Chapter 424: Kaiser Wilhelm from Germany Returns to London Loyal to Him!
Will it work?
An Indian emperor led his Indian army - this army was of course also an Anglo-Indian army, but Emperor Wilhelm, in order to highlight their Indian qualities, allowed the Indian Asans in the army to wear Indian military uniforms, and allowed them to wear various headscarves according to their different sects...... Moreover, this army numbered quite a few people, as many as more than 20,000 men, and was organized into a corps that included three rifle brigades, a cavalry brigade, and several battalions.
And the equipment is also quite sophisticated, compared to the real British army, it is not inferior at all.
In addition, the Anglo-Indian army of the Indian Empire was different from the British Army, they were not loyal to the parliament or the country, but to the Indian emperor himself - the current Indian Asans did not actually form a national concept, they were still loyal to the monarch and the dynasty they represented, for them, the country of India was a geographical concept, and Emperor Wilhelm of the Hanoverian dynasty was their master.
This was true of ordinary Indian soldiers, and the Indian soldiers in Kaiser Wilhelm's Guard, whether Hindus, Sikhs, Celestials, or Gurkhas, all declared their allegiance to the Indian emperor without exception.
With such a large army of the Indian emperor's personal army swaggering into the streets of London following their masters, would the British people have any idea?
Will they feel that they have been conquered by foreign colonizers?
That's a bit hard to accept!
The British Empire is a colony scattered everywhere, and the sun never sets on the extremely vast empire, and in the end its own territory has also become a colony, how can you make the British people feel embarrassed?
Thinking of this, the Marquis of Nelson and the Earl of Amestad shook their heads together, and their faces were sad.
"Isn't it okay?" Emperor Wilhelm was a little upset, "I'm the Emperor of India! Why can't I take my Indian soldiers to England?"
"Your Majesty," Amsterdam said, frowning, "you are also the King of the United Kingdom...... If you overemphasize your status as Emperor of India, you will give the subjects of the United Kingdom the illusion that their monarch is a foreigner."
"But I'm not from England!" Kaiser Wilhelm was surprised, "Actually, I am a German, and I belong to the Hanoverian branch of the Brown Schwig dynasty, which in turn comes from the old German aristocratic family of the Welf family, and Otto IV of the Welf family was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of Germany in 1198...... And I am the second emperor in my family, Kaiser Wilhelm!"
Now it's time for Kaiser Wilhelm from Germany to return to London, who was loyal to him......
Emperor Wilhelm was still astonished to see the Marquis of Nelson and the Earl of Amsterste, and went on to say to them: "In fact, the true English or, more accurately, the Anglo-Saxons or the Celtic descendants, have not been the kings of England since the Norman conquest of 1066. After the Norman Conquest, the Normans, the Plantagenets, the Lancasters, the Yorkists, the Tudors, the Stuarts, the Oranges, and the Hanoverians all came from abroad, and for more than 700 years after the Norman Conquest, Cromwell was probably the only true Anglo-Saxon among the rulers of England!
If the people of England really cared about the blood of the rulers, then it should be the Cromwellians who rule Britain now."
Kaiser Wilhelm was not wrong, England had been ruled by foreign monarchs since the Norman Conquest, and these foreign royal families would not intermarry with the Anglo-Saxons in England, making the British rulers not only foreigners, but also not even of native English blood, the only exception being Cromwell...... He was also the only British head of state who actually had British ancestry for more than 900 years until King Charles III! However, he was whipped after his death, and his body was in a different place for more than 300 years before he was able to be buried in peace.
In addition, most of the estates in England gradually fell into the hands of the Norman nobility and other foreign nobles after the Norman Conquest, and did not change much until the time of Charles III.
From this point of view, the so-called Anglo-Saxon people have been oppressed and enslaved in Britain for a long time
Status of the service......
Exposed by Kaiser Wilhelm, the Marquis of Nelson and the Earl of Amsterdam had nothing to say.
Moreover, the two of them also understood Kaiser Wilhelm's mind - the British had a precedent of cutting off the king's head and driving out the king!
Therefore, Kaiser Wilhelm, who had already tasted the sweetness of power, was not at ease about entrusting his fate to these British mobs. He must return to London, loyal to him, with an army that is truly loyal to him.
Thus, even if the British people no longer supported him as King of the United Kingdom. He could also return to India with dignity and continue to serve as his Emperor William.
And the Marquis of Nelson and the Earl of Ameste...... In fact, he did not want Kaiser Wilhelm to lose his full authority to rule India.
As close confidants of Kaiser Wilhelm, the two of them also tasted what it was like to have real power.
The two exchanged glances, and then the Marquis of Nelson said to Kaiser William, "Your Majesty, we will call the Duke of Wellington and ask him for permission for you to personally lead 20,000 Indian troops to London to defend the battle of the British Empire!"
"Okay, that's it." Kaiser Wilhelm nodded, "Please tell the Duke of Wellington that if necessary, my army and I will fight on the mainland of the United Kingdom, and we will fight on the beaches, in the cities, in the forests, in the hills, and in all other places in the United Kingdom. Fight off all enemies who dare to attack, and defend her against any enemy from outside the borders."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The Marquis of Nelson and the Earl of Amsterdam agreed, and thought to themselves, "Isn't the Norman dynasty itself an enemy from outside England? And the dynasties that inherited the Norman rule were, of course, enemies from outside Britain!"
This idea of the two of them, of course, can only be buried in the bottom of their hearts.
After agreeing to Kaiser Wilhelm's request, the two quickly telegraphed to the Duke of Wellington.
The Emperor's intention to lead the Indian army to defend London was informed. And the Duke of Wellington did not hesitate to approve it.
Because the duke was anxious to get the emperor back to London...... In this way, he can dump the pot of declaration of war on the Ming Dynasty to Kaiser Wilhelm - in case of defeat, this responsibility will not be borne by him.
So in June 1832, Kaiser Wilhelm, the Indian Emperor of Germany, who had been absent from London for many years, finally led his Indian Three Guards and returned to the United Kingdom on ships of the British Royal Navy and the Royal Indian Navy.
On June 6, King William of Hanover, the United Kingdom of India, who had returned to England, finally returned to St. James's Palace in the heart of London, next to St. James's Park, to the cheers of the people of London.
In addition, Kaiser Wilhelm also announced to tens of thousands of cheering British people on the balcony of St. James's Palace that the British Empire would soon be in a state of all-out war with the Ming Empire in the East.
The British Parliament, which had already been enraged by the aggressive offensive of the Ming Empire, passed a decision to declare war the day after Kaiser Wilhelm returned to St. James's Palace.
At this point, the relationship between the Ming Empire and the British Empire was completely broken.
The two largest empires in the world are already in a full-scale war!