HMS Indomitable yearned for freedom, yearned to be independent. But the British colonial authorities did everything in their power to restrict their freedom and prevent their independence. If HMS Indomitable became independent and gained freedom, how could the British colonial authorities continue enslaving them? How could they continue scraping wealth from India?
The two were naturally at odds from the start. Unless the British colonial authorities had their heads caught in a door, they would never allow HMS Indomitable to possess freedom. After all, that would gravely damage their interests in India.
However, as the external environment changed, contradictions could change as well. Now, with a great enemy at the gates, both the British colonial authorities and India's elites were racking their brains for a way to withstand the German military's invasion.
As the Viceroy of India, Charles Hardinge's political wisdom clearly surpassed that of the others. After brooding over it for a long time, he finally came up with a way to stop the German military from invading India. Or rather, a way to keep fighting the German military in India indefinitely.
Baron Charles Hardinge had originally wanted to flee India and live out his days peacefully in Canada. However, with the British Cabinet refusing to approve his resignation, he could only continue serving as Viceroy of India. If he fled back to Canada on his own, that would be dereliction of duty. Not only would he lose his baronial title, he might even face trial. Yet if he stayed in India, once the German military came and the British Army in India and the Anglo-Indian Army failed to hold them back, the consequences would be equally miserable. He might even be captured by the German military, with not even his life guaranteed. Thus, for the sake of his