Chapter 224: Award Telegram
Unless Nehru can find a more powerful idea to suppress the discord between the two major religions, the partition of India and Pakistan is a foregone conclusion.
Of course, this premise is that Ali Jinnah is safe and sound!
Is history made by heroes or by times?
Now Jinnah is still Jinnah, and Alan Wilson who is opposite him is now Nehru, and Nehru is Alan Wilson.
Ali Jinnah's plan after partition can be judged by Alan Wilson's answer whether it is feasible.
After the first point raised by Ali Jinnah, that is, after the clear partition, Alan Wilson gave a very sincere answer, "Once India and Pakistan become two countries, they will definitely turn against each other. The existence of British India just suppresses In all fairness, I personally think that Hinduism is the most backward religion in the world. But after partition, relying on the power of Pakistan, it will definitely not be able to withstand India's attack, the population gap is too far."
Alan Wilson can find countless examples, but he is most familiar with Chinese history, similar to the history of India's crushing of Pakistan, that is, the war between the Qing Dynasty and the Jungar Empire before the world had an industrial revolution.
If you just look at the map, half of the 13 million square kilometers of the Qing Dynasty was once ruled by the Zhungeer Empire. Just looking at the map, it is absolutely evenly matched.
In fact, in a short period of time, it was indeed evenly matched. The biggest defeat before the British and the Battle of Tongbo, the Qing army lost 10,000 people. This was the biggest defeat of the Qing army before facing the Europeans.
Don't look at the small number of deaths, but it was actually the first battle that killed 10,000 people after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty.
Being able to kill 10,000 Qing troops who beat everyone like a big kid in East Asia proved the combat effectiveness of the Zhungeer Empire.
However, the Qing Dynasty had a huge manpower reserve, and if there were not enough bannermen, they would be replaced by Han people. The people who died in Zhungeer were all Mongols. The further Zhungeer goes, the less opponent the Qing army has.
"Throughout history, Hindus are not as powerful as the Chinese as Mr. Allen said." Ali Jinnah said that it is not appropriate to use the example of East Asia to generalize the subcontinent.
"I should thank you on behalf of the Chinese people." Alan Wilson said seriously, at least he is more honest than those in the Congress Party, "But, the reason is the same, don't mention that Hindus are several times your population, and the resources Mr. Jinnah should also understand the advantages, as well as the industrial scale. It can be said that any indicator that can be measured, the Congress Party has an advantage. Of course, weak countries like to brag about culture. Culture is something that cannot be distinguished. You can close your eyes and ignore objective laws."
"Do you want me to show Mr. Jinnah the resource reserves and industrial capacity distribution of the Governor's Mansion?"
Ali Jinnah remained silent. He knew in his heart that the weak past of Hindus in history could at best give peace believers a psychological advantage, but under the crushing data of various aspects, it was almost useless.
This shows that the leaders of the Muslim League admit that if the partition is successful, India's advantage over Pakistan will be crushing.
If you can admit that your side is weak, you can continue to talk, and then there are a few powder kegs.
Alan Wilson didn't mention Hyderabad and other states, so he singled out Kashmir and asked, "Ninety percent of the population in Kashmir is a peace believer, but the Maharaja is a Hindu. What does Pakistan think of it?"
"Independence or integration into Pakistan, no matter how you look at it, Kashmir should not be part of India in respect of public opinion." Ali Jinnah thought for a while, and then gave a decisive answer.
"It's a pity that Nehru's hometown was at that time." Alan Wilson shook his head helplessly, "If Mr. Jinnah thinks that the Congress Party can be reasonable, he should now join the Congress Party in calling on the British to leave. What is the problem? There must be some problems, otherwise Mr. Jinnah would not have quit the Congress Party.
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"Anyway, I am Nehru, and I will definitely not give up my hometown!" As soon as these words came out, Ali Jinnah's words that he wanted to refute were blocked in his throat. Ali Jinnah knew very well the style of the Congress Party.
Then Allen Wilson said that once the war broke out, the new Pakistan and India would definitely become enemy countries because of the war. In the future, it will continue to invest in the military, because India's foundation is much stronger than that of Pakistan, and Pakistan will not be able to withstand the long-term arms race.
"Mr. Allen, are you asking me to give up my demand for an independent nation?" Ali Jinnah asked with a grim expression, suspecting that Allen Wilson was a lobbyist for the Congress Party.
"Of course not, but such an important matter must always be considered from the worst point of view." Alan Wilson flatly denied Ali Jinnah's guess. If you give a lot, he himself doesn't mind being a lobbyist once, and he will definitely fail anyway.
He just came to remind Pakistan that it is best to build a consensus first and prepare for war. Don't look forward and backward when the time comes, although this kind of advance reminder is just better than nothing, at most it will make the Indian army more dead. It can't change the national power gap between India and Pakistan, but who makes Alan Wilson a warm-hearted person? He can't bear the people of the subcontinent to fall into the pit, so he dug the pit bigger.
When the country is going downhill, someone needs to step up and step on the gas pedal, and he is that kind of person.
Listening to Alan Wilson, all the way from how to treat the state, how to look at Kashmir, and then to the position and history of the Congress Party, Ali Jinnah had to admit that Alan Wilson's words were extremely true, and Nehru, who played the role, was almost like It's really like Nehru is so annoying.
"If Patel is here, he seems to be tougher." Alan Wilson changed the subject, "Gandhi is a man worthy of respect. He played the profession of a saint impeccably, but he has no ability to govern the country. What's more Learn more about the role of a mentor.”
"Patel is even more annoying." Ali Jinnah was silent for a moment, with a trace of disgust flashing across his face.
"In principle, I hope that Pakistan will be safe and sound, but this hope is not great. I believe Mr. Jinnah can also understand that if you can prepare for war in your heart, maybe the result will be satisfactory."
The work of sowing discord has been completed, and Alan Wilson does not intend to stay here any longer. In fact, it cannot be regarded as sowing discord, but a preventive response based on real history. Of course, it is of no great use except to make the war more balanced.
"Kashmir!" Ali Jinnah didn't even know when Alan Wilson left, but sat alone in a chair, thinking about how to break the game.
If a place where 90% of peace believers cannot win, it will undoubtedly be a shame for the new Pakistan. Ali Jinnah, who was thinking hard, even forgot to ask why the British Empire could not Transfer Kashmir directly to Pakistan.
The Government House of India is holding a farewell reception in the evening. Sir Barron organizes the staff of the Government House to praise Governor Wavell for his outstanding contribution as Governor of British India.
At this reception, Alan Wilson invited Vivien Leigh to attend the reception. He knew that the international actress had depression and liked this kind of occasion.
In fact, this is also the case. Since coming to British India, Vivien Leigh's depression has improved a lot. Especially after getting to know Alan Wilson, this responsive commissioner assistant played a huge role in it.
From this point of view, Oliver should be grateful to Alan Wilson, who made Vivien Leigh open her heart and become radiant again.
"Do you like this kind of occasion? Ms. Vivienne." Alan Wilson asked in an unfamiliar tone with a sanctimonious look, "This should be a familiar occasion for you."
"After coming to British India, it's really rare to see such an occasion. I'm always so busy that I can't stand up!" Vivien Leigh held the wine glass gracefully, glanced at Alan Wilson with a pair of winking eyes, and said with a pun, "This Is it the upper class of British India?"
"It's too much to say that, we uphold humility and serve the interests of the empire. This kind of reception is very rare." Alan Wilson was stunned, signaling the demon queen in front of him not to go too far and pay attention to the occasion.
While the two were talking, Governor Wavell came to the stage in military uniform to deliver a speech. The civil servants in the hall stopped talking and listened quietly. To fulfill the duties of the governor, he had to submit his resignation.
At the end, Governor Wavell expressed his gratitude to the affairs officers of the Governor's Mansion, and then expressed that the new Governor will take office soon. During this period, British India will be handed over to you, and so on.
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Sir Barron also delivered a speech afterwards, expressing his admiration for Governor Wavell's contribution during the war. The speech skills are touching and impeccable at the same time. The civil servants at the reception all have serious faces, suppressing the happiness in their hearts, hoping to hurry up...they are reluctant to let the governor leave.
At the same time when British India was reluctant to leave, General Mountbatten, who served in the Mediterranean Fleet, packed his bags with joy. In the telegram from Whitehall, he affirmed his achievements as the commander of the Southeast Asia theater, and Said that it may be honored in the near future.
In the end, he tactfully expressed whether he was busy with military affairs, and if he had time, he would come back and deal with the awarding of honors.
Compared with the reluctance of British India, Mountbatten almost immediately called back and said that he would go back immediately, and embarked on a journey back to London.