Age of Conquest Reborn

It was nearly midnight in New Delhi on May 24, and the response from the cabinet approving negotiations with Tang Qiuli had not yet arrived.

The senior officials in the Government House had lost their patience and began to become restless and resentful of the cabinet's slow and indifferent attitude.

Those cabinet ministers, who are tens of thousands of miles away from home, have no regard for the dangerous situation New Delhi is currently facing. Those brutal Chinese soldiers are more than 100 kilometers away in Aligarh and Agra. As long as they want to,

Within a few hours, they will appear on the streets of New Delhi. As a privileged class accustomed to enjoyment, they do not want to negotiate with the Chinese.

In that case, you will lose a lot of things that you originally owned, but how about not negotiating? The answer is no, if you don't negotiate, you will lose everything you have now, including your own life.

It is pitiful to say that the fate of these senior officials of the colonial government is not in their own hands, nor in the hands of Governor General Sir Pajavasali, nor even in the hands of the cabinet and Prime Minister Churchill, but in the hands of the cabinet and Prime Minister Churchill.

It was in the hands of Chinese Tang Qiuli.

If the cabinet approves the negotiation, there is still a glimmer of hope. If it refuses, people like them will become outcasts of the British Empire. Their restless waiting and fear of the unknown fate will wear away their patience and hope. Many people are already preparing to run away.

It’s gone. It’s just that I’m embarrassed to open my mouth because of many years of working with His Excellency the Governor!

Governor Pajvasali also saw the true thoughts of these senior officials. He himself was disheartened, so why should he let these people accompany him to death? Thinking of this, he waved his hands tiredly, meaning

, let these people find their own way to survive.

These senior officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and after perfunctory greetings to Governor Pajvasali, they fled.

At this moment, the secretary of the Governor's Office hurried in and shouted: "Your Excellency the Governor, the cabinet has called back!"

The officials who wanted to slip away all stopped in unison. Governor Pajevasali took the telegram with slightly trembling hands and looked forward to it. After reading it carefully, he looked up to the sky and sighed. This frightened these officials.

He jumped, thinking that the governor's sigh was because the cabinet rejected the proposal to negotiate with Tang Qiuli.

Governor Pajevasali's eyes were filled with vitality, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone, the Cabinet and the Prime Minister have approved our request to negotiate with the Chinese Tang Qiuli and authorized me to be the plenipotentiary representative for negotiations."

Things took a turn for the better. The officials were no longer in a hurry to run away. In the living room of the Governor's Mansion, they had a heated discussion on how to conduct negotiations. They all couldn't figure out what the bottom line given by the Prime Minister was.

"On the premise of ensuring the best interests of the British Empire in the South Asian subcontinent?" is too broad. Now, it is not a question of what we want, but a question of what the Chinese Tang Qiuli wants to do!

According to our wishful thinking, the Chinese troops will withdraw from the Indian mainland, the India-Myanmar border will be restored to its original state, and our British Empire will no longer mention the Indo-China Peninsula. Can Tang Qiuli agree to the acquiescence to the facts?

The Chinese *** team can occupy New Delhi in just a few steps, allowing the Chinese to retreat like this without getting any benefits. It is obviously absurd and unrealistic. If we put ourselves in the shoes of the British, we would be in this situation.

In a favorable situation, the price is higher than that, and you don’t even need to put forward any conditions, just occupy them all. This kind of thing was done frequently when the British Empire opened up overseas territories!

Each had their own opinions and argued for more than an hour. Finally, these senior officials reached a consensus. Our bottom line is to cede the East India region to Tang Qiuli. Then, the troops of the ** Division will move from their current position.

Withdrawing to East India, the two sides determined a new border line, and Tang Qiuli also signed a document promising never to have ambitions in India or other territories in the South Asian subcontinent.

These officials, including Governor Pajvasali, believed that this was the greatest concession that the British Empire could make. When this resolution was made, Governor Pajvasali and Prime Minister Churchill had the same mood.

, all bleeding. If he had the ability, Tang Qiuli couldn't take away a stone from the South Asian subcontinent, but what's the use of it?

When determining the members of the negotiating delegation, we encountered a problem. No one among the dozens of officials present wanted to be a member of this delegation. They made it clear that this was to sign an agreement to cede the interests of the British Empire, and they were afraid of being accused of losing their power and humiliating the country.

, In fact, they were afraid that if Tang Qiuli was not satisfied with this condition and would detain the delegation, wouldn't that mean that he would take the initiative to send them to their door?

Governor Pajevasali is the natural candidate for the head of the delegation. He cannot escape. The Prime Minister’s telegram has made it very clear. The senior officials have all become cowards. The Governor is so angry that he is fuming. Finally,

Political Officer Jackson and Civil Affairs Officer Donald were arbitrarily appointed as members of the delegation. Looking at the two people with ashen faces, Governor Pajevasali had the urge to curse.

The bottom line has been drawn out and the delegation has been put together. The remaining problem is how to let the Chinese Tang Qiuli know that the British Empire is sincere in negotiating with him. This is another job that no one wants to take. There is no way.

Governor Pajevasali had no choice but to ask his chief secretary, Hewell, as his personal representative to rush to Aligarh overnight to inform the Chinese of the news.

Before getting into the car, Hewell, the chief secretary of the Governor's Office, looked at Governor Pajvasali with tears in his eyes and said: "Your Excellency, Governor, I am going to the Chinese side this time. In case I cannot come back, I would like to ask you, Governor

I will be grateful if you take more care of my wife and family!"

Good guy, he was crying like an execution ground, making the already depressing atmosphere even more desolate. Governor Pajvasali comforted him, "Dear Hewel, your identity is the special envoy of the British Empire, and you are

If you send the things the Chinese need, don't worry, the Chinese won't make things difficult for you, and we are all still waiting for you to bring back good news!"

Unexpectedly, Mr. Hewell, the chief secretary, is a stubborn person. The governor's words of comfort obviously cannot reassure and satisfy him. His repeated requests require a personal promise from the governor. If he does not hear the promise, he will

It means not letting go.

Governor Pajvasali was so thirsty and anxious that he could only say: "Dear Hewel, don't worry, I will take care of your family. Your child is my child. You

My wife is my wife!”

My God! What the Governor said was too shocking. All the senior officials were dumbfounded. Fortunately, Hewell was in grief and did not hear it. Governor Pajevasali blushed and coughed.

After a few calls, it was covered up, but the plump and voluptuous body of Hewell's wife flashed in my mind, and I kind of hoped that this guy would have some accidents after doing serious things before he would be satisfied!

The car drove out of New Delhi overnight, speeding towards Aligarh with Governor Pajevasali's wishful thinking. He believed that as long as this signal was sent, Tang Qiuli would definitely accept this attractive condition.

Facts have proved that Governor Pajvasali, who had the idea of ​​giving alms, was indeed wishful thinking.

Aligarh is an area occupied by the Ninth Brigade directly under Xiao Jinshan of the Corps. Hewell's car was captured by the reconnaissance battalion lurking post of the Ninth Brigade when it was still thirty kilometers away from Aligarh.

Lived.

The night is dark, and the bright car lights are the most obvious targets on the bumpy roads in India. When several strong figures suddenly appear in front of you, blocking the way, several black gun muzzles are pressed against Hewei.

When I touched my chest, the chief secretary was so frightened that he almost fainted. His lips were trembling and he could not utter a complete sentence.

In addition, the lurking soldiers could not understand English, and of course they would not be polite. Hewell, his assistant and the driver were tied up with a few hemp ropes and put into the car with a piece of rag stuffed in their mouths.

Driving back to Aligarh in no time.

Major General Xiao Jinshan, commander of the 9th Brigade, was at the brigade headquarters with a group of staff officers, studying a battle plan on how to attack New Delhi. Xiao Jinshan, however, tasted the sweetness and swept through everything with his own brigade, taking Lucknow effortlessly.

Taking down Aligarh was just a matter of fun. Let's put it this way, the troops had not even experienced a decent battle.

According to Xiao Jinshan's understanding of the so-called second-line troops of the Eastward Army, they are not even a bunch of rabble. They ran away before they even saw the shadow of their own troops. They ran in a panic. Xiao Jinshan believed that with him alone,

With the strength of the brigade, it will also not be a problem to capture New Delhi.

However, Xiao Jinshan was not dazzled by the victory yet. He sent a telegram to his old friend Fang Yuanshan, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, requesting the Ninth Brigade to serve as a back-up and be ready to support him at any time when he attacked New Delhi.

It was a good thing, Fang Yuanshan simply agreed without saying a word. With a brigade as a reserve force, Xiao Jinshan was more confident!

He didn't know yet that his risky move had shocked the division commander Tang Qiuli at the Jamshedpur division headquarters into a cold sweat. Xiao Jinshan didn't even know that there was a mechanized infantry brigade, a tank brigade, and an artillery brigade.

The troops of the brigade were moving closer to his position overnight.

Xiao Jinshan's deployment of troops and firepower on 1510 was in full swing when a loud report came from the brigade door: "Report to the brigade commander, Brigade Reconnaissance Battalion Commander Huo Qingsong, there is something important to report!"

Xiao Jinshan frowned and thought to himself: "The reconnaissance camp went out to conduct reconnaissance near New Delhi. Why did this guy Huo Qingsong suddenly come back? Could it be that the British and Indian troops in New Delhi did something unusual?"

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