James Bruce, the Governor-General of British India, roared loudly in the Governor's Palace, waving his arms constantly, and cursed in a cadence: "It's stupid, it's beyond stupid. An army of three thousand people was captured by Xi Changzhen silently. It's simply unbelievable." It's a pig's brain. The situation in India is urgent. We are under huge pressure, but Colonel Vita lost a brigade silently. How to explain, bastard, why did you choose such a fool."
Financial Secretary Canning frowned and persuaded: "Your Excellency, the matter has already happened. It is useless to pursue it further. Colonel Vita has become a prisoner of the Chinese army. This is very detrimental to us. We should consider countermeasures."
It was difficult to remain calm when I thought of three thousand soldiers being disarmed without a sound.
The British army in India only had more than 10,000 men, and more than 3,000 men constituted one-third of the force, and they were all the elite of the army. One can imagine how James Bruce felt.
James Bruce suppressed his boiling anger and asked: "What are your ideas, Lord Canning?"
"Not yet."
Canning shook his head, his expression full of helplessness.
"Sir Charles, what suggestions do you have."
James Bruce turned his eyes and asked again. The person who proposed the surprise attack on Zhang Zhidong was the Chief Secretary for Administration Charles. Now the three thousand soldiers led by Colonel Vita have been wiped out, and the Chief Secretary for Administration Charles is not even farting. One, James Bruce was still very unhappy.
No matter what, at least let me know and share my opinion.
Charles sighed: "Speaking of which, the annihilation of Colonel Vita's army was originally an excellent strategy. It could break the current deadlock and put Li Zhen into a passive situation. Unfortunately, no one expected that Colonel Vita would be like this. You are not smart enough to throw yourself into a trap, isn't this looking for death?"
James Bruce's face suddenly darkened. Does this mean that he doesn't recognize people well?
Charles continued: "Besides, the suggestion we made was a surprise attack, and we did not let him blatantly join forces with Xi Changzhen. After Colonel Vita led the troops to go out, he could have quietly led the troops to attack when Xi Changzhen and Zhang Zhidong were fighting. Zhang Zhidong’s headquarters captured Zhang Zhidong in one fell swoop. With Zhang Zhidong in his hands and the threat of the Chinese army, Li Zhen would no longer be able to be arrogant."
Financial Secretary Canning frowned and thought, we can't blame Colonel Vita for this matter.
After all, everything happens for a reason.
Canning had something in mind and immediately explained: "Speaking of which, Colonel Vita really cannot be blamed for this matter. The most important thing is that there is a problem with our intelligence. We did not detect the relationship between Zhang Zhidong and Xi Changzhen. A group of people joined forces to put on a show to deceive Prawandin, and also deceived us. Prawandin was captured by Li Zhen in Agartala, and Colonel Vita went to Gosiba, and because he did not understand the situation That's why he was set up by Xi Changzhen. In that case, Colonel Vita cannot be blamed."
"Whoever said it was Colonel Vita's fault and his improper command."
Charles glared and said loudly.
If the responsibility is not shifted to Colonel Vita, it means that his suggestion is wrong. Charles firmly refused to admit that his suggestion was wrong. On the contrary, Charles believed that his suggestion was a stroke of genius and the key to changing the entire battlefield situation.
Therefore, it can only be Colonel Vita's fault.
Charles looked serious and retorted in a loud voice: "I won't repeat the surprise attack. One more thing, Colonel Vita should not have exposed himself when he was gone, and he should not have put the army under Xi Changzhen's nose. In addition, even if
When cooperating with Xi Changzhen, we shouldn't lead the army into the city carelessly. Once we enter Xi Changzhen's military camp, Xi Changzhen's soldiers are everywhere, which is like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. I think this is Colonel Vita's fault."
"No, no, I don't think so."
Canning and Charles fought and retorted: "Under the circumstances at that time, we had no idea that Xi Changzhen had surrendered to Li Zhen. With this premise, uniting with Xi Changzhen was undoubtedly the best choice, and we could use Xi Changzhen to lead the charge, so
, Colonel Vita's failure was not caused by recklessness, and the responsibility should not be shifted to him."
Charles stood up suddenly and roared: "You mean I should be responsible."
"snort,."
Canning snorted and said: "I don't know who is responsible, but I know that Colonel Vita should not be fully responsible."
"you……"
Charles was furious, already furious.
Seeing that the situation was not good, James Bruce stopped him and said: "Well, this matter is neither the fault of Colonel Vita nor the fault of His Excellency Charles. It is because Xi Changzhen is too cunning. The matter has reached this point, and there is no point in discussing it anymore. This
The matter ends here, what we are considering now is how to save the situation and change the current defeat."
Canning sighed: "Your Excellency Governor, I didn't mean to say that our army is incompetent. Think about it, on the Chinese battlefield, how many times has the empire fought against Li Zhen, and they have failed without exception, no matter how well prepared they are, no matter how well prepared they are,
No matter how elite our troops are, no matter how powerful our weapons are, we will still be the ones defeated in the end. I think we have no chance of winning against Li Zhen."
James Bruce sighed and said, "Are you just sitting there waiting to die?"
Charles said: "You can't wait to die, I have some suggestions."
"What advice?" A smile appeared on James Bruce's face.
Charles said: "Li Zhen is expanding at a rapid speed, and at this time, if we cause trouble behind him, then Li Zhen will not have time to continue the attack, so I think what we have to do now is to cause trouble."
"How to cause trouble," Canning asked.
Charles narrowed his eyes and Sen shouted: "Kill."
"Kill someone."
James Bruce asked again.
Charles said: "Assassinating governors in various regions of India. As long as the regional governors that Li Zhen has conquered and appeased, we will accept them as targets of assassination. Just imagine, officials are killed in various regions, which will definitely cause commotion.
, causing instability in the rear. After Li Zhen got the news, it was impossible to continue sending troops forward, and we had an opportunity to take advantage of it, and even seized the opportunity to counterattack."
James Bruce asked: "Guys, what do you think?"
Canning replied: "I think it's feasible, but I'm worried that once Li Zhen finds out, Li Zhen will take the same approach as others, and also take action against our people."
Charles shook his head and said: "The consuls we control are all locals, and many of them even defy us. If Li Zhenken sends people to assassinate them, this is a good thing. It can help us get rid of internal troubles."
After hearing this, Canning stopped refuting, but felt something was wrong in his heart.
There are too many uncontrollable factors in this kind of thing.
The Secretary for Justice nodded in agreement, and several giants reached a consensus. James Bruce immediately arranged the matter and asked his subordinates to start preparations.
Time is running out and we must seize every opportunity.
