I want to be emperor

In November of the 26th year of Chengshun, Mumbai, India.

This area originally belonged to the scope of the Portuguese's strength. The Portuguese established a trading base in Mumbai for more than 100 years, and then gradually expanded their power.

But just like other Portuguese colonies, they were limited by their own lack of strength, mainly due to the fact that they were sparsely populated and could not actually control the colonies. Therefore, the so-called colonial rule of the Portuguese in Mumbai was actually the same as the Dutch, only occupying coastal strongholds, and then Profit through trade, instead of the Spanish and England will continue to organize immigrants to settle down and establish real colonial rule.

The Portuguese's colonial activities in Asia were originally very extensive and in-depth, but because of their own lack of national strength, they were powerless in the face of many competitors and could not protect their overseas colonies at all.

Beginning in the 40s, they had a fierce colonial war with the Dutch, and at the same time they were strongly squeezed by the Great Chu Empire. They first lost Malacca, and then lost Ceylon and large areas on the east and west coasts of India. colony.

In the end, even the British couldn't help getting involved. They deployed a large number of reinforcements from the British base on the Indian Peninsula, Suratri, where they first landed in India, and stationed in the British base in Mumbai. Establishment of Bombay Castle.

When the Portuguese had no time to care about him, they sent troops to capture the Portuguese castle and expelled the Portuguese from Mumbai, thus realizing the monopoly of the Mumbai area.

In fact, this matter has not been in the past few years. Even now, the Portuguese and England are still arguing about the ownership of Mumbai.

When it was finalized, the Portuguese transferred the sovereignty of Mumbai to the British through a dowry, and the British gave certain supplements from other directions.

Only after the two parties formally marry next year, the British will be able to legally and reasonably have the sovereignty of Mumbai.

In the past two or three years, the English have organized more than 3000 immigrants to India!

Thinking of this, Bai Zhen also smiled.

The enemy is so weak, how dare you say what credit you have?
It's hard work to die.

Major General Bai Zhen is a Mesozoic general with rich experience in amphibious operations and overseas colonial operations. He participated in a series of Nanyang expansion operations as the deputy commander of the fifth division very early on.

Just by the huge gap in the number of immigrants, the strength gap between the two sides can be seen.

The English transported hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Europe all the way. In the same period of time, the Great Chu Empire was able to organize the transportation of tens of thousands of immigrants to India.

The Dutch and the Portuguese couldn’t do it. They didn’t have many people in their own country. It was impossible to forget that overseas colonies filled a large number of people, and then developed colonies, organized a large number of troops, and so on.

This is no different from other colonists. European colonial countries such as the Dutch and the Portuguese like to recruit natives to form servants to ease the shortage of human resources in the colonies.

Bai Zhen looked at them and nodded slightly: These natives are pretty good!

But... something legal and reasonable sometimes works, and sometimes it doesn't.

Before the expedition, the No.70 Second Division strengthened its combat readiness, and its personnel and establishment expanded from the former standing second-class division to the level of the first-class combat readiness division.

The Portuguese, the Dutch are the same.

It is not the fighting style of the Chu army to rely on the superiority of troops and equipment without fighting the enemy's wits and courage.

The Dutch have seized countless Portuguese colonies, and I have never seen them pursue legality and reasonableness. The British are mainly considering the upcoming marriage between the two parties, and are willing to make certain supplements in other aspects, so that the transfer of Mumbai Make it legal and reasonable, and try not to damage the relationship between the two countries.

In addition, there are No.70 No. 70 Second Battalion No. 600 Battalion, No. [-] Second Guard Constitutional Battalion (a small battalion of [-] people, personal guards, military police);

They are more concerned with commercial gains and losses when they act, so it is impossible to say that Mumbai will be built into a real big city in just a few years, and it is impossible to build Mumbai's city defense system to be as good as China Railcom.

As for why they came to participate enthusiastically, the reason is very simple... Chu Jun pays them!
Although the money given is very little, it is still an extremely rare opportunity to make money for the local low-caste young men who are not even as good as livestock.

The commander of No.70 Second Division, this is the second batch of amphibious combat troops prepared by the Army for overseas expansion. The first batch in front is the divisions under No.20 Second Army.

This is still the current Little Ice Age, which is relatively colder than later generations. If it is later generations, the hottest time in summer can even reach 44 degrees, and it can reach more than 20 degrees in winter.

The above-mentioned troops belong to the No.70 Second Division and the No.20 Seventh Heavy Artillery Regiment under the Indian Expeditionary Force of the Army.

But the Great Chu Empire organized and transported more than 5 immigrants to India in the past three years, and Gehe City alone now has more than 1 immigrants.

The No.70 Second Division belongs to the Second Artillery Battalion and the Third Artillery Battalion of the Artillery Regiment, the No.20 Seventh Heavy Artillery Regiment's First Heavy Artillery Battalion, and the navy support, and belongs to the army command' temporary siege artillery battalion'... this artillery battalion They are all equipped with naval guns, which are directly removed from the battleship and pulled ashore for siege.

But after the stage, whether this play can be sung well depends on Bai Zhen himself.

The national strength of the Great Chu Empire is unmatched by the Great Chu Empire. At the same time, the sea distance from the mainland of the Great Chu Empire to India is far less than that of England.

The 1000 British troops are not regular troops, more than 1000 of them are ground armed employees of the East India Company, and more than [-] are sailors and crew members temporarily organized to go ashore for combat, and even hundreds of them are young and strong among the new immigrants. A militia that was conscripted.

The strong national power of the Chu army is not only reflected in the regular army outside Mumbai, but also in the more than 3 local aboriginal men recruited outside the city.

He intends to respect his opponents: use all his strength to destroy them all with the posture of a lion fighting a rabbit!
This is also the combat tradition of the Chu army: they like to rely on their strength and equipment advantages to play a crushing game.

The huge gap between the two sides is even more reflected in today's Mumbai city!
In the city of Mumbai, there are about 3000 British troops. This force was the result of England’s emergency deployment of troops from surrounding areas for reinforcements when they learned that Ceylon Island had fallen, Goa was over, and the Chu army was sweeping northward along the coastline. result.

They are both major generals, but the commander of a first-class combat readiness division and the second-class standing division are two different things...

Seeing that the British army in the city is ready for battle, and the overall situation is much better than that of the Dutch, Bai Zhen also lifted his spirits.

Although the number of people is not large, there will be a lot of artillery. After all, even a merchant ship cannot do without artillery these days. When needed, the small and medium-caliber naval guns can be used directly on the shore.

On November [-]th, although it is winter at this time, there is no chill in Mumbai. This place has a tropical monsoon climate, and at the same time, there are Himalayas in the north to block the cold air. Compared with other areas at the same latitude is hotter,
Now even in winter, the temperature can be maintained at more than ten degrees.

Finally, there are the second and third light cavalry posts of the No.70 Second Cavalry Regiment,

What they did in Mumbai is actually similar to what the Great Chu Empire did in Gehe City. They used this place as a base for colonizing India...even more bluntly, the English people just learned from Great Chu Imperial colonial model.

Looking up and looking forward, the artillery of the Chu army artillery is on a small hill in front. Because of the shortage of mules and horses, a large group of Indian natives are wearing ropes, shouting and struggling to pull the artillery behind.

This constitutes all the troops of the English East India Company to protect Mumbai, with a total of about 5000 to 30 people. Mumbai's city defense system has more than [-] large and small artillery.

When the Chu army recruited the aborigines, they did not use force. The local aborigines actively participated.

As for the poor mobility, anyway, it is a defensive operation, and there is no need for much mobility.

Plus some personnel directly under the headquarters, medical personnel and even military band personnel and so on.

The English are tough, but this kind of toughness is nothing to the Chu people!

Major General Bai Zhen was wearing the army's autumn uniform and a wide-brimmed hat. He was riding a horse and was patrolling the front line, inspecting the preparations of various units, mainly the artillery unit.

These are all young and strong peasants recruited by the Chu army from nearby areas. They are mainly used to help them transport various materials, build fortifications, open roads and bridges and other auxiliary tasks.

It's just that the national strength of the English is limited, and the ocean transportation capacity is not good. The most important thing is that it is only the English East India Company who did this.

After serving as the commander of the 72nd Division for two years, he got the chance to go to the battlefield: the 72nd Division was sent to fight in India, and he led the army.

Bai Zhen was able to serve as the commander of the division because of his previous combat experience in Nanyang.

Such English people are actually quite powerful among European colonists... From this, we can also see why the English won the battle for India in the original time and space, because they have a large local population and overseas colonial policies Mainly to control and notify the colonies, so that more troops can be organized, and the battles are naturally more powerful.

A young guy smiled at Bai Zhen, but what he showed was not white teeth, but a mouthful of yellow and black rotten teeth.

I have been running and fighting in India for several months, and this is the first time I have encountered a slightly more decent opponent.

In this regard, they are far from being able to compare with the Great Chu Empire.

Later, he was promoted to major general due to his meritorious service, and was transferred back to China to serve as the director of the Shipping Department of the Logistics Department. After two years in Gyeonggi, he was transferred back to the No.20 Second Army stationed in Nanyang as the chief of staff.

One thousand mercenaries, more than 1000 sailors and crew, hundreds of militiamen, plus more than 2000 indigenous soldiers.

The gold content of his 72nd Division commander is also bullish all the way.

After all, time is too tight, and the English can only mobilize troops from India and West Asia. If they are given more time, the English can continue to mobilize thousands of people from Africa and other places.

When passing a section of ditch, because the temporarily built bridge was not strong, the bridge shook a bit. In order to protect the passers-by officers from falling into the stinky ditch, dozens of local aborigines went directly down to the ditch. A simple wooden plank bridge is directly supported in the smelly ditch to prevent the simple wooden plank bridge from shaking.

When riding around on horseback, in addition to seeing many of our own troops building fortifications and carrying materials such as artillery and shells, we can also see a large number of local aborigines also building fortifications, building simple houses, and erecting bridges.

After fighting overseas for so many years, he has met countless aborigines. He has seen all kinds of aborigines in Nanyang, but it is really rare to help the Chu army so sincerely.

Don't laugh at the composition of their troops. Except for the Spanish colonial activities, which are officially led from the beginning to the end, most other European colonial activities basically rely on commercial companies. The armies of various East India companies are basically so.

When Bai Zhen passed by on horseback, he looked down at the local aborigines in the ditch under the bridge. These aborigines were naked and their black bodies were stained with mud, but their faces were full of smiles.

At this moment, there are 1000 Chu troops outside Mumbai, including more than 50 field guns and howitzers of various calibers, 32 large-caliber siege cannons, and short-barreled howitzers.

But although we fought a lot of battles before, to be honest, they were all small-scale battles, and the enemy's resistance was not strong. Although it is good to win all the time, but if the enemy is so weak, Bai Zhen reckons that he will come to India for nothing It's a trip.

In addition to the British themselves, the local aboriginal army is naturally indispensable... This aboriginal army naturally does not mean the official army of the local aboriginals, that is, the army of the Mughal Empire, but the aboriginal army organized by the English on the spot by recruiting aboriginal youth , the number is about 2000 people.

This time, he was finally able to lead a division alone, because his new position was the commander of the 72nd Division.

After the English occupied Mumbai, they quickly regarded Mumbai as their main base for colonizing India, engaged in a lot of construction, and garrisoned a lot of troops.

It also organized many immigrants to come here.

A year and a half later, he was transferred back to China!

The strength of these more than 3000 troops is already the largest number of troops that England can muster in just a few months.

If it weren't for the fact that the supply line of the Chu army is very short, there are not many places that need construction, and if there is no need for so many young and strong indigenous people, I am afraid that even [-] or [-] people can be easily recruited.

Specifically, there are five infantry battalions, the [-]th Infantry Regiment, the [-]st Battalion and the [-]nd Battalion of the [-]th Infantry Regiment.

All together, there are a total of 1000 people, under the command of Major General Bai Zhen, the commander of the No.70 Second Division and the west coast commander of the Indian Expeditionary Force.

Thinking back to the various materials about the Indian region that I have studied in the past year, I looked at their skin color, and looked at a few local aborigines with fairer skin and decent clothes who were watching from a distance.

High caste and low caste?

Maybe, I can suggest to the governor of India and the Secretary of State Affairs, by the way, and those in the domestic defense system, let them use the local caste issue to make a fuss, maybe it can help the empire better colonize this country with 1 million people A large peninsula with a large population.

Today's Indian peninsula is too peaceful, which is not a good sign.

After all, in such a huge Indian peninsula, the amount of military equipment imported from the Great Chu Empire every year is even less than that of Fusang, a tiny country. This kind of thing must not be tolerated!