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At this time, the Andaman Islands were in the midst of massacres. The Japanese soldiers who followed Fufumi Yamashita to sweep across Southeast Asia showed their ferocity again after nearly a year.

These Japanese prisoners of war were thin and weak, and their bodies obviously consumed a lot of vitality during the long-term starvation state, but everyone's eyes were releasing murderous aura, venting all the abuse they received on the island.

The reason for the incident was that a telegram to purify Japanese prisoners of war was leaked, which led to the riot this time.

The telegram is just a fuse, and there is no need to pay attention to its authenticity. In the final analysis, the endless heavy labor and food deduction in the past year finally wiped out the Japanese prisoners of war with excellent psychological quality.

As long as they are not sleeping, the Japanese prisoners of war are constantly working, building a military base that almost exceeds the needs of use, and the deduction of food is accumulated over the years, not to mention the British instigating Indian soldiers to abuse Japanese prisoners of war in various ways.

Finally, this riot was caused, but the instigator had already fled in a warship and left the Indians on the island.

More than [-] Japanese prisoners of war, although unarmed, were [-] times the number of Indian soldiers. Once they decided to resist, less than [-] Indian soldiers could be imagined without preparation.

There were originally more Japanese prisoners of war who arrived in the Andaman Islands. More than 4000 people died because of the local environment and became part of the islands. Indian soldiers contributed a lot to this.After the riots, the situation faced by the Indian garrison can be imagined.

The British all lived in the largest port in the Andaman Islands, where there were warships docked. When they got the news, they got on the ship and fled immediately, leaving the Indian soldiers on the island.

Now, all the consequences have to be borne by Indian soldiers. From the beginning of the riots, many single Indian soldiers were directly killed. Japanese prisoners of war armed with plundered weapons and continued to attack the Indian army. In the past two months, many prisoners of war starved to death due to lack of food. Many rioting Japanese soldiers fought against the hunger with one breath.

Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers carried the exiled Japanese traitors on the island and carried out a sweeping raid on Andaman Island.

The harsh environment of the jungle on the Andaman Islands is the same as the environment in Southeast Asia. With no roads and no possibility of getting food, tens of thousands of people plunged into the almost deserted jungle where wild animals were overgrown and mosquitoes ravaged. would be a tragedy.

Moreover, the Indian soldiers, who knew what they were like in the eyes of the prisoners of war, did not get caught at this time. They were still fighting the rioting prisoners of war on the island. They hoped that the situation on the island had been communicated and persisted until the arrival of reinforcements.

The two Japanese prisoners of war who were shooting at the gate into the house were overturned to the ground at once, and even the light machine gun that had just misfired was blown up into the air, finally temporarily suppressing the rioting Japanese prisoners of war.

At this time, the defending Indian soldiers got up, and saw several prisoners of war rushing in from the gate. He aimed at the incoming prisoner of war, and fired a shuttle of bullets with a wave of his hand.

Twenty rounds of bullets were fired in a fan-shaped pattern, and the three prisoners of war immediately fell to the ground with blood spurting from their bodies and screaming. Two figures rushed out of nowhere, and started fighting with pistols bang bang bang.

However, the house guarded by this soldier could not withstand the impact of the rioters. Because of the defense and weapons, the two brave Indian soldiers lived for 15 minutes longer. Lulu's prisoners of war must eat something, anything...

The life of prisoners of war in the Andaman Islands, the most intuitive feeling for these prisoners of war is hunger, they want to eat...

At the Governor's Mansion in New Delhi, General Irvine of the British Army in India has arrived. He and the Governor's Mansion received the news at about the same time. Now he is rushing over to discuss countermeasures. No one knows the situation of the Andaman Islands now.

Chapter 261 The Perfect Strategy

"General Irvine, I believe you have also learned about the situation in the Andaman Islands." In the Governor's Palace, Sir Barron came up to him and extended his hand, shaking hands with the military chief of the British Army currently stationed in India.

General Irwin reached out and shook Sir Barron's hand, and said at the same time, "I don't know all about it. Now I only know that all the residents on the island have been evacuated. As for the situation on the islands, I don't know very well. In fact, I don't know how many people participated in the riot on the island, but Sir Barron knows?"

Sir Barron glanced at Alan Wilson, who made a gesture of invitation, and led General Irwin to the side of the map of the Andaman Islands on the table, explaining, "The Japanese prisoners of war in the Andaman Islands started to have The 6000 people are the direct descendants of Fengwen under the Malay Tiger Mountain. They were exiled to the Andaman Islands, and they also have the function of building a military base. The general is a soldier. You should know that the Andaman Islands block the Strait of Malacca, which represents military What."

General Irwin nodded in approval, and Alan Wilson continued to introduce, "The Andaman Islands have long been a place of exile, because the position of being isolated overseas is the most suitable for this kind of work. We put Japanese prisoners of war in it to establish A modern military base, after all, the mainland has just come out of the war, and the situation in British India is not particularly optimistic. The use of these free labor will not be held accountable, and it is all for cost savings.”

"The island, together with the initial prisoners of war, and pro-Japanese elements from Burma, Malaya, Thailand, and some French colonies, were exiled on the island. The number was about 7."

"7 people? What an astonishing number." General Erwin glanced back at the staff officer behind him. The staff officer nodded and stepped forward and said, "There are two Indian battalions on the island, equipped with a 7mm infantry guns, but if the [-] people mentioned by Assistant Allen participated in the riot, the garrisons of the two battalions may have disappeared. There are two tribal-level destroyers in Port Blair, and the telegram we received is a warship Sent when evacuating."

The situation is still very serious. Even now, due to various reasons, there may be no more than [-] hostiles on the island.

But it is still troublesome. You must know that after the war, the scale of the British troops stationed in India was reduced, and a large part of the force went to British Malaya, and that part of the British troops going to British Malaya was close to [-].

There are only 5 British troops stationed in India now, which is not as large as the number of rioters on the island.

"It's an isolated island, and the food self-sufficiency rate on it is also very low. In addition to the original aborigines, even if the Japanese prisoners of war rioted, what would they eat?" Alan Wilson was not so pessimistic. Among the people in the Governor's Mansion, he might He is the most knowledgeable person in the Andaman Islands.

Not only do they know how many people there are on the island, how much strength the garrison has, how many weapons are equipped, and even how much food has been stored.

Even if the rioting Japanese searched the island, they would never find enough food to eat.

Of course, since he is a pirate, of course he can fish, but it is quite a challenging job to rely on fishing to feed more than 7 people, not including the aborigines on the island.

"Even if the Indian garrison has been wiped out, what can the weapons of the two battalions do?" Allen Wilson said lightly, "A group that has no backup, is abandoned, has no supplies and no weapons, and what they can do is quite limited. Although the commotion is quite big, the environment of the archipelago has caused it, and it is still a controllable situation.”

"Yes, the mobilization of the fleet will immediately quell this riot." The staff officer behind General Erwin nodded in agreement.

"There's no need to rush!" Alan Wilson shook his head. "I'm not opposed to a tough policy, but although things are controllable, we still don't know the situation on the island, so to be on the safe side, we still use the fleet to Blockade, to ensure that the remnants of the Axis powers on the island do not disperse. The Andaman Islands are also two hundred miles away from the nearest British Burma, but once all the prisoners of war want to escape, it is still possible to escape using simple rafts of."

"Even if there are not many people who escaped in the end, once the people on the island disperse to the surrounding area and enter the mainland, the nature of this matter will change, and we will not be able to control the situation within a controllable range."

Alan Wilson has no selfishness at all, and he is all considering the overall situation, but the riots in the Andaman Islands are controllable.Once things spread outside the island, it became a big deal.

Considering the current environment of British India and the unknown situation in the Andaman Islands, it is safer not to send troops immediately, but to focus on the blockade of the fleet, first to prevent the Japanese prisoners of war and Japanese traitors on the island from escaping the islands, and then How to calm things down.

"Alan is right. It is more appropriate for us to wait and see for a few days." Sir Barron nodded. "At present, there is no one in British India who has made the final decision. There is a vacancy for the Governor, so if we take an overly radical approach, we may not be able to do so later." Good explanation."

"That may require Xiangjiang's Pacific Fleet to dispatch some destroyers to help, and the Malaya fleet is closer." General Erwin thought for a while and said, "If it is enough, there is no need to use the Pacific Fleet."

"It shouldn't be necessary to use the Pacific Fleet. If we are facing a group of prisoners with only cold weapons... If it is not for prisoners of war holding wooden sticks, we need to use the Pacific Fleet. It is a bit too much." Allen Wilson smiled and agreed with General Irwin. Opinion "The Indian fleet plus the power of Malaya should be more than sufficient."

India also has naval power at present. The Royal Indian Navy originated from the East India Company Fleet and has an Eastern and Western Fleet based in Calcutta and Mumbai.

As World War II approached, the Royal Indian Navy had grown considerably.Before the war, the Royal Indian Navy had 2000 people, equipped with five escort boats, and a survey ship.

By the end of the war in 3, the navy had reached 150 people, with four frigates, four small frigates, seven escort boats, 32 minesweepers, 240 landing craft, [-] tugboats, and auxiliary ships. [-] ships, [-] five boats and motorboats of various types.

At that time, peace believers mainly worked on the deck of ships, while the officer class was dominated by Hindus.This meant that if British India became independent, the newly formed Pakistan Navy would lack officers, while the Indian Navy would lack well-trained and specialized deck personnel.

If the Royal Indian Navy is used, not to mention that the fleet in Mumbai is already bigger, and the two frigates under its jurisdiction have to go around the subcontinent to reach the Andaman Islands. Even if there are four frigates, they want to block the Andaman Islands Also unlikely.

As for letting Xiangjiang's Royal Navy Pacific Fleet come over, on the one hand, it is because of the long distance, and on the other hand, it is too much of a fuss. The Pacific Fleet is not the size of the Royal Indian Fleet. Although the commanders of the fleet are all called commanders, the commander is different from the commander. , fleet and fleet are also different.

The Royal Pacific Fleet is a large fleet in terms of strength. Currently, the Royal Pacific Fleet has six aircraft carriers, four light aircraft carriers, nine escort aircraft carriers, and two aircraft repair ships.

Four battleships, eleven light cruisers, three minelaying cruisers, thirty-five destroyers, fourteen frigates, eighteen escort gunboats, nineteen submarine destroyers, and thirty-one submarines.

If you ask the Pacific Fleet for help, one of the most basic consequences is that if the commander of the Pacific Fleet knows, it means that London knows, and this cannot be kept secret.

Moreover, once the cannon fired, the Pacific Fleet came over, even if it was just some light warships, the cost incurred was a huge sum.

On the contrary, although the fleet of British Malaya is not much stronger than the Royal Indian Navy, it is better because of its short distance. As long as it participates in the blockade, it is barely enough.

In view of the current situation in the Andaman Islands, the civilian and military officials of British India in the Governor's Palace discussed and determined that the current situation is preventable and controllable. Although the Andaman Islands are likely to have been controlled by the rioters, but an isolated island, these rioters If you can't run away, the most appropriate response is to take a fleet blockade.

It is more appropriate to wait until the real situation in the Andaman Islands is determined before taking the next step.

The Andaman Islands, controlled by Japanese prisoners of war, are composed of two large islands, the north and the south. The self-sufficiency rate of the South Island is even higher. The capital Port Blair is also on the South Island, while the North Island has very little flat land, limited to a few valleys such as Bidampur. and Digripool.

The islands of the Andaman Islands are all composed of Tertiary sandstone, limestone and shale, which are deeply cut.The rocky surface is covered with dense forests, and there are large mangrove swamps in the northern part of North Andaman Island.There are few rivers all year round, and insufficient water supply is a long-standing problem.

This environment makes the animals less happy to make their homes here.There are only about twenty species of animals on the island.

There are small wild boars that can eat meat, as well as long-tailed civet cats, bats and some rodents.These animals account for 80.00% of the mammals on the island.

Therefore, when there is a shortage of food and even drinking water cannot be guaranteed, cutting off the only possible source of food, that is, fishing, is the most important thing to quell the riots in the Andaman Islands.

Sir Barron and General Irwin reached a consensus on this matter. As long as the blockade operation is successful and the matter is controlled on the island, there is no need to report to London at all, and the riots on the island will naturally subside after a few days.

"As long as the blockade operation lasts for a month, the landing troops can go up after the nearby blocked warships are bombarded." For the sake of safety, Alan Wilson still suggested extending the blockade time.

Chapter 262 Blocking Operation

In terms of distance, there is no need to worry about the rioters on the Andaman Islands affecting British India, nearly a thousand kilometers of ocean, I dare not say that it is a natural moat, but it is just that I dare not say it, in fact it is.

On the contrary, British Malaya and British Burma should worry about being escaped by Japanese prisoners of war.As for which one should be more worried, Alan Wilson is quite happy and troubled.

British Malaya is currently an important base for British rubber exports to the United States, and it shoulders an important role in foreign exchange.It is also the next destination for overseas civil servants in the vacating cage and bird program.

As for the situation in British Burma, it is more delicate. There are also Japanese prisoners of war working in Burma, and the scale is about [-].

Of course, these prisoners of war are not contributing their sweat for the future of Burma, they are purely contributing to Alan Wilson's Emerald House project.

Therefore, in the face of the interests of civil servants and personal interests, Alan Wilson decisively abandoned Malaya, and contacted Burgess, the Commissioner of British Burma, a member of the Five Elites of Cambridge, and now being probated as a colonial commissioner.

I hope that Burgess, like the Malaya side, will pay close attention to the movements in the direction of the Andaman Islands. Regarding the riots on the islands, after Sir Barron's reminder, New Delhi did not hide it.

Instead, they informed the London side after wrapping it up in words, only emphasizing that there was no loss to the British expatriates, and that it was impossible for the prisoners of war inside the Andaman Islands to be isolated overseas, and this problem would be resolved within a few days.

After this evasion, Alan Wilson can contact other colonies near the Andaman Islands to jointly deal with this emergency.

This is a test of political wisdom, and he can't just say that what he wants to see the most is to starve the people on the island to death, and when the cannibalism is almost over, the landing troops can go to the island to collect the corpses.

Burgess received a polished telegram in Yangon, the capital of British Myanmar. Recommendations to the Myanmar Commissioner were implemented.

The proposal to deport the Rakhine Rohingya back to British India was carried out at a time when British India was suffering from drought.

The Rohingya people are mainly a mixed ethnic group formed by the integration of South Asians who immigrated to Myanmar as the helpers of the British colonial government to control the barbarians after the British controlled Myanmar in the [-]th century and some local aborigines. Bangladeshi refugees who fled to Myanmar.

This is how the Burmese know the Rohingya people, so Burgess’ move to set things right after he took office as commissioner is very welcome, but he is too busy for Bangladesh’s chief executive, Andrew. When Andrew is fighting the drought, he has to find time to resettle These Rohingya.

Whether it is Burgess or Andrew, neither Alan Wilson himself has a sense of accomplishment in this matter.Burgess just wanted to make things right for fun, and the one who really made things right was himself.

This expulsion is good for everyone, especially for the Rohingya.

The Burmese Buddhists that the Rohingya are facing are not the Buddhism tamed by the Three Warriors and One Sect. The nature of Burmese Buddhism is similar to that of the Peace Sect. If it is not a modern society, the Rohingyas will be wiped out collectively.

Once Myanmar becomes independent, the Rohingya who remain in Myanmar will definitely be expelled, and the rest are doomed to die.

In this case, Allen Wilson, based on humanitarian considerations, resolved this issue while British India was still there, which would be a good thing for all parties.

I don’t know how many lives have been saved just by this one suggestion. It doesn’t matter if the Rohingya don’t understand now, they will understand in the future.

The second suggestion to Burgess is that, compared with many native ethnic groups in the colonies, the Chinese are not too poor. If the British Burma wants to undertake the responsibility of blood transfusion for the British Empire, it must be good at using the Chinese as a group.

So at the heart of the proposal to help Burgess gain a foothold is the identification of ethnic groups within Burma.It is used by some ethnic groups for their own use.

To be honest, Myanmar has not been affected by this year's drought, and its grain production has remained the same as in normal years.

However, the matter of British Burma has nothing to do with British India, and British India has determined the spirit of self-improvement. Naturally, the food of British Burma is transported to the mainland where it is more needed.

Alan Wilson, who made an important contribution to Burgess's firm foothold in British Burma, just hoped to get Burgess' help to closely monitor the coast to prevent the emergence of fish that slipped through the net. This request is not excessive at all. .

In the telegram, Alan Wilson also mentioned that if it were not for his activities in British India, would it be so easy to deport 100 million Rohingyas?That can account for nearly one-tenth of the current population of Myanmar, and Myanmar has only 200 million people, and the Rohingya people of various Indian origins are close to 100 million.

If he didn't take over from British India, would Burgess, the Burmese commissioner, have the opportunity to build up his prestige and show his courage?The mountainous areas of Myanmar are mostly ruled by feudal hereditary chieftains of ethnic minorities, and the level of economic development in the Rakhine region is very backward.

The British developed a large amount of wasteland here, which greatly increased the demand for labor force, and the Bangladeshis in the Chittagong area immediately moved to Rakhine State, Myanmar as seasonal short-term workers. The "Twelve Bengal Towns" had a large population but little land. In addition, the British colonial authorities implemented the land grant system in the Rakhine area, and a large number of Bangladeshis moved in and settled there.

Although the Rohingya hate them, the Rakhine region was very wealthy in this era. This is why the Burmese respect Burgess so much. Don’t the fields and houses vacated by Rakhine belong to them?

Although the essential reason is that Alan Wilson felt that the ethnic group in British India was unbalanced, so these peace believers were allowed to return to British India to strengthen the strength of the peace believers in the Ganges Delta and prepare for the future partition.

These Rohingya who have been expelled once, because they had a similar experience, will definitely become the vanguard force against the Hindus when they are partitioned.

Occupying an extra piece of land is also a contribution to the future balance of the subcontinent. It is said that they are originally Bengalis, and there is nothing wrong with returning to the land of their ancestors.

Although it hurt some people, the advice given by Alan Wilson is very useful. The praise Burgess received in Myanmar is not fake, so I received a telegram from Alan Wilson, and after thinking about it, I called back and expressed my willingness to pay attention to this issue.

The Malayan fleet also set off at this time to carry out the blockade mission to the Andaman Islands. At the same time, the local British army also issued an order to prevent unidentified personnel from appearing on the coastline.

The coastal community received a warning from the British garrison, ordering them to report any suspicious persons immediately.

"What happened?" As soon as the colonial officials left, people in the community immediately began to whisper.

"Maybe something happened to the island where the Japanese were exiled."

A middle-aged man took a puff of a cigarette. If Alan Wilson was here, he would be very surprised. I didn't expect a small British Malaya to have a master of key politics. It's really disrespectful.

It's a pity that he is sending a telegram, thanking Burgess for his help, and expressing that he must go to Yangon to visit him when he is free.

So there is nothing [-]% in the world, so what about the five masters of Cambridge, as long as they play a role in the right place, they can also contribute to the British Empire, it all depends on how to use it?

As the Ceylon Commissioner, McLean delivered justice and opened the fuse for Ceylon to liquidate Hinduism.But now it is very popular with Buddhists in Ceylon. Burgess deeply felt that the native Burmese ethnic group was hostile to Indians, so he ordered the expulsion while the drought made British India in a hurry, and he also received the gratitude of the Burmese.

Who said that the Cambridge Five cannot become the cornerstone of the British Empire?The problem is that they are also very popular with local ethnic groups, which can be described as a win-win result.

After the riots in the Andaman Islands, the Governor's Office in New Delhi responded quickly and pieced together a fleet of destroyers from India and Malaya, and gunboats from Burma. The number of them is not bad, and the tonnage is very shabby. The blockade will be implemented for a period of one month.

Any floating object out of the Andaman Islands, whether it is a raft or a log, as long as it floats, this motley fleet of motley crews can shoot directly.

This military order is to prevent the affairs of the Andaman Islands from affecting the stability of the surrounding British colonies, and it must be strictly enforced.

The telegrams of the departure of the fleet came one after another, and everyone in the Governor's Palace breathed a sigh of relief. Some people know.

As for the Indians being completely kept in the dark, this result can be said to be quite perfect. At present, it is not suitable for Indians to know about the future of British India.

The sea in Andaman was still as calm as ever, and the storm on the island did not affect other places.A good result for the British Indian civil servants involved.

"Sir, when shall we inform Nehru and those people?" Edel also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a sigh of relief, "After all, there are many Indian soldiers up there."

"There are probably no Indian soldiers up there now." Alan Wilson took over the conversation and said, "I personally think that Nehru and those people don't need to know about this, and it's better to focus on the drought. It's best The hard times are over, but the problem of food crunch may continue for some time."

This means that the peak period of famine death should have passed, but it does not mean that the famine will stop. It can only be said that the real proletarians have been wiped out, and the extremely poor are still struggling to survive.

For some time to come, there will still be people who starve to death, but not as many as in recent months, forcing everyone to cover up.

Chapter 263 Disney

"This time, I would also like to thank the British Burma and Malaya for their help." Sir Barron sighed heartily, "We civil servants working in the colonies must unite at critical moments."