The German military's advance in India had gone exceptionally smoothly. After the main forces of the British Army in India and the Anglo-Indian Army had been wiped out, the Anglo-Indian Army still possessed enormous manpower. In particular, the second round of mobilization launched by the British Indian colonial authorities had once again called up several million Anglo-Indian troops. As a result, although the Anglo-Indian Army had suffered grievous losses on the battlefield, its total strength had actually increased rather than decreased.
However, the combat effectiveness of these Anglo-Indian troops who had just been mobilized into the ranks was abysmally low—so low that they could practically be called trash. After all, they had received no military training whatsoever, and there were not even enough weapons to go around; two men often had to share a single rifle. Under such circumstances, how much fighting power could anyone expect from them? Once they took to the battlefield, their performance was naturally easy to imagine.
Moreover, the Indian National Congress and the Green Party Alliance had parted ways with the British Indian colonial authorities, further greatly weakening their strength. Under the assault of the German military's two elite army corps, these Anglo-Indian troops often fled at the mere scent of danger. Sometimes, before they had even encountered the German military, the mere news that German forces were approaching was enough to make entire units collapse. This showed just how far their morale had fallen.
In mid-June 1916, the German 8th Army Corps captured Calcutta. At the same time, the 4th Army Corps swept through southern India. It could be said that all of India had basically been pacified. Meanwhile, the Princely Rulers of India's various princely states had received notice that the German Navy would provide warships to transport them to Germany.
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