Regarding Albania (Part 2)

Compared to Albania, the Indian Subcontinent was clearly far more important; at this moment, the British government had yet to receive news of the Afghan invasion of the Khanate of Kalat.

Robert Peel only knew that Henry Hardinge's progress was slow. Although the latter claimed to be advancing steadily, the members of Parliament and the financiers behind them were clearly not buying it.

Those people wanted broader markets, more sources of raw materials, and higher profits.

Consequently, Robert Peel decided to send reinforcements to speed things up for Sir Henry Hardinge, while also taking the opportunity to issue a warning to Austria.

If Austria increased its troops by three thousand, Britain would increase its own by five thousand. However, had Robert Peel known what was currently happening on the Indian Subcontinent, he would have considered even an increase of thirty thousand troops to be insufficient.

The Sikh Empire had not submitted, and the Afghan invasion forced Sir Henry Hardinge to mobilize even more troops.

The result was that while the rear remained unstable, it also attracted a group of sharks that had caught the scent of blood, among them Persia and Oman.

Of course, the former was merely thinking about it, while the latter was truly preparing to act, as Oman effectively controlled Gwadar and could easily use it as a base to launch a campaign for dominance over India.

However, the Great Said had been somewhat intimidated by the Austrians; he did not want to repeat past mistakes and decided to wait and see.

Meanwhile, an even more unfavorable event occurred for the British: Afghanistan and the Sikh Empire set aside their grievances and formed an alliance to resist Britain together.

It had to be said that Akbar Khan's personal capabilities were truly outstanding; his ability to overcome opposition