Age of Rebirth

On May 24, in New Delhi, it was nearly midnight, and the reply from the cabinet to approve the negotiations with Tang Qiuli had not yet arrived.

The senior officials of the Governor's Mansion have lost their due patience, and have begun to become restless, and feel indignant at the cabinet's slow and indifferent attitude.

Those ministers, who are tens of thousands of miles away from the mainland, completely ignore the dangerous situation that New Delhi is facing now. Those barbaric Chinese soldiers are in Aligarh and Agra, more than 100 kilometers away. Within hours, there will be on the streets of New Delhi, as a privileged class accustomed to enjoyment, they also do not want to negotiate with the Chinese.

That would lose a lot of things that you originally owned, but why don't you negotiate?The answer is no, if you don't negotiate, you will lose everything you have now, including your own life.

It is pitiful enough 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 Sir Pajvasari, nor even in the hands of the cabinet and Prime Minister Churchill, but It was in the hands of Chinese Tang Qiuli. [

If the cabinet approves the negotiations, there is still a glimmer of life. If they refuse, people like myself will become the outcasts of the British Empire. The restless waiting and fear of the unknown fate kill their patience and hope. Many people are ready to run away. It's time to go, it's just that I'm embarrassed to open my mouth because I have worked with the Governor for many years!

Governor Pajvasali also saw the true thoughts of these senior officials. He himself was disheartened, so why did he let these people accompany him to die? Thinking of this, he waved his hands wearily, meaning , Let these people find their own way of life.

These senior officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after perfunctorily greeting Governor Pajvasali.About to slip away.

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 at the same time. Governor Pajvasali took the telegram with slightly trembling hands. After reading it carefully, he looked up to the sky and sighed.These officials were taken aback, thinking that the governor's sigh was because the cabinet rejected the proposal to negotiate with Tang Qiuli.

There was a gleam of vitality in the eyes of Governor Pajvasali, and he said hoarsely: "Everyone, the cabinet and the Prime Minister, approved our request to negotiate with the Chinese Tang Qiuli, and authorized me to be the plenipotentiary negotiating representative."

Things took a turn for the better.The officials were not in a hurry to run away, and they were in the living room of the Governor's Mansion, discussing how to negotiate.There was a heated discussion, and they all couldn't figure out the bottom line given by the Prime Minister. What does it mean to "ensure the British Empire is in the best interests of the South Asian subcontinent?" It is too broad. Now, it is not a question of what we want, but It was a question of what the Chinese Tang Qiuli wanted to do!

According to our wishful thinking, the Chinese army 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 Indochina Peninsula.Acquiescence to the facts, but can Tang Qiuli agree?

The Chinese army can occupy New Delhi in a few steps, so that the Chinese, without any benefit, just retreat like this.It is obviously absurd and unrealistic. If we put ourselves in such a favorable situation, the asking price would be more ruthless than that, and we don’t even need to put forward conditions, just occupy them all. Such a thing, pioneered in the British Empire When it comes to overseas territories, there is no shortage of work!

They argued for more than an hour, and 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 Independent Division will move forward from their current positions. Withdrew to East India, the two sides determined a new border line, and Tang Qiuli had to sign a document, promising never to have ambitions for India and other territories in the South Asian subcontinent.

These officials, including Governor Pajvasari, all believe that this is the biggest concession that the British Empire can make. When this resolution was made, Governor Pajvasari and Prime Minister Churchill felt the same , are bleeding, if he has the ability, Tang Qiuli can't take a piece of stone from the South Asian subcontinent, so what's the use of these?

When determining the members of the negotiating delegation, I encountered a problem. None of the dozens of officials present wanted to be a member of this delegation. It was clearly stated that this was to sign an agreement to cede the interests of the British Empire. In fact, they were afraid. 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 it to the door?

Governor Pajvasali is of course the candidate for the head of the delegation. He cannot run away. The Prime Minister’s telegram has already made it very clear that the senior officials have all shrunk their heads. The administrative officer Jackson and the civil affairs officer Donald were rigidly appointed as members of the delegation. Looking at the ashen-faced two, Governor Pajvasali had the urge to curse.

The bottom line was drawn out, and the delegation was put together. The remaining problem is how to let the Chinese Tang Qiuli know that the British Empire has the sincerity to negotiate with him. This is another errand that no one wants to accept. There is no way. Governor Pajvasali had no choice but to let his chief secretary Hewell, as his personal representative, rush to Aligarh overnight to inform the Chinese of the news.

Hewell, the chief secretary of the Governor's Mansion, looked at Governor Pajvasali with tears in his eyes before getting into the car, and said, "Your Excellency, I'm going to the Chinese side this time. If I can't come back, please, Governor." Take care of my wife and family, I will be grateful!"

Good guy, crying and crying is like going to the execution ground, making the already depressing atmosphere even more desolate, Governor Pajvasari comforted him, "Dear Hewell, your identity is the special envoy of the British Empire, and, is Send the Chinese what they need, don't worry, the Chinese will not make things difficult for you, we are still waiting for you, bring back good news!"

Unexpectedly, the chief secretary, Mr. Howell, is a stubborn person. The governor's words of comfort obviously cannot reassure and satisfy him. He has repeatedly asked for a personal promise from the governor. The meaning of letting go.

The governor of Pajvasali was parched and dejected by him, so he had no choice but to say: "Dear Hewell, don't worry, I will take care of your family, your child is my child, you Your wife is my wife!"

my God!His Excellency the governor's words were too shocking. All the senior officials were dumbfounded. Fortunately, Hewell was in grief and didn't hear it. Governor Pajvasali blushed and coughed a few times to cover up After the past, Hewell's wife's plump and enchanting body flashed in my mind, and I hoped that this guy would be happy after some accidents after finishing his serious business! [

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

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

Aligarh is the area occupied by the Ninth Brigade directly under Xiaojinshan Corps. Hewell's car was caught by the lurking post of the reconnaissance battalion from the Ninth Brigade [-] kilometers away from Aligarh. Living.

The night is like ink, and bright car lights are the most obvious targets on the bumpy roads in India. When several vigorous figures suddenly appear in front of them, blocking the way, several black muzzles are aimed at Hewei. When he touched Er's chest, the chief secretary was so frightened that he almost passed out, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

In addition, the lurking soldiers couldn't understand English, so of course they wouldn't be polite. With a few hemp ropes, Hewell, his assistant and the driver were tied up, and a rag was stuffed in their mouths, and they were put in the car. He drove back to Aligarh in a hurry.

Major General Xiao Jinshan, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, is at the brigade headquarters, working with a group of staff officers to study how to attack New Delhi. Xiao Jinshan has tasted the sweetness, and he swept everything by himself, and captured Lucknow without any trouble. With little effort, taking down Aligarh is just like playing. Let's put it this way, the troops have never even experienced a decent battle.

According to Xiao Jinshan's understanding of the so-called second-line troops of the Dongjin Army, even a gang of mobs can't be counted. With the strength of the brigade, taking New Delhi is also not a problem.

However, Xiao Jinshan was not overwhelmed by the victory. He sent a telegram to his old man, Fang Yuanshan, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, requesting the Ninth Brigade to be ready to support him at any time as a backup when he attacked New Delhi. Fang Yuanshan agreed without saying a word, and with a brigade as a reserve force, Xiao Jinshan's confidence is even stronger!

He still didn't know that Tang Qiuli, the commander of the division commander in Jamshedpur, broke out in a cold sweat because of his risky move. Xiao Jinshan didn't even know that there was a mechanized infantry brigade, a tank brigade, and an artillery brigade. The strength of the brigade was approaching his position overnight.

Xiao Jinshan was in the midst of deploying troops and firepower at [-]. A loud report came from the brigade gate: "Report to the brigade commander, Huo Qingsong, the commander of the brigade reconnaissance battalion, has something important to report!"

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

(to be continued) (to be continued...)