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Kolkata, the largest city in India, is located in Kolkata in the east. △ It is located on the Ganges Delta in the east, with fertile soil and convenient transportation. Since the early 18th century, the British East India Company began to operate in Kolkata. By 1772, Kolkata officially became the capital of India. By now, Kolkata has officially replaced Delhi, the capital of the Mughal Empire, and has become the ruling center of India.

The current Marquis of India's Governor Dalhousie, Marquis of India, became the Governor of India after the Sino-British War. It has been several years since now. Because of the British Army's disastrous defeat in the Myanmar War, the position of the formerly popular Governor of India changed its color. It was not until the relationship between China and Britain eased again that a large number of British people went to India to hunt for gold again.

However, now India has been completely blocked by the Chinese Navy after the Indian fleet was annihilated by the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Empire. The contact between the Indian colonial authorities and the local government can only be sent through telegrams. They can no longer get support from various war materials transported from the British mainland. This makes it very difficult for the Indian colonial authorities to resist the attack of the Chinese army in India.

However, in order to resist, the Indian Governor Marquis Dalhousi Marquis Dalhousi began to prepare for war according to domestic orders. In addition to the 200,000 troops sent from the local area, the size of the British and Indian troops exceeded one million. In addition, there were more Indians. Attracted by generous military salaries, a long line was lined up in front of the various conscription points of the British and Indian troops. This phenomenon made Marquis Dalhousi very optimistic. After the Chinese attacked India, the total size of the British and Indian troops might reach two million. In this way, he would have enough troops to resist the invasion of the Chinese Empire. As long as he persisted in the European battlefield, the troops of the North Atlantic Military Alliance could fight to Asia. At that time, all the crises would be lifted.

The Governor's Office of the Indian colonial authorities is located outside Kolkata. Although Kolkata is the largest city in India, countless Indians are crowded in this city, making this city look very noisy. The Governor of the Indian Marquis Dalhousi is unwilling to squeeze in this city with the lowly Indians. Therefore, he spent most of his time in the Governor's Office. The specific affairs of the Indian colony were handled by the government officials of the Governor's Office. Of course, now the invasion of the Chinese Empire is imminent, and all the affairs of the Indian colonial authorities are carried out around the war. They all know that once they are defeated, the entire India will fall into the colonial rule of the Chinese Empire. These British people will either be killed in the war or enter the prisoner-of-war camp of the Chinese army.

"God General, how is our military expansion plan going forward? When will the British and Indian army be expanded to two million?" asked Marquis Dalhousie. Expanding the British and Indian army to two million was one of his goals. He believed that only in this way could India resist the invasion of the Chinese Empire and persevere until the final victory came.

"Governor General. Now our army expansion is very smooth. In addition to the one million British and Indian troops who have completed training and have already been on the battlefield, another 300,000 Indians have entered the recruit training camp. It is expected that in about three months, our second batch of 1 million British and Indian troops will be full." Admiral Colin Campbell, commander of the British and Indian army, smiled. India's population is too large, with a total of 200 million people. This allows them to easily recruit enough troops. Unfortunately, the population of the British mainland is too small. It is only more than 20 million less than 30 million. If the British mainland also has a population of 200 million, then the British position of the world overlord will be extremely stable.

"Well! Speed ​​up the progress. I have a premonition that the Chinese attack on us will begin soon!" said Marquis Dalhousie.

"Governor, if you want to speed up the progress, you will need more funds. The war funds allocated by the Governor's Office last time were almost exhausted. Those Indians only knew about money, but they didn't know how to bravely defend their country. Therefore, if you want to recruit more Indians, we need more funds!" said Admiral Colin Campbell. In order to recruit more Indians to join the army, the military pay they gave was very generous, with a monthly military pay of up to two rupees, which was equivalent to 0.2 pounds!

"Lord, can you allocate more funds to the army?" asked Marquis Dalhousie. Now, the government official of the Governor's Office of India is Lord Stanley, the son of the current British Prime Minister Earl Stanley. Although he is young, he has become a lord. It is estimated that if Britain can win this war, then the prestige of Prime Minister Earl Stanley will increase again. At that time, Lord Stanley will serve as the next Governor of India, which is legitimate.

"Governor General, the government has no money. The large-scale expansion of the army has cost almost all the fiscal revenue." Lord Stanley, the government official, said helplessly.

The Marquis of Dalhousie couldn't help but frown. The Indian colonial authorities' fiscal revenue was not much. Most of the money collected was transported back to the British. The remaining ones, except for the distribution of officials and troops sent to India by Britain, were only a very small number of them allocated to the government's finances. This left the colonial authorities' government in a deficit almost every year.

"What about those damn Indian nobles? Could it be that they are unwilling to contribute more to their country?" Marquis Dalhousi said angrily. The order to provide war funds to the colonial authorities has been issued, but those countries seem unmoved! After being the governor of India for several years, Marquis Dalhousi naturally knew how rich the princes and princes of these Indian countries were. It can be said that they are the richest group of people in the world.

"Governor General, since those princes and princes are unwilling to support us, then we will send troops directly to get it! As long as we capture a few princes and confiscate their property, we will have sufficient military expenditure!" said General Colin Campbell.

"No, I can't do this. In this way, it will cause chaos in the entire India. Especially now that the Chinese are about to launch an attack on India, a chaotic India is very unfavorable for us!" Lord Stanley shook his head repeatedly.

Marquis Dalhousie's face also became ugly, and there was a large Chinese army outside. If the Indians inside also caused trouble, it would be difficult to end. Although in peacetime, they bullied the Indians as much as they wanted, now, due to the current situation, they have to treat them preferentially.

"Lord, please send someone to contact those princes! If we are defeated, those princes will not live a good life. The Chinese will definitely not let them go!" said Marquis Dalhousie.

At the same time, the Marquis of Dalhousie also secretly swore in his heart that after defeating the Chinese Empire, he would definitely make the damn Indian natives pay the price. No one dared to coerce the noble British nobles.

"Yes, Lord Governor!" Lord Stanley nodded.

However, General Colin Campbell was still staring at the Marquis of Dalhousie, and the military expenditure problem had not been resolved yet.

"General, let's do this. I personally pay 100,000 pounds to recruit troops. I will pay it back to me after the military expenses are received!" Marquis Dalhousi said with a frown. 100,000 pounds is equivalent to one million rupees, and it can last for a while.

"Governor General, 100,000 pounds is too little. With the monthly military pay for other troops, the monthly consumption will be at least one million pounds!" said Admiral Colin Campbell. This is mainly because the military pay for the 200,000 troops from the British mainland is too high. Their monthly military pay is more than ten times that of those Indians.

"Well, Lord General. I will get the money as soon as possible." said the Marquis of Dalhousie. He had planned to take more tough measures against the princes and the Mughal royal family in Delhi to raise enough military expenses. If there was no sufficient military expenses, the army would not be able to fight desperately. Once defeated by the Chinese army, everything would be done.

"Okay, Governor!" Admiral Colin Campbell nodded.

"God General, are our front-line troops ready? I don't want our army to be defeated as soon as the Chinese attacks. The scenes in the Myanmar War will never be reproduced!" said Marquis Dalhousie.

"Governor, please rest assured. I have deployed a large number of troops on the border with Myanmar in the west and on the east. Over the past few years, we have also built a solid line of defense. It is absolutely impossible for the Chinese to break through our line of defense. Instead, they will burst into blood in front of our line of defense. At that time, after the Chinese have shed all the blood, they will know how powerful we are!" General Colin Campbell said confidently.

Marquis Dalhousie nodded. He also had great confidence in the British and Indian army. Although the Indians were lazy and had low combat effectiveness. However, the officers of the British and Indian army were all British. Under their supervision, even if these Indians were weak, they would have some combat effectiveness. What's more, the British and Indian army had the advantage of military strength and could be supplemented by those Indians. Therefore, the British and Indian army undoubtedly had a great chance of winning in this battle. (The novel "Dragon Rising to the South China Sea" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there is also a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right to "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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