Dong Shuheng did not want to imitate those historical dynasties and sacrifice his own interests for the sake of face.
If the country has so much money, it might as well be distributed to its own people.
A vassal state is still a vassal state. We must treat them with both kindness and power. Simply showing kindness will only breed a group of white-eyed wolves.
Even if you are a younger brother, you must also have the consciousness of being a younger brother. It is right to be filial to your elder brother.
"Dukeji, your father succeeded. If you have time, I will take you back to Fuso to have a look."
Dong Shuheng lives on the new flagship of the Yangtze River Navy. The command cabin has been converted into his rest and office space. The furnishings inside are simpler, but the space is not small.
Dong Shuheng handed the latest Fuso information to Duji who was standing behind him.
Fuso's information came back half a month ago. However, the situation was still unclear at that time. Therefore, Dong Shuheng did not tell Du Ji about it.
At this time, the situation had become clear, the Fuso Protectorate had been recognized by the vassal assembly, and the oath of alliance had been signed.
From then on, Fusang was part of the Celestial Empire like Mobei and the Western Regions. It only implemented the system of vassal autonomy locally.
The Protectorate is a special administrative division adopted by the Renaissance Army, mainly to deal with the special local ethnic and political conditions. Some management systems that adapt to local conditions must be used, so no provinces are established.
Relatively speaking, the power of the Metropolitan Protector is greater because these places are far away from the mainland and have special circumstances that are prone to crises.
If the power in the hands of the Metropolitan Protector is too small, he will not be able to deal with emergencies.
Wearing a silver-gray turn-off collar overalls and a white stand-up collar shirt underneath, Atsushi took the report and quickly browsed through it, with an uncontrollable smile on her face.
"Congratulations, Mr. President. I am really happy for these Fuso people. They will be able to live a good life like Chinese people in the future," said Atsushi.
"Yes, for every citizen who joins China, we must try our best to improve their living conditions."
"In the future, there will be no Yamato people or Japanese people, only Fuso people from China."
"Yeah!" Duji's pretty face was slightly flushed due to excitement, which showed through the light makeup.
Dong Shuheng couldn't help but want to pinch it.
After recovering his thoughts, Dong Shuheng sat back on his desk. The ship sailed smoothly on the river.
In his hand he picked up a proposal forwarded by the cabinet.
This was written by a history professor in an academy to the cabinet.
This professor obviously has research on Chinese history and geography.
He found that many geographical location names on the FNA map still used transliterations. He felt that this was not in line with the confidence and identity of our great country. It was also not conducive to the complete integration of these places.
Therefore, he suggested that all these place names be changed to ancient names or give them new Chinese names.
For example, the Siberian region in the north should be changed to the Xianbelia region. Lake Balkhash should be called Yi Bohai, and Yue Lake should be named after Dong Shuheng.
Dong Shuheng was also unwilling to use the name Beihai, because there was already a real North Sea, so there was no need for this inland lake to act as the North Sea.
In addition, the Fergana Basin should be called Congling.
It would also be better if several large rivers in the north should be named in Chinese like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers.
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No matter what, you cannot use the transliterated name.
Dong Shuheng felt that the historian's suggestion was quite reasonable.
The Renaissance Army should learn from the British on this point.
To this day, people still use the imperial system of measurement units, instead of the metric system commonly used by Europeans.
This is the self-confidence of a big country. As long as you use my standards, I will not submit to others.
After giving instructions on this document.
Dong Shuheng picked up another piece of information.
This is the latest intelligence on the war situation in northern India.
The pincer plan planned by Chen Yucheng to attack the Indian army on the eastern front has come to fruition.
Chen Yucheng launched a fierce attack on the British position in Lai Ganjie with his original two legions and nearly 40,000 infantry.
The British thought that the Holy Army was launching a general offensive to relieve the rebels in the west.
Considering the strength of the Holy King, General Brown decisively mobilized the second echelon of reserve troops stationed on the edge of the Ganges.
When the holy army was fighting anxiously with the British and Indian troops.
Liao Xiangdong led the Gurkha army to move south quickly.
They marched all the way from Tran City in Gurkha and directly inserted themselves into the rear of the British and Indian troops.
The foot strength of these Gurkha infantrymen is really incredible. When marching in the mountains, they can advance more than a hundred miles every day.
General Brown had no idea that the Gurkhas would dare to interfere in the Indian colonial affairs.
He knew that the Gurkhas were friendly with the Renaissance Army, but the Renaissance Army was too far away after all, and the British and Indian troops were right next to the Gurkhas.
The Gurkhas have always been relatively obedient, except in the past two years when the Gurkhas recalled the mercenaries who were in the British and Indian armies.
Liao Xiangdong first led his men to attack the British-Indian army base camp behind Lai Genji, annihilating the 3,000 British-Indian troops staying here and seizing a large amount of food, grass and baggage.
Liao Xiangdong generously distributed all his belongings to the soldiers.
This greatly shook the morale of the new Gurkha Army.
Liao Xiangdong did not give things to the soldiers. Not only would this not improve their combat effectiveness, but it would also hinder the march because they had property. It would also make the soldiers have a desire to survive, because everyone was worried that if they died, their property would be lost.
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So Liao Xiangdong thought of a way. He promised in public that these belongings would be sent to their homes after the war. This meant that even if every Gurkha soldier died on the battlefield, their family members would be able to receive the pension in addition to the pension.
Gaining a fortune.
However, if someone escapes or disobeys military orders on the battlefield, they will not only lose these rewards, but will also be severely punished, and even their families will be implicated.
Therefore, on the battlefield, these Gurkha soldiers fought bravely and were not afraid of death.
The rifled guns they were equipped with were in no way inferior to those of the British and Indian troops. Although the number of artillery pieces was very small, they dared to press forward against the British and Indian troops' artillery regardless of casualties.
After approaching a certain distance, they would rush forward without hesitation and engage the British and Indian troops in close combat with bayonets.
However, most Gurkha warriors still prefer to use their machetes.
The machetes they are using now are also steel knives made of special steel specially made for them by the Fuxing Army Arsenal.
This kind of sword is so powerful and heavy that it can even cut the British musket directly.
In close combat, the British and Indian soldiers habitually held their muskets sideways to block the Gorkhas' chops.
The strong Gurkha warriors can cut off the opponent's musket with one knife and then chop the opponent to the ground.
Therefore, in the case of close combat, the British and Indian troops were no match for the Gurkha warriors.
In the past, the reason why they could not defeat the British and Indian troops was not only because their training was lagging behind, but also because they lacked long-range firepower.
Now they had muskets and learned new tactical maneuvers, knowing how to avoid enemy artillery and musket fire.
Under such circumstances, their combat power was comparable to that of the British and Indian troops.
Liao Xiangdong had great sympathy for the lower-level Gurkha soldiers. He did not have the aloofness of those noble officers.
In the Gurkha Army, the lower-level soldiers respected him very much.
And those noble officers did not dare to look down on him because he was Chinese.
In this way, Liao Xiangdong, as a foreigner, was very comfortable in commanding this army.
Brown was caught off guard by the addition of the Gurkhas.
Originally, when the war was unfavorable, Lai Ganji's army was able to retreat to the edge of the Ganges and retreat along the river.
But now they can only retreat southward along the land route.
However, Chen Yucheng's holy army is now attacking the British and Indian troops very fiercely.
Retreating is definitely not possible.
Brown could only choose to withdraw troops from the Western Front and temporarily give up the attack on the Northern Alliance rebels.
When the British and Indian reinforcements advanced eastward, everything went smoothly at first.
But just as they approached Lai Genjie, they were suddenly ambushed by Liao Xiang from the east.
It turned out that Liao Xiangdong pretended to go to Lai Genjie and attack the British and Indian troops from front to back with the Holy Army. In fact, he only left a small number of troops to dig positions to confuse the enemy.
The British army did not dare to take the initiative to attack, so naturally they could not discover that Liao Xiangdong was in the trap.
And he himself led the main force of his men back to the west. He took advantage of the Gorkha people's ability to walk on mountain roads to avoid flat roads and avoid the sight of the British and Indian troops.
Then the British and Indian reinforcements were selected to attack as soon as they left the cover of the gunboats on the shore. At this time, the British and Indian troops had just left the gunboats that covered them, and their vigilance had not yet been raised.
The reinforcements brought in by Brown this time numbered more than 20,000, which was almost half of the army on the Western Front. Liao Xiangdong alone would not be able to absorb it.
The reason why Liao Xiangdong dared to ambush the British and Indian troops was because Li Tianmao of the Holy Army had secretly returned here with the Feilong Army.
Brown didn't even know about the existence of this army.
Chen Yucheng stormed the main defense line of the British and Indian troops in Lai Genjie. In addition to covering the new Gurkha Army, he also provided cover for the Feilong Army's outflanking.
At the beginning, facing the ambush of the New Gurkha Army, the British and Indian troops with numerical superiority did not panic.
Not only did they not retreat, but they launched a countercharge against the new Gurkha Army on the hillside.
The servant army led by the British regular army still dared to fight. The British army also realized this. Brown disrupted the British army and paired the British army and the servant army to fight together.
What confused the British and Indian troops was that these Gurkhas also rushed up. They didn't even give up the terrain advantage on the hillside.
When the commander of the British and Indian reinforcements was laughing at whether these Gurkhas were being commanded by a stupid young man.
The rumble of horse hooves came from the rear of the British and Indian troops.
The sound was a little low, like the continuous muffled thunder in the rainy season. Such a sound would only be made when a large-scale cavalry charged collectively.
On the other hand, this British and Indian reinforcements were mainly infantry, with only a small amount of cavalry.
Their cavalry units mainly stayed in the west to guard against the rebels.
Because the Jhansi Army among the rebels had a large number of cavalry, the British and Indian troops had to leave a large number of cavalry to monitor the other side.
Before the commander of the reinforcements waited for the report from the rear troops, the Feilong Army had already entered the rear of the British and Indian troops.
The reinforcements of the British and Indian troops were originally in a marching state without any defensive facilities.
After being ambushed, their attention was completely attracted by the new Gurkha Army who ambushed them.
According to their intelligence, this cavalry should not appear at all.
Therefore, they had to fight this cavalry in a hurry.
However, under attack from both front and rear, they were defeated by the cavalry again, and the defeat of the British and Indian troops was a foregone conclusion.
At the same time, a river navy division consisting of more than thirty gunboats also arrived outside Dhaka along the Yajiang River.
In the west of Dhaka, 50,000 Myanmar troops are ready to attack.
This time the Holy Army plotted against the British and Indian troops on the eastern front and launched such a large-scale battle. How could it miss Galoa, the backbone of the anti-British alliance?
In fact, after the British troops withdrew, Galoa had been thinking about counterattack.
When the ministers in Ava City wrote a letter urging him to return to the court with his troops, Garoya not only did not go back, but instead mobilized more troops and manpower to reach Daka.
Now there are millions of Burmese people gathered in Dhaka and surrounding areas. Among them, the number of soldiers alone has reached 150,000.
With such a large population and military strength, Galoa's confidence gradually swelled.
For this plan, Shi Dakai also found Galoa in advance.
But if Galloya wanted to attack the British army at this time, he had to cross the river.
This river was originally a key surveillance area for the British.
The coast of Myanmar has been ravaged by the British, and Galloya now has few warships, not to mention many transport ships.
If you had to use a pontoon bridge or a bamboo raft to cross the river, it would be impossible to escape the British eyes. If you were attacked halfway across the river, you would be killed.
Fortunately, the Canglong Army of the Holy Army has initially formed an army.
With the support of the Baath Army, the shipyard in Dinsugia has delivered dozens of gunboats, many of which are iron-hulled gunboats.
This opportunity was rare, and Shi Dakai spent a lot of money in order to severely damage the British army.
The two newly-created legions were taken out.
The main task of the Canglong Army is to cover the Burmese army's crossing of the river.
However, it was not all smooth sailing for the Canglong Army to reach Dhaka City.
There are also British gunboat patrols upstream from Dhaka.
But these British gunboats did not expect that the Holy Army also had its own gunboats.
You must know that the opponent is a rebel army. Guns and guns can be purchased, but gunboats cannot transport them.
It was hard for them to imagine that a rebel army could establish its own shipyard in more than two years, and even build so many gunboats, which were very advanced iron-hulled gunboats.
In this way, the Canglong Army fought against the British gunboats in the inland river for the first time.
After all, the Canglong Army came prepared and had an absolute advantage in numbers.
The firepower is no worse than the British gunboats.
Most of the British gunboats are in the Ganges River to support army operations, and there are not many in the Yajiang River Basin.
Only then did Canglong's army win the battle, winning its first water battle since the war started.
After passing through the border and reaching the west of Dhaka, the gunboat formation and the fortress on the sandbank in the river finally protected the Burmese army from crossing the river.
After crossing the river, the Burmese army, with the cooperation of the Canglong Army, defeated the British and Indian troops on the other side who were monitoring the Burmese army.
The number of this British-Indian army was less than 10,000. Facing the attack of 50,000 Burmese troops and the fire support of gunboats in the river, they failed after not holding on for long.
Next, the Burmese army did not go directly to Calcutta, although it was very tempting.
Galloya is still self-aware, and he is very clear about the virtues of the Burmese soldiers under his command.
To allow these soldiers to attack a fortified city garrisoned by the British would undoubtedly lead to death.
Jalaya followed Wang Zhenyou's suggestion and ordered his army to march northwest. He first captured the small town of Pabna, and then continued westward to kill Rajshahi, an important transportation area between the northern region and Calcutta.
Rajshahi has always been the rear base camp of Calcutta's northern defense line.
A large amount of military supplies are stored here, but at this time there are less than 5,000 defenders in the city.
However, the city defenses of Rajshahi are very complete.
It is not easy for the Burmese army to occupy this place, but as long as they can occupy it, it will be equivalent to cutting off the retreat route of the British and Indian troops in the north.
If you can find it from the map, at this time the Gurkha New Army, Chen Yucheng's main army and the Burmese Army have surrounded the British and Indian troops on the eastern defense line from three directions.
The small town of Lai Ganjie simply cannot accommodate that many troops.
Brown, who personally directed the battle on the front line, knew that something was wrong after learning that the reinforcements had been ambushed and eliminated. He had no more reinforcements to mobilize.
The first order he gave was not to the soldiers on the eastern defense line, but to the British and Indian troops in the west who were monitoring the rebels.
Brown ordered them to withdraw by way of Calcutta.
Then, he left more than 10,000 servants here to stay and retreated towards Rajshahi with the remaining troops.
The 10,000 people left behind are actually Brown's abandoned sons.
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