Chapter 614: War Breaks Out Again

To be honest, Franz had thought about strengthening the Sikh Empire before, so that they could hold out for a little longer, but almost all the intelligence from India kept repeating the same thing.

"It's rotten, and it can't be saved."

It's hard to imagine that a country can rot so quickly, but in fact, the country's decay did not start after the death of Gilant Singh.

Rather, the country was doomed to its current fate from the beginning of its establishment, but it was suppressed by a strong monarch.

Franz had also tried to establish trade relations with this region, but the reality was that it was simply impossible, not to mention that the Sikh government at that time only wanted to get something for free.

Even if Franz didn't care about those weapons and just wanted to make trouble for the British, since the Sikh Empire was not on the coast, trade with it had to go through other princely states.

And the Sikhs had a very bad relationship with both the native Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent and the foreign "Tianfang religion".

The surrounding princely states did not want the Sikhs to become powerful. If Franz wanted to force trade with the Sikh Empire, he would not only lose a lot of money, but also offend those princely states that were originally friendly to Austria.

In addition, the Sikh Empire was located in the Sindh Plain and had no defenses. It was only a matter of time before they were conquered by the British. And Franz had prepared a backup plan many years ago, a backup plan that the British could never get rid of.

With the "disastrous defeat" of Dega Singh and Lal Singh, the Sikh Empire could only retreat again and again. With the help of Queen Jinda, Sir Henry Harding felt that he could return to Britain before Christmas.

To be honest, he had no good feelings for this country full of curry and opium. In comparison, the acid rain and smog in London were so friendly.

However, Sir Henry Harding soon received bad news. Akbar Khan's troops defeated the British troops guarding the Kabul Pass and invaded the Khanate of Kalat.

This is a situation that cannot be worse for the British. If the British army continues to attack, the biggest possibility is to make wedding clothes for the Afghans.

But giving up the attack is equivalent to giving the Sikhs a chance to breathe, and all previous efforts will be in vain.

These days, Sir Henry Harding has felt the difference between Sikhs and Indians. Although they cannot be compared with the troops of the great powers, they are not comparable to the group of curry-eating people under his command.

In fact, the authentic Indian Asan should refer to the Sikhs. In history, after the Sikh Empire was conquered by the British, a large number of Sikhs were recruited to the Far East. For example, the famous Battle of Baliqiao was actually a battle between the Sikh cavalry and the Manchu-Mongolian cavalry.

In addition, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Guangzhou are also full of their figures. In the colonial era, the Sikhs have always been the vanguard of the British.

As for the image of the Sikhs, if you can't remember the image in the past Hong Kong movies, you can think of the Indian in "I Play in the Mud in Northeast China".

Although Franz doesn't think that the Sikhs can have any impact on the European war, he doesn't want the British to get any benefits.

As for persuading the Afghans, it was actually very easy, because Akbar Khan's hatred of Britain and his desire to build a powerful empire made him covet India.

Franz only needed accurate intelligence and a detailed analysis of the pros and cons to get Akbar Khan to send troops. At this time, the Sikh Empire had just been established for a few decades, and there were still a large number of "Mahayana" forces in the country.

If the Sikhs could not stand up, then Franz could completely use the Afghans to replace their ecological niche and continue to mess with the British.

At this time, Sir Henry Hardinge had realized that he could not solve the Indian problem with his own power alone, and he had intelligence about Afghanistan.

This Akbar Khan was undoubtedly a difficult opponent, and his army was different from the Sikhs. They were not soldiers, but a group of bandits. Once they were allowed to penetrate into the heart of India, the damage caused would be immeasurable.

Sir Henry Hardinge could only leave 10,000 people to negotiate with the Sikh Empire, and lead the main force to fight Akbar Khan's main force.

The war in the north made the entire Indian subcontinent restless again. At this time, Franz's purchase of Tranquilla seemed particularly cost-effective, after all, the defense facilities were complete, and even the managers were ready.

Danish and German are not much different, and it is not uncommon for Danes to speak German.

The most important thing is that the Danes' asking prices are very low, and Franz naturally would not mind spending a little more money to buy a relatively stable transition period.

In fact, Franz was a little worried, because Indians don't care who rules them at all.

In fact, after dozens or even hundreds of generations of artificial selection, there are not many people who are rebellious in India. Even if they want to resist, they will not be like their neighbors next door, "Are there any kings, princes, generals, or ministers?", but will be under the banner of loyalty to Wolmar or something else.

In addition, Tranquilla is far from being a land that is not enough to make ends meet as Danish King Christian VIII knew. In fact, it is rich in spices and crops, and fishery resources are also rich. Not to mention how much economic benefits it can bring to the local area, but self-sufficiency is completely no problem.

For Austria, the most important thing was its strategic value. After all, it always had to act according to the wishes of others in British ports.

In order to ensure the smooth flow of shipping routes, Franz sent millions of florins in bribes to Calcutta and Bombay every year.

Now with Tranquebar, the cost of handling will be much saved, and it can also drive the development of this colony, so that it can truly become a "feng shui treasure land".

After this transaction, Austria can completely use the Nicobar Islands of the Dutch and its own Tranquebar to solve the route problem.

Not only can it avoid being exploited by the British, but it can also prevent being stabbed in the back by the French. At this time, the French colony of Seremban was in a very embarrassing situation. It could not solve the problem of the Indian Ocean route and offended the British.

The French could only ask for help from its enemies Austria or Britain, and both had reasons to cut off the French Indian Ocean route, but they still had to make money in peace.

Louis Philippe's calculation was very good. The French government first signed a three-year contract with Austria in order to ensure the smooth flow of the Indian Ocean route, and at the same time to throw the pot to Austria and let it attract the hatred of the British.

But what he didn't expect was that Britain had no time to look east at this time, and the war in the northwest continued.

In addition to the unrest in the rear, Robert Peel even wrote to Prince Metternich, saying that the British Empire has always been the best friend of the Austrian Empire, and hoped that the two could help each other to create a better future.

Although Metternich knew that the other party was lying, he was still very moved and expressed his willingness to live in peace with the British Empire and maintain peace in Europe.

Then Britain and Austria sent thousands of troops to southern Albania and Trankwiba respectively.