Tangcheng thought that his plan had failed, and Thomas, who was struggling in India, also thought that the crisis had dissipated, but he underestimated the ultimate goal of the Indian National Congress Party. The Indian National Congress does not advocate military coercion. It seems that they are doing things peacefully, but in fact, when they gained the upper hand, they directly overturned the strategy proposed by the previous British government. The Congress Party did not agree with the British government's previous strategy. They not only demanded that all British troops withdraw from India unconditionally, but also required that when the British troops retreat, they leave behind all weapons and equipment, including all ships anchored in the port.
How did Britain get its title of "The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets"? It was won by the navy. The Congress Party is now demanding that when the British army withdraws from India, all ships in India should be left behind. This is absolutely impossible. Even the good-tempered Thomas started to curse on the spot. The British government had no choice but to agree to India's demand for independence, but British industries in India must be protected. Moreover, the British troops stationed in India were not withdrawn at once, but in batches.
Thomas originally thought that the answer given by Downing Street was already a good result, but he did not expect that the appetite of the Congress Party was far beyond what he could have imagined. When the Congress Party's request was sent back to London, the politicians in Downing Street immediately exploded. Many radical politicians even asked the military to take immediate action to teach the Indians a lesson. However, the current international situation makes the British military a little timid, fearing that it will attract condemnation from international public opinion.
Jordan's independence had previously won the support of most countries in the world. Although they knew that there must be a push from the Soviet Union and the United States behind it, the UK was currently suffering from internal and external troubles, and they really did not dare to do anything ostentatiously anymore. Tangcheng, who is in Myanmar, is still unaware of the trouble caused by the Indian National Congress Party. At this moment, Tangcheng and Hans are discussing the news from the United States. Tangcheng's man-made diamond project was very successful. This month, the Morgan family launched colored diamonds one after another, earning a lot of money.
According to Hans's calculations, the Morgan family could get at least 300,000 US dollars in this income. However, Tang Cheng and Hans had differences on the use of these 300,000 US dollars. Hans has been to the United States and knows that the United States is full of opportunities. He suggested investing this part of the account in the American capital market. However, Tangcheng was not interested in the capital market. With Solovitch in his hands, he was really not interested in the United States. If it weren't for the plan he had in mind, he might not even want to deal with the Morgan family!
Tangcheng's suggestion is to use this part of the account to purchase various types of materials or technologies directly from the United States, especially new medical technologies. There were some things that Tang Cheng couldn't tell Hans, but he had to prepare in advance. After the two argued, Hans couldn't resist Tang Cheng, so he finally agreed to Tang Cheng's suggestion and planned to invest in the pharmaceutical industry in the United States through the channels of the Morgan family. "Hans, if we want to get rid of vulgar taste, no matter how much money we make, can it still compare to the land we control?"
When Hans heard this, he rolled his eyes at Tang Cheng, "Listen to what you are saying! What can you do if you just occupy this land? Doesn't it cost money to build this place? Do so many people not have food or clothing? ? Think about it, how can you control this land if you are short of money!" Hans said it sincerely, but he did not understand the way the Chinese control the land, which is completely opposite to that of Western countries. As long as they have land, the Chinese can create miracles!
With Tang Cheng's instructions, Hans, who had not rested for a few days, took people to the United States again. On the night Hans left, Tang Cheng received a telegram from Thomas. Mountbatten and the Indian National Congress fell out because Mountbatten could not accept the demands made by the Indian National Congress. When Thomas sent this telegram to Tangcheng, Mountbatten had already ordered the British troops stationed in India to prepare to implement force control against the Indian National Congress Party. But it is obvious that Mountbatten underestimated the ability of the Indian National Congress Party, although there was no organized resistance from the Congress Party.
However, after the British army arrested a large number of Congress Party members, the agitated Indian people finally began a general strike that spread to many cities. Mountbatten's official residence was surrounded by a large number of Indians. These Indians were neither noisy nor making a fuss. They just sat quietly outside Mountbatten's official residence and used a sit-in to resist Mountbatten. If there are only a few dozen or hundreds of people sitting in, there will be no deterrent effect at all. But if tens of thousands of people participate in the sit-in protest, it will have a different result.
Mountbatten, who was trapped in his official residence, wanted to mobilize the army to relieve himself, but he did not expect that the Indians participating in the general strike even surrounded the British military camp. The British army dared to arrest people, but they did not dare to attack so many Indians openly, so they could only choose to huddle in the military camp. Mountbatten, who had no armed forces in his hands, could only stay in his official residence in frustration, and the situation formed a stalemate. Fortunately, these agitated Indian civilians did not pose a threat to other foreigners, but many Indian stores have refused to sell goods to foreigners.
Thomas, who lived in the stronghold, was not affected, but he could not contact Mountbatten because the phone line at Mountbatten's official residence had been artificially cut off. After two days of stalemate, Mountbatten, who had been hiding in the official residence, couldn't stand it anymore because there was not much water in the official residence. If the situation at hand cannot be improved or completely calmed down, he, the Governor-General of India, may die due to lack of water. In desperation, Mountbatten sent his confidants to get into the sewers and escape from the mansion at night. Only then did he contact Thomas.
If Thomas knows, it means that the politicians in Downing Street also know Mountbatten's current situation. After all, Mountbatten was the Governor-General of India appointed by Downing Street. He represented the face of Britain. The Indians surrounded Mountbatten in his official residence, which was a slap in the face of Britain. How could the British politicians, who were so proud to the core, allow the Indians to do this, so Downing Street directly issued orders to the British troops stationed in India.
After receiving orders from the mainland, the British troops who were blocked in the military camp were no longer able to retreat. However, the British army, which did not dare to make a big fuss, chose wooden sticks and whips as weapons instead of hot weapons. British troops wielding wooden sticks and whips rushed out of the military camp one after another, overwhelming the Indians who surrounded the military camp. However, as more and more Indians joined, the British soldiers who had little stamina were quickly separated and fell into fighting and siege by the Indians.
The sound of gunshots suddenly rang out at this moment. A British officer who was beaten anxiously could not sit back and watch his soldiers being beaten with blood by the Indians. Therefore, he immediately pulled out his pistol and shot the man with a ferocious face and a wooden stick raised high. Stick, ready to hit the Indian again. The sudden sound of gunfire seemed to be a signal, and other British officers immediately began to use their own guns to disperse the Indians surrounding them. With the sound of gunshots ringing out one after another and the smell of blood gradually getting thicker in the air, the situation seemed to become even weirder.
There was bloodshed, and neither Mountbatten nor Thomas had thought of it in advance. When they asked about the cause of the incident, the British lieutenant who fired first had already swallowed the gun and committed suicide in his dormitory. The original sit-in protest turned into a bloody incident. If Mountbatten could tightly block the news, it would not be a big deal. But the mistake was that Mountbatten wanted to get out of trouble, but he neglected to block the news. matter.
One day later, relevant reports appeared in many European newspapers, and even photos of the incident scene appeared. Thanks to the push from the Soviet Union and the United States, the matter quickly became a hubbub, and the British government immediately fell into passive embarrassment. It later turned out that these reports and photos were all related to the Zionist Organization. Because the British government was dictating matters in the Middle East, the Zionist Organization planned to cause some trouble for them.
The politicians in Downing Street regretted that they sent Mountbatten, a loser, to India. If it had been anyone with a little tougher tactics to go to India, the trouble would not have been like this. The British government, which seemed to be doing nothing on the surface, already hated the Indians in its heart. The plan that Tang Cheng had proposed before was re-proposed by Thomas who had an idea. The Indians must be taught a lesson. This is the consensus of Downing Street politicians, but there is a big flaw in Tangcheng's plan.
Although the British royal family conferred the title of Governor of Burma on Tangcheng, and all the British troops originally stationed in Burma were withdrawn, Burma is still a Commonwealth country in name. If Tangcheng brazenly sent troops to attack India before India became independent, it could only be said to be an internal matter of Britain. But in the current situation, if Myanmar sends troops to attack the East Pakistan region, the Soviet Union and the United States will once again make a fuss about it. They will say that Myanmar's sending troops was authorized by Downing Street.
No one expected that Thomas would propose a solution at this moment, which was to let Myanmar declare independence. Thomas believes that after Tang Cheng became the governor-general of Myanmar, Myanmar had little to do with Britain. Rather than being used as an excuse by the Soviet Union and the United States in the future, it would be better to be more generous and take the initiative to let Myanmar declare independence.
As long as Burma is allowed to declare independence before India, Burma's sending troops to East Pakistan cannot be attributed to Britain. Moreover, even if Myanmar sends troops to capture the East Pakistan region, it will be India that suffers. If we can take this opportunity to call India and Myanmar hostile, Britain, which is good at playing both sides, will have the opportunity to intervene in this region in the future.
