Because in history, the British Army betrayed the king during the civil war, so few British Army soldiers were given the title "Royal".
The "Royal Lancers" sided with the king in the civil war and resolutely safeguarded the king's authority, so they are one of the few army units to be titled "royal".
There is no doubt that the "Royal Lancers" are the ace unit in the battle sequence of the expeditionary force. They have proved their honor with blood and courage. A patrol of less than 100 people was besieged by a guerrilla group of more than 300 people. The battle has already begun.
It lasted an hour.
The expected reinforcements did not appear, and there were only more than 30 people left in the 100-person patrol, and almost everyone was injured.
Even so, the soldiers of the "Royal Lancers" did not flinch. At the last moment of the battle, they were still preparing for a final hand-to-hand battle with the guerrillas.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves gave them the greatest courage.
"Reinforcements, reinforcements are coming!"
Someone screamed on the battlefield, and their voices were filled with the ecstasy of surviving a desperate situation.
In the Cape territory, only the regular army can gather such a large number of cavalry.
"Hold on, those bastards are going to die!"
"Long live!"
"We can definitely go home!"
The soldiers were encouraging each other. They all knew what would happen to them if they fell into the hands of the guerrillas, so no one backed down at this time.
Compared with the patrols with high morale, the guerrillas were panicked. The attacking guerrillas fell into panic. Some of them continued to attack, but more of them had stopped.
When the knights in black uniforms appeared, the guerrillas immediately collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the Cape, the regular army has changed into khaki or brown military uniforms, and only the police still use black uniforms.
For the regular army, the police are a dispensable supplement, but for the guerrillas, these black uniforms are the scythe of death. The story of Louis Botha being driven out of the Transvaal by the Johannesburg police has been widely circulated
, the Transvaal is now regarded as a restricted area for the guerrillas.
The power of rumors is evident.
"Put down your weapons and kneel down without killing!" Rock didn't forget to attack the heart when he charged.
The so-called "no killing" is just a joke, let alone causing such serious casualties to the patrol. In the Cape territory, if any guerrilla members are captured, or even Boer who is just suspected of participating in the guerrillas even though there is no evidence,
If anyone is captured, the expeditionary force will shoot them on the spot, leaving no one alive.
Rock's slogan is to fight for the heart. On the battlefield, there will always be some people who have a sense of luck. Even if they are just a little lucky, they will not fight until the last moment. What if the winner's mother's heart is overflowing——
In fact, there are many people who are lucky. After the police appeared, many guerrillas who were far away from the cavalry fled directly. More guerrillas put down their weapons, knelt on the ground and put their hands behind their heads, preparing to accept their fate.
Ruling.
When the guerrillas launch an attack, in order to reduce casualties, they take the initiative to dismount and use terrain cover to launch the attack.
Although this reduces casualties, facing a large number of cavalry, escaping is of no use. Two legs can't run as well as four legs even if they are exhausted.
Roque stopped charging before reaching the position. While commanding the commandos and detective teams to continue chasing down the remaining enemies, he also directed the Rhodesian police to receive the prisoners on the spot.
No one had yet shot the prisoners of war, so more guerrillas who had no time to escape raised their hands and surrendered.
Rock rode up to the hill alone, jumped off his horse and saluted Captain Ted Barton. Before he could speak, he was hugged tightly by Captain Ted Barton.
"Thank you, thank you -" After the battle, the sequelae of the rapid secretion of adrenaline will cause the body to become weak. The ecstasy of the rest of the life, as well as the regret and grief for the comrades, all turned into choked gratitude at this moment.
"Sorry, Captain, I'm late -" Just as Rock finished speaking, he suddenly felt that this sentence was very strange.
Well, it’s really weird, the police always arrive late——
Captain Ted Barton, who had calmed down, noticed the police title on Locke and the baronet's badge: "Sir - oh, you are Sir Locke -"
Speaking of Rock's name, it is also widely spread in the four Cape Colonies. Although the expeditionary force headquarters gave the honor of killing Joubert to Henry, a guy who was kicked out of the army, in fact, almost all the expeditionary officers and soldiers knew it.
, a guy named Rock was the main reason why Henry, the lucky guy, shot Joubert.
"Yes, Captain, let's get to know each other again. I am the Chief of Police in Johannesburg, Locke. Nice to meet you." Locke said politely.
God knows how scared Captain Ted Barton was. He had just experienced a fierce battle. Captain Ted Barton felt that his underwear was soaked, and his hands were covered with blood and soil. Most of the blood belonged to those who had fought.
Dead Frank.
So when Rock introduced himself, Captain Ted Barton was a little helpless and wiped his hands on his clothes before standing at attention and saluting Rock.
"Sir Locke, nice to meet you. I am Captain Ted Barton of the Royal Lancers. I salute you and your troops." Captain Ted Barton's voice was loud, and the surviving soldiers of the Royal Lancers felt that they were in Ted's arms.
·Captain Patton lined up behind him and gave a gun salute to Rock while standing at attention.
This is standard etiquette for nobles.
"Captain Ted Barton, you have defended the honor of the Royal Lancers with your courage and blood. Please accept my respect." Rock returned the greeting, and the atmosphere was solemn.
Someone faintly played the Scottish bagpipe, and the sound was gentle and long.
The breeze blew gently from the top of the mountain, and the air was mixed with blood and gunpowder smoke. Everyone's waist was straight, like a javelin.
Gunfire finally came from the foot of the mountain. It was the Rhodesian police shooting the surrendered guerrillas.
Interrogation?
It doesn't exist. The guerrillas are erratic. Even if they tell them where the guerrillas are staying, there is no trace left.
"Sir Locke, I request to join the law enforcement team." Captain Ted Barton wants to pay blood for blood.
"Yes, but if your injury is too serious, don't force it. You need treatment and rest now." Rock doesn't want to make a mistake at this time.
Following Luo Ke were doctors and nurses who were transferred from Ziwei Town Hospital. They have now arrived at the position to rescue and bandage the wounded.
The patrol indeed suffered heavy casualties. There were more than 30 survivors, and even an eight-person execution team could not be assembled. Captain Ted Barton only found four survivors with minor injuries, and they all joined the execution team to execute those who were killed.
Death penalty for surrendering guerrillas.
Roque is not involved in this matter, nor does he accept the accusation that "the police do not keep their promises." If the regular army catches the guerrillas, they will be shot. If the guerrillas catch the regular army, they will usually be dismembered. No one is better than the other. The war has left many
People have become devils. On the battlefield, there is no such thing as a bottom line.
In fact, the patrol team's equipment was quite complete, and the more than seventy soldiers who died were quickly put in body bags.
These body bags were originally prepared for guerrillas, but now forget about those who were killed in battle. There were too many guerrillas shot after the war, and there were not enough body bags, so they had to abandon their bodies in the wilderness and patrols cut off the guerrillas.
Part of the corpse as proof of military success.
Most of the results belong to the police force led by Roque. In more than an hour of fighting, the patrol only killed less than forty guerrillas, but suffered more than seventy casualties. It was not that the patrol did not work hard, it was really the guerrillas.
Too cunning.
The final statistics showed that more than 100 guerrillas were killed by the police force, and more than 100 guerrillas were shot collectively. Only a few guerrillas responsible for peripheral patrols sneaked away. In terms of pure performance, another expeditionary force
A rare victory for the headquarters.
Of course, in the final statistical list, no guerrillas were shot collectively. All guerrillas were killed in battles. 100 guerrillas were killed by the patrol and 150 were killed by the police.
Everyone is happy with this result.
The battle is over and we need to return to Kimberley as soon as possible. Just during the short time we were rescuing the wounded, another seriously wounded man died after the rescue failed.
All the wounded soldiers were loaded onto bullock carts and immediately sent to Kimberley.
The police are still busy cleaning the battlefield.
Because the guerrillas have no fixed residence, many guerrillas will take everything with them when they go on an attack.
Now the belongings of those guerrillas and the horses captured in the battle have become the trophies of the police.
There were still a lot of trophies. There were more than 400 war horses alone, many of which were precious species. The sergeants of the Johannesburg Police Department finally replaced their guns with guns. The Rhodesian police also helped to select them. The atmosphere was very good. They
Now we can be regarded as comrades fighting side by side.
After cleaning the battlefield, the large troops quickly returned to Kimberley.
On the way back to Kimberley, they finally met the rescue force of the Royal Lancers. After listening to Rock's description of the battle, the major who led the team was grateful, but still sent people to the battle site to check.
It's okay. Don't worry about checking. The bodies of the guerrillas are still there. Now that Roque is a noble, it should be Roque's credit. No one can take it away.
"Recuperate well, and I'll see you again in a few days." At the entrance of Kimberly's temporary hospital, Rock said goodbye to Captain Ted Barton.
To say that the regular army in Kimberley is really miserable, the conditions of the temporary hospital are obviously not as good as those of the Ziwei Town Hospital. The wards are actually tents. The sanitary conditions in the hospital are not very good either. There is a stinky smell, garbage is everywhere, and bandages that are drying in the camp area are still wet.
There are blood stains. If this were in Ziwei Town Hospital, Aunt Boer, who is in charge of health work, would be in trouble.
Captain Ted Barton didn’t feel how miserable he was. He had lived in Bowser for a long time without smelling its stench. Captain Ted Barton had never been to Ziwei Town. He didn’t know that there was such a paradise in Johannesburg, so now let Ted Barton
The captain felt sad that he had to separate from Rock.
"Sir Locke, when I recover from my injury, please allow me to thank you in person." Captain Ted Barton did not dare to let Locke come to see him. Not to mention Locke's status as "Baronet", if Locke had not arrived in time,
Appeared, now Captain Ted Barton is probably out of his mind. Only those who have died once can feel the preciousness of life. Captain Ted Barton is very grateful to Rock.
Saying goodbye to Captain Ted Barton, Rock and Aiden went to the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company's branch in Kimberley. This time, Rock was finally qualified to move into Cecil Rhodes' official residence in a grand manner instead of following him.
Someone comes to eat and drink.
Yes, Rock and Aiden stayed in the same official residence where Rock and Henry lived last time. However, last time Rock and Henry were led by Henry, but this time Rock and Aiden were led by Rock.
Gram is the main one.
"Sir Locke, I finally know why you were made a baronet, and I am just a senior superintendent not recognized by the outside world." Aiden thought of the battle in the afternoon, and felt his blood boiling.
It's a pity that the protagonist of the battle is not Aiden, or even the Rhodesian police.
The Rhodesian police only participated in the charge, and then were responsible for cleaning the battlefield. The commandos and detective teams were responsible for chasing down the remaining enemies. It seemed that the guerrillas were not as invincible as the legend said.
After learning about the tragic situation of the survivors of the patrol, the Rhodesian police were surprised to find that it was not the guerrillas in front of them who set off the attack, but the Johannesburg police in front of them. They were stronger than the legendary police force, so the guerrillas
Only vulnerable.
Understanding this gap has a very serious psychological impact on Aiden and other Rhodesian policemen. As a result, Aiden also has full respect for Roark.
"Haha, Aiden, don't worry about this. The battlefield is not what you are good at. What you are good at is in the office. Let me do the work on the battlefield. I am better at this." Rock made a pun, people are the most difficult.
The most important thing is to recognize yourself.
A major progress in modern society is the increasingly detailed division of labor and cooperation.
Let Aiden manage the gold mine. Aiden is a qualified professional manager. Let Rock manage the gold mine——
Maybe, but Rock doesn't have enough time. There are too many things that Rock needs to do, there are too many interests that Rock needs to fight for, and there are too many relationships that need to be maintained. Rock can't limit himself to the gold mine. The world is in turmoil.
Changes can make a difference of a thousand miles. If you can't catch up with one step, you can't catch up step by step. Rock can do what Aiden can do, but Aiden can't do what Rock does. This is the biggest difference between them. In fact, what Rock said about "social division of labor" has another meaning.
Ideally, there would also be a social division of labor between Chinese and British people in Johannesburg.
Because the British people in Johannesburg have a higher social status, many basic jobs need to be done by Chinese people.
Also because the number of British-Americans is too small, to a certain extent, the interests of British-Americans also need to be safeguarded by an increasing number of Chinese-Americans.
This trend is not obvious yet, but when the war ends and a large number of Boers return home, the conflicts between the British, Boers, and Chinese will become more and more prominent. By then, the importance of Rock will be highlighted.<
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After the expeditionary force withdraws, the police station may be the only violent institution in the Johannesburg area.