Chapter 906 Weak Enemy
"Leader, Marshal of the Empire, our Indian MSL Alliance is preparing to convene a conference in Lahore to pass the "Loyalty and Partition" resolution. Her Majesty will be the object of allegiance of all Indian MSL and the head of the future Pakistani Empire. At the same time, we will take back The previous Withdrawal and Partition Resolution..."
The person who was talking in Cockney English was Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Indian MSL League. He suffered from consumption, so he was as thin as a skeleton, but his eyes shone with excitement. Because the goal he has strived for throughout his life is about to be realized now.
Chancellor Hitler and Chief of General Staff Hersmann of the German Empire have already nodded and agreed to support the Indian MSL in establishing their own country! Although the country still had no way of breaking away from British control, it could still strive for Dominion status.
"Mr. Jinnah," when Hitler's translator was translating Jinnah's words into German, Hersmann had already informed Jinnah of Germany's position in English, "before your MSL alliance officially becomes a friend of the German Empire, I You must be informed of the common position of Germany and Britain on partition: Partition was not based on the will of the Indian MSL, nor was it decided by a majority vote, but it was our decision to divide India into two. , becomes the Indian Empire and the Pakistani Empire, the former is mainly populated by Hindus, while the latter will be a federal state where multiple ethnic groups and religions coexist. MSL is just one of the many religions, not all!”
"I understand that Pakistan is of course a federal country where multiple ethnic groups and religions coexist." Jinnah smiled and nodded. "This is also the ideal of the MSL Alliance."
The Pakistan of later generations originally claimed to be a federation, but this federation was not the same thing as the Greater Pakistan Federal Empire that Hirschman wanted.
"You may not fully understand," Hessman shook his head. "The future Pakistan Empire will include some highly autonomous kingdoms. In addition to the provinces directly under the center of the empire, it will also include the Sikh Kingdom, the Kingdom of Bengal, the Kingdom of Hyderabad, the Kingdom of Chad, and the Kingdom of Pakistan." The Kingdom of Kashmir and some other principalities and princely states.”
It is obvious that what Hessman prepared for the people of Pakistan was a confederation that could easily fall apart rather than a federation that could easily be united. The only directly administered provinces of the Pakistan Empire were the original Northwest Frontier Province of India, Sindh, western Punjab (the eastern part will become the Sikh Kingdom), and Balochistan. In addition to the directly governed provinces, there will also be 4 affiliated large kingdoms and a series of affiliated small states. Among the four large kingdoms, the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sikhs and the Kingdom of Bengal will also be concurrently served by the British monarch, and the remaining two kingdoms will have the original princes as kings.
Such an arrangement would maintain the unity of the Pakistani Empire with the British. Once the Pakistani people decided to get rid of the British, they would face the disintegration of the country.
Hessman looked at Jinnah, who was gradually frowning, and smiled and said: "Mr. Jinnah, the future Pakistan Empire will be a big country, capable of rivaling the Indian Empire in terms of territory, population and economy. I think Pakistan It will be the foundation for the long-term maintenance of peace and stability on the South Asian subcontinent in the future. You won’t object, right?”
"You want to rule India with Pakistan?" Jinnah asked rhetorically.
He saw through the conspiracy behind Hessman's Great Pakistan Empire at a glance - this was to make the country strong and weak! Use a big Pakistan to suppress Indians’ independence aspirations and dreams of becoming a great nation.
At the same time, because Hesman was preparing to incorporate Jammu and Kashmir, which was ruled by Hindu princes (the residents were mainly MSL), and Hyderabad, which was ruled by MSL (the residents of this princely state were mostly Hindus), into Pakistan, he also added ** The entire province of Bengal, where the Nazis and Hindus fought against each other, became the Kingdom of Bengal and was also included in the Pakistan Empire.
In the future, Hindus in India will undoubtedly hate the MSL, and the conflicts between India and Pakistan will be difficult to reconcile... When the two countries become independent, it is likely that the war will begin!
Jinnah looked at the smiling Hessmann and asked in a low voice: "Marshal of the Empire, what if our MSL alliance rejects your proposal?"
Faced with Jinnah's question, Hessman's smile became even brighter. "Without the help of the MSL alliance, we would not be able to regain the land in northwest India occupied by the Indian Bolshevik Party. Maybe the entire northwest of India will change." Become the territory of the People’s Republic of India.”
Jinnah sighed lightly. He knew that the MSL alliance had no way to reject Hessman now, because northwest India was their foundation, and it was now being "ravaged" by the Soviet Union and the Indian Bolshevik Party.
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"MSL Alliance will definitely compromise..." In a very plainly furnished room on the second floor of No. 19 Laburam Road, a very thin old man wearing Indian homespun clothes that looked like sheets was sitting cross-legged on the floor. , eyes closed, speaking feebly.
Needless to say, this person must be the hunger-striking Mahatma Gandhi whom Hersman wanted to shoot.
The noble Nehru and several other Congress Party revolutionaries who looked almost as noble as Nehru, as well as the Tata who brought Natalie to No. 19 Laburam Road, are now respectful. Sitting respectfully around Gandhi, they seemed to be listening to his teachings.
Gandhi said: "With the help of the MSL alliance, the Germans can defeat the Bolsheviks in northwest India... and our cause will also suffer a huge setback! This is a test for the Indian people and the birth pains of the great Indian nation."
"Mahatma, what should we do?" A leader of the Congress Party asked, "Should we choose temporary compromise like the MSL alliance?"
Gandhi nodded with difficulty, "Compromise is necessary. The future of non-violent non-cooperation is bright, but the process is bound to be tortuous. We must learn to compromise and endure, wait for the enemy's strength to weaken, and then rise to a climax."
"Stop this round of non-cooperation movement?" Nehru asked.
"Yes." Gandhi said with a wry smile, "We can't cooperate with the Bolshevik Party, so we have to stop the confrontation."
"Some people will be dissatisfied." Nehru, chairman of the Congress Party, said worriedly, "Before this movement was launched, some people said we were weak. If this round of movement ends so quickly, I'm afraid..."
"Then lose some supporters." Gandhi shook his head and said, "We are now on the right path. Don't change the original route because some people don't understand."
Gandhi knew very well that he and the Congress Party could not vote for G. Once they voted for G, they would immediately lose most of their supporters and would no longer be an important force in Indian politics.
Nehru frowned and was about to persuade Gandhi a few more words. A young cadre of the Congress Party suddenly pushed the door in, bowed to Gandhi first, and then handed a note to Nehru.
Nehru unfolded the note and took a look. His originally ugly face suddenly became ashen.
"Mahatma, Jinnah's telegram... The Germans and the British are going to split India. They want to form a Pakistan Empire, and they want to incorporate Bengal, eastern Punjab, Hyderabad and Jammu and Kashmir into the Pakistan Empire!"
"Mahatma, they want to destroy India!"
"Mahatma, I can't agree!"
"Mahatma, we should fight them to the end!"
Now everyone shouted, and Mahatma Gandhi's originally calm face also showed a painful look.
He guessed the Germans' thoughts at once - the Germans were trying to win over the MSL alliance on the one hand, and forcing the Congress to make trouble on the other... This is to force the Congress to the side of the Bolsheviks!
Once the Congress became a partner of the Bolsheviks, the class of the Hindu high castes would soon part ways with the Congress, and they would become the minions of the Germans and the British in India!
In this way, Britain and Germany would hold the MSL in one hand and the Hindu high castes in the other, and they would have strong military forces... Their colonial rule in India could be maintained for a long time.
"Mahatma, let's join forces with the Bolshevik Party!" A young and energetic Congress Party cadre shouted.
"Shut up!" Gandhi suddenly opened his closed eyes and glared at the man with a fierce look he had never seen before. "If you want to commit suicide, just go alone. The entire Indian nation cannot die with you! The Soviet Union has been defeated by Germany, and the Russian Empire has been restored. How can we still join forces with the Bolshevik Party?"
He only said half of his reason. The other half was that although the Congress Party held high the banner of abolishing caste, its supporters were ultimately high-caste landlords and capitalists... At least before the Congress Party took power, it could not do without high-caste supporters.
So Gandhi could shout for the abolition of caste (referring to the abolition of caste in law), but he could not work with the Bolshevik Party, which really wanted to abolish caste and even divide land equally.
"Then what should we do?" Nehru asked. "Should we withdraw the resolution of "Britain's withdrawal"?"
"Withdraw!" Gandhi nodded without hesitation, "Then we will leave India temporarily."
"Where to go?" Nehru asked again.
"Go to England," Gandhi said. "You come with me... We will live in seclusion for a while and return to India after the Bolshevik Party is finished."
Nehru shook his head, "Mahatma, this is too weak, isn't it?"
Gandhi smiled, "I am a weak person, and the Indian nation is also a weak nation, but weakness does not mean giving up the struggle. My weakness and that of the Indian nation means a long-term struggle... This is the essence of the non-violent movement! It is also the only way out for India."