At the same time, the British newspaper on the other side of the ocean also carried the news of the conclusion of a peace treaty between the Kingdom of Britain and King Qajar.

Unlike the French presses, which sang the praises of the emperor and the imperial government, the British presses were more critical of the conclusion between the Kingdom of Britain and the Kingdom of Qajar.

Conservative (or right-wing in general) newspapers criticized the British government for being too lenient with the conditions of the Kingdom of Qajar, so that the British Kingdom did not get anything in the war, and took a large amount of money for no reason.

Newspapers that leaned towards the progressive (left) ideology were even more critical of the British government as much as they could, and a small number of newspapers even pointed the finger at Jérôme. Bonaparte.

Among them criticized Jérôme. Bonaparte was most motivated by Dr. Ma.

However, these criticisms were not useful for Jérôme. Bonaparte didn't hurt at all.

Now he has long been accustomed to being criticized and cursed, in a popular phrase: black and red are also red!

As the "top stream" of the whole of Europe, Jérôme. Bonaparte's "black powder" naturally belongs to the "top stream".

Anyway, Jérôme. Nor did Bonaparte expect himself to be as beloved as the franc.

Those who cursed and criticized him, no amount of cursing and criticism could bring down his empire.

The only people who could bring down the empire were the inhabitants of Paris and Jérôme. Bonaparte himself.

The storm of criticism lasted for several days, and finally ended quietly in the silence of the British government.

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Time flew by, and soon came April 24, the precursor to the Great Indian Uprising.

On this day, in Meerut, India, far from the European continent, the commander of the 3rd Bengal Hussar Regiment and Lieutenant Colonel George Carmichael Smith held a military parade on a whim, first gathered his soldiers, then selected 90 soldiers from among them, and ordered 90 Indian soldiers to perform the new rifle shooting in a threatening tone.

Unexpectedly, however, 85 of the 90 soldiers refused to use the Migne bullets, and an exasperated Lieutenant Colonel George clamored for all 85 soldiers to be put in prison and tried by a court-martial.

[Later, the British learned that it was because the oil of the oiled wrapper used in the Mingne bomb was butter/lard.]

Neither *** nor Indian soldiers are very willing to bite with their teeth. 】

The soldiers remained indifferent, and eventually the soldiers took off their uniforms, put on their shackles, and walked to the prison to await trial.

Lieutenant Colonel George, who imprisoned the disobedient soldiers, triumphantly announced that the soldiers would be severely punished in the midst of the hatred of the Indian soldiers in the audience.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel George probably could not have imagined that this sparse and ordinary "little thing" would become the fuse of the Indian soldiers' uprising.

Over the next few days, the 3rd, 11th, and 20th Cavalry Regiments and the 11th Infantry Regiment made a rare alliance of Indian soldiers and officers in an attempt to save the soldiers who had been imprisoned.

After mutual consultation among the officers of the four regiments, it was decided that the Indian officers of the 3rd Regiment would seek out the highest relevant military commander in Meerut, and beg him to spare the soldiers.

The Indian officers of the 3rd Regiment had a great deal to find the Meertian Commander, who begged him to forgive them for their crimes.

The supreme commander of Meerut, not only did not choose to forgive, but also intensified his threats to punish the soldiers severely.

For this was the only way to serve the purpose of punishment, and at the same time the supreme commander of Meerk gave the officer a stern warning to the officer of Indian origin.

Officers of Indian origin immediately informed them of the news as soon as they returned to their stations.

The soldiers of the four regiments were immediately excited, but the four regiments did not move at this time, and they still had some hope in the British, that the court-martial's trial of the 85 soldiers should not be too severe.

On 9 May, a military tribunal formally tried 85 soldiers, most of whom were sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and hard labour, and only 11 relatively young soldiers were sentenced to five years' imprisonment.

Whether it's 5 years, or 10 years, it's a long time for a soldier.

Not to mention, hard labor.

This was equivalent to the death sentence of 85 soldiers, and the soldiers who received the news of the court-martials were not as agitated as before, and they silently returned to the camp to wipe the rifles in their hands.

In the early morning of May 10, the uprising officially began, and the first shots fired were fired by the soldiers of the 11th and 20th Cavalry Regiments, who sneaked into the tents where the British officers lived at night and killed the British officers.

Then he set fire to the tents of the British officers, and while burning, he shouted: "The infidels have killed someone!" They will slaughter us with lard and butter wrapped in infested bullets! ”

The soldiers, who did not know the truth, quickly ran out with their guns in their hands after hearing the shouts, and when they saw the burning tents and the chaotic crowd, they immediately made a choice, and many soldiers began to spontaneously go to the British officers' tents and kill the British officers.

The Indian officers in the army were clearly not as decisive as the soldiers, and the indecisive Indian officers tried to restrain their soldiers.

Yet in the midst of such chaos, how many soldiers were willing to obey the restraints of officers of Indian origin.

When the chaos had calmed down a bit, the officers of Indian origin realized that more than a dozen British officers had been killed.

Now, even if they wanted to submit to Britain, Britain would only give them death.

At present, the only way left for the 11th and 20th Hussar regiments was to rebel, and the officers of Indian origin simply declared an uprising.

The soldiers of the 11th and 20th Cavalry Regiments joined forces with the officers to the garrison of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and they "thoughtfully" helped the soldiers of the 3rd Hussar Regiment to take out the British officers who were in control of the army, including the commander of the 3rd Hussar Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel George.

Poor Lieutenant Colonel George died in his bed after being hit by several bullets, and until his death he could not believe that he had been killed by a group of cowardly Indians.

After killing Lieutenant Colonel George, the soldiers of the 11th, 20th, and 3rd Hussar Regiments began to search for the 11th Infantry Regiment, and when they came to the 11th Infantry Regiment, they found that the 11th Infantry Regiment had left.

They had no choice but to convene an impromptu meeting of the rebels, at which it was decided that they would seize the Delhi first, and then go to Delhi to instigate the Indian troops in the Delhi area to participate in the uprising.

At 3 a.m., three light cavalry regiments had completely entrapped, and a small force of Englishmen led by the highest commander of Meerut fled.

However, it was caught by a group of rebels sent by the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to pursue him.

The highest commander of Meerut and a number of officers were captured.

At 9 a.m. on 11 May, the rebels announced the capture of Meerut to the people of Meerut, and at the same time beheaded the Meertian chief and a number of officers.

The common people of Meerut, who were indifferent to the fact that the city had been taken by the rebels, immediately rejoiced when they saw that the unpopular governor of Meerut had been beheaded, and the rebels had taken the city of Meerut, and cut off the telegraph line between Meerut and Delhi.

The army in the Delhi area had no idea that Meerut had launched a rebellion.

In the afternoon of the same day, the 11th Infantry Regiment, which had disappeared for some time, returned to Meerut.

Having just entered the vicinity of Meerut, they were already met with hostility from the other three regiments, and the acting commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment denounced the 11th Infantry Regiment as a lackey of the British.

Representatives of the 11th Infantry Regiment immediately argued that their regiment was not a lackey of the British, and that they had come here to take part in the uprising.

The commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment chose to believe them after hearing the explanation of the 11th Infantry Regiment.

That evening, three cavalry regiments and one infantry regiment set out again to march on Delhi.

Because it was once the capital of the Mughal Empire, and the emperor of the Mughal Empire is now there.

After a long night's journey, the four regiments finally reached the vicinity of Delhi.

In order to gain legitimacy for the uprising, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment sent a force to the Mughal Imperial Palace, where they wanted the last Mughal emperor to become the titular commander-in-chief of their rebel army.

At this time, Delhi was already panicked.

When Meerut's revolt reached Delhi, it further estranged the Indian soldiers and the British officers, who had not gotten along.

The Indian soldiers hoped that the rebels in Meerti would enter Delhi sooner, while the British officers feared that the Indian soldiers would attack them like their "predecessors" in Meerut.

With a serious confrontation between soldiers and officers, it is basically impossible to attack the rebels, even if they want to rely on Delhi for defense.

A detachment of the vanguard of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment swaggered into Delhi, and they came to the Mughal palace to ask the last emperor of the Mughal Empire to take over the post of commander of the rebel army and lead them to defeat the hated Western colonizers.

The Mughal emperor did not choose to respond when he heard the rebels' intentions.

In his opinion, the rebel army is simply a rabble, and it will not be a big thing at all.

It was the son of the Mughal emperor, Mizar. The Mughal had a keen interest in the commander-in-chief of the rebels, and he persuaded his father to take the post of commander-in-chief of the rebels.

However, he was severely reprimanded by the Mughal emperor.

There is no way to Mizar. Mughal gritted his teeth and shook off his father, and he ran to the 3rd Hussar Regiment and told them that his father did not want to be the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, but he had appointed himself as commander-in-chief of the rebel army.

The soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment also felt the relationship after hearing that the prince was willing to be the commander-in-chief.

Mizar. The Mughal was immediately elected commander-in-chief of the rebel army.

Facing Mizar, who served as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army. The Mughals, the Indian legions stationed in Delhi were even more constrained, with some of the Indian legions choosing to mutiny and some of them retreating.

On 12 May, the rebels successfully entered Delhi, and the rebel forces grew even stronger.