mistakes during the period. However, no mistake has caused a huge loss to the empire like this one. Therefore, Marshal Luo Hongtao believed that he should resign from his official position and take responsibility for this mistake.

Long Yufei couldn't help frowning, and said with some displeasure: "If you resign and be responsible, I'll talk about it later." The most important thing now is to find a way to suppress the uprising of the Boers and Indians! If they are allowed to make trouble, this will undoubtedly cause heavy losses to the empire! ”

"His Majesty, Assaf of the Princely State of Hyderabad. Jach IV sent a telegram asking for help. They claim that hundreds of thousands of Indian rebels are marching on Hyderabad. They will hold on to Hyderabad, but hopefully the Empire will give them reinforcements as much as possible! Foreign Minister Wei Yuan said.

"Hmmm! Sue sù Assaf. Jach IV, the empire will not sit idly by. Let them hold on to Hyderabad, and they must not be intimidated by those rebels! "Long Yufei knows very well the behavior of the princes and nobles of those Indian princely states, let them oppress those poor Indians and collect wealth, they must be a good hand. However, if they were to fight the rebels, it might kill them. If you don't give them a little confidence, maybe Assaf. Jahe IV and others would abandon Hyderabad and flee to Calcutta with their belongings, seeking the protection of the Chinese Empire, and asking the Chinese Empire to help them suppress the rebellion, and then return to continue to claim hegemony.

"Yes, Your Majesty! That's right, Assaf. Jah IV declared that if the empire was able to quell the rebellion as much as possible, the princely states of India would give the empire a large amount of military expenses to compensate for the empire's losses! Wei Yuan continued.

"Oh? How much are those Indians ready to give to the empire? Prime Minister Lin Zihao asked. India had now become one of the empire's most important colonies. In addition, the 800 million Chinese dollars in taxes that the empire receives from India every year strongly supported the expansion of the empire's military power, without the empire's excessive financial investment in military development. Otherwise, the military development of the empire will inevitably put great pressure on the finances.

"Prime Minister, the Indians don't say exactly how much. However, according to my guess, at least it should not be less than 500 million Chinese dollars! Otherwise, they won't be able to show their hands! Wei Yuan said with a smile. Which of these Indian princes is not rich and flowing! Those who are relatively large are definitely at the top of the world's richest list if they are considered wealthy. If nothing else, let's just say Assaf of the princely state of Hyderabad. Jach IV, if you talk about his absolute wealth, will definitely be able to rank among the top five in the world. It can be seen how amazing the wealth accumulated by these princely states over hundreds of thousands of years is. The empire plunders the wealth from the hands of these princes, but it will not be relentless at all.

"Five hundred million? Too little. Sue sù Assaf. Jah IV, the empire will do everything in its power to quell the rebellion, but they will need to pay the empire a special military fee of one billion Chinese dollars. In addition, you can't afford to default on the taxes you have to pay today! Long Yufei said without raising his head.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wei Yuan nodded. Although one billion Chinese dollars is a lot, those princes gritted their teeth and took it out. After all, if the Indian rebels are not extinguished, their lives will be endangered. Compared to the special military expenditure of one billion Chinese yuan paid to the Chinese Empire by those rebel armies, it is nothing.

"Your Majesty, this time the Boer uprising and the Indian uprising are obviously supported by the Germans! They knew that India was the most important colony of the empire, and that the empire's rapid development was inseparable from the huge market and raw material production area of India. Even the rearmament of the empire was mainly due to the support of India. The Germans did this, apparently, because they didn't want us to complete the preparations for war so quickly! Prime Minister Lin Zihao was very angry. There had been a Japanese rebellion before, and now the Germans are doing it again, stirring up trouble in South Africa and India, which is simply making trouble for the empire again and again!

"Well, Prime Minister, the Boer uprising and the Indian uprising will certainly cause great losses to the empire. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing in the long run. If the Boers and Indians revolt after the outbreak of war, the losses for us would have been much greater! Long Yufei said with a smile. (To be continued......)

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