It has always been easy to start a war and difficult to end it. This time is no exception. As the disadvantaged party, Britain will have to pay a price if it wants to withdraw from this war.
The bombing of the past few days has indeed lowered the expectations of the British people, but no matter how low the expectations are, it is impossible to sacrifice even the mainland.
Not to mention the independence of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the British government in India does not want to come out.
I don't want to go back, the integrity of politicians has always been low, and they can still compromise when necessary.
Now that the situation in India is already rotten, facing the siege of millions of coalition forces, it is only a matter of time before it falls.
It is destined to fail, so there is a possibility of compromise. Of course, this is just a possibility, and the arrogant John Bull will not bow his head until the last moment.
In order to force the British to surrender as soon as possible, on October 17, 1905, Franz ordered the combined fleet to go east to the Indian Ocean and launch a comprehensive Indian war.
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London
Indian Minister Hill: "Since August this year, the enemy has launched a violent attack on India from the east and northwest, and the situation is very critical.
On the northwest battlefield, the enemy has occupied the fort, and most of the Pakistani area has been occupied; the enemy on the east front has occupied Myanmar and is now marching towards the Bay of Bengal.
The colonial government has done everything possible, even promising to the Indians: to make them independent after the war in exchange for the support of the locals.
However, in the face of the fierce attack of the enemy, it still seems very powerless. In particular, the enemy navy has already left, and it will not be long before a third front will be opened from the sea.
According to the current development of the situation, if there is no reinforcements, we can only abandon the rich Indus Plain and Ganges Plain and retreat to the Malwa Plateau. "
The Indus Plain and the Ganges Plain are the essence of India. What is the difference between abandoning these areas and abandoning India
It is a joke to stick to the plateau, no matter how solid the foundation of Britain in India is, the colonizers are colonizers after all.
When you are strong, you can naturally command the heroes; once you show the trend of decadence, there will be chaos everywhere in an instant.
In fact, India is not very peaceful now. If it weren't for the long-standing prestige of the British Empire, coupled with the toughness of Governor Robert's hands, I'm afraid it would have been everywhere.
But no matter how high the prestige is, it can't stand the loss of failure. As long as you lose a few more times, the situation will collapse immediately.
Naval Secretary Swinding: "It is impossible to send reinforcements! The Suez Canal is in the hands of the enemy, and the Cape of Good Hope has fallen. If we want to go to India, we have to go around in a big circle, and time is simply not allowed."
The reality is so cruel, the Royal Navy needs to travel tens of thousands of nautical miles more than the coalition forces to travel to the Indian Ocean.
If they are led by the nose, I am afraid that they have just arrived in India, and the enemy will turn around and attack the British Isles.
Without the Royal Navy blocking it, Britain could not have prevented the landing of the enemy at all. Once the British Isles fall, it is really lost the pants.
Essentially, if you lose India, you lose money, an empire, and the future; if you lose your homeland, you lose your life.
"Reinforcement to India is indeed unrealistic. The situation has developed to this stage, and Britain is already an enemy of the whole world. What we can do now is to reduce losses for the empire.
For the sake of great Britain, we must not give up any hope until the last moment.
Even if India can't hold back, we can't take advantage of the enemy. Did not Governor Robert promise independence to India, then let the Indians take up arms to defend their own country! "
It can be seen that Adam has committed an occupational disease. As the foreign secretary of the British Empire, what Adam is best at is also being a "scrambler".
Being able to pull up the Ocean Alliance is enough to prove his ability when Europe is all enemies. Even if the alliance eventually collapsed, it would not be a matter of diplomacy.
His own strength is not good, and diplomacy alone cannot reverse the decadence of Britain, but using diplomatic means to cause trouble for the enemy, Adam is still professional.
"You are crazy!"
"Once India becomes independent, we will completely lose the subcontinent, and the British Empire will sink!"
Chancellor of the Exchequer Asquith growled.
"The jewel in the queen's crown" is not a false name. India will contribute hundreds of millions of pounds of wealth to the British Empire every year. Without this income, Britain is an ordinary power.
Foreign Secretary Adam: "Calm down, Your Excellency, no one is saying to give up India. It's just that we can't keep the subcontinent on our own right now.
Only by letting the enemy realize that India is not only a "cream cake", but also a hedgehog can dispel the peeping hearts of hungry wolves.
India is in Indian hands and we still have a chance to get it back. But once it falls into the hands of the enemy, it is completely hopeless.
It is imperative that we still find a way to get through the current disaster. History has proven that no alliance can last long.
Right now the enemy is in full swing, and we are powerless to fight against it. This requires a temporary dormancy, waiting for the enemy to split.
If the empire can survive this catastrophe, we can naturally return to India in the future..."
Perhaps it was in the state of speaking, Adam said more and more vigorously, as if he had been intoxicated.
Everyone's tacit understanding has not been dismantled, and people always need hope. No one wants to be a loser, and everyone here is no exception.
Now betrayed by allies, Britain is powerless to win the war. Everyone is naturally unwilling to be a loser.
Regardless of Adam's plan, the probability of success is better than no plan.
He didn't join in the war of words around India, and when everyone was almost done talking, Prime Minister Campbell said indifferently.
"Restart negotiations!"
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Another year of winter is coming, and St. Petersburg has been approved for silver. Compared with before the war, Nicholas II at this moment seems to be ten years older.
Now that the war is going on, if the British Empire is going to be the biggest loser, then the Russian Empire is the second biggest loser.
The Russian-Austrian alliance that has lasted for nearly a hundred years has finally come to the corner. In essence, becoming a world hegemon, the Vienna government was finally unable to hold back and attacked its allies.
Just a restriction on the supply of materials, the Russian Empire, which was already full of smoke, was immediately on the verge of collapse.
You must know that this restriction is not done by the Holy Roman Empire alone. Almost all the member states of the Continental Alliance are involved.
The Vienna government is still embarrassing. Even if it restricted the supply of materials to Russia, it only reduced the amount of material input, and did not completely cut off the supply. It even helped the tsarist government to keep the front-line army.
Other allies don't have such a face.
It is gentle to drive up prices. Prohibiting the export of strategic materials to Russia is only a routine operation. The most ruthless not only prohibits them, but also seizes materials imported into Russia through their own countries.
It is euphemistically called "temporary requisition". It doesn't matter if everyone borrows some materials from allies, it is all for the needs of the war, and it will definitely be returned after the war.
"After the war" sounds like a joke. The war is over, why do you still need strategic materials
In the face of such shameless behavior of his allies, Nicholas II was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
If something like this happened at the height of the Russian Empire, it would definitely be revenge without thinking about it.
Sadly, now is not the age of the Russian Empire. In the face of this almost provocative and shameless behavior of his allies, Nicholas II can only choose to temporarily forgive.
If you want to take revenge, just think about it in secret. The raging Russian Empire has no ability to retaliate against European countries.
Not to mention that the materials were withheld, even the retired officers of the allied countries appeared in the rebel army, and Nicholas II chose to pretend to be confused.
Don't be confused. If you are too sober, you may not be facing "retired officers" of your allies, but "active military personnel".
"What do the Austrians say, so many things happened, don't we need to give us an explanation?"
To capture the thief and capture the king, anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that the tacit approval and even the support of the Holy Roman Empire must have been obtained behind the scenes of countries that dared to harass the Russian Empire unscrupulously.
Nicholas II had no confidence and directly sought justice from the Holy Roman Empire.
The supply of supplies has not been completely cut off, which proves that the Vienna government just wants to take the opportunity to weaken the Russian Empire, not to kill the Russian Empire.
Allies are used to pit them, and the tsarist government has also done a lot to pit teammates. In the past, when the Vienna government wanted to unify the German region, the tsarist government also made small moves.
Now the feng shui turns, and it becomes the Holy Roman Empire, and it is the turn of the tsarist government to suffer.
Foreign Minister Mikhailovich replied helplessly: "The explanation given by the Vienna government is that it is under investigation.
At the same time, it is suggested that we reflect on our past actions and repair the relations of the allies, so as to avoid unnecessary troubles. "
"Warning", naked "warning".
At this moment, the little brother who followed the Russian Empire in the past no longer exists, replaced by the revived world hegemony.
Since he is a hegemon, he will inevitably show his domineering. Nicholas II was unlucky, just in time for this "special period".