Chapter 1130
"No, it can't be. Such a request is too harsh and completely beyond my personal purview. I need to report back to China. However, I advise you that the British Empire will never accept such blackmail. Sir Hur said.
Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Your Excellency, the decision is up to you. However, I am sure that the British Empire will agree. After all, this was very advantageous for the British Empire. ”
Seeing the smile on Tang Shaoyi's face, Ambassador Xu Gesen couldn't wait to give him a slap. The Chinese Empire is clearly inching, eating from the bowl and looking at the pot! I believe that the British government did not expect the appetite of the Chinese Empire to be so great. Originally, they thought that they could solve this problem with two barren and backward states in the northeast, but the Chinese obviously would not let the British go so easily.
Sir Xu Gesen left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire with a look of anger, and when he returned to the embassy, he immediately sent a telegram to China.
The British cabinet was also furious at the lion of the Chinese Empire. The Chinese Empire clearly wants to take all the northeast of India in one bite! Those territories were not just barren, but also a large number of fertile plains. The British are obviously opposed to this unreasonable demand of the Chinese. However, when the British Navy discovered that the Chinese were once again swaggering to provide weapons and equipment to various forces in India, they could not help but be silent. The original anger has also vanished.
As the Chinese Empire had determined, the British were no matter how angry and dissatisfied they were. But in the end, there is only compromise. Because, if the British do not compromise, they will lose more interests. Therefore, they can only abandon the car to protect the commander, and give up part of the interests to keep most of the interests. This is the best choice for them.
Although the requirements of the Chinese Empire were very harsh, the British had no choice but to accept the goodwill of the Chinese Empire. The conditions of the Chinese Empire were accepted in full.
Eventually, the British government issued a proclamation announcing that it would abandon the colonization of the kingdoms of Akhon and Meitai, and that the officials and troops of the British colonial government would withdraw from northeastern India. The territorial extent of the Kingdom of Ahom includes the states of Assam, Meghalaya, and Nagaland, as well as a large area of land in northern Bengal. The territory of the Kingdom of Meitei includes the states of Manipur, Tripura and Mizoram, as well as the eastern territories of Bengal, including Chittagong. It can be said that the territory of these two countries has expanded many times at once. It also caused India to completely lose its territory in the northeast. The original kingdoms of Ahong and Meitai were only small countries. But now, they have the foundation to become a small power. At the very least, they have enough territory and resources to fight. The only weakness is probably the population. Population is actually not much of a problem at all. As long as the Chinese Empire supported them, provided them with enough food to help them develop their economy. The population will soon start to explode.
The British made such a big concession, and the Chinese Empire naturally wanted to show a certain amount of sincerity. The Chinese Empire assured that they would no longer supply weapons and equipment to the Indian powers. Of course, this is only a superficial guarantee. Privately, the Chinese Empire continued to support them. Without the support of the Chinese Empire, the British continued to increase their troops to India. It is difficult to say whether those rebel armies could withstand the counterattack of the British. The Chinese Empire hoped that India would become a quagmire of war that would trap Britain in it. In this case, it is natural that support will be indispensable for the rebel armies on all sides in India.
Even if the British knew this, they couldn't do anything about it because of the secrecy that the Chinese Empire had done. If you can't get the evidence, what can you blame the Chinese Empire? Even if there was evidence, the Chinese Empire would certainly not admit it.
The kingdoms of Ahong and Meitai successively joined the vassal system of the Chinese Empire and became the eleventh vassal state and the twelfth vassal state of the Chinese Empire. Because the territory has expanded a lot, there are many Indian ethnic groups living here. In order to ensure their rule, the Chinese Empire provided the two vassal states with large quantities of weapons and equipment to train their armies. The kingdom of Ahong will form two infantry divisions, and the kingdom of Meitai will also form an infantry division. They can also mobilize and further expand the size of the army if needed.
The Chinese Empire's expansionary approach to northeastern India this time was perfect. Without sending a single soldier, the expansion was completed, and the whole of northeastern India fell under the control of the empire. Moreover, the British colonies of Burma and India were divided. It would be much easier for the Chinese Empire to do anything to the Burmese colonies in the future. As long as the navy blockades the Burma Sea, then the British* troops stationed in Burma will become a turtle in an urn, at the mercy of the Chinese Empire. It can be said that Myanmar has become a ripe peach, and it can be easily taken down at any time. When to take Burma, it all depends on the mood of the Chinese Empire.
After receiving the guarantee of the Chinese Empire, the British could finally send more troops to India with confidence and boldness to suppress the uprisings of various Indian forces. After the 200,000 troops mobilized later arrived in India, they could launch a counterattack against India's major forces and defeat them in one fell swoop. It's just that the British think of it all too simply. Will the Chinese Empire stop its ambitions in this way? This is obviously impossible.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the present British are too busy to take care of themselves, and they have no other way but to compromise in the face of the demands of imperial expansion. Even if they were determined to go to war with the Empire, they would not have much chance of winning. Plus Neville Chamberlain, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was a man who was desperately afraid of war. So, we can take advantage of this unique opportunity to ask the British for more. Wu Haoxuan said with a smile.
Born again from later generations, he knew that Neville Chamberlain was the man who took appeasement to the extreme. In the face of the Führer's expansion, Chamberlain chose to compromise and retreat, sacrificing the interests of those small countries to achieve the goal of bringing disaster to the east. As a result, instead of satisfying Chamberlain's wishes and launching an attack on the East after having eaten and drunk, the Führer turned around and killed the countries of Western Europe in one fell swoop. Even Britain itself was bombed by the Führer and was almost not killed by the Führer.
Now, if the Chinese Empire takes this opportunity to continue to encroach on the British colonies, the British will have absolutely no choice but to compromise. They would never risk war with the Chinese Empire to reject it. Especially now that India is in complete chaos. Then it would not be the time for war with the Chinese Empire.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed very good that this expansion has been completed with a single soldier. Now we have expanded to 12 vassal states. Once again, our vassal system has been consolidated. If the empire can win future wars, we can rebuild the future world order with the vassal system as the core. Yang Du said.
If the Chinese Empire can really win in a future world war. Then, the Chinese empire will become the only superpower in the world. And the vassal states of the Chinese Empire will become the thugs of the Chinese Empire, assisting the Chinese Empire to control the whole world. Of course, they can also take advantage of this to reap some benefits.
"Hmm." Wu Haoxuan nodded, this was indeed what he planned.
"Your Majesty, are we going to stop in the north-east of India? As it stands, we can fully claim more from the British. War Minister Marshal Shi Qingshan said.
"The rest of India, in the midst of a scuffle. The British, busy suppressing uprisings in these places, were already exhausted. At this time, it's best for us not to get involved anymore. Of course, it would not be good if the British were too strong, and it would not be in our interest for them to extinguish those uprisings. Therefore, when necessary, we still need to secretly supply weapons and equipment to various forces in India. It's better to be able to keep the situation deadlocked. Wu Haoxuan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. In this case, it was enough for the British to lose most of their national power in India. It's a big help for us to attack elsewhere. Imperial Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi also said.
"Of course, now that the opportunity is so good, the empire naturally can't stop expanding. As a next step, we are targeting these three countries in the north of India. Kingdom of Nepal, Kingdom of Bhutan and Kingdom of Sikkim. These three kingdoms were once vassal states of China. However, after the British invaded South Asia, they became colonies of the British. It is time for the British to help them rebel against British colonial rule and return them to the Empire's vassal system. Wu Haoxuan said.
These three kingdoms were nothing to the British. Even the largest kingdom of Nepal is only a little more than a hundred thousand square kilometers, and its population is only about five million. The other kingdoms of Bhutan and Sikkim are very small countries. Even if it is abandoned, there is nothing to lose to the British.
Therefore, if faced with the demands of the Chinese Empire, the British would be very dissatisfied. But in the end, I'm afraid I can only pinch my nose and admit it. In this way, the Chinese Empire could complete its expansion without worrying about war with the British, which is really the safest. (To be continued.) )