The battle that was taking place in the South Asian subcontinent was regarded by Chen Ming as a vassal war. Whether it is the Marathas, or the Gurkhas, Sikhs and other countries, they are all vassals, belonging to the vassals of Chen Han and the British.

Including the Japanese mercenaries hired by the Mysoreans, who were also loyal vassals of Chen Han. The Tokugawa government in Japan is now relying on the mercenary business, and it is a good time to live a small life. The expansion of Madagascar has greatly reduced the population pressure and land pressure on the Japanese mainland, and of course, the black kingdom established by Chen Han in the middle of the east coast of Africa has also relaxed the restrictions on Japan, as long as the Japanese are willing to immigrate there, they only need to pay 100 Chinese yuan, and then effectively cultivate the land on no more than one incline of land they have set aside for five years, and then they can get the land here.

One is not one hectare, the latter is only fifteen acres in size, and the former is one hundred acres. Even a child can get this 100 acres of land.

Because anyone can easily and effectively cultivate a hundred acres of land, even a child can point to the weeds of the geography and say that they have planted their own pastures.

The territory of the Black Kingdom is located in the land of later Tanzania, with a total area of up to 1 million square kilometers, where the terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and is distributed in a stepped manner. The eastern coastal area is lowland, the western inland plateau area accounts for more than half of the total inland area, the eastern coastal area and part of the inland lowland belong to the savannah climate, the western inland plateau belongs to the tropical mountain climate, and the average temperature in most areas is 21-25 °C.

The northeast highlands, coastal and inland northeast have two rainy seasons a year, the short rainy season appears from August to October, the total rainfall can reach 200~500 mm, and the long rainy season appears from January to March, with rainfall of 300~600 mm.

In later generations, 44 million hectares of land in Tanzania were suitable for crop production, accounting for almost half of the country's land area, and most of the rest was suitable for pasture. As long as a normal order and social structure are established here, hundreds of millions of people can be easily fed. The indigenous African tribes do not have a population of 2 million. At the time of World War I, the population of German East Africa was less than 8 million.

The number of blacks Chen Hanyun sent to Africa will be more than 5 million, and although some blacks have lost their lives due to the wars over the years, the fertility of blacks cannot be underestimated. This population growth is much greater than death. The total number is expected to be more than 6 million, after the enslaved population in the United States, Brazil, Argentina and other places.

And with such a population of only 8 million people, the Black Kingdom based on Tanzania can easily digest it. And these six million blacks can't all be used in the black kingdom, the gold mines in South Africa need a lot of labor, and Sudan, Kenya, and the Abyssinian Empire [Ethiopia] all need a lot of labor to develop.

It is rare that four million of these six million blacks can finally settle in the Black Kingdom.

Moreover, the Abyssinian Empire here is also a hard nut to crack, and Chen Ming will not forget the embarrassment of Yi Duli here. The Solomonic dynasty, which ruled the Abyssinian Empire, claimed to be a direct descendant of King Solomon of Israel and Queen Sheba, and the kingdom of Zuo from the 10th century BC to the present day. Of course, the period of unification of Ethiopia was after 1270 in the Western calendar.

Although the reign of the Solomonic dynasty was interrupted several times, it was very short and had a strong continuity. The historical Solomonic dynasty also successfully repelled the invasions of the Egyptians, Ottomans, and Italians.

And, as many long-standing dynasties have shown, the Solomonic dynasty has begun to "Byzantine" to the present day, as the Byzantine Empire had shown in the last centuries of its decline, with the Abyssinian nobility of Gondar indulging in pleasure and intrigues, political assassinations rampant, more than one emperor being killed by his son, and the empire gradually showing signs of decline and decline. The power of the emperor declined relatively, and the status of dukes, governors, and tribal chiefs of large provinces rose.

But this country still has extraordinary strength. At least the Elam family of Egypt did not dare to cross the Sultan and continue to attack south.

Also, the Abyssinian Empire was a non-celestial state, and for more than a thousand years, Abyssinia claimed to be the sole defender of the monotheistic faith on the African continent. Now the Abyssinian Empire had established contact with the Europeans, who, though openly and completely withdrawn from the east coast of Europe, but privately they quickly became intimate with Abyssinia.

The Europeans no longer saw the Abyssinian Empire as a piece of fat to devour, but as a pawn to contain Chen Han, their only pawn in Africa.

In general, within the geographical concept of East Africa, Chen Han still has a lot of work to do. This will inevitably divide the population of the Black Kingdom.

From 8 million to 6 million, a quarter of the population has shrunk. Then it needs to be made up, right? And those black king candidates have already agreed with the concept that Chen Han has imported into them—no leather whip raised high behind them, no blood to force black people, most black people are a bunch of unteachable moths.

Over the years, there have been many such ignorant people among the blacks who have been 'liberated' by Chen Han, and then they have become part of the labor camp, not only do they need to work harder, but they also have no points.

The future ruling class of the Black Kingdom has 'recognized' the nature of blacks, that they are stupid and lazy. And if you want to get your own place in the future world, the Black Kingdom can't rely on Hei Shuli entirely, just like the royal palace in Istanbul also has a lot of 'naturalized people', Chen Han's Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities, there are also thousands of 'naturalized people', and the Black Kingdom also needs its own naturalized people. But they are not attractive, and the only card they can play is land.

The population of 6 million is definitely not enough compared to the vast land of the Black Kingdom. Because not all people have to engage in agriculture, there are large areas of fertile grasslands on the land of the Black Kingdom for the development of animal husbandry, and there are also large areas of water and lakes on the land of the Black Kingdom for the development of fishing, and the mines and mines on the land of the Black Kingdom need thousands of laborers to work......

Although I know that I can't attract a few Chinese, but without Chinese, Japanese, Siamese, and even people from Phnom Penh can do it. They are the ones who come!

In small Japan, the population pressure of 30 million is really not small. But can Japan have a population of 25 million now? It's almost, it's just not much.

A large number of Japanese people flowed into Chen Han, such as Outer Northeast, Mongolia, and Siberia, which was renamed Xianbeilia, as well as Nanyang, Nanmingzhou, and the Americas, although half of the Japanese did not have that cute red book, but they had already taken root in China.

Then there were a large number of Japanese who rushed to Madagascar, to India.

These not only alleviated Japan's social contradictions and class contradictions, but also allowed a large number of samurai classes to regain their jobs.

The Tokugawa shogunate's signature was the samurai, and they did not cherish Madagascar, but opened it to the entire Japanese samurai, and now large and small feudal states have built new cities on the island of Madagascar, and Madagascar is already a new Japan. During this period, a large number of samurai were put to use, whether they were engaged in civil or military positions, and now the samurai class has a new job, which is beyond doubt. The foundation of the Tokugawa shogunate, their rule, became solid at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

The Tokugawa government was very satisfied with this. And the royal family and the public family are being mentioned less and less by the Japanese. And this also made the Tokugawa shogunate more loyal to Chen Han.

The boss is eating meat, they don't expect to eat meat with the boss, as long as there are heel bones, as long as there is a mouthful of broth, it is perfect.

The boss eats meat and I drink soup, which is right.

Besides, war and death are not something to be feared by the Japanese who grew up under the indoctrination of bushido. Don't look at the current bushido has been deliberately guided by Chen Ming, adding a lot of Confucianism and Taoism to it, but the essence is still a murderous thing.

During the war, their salaries were twice as much as usual, and when they went to war, they doubled, and tripling their salaries could make these Japanese fearless!

After all, they are mercenaries, and they are playing for profit. The salary of the Japanese was three times higher than that of Chen Han's Wehrmacht. But it doesn't matter, the Mysore royal family has money.

In the First World War, the Fourth Mysore War, the British stole fifteen million pounds worth of wealth from the Mysore royal palace. So Mysore is rich, and here it is the political, economic and military center of the whole of South India.

They were very fond of hiring Japanese samurai, and after their first cooperation, the Japanese were obedient, brave, and polite, and were the 'bodyguards' that many Indian princes needed. This is something that the Gurkhas cannot match. The Gurkha mercenaries only quickly emerged after Chen Han began to recruit. But compared to the Japanese samurai, it is because of the indoctrination of education, because of the spirit and glory that they have become extremely heroic, and the group of people living under the Himalayas can be described as 'fearless because of ignorance'. This leaves a lot of people speechless.

Therefore, the price of Japanese mercenaries has always been higher than that of the Gurkhas, not because the Japanese samurai are more combative, but because they are polite, cultured and educated.

Japanese samurai, this is the elite that has been tested in war again and again, and it is a famous name killed in the sea of corpses and blood. Especially on land! They are much more deterrent than the Mysoreans.

It's just that the Marathas here in Ludhiana don't need to think about the Japanese samurai, the Japanese can't get to this place yet, that's a problem that only the princes of the Deccan and Orissa princely states need to think about, and the Maratha army here in Ludhiana needs to think about the Gurkhas.

Like a Japanese copy, the Gurkha have achieved their own 'doglegs' in just a few years, and their mercenary units are known worldwide for their loyalty, discipline, and bravery. No matter how you say that they are fearless because of ignorance, the combat effectiveness shown by the Gurkha mercenaries is undeniable.

Even if the premise of these people's outstanding performance is that there is enough commission, it is a very cost-effective thing for some countries. The Gurkha people are the mountain infantry of the sky, and the Gurkha warriors have poor cultural quality and are not good at manipulating heavy forces such as artillery. The Japanese samurai were much more culturally literate than the Gurkha warriors and could be transformed into a diverse army. Perhaps the Japanese samurai were not as good as the Gurkha in fighting on the mountain plateau, but in the rainforest, on the water, on horseback in the steppe, and in terms of technical arms, they had a lot of advantages over the Gurkhas. This is the foundation of these two mercenary countries, and it is also the dependence of the Japanese to firmly hold the Gurkha in the second position. Dongying's development prospects are obviously much stronger than those of Gurkha.

"I don't know if these Marathas will have such a relaxed mentality after they go to the battlefield!" George, who returned to the camp, looked at a happy soldier in the camp, and his heart was full of malice. But no matter what George Blair thinks viciously in his heart, the Marathas are still happy.

But seriously, that's fine. The atmosphere of the troops is more relaxed, and it is better to lead than to be trembling and about to fall apart at any time.

The commander of the third battalion, Narendra Kumar, welcomed George Blair's return with great humility and deference. George was comfortable in the third camp because Kumar was an interesting man, and he could speak stammering English, which was already commendable.

"Mr. Blair, do you have any instructions from the regimental headquarters?" The hierarchy in the Maratha army was very obvious, and orders were given layer after layer. That is, from the corps to the divisional level, from the division level to the regimental level, and then to the battalion level. Just like the caste system of the Indians, it is very strict.

Kumar spoke English, much to the delight of George Blair, and the two were very friendly. In Blair's opinion, this was completely his greatest luck after being unlucky to be selected into the instructor corps. Kumar's presence is meant to make Blair feel that his luck is not so bad. But he would not now know that the euphoria was of no help to the miserable scene that would befall the Maratha army three days later, nor would he know that he had only two days left in his brisk life in 1815.

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Two days later. The footsteps of the Ladakhis did not stop, and the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the 2nd Army Corps in Delhi was pulled into position.

"Boom, boom, boom......" rockets exploded, and the earth shook. Although the power of this thing is not strong, if dozens or hundreds of rockets explode together, it will be very powerful.

The deafening explosions seemed to never stop. George Blair is going crazy!

In this war, which has nothing to do with justice or injustice, the Marathas soldiers did show a certain level of bravery, but they were not monsters who were not afraid of death, so they inevitably fell into the face of their enemies, because their enemies were so fierce and fearless of death. Thankfully, the princes of Ludhiana had built decent fortifications, and there were bunkers and batteries on the periphery of the city. The offensive of the Ladakhs and Sikhs was seriously sluggish, and the bravery of dealing with them was also largely neutralized.

Otherwise, Ludhiana would have been lost long ago.