Chapter five hundred and seventy-eight lay down the governor's mansion
"The situation is not right. Colonel Gill will not let the troops suppress it," Quinn said in a low voice.
Mountbatten's face suddenly became even more ugly. "Gill would not be so disregardful of the overall situation. The situation may not be what you and I imagined." He said, feeling very regretful that he did not bring the guards out.
In front of them, a large number of Indians were shouting and rushing towards the sound of gunfire. This was unimaginable in the past. When did the Indians become so brave? Don't they know that bullets are ruthless and can easily cause accidental injuries? .
"We want independence."
"Brits get out of India."
"Go back to Europe, Brits."
"India is the India of Indians, not Elizabeth's crown jewel."
...The slogans went on and on, and what alarmed Mountbatten was that some of them actually held guns in their raised hands.
Quinn had some knowledge and recognized that the guns in the hands of several Indians were cloud-type assault rifles produced in China. He said bitterly: "I knew there were Chinese people behind the scenes who were causing trouble. Look, sir, what they have in their hands." The guns are all cloud type, they must be secretly supported by the Chinese."
"What's the use of paying attention to this now? Protesting to the Chinese? Don't forget that China and Britain are now imperial relations. I must go back to the Governor's Mansion as soon as possible. Otherwise, I really don't know what will happen. Quinn, you Call us immediately and ask Howard to send troops to take us back."
Mountbatten was trying his best to return to take charge of the overall situation. What he didn't know was that outside the Governor's Palace, because he had not been able to get out of the line, and the two sides had clashed with each other, the situation was out of control.
In a building about 1,500 meters away from the Governor's Palace, Gu Lianyun, surrounded by several men with guns and ammunition, was instigating several backbones of the Nehru faction of the Congress Party: "What are you waiting for? If you have weapons in hand, just attack the Governor's Palace directly. As long as you can capture the Governor's Palace, you can declare that you have overthrown the British colonial rule of India. As long as you send this message to the whole world, I guarantee that the Chinese government will immediately Recognize India's independent status."
"However, the British still have tens of thousands of troops stationed in New Delhi. Our people alone are no match for them." A slightly fat Indian in his forties said.
"Then what should we do? Wait for the British to take control of the situation and then arrest you all. Do you know what this means? Not only does it mean that your violent resistance is wrong, but it will also make the bystanders or those who are originally hostile to you Your sympathetic compatriots have lost confidence. Well, as Mr. Gandhi said, the British will definitely give in in the end, and India will eventually gain independence. But by that time, who will have the final say in the new India? You who failed in the uprising are still members of the group of Mr. Gandhi who achieved Indian independence through non-violence and non-cooperation."
"An uprising, this is not an uprising." The person who said this was an Indian man in his thirties wearing glasses.
"It's really muddy that can't hold up the wall. These people are still the elites of the Indian nation. The elites only have this kind of courage. The Indians at the bottom really don't understand why Ouyang is so afraid of Indians." This thought passed through his mind. Gu Lianyun sneered at the thought, and said rudely: "This is not an uprising, Mr. Singh, do you think this is a riot? If you think so, I think if Mountbatten knew, he would You will definitely laugh three times. Gentlemen, don’t have any illusions. As a colonized country, if you want to gain independence without bloodshed, I think it is like a hungry man praying for pie in the sky. Gentlemen, Fight for freedom and for the future of your descendants."
Even in the eyes of Ouyang Yun, a later man, the Indians' performance in fighting for national independence was really strange, because they actually pinned their hopes for independence on the kindness of their enemies. Of course, in his opinion, the British at that time The government's performance is also strange, because one of their colonial policies actually hopes to integrate a unified Indian nation by helping lower-class Indians improve their status. In other words, they hope to help those who have no national consciousness. Indians have national consciousness. You must know that the emergence of the concept of a modern country is closely related to the sense of national identity.
Somewhat digressing, back to the topic, Gu Lianyun was still earnestly persuading several backbones of the Nehru faction of the Congress Party to take up arms and fight, when a violent explosion suddenly sounded in the southwest.
The explosion was earth-shattering and continuous, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it. Among them, the Indians turned pale, and someone murmured: "The cannon has been fired, the British have fired the cannon."
The British did not have many artillery guns for firing at the "mobs". There were only a dozen, and they were all 75 mm caliber field guns. However, for those who basically had no weapons, they only had a cloud rifle at most. For members of the National Congress Party, they are already "
It exists like a bull's-eye.
The gunfire roared, and the Indians who gathered together were immediately blown to pieces. Amid the screams, the Indians immediately collapsed. The Indians have never been a fighting nation, and now, they do not even have a sound national consciousness. So, even though some of them shouted hysterically, claiming to fight the British, more Indians were still stunned by the bloody massacre and no longer had the courage they had before.
"What's going on? Why are there gunfire?" As the continuous explosions came, Gandhi's expression changed.
The order of the parade was long gone. From the direction where the explosion came from, the Indians were dispersing like a flood. As they ran, they shouted loudly: "The British have fired, the British have fired to suppress us."
"The British used cannons. The British used cannons to massacre our people." Someone whispered in Gandhi's ear.
Gandhi was horrified, and then he shouted around: "Where are the reporters, where are the Western reporters?"
Someone looked around and then loudly reported to him: "They can't be found. The Western reporters have all run away. They have all run away."
Standing up suddenly, Gandhi looked around and said loudly: "Follow me, we go to Governor Mountbatten. Governor Mountbatten must give us an explanation as to who gave him the power to use artillery to massacre our people."
"Go to the Governor's Mansion and ask the British for an explanation." Someone shouted.
At the same time, several backbones of the Nehru faction of the Congress Party in front of Gu Lianyun finally made a decision. Although their faces were pale, their eyes became firm. One of them said: "If the independence of the country is destined to require blood to lay the foundation, , then let us die gloriously, attack, attack, and capture the Governor's Palace."