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    Henry, Tezpur, a military town in northeastern India?  Wellesley struggled to escape from Volta Mountain, and finally escaped here on the morning of the 17th.  Fortunately, the Western Sichuan Army chased to the border and saw Henry?  After Wellesley and others escaped to India, they stopped pursuing them, which made the escaping British and Indian troops heave a sigh of relief.

    Looking at the remnant army with less than 3,000 soldiers left, Henry?  Wellesley wants to cry but has no tears!  Thirty thousand troops ambitiously crossed the border and attacked the Shannan area in western Sichuan. However, after a month, only a few people were left and fled back in embarrassment.  Thinking of the Western Sichuan Army's rapid charge with the cry of "capture the British Duke alive", Henry?  Wellesley was a little worried.

    At noon, more than two hundred defeated soldiers of the 28th Infantry Brigade of the British Army also returned to Tezpur.  After they were attacked by the Ninth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, they saw that the situation was not good and retreated early.  When they returned to Volta Mountain, they learned that Volta Mountain was also occupied by the Western Sichuan Army. This frightened them and they quickly fled back to India.

    Henry?  Only then did Wellesley learn about the tragic experience of the 28th Infantry Brigade.  Originally, he still had a lot of resentment towards Brigadier General French.  But when he thought that he was much luckier than Brigadier General French, at least he did not walk into the prisoner-of-war camp of the Western Sichuan Army like French, this made his resentment towards French dissipate a lot.  From the remnant soldiers of the 28th Infantry Brigade who escaped back, they learned that they encountered the Western Sichuan Army on the circuitous road.  Obviously, the Western Sichuan Army also had the same idea, and went back behind the British and Indian troops to completely annihilate them.  This makes Henry?  Wellesley broke into a cold sweat.  If French hadn't sent troops to engage in a fierce battle with the roundabout troops of the Western Sichuan Army, they might have been surrounded by the Western Sichuan Army when they were at Volta Mountain, let alone successfully escaped.  So Henry?  Wellesley had to thank Brigadier General French, otherwise, he might really be captured by the Western Sichuan Army.  At that time, the Duke of Wellington will really be discredited!

    That afternoon, Henry, the Governor-General of India?  Patty?  Reinforcements sent by Fitzmaurice arrived at Tezpur.  It includes two British Army infantry brigades, the 21st Infantry Brigade and the 32nd Infantry Brigade, one Donrkha Infantry Brigade, and 30,000 Indian indigenous troops, totaling more than 40,000 people.  After the reinforcements arrived, let Henry?  Wellesley breathed a sigh of relief.  However, it also rekindled his confidence.  It would be impossible for him to just admit defeat.  He still has an army in hand and can continue to fight. It is still unclear who will win the final victory.  So Henry?  Wellesley held a combat meeting that night. He first reviewed the mistakes made in the previous battles, and at the same time encouraged the troops coming to help, assuring everyone that they would be able to defeat the Western Sichuan Army.

    Henry?  Wellesley's wishful thinking was to win a victory to cover up his defeat before the news of his defeat was known to the British mainland.  As far as he knew, communications on the plateau were very backward.  It would take at least several days for the Western Sichuan Army to send the news of their victory back to Chengdu, and it would be at least ten days before the British knew the news of his defeat.  That way, he would have enough time to gain a victory and shake off the negative effects on him.  He didn't know at all that Sichuan West was already equipped with radios and had already defeated Henry?  News of Wellesley spread back to Chengdu.  The British Minister in China sent the news back to London through submarine cables.

    London, Whitehall, 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister's Office.  Because of the time difference, the British received Henry?  The news of Wellesley's defeat came just in the early hours of the morning.  The current British Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, was woken up in bed by Diem, a staff member of the Prime Minister's Office and the Prime Minister's Secretary.  The Marquess of Salisbury is a famous British politician. This is his second time to form a cabinet and serve as the British Prime Minister.  At the same time, he also served as the British Foreign Secretary. This was his third term as Foreign Secretary.  He was a Conservative aristocratic politician, Frankenstein, honorary president of Oxford University, and president of the Royal Society. During his reign, the British colonial empire expanded widely.

    The sixty-two-year-old Marquess of Salisbury has been suffering from insomnia recently. He finally fell asleep tonight, but was woken up again, which made him as angry as a bull.

    "Dear Dim, I hope this time it is really urgent. Otherwise, you will clean the toilets of the Prime Minister's Office for me for a month!" the Marquis of Salisbury said very dissatisfied.

    "I'm sorry, Your Excellency Prime Minister, it seems that you can't get what you want. This time, something really urgent happened." Secretary to the Prime Minister Dim, a young man who is only 30 years old this year and a top student at the School of Political Science at Oxford University in the UK.  He had already worked in the Prime Minister's Office five years ago and became the secretary to the Marquess of Salisbury when he was elected Prime Minister for the second time.

    "Okay! What happened? Did those damn Boolean?Rebellion again?  "The Marquis of Salisbury put on a piece of clothing over his pajamas and opened the door.

    His actions woke up the Prime Minister¡¯s wife, a beautiful woman in her thirties.  "Oh, darling, darling, I'm so sorry for waking you up. Please continue sleeping, I have something to deal with!" The bearded face of the Marquis of Salisbury came close to kiss the beautiful Prime Minister's wife on her forehead.  He took a sip and then closed the door.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I have just received a telegram from His Excellency Ogner, the Minister to China. Our military operation in southwestern Sichuan has failed. Duke Henry Wellesley was defeated by the Western Sichuan Army. There are only less than 3,000 troops left in the 30,000-strong army.  The people fled back to Tezpur in embarrassment. The 28th Infantry Brigade was almost completely wiped out, and the brigade commander, Brigadier General French, was captured!" said Diem, secretary to the Prime Minister.

    "God? Are you kidding me? Henry? Wellesley's stupid pig suffered such a disastrous defeat?" The Marquis of Salisbury's sleepy eyes suddenly opened.  He never liked Henry?  Wellesley is a guy who has no ability and just relies on Zu Yin.  For Henry, the Viceroy of India?  Patty?  Fitzmaurice and Henry?  The Prime Minister's Office was very opposed to Wellesley's plan to invade the plateau.  Now Britain's strength is in a period of decline, and Britain's enemies are rising rapidly.  This made Britain not want to establish a powerful enemy in the Far East.  But, didn¡¯t expect Henry, the Viceroy of India?  Patty?  Fitzmaurice and Henry?  The two Wellesleys violated the will of the Prime Minister's Office and sent troops to western Sichuan without informing the local people.  Now, it has suffered such heavy losses.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, all this is true. Western Sichuan has met with the Consul in Chengdu, His Excellency Zhu Erdian, and has expressed goodwill to us, hoping to end the conflict!" said Dim, secretary to the Prime Minister.

    "End the conflict? Now we have suffered a big loss. How can it end like this. Inform Lord of the Admiralty Sir Anthony Hoskins and Field Marshal George Charles Earl Bingham and ask them to come to see me immediately. Immediately, immediately  !¡± cried the Marquis of Salisbury.

    "Yes, Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Secretary Dim immediately went to make arrangements.

    After the Marquess of Salisbury drank a cup of coffee, Lord Admiralty Anthony?  Sir Hoskins and Field Marshal George?  Charles?  Earl Bingham rushed to the Prime Minister's Office.  However, both of them looked a little unhappy. They were both elderly people, and they were really dissatisfied with being woken up in the middle of the night.  Plus, they had been told what was going on when they arrived.  For Henry?  The two were also very dissatisfied with Wellesley's failure.  In the hundreds of years that the British Empire has spanned the world, when has it ever suffered such a loss?

    "You two, you already know the matter! So, what should we do? Should we accept the goodwill of Western Sichuan?" asked the Marquis of Salisbury.

    "Your Excellency Prime Minister, this is just a temporary failure. The fighting is still going on. Isn't it too early to compromise with Western Sichuan now!" Field Marshal George?  Charles?  said Lord Bingham.  Henry though?  Wellesley's performance was very poor, but he could still be considered a member of their Army.

    "You failed in the first battle, can you still win in the future? Don't forget, Western Sichuan has an extremely powerful army." Navy Minister Anthony?  said Sir Hoskins.

    "Then your navy will bring the warships ashore? To defeat Western Sichuan?" Field Marshal George?  Charles?  Earl Bingham said dissatisfied.  In the United Kingdom, the navy is the Royal Navy, which commands national attention.  As for the Army, it does not have the title of Royal, and its various benefits are much inferior to those of the Navy, and its annual military expenditure is even pitiful.  The dispute between the army and the navy has always been very serious.

    "That's because there is no coastline in western Sichuan. Otherwise, the Far East Fleet alone would be enough to let them know how powerful our Royal Navy of the British Empire is!" Secretary of the Navy Anthony?  Sir Hoskins said proudly.  The British Royal Navy is the best in the world, no country can compete!

    "Okay, you two, this is the Prime Minister's Office, and this is not for you two to quarrel." The Marquis of Salisbury said with some dissatisfaction.

    Antony, Lord of the Admiralty?  Sir Hoskins and Field Marshal George?  Charles?  Only then did Earl Bingham shut his mouth angrily.

    "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I don't think we can have peace talks with Western Sichuan for the time being. Although the Governor-General of India, Henry Petty Fitzmaurice and Henry Wellesley, violated the orders of the Prime Minister's Office and attacked Western Sichuan without authorization. However, the responsibility has now been held  It has no effect. Their failure also represents the failure of the British Empire. For the sake of the global interests of the British Empire, we in the UK remain tough on Western Sichuan!" Field Marshal George?  Charles?  said Lord Bingham.

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