At this time, Brigadier General Ferguson was playing golf.
Golf is said to have originated from the shepherds of Scotland, but later evolved into a game played by the British royal family. Later, it spread from the British royal family to the private sector, and strict rules and etiquette were formulated. It became a noble sport and was favored by the whole world.
Sought after by all nobles of the Commonwealth.
Ferguson was born into a British aristocracy. Although he was not awarded a knighthood, he was still an aristocrat, so he was also involved in the sport that most British aristocrats liked, golf.
It's just a pity that due to venue restrictions, Ferguson can only practice his swing in the back garden of his residence. The key to whether he plays golf well or not lies in his swing, so even though the weather is still very cold and the sky is still very early, Ferguson can
I still practice very seriously and strive for perfection every time I swing.
When the adjutant came in to report, Ferguson had already made hundreds of swings.
"Your Excellency, Brigadier General," the adjutant said respectfully to Ferguson, "I just received a call from Mr. Johnson, the police chief of the Concession Industry Bureau. Mr. Johnson just said on the phone that the detention center of Gujun Camp was attacked by an unidentified group of unknown people.
The attack by armed men from different sources led to the collective escape of more than 400 Chinese prisoners in the Gujun Camp."
"Oh." Ferguson suddenly turned around after hearing this and said sharply, "The detention center was attacked?"
"Yes, General." The adjutant replied solemnly, "After escaping from prison, the Lone Army Battalion, instead of evacuating Shanghai, took control of an Italian army camp not far from the detention center at night. Not only did it capture all the Italian soldiers, but also captured
After seizing all the equipment of the Italian army, the Lone Army Battalion began to arrest Westerners in the concession."
"Farke." Ferguson was so angry that he threw the club on the grass and said angrily, "That's too much."
The adjutant continued: "Your Excellency, Brigadier General, Mr. Johnson said that even the Chinese patrolmen in the patrol house were involved in this atrocity, so the patrol house patrols are no longer reliable. Mr. Johnson requested that our army immediately send troops to the western part of the concession.
Suppress the atrocities committed by the Lone Army Camp."
When Ferguson heard this, he immediately frowned.
Ferguson is the top officer of the British army stationed in Shanghai, with the rank of brigadier general and the position of brigade commander. However, it should be noted that the British army stationed in Shanghai does not have a brigade. In fact, there is only one regiment, and it is composed of Gurkha mercenaries.
In the real sense, there is only one company of the British army.
Of course, then again, the combat effectiveness of the real British army is actually far inferior to that of the Gurkha mercenaries. In fact, the Gurkhas are famous for their bravery and good fighting skills. Several large-scale rebellions in the Indian colonies, the British
The people were suppressed only by the Gurkhas. The Gurkhas were the main thugs of the British government in enslaving the Indians.
However, the Shanghai Public Concession has now become an isolated island surrounded by the Japanese army. Therefore, the British army, together with the US Army stationed in the Public Concession, and the French Army in the French Concession, their first task is to guard against the Japanese army on the periphery. The strength of a regiment,
It is already too stretched to guard various intersections. For example, at the New Junk Bridge, the Japanese army on the opposite side has a small squad, but the British army on the south side of the bridge has only one squad.
Taking into account the need to leave enough reserves, the military strength becomes even tighter.
Therefore, the British army really could not allocate too many troops to suppress the isolated camp.
The adjutant was naturally aware of Ferguson's difficulties, and immediately made a suggestion: "Your Excellency, Brigadier General, the Chinese patrol troops in each patrol house are not stable. It is definitely not feasible to expect them to suppress the lone army camp, but it is still not possible to dispatch them to guard various intersections.
No matter what the problem is, this way our army can free its hands."
"Good!" Ferguson nodded happily and said, "Immediately call Mr. Johnson and ask him to transfer all the patrol officers and detectives in the patrol room to various intersections to take over the security tasks of various arteries on behalf of the Army, and then order Gurr
The Royal Kazakh Infantry Battalion is gathering urgently, I only give you ten minutes."
"Yes." The adjutant saluted with a military salute, turned around and hurried away.
Ten minutes later, the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion completed its assembly, and then, under the leadership of Ferguson, headed straight for the Italian camp in the western part of the concession.
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Italian military station.
The first company of the Lone Army Battalion was busy building fortifications.
The first company commander Shi Changqing had a bad temper. Because the first company had few people and the progress of building fortifications was too slow, Shi Changqing targeted the Italian prisoners and the white people who were captured later. Shi Changqing ordered the officers and soldiers of the first company to use bayonets and force these
The Italian prisoners and white people helped them build fortifications.
Facing the shining bayonets of the isolated camp, the Italian prisoners of war and the whites could only lower their proud heads.
With more people and greater strength, with the participation of more than 100 Italian prisoners of war and more than 300 white men, the progress of the construction of fortifications was greatly accelerated. In less than two hours, at nearly dawn, the fortifications were built based on the Italian military camp.
The defense fortifications have basically taken shape. These defenses mainly include two heavy machine gun steel plate fortifications at the main entrance and the back entrance, eight bunkers under the walls on both sides, and four sentries in the corners above. In addition, the six-story corridor in front of the dormitory building has been completely blocked.
It was converted into a fortification, and more than a hundred shooting positions were set up in the corridor.
If you were facing the Japanese, this little fortification would not be enough.
But facing the British army, Xu Rui thought that it was enough.
It’s not that Xu Rui underestimated the British. Compared with the Japanese army, the British army was really not even a bit worse. In the battle in Singapore, the 100,000 British army was defeated by half of Yamashita Fengwen’s division. The subsequent battle in Burma
Needless to say, the British troops stationed in Burma were so beaten that they fled after hearing the name of the 18th Division.
At this time, the British Empire was already a powerful foreign power.
Xu Rui knew this, but Xie Yuan and battalion deputy Yang Rui did not. Therefore, Xie Yuan and Yang Rui were still very worried about the upcoming conflict with the British army. Unlike Xu Rui, a time traveler, Xie Yuan and Yang Rui were
For the Chinese soldiers of this era, the image of the British army that remains in their memory is that of an invincible army that was able to defeat hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops with only a few thousand men during the two Opium Wars.
In the hearts of Xie Yuan and Yang Rui, the British army is a more terrifying existence than the Japanese army.
Therefore, Xie Yuan felt that it was necessary to tell Xu Rui his concerns.
"Commander Xu." Xie Yuan walked up to Xu Rui and said seriously, "I must remind you that Britain is the number one military power in the world today. Whether it is the navy or the army, its strength far exceeds any other country in the world.
As a country, although the Japanese are also very powerful, they are nothing compared to the British army."
"So?" Xu Rui looked up at Fang Yuan and asked calmly, "What should we do? Do you want to put down your weapons and surrender again?"
"That's not what I meant." Xie Yuan frowned and said, "What I mean is that there is absolutely no need for our lone army camp to fight with the British. Our enemy is Japan, not the United Kingdom. Our lone army camp has conflicts with the British.
, it can be completely resolved by the National Government through diplomatic channels."
"Is it resolved through diplomatic channels?" Xu Rui said, "After you were detained, the Nationalist Government also came forward and tried to resolve it through diplomatic channels, but was it resolved?" After a pause, Xu Rui said again, "
No, there is no solution! The reality is cruel, the National Government has no diplomatic weight, and the British government simply ignores us."
Xie Yuan was immediately speechless, because what Xu Rui said was true, and diplomatic channels could not solve it at all.
Xu Rui snorted and said: "Unless you want to return to the detention center and continue to live the life of a prisoner who is worse than death, then stop fantasizing about a diplomatic solution. Let me tell you, this world has always been about the strong.
This is the law of the jungle. If you want to gain the respect of the British, you must use your fists to teach them and knock them all down. Then they can learn to respect us!"
Xie Yuande admitted that Xu Rui's words were very encouraging, but it did not dispel his worries.
Xie Yuan said in a deep voice: "But if the British are really angered, the consequences will be disastrous."
Battalion Deputy Yang Rui also echoed: "Yes, once the British are angered, we will not only have to face the Japanese, but also the British. We have no food and pay at home, and no reinforcements from outside. Faced with
The two-sided attack by the Japanese and the British army cannot sustain it for long."
"Really?" Xu Rui said, "Is the British army really that powerful?"
"Of course, I'm afraid it's even more powerful than you imagine." Yang Rui said in a deep voice.
While he was talking, the sound of uniform footsteps suddenly sounded outside the Italian army camp.
In an instant, Xie Yuan and Yang Rui's expressions changed, because just by hearing the uniform footsteps, they could tell that they were coming from a well-trained elite unit. The two of them looked up anxiously, and were the first to be greeted.
What they saw was a red Three Lions flag. Seeing the Three Lions flag, Xie Yuan and Yang Rui's faces instantly turned pale.
During the two years he was detained in the detention center, this red Three Lions flag appeared many times in the detention center. Because of this, Xie Yuan and the officers and soldiers of Gujun Camp also knew what this red Three Lions flag represented! This red flag
The Three Lions flag represents a unit with outstanding military exploits, and its name is the Royal Gurkha Infantry Battalion.
Gurkha is only a territory of the British Commonwealth. As the natives of the British territory, the Gurkhas were not qualified to be named the royal family. However, because the Gurkhas established a special status in the battle to suppress the Indian uprising,
Therefore, he was specially awarded the title of Royal Infantry Battalion. This is an honor and a symbol of strength.
The Gujun Battalion once simulated a confrontation with the Gurkha Royal Infantry Battalion, so Xie Yuan knew that the Royal Infantry Battalion was well-deserved for the Gurkhas!