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At the same time, the British newspapers on the other side of the ocean also published news about the conclusion of a peace treaty between the British Kingdom and King Qaga.

Unlike the French press, which praising the emperor and the imperial government's great achievements, the British press was more critical of the Kingdom of Britain and the Kingdom of Qajar.

Newspapers that tended to be conservative in their thinking (generally speaking, right-wing) criticized the British government for being too generous with the conditions for the Kingdom of Qajar. The British Kingdom gained nothing from this war and even participated in it for no reason. money.

Newspapers with progressive (left-wing) ideas did their best to criticize the British government. A small number of newspapers even pointed the finger at Jérôme Bonaparte.

Among them, the one who criticized Jérôme Bonaparte the most vigorously was Dr. Ma.

However, these criticisms were not painful at all to Jérôme Bonaparte.

Now he has long been accustomed to being criticized and cursed. To use a popular saying: black and red are also red!

As the "top class" in the whole of Europe, Jérôme Bonaparte's "anti-fans" naturally also belong to the "top class".

In any case, Jérôme Bonaparte did not expect to be as beloved as Franc.

Those who cursed and criticized him could not bring down his empire no matter how much they cursed and criticized him.

The only people who could bring down this empire were the residents of Paris and Jérôme Bonaparte himself.

The storm of criticism lasted for several days and finally ended quietly in the silence of the British government.

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Time passed in a hurry, and soon came April 24, the early stage of the Indian Uprising.

On this day in Meerut, India, far away from the European continent, Army Lieutenant Colonel George Carmichael Smith, commander of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry Regiment, held a military parade on a whim. He first summoned his soldiers and then selected 90 soldiers from them. Using a threatening tone, he ordered 90 Indian soldiers to perform shooting with new rifles.

However, unexpectedly, 85 of the 90 soldiers refused to use Minie bullets. The angry Lieutenant Colonel George shouted that he would put all 85 soldiers into prison and accept the trial of a military court.

[It was not until later that the British found out that it was because the oil in the oiled wrapping paper used in the mini bombs was beef tallow/lard.

Neither Japanese soldiers nor Indian soldiers are very willing to bite with their teeth. 】

The soldiers remained indifferent. Finally, under the watchful eyes of their companions, the soldiers took off their uniforms, put on their shackles, and walked to the prison to await trial.

Lieutenant Colonel George, who imprisoned the disobedient soldiers, proudly announced that these soldiers would be severely punished amidst the hatred of the Indian soldiers in the audience.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel George could never have imagined that this ordinary "little thing" would become the trigger for an uprising among Indian soldiers.

In the next few days, Indian soldiers and officers of the 3rd, 11th, and 20th Cavalry Regiments and the 11th Infantry Regiment made a rare alliance to save the imprisoned soldiers.

After the officers of the four regiments discussed with each other, they decided to ask the Indian officers of the 3rd regiment to find the highest relevant military commander in Meerut and implore him to let those soldiers go.

The Indian officers of the third regiment went through all kinds of hardships and finally found the supreme commander of Meerut. They begged the supreme commander of Meerut to forgive their crimes.

Unexpectedly, the top commander of Meerut not only did not choose to forgive, but also threatened them more seriously to impose heavier punishment on those soldiers.

Because only in this way can the purpose of punishment be achieved. At the same time, the top commander of Meerut also gave the Indian officer a stern warning.

After the Indian officer returned to the station, he immediately told them the news.

The soldiers of the four regiments immediately became excited. However, the four regiments did not take action during this period. They still had some hope for the British and believed that the military court's trial for these 85 soldiers should not be too harsh.

On May 9, a military court formally tried 85 soldiers. Most of the soldiers were sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and hard labor, and only 11 relatively young soldiers were sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment.

Whether it is 5 years or 10 years, it is a long time for a soldier.

Not to mention, they have to do hard labor.

This was equivalent to directly sentencing 85 soldiers to death. The soldiers who received the news of the military court were not as excited as before. They returned to the camp silently to wipe the rifles in their hands.

In the early morning of May 10, the uprising officially began. The first shots of the uprising were soldiers of the 11th and 20th Cavalry Regiments. They sneaked into the tent where the British officers lived at night and killed the British officers in a sneak attack.

Then he set fire to the tent of the British officer. While burning, he shouted: "The infidels are killing people! They are going to use bullets soaked in lard and beef tallow to slaughter us all!"

The soldiers who didn't know the truth quickly ran out with guns in hand after hearing the shouts. When they saw the burning tents and the chaotic crowd, they immediately made a choice. Many soldiers began to spontaneously go to the British officers' tents. Kill the British officers.

The Indian officers in the army were obviously not as decisive as the soldiers. The Indian officers were hesitant and tried to restrain their soldiers.

However, in such chaos, how many soldiers are willing to obey the constraints of Indian officers.

After the chaos subsided a little, the Indian officers discovered that more than a dozen British officers had been killed.

Now even if they want to surrender to Britain, Britain will only give them death.

Now the only way left for the 11th and 20th Hussars was rebellion. The Indian officer simply declared an uprising.

The soldiers and officers of the 11th and 20th Cavalry Regiments jointly went to the station of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. They "intimately" helped the soldiers of the 3rd Hussars to kill the British officers in charge of the army, including George, the commander of the 3rd Hussars. Lieutenant Colonel.

Poor Lieutenant Colonel George was hit by several bullets and died on the bed. Until his death, he could not believe that he was actually killed by a group of cowardly Indians.

After killing Lieutenant Colonel George, soldiers from the 11th, 20th, and 3rd Hussars began to look for the 11th Infantry Regiment. When they arrived at the 11th Infantry Regiment, they found that the 11th Infantry Regiment had already left.

They had no choice but to convene a temporary rebel meeting, which decided that they would seize the territory first, and then go to Delhi to mobilize the Indian army in the Delhi area to participate in the uprising.

At 3 o'clock in the morning, three light cavalry regiments completely trapped Meerut. A small group of British troops led by the top commander of Meerut fled.

However, they were caught midway by a group of rebels sent by the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to pursue them.

The top chief of Meerut and a number of military officers were captured.

At 9 a.m. on May 11, the Meerut uprising army announced to the people in Meerut that they had occupied Meerut. At the same time, they beheaded the top chief of Meerut and a group of military officers in public.

The people in Meerut were indifferent when they heard that the city was occupied by the rebels. When they saw the unpopular top official of Meerut beheaded, they immediately cheered. The rebels completely took over the city of Meerut. , and cut the telegraph line between Meerut and Delhi.

The army in the Delhi region had no idea that a rebellion had begun in Meerut.

In the afternoon of the same day, the 11th Infantry Regiment, which had disappeared for some time, returned to Meerut.

They had already encountered hostility from the other three regiments when they first entered the vicinity of Meerut. The acting commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment loudly rebuked the 11th Infantry Regiment for acting as a lackey of the British.

Representatives of the 11th Infantry Regiment immediately argued that their regiment was not a lackey of the British and that they were here just to participate in the uprising.

After hearing the explanation of the 11th Infantry Regiment, the commander of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment chose to believe them. .

That night, three regiments of cavalry and one regiment of infantry set out again to march towards Delhi.

Because it was once the capital of the Mughal Empire and the Mughal Emperor is now there.

After a long night's journey, the four regiments finally arrived near Delhi.

In order to gain legitimacy for the uprising, the 3rd Cavalry Regiment sent a force to the Mughal Palace. They wanted the last emperor of the Mughal Empire to stand up and become the nominal commander-in-chief of their rebel army.

At this time, people in Delhi were already panicking.

After the uprising in Meerut spread to Delhi, Indian soldiers and British officers, who had not gotten along well with each other before, became even more estranged from each other.

The Indian soldiers secretly hoped that the rebels in Meerut would be able to invade Delhi as soon as possible, while the British officers were afraid that the Indian soldiers would attack them like their "predecessors" in the Meerut area.

In the case of serious opposition between soldiers and officers, it is basically impossible to rely on Delhi for defense, let alone attack the rebels.

A vanguard of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment entered Delhi with great swagger. They came to the Mughal Palace and asked the last emperor of the Mughal Empire to take over the position of commander of the rebel army and lead them to defeat the hateful Western colonists.

After hearing the intentions of the rebels, the Mughal emperor did not choose to respond.

In his view, the rebels were just a bunch of rabble and could never achieve anything major.

On the contrary, the son of the Mughal Emperor, Mizar Mughal, had a strong interest in the commander-in-chief of the rebel army. He persuaded his father to assume the position of commander-in-chief of the rebel army.

However, he was severely reprimanded by the Mughal emperor.

Having no other choice, Mizar Mughal gritted his teeth and threw away his father. He ran to the Third Light Cavalry Regiment and told them that his father was unwilling to serve as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, but he appointed himself as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army. commander.

After the soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment heard that the prince was willing to serve as commander-in-chief, they also felt the connection.

Mizar Mughal was immediately elected commander-in-chief of the rebel army.

Facing Mizar Mughal, who served as the commander-in-chief of the rebel army, the Indian Army stationed in Delhi was even more helpless. Some of the Indian Army directly chose to rebel, while others chose to retreat.

On May 12, the rebel army successfully entered Delhi, and the rebel army became stronger.