Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 147

Rock had planned to attend Alfred Milner's inauguration before returning to Johannesburg.

But on August 8, a serious violent incident occurred in Johannesburg, and Rock had to return to Johannesburg early.

"The Boer guerrillas attacked the Summerfield gold mine last night. They stole about 5000 ounces of gold, as well as weapons and explosives stored in the arsenal. The mine owner was killed in the attack." Martin on his way to the Summerfield gold mine Report to Rock.

5000 oz, about 155 kg.

"Is there any news from the Welch Fusiliers?" Rock was not in a hurry, the attack had already happened, and the guerrillas were estimated to have traveled thousands of miles away, so it was useless to worry.

The Transvaal is still under military control. The Welch Fusiliers Regiment is one of the three regular army units stationed near Johannesburg. However, the Welch Fusiliers Regiment is an infantry unit and does not have many horses. It is impossible for them to wipe out the guerrillas.

Although the Expeditionary Army Command had declared the end of the war, in fact, the Boer coalition forces had been broken up into pieces, and the guerrillas were still fighting.

These guerrillas have the opportunity to receive the support of certain countries, such as a certain country's colony next to Cape, so the expeditionary force headquarters put a lot of energy on border defense, which caused unprecedented pressure on security in inland areas.

In fact, the approach of the Expeditionary Army Command is correct. Without external assistance, the guerrillas can only rely on attacks to obtain supplies and support their wars with battles.

It is unwise to attack the army directly. Cape's army is a regular army, and their equipment is much better than that of the guerrillas. The Boer coalition army can't beat the expeditionary army on the frontal battlefield.

Therefore, gold mines have become the best choice for guerrillas.

There are gold mines everywhere around Johannesburg. Although the owners of the mines employ security guards and thugs, these security guards and thugs are a rabble, incomparable to the guerrillas who have experienced war. They are used to scare the miners. The guerrillas are here. , It is estimated that they run faster than the mine owner.

However, in order to ensure the safety of the mine, the owner of the mine often spares no expense in purchasing weapons, which makes the mine a big fat in the eyes of the guerrillas. Attacking the mine can not only obtain gold as a supplementary fund, but also Get plenty of supplies.

"No, the Welch Fusiliers have no news." Martin's answer was within Rock's expectations.

Rock no longer talks nonsense. The head of the Welch Fusiliers Regiment is also a talent. In order to eliminate the guerrillas, the expeditionary force cleared the walls of the Transvaal. In Johannesburg, there are about 200 forts, and three British troops are stationed. Infantry Regiment, Not far from the Somerfield Gold Mine, there was a fort that housed soldiers from Welch's Fusiliers, but when the attack took place, the soldiers were of no use at all.

In fact, it is also understandable that the establishment of the British Army is not fixed. In different periods, the number of a regiment can vary by several thousand. Under normal circumstances, the establishment of a regiment of the British Army is less than 2000. However, during World War I, the British A regiment of the army can have tens of thousands of troops.

During the Boer War, there were about 2000 regiment-level units of the British Army. Such a small number of people were assigned to about 70 forts in charge of the Welch Fusiliers Regiment, and each fort had about 30 people. When it really encountered guerrilla attacks, This point is really not enough to see, the defense is terrible, and there is no ability to attack at all.

Of course, the so-called "inability to attack" is when the guerrillas attack.

When the guerrillas withdrew, these regular troops were very active. When Rock arrived at the Summerfield Gold Mine, the mine was already under the control of soldiers from the Welch Fusiliers Regiment. The police were only responsible for the perimeter security of the mine. Can't get in through the gate.

In fact, it doesn't matter the gate. When the guerrillas attacked, they used explosives to blow up a section of the wall around the gold mine. Now the bombed wall has not had time to repair, and the entire gold mine is in an undefended state.

"Who is the person in charge here? I am Senior Inspector Locke of the Johannesburg Police Station. Please inform me." Rock knew the rules, and at the same time as the notification, a five-pound note was slipped over.

For the sake of the pound, the guarding soldiers only muttered, "There are also policemen in Johannesburg," and happily went in to report.

It is impossible to salute, the regular army will not salute the police, even if Rock is a senior inspector.

Soon, a second lieutenant walked out of the gate quickly.

"Sorry, our regiment leader is investigating this attack, and we don't have time right now." The second lieutenant turned and left after speaking with an impatient expression.

Special!

Rock could see very clearly that many soldiers were shuttling back and forth in the gold mine, and the large and small bags on their bodies must not have been brought by them.

That's right, this is a gold mine, and guerrillas come and go in a hurry, so it's impossible to scoop everything up, so there's a lot of money to be made.

"Very good!" Rock didn't bother, and ordered Martin later: "Close the team, this matter is now under the responsibility of the Welch Fusiliers, and we will write a report like this later."

Well, the entire Transvaal is under military control, so it is reasonable to report it like this.

The second lieutenant will come back immediately: "No, you are now in charge of peripheral security."

It's not that easy to go.

"Mr. Second Lieutenant, you are the Welch Fusiliers Regiment, you are a regular army, and we are only policemen, not even qualified to investigate cases, do you need our police protection?" Rock almost laughed, this is too ridiculous .

"It's not about protection, it's about maintaining law and order in the vicinity." The second lieutenant can also talk, and his ability to tell nonsense with his eyes open is no less than that of Rock.

Well, maintaining law and order is indeed one of the tasks of the police station. The reason why Johannesburg wants to establish a police station is because the interim government hopes to resume the production of gold mines in the Johannesburg area as soon as possible. This is very important for the interim government. , There is no shortage of money yet, but sooner or later the interim government will be financially independent, so tax work will be the core work content of the interim government for a period of time to come.

To resume production, we must first ensure social stability. The work of eliminating guerrillas is the responsibility of the regular army, and the job of the police is to maintain law and order.

"There's not even a ghost around here, what kind of law and order is maintained? The guerrillas just robbed this place, and they won't be back in a short time." Rock still had nothing to say, and the guerrillas robbed the place for the first time. , You robbed it a second time. It is estimated that rats can starve to death in the warehouse of the mine.

The second lieutenant wanted to say something, but Roque was not in the mood to talk nonsense to him. The regular army and the police are not a system. Even if your regiment leader is a general, he can't control Roque.

　After publishing this chapter, it should be 30 words. Books with 30 words are not yet on the shelves, and the starting point is not much. I suspect that the editor forgot me—don’t stop me, I’ll go to the corner to draw circles——

　　

　

(End of this chapter)