Some people once criticized the Chinese as the most rebellious nation in the world, but in fact, they are all nonsense, and the person who said this must have received money, otherwise he would not have opened his eyes and said nonsense with a clear conscience.

If the Chinese do not have the spirit of resistance, then the white people are simply ignorant and numb, and the European countries are still in the chaotic Warring States Era, which is very telling.

In mid-November, the War Ministry issued an order through the Governor's Office to requisition the new 1st Cavalry Division to India, requiring it to arrive by Christmas.

The only good news was that the new 1st Cavalry Division did not need to be dispatched with all its troops, after all, there was still law and order in the Transvaal, and Roque only needed to take two companies to India.

According to the establishment of the newly formed First Cavalry Division, the two companies combined are less than 300 people, and Roque doesn't know how much of a role such a person can play.

Taking into account the specific situation in the Transvaal, Roque transferred one company from each of the training battalion and the first battalion stationed in Pretoria, which were B Company of the training battalion and A Company of the first battalion, with the company commander of Company B being Guan Jing and the company commander of Company A being Geng Biao.

You don't need to travel to Cape Town to get to India from the Transvaal, you can take a train directly from Johannesburg to Durban or to Port Edward in Nyasaland.

It's actually more comfortable to take a boat than a train, because there is more space for activities on board, so Roque goes directly to Durban and takes a cruise directly to India.

It was really Roque that they carried a bit more equipment, the two companies combined with more than 30 cars, less than 300 troops, plus cooks, logistics personnel, and a medical team specially established for this operation, all of them added up to nearly 500 people, and the luggage that Phyllis prepared for Roque had more than ten boxes, which filled a truck, which was very British.

Aristocrats, if they are not extravagant and wasteful, they are not aristocrats, when Winston participated in World War I, there were more than 30 boxes of luggage, and Roque's more than 10 boxes, which was the result of repeated streamlining.

While on the boat, Roque was still racing against time to emphasize safety awareness.

"After arriving in India, no matter under any circumstances, you must not drink raw water, everyone must bring their own kettle, the water must be boiled before drinking, we have a cook with us, so we are not allowed to eat food outside the barracks, after leaving the barracks, we can only eat canned food, even if it is Indian fruit, we must wash it before eating, if anyone has a problem in this regard, I will hold you both responsible." Roque is responsible for this and will not tolerate it.

Guan Jing didn't speak, and kept his head down to take notes.

Geng Biao can also calm down, his personality is actually quite impatient, and confinement is commonplace, but his ability is really strong, and the company he leads is one of the best in the entire new First Cavalry Division.

"When I get to India, I will ask for a separate camp, not to be stationed with other troops, and if there is a combat mission, we will try to do it independently, and not trust any other troops, including those composed entirely of whites." In contrast, Roque was not very worried about this problem, the character of the Indians made it difficult to organize a large-scale operation similar to that of the Boers, and even if it was a rebellion, the scale must be very limited.

"I know Indians, and one of our brothers can beat ten of them." Geng Biao finally couldn't help complaining, there are also Indians in Johannesburg, but there are not many, it seems that the Indians have left a deep impression on Geng Biao.

"It was in Johannesburg, and there are only a limited number of Indians, so let's go to India, don't be careless." Roque reminded Geng Biao that playing away from home is definitely two different things.

It was in this state of anxiety that on December 20, Roque finally arrived in Kolkata, the capital of India.

Kolkata is located in the Ganges Delta in eastern India, and it has been the center of British rule in India since the arrival of the British.

Beginning in 1772, more than a hundred years of colonial rule resulted in a very different Kolkata, and the entire city of Kolkata was divided into two parts, one was the wealthy area inhabited by the British, and the other was the slum inhabited by the Indians.

Built on elevated ground and with a well-developed drainage system, the white quarter was home to luxurious mansions and was known as the "City of Palaces."

The Indian quarters, known as "black towns", are made up of poor shantytowns that live in different areas according to their occupations.

The unrest in India stemmed from the partition of Bengal by the former Governor General George Curzon earlier this year, when George Curzon decided to divide Bengal and make Dhaka the capital of East Bengal and Assam in order to better rule India.

This decision sparked widespread mass unrest and a boycott of British goods, and the administrative inconvenience of Calcutta's location on the eastern edge of India eventually led to the relocation of the center of British rule to New Delhi in 1911.

The destination of the new 1st Cavalry Division is Dhaka, because of the partition of Bangladesh, the riots in Dhaka are very serious, and the local garrison police are simply unable to effectively maintain social order, and the new 1st Cavalry Division is directly named by the Ministry of War because of its outstanding performance in the Natal counterinsurgency.

Roque is also very helpless, it's not okay to perform badly this year, and it's not okay to perform too well.

Although the number of the new 1st Cavalry Division was relatively small, Count Minto still attached great importance to the new 1st Cavalry Division, and on the day the new 1st Cavalry Division arrived in Calcutta, Roque was summoned by Count Minto.

The official residence of the Earl of Minto in Kolkata is much larger than the Palace of Justice, and after the relocation of India's ruling center to Delhi, it was transformed into a museum.

Roque is to go to the governor's residence by car, and the road conditions along the way are not bad, but don't think that all Indian roads are like this, that is, the rich area of Kolkata, there are perfect roads, slums, or out of the city, there are roads.

In Roque's concept, India's sanitary conditions are very poor, in fact, the situation is not bad, at least not as bad as Harry Spencer described, Roque's car on the road, there are no Indians onlookers, in fact, the streets of the rich area rarely see Indians, even if there is, when they see Roque's car, they are very humble and bow their heads, and they dare not look at Roque at all.

The Count of Minto, who had just turned sixty this year, had a very interesting beard and sideburns, the ends of which were slightly upturned, and the sideburns were trimmed diagonally from the ears.

At the level of Governor, Roque will not openly show a discriminatory attitude towards Roque because of his skin color, and even if there is discrimination, it is deeply hidden, so Count Minto has a very good attitude when he sees Roque: "Lord Nyasaland, I welcome you on behalf of India-"

What they say is indeed qualified, and there is no one in India more qualified than Count Minto.

Roque did not speak, and showed respect to Count Minto with a military salute.

"Sit down—" Count Minto's words were finished, when a servant came to open a chair for Rocla.

"Your performance in southern Africa is really outstanding, whether it is the last Boer War or the Natal counterinsurgency, you and your troops have performed well, so I hope you can come to India and suppress those Indians who are ready to move, I will introduce you, this is Lord Bellok, you are going to Dhaka together to stabilize the situation in Dhaka." The situation in India is indeed not optimistic, and the Count of Minto did not ramble and immediately got to the point.

Lord Belloc was about forty years old, a mature and steady middle-aged man, and he had been standing by Count Minto's side all the time, and when Roque walked into the room, he greeted Lord Belloc with a smile.

"Lord Nyasaland, welcome, and I hope we can cooperate very well." Lord Belloc also had a good attitude and took the initiative to shake hands with Roque.

Roque saluted before shaking hands with Lord Belloc.

The British knighthood system is too nonsense, dukes are all lords, and they don't know which one is the earl and which one is the baron, so Roque is better to be cautious, he, the baron, in the aristocratic system, is indeed a salute to everyone.

"Lord Belloc, please advise." Roque's words are succinct, and the more he says, the more wrong he gets.

Roque also thought that after Count Minto arranged a job for Roque, Roque would go to Dhaka as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, these officials in India have a very relaxed and casual work attitude, and the schedule that Roque got was only three dinners in a week, almost once every other day, according to this rhythm, going to Dhaka must be after Christmas, and the Earl of Selborne was really right.

As he left the Doge's Palace, Lord Belloc was amazed at the car in which Roque was riding.

What Roque didn't know was that there were cars in Kolkata, but the style of the cars was very ugly compared to the "Tigers" military cars.

Roque immediately realized Lord Bellok's needs and offered to give Lord Belloc a "Tiger" military car for Lord Belloc to use.

"Give it to me? Thank you so much! Lord Belloc was very happy, a car is not worth much, these British officials in India are all local tyrants, people don't care at all, the key is that there is no place to buy money, this is the first time that the "Tiger" military car has gone out of southern Africa.

Sending a "Tiger", Roque and Lord Belloc's relationship immediately became warm, and at the dinner, Roque met his old friend, Major General Marcos Lloyd from Canada.

Marcos Lloyd was a colonel when Roque met Marcos Lloyd during the Boer War, and Marcos Lloyd was promoted after the war.

It's also normal for Canadians to appear in India, and it's better for Britain to do this, the whole world is a colony, no matter which colony has an accident, all the colonies in the world can provide support, South Africans can appear in India, and of course Canadians can do it.

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