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Chapter 542 Excellent Indian Region

Bengal is really not difficult to defeat. In less than thirty years in history, the British will be completely angered by the Bengalis and immediately send more than 3000 troops to the Northern Expedition.

Among them, only 1000 were British soldiers, and the remaining 2000 or so were all Indian soldiers (the ones who were defeated in a single fight), and they only had 8 artillery pieces.

Then, Bangladesh was destroyed. Even the king and the army commander were captured and killed. Bangladesh also officially became a puppet protectorate of the British.

Less than seven years after Bengal was destroyed, the coalition formed by the Mughal Empire was completely defeated by the British with 850 elite soldiers, also effortlessly.

It can only be said that the excellent matching mechanism of the Indian subcontinent is truly amazing!

As old-timers who had long used criminals to exile and colonize, the British naturally quickly understood the intentions of the Chinese emperor.

Britain and the Ming Dynasty are allies, at least at this stage. They are not only a commercial monopoly alliance, but also a military alliance in the Far East.

Today, India not only has British colonies, but also French colonies, but the British choose to support Bengal and the Marathas in the south, which are gradually becoming stronger.

The French chose to support the surviving Mughal Empire, which really brought international relations to colonial policy.

The British did not mind that China also joined the big cake of Indian colonization. After all, this cake was big enough for many people to share. They even hoped to drag China into the water and jointly fight against the French and Dutch in India.

It's just that China's colonies are a bit close to British colonies, which worries them.

The worry is false and all lies in the distribution of interests. The British are afraid that China will encroach on their power and interests in Bangladesh.

Zhang Guangsi had just conquered Bogra, and his foothold was not yet stable. He also had to report to the imperial court for meritorious service and was not suitable for excessive expansion. The two parties quickly reached an agreement:

First, the Chinese army and the British army should not invade each other.

Second, the British still controlled the Calcutta colony.

Third, China will enjoy the same privileges as the British in Bangladesh from now on.

Zhang Guangsi looked unhappy: "These European barbarians actually dare to come and threaten us. We should directly lead our troops to destroy them."

Geng Shouyi nodded: "This British country is indeed too arrogant and domineering. If it dares to threaten our great dynasty, I will also go to your majesty to report this matter. But now, our footing is not stable, and the court has not issued an order, so we still cannot cooperate with you." The other party is in direct conflict.”

Zhang Guangsi smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. I have already thought about it. Those villages and plains along the river are the richest and must be in our own hands. We can kill all the landlords and nobles there. It is useless to keep them anyway. It just so happens It also helps the people here change their masters. As for the land between the city and the plains along the river, the nobles and landowners here can keep some, as long as they can be loyal to me, the Ming Dynasty. As for the officials and nobles in the city, it is entirely up to them to leave or stay. Your Excellency will decide, your official office should also be moved here."

Zhang Guangsi was not a pure military general. After all, this guy was a civil servant first, and he also showed an outstanding general and even a handsome talent.

Geng Shouyi said: "Since everything has been considered, I will not interfere. Once the city and the villages along the Bodo River are stable, I will directly send troops to completely capture the north bank of the Ganges River in Tianzhu and Bengal."

This was something they had discussed long ago, and it was also a strategic and economic consideration. By pushing the front to the banks of the Ganges, they could at least rest assured that they would not be attacked by Bengal and the Mughals from the north and the south.

It's just that it will be more troublesome to rule. At least a large area of ​​​​land must be controlled. The Han army and horses under Zhang Guangsi can control at most the richest alluvial plains along the two rivers.

Zhang Guangsi and Geng Shouyi were not worried at all about spreading their troops, because these Tianzhu people were so powerful that they actually knew how to domesticate themselves.

Zhang Guangsi didn't even need to make special arrangements, these people came over and wanted to be serfs for them.

Well, this is the case in Tianzhu culture. The lower castes are only qualified to do the work of the lower castes. Even the lower castes have their own division of labor. Toilet workers can only clean toilets for generations, and farmers can only farm for generations. If people from upper or middle castes, or simply untouchables, come to clean toilets, they will be subject to collective boycott, and in severe cases, they may even rebel.

Historically, the British invasion of Bangladesh was also overwhelming. The landowners and nobles all surrendered. Only a thousand people defeated Bangladesh with a population of several million.

When the British returned to Calcutta with the results of the negotiations, not only the Governor of Calcutta, Drake, was a little unhappy, but Murshidabad was also confused.

They obviously asked the British to go to the Chinese army to negotiate and mediate. However, after mediating for a long time, they sold the land in Bangladesh and even recognized a new father for Bangladesh.

Sarfaraz Khan was furious: "These hateful British, they are taking the land of Bengal to make deals with the Chinese army. This is ignoring Bengal. We must go to war against them and expel all British in Kolkata."

Shujadin Muhammad Khan was also a little angry, but after his anger passed, he was helpless: "Britain and China have joined forces to form an alliance, and what those businessmen said is true. China was already strong, and now the British are added to it, and Bangladesh is fighting But theirs. And our ports, military, and economy all depend on the British, and those Zamindars (nobles) and Jagat Seths (banks) will not agree to us provoking two big countries at the same time."

Today's Bangladesh seems to have achieved independence, but in fact there are many internal factions. Vice-King Naib controlled the old capital of Dhaka and large areas in the east. The British controlled the overseas trade of Calcutta and Bengal. Chamindar formed the Bengal aristocratic group. Jagat Seth almost controlled Bengal's finances and even Influence interfered with the Mughal court in Delhi.

Yes, even if Bengal becomes independent, it will still have to provide financial taxes for the Mughal court in Delhi, and it will still be a large amount of financial taxes.

Sarfaraz Khan was incompetent and furious, and could not resist his father, so he could only leave angrily.

Compared with his father, this guy is not only extremely warlike in character, but also almost a waste. He rules the country in a mess and cannot understand political methods at all.

Bangladesh did not dare to start a war casually, and Drake in Calcutta also looked helpless.

When China went to colonize northern Bengal, they used the same tactics used by the British. It was too close to Calcutta, and Calcutta was too important to the British East India Company to give up easily.

This made Drake very worried. If China is allowed to colonize here calmly and consolidate its foundation, what will happen if it goes south and threatens the British colonies in the future? Even if there is no threat from the south, the two countries are still allies, but due to colonial expansion and the two sides are so close, sooner or later they will collide.

But he didn't dare to go to war directly, nor did he dare to pull the Bengalis. Even if he could defeat these so-called exiled Chinese troops, he had heard of the strength of the Chinese navy.

It can be easy to defeat the Dutch.

In particular, the British navy in India is not strong. If it really angers the Chinese emperor, not to mention the guilt of destroying the alliance, if the Chinese navy comes to India, the British really have no confidence that they can resist it.

According to what the businessmen said, the Chinese emperor was a rebellious emperor, so he was militaristic and extremely warlike.

Of course, what makes Drake speechless the most is that the fighting ability of the Bengalis is too poor. How about you try to fight back?

As soon as the Chinese army comes, you just run away!

Although Bogra is ancient and backward, after all, Bangladesh's rich population is there. It really insists on recruiting civilians, relying solely on swords and cold weapons. Zhang Guangsi used a hammer to attack the city in a hurry!

Not only was Drake speechless, but Zhu Yijiong, who was far away in Nanjing, also didn't expect it. He just thought that India should be easy to fight, and it didn't matter even if it wasn't. He didn't feel bad about Zhang Guangsi's death, and could even use it as an excuse.

But I didn't expect that India was already in such a bad state at this time.

It can only be said that the excellent matching mechanism of the Indian region is truly amazing.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb is almost the last king player before the new version of matching in the Indian region is launched.

　Aurangzeb resorted to militarism. Although he won many battles, he also exhausted the national power and intensified religious conflicts.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)