For Neville Chamberlain, who had just become prime minister, the situation was dire. In Europe, the Germans were expanding aggressively, not only tearing up the Treaty of Versailles, massively expanding their armaments, but also marching into the Rhine Demilitarized Zone. Freed from the restrictions of a defeated country, it has become a normal country completely. Moreover, it shows a strong ambition to expand outward. This is undoubtedly extremely threatening to the British. What the British want to see is a balanced Europe. If the situation in Europe were to be disrupted, British interests would also be greatly affected. After all, Europe is the foundation of the British.

The Chinese in the Far East seem to have died down in the past two years, and have not made a move on their Burmese colony, as the British feared. However, according to the intelligence gathered by the British intelligence agencies, the Chinese are also expanding their armaments. Their army, navy, and air force are all beginning to be equipped with new, more advanced weapons. It can be seen that the Chinese are also preparing for war. It is foreseeable that it will not be long before the Chinese will launch a new round of war. The targets of the war were most likely British colonies in Asia and Australia. This worried Chamberlain's cabinet, who wanted to keep the colonies, but found it impossible.

What worries Neville Chamberlain and others the most is undoubtedly the situation in India. India was the most important part of the British colony. It is also the most valued colony by the British. The reason why Britain is still able to maintain its status as a great power is inseparable from the occupation of the colony of India. However, the national consciousness of Indians has risen. Now there is a blatant armed uprising, and the whole of central and southern India has been occupied by the Indian Red Army. This will undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the British colonial rule in India.

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain convened cabinet ministers to discuss how to resolve the current chaos in India.

"Gentlemen, the armed uprising of the Bolshevik Party of India has swept through most of central and southern India. Countless ignorant Indians were deceived and joined the uprising. Now, the total strength of the rebel army has reached 200,000. To make matters worse, the Anglo-Indian army was infiltrated by the Bolshevik Party in India. They are no longer reliable and can no longer carry out their obligations. India is the most important colony of the British Empire, and we must not lose this colony. What suggestions do you have that will allow us to suppress the uprising in India and maintain our colonial rule there? Neville Chamberlain said with a tired look.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, the current situation in India is indeed terrible. The Bolshevik Party of India unexpectedly launched an uprising, which had already caused social upheaval in India. In addition, India's Congress Party and the Green Church Alliance are now ready to move. Although, the Viceroy of India has stabilized them with lies. However, if the Indian uprising is not extinguished sooner or later, sooner or later they will have problems. The importance of India to the British Empire is well known. If we lose India, we will probably no longer be able to call it a great power. Therefore, we must do everything we can to suppress the Indian uprising and ensure that the British Empire continues to rule India. Colonial Chancellor William Ansupio Gore said.

The ministers attending the meeting all nodded their heads again and again, and India's status does not need to be said. In particular, after the Canadian colonies and the Australian colonies successively gained autonomy, India's status rose again. Of course, Indians are also seeking autonomy, even independence. However, it is clear that the British Empire will not let it go so easily.

For the UK, India is not only a huge market, but also a source of cheap cannon fodder for the UK. During the First World War, the Indians provided a lot of cannon fodder for the British. The wealth that Britain exploits from India every year is an astronomical amount. These riches played a role in maintaining Britain's world colonial system. If India is lost, the consequences can be imagined.

"We cannot afford to give up on India. But the key is that we have to find a way to suppress the Indian uprising and secure control over India. The Anglo-Indian army was no longer reliable and could not be used any longer. We have to send our native troops to India. The Marquis of Zeeland, the Minister of Indian Affairs, also said.

"Your Excellency the Minister of War, can we now send more troops to India? Or do we need to send more troops to India to make sure we crush the damned Indian uprising? Neville Chamberlain asked.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, now, we can send up to 150,000 troops to India. If we mobilize again, we can send more than 300,000 people. According to the information obtained by the War Department, there is no big problem in sending 300,000 people, together with the 100,000 people stationed in India, to suppress the Indian uprising. Of course, this requires the help of the navy to blockade the Indian coast and not allow those damn Indian untouchables to be reinforced. Secretary of War Leslie Hall said.

"The Navy can blockade the coast of India, the Russians do not have a strong navy, and it is impossible to break through our blockade and continue to provide support to those rebel armies. But if other countries were involved, it might not be the same. For example, if the Chinese want to break through our blockade and provide supplies and support to the untouchables in India, we may not be able to stop them. Admiralty Chancellor Chatfield said.

The strength of the British navy has recovered a lot, though. However, due to the strength of the Imperial Chinese Navy, the Indian Ocean has become a major area for the naval rivalry between China and Britain. The Chinese Navy has deployed a large number of ships in the northern Indian Ocean, especially in the Persian Gulf. The main force of the British Navy had to stay in Europe. Therefore, in the Indian Ocean, the overall strength of the British Navy is inferior to that of the Chinese Navy.

"Did the Chinese intervene? Is there evidence that they were involved with the Bolshevik Party of India? British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain asked nervously.

If the Chinese Empire really intervenes, then it is almost a sure thing for them to lose India. After all, it has been proven many times that Britain will not be able to take advantage of the confrontation with the Chinese Empire in Asia. Each time, they will lose a lot of money.

The Chinese Empire had great ambitions for the British colonies in India, and the British were well aware of this. They have also been guarding against this, fearing that the Chinese Empire will attack India at any time.

"From the current situation, there is no definite evidence that the Chinese intervened in this uprising of the Bolshevik Party in India. It was Soviet Russia that supported the Bolshevik Party in India. However, if the situation in India continues to be chaotic, no one can guarantee that the Chinese will not intervene. After all, greedy Chinese will never let go of such a good opportunity. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said.

"In this case, then we must start as soon as possible, and we must not give the Chinese a chance." Neville Chamberlain said.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I recommend that the Army immediately carry out a small mobilization. Within a month, we were sending reinforcements to India. During this period, the Indian Viceroy must find a way to stabilize the current front, so that the Indian Red Army cannot further develop and grow. In addition, the Congress Party and the Green Church Alliance also need to be stabilized. If they had also launched an armed uprising, I am afraid that we would not have been able to cope with it with 300,000 troops. Leslie Hall said.

After all, India now has a population of more than 300 million, and even if only one-tenth of Indians were involved in the uprising, that would be 30 million. Of these 30 million, even only a tenth joined the rebels. That's a terrible number for the British. Although, the weaponry and training of the British Army were much better than those of the Indian rebels. However, ants often bite and kill elephants. If the armies of the Indians involved in the rebellion really numbered in the millions. If the British wanted to suppress the uprising of these Indians, it would be absolutely impossible. A large-scale war will also consume Britain's national strength. At present, Britain has not been able to completely come out of the economic crisis. It is the time of weakness. A large-scale war with the Indian rebels would be enough to bring Britain to the brink.

The British are also experienced in this area. A few decades ago, Britain was exhausted by two Boer wars. In the face of the great loss of Britain's national strength, the Germans saw an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they began to challenge Britain's world hegemony. Although, in the end, Britain defeated the Germans and retained its world supremacy. However, Britain also paid an extremely heavy price. This shook Britain's hegemony, and only then did the Chinese and Americans challenge the British hegemony again.

"I will report to Your Majesty and persuade the Council to get Tom to agree to the mobilization of the Army. However, I hope that this time we must suppress the Indian uprising as soon as possible, and absolutely cannot allow the uprising to continue to spread, let alone allow the Chinese to seize this opportunity to participate. Otherwise, the British Empire would have paid a heavy price. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain said.

"Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister." Leslie Hall nodded.

Two days later, the British Parliament passed a resolution on the mobilization of the Army. The British War Office then made a plan to send 300,000 elite British* troops to India in the next month to suppress the Indian uprising and ensure British colonial rule in India. (To be continued.) )