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Chapter 20 - The friendship of the colonists

In the matter of laying mines, the Portuguese were far more reliable than the French, not that the French were unreliable, but Alan Wilson did not have the certainty to fool the French into shedding their blood for British India.

If Allen Wilson had a say in the matter of Indian independence, then the partition of India and Pakistan based on religion, of course, also had a share of Christians, and the vast majority of the inhabitants of Portuguese Goa were Catholics.

If the rights of Catholics were not taken into account, there would be no equality, but he had no say in the future of British India now, and if he had, he could have even talked to the leader of the PML-N, Ali Jinnah, on the matter of Goa.

He believed that Ari Jinnah was in a minority position and did not mind using Christian rights to make Nehru look bad.

At almost the same time as the Battle of Mandalay began, on the Western Front in the European theater, the Allied armies opened their offensive. The general Allied attack on the Rhine began officially before dawn, with the fourteen hundred guns of the First Canadian Army roaring up. Tasting the taste of devastating artillery shells was the German 84th Division.

The Allied command on the Western Front believed that once they broke through the Rhine River sky dangers, they would quickly crush the German domestic resistance forces.

Bang! Two glasses clinked together as Alan Wilson joked familiarly with Junagadh Toa Commissioner John, "We should be grateful to be safe and sound in the midst of a world war that was a great loss to all mankind."

"If I were not physically unfit to be a soldier, I would have joined the army and fought for the British Empire until the end." John took his glass and vowed, then drank the whiskey and exclaimed, "But peace is always precious, isn't it?"

"Of course! I absolutely believe in the citizens of the British Empire bravely entering the war." Alan Wilson gave the other side an unspoken look, "So Prime Minister Chamberlain actually fought for peace, the initial intention is understandable, but unfortunately the Prime Minister is facing a madman."

That was somewhat politically incorrect, and after the Great War Churchill's resistance would certainly be affirmed as if it were politically correct. It was a mistake no Briton could make, except that the consequence was that Churchill would immediately lose the election as such a minor afterthought.

Standing on the upper floor of the Ali Khan Palace, Alan Wilson rested his hands on the fence and looked down at the representatives of the Turkish state and the Portuguese Goa. John, who was next to Alan Wilson and also watching the scene, opened his mouth and asked, "How can there be people from the Portuguese viceroyalty? Alan, you should know."

"Knowing that Salazar is the head of **** nature." In an indifferent tone, Alan Wilson rushed to John, "But Portugal finally did not join either camp and maintained its apparent neutrality, in fact, now I believe that both Franco and Salazar are ready to stand beside the victor and cheer the coming of peace."

"Oh!" John nodded at that and leaned back against the fence with his back to the hall in agreement, "Who says otherwise?"

Oh! The two men laughed heartily as Alan Wilson nuzzled and rushed down, "Let's talk to the Portuguese, I'm sure they'll be more than willing."

"I agree!" John got up and patted his lapel, and Alan Wilson walked down. There was a rare bustle throughout the hall.

The whole city of Hyderabad, too, was in an atmosphere of joy, not that the local inhabitants were particularly happy for the colonists and other representatives of the native states invited by Ali Khan, and no benefits were paid.

Rather, February and March is the Hindu festival of the sprinkling of red, to say that a similar festival is similar to the water festival. The Indian festival in honor of the Black Sky, which originates from the ancient harvest rituals, is held in February and March every year. During the festival, groups of Hindus sing and dance, jump around bonfires, celebrate the arrival of spring, and throw water on each other, sprinkling red powder or red water on passers-by.

Although Ali Khan is a pacifist, he does not do anything to the inhabitants under his rule just because of the customs and traditions.

The representatives of the native states had things to do for the representatives of the native states, and Allen Wilson had work to do for the commissioner, and soon invited the people of the Portuguese Goa Governorate, found a secluded corner to sit down and chat.

Among the royal palace in Hyderabad, not overcrowded, the invited guests were carefully considered. First of all, small states are not invited, do not look at the current subcontinent has more than 500 states, but not many can be on the stage.

Including Hyderabad, a total of fifteen states have been identified as having a certain status, the rest are just a slightly larger landowners, whether it is the strength or influence are very limited.

The monarchs of the Kashmiri states were not among the invited, so the total number of invited representatives of the states was fourteen. Allen Wilson did not pay attention to the situation of the states for the time being, but sat with the representative of the Governor of Portuguese Goa.

Shaking the glass in his hand, he opened his mouth in a relaxed tone and praised the fact that the Allied armies were currently driving into the Rhine River and would be able to completely subdue Germany in a few days, while John, the Junagadh Toa Commissioner, echoed the sentiment.

"I think the Germans will not last half a year even if they put their lives on the line, and perhaps the citizens of London are ready for champagne by now." Alan Wilson looked hesitant, showing the arrogance of old imperialism.

If it was an American in front of you, you probably wouldn't eat him, but it's a different story with the Portuguese. At any time, the British are steadily pressing the Portuguese a chip. The contrast of power is so stable!

"The lesson that this world war has taught us is that we must completely make the Germans from the heart and strength, can not be a threat to world peace." John sang and sang next to each other as if the disintegration of Germany was near at hand.

Two people a red face and a white face, in front of the Portuguese representatives to speak out, as if the powerful Third Reich is the two talk and laugh to let it go up in smoke, so that the Portuguese Pedro in front of me do not know what to say is good, only with an embarrassed smile can not stop nodding.

"Speaking of which, we must thank Mr. Salazar for his friendly neutrality in the middle of the war." Allen Wilson said the term friendly neutrality very heavily, a pair of eyes looked straight at the Portuguese representative in front of him.

Who does not know that Salazar and Franco, and the two leaders of the Axis powers are similar in nature, long have wavered between the Allies and the Axis powers, almost became a member of the Axis powers.

Allen Wilson said it was more of a compliment to the Portuguese than a sarcasm. Just when Pedro was a little embarrassed, John was properly persuaded, "In fact, in the country's point of view are nothing, each country has to think for their own country, is not it Pedro?"