Chapter 352: A wonderful irony!

The arrival of Lord Dundas' messenger sparked heated debate, especially those countries that were unwilling to offend Britain too much, such as Sweden, such as Austria, but the Netherlands, Spain and France, the three most powerful Western countries in the East, were surprisingly consistent. Of course, it also included Mei Changjiu, an officer representing the Chinese Federation.

"Gentlemen, does this still need to be argued? The British are now afraid, but why are they afraid? Do you still not know? That's because after we unite, we have the strength to shake the British's dominance in the East." The chief adviser of the Dutch Governor and senior colonial diplomat Van Persie stood up as a representative.

"But now that we have abandoned these Indians, what kind of reward will we get? Please think carefully with your wise mind."

"Mr. Van Persie, please remember that these Indian niggers do not have a good thing. They are very dissatisfied with our rule. The British belong to the West after all, and they belong to civilized people as we are. Do we just watch so that we will completely anger Britain. This is no benefit to us." This is Laudrupp, a colonial official in Denmark.

"Rich, dear Laudrup, do you think the British will be happy when we are doing it before and now." Villa also stood up and began to attack the timid and cowardly Danish colonial official with his sharp voice. "What do you think Lord Dundas do this for? He hopes that we can have differences, quarrels, or even turn against each other. He is almost done. I don't like the Indians, I hate the bad smell on them, but please remember that we need them to plant spices and mine minerals for us. If we push them tightly, who can guarantee that they will turn to the arms of the British again, and by that time, the British will become the final winner, and we will become a group of fools who make the whole world laugh at."

"Everyone, I ask you to think calmly. If we do this today, we will be in the same dilemma as the British, even more serious than this. We have come here to gain the dominance of this colony and to obtain all the wealth that this land can produce for a long time, not just a temporary plunder." Van Persie signaled Villa to stop the provocative conversation, stood up again, and said slowly in his calm and persuasive tone.

They were in the team. After receiving the news from the front troops, they ordered the troops to camp temporarily, and they urgently held a very simple meeting on a small hillside on the side of the road. However, this simple meeting seemed quite intense, because these Western countries were only temporarily united by interests.

But now, Lord Dundas sinisterly threw out a fat bait, which made the instability of the coalition immediately emerge. Compared to the strength of Britain, the Indian natives on this land were just a group of timid and cowardly pagans in the eyes of Westerners. It was indeed much easier to deal with them.

Many of them hope to take these colonies from the British in this "peaceful" way in the name of rescuing the British. After all, this was agreed by the British themselves, not by war persecution.

However, this kind of meeting that seemed democratic but was quarreling for the interests of each country finally exhausted all her patience.

Finally, Mei ended the meeting with a simple sentence. "If you don't want to get the colony that is about to belong to you, please leave immediately. Those who stay will get more colonies."

"Who do you think you are, you dare to speak like this? Do you know that you are threatening a noble marquis?" The Swiss pointed at Mei Jiu angrily and roared loudly.

Although they already knew that Mei had long represented Liang Pengfei, the Chinese who was calling the wind and rain in Southeast Asia, they felt that they were disliked by this guy in the eyes of Westerners. In other words, they thought that Liang Pengfei was usurping the rights they deserved by Western colonists, just like there was a big cake with only a few people from a family eating it, but now there was an extra guest, so how could it not arouse their hostility? Since they knew that the guest had a knife in his hand, even if they did not dare to stop at the dining table blatantly, resentment and dissatisfaction were always wandering in their hearts.

Mei Changjiu stood up suddenly, his hungry wolf-like vicious eyes made the Swiss lord frightened. "I warn you, don't always think that you are nobler than others. Your title is useful to you Europeans, but it is of no use to me."

Mei glanced at the Western colonial officials and officers present for a long time and took a deep breath. "I don't know what you are thinking, but I only want to say one thing. Please remember one thing: this is the East, and the East is tens of thousands of miles away from your Europe. Those who are unwilling to cooperate with us will be our enemies."

"You are threatening us." The Swiss lord still looked very angry, but he did not dare to raise his fingers in front of Mei long.

"This is not a threat, it's just a warning. My troops are about to set off. As for you, let's make a decision after you discuss the results. I don't want to waste my precious time on the unscrupulous dispute." Mei Jiu glanced at these Westerners in a faint way, walked straight down the hillside, jumped onto his war horse, and chased the Second Battalion in front under the escort of his guards.

"How could he be so arrogant and rude, he thought he was." Over there, Laudrup looked at his back and cursed in a low voice.

"He is the commander of the elite troops sent by the Head of State to assist in the war, and also the plenipotent representative of the Head of State. Mr. Laudrupp, I hope you can understand what he said. This is the East, and it is difficult for our Western countries to reach here, but they are close at hand. Therefore, I think they have reasons for arrogance and pride." Villa stood up and said, "So, I stand on their side. Sorry, gentlemen, I should also return to my troops and tell the excellent soldiers that the time for action is here."

Van Persie cleared her throat and stood up. "I agree with the Special Envoy of Villa. If we continue to discuss it here, we will only let the opportunity slip away from our hands."

"As a French officer, I am eager to lead the soldiers to victory in the war. But now, the weak Indians are not our enemies on this continent. If you want to leave, we do not mind acting alone. However, your colonial rights in the East will be divided by us." The serious and somewhat arrogant French officer Deselli made a wise decision.

The three most powerful countries in the East, the Netherlands, France and Spain, all stood on the side of the young Oriental officer, which made the remaining guys silent.

"Well, I agree, just hope that the decision I made was wise." Although the Swiss Marquis was a little stupid, he was not bad at making a move when he saw the wind. Representatives of other countries stood up one after another, thinking that they should help the poor pagans deal with the damn, overbearing British guys.

The coalition did not collapse as Lord Dundas expected, which made Lord Dundas crazy. Such a great attraction could not be able to split these greedy guys internally or agree to their own conditions.

Originally, Lord Dundas wanted to use the hand of this coalition to eliminate the damn rebels. You must know that Britain had colonized Bangladesh for so long, how could it be without a trump card? The two thousand troops who came to reinforce were not counted. As long as Dundas was given enough time, he could recruit another 3,000 soldiers in the Bangladesh region.

And even if these guys came too fast and drove away the Indians before reinforcements, it was very simple, and naturally they handed over the rule of Kolkata as promised. Of course, this was only temporary.

Because the British Empire's colonies in the East were not only India, but also the Malay Peninsula on Sumatra. Lord Dundas could first evacuate India openly, and then try to provoke internal struggles among the colonists of these Western countries, such as giving the richest areas to which they are not weak, but not the most powerful, and giving the poorer areas to the stronger ones.

According to the greedy nature of these colonists, Lord Dundas even believed that if the British were not provoking them, these guys would probably fight first.

Although this kind of political skill is very simple, it is very effective. For at least hundreds of years, Britain has relied on such skill to fight far and near, join forces with each other, and has made the whole of Europe a whole pot of porridge. However, Britain is watching coldly, while silently developing its own power, which will lead to the current British Empire.

And don't forget that thousands of soldiers in the British Empire's fleet were sent to the East. If they waited until they returned, Lord Dundas could use his strength to let these guys spit out the meat they had eaten in their mouths.

But he never expected that these guys would not take this trick, give up the easier Indians to deal with, and directly target the powerful British.

"It doesn't matter. Our concessions are a wise choice. When our soldiers and fleets return here from the Qing Dynasty, we will be able to regain our own by force and have reason to get more." Lord Dundas swore so fiercely in his heart when he signed the surrender letter submitted by a French officer and asked the British to put down their weapons unconditionally.

However, two and a half months later, when he learned in Penang that the British Empire's fleet and soldiers had no hope of returning to India, Lord Dundas swallowed a piece of opium. The head of the East India Company, who proposed to use the opium trade to reduce the British Empire's trade deficit with the Qing Dynasty, eventually died in the hands of opium. This is a wonderful irony.
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