No one would have thought that Rock's counterattack would be so sharp.
The heir of the Duke of Marlborough and the newspaper group tycoon conspired to invade a military nobleman and tried to seize the property of the military nobleman. Although the two reporters Roque handed over to the police station died mysteriously at the police station that night, the news
The news spread throughout London in just one day, and public opinion was immediately in an uproar.
The British's passion for gossip can be seen from the sales of "The Sun". Royal secrets, noble feuds, trivial matters three inches below the official's belly button, and gossip are all spread by nose and eye, not to mention this.
With pictures and truth, it inspired the whole society's creative desire almost overnight. All kinds of tabloids were flying all over the place, gossip was everywhere, and even the romantic affairs of King Edward VII in his youth were brought out and relived.
I don’t know how many times.
William and Alfred Harmsworth were immediately unlucky. After the current Duke of Marlborough found out about this, he immediately sent William to work in India. Alfred Harmsworth
Sri Lanka
This name is too hard to pronounce. He actually has another name called Lord Beiyan. This Lord is different from Rock's Lord. Rock's Baron is a military title, the kind that is famous and beneficial. Beiyan's "Lord" is just a title, not even a title.
There is no fiefdom, and the status is relatively low.
The aristocratic system pays great attention to the hierarchy of superiors and inferiors. Lower-level nobles must remain humble in front of higher-level nobles. Military nobles have a higher status than other nobles. Even if they are both barons, military nobles like Roque have a higher status within the aristocratic system.
To be ahead of other nobles, let alone business nobles like Lord Beiyan, is simply not worth mentioning.
If the Duke of Marlborough's heir wants to seize Roark's property, the whole society can tolerate it, then Lord Northern Rock's offense to Roark is unacceptable.
It is said that Lord Beiyan himself did not know about this incident. As soon as the rumors emerged, Lord Beiyan went to Rock's home to ask for a meeting with Rock, hoping to explain to Rock face to face.
It's a pity that Lord Beiyan failed to do so. Rock has now gone to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy to start his study career and is not at home at all.
In fact, Philip was right. In terms of military affairs, there is really no one qualified to teach Roque.
While being a baron, Roque is also a powerful general who holds military power.
Many of the instructors in the military academy have no real experience of serving in the army. Rock's actual combat cases have been included in the military school textbooks, so the instructors are very humble in front of Rock. Victor Foster even invited
Rock gave a speech to all the officers.
"General, I am a student and this is not appropriate." Rock didn't want to go. He came to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy to avoid the limelight, not to be in the limelight.
"Locke, you are also a general, and you have the obligation to set a goal for your descendants. The cases that can be written into textbooks are all legends. You are a living legend. Through the war, you have completed the transformation of the police into soldiers and nobles. What else can be compared?
What about this one that is more inspirational?" Victor Foster insisted that he didn't even know that the recent scandal in London was related to Rock, but he simply wanted to use Rock's success to inspire students to work hard.
Compared to the Navy, the British Army is a stepmother, and it really needs to work hard to become stronger.
It's a pity that the situation in the UK determines the basic national policy. The importance of the army is definitely lower than that of the navy. This can be seen from the annual military expenditure. The army's military expenditure is less than one-tenth of the navy's military expenditure. It is simply
Too few.
"General, you are honored." Roque couldn't laugh or cry. Forget about being a living legend or something. Roque was not yet 30 years old and didn't want to get this kind of honorary title that only people in their seventies or eighties should have.
"Nothing at all. I'm ready. All the teachers and students in the school will attend tomorrow morning at the officers' auditorium, including me." Victor Foster didn't allow Rock to refuse. This was a wild goose plucking.
Rock had no choice but to accept Victor Foster's arrangement.
The Officers' Hall is the sacred place of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. It will only be used a limited number of times a year. In addition to graduation ceremonies, the Officers' Hall will only be used for events such as the king's enthronement. Usually the Officers' Hall is Sandhurst.
The Wall of Honor of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the corridor outside the auditorium are filled with portraits of celebrities who studied at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, including Victor Foster.
In the future, it is estimated that Roque will also be qualified to hang the portrait here.
Victor Foster was still very considerate and invited Phyllis over and arranged a special seat for Phyllis in the front row of the auditorium.
As Rock's friend, Winston also appeared in the auditorium. He also graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is not yet qualified to hang the portrait in the corridor. In the future, Winston will be Sandhurst.
One of the most distinguished graduates of the Royal Military College.
Before Rock began to speak, Victor Foster personally introduced Rock to the teachers and students of the school. When Rock was introduced as Baron Nyasaland, there were sporadic boos in the corner of the auditorium.
It is obvious that military cadets are also very concerned about what happens outside the school.
Rock was a little reluctant before, but when he heard these boos, Rock's heart gradually grew in fighting spirit.
The applause that welcomed Roque was not enthusiastic. Roque remained unmoved and strode to the podium wearing a dress with a general badge.
When shaking hands with Victor Foster, Victor Foster whispered in Rock's ear: "Perform well, this stage is yours now."
Standing on the podium, Rock calmed down his emotions by adjusting the microphone, then glanced around the auditorium with proud eyes and began his speech.
"Five years ago, on February 14, the commando team of the Cape Town Police Department took a train to Dordrecht amid suspicion and boos. At that time, most of the commando team members were Chinese, and there were even women among them.
, is my current wife Phyllis." Rock looked at Phyllis with affectionate eyes, and Phyllis responded with a sweet smile.
"Women should go away in wars, and police should not appear on the battlefield. As minorities, African troops can only undertake reconnaissance tasks in the expeditionary force. Many of them don't even have weapons, because they
Considered unable to undertake relatively complex tasks and unable to learn to use weapons, let alone relatively complex tactical movements and combat tasks, the commando team composed of Chinese Americans was the only ethnic minority unit with weapons in the Boer War.
"
Sporadic applause rang out from the front row of the auditorium, there were still boos in the corners, and some instructors stood up and looked over with angry eyes.
Phyllis and Winston applauded most enthusiastically.
"Even the Boers thought that the commando team, which was all composed of Chinese, was vulnerable, so they set up an ambush on our way to Dordrecht and tried to eliminate us. As we all know now, the commando team was completely wiped out.
That guerrilla group was also the first time in the Boer War that a guerrilla group was systematically eliminated."
The applause gradually increased. After all, soldiers still have to speak for themselves with their achievements. Without achievements, it is useless to just rely on verbal bragging. The textbook only describes how the commandos launched an attack on Joubert's guards, but it did not mention how the Cape Town Police Department
Why are the police in Orange?
"After arriving in Dordrecht, we were ordered to launch an attack on a Boer coalition position. Several previous attacks by the expeditionary force all failed. There were hundreds of corpses of expeditionary officers and soldiers lying in front of the Boer coalition position, and there was insufficient support firepower.
The morale of the troops was low. Our commando leader at the time, Henry Matilda, now Lord Fawalt, argued with the officer who gave the order that the police should not be tasked with tasks beyond their capabilities. But the officer who gave the order insisted that the police
The troops are also very combat-effective, because the most powerful force in the Transvaal Republic is their police force, so the officer who issued the order probably also believed that the Cape Town police force should also be very combat-effective." Rock's mood was slow.
Things were slowly building up. The commandos at that time were forced to participate in the war. The feeling of resentment and grievance had not appeared for a long time. Rock himself did not even notice that his breathing was getting heavier.
At this time, there was no applause in the auditorium, and everyone could feel the situation of the commandos at that time from Rock's words.
The 450,000-strong expeditionary force actually needed police to attack the Boer coalition positions when dealing with a population of less than 400,000 Boers. This was simply a shame for the expeditionary force and a shame for all the soldiers present.
"Facts have proved that the commandos of the Cape Town Police Department are indeed very effective. In that battle, we killed 125 Boer coalition troops and captured 89 Boer coalition troops. Our own losses were only single digits. In fact, compared to the battle that killed Joubert,
, I think this battle is more qualified to be included in the textbook." Rock looked at Victor Foster with a joking look. Victor Foster looked surprised and immediately asked another person next to him.
General.
The other general had a very ugly expression and shook his head slightly at Victor Foster.
It is estimated that they had no idea that this battle had ever happened during the Boer War.
Thinking about it, it is understandable that the police were involved in the battle, and it was such a tough battle. The expeditionary force was probably embarrassed to write this incident into the battle report, so it is normal that the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst did not notice this battle.
thing.
The key point is that this contrast is a bit stark. In the two Boer Wars, there were many times when the expeditionary forces suffered hundreds or even thousands of casualties, and the Boer losses were in single digits.
Now the expeditionary force has finally revealed a disparity in the casualty ratio, but it was caused by the commando team of the Cape Town Police Department. It is impossible to report this kind of thing. If it is reported, a lot of people will be unlucky.
