Chapter 496 The Intruder’s Excuse (Second update, please subscribe)
There is no intelligence agency.
There is no strong army either.
As a country surrounded on all sides, Hyderabad is undoubtedly an oddity. It does not pay attention to its own security at all.
In fact, this is generally the case for all princely states. They are used to being protected by the British and are used to living under the protection of the empire.
But as a country, this is not possible, especially when there are big countries around it that are eager to annex it at any time.
This is simply asking for death.
On this day, a man walked into a bookstore in Hyderabad. This bookstore was actually an underground weapons store of the National Servants Corps in Hyderabad. A variety of weapons are hidden in the backyard of the store, including home-made bombs, ammunition, explosives, and tools such as shotguns. In short, there are all kinds of weapons here.
Since June, weapons worth more than hundreds of thousands of rupees have been transported to various parts of Hyderabad using this weapons store as a medium. As the backbone of the National Servant Corps, Kumar has been busy planning and organizing conspiracy activities. . One of the plots was to spark a rebellion in Hyderabad, which had an overwhelming Hindu majority.
This rebellion has occurred in the past few months, and there has been unrest and riots everywhere, for which the prince had to order a salt ban.
Recently, Kumar personally came to Hyderabad, preparing to launch a large-scale rebellion here to overthrow the Asali rule.
“We are going to have a big fight here.”
In the bookstore, Kumar said to Balder.
"New Delhi has decided that as long as we increase our momentum, they will send troops to intervene. At that time, this place will be integrated into India."
Balder thought for a moment, and then said.
"Then let our people attack the peaceful believers around us,"
Balder suggested with some fanaticism.
“Kill their men, strengthen their women, burn their temples!”
In fact, similar incidents have been happening in Punjab and other provinces in the past few months Repeatedly, the two sides killed each other, and countless civilians died tragically.
After the conspiracy was completed in this bookstore that day, a veritable disaster was staged in Hyderabad.
Different from the previous riots, this time it was a massacre.
In just half a month, Hyderabad was drowned in a pool of blood of staggering scale. Just like the darkest age of mankind, millions of people fell into the frenzy of massacre. There is not a single village or a single family that is not infected. Hundreds of thousands died in the attack in this short but gruesome massacre.
Across Hyderabad, the majority Hindus attack the minority peaceful believers, the strong attack the weak, men attack women, and the elderly attack children. In the wealthy residential areas of Hyderabad, the capital, and then to the beautiful suburbs, there are open-air markets in the countryside, at the foot of the city walls; in shops, on stalls, in thatched houses and on the streets of villages, in brick kilns, in In textile factories, in the fields, in stations, hospitals, offices and cafes, residents of different faiths who used to live together day and night are now fighting each other with endless hatred.
This is not a war, a civil war, or a guerrilla war, but a cleanup.
Under the instigation of the National Servants Corps, the Hindus not only want to annex the country to India, but are also preparing to drive away all peaceful believers and rush them to Pakistan. If they are unwilling to go, then kill them .
A baptism of blood and fire was inevitably taking place on this land, and as a prince, Asali had to mobilize the army to try to quell the conflict in order to quell the riots.
India intervenes - Nehru, who is also the foreign minister, warns Hyderabad not to try to suppress Hindus and warns that partial discrimination cannot last. There were even protests through the Commonwealth against the discriminatory suppression of Hindus in the state of Hyderabad.
With total disregard to the fact that the rebellion taking place there was a Hindu attack on the other side.
In the next few days, local citizens used shotguns, spears, long knives, short knives, sticks, hammers, and stones to kill each other. As a prince, Asali seemed a little panicked in front of such a violent scene, desperately trying to calm the people down. However, all this is in vain. Under the instigation of thoughtful people, the entire Hyderabad has gone crazy.
At this moment, India issued a real "ultimatum"-if Hyderabad cannot effectively protect the lives of Hindus, they will take corresponding actions.
What is the corresponding action?
It is a military invasion.
In late November 1949, as the situation in Hyderabad worsened, India also began to mobilize troops, and hundreds of thousands of troops began to gather towards its border areas.
Facing the threat from India, Asali turned to the United Kingdom and the United Nations for help. After all, Hyderabad is an autonomous territory under the British Commonwealth and is also a member of the United Nations. At the same time, special envoys were sent to the Junagadh state. Junagadh is located on the Katiava Peninsula in India, covering an area of about 50,000 square kilometers. The situation in this state is similar to that of Hyderabad. More than 80% of the residents are Hindus, but the prince is a Devabha Christian.
However, Asali sent a special envoy here not to win the support of Junagadh, but to call for the convening of an "independent princely state conference."
Once upon a time, the princely state conferences were all held in New Delhi. Hold a meeting. Seventy-five important Maharajas and Nawabs of India and seventy-four princes of princes gathered together to discuss matters.
Now there are only thirty-nine members left in the "Commonwealth of Independent States". Although there are many fewer members, they still own 700,000 square kilometers of land.
The executive chairman of the coalition is Maharaja, a Sikh from Badi Alabang, when he stepped onto the podium. Under the stage, faces showed anxious expressions, as if asking the chairman of the house.
“Now, what to do?”
But he did not speak. In fact, in the past few months, India's princely state commissioners have been lobbying the Hindu princes in the Commonwealth of Independent States to remain neutral. In their words - good-faith neutrality can gain Kindness in return.
In other words, they would trade neutrality for India's goodwill - allowing them to remain independent.
As the envoy of Hyderabad, Dwyer immediately delivered an impromptu speech. Last year, it was under his instigation that the princes signed the certificate of accession, established the Commonwealth of Independent States, and joined the Commonwealth as an autonomous domain. United Nations.
"If we cannot stop India's ambitions, then the kingdom of your highnesses will not be able to escape one fate in the future - to be merged into India or Pakistan!"
Dwyer emphasized.
“If India uses force to invade Hyderabad, then Hyderabad will be just the beginning. After occupying Hyderabad, they will invade Mysore, Indore, Kashmir, Travancore, and Junagadh. The result will be A disaster..."
Facing the representatives of the various kingdoms.
“You have to look to the future. If you give up the treaty you signed before in the face of invasion in Hyderabad, then India and Pakistan will definitely be able to defeat all the princely states in the future. Gentlemen, for the sake of the princely states, Independence, you must act wisely ”
While making the appeal, Dwyer knew very well that for these princes, who had long been accustomed to living under British protection, they had never had the enthusiasm to defend their independence. They just hoped to continue. Living the old life under the protection of a great power.
But what they don’t know is that they are about to withdraw from the stage of history, and the paradise on earth they used to live in is falling apart.
If they don't fight,
Finally, Dwyer emphasized again.
“If the princes are unwilling to fulfill the treaty, all the kingdoms will be destroyed because of today’s selfish behavior!”
For these people who are accustomed to a comfortable life, they have no idea at all. The child was unaware of the threat. Few people took De Vere's warning seriously.
They almost take it for granted that since we are already a member of the Commonwealth, how could India offend the British Empire?
And there are still many people in their hearts who feel that even if New Delhi wants to annex Hyderabad, what does that have to do with them?
As long as the fire doesn’t burn your head. Moreover, New Delhi has already promised that as long as they maintain good-faith neutrality, then everything is not a problem.
(End of this chapter)