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Chapter 1551 Indian Soldiers in England
A convoy arrived in Portsmouth, consisting of warships, merchant ships and troop carriers to keep costs down.

Their arrival caused panic in the Royal Fleet, also stationed in Portsmouth Harbour.For no other reason, the fleet carried 1000 regular soldiers and 4000 Indian soldiers this time.

Originally, Chu Yun was worried that the dispatched army in the Far West would not have enough troops, so he temporarily dispatched cheap servants from Calcutta to support the troops stationed in the west. He did not expect that the British Civil War would end ahead of schedule. Sun Chuanting and others teamed up with the King's Army to resolve The problem of insufficient troops allowed England to restore order in advance.

This is where the problem becomes serious.Another 5000 soldiers were sent to England in peacetime, plus the original [-] infantry and several thousand naval soldiers, the number of Eastern Legion reached an astonishing tens of thousands.

This scale is even larger than England's army. Just as many countries in continental Europe questioned the control of England, the increase in the port garrison at Portsmouth undoubtedly allowed these kingdoms to confirm such a "fact".

"Who are these people? You sent so many soldiers here without telling us, it will cause us a lot of trouble."

Sir Pennington, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Fleet, saw hundreds of soldiers on the ship, wrapped in turbans. They looked different from the soldiers from China. They looked thin and looked at each of them with curious eyes. This strange land.

"I don't know why we sent so many people here. But please rest assured, we have absolutely no malicious intentions." Zheng Zhibao, acting commander of the Fourth Fleet, was also frightened by the situation in front of him.

The sudden support of 5000 people here from the mainland was not what they expected at all!

When the troop carrier arrived in Portsmouth carrying 5000 soldiers, almost no one knew what to do with such an army.

"Really harmless?" Sir Pennington doubted that such an army could conquer the city of London at any time.

"When they get off the boat, I'll ask them why they're here," Zheng Zhibao said.

Several officers who led 5000 troops came ashore first and reported to Zheng Zhibao.

They originally belonged to the establishment of the Far West Dispatch Army and should report to Sun Chuanting, but now Sun Chuanting is in London, so they had to communicate with Zheng Zhibao first.

Zheng Zhibao heard that it was Chu Yun who asked Calcutta to send reinforcements because he was worried that they would not be able to handle the civil war in Britain, so he understood what was going on.

However, Chu Yun was able to foresee a war here in advance, which is already very powerful.Although Chu Yun still underestimated the strength of his subordinates, the civil war in Britain ended ahead of schedule.

"Our military lord had a premonition that King Charles would have a catastrophe, so he sent an army to help King Charlie. Unexpectedly, something happened to King Charles, and the war was over when the reinforcements arrived. So don't worry, if you are worried, We can send this army back in batches." Zheng Zhibao was afraid that the English officers, including Sir Pennington, would think that this was an army invading England, so he had to patiently explain to them.

"Could it be that your military leader has the same foresight ability as the Lord, and can predict that there will be a civil strife in our England?" Sir Pennington and others are still in shock.

Without being notified, thousands of miles away in the east, it was possible to predict a catastrophe, and then dispatched troops in advance?

Unless Chu Yun is a god, how could he make a judgment in advance?
"It may be that our lord got clues from the dictation of the returned merchants and soldiers, so we made a similar judgment." Zheng Zhibao couldn't explain it, so he had to say vaguely.

With the arrival of 5000 people, how to deal with them is a difficult problem. After negotiation with the Royal Fleet, the 5000 new arrivals temporarily stay in Portsmouth.

Now Portsmouth has 5 soldiers and sailors, together with shipyard craftsmen and people from various industries serving the army, it has evolved into a large town with a population of more than [-].

As the garrison increases, the food supplied to these soldiers also increases. Fortunately, the cost of these servants recruited from India is very low, and there is almost no military payment. The monthly salary of 4000 servants is only equivalent to 400 to 500 regular empires. Soldier.

The English were very disturbed by these Indians who spoke a strange language.Compared with the well-trained soldiers of the Chinese Empire, the Indian servant army looks like a semi-finished product, and they don't pay attention to hygiene, which makes the English people not have a good impression of them.

The English Parliament in the City of London also learned that another army had been sent from the east thousands of miles away. They were also panicked by the continuous increase of troops from their former allies to England.In addition, European countries began to spread that England was controlled by the Orientals. The English Parliament took the initiative to find Sun Chuanting in London and asked him to ensure that this new army would not interfere in England's affairs.

"The purpose of the addition of 5000 people from our mainland is to support King Charles. It's just that the war between the king's army and the parliamentary army has ended when this army arrives. We promise that this army will not leave the station on its own initiative, and will not be used to deal with it. Englishman." Facing the questioning of hundreds of members of the House of Lords and House of Commons, Sun Chuanting assured them.

Members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons looked at each other in blank dismay. They got the guarantee from Sun Chuanting, but they couldn't let the 5000 soldiers who had just arrived from the other side go back immediately, for fear of causing dissatisfaction on the other side.

"If nothing happens in the west, we will send the soldiers back to the East Indies in batches. At the same time, if England has other enemies in Europe, our legion can also be hired by you to fight. My suggestion is to wait until Princess Sophia returns to the city of London After assuming the throne, we will decide whether to keep this army, after all, the King of France may send troops to intervene in the succession of the throne, and maybe we can use our army."

"Our legion is stationed in Portsmouth. Not only does it not cause troubles, but it does not leave the station. At the same time, it also promotes the development of local towns, the food, clothing, housing and transportation of tens of thousands of people, drives the local economy, and promotes employment. In addition to possibly giving other kingdoms in Europe Apart from causing pressure, it will do no harm to England. Please believe in our sincerity." Sun Chuanting continued to persuade the English Parliament.

At present, two-thirds of the members of the English Parliament are royalists. Many members worked with Sun Chuanting during the British Civil War. They negotiated with each other in private and planned to allow 5000 newcomers to be stationed in Portsmouth temporarily. , Wait until Princess Sophia returns to England to decide where they will stay.

"Where is the ship we sent east to meet Princess Sophia now?" A question came to the minds of the MPs.

"It should be in the Arabian Sea."

(End of this chapter)