Rebirth of the Northern Giants

The name Gurkha may sound unfamiliar to you, but you should have some impression of Nepal.

The subordination relationship between Gurkha and China was very stable, and it lasted until 1908 when Nepal was completely controlled by the British. The British banned Gurkha from paying tribute to the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, Gurkha was called the last vassal state of China.

When a small group of British colonists invaded Gurkha and was defeated by the Gurkhas, the Gurkhas handed over the captured British armaments to Beijing to claim credit from the Qing court.

However, due to language differences, the two countries translated the name of Britain differently. When the Gurkhas reported it, the Qing court thought it was just a small country in the southern border that they did not know. They just praised it and ignored it.

When the Taiping Rebellion broke out, the King of Gurkha wrote to the Qing government, offering to send troops to China to assist the Qing soldiers in suppressing the bandits, but the Qing government did not reply.

After the founding of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai wanted to invite Nepal to join the five-ethnic republic, but unfortunately Nepal was already under the control of Britain and India.

Since the Anglo-Nepal War in 1814, Nipur was forced to sign an unequal treaty and ceded the territory to India due to the lack of reinforcements from the suzerain country China. However, the bravery of the Gurkhas also made the British give up the continued government of Nepal. plan.

Instead, it influences Nepal politically, and selects the Gurkha soldier Zhongge Bahadur Rana as his agent. The Rana family has been hereditary prime minister until now, and the king has become a puppet.

To the British, the Gurkhas were both worried and helpless. On the one hand, they feared that Nepal would be colonized by the British.

The Gurkha mercenaries are determined to be representatives of bravery and loyalty. They have a very good reputation until later generations and are regarded as global stars among mercenaries.

They said unabashedly: "The purpose of being a soldier is for money, and there is no other purpose." In order to keep their jobs, they generally accept everything and obey blindly, taking it for granted that "eating the king's salary and sharing the king's worries" is a matter of course.

Among the British troops who invaded Tibet this time were Gurkha mercenaries.

After Ye Zhikui returned to Beijing on February 2, he first received the tribute missions from Korea and Ryukyu at the Lifanyuan, and then the Gurkha missions.

Gurkha's current situation is very bad. Although it still maintains the independence of the country in terms of sovereignty, it is increasingly coerced by the British.As a vassal of China, it was supposed to act as a barrier between Tibet and India, protecting China's Tibet from being violated, but as the British became more and more powerful in Nepal, they were no longer able to deal with the British and Indian aggression and policies.

Nepal has actually sent two missions this time, one is the power of the Rana family, and the other is the secret mission of King Prithvi Bill of Nepal.

"Dear President, on behalf of the Gurkhas, I would like to express my high respect to you," Shemar Rana bowed her head and said respectfully.

Shemar Rana is a member of the Rana family, and his brother is the Prime Minister of Nepal. He is here as the head of the envoy.

Ye Zhikui's half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and he said angrily, "You Gurkhas are so courageous that you dare to follow in the footsteps of the British and invade the suzerain country."

Dumar quickly knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "President, please calm down. Now our country is suffering from internal and external troubles and is being eroded by the British. The soldiers hired by the British from our mountainous areas have nothing to do with our country."

"You pushed it clean, get up." Ye Zhikui picked up the teacup and stopped looking at him.

Dumar stood aside respectfully, not daring to make a sound.

"You said this war, who can win?" Ye Zhikui asked suddenly.

This war, of course, means fighting against Britain.

Dumar thought for a while, then tilted his head and replied, "Since the Kingdom of Heaven can defeat the Russians, it can also defeat the British."

Although Bahadur who launched the coup that year.Lana is a pro-British person, but his descendants obviously have not forgotten the loyalty in the blood of the Gurkhas. They are not willing to be reduced to the dolls and puppets of the British. Suzerain state tribute and the like.

At this sensitive moment of the Sino-British war, he sent his own brother to Beijing to pay tribute, obviously trying to find a balancing force outside the UK to maintain his ruling foundation.

Dumar's words showed the attitude of the Gurkhas even more.

Ye Zhikui snorted coldly, and said: "You Gurkhas are naturally brave and good at fighting, and they are unparalleled in loyalty. I admire such strong men very much. However, you seem to have forgotten who is your suzerain country, and you are truly loyal to whom you are loyal. As for those Gurkhas who serve in the British army, although they are not required to fight back, I hope you can immediately persuade them to take off their uniforms and withdraw from the British army's battle order."

One of the main purposes of Dumar as an envoy this time is to seek help from the suzerain country. China went to war with Japan for Ryukyu, so that the Gurkhas saw the hope of seeking China to resist British aggression, not to mention China and Britain are still at war.

After pondering for a moment, Dumar frowned and said: "President, please rest assured that those Gurkhas serving in the British army have their fathers and brothers still in Nepal, but once they take off their military uniforms, they will have no source of income. "

Nominally speaking, the Kingdom of Gurkhas is a vassal of China. Although the Gurkhas had to succumb to the threat of the British at this time, they still prefer to be close to China from the heart.

Ye Zhikui did not ask them to defect, but only asked them to leave the army. He believed that the Gurkha soldiers should be able to do so under the persuasion of the Nepalese government.

Of course, the reason why Dumar agreed to Ye Zhikui’s request was because he firmly believed that China could defeat Britain, or that the Gurkha Dynasty had come to a time when it had to face a choice, whether to be annexed by India, or to support China, fight against Britain, and then win .

Along the way, Dumar has seen the earth-shaking changes in China, which has increased his confidence a lot, and the balance in his heart has tilted towards China.

"Don't worry, the Republic of China will continue to employ them, and the monthly employment fee will be the same as that of the British." Ye Zhikui said with a smile.

The Qing government did not pay much attention to the heroic Gurkhas, but Ye Zhikui did.

"Now we are fighting against Japan, and our troops are slightly insufficient. In order to wipe out the British army, we hope that the Gurkhas will immediately send troops from behind the British to attack their logistics forces, and increase our chances of winning. The British After being defeated, we will help Gurkha to recover the territory occupied by India." Ye Zhikui said with a small smile in his mind.

If Nepal can enter the war, it will be much easier to deal with the British.

Dumar gritted his teeth and said solemnly: "We have an army of 2 in Gurkha. In addition to the army that must be kept to defend against the British, we can send more than 5000 troops."

Now that the bet has been placed on China, Dumar is unambiguous. Ye Zhikui's conditions for defeating the British army with China are also very huge.

Ye Zhikui said indifferently: "As a harassing force, five thousand soldiers is more than enough to go on. I hope to hear good news from you as soon as possible."

"The servant will go back and send a telegram to the king and brother, asking them to make preparations immediately."

Dumar knelt down and bowed again before slowly exiting.

As for the other secret mission of the Nepalese king, Ye Zhikui also comforted him first. The purpose of their visit was nothing more than to hope that China could help the king regain power.

It's not that Ye Zhikui doesn't want to help, he actually likes to get involved in other countries' major affairs, but the timing is not right, the Sino-British war is just when they need Nepal's support, and Nepal's military power is now in the hands of the Rana family At this time, he is unwilling to take the risk to push the king to the throne. Of course, if Dumar refuses to cooperate with China just now, it will be another matter.

Fortunately, the Lana family is more aware of current affairs. .

Chapter 295, Yuan Shikai as Governor of Kyushu

The deserted three small countries came to pay tribute, and one of them was actually controlled by the Japanese, which made Ye Zhikui feel depressed for a while. When will the situation of all countries come to court again.

In Southeast Asia, most of China's vassal states were colonized by the French, and in West Asia, China's vassal states were all destroyed by Russia.

Thinking of the vassal state, Ye Zhikui suddenly thought of the Lanfang Republic, located in the Malay Archipelago in Southeast Asia, which was the first republic established by the Chinese.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, they sent envoys back to the country many times to meet with the emperor and request to be called a vassal. They wanted to bring the land of Kalimantan Island in Borneo into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, or turn it into a vassal state. The Qing Emperor refused to accept it at first, but later Accepted the tribute and became a vassal state of China.

Until the Dutch took advantage of the outbreak of the Sino-French War and began to deploy occupation operations.

In 4 AD, the Netherlands invaded the Lanfang Republic. Although the Lanfang Republic resisted, it failed because it was outnumbered, and its remnants fled to Sumatra.

However, still afraid of the reaction of the Qing government, the Netherlands did not publicly claim to have occupied the Lanfang area, but set up another puppet to rule.

Now that the Republic of China has just been established, the Dutch officially announced the occupation of the Lanfang area. Ye Zhikui couldn't help being angry with this move. Could it be that the government of the Republic of China is not as prestigious as the Qing government?

The reason why the Dutch suddenly became courageous was because they saw that China was now at war with two countries at the same time, and they had no time to care about others. Another thing, they thought that things had passed for so long, and the Lanfang Republic had long since perished in essence. Well, it's just an official announcement now, and the Chinese government should still accept it.

To their disappointment, of course Ye Zhikui would not pretend to be deaf and dumb, and just waited.

The Dutch, a small country, although they still have no time to deal with them, it is still possible to give them eye drops first.

In addition to strongly condemning the Dutch government diplomatically, the intelligence agencies also contacted the remnants of Chinese forces in the Lanfang Republic in Sumatra.

The strong reaction of the Chinese government caught the Dutch off guard. In order not to antagonize this Far Eastern power, the Dutch contacted the Chinese government through the embassy and assured the Chinese government that the status of the Chinese in the Dutch colony would be equal to that of the Dutch.