Neuer formally submitted a request for the establishment of diplomatic relations on behalf of Germany, and after Qiao Zhiqing agreed, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs quickly drew up a credential for the establishment of diplomatic relations with Germany, and Neuer brought it back to Germany.Neuer has been in China for a while, but he has not met Qiao Zhiqing for a long time.On the orders of the Kaiser, he first inspected New China before deciding whether or not to establish diplomatic relations with New China.After all, they didn't know much about New China, and in their eyes in the past, the East had always been a poor and backward place.The result came as a surprise to Neuer, a country of great resources that is moving towards industrialization at an unprecedented rate.In many ways, it is more advanced than Germany.This visit also strengthened Neuer's determination to establish diplomatic relations with New China, and as soon as he returned to Beijing, he asked the Polish ambassador to make a communication to Qiao Zhiqing.No one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains.The same is true for countries, as long as you are strong, there are many things that want to ally with you, and to put it bluntly, they are all for their own interests.Germany wanted nothing more than to use New China to contain the power of the European powers, and then let itself get a piece of the cake in the wave of colonization.New China also needs such an ally to contain the power of Europe.If Britain and France once they exhausted their national strength to expedition to the East, they should also consider whether the backyard is stable or not.Gordon, the Indian commander of Calcutta in India, hurried into the governor's palace and slapped the military newspaper of India's southern front on Lawrence's desk."
What's wrong, Your Excellency Commander" Lawrence looked at Gordon's nervous appearance, and his heart suddenly beat faster."
The southern front has been missed, and the Huaxing army has taken full control of the area south of Madras City."
Gordon's brows were almost furrowed, and he told Lawrence the news with a dejected face."
What, how is this possible, hasn't the southern front just deployed an army to defend" Lawrence's eyes widened in surprise, now there are large armies attacking in the direction of Nepal on the northern front and the direction of Burma on the eastern front, if the defense line on the southern front is lost again, India will have no way back."
The firepower of the Huaxing army is too strong, and more than half of Thomson's army is killed and wounded, and now it is about to be withdrawn" Gordon clenched his fists, and even his body trembled a little.He was frustrated with the current state of the war, and without the help of the Navy, the Army would be like a toothless tiger.As long as the sea supply line of the Huaxing Army is cut off, they will not be as rampant as they are now."
Then, what should we do then, once the southern defense line is lost, we don't even have a back road" Lawrence shouted excitedly, and stood up with a rub, cold sweat oozing from his forehead."
Your Excellency, there is another way to try.We also have more than 100,000 Sikhs stationed in the north of India who are resisting the rebels from Islam.We can find a way to turn these Islamic rebels against the Huaxing Army.If they fight each other, it won't do us any harm, no matter who wins or loses.As long as we hold on until reinforcements arrive at home, India will still be ours" Gordon thought about it for a while, and finally said the method he had been thinking about for a long time, and now this is the only way to delay some time for the British army."
Then how do you get them to fight the Huaxing Army," Lawrence raised an eyebrow, sounding like a good idea.The Islamist rebels and the Huaxing Army are both wolves, and by letting these two wolves bite each other, the British can easily get rid of them when they are at their weakest.But I don't know how to make these two wolves fight: "It's not difficult, as long as we withdraw our troops in northern India and give them all to the Islamic rebels."
In this way, once the Huaxing army touches their interests, the two sides will immediately be able to fight fiercely" Gordon took out a topographic map of India, pointed to the area in the north, and gave Lawrence a brief introduction."
So, aren't we the only ones in India who are Bengal?"
Lawrence stared at the topographic map, his head spinning rapidly."
Yes, this trick is called retreat.Concentrate on defending Bengal and cede the rest of India to the Hwa Hsing Army and Islamist rebels.They're all dead out there, and we just need to hold out in Bengal until reinforcements arrive.As soon as the reinforcements arrive and they are exhausted, we can easily defeat them and get back what belongs to us" Gordon's face regained some anger, he had been delaying this decision, because he was afraid that Lawrence would not agree.The risk of this move is too great, and it is equivalent to retreating without a fight and giving India to others.Lawrence stared at the map for a long time, unable to make up his mind, unwilling to retreat to Bangladesh like this."
Your Excellency, you can't hesitate any longer.Now that the Huaxing army is approaching step by step, if we can't make up our minds again, the army will soon be broken by each one.If we join forces, we can still gather more than 50,000 British troops and 200,000 Sikh soldiers.We rely on the natural dangers of Bangladesh to hold on, and we can hold out until the arrival of reinforcements" Gordon looked at Lawrence's hesitant appearance, and reminded with a somewhat anxious hiss."
Well, for now, we can only save our strength in this way, in order to make a comeback" Lawrence nodded, almost a response coming out of his throat.As soon as he thought that India was about to be taken by someone else, his heart immediately felt like a knife.After all, Britain has been operating here for hundreds of years, and this land is like its own property.If he loses it in his generation, he can't explain it when he returns to China.But now he can only bet on this, and only in this way can he have a chance to turn defeat into victory."
Don't be too sad, Lord Governor.I promise you, it won't be long before we'll get our things back," Gordon reassured Lawrence earnestly, and immediately got up and went down to make arrangements.In fact, he was very unsure in his heart whether he could hold Bengal, even if all the soldiers and horses were withdrawn, they would only maintain the same level as the Huaxing army, and they would still not have an advantage in any aspect.All he now hopes is that the Islamist rebels will fight the Huaxing army, so that the Huaxing army will not be able to concentrate on attacking Bangladesh with all its might.In this way, he could wait for the arrival of the main forces of the British army.He was gambling with Hua Xingjun, which was also his last effort to defend India.Now that the Islamist armed forces have completely occupied the state of Pakistan, they are facing off against the Sikh army in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan.Rajasthan is the barrier to Madhya Pradesh, and if Rajasthan is lost, Islamist rebels will also invade the heart of India.Madhya Pradesh was formerly the capital of the Mughal dynasty in India, and the British moved their capital to Bengal after establishing colonial rule in India, but it still exists as a second capital.Because it is located in the heart of India, it is strategically located and is the heart of India.Once lost, India will also be dismembered in pieces.Some time ago, the Islamic rebel forces had just announced the establishment of an independent state called Pakistan, which would be separated from the jurisdiction of the Indian colonial government.The main forces of this rebel force came from China, namely the Yunnan Hui forces of Du Wenxiu, who fled from Tibet, and the Hui forces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningbo, and Xinjiang, who fled from Xinjiang.At present, the armed forces of the Hui people in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningbo, and the new Hui are led by Ma Zhanao, the armed leader of the Hui people in Ningxia, and Ma Yaobang, the armed leader of the Hui people in Gansu, respectively.They were cornered by the Huaxing army in southern Xinjiang and had to flee along the Silk Road into the territory of the Kingdom of Afghanistan.The current kingdom of Afghanistan is in the midst of fragmentation, divided into five major feudal princely states: Herat, Kandahar, Kabul, Peshawar and Kashmir, forming a feudal situation.At that time, this country close to Xinjiang was second only to the Muslim country of the Ottoman Empire.Before the 15th century, Afghanistan was the center of trade and cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East and India and the Far East.Merchants from the north and south trade bustling streets of Kabul, and wise men who have learned from the East and the West talk freely here.But all this changed completely after the great geographical discoveries at the end of the 15th century.As European navigators discovered sea routes from Europe to India, the number of merchants traveling overland to India was greatly reduced, and the splendor of Afghanistan gradually dimmed and became more and more isolated.Due to its special geographical location, Afghanistan is also a necessary route for successive conquerors, so it is known as the "turnstile of Asian destiny".Alexander the Great, the Macedonian emperor BC, Genghis Khan and Timur in the Middle Ages, all left their footprints in Afghanistan.After the British occupied India, they continued to infiltrate the states of the Kingdom of Afghanistan.However, due to the vast territory of India, the British were weak in the division of troops, and although they forcibly occupied some parts of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, they did not fully control the Kingdom.After the Chinese Hui forces were driven out of Xinjiang by the Huaxing army, the Huaxing army provided them with a large amount of grain, grass and supplies.As they migrated westward, they were met with a strong backlash from the locals as soon as they entered the territory of the Kingdom of Afghanistan.The states of the Kingdom of Afghanistan also sent troops to resist this Hui army, although they all believe in Islam, but after all, they are not the same race.The Hui people have evolved in China for hundreds of years, and their appearance is no different from that of the Han people.The appearance of the Kingdom of Afghanistan is basically the same as that of the Uighurs in China, and the two sides are very different in language and customs, that is, they believe in Islam, although both religions belong to Sunni, but they are also very different from the Hui armed forces in China.The Sunni doctrine has developed in China and has become two doctrines, Protestant and Old.The Kingdom of Afghanistan now follows the old teachings, while the Hui people in China follow the Protestant teachings.The two sides have different languages, doctrines, and races, so naturally there are no conditions for peaceful coexistence.The two sides experienced several major battles, but the Kingdom of Afghanistan was quite feudal at this time, and the weapons used were only spears and bows and arrows of the old era.In the continuous battles with the Huaxing army, China's Hui armed forces have gradually eliminated cold weapons and replaced them with breech-loading foreign guns.Most of them were made by Britain and Russia, aiding Aguba's weapons and military factories
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