At the time of the fall of Calcutta, the Marquis of Dalhousie, the viceroy of India, sent a long telegram to London. In the telegram, he recounted the fall of India and their resistance to the invasion of the Chinese* army. The reason for this is not that they do not work hard, but that the enemy is too strong. At the same time, India is too far away from its homeland, and without an industrial base, without the support of its own country, India simply cannot withstand the attack of a powerful enemy.

In fact, the British government has long been prepared for the fall of India. From the time the Indian fleet was wiped out by the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, and then blockaded. Visionaries in the British government already knew that the fall of India was inevitable. Even the British cabinet only hoped that India would play a role in containing the strength of the Imperial Chinese Army.

However, the Indian battlefield became the first of the several battlefields advanced by the main forces of the Chinese Empire. Moreover, the Chinese Empire had also gained great wealth in India, which would make the Chinese Empire more powerful to continue the war. On the other hand, the United Kingdom, or the North Atlantic military alliance led by the United Kingdom, is already at a complete disadvantage.

At Buckingham Palace, the British capital, London, the British Prime Minister, the Earl of Stanley, and the Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Granville, reported the news of the fall of India to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

"Her Majesty the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Prince. After resistance, Calcutta fell. Those vile and shameless Indians betrayed us, they let go of the line and let the Chinese * troops enter it, thus dealing a fatal blow to our defenders! Earl Stanley looked furious. To know. His son, who was a colonial magistrate in India, had now been captured by the Chinese. This is for him as Prime Minister. It will be a heavy blow.

The Earl of Granville, the Foreign Secretary, was expressionless, though. India's betrayal hastened India's fall, but, in the final analysis, the two sides are too far apart in terms of power in India.

"Oh God! India has fallen, so what should we do? Queen Victoria was a little alarmed. After all, India has always been the brightest diamond in the Queen's crown. With the loss of India, the British Empire lost one of its most important territories. The British Isles were just a small island, and without the benefits of India, how could the British Empire maintain its hegemony in the world?

"My dear. We lost India, and this is only temporary. When we win the war, we will be able to have India again! Prince Albert hurriedly comforted. Of course, compared to Queen Victoria, he knew better that after China got India, the war potential would be further increased. If Britain wants to win the war, it is even more impossible.

But now is not the time to throw in the towel. Although the British Empire suffered heavy losses, it was not yet to the point of defeat. They can still hold on, and maybe, there will be a turnaround when the time comes.

"Really? You promise! Queen Victoria asked. As Queen of England, he knows that India is important to Britain. It's so important.

"My dear, I promise, future victories. It certainly belongs to the British Empire! Prince Albert said.

"Gentlemen, India has fallen. This is undoubtedly bad news for us. The Chinese can use India's resources to continue the war. Moreover, their troops will be drawn from India and used in other battlefields. This is not a good thing for us or the entire Alliance! What should we do to change the current situation? Prince Albert said with a stern face. Although he is only Queen Victoria's royal husband, in fact, he is making the final decision on many major events in Britain.

"Your Highness, we plan to launch a large-scale counterattack in Belgium and Spain at the same time. Ask France to cooperate with us and defeat the Belgians and Spaniards in one fell swoop, so that the situation on the European battlefield will develop in our favor! Earl Stanley said.

"Belgium and Spain?" Prince Albert nodded. The European theater of war has reached a stalemate, which is unacceptable to the North Atlantic military alliance. Originally, before the war, they thought that they would be able to fully dominate the European theater. But in the end, it seems that this is not the case at all. On the one hand, the Kingdom of Belgium launched a preemptive strike, first dealt with the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and then gathered the strength of the whole country to resist the attack of the British and French. Together with the support of the Kingdom of Prussia, the Kingdom of Belgium held out, despite its heavy losses.

In addition, the British and French attacks on the Kingdom of Spain were originally very smooth, and they were about to collapse the Kingdom of Spain. However, the expeditionary force of the Chinese Empire arrived ahead of schedule and cooperated with the Spanish Army in a large-scale counterattack. More than 200,000 French* troops were annihilated, and the situation in the entire Kingdom of Spain was once again unfavorable. If the Chinese Empire continued to send reinforcements to Spain, if nothing else, to transfer troops attacking India to Spain, it would be a disaster for the North Atlantic Military Alliance.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, in order to deal with the current unfavorable situation. The Cabinet hopes to further expand the size of the Army. We need to expand the army by another one million, and we need the support of His Majesty! Earl Stanley said.

Because of the outbreak of war, the whole of Britain has entered a wartime system. Parliament is no longer in a position to contain the Cabinet, but it must have the Queen's support on these important issues.

"Expand the army by a million?" Queen Victoria exclaimed. Previously, the British Army had expanded to 1.5 million. How long will it take for a million people to be expanded? Could it be that the war on the front line has reached this point?

Prince Albert, on the other hand, is considering how much money and how much weaponry is needed to expand the army by one million. The population of Britain is just over 20 million. The previous 1.5 million troops were already difficult to support. Now the expansion of one million people is almost at the limit.

"Gentlemen, if we expand by another million people, then we will reach the limit!" Prince Albert said sternly.

Of course, theoretically speaking, in a war, if a country's industrial strength can support it, it can completely invest one-tenth of its population on the battlefield. At its limit, it can even expand the army to one-eighth. However, that would have a serious impact on social production.

"Your Highness, we know. However, the British Empire had no choice. The advance of the Chinese Empire was too fast, and after the Indian battlefield subsided, several other battlefields would definitely speed up. Once the Chinese have their hands free, they will be able to increase their investment in the European theater. At that time, it will be very difficult for us to win the war! Earl Stanley said.

If it had not been a last resort, he would certainly not have agreed to such an expansion plan proposed by the War Department. However, there is no way around it now. If you don't do your best, you may not have a chance.

"Okay, we agree to the plan submitted by the cabinet, you can do it!" Prince Albert said.

"Yes, Your Highness!" The Earl of Stanley and the Earl of Granville subsequently retired.

"Honey, will we lose this war?" Queen Victoria panicked.

"No, my dear, we will win. No country can defeat us, not even the Chinese Empire! The British Empire is the hegemon of the world! Prince Albert said firmly. It's just that, maybe even he didn't realize it, his voice trembled slightly. And this undoubtedly shows the horror in his heart.

Immediately after the Earl of Stanley and the Earl of Granville returned to the Prime Minister's House, an emergency Cabinet meeting was convened.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must already know the news of the fall of India, and I don't say that you know what it means for us. Once the Chinese end the war in India and transfer their troops to Europe, it will be a disaster for us! Earl Stanley said with a stern expression.

Everyone's face is not good-looking, and now, only one army group of the Chinese Imperial Army has landed in Europe, but it has already made the British Army and the French Army disgraced. If the Chinese* army devotes more troops to the deterioration of Europe, it will indeed be a disaster.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, gentlemen! According to the information we have received, in addition to one army group of the Chinese Imperial Army that has already landed in Spain, another army group has already passed through the Strait of Malacca, that is, at most three weeks, the second army group of the Chinese will land in Spain. When the time comes, they will be able to fight back against us. The fall of India allowed the Chinese to send more troops to Europe. When the time comes, we will lose miserably in the Iberian Peninsula. And the Chinese, who won, will advance to France in one fell swoop. If France can't hold on and loses the war, then we will lose the war completely! The Marquis of Anglesey, Minister of War, said sternly.

"Her Majesty the Queen and Her Royal Highness the Prince have agreed to the plan submitted by the Cabinet to expand the army. We're going to expand our army by a million again! Although the current shape is critical, I believe that we will be able to reverse the current unfavorable situation! "The Earl of Stanley still did not give up hope. (To be continued......)

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