Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 673 Rise or sink

After calming down, Chen Ce somewhat regretted his impulsive actions just now. There is no way, soldiers themselves are a mixture of impulsiveness and calmness. Instead of wasting time regretting, it is better to think about how to do the best thing in front of you.The geographical location of the Andaman Islands is very prominent, and the issue of its ownership has not been well resolved. At present, there is an Indian radar station on the island, and there are also many Burmese people living on the island. Myanmar has already become an administrative region of China. Andaman Islands The archipelago is like a piece of fat that is being watched closely by two tigers. The key now is who can strike first, but no one wants to start a war rashly because of an archipelago before finding a good excuse .Chen Ce believes that this time he is looking for an excuse for the motherland to send troops, and the result may be immortal, or it may be infamous forever.

Thinking of this, he felt a fire burning in his heart, "Indian devil, I'm here!" Chen Ce hammered the table, cursing in his mouth, if the Indian side sends warships, the only thing he expects is to be on his own. A few more Indian warships can be taken out before the warship is sunk.

After Pamir received the clear telegram, he waited patiently for a few more minutes, and then ordered the messenger to immediately forward this important message to the Ministry of the Navy.Seeing that the matter was important, the Admiralty quickly sent the news to Defense Minister Menon who was holding a military meeting in New Delhi. Menon immediately suspended the meeting and came to the building with the telegram to ask for an audience with Indian Prime Minister Nehru.Nehru's first reaction after hearing the news was excitement, and his face, which had always been unsmiling, suddenly flushed as if he had taken an aphrodisiac.The ownership of the Andaman Islands has always been vague, and it is also the focus of both China and India. Now the reckless actions of the Chinese navy have paved the way for India to occupy the Andaman Islands militarily. Regardless of China's attitude towards the Andaman Islands, he will I will pay for this reckless action, and the price to pay is this golden island.Thinking of this, Nehru shouted to the secretary: "Get ready for the car and go to the presidential palace."

After World War II, India had just gained independence from British colonial control. Although it still nominally belonged to the British Dominion, it had gained political autonomy.For such an emerging country, there is too much need for development opportunities now.Since it was controlled by the British colonists in history, the whole of India has lost all masculinity and dignity like a castrated eunuch, and all its citizens have also lost their blood. During the long period of British colonization of India, India also A terrible 'virus' has been spread, and the Indian people are slowly deteriorating in this virus called freedom, and all sensible Indians will feel heartbroken.And this incident is like God's will in the dark. The Buddha finally gave India a chance, an opportunity to awaken the blood of the nation. The impact of this opportunity can even be compared with India's independence. It will be like a shot in the arm. Awaken the excited factor in the blood of Indians.

Thinking of this, Nehru became even more excited, urging the driver to speed up.

For Nehru, it is undeniable that even if India has achieved political independence, India's development still depends on Britain.He knew that for Britain, India was equally important.India's geographical location controlling the east-west sea and land passages, its unique natural conditions, coupled with its multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-lingual characteristics, have increased India's weight in the strategic balance of the British Empire.

After the founding of India, the British continued to release smoke bombs, emphasizing the importance of India. Curzon, the former Indian colonial governor, once said unabashedly to Nehru: "The strategy of the Indian Empire to be the third most important part of the earth. But its central dominance is nowhere more evident than in the political influence it exerts on the fortunes of its neighbors near and far, and in the degree to which their prosperity and decline depend on the Indian axis."

The proud Nehru and the India he led admired the "India-centric" viewpoint of the British Empire very much, and fully inherited the political strategies and strategies of the British-Indian colonial period.After the British forces withdrew from South Asia and the surrounding areas of the Indian Ocean, India, which gained independence, believes that only India is qualified to fill the vacancy caused by the British withdrawal, and only it has the ability to fully inherit the political and military legacy left by the British. Become the center of all parts of Asia.” After India’s independence, the Congress Party and its leaders, who were the ruling party, regarded themselves as the sole legal heirs of the British-Indian colonial regime.

Nehru even believed: "Whether it is the Middle East, West Asia, Southeast Asia or China, they will all rely on India economically, politically and for defense purposes."

Nehru was even ambitious to establish a great Indian empire. He made it clear at the beginning of his tenure as Prime Minister of India: "My personal view on the future prospect is this: I think a federation will be established in the future, including China, India, and Burma. and Sikkim, Afghanistan and others."

From this point of view, the concept of Nehru's Great Indian Empire has developed on the basis of the so-called Indian security strategy in the British and Indian period, and even included Southeast Asia and China in its sphere of influence.

After India's independence, India under the leadership of Nehru carried out the long-established vision of the Great Indian Empire in a planned and step-by-step manner.The specific implementation steps are to unify the South Asian sub-region first, stabilize the backyard, and then completely occupy the favorable terrain of the northern mountainous area and the strategic passage leading to the hinterland of Asia. A unified Great Indian Empire linking Southeast Asia to the Middle East.However, because India lacks the strength of the United Kingdom, it actively participates in world affairs to improve its international status, and then seeks to become a world power as a national strategic focus.For this reason, India set up the banner of "non-alignment" in order to seek the greatest interests between the two camps; in South Asia, through the use of force or the threat of force, it will establish the image of a regional power as soon as possible and completely replace the United Kingdom in South Asia. The status and role of the region.

In order to truly become "the center of all parts of Asia" and build the Great Indian Empire in a short period of time, Nehru completely disregarded the difficult situation facing the country, and was keen to use military and diplomatic means Expand the sphere of influence and forcibly expand the national security frontier to an ideal position.

Under this strategic thinking, Nehru also believed that, "No matter in the past or present, all the countries that dominate South Asia have strategically considered the Andaman Islands, which is located in the golden waterway, as an extremely important area. Whoever is in this area will have an unquestionable advantage over the opponent."

However, such a strategic concept has to consider the influence of China first. It will not be easy for anyone to serve as a foil to a rising power, especially since China and India are both ancient civilizations and have had incomparable brilliance in history. In the era of the dynasty, India has just woken up from its sinking, and China has become a world giant, so the biggest problem for Nehru after he came to power is how to deal with the relationship with China. On the one hand, he must carefully establish a good relationship with China, so that Only India can gain room for development; on the one hand, China is regarded as the biggest stumbling block or imaginary enemy of India's development, and it is always thinking about how to surpass or limit this country.Nehru knew that relying solely on India's strength was far from enough. Fortunately, behind him was Britain, a traditional world power.

"With its current status, India cannot play a second-class role in the world. It must either become a big country with a strong reputation, or it will disappear." After Nehru reported the Sino-Indian shipment incident, he told President Pra Sand said that.

Prasad knows that he is a president who is almost empty-handed. He also admires Nehru's talent in governing the country, especially his ambition to sweep everything away. But when he thinks that his opponent is China this time, he can't help but feel a little worried. Said: "My Prime Minister, your idea is good, and I appreciate it very much, but I have to remind you, don't forget who our opponent is, he is not the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, or France. He is China."

Nehru contemplated for a moment, and said with conviction: "For India, this is a turning point in history, but in any case, India needs to have a position in Asia and in the world that matches its status as a major country. And this is just A local incident, I firmly believe that for China, which is determined to develop its national power, the possibility of an all-out war between China and India is almost zero. Even if it does come to that point, we have nothing to fear. Maybe India is still far away Far from being an opponent of China, but we are backed by the British Empire, and even dozens of dominions of the Commonwealth of Nations are supporting us. No matter how powerful China is, can a lion deal with a pack of wolves? No matter what , I cannot tolerate the situation where China dominates Asia any longer.”

Looking at the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad said thoughtfully, "Well, I hope we made the right decision."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" On March 1911, 3, in the Zhengda Guangming Palace, all the civil and military ministers above the fourth grade in Beijing were present. I was in a hurry, but this time the atmosphere in the hall was extremely chilling, and people faintly felt the tension that the mountain rain was about to come and the wind filled the building!

Guan Xuqing didn't have any expression on his face on the Xumizuo, he watched everyone present calmly, his eyes slashed across people's faces like a knife's edge, and everyone's heart couldn't help jumping. "Is everyone here?"

"Back to the emperor, everything is here." Feng Xianghua replied from the side.

The ministers thought that the emperor was going to announce an important order, but Guan Xuqing suddenly said solemnly: "Everyone came in a hurry, have you had breakfast yet?"

(End of this chapter)