Shi Dakai was already thinking about how to arrange things for people like Hassan last night.
Since Bengalis are to be used, they must be used in a good way, otherwise they may invite wolves into the house, or they may breed tigers.
People like Hassan who come from the lowest level of Bangladesh are the easiest targets to win over.
And these people do not have the ability to integrate all Bengalis into a single force.
For example, if Hassan becomes bigger and stronger, it will be difficult for him to become the king of Bengal.
Because throughout India, the caste system is deeply rooted in the bones of the people here.
The India mentioned here is a regional concept, and later Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan all belong to the geographical concept of India.
A common feature of this region is the caste system.
It is impossible for a low-caste person to establish a country and win the approval of upper-caste people, or it is simply impossible.
However, Shi Dakai still wanted to put shackles on these Bengalis.
Nowadays, Shi Dakai is becoming more and more like an emperor. He leads the army in fewer and fewer battles, but as a holy king, he has more and more methods.
Another problem is the religion of these people.
First of all, it was impossible for Shi Dakai to deprive these people of their religious beliefs.
But Shi Dakai still had to slowly downplay the beliefs of these people.
Then there is only one way to stop them from living together.
To do this, the best way to play is to assign fields. Granting fields is a good way to separate them.
When the time comes, these Bengalis will be separated and resettled, and Shi Dakai will split up the Tiger Army to fight together behind each army.
These people can do the dirty work and necessary battles that consume lives. Anyway, after these Bengalis are used up, they can continue to be replenished.
At that time, Shi Dakai told Hassan that he would grant them fields and allow them to have slaves.
Hassan immediately covered his chest and swore allegiance to Shi Dakai in the name of Allah.
Hassan was truly grateful to the Holy King, because in the eyes of these people who had been slaves for generations, such a moment was like lifting them from the earth to heaven.
People of high castes who originally had to reincarnate in reincarnation can now achieve it with the words of the Holy King.
Since Bengalis were to be used, Shi Dakai could not leave the people in this city to the Burmese for slaughter.
Compared with the Bengalis outside, the Bengalis living in Dhaka are more docile.
They are at least closer to civilization, and some Bengalis are even cultural people.
It seemed a waste to leave all these people to be killed by the Burmese.
"Hassan, your Tiger Army can recruit 20,000 people, but only those from the same background as you. You people can own land in the future and become nobles based on your military merit. But other Bengalis can only
Be a slave."
"Go and tell the people in the city that this city will be handed over to the Burmese people soon. You can either choose to go with us or stay. I don't know what the Burmese people will do."
Hassan did not ask why the city was given to the Burmese. It was not his place to ask.
But he knew that no one here wanted to live under Burmese rule.
The two clans have been fighting each other and have hated each other for so many years. It can be said that the resentment has been deep.
"Holy King, how many people can we take away?" Hassan asked. Yesterday, many people had taken refuge with them and were willing to be their slaves.
"We will bring as many people as are willing to follow us. But we have to drive five days up the mountain before we can go back. Except for those who can help the army with work, they must be responsible for their own food." Shi Dakai said.
He has decided to kidnap a group of Bengalis back.
These ordinary Mengyala people could not obtain land and could only become slaves of the Han people, helping the Han people manage the Indians who worked.
Including the Bengalis who are currently in the Holy Kingdom, they will gradually improve their status in the future and become servants or stewards of farms.
Bengalis who became servants could acquire land through fighting and become truly free people.
But these people must join the army for life.
Their fields could only be managed by their families, but they could also be assigned Indian slaves to help them work.
In this way, Shi Dakai will also have a group of cannon fodder troops in his hands. When fighting the British, there will be no need to use the Han army to compete with those servant armies.
Hassan was a little disappointed to hear that he could not use Bengalis as his slaves.
But when he knew that he could get a lot of Indians, Hassan became happy again. It was also a very happy thing to be able to overwhelm the Indians and trample them under his feet.
At the east city gate, Garoya stood on the top of the city and had a panoramic view of the grand city of Dhaka.
The Barakatra Palace in the city is solemn and majestic, where the colonial authorities of Dhaka used to have their offices.
Galloya plans to turn it into his own palace in the future.
This city was about to be his, and what the kings of Burma had not done before was done by Tagaloya.
On the Buriganga River in the distance, the British fleet has not yet withdrawn.
From time to time a few shots would be fired.
"Your Majesty the King, the people of the Holy Army are moving things in the city. There are many Bengalis helping them move. It is said that they are preparing to leave with these hot Bengalis." An accompanying Bangladeshi minister reported.
"Let them move. These Bengalis are considered property in the city. Let them take them away. There will always be some left. Besides, we don't need the people here at all. There are many Bengalis in the manors outside the city!"
"Gaara is very generous.
Anyway, he didn't plan to keep the people here.
Myanmar has a large population.
This time he will distribute the land around Dhaka to the nobles who support him in this battle. He will also give some of it to the fighting officers. The people who farm the land will move from Myanmar.
So the Bengalis here must be driven away first.
The British naval battleship HMS Calcutta on the river in the distance.
With a "bang", Governor Ramsay punched the table.
This battle was truly a disgrace to the British Empire.
Although there were previous defeats on the battlefield in northeastern India, most of the losses were servant troops.
There has never been a battle in which five thousand British troops were wiped out.
A messenger was just sent from the city to tell the fleet to stop shooting into the city.
Because they have more than 3,000 British prisoners in their hands.
If the warship opened fire, these prisoners would probably be killed.
Accompanying him was a released junior officer of the British Army.
Through this released British prisoner, Ramsay confirmed the visitor's statement and even learned more details of the battle.
"Hilton is really a complete bastard, why didn't he die in the fight?" Ramsay said bitterly.
General Brown on the side did not speak. Most of the colonial soldiers came to seek wealth.
And here in India, many British soldiers are not British, but Irish.
The British did not want to serve as soldiers in the colonies. The conditions here were too harsh and they could not return home.
The British could only recruit some civilians from the poor Irish to serve as soldiers in the colonies.
If you want these people to die fighting for the Queen, the requirements are indeed a bit high.
Who would want to die if he could live?
"Your Majesty the Governor, for the current plan, we can only negotiate with them first. I believe that the fleet is capable of blowing up this city. However, we do not have enough land forces now. If we continue to bomb this city, if the other party really wants to destroy the prisoners
Unfortunately, we can't explain it to London. The families of the surrendered generals alone are troublesome enough." After thinking about it, Brown still suggested.
"General Brown, we have lost too much land this year. Now this big city in Bangladesh has been lost. When reinforcements come, how much force will we spend to take it down?"
Governor Mzee was very worried.
Successive military defeats greatly weakened his confidence in the army.
"Your Excellency, Governor, as long as there is support from naval guns, it is not difficult to attack this city. It's just that we currently lack an army," Brown said.
"In addition, it would be a good thing to drag the Burmese army here. It is easier to fight the Burmese here than in Burma. First of all, we are more familiar with the terrain here. Secondly, the Burmese have not yet established a stable foothold here.
The surrounding Bengalis are their enemies."
"When our reinforcements arrive, we can completely block the Burmese army here and make it impossible for them to go back even if they want to."
"In addition, Your Excellency the Governor, I think it will be very disadvantageous for us to deal with the Burmese and Northeastern rebels at the same time. Both of these forces can pull out hundreds of thousands of troops. If we fight on two fronts, the pressure will still be great.
, to put it bluntly, even with domestic reinforcements, it will be difficult to win." Brown continued his analysis.
well!
Ramsay sighed in his heart.
Since when did so many enemies suddenly appear around me?
In the past, when the British were running the Indian colonies, their only more powerful enemies were the colonists who also came from the west.
At that time, as long as Britain maintained its naval superiority, it could defeat them and monopolize maritime interests.
As for the natives on land, they have never been a threat.
This has also led to the development of the British army always leaning towards the navy.
In wars at sea, the British rarely failed, but in wars on land, there were many examples of British failures.
For example, the two defeats on the North American battlefield.
The British army could not defeat even the free and loose North American militia.
What can the British army do to fight with the battle-hardened Holy Army?
Thinking of this, Ramsey felt a headache.
"Well, let's temporarily cease the war, negotiate with the Burmese, and exchange the prisoners first. We can still put forward some conditions for the Burmese, otherwise we will send a fleet to attack their rear," Ramsay said.
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"Yes, Your Excellency Governor, we can temporarily shrink, which may be able to change our current situation." Brown said.
The defeat of the British army in Burma also had a great impact on the Straits Settlements, where the Governor-General was located in Singapore.
After the Tanah area was taken back by the Burmese, some local troops retreated from the Malay Peninsula to Singapore.
The Army of the Straits Settlements was even more stretched and had no ability to interfere with matters on the Tanah side.