Reborn South Africa as a police officer

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Because the British Army has historically betrayed the King during the Civil War, very few British armies have been given the title "Royal".

The "Royal Lancers" stood on the king's side in the civil war and resolutely safeguarded the king's authority, so they were one of the few army units dubbed "Royal".

There is no doubt that the "Royal Lancers" is the ace unit in the battle sequence of the expeditionary force. They have proved their honor with blood and courage. The patrol team with less than 100 people was besieged by guerrillas with more than 300 people. It went on for an hour.

The expected reinforcements did not appear, and there were only more than 100 people left in the 30-man patrol, and almost everyone was injured.

Even so, the fighters of the "Royal Lancers" did not flinch. At the last moment of the battle, they were still preparing for the final hand-to-hand battle with the guerrillas.

The thunderous hoofbeats gave them the greatest courage.

"Reinforcement, reinforcements are coming!"

Someone roared on the battlefield, and the voice was full of ecstasy of survival from a desperate situation.

In Cape territory, only the regular army can gather such a large cavalry.

"Hold on, those bastards are going to die!"

"Long live!"

"We must be able to 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 flinched at this time.

Compared with the patrols with high morale, the guerrillas panicked, and the attacking guerrillas panicked one after another. Some of them continued to attack, but more people had stopped.

When the knights in black uniforms appeared, the guerrillas immediately collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In Cape, the regular army has changed to khaki or brown uniforms, and only the police still use black uniforms.

For the regular army, the police are a dispensable supplement, but for the partisans, these black uniforms are the sickle of death, and it is widely reported that Louis Botha was driven out of the Transvaal by the police in Johannesburg , the Transvaal is now considered a no-go zone for partisans.

The power of rumors can be seen.

"Put down your weapons, kneel down and don't kill!" Roque didn't forget the mind attack tactics when he charged.

The so-called "no killing" is just a joke, let alone causing such serious casualties to the patrol. In the Cape, if any guerrilla member is captured, even though there is no evidence, he is only suspected of joining the guerrilla. When people were captured, the expeditionary forces would shoot them on the spot, leaving no survivors at all.

Rock's slogan is heart attack. On the battlefield, there will always be some people who are lucky. Even if there is only a little bit of luck, they will not fight until the last moment. What if the heart of the victor is flooded——

In fact, there are quite a few 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, ready to accept their fate. ruling.

When the guerrillas launched an attack, in order to reduce casualties, they dismounted on their own initiative and launched the attack with the help of terrain cover.

Although this has reduced casualties, it is useless to escape in the face of large-scale cavalry. If you have two legs, you can't run with four legs even if you are exhausted.

Rock stopped charging before reaching the position. While commanding the commando and detective teams to continue chasing and suppressing the remnants of the enemy, he commanded the Rhodesian police to receive the prisoners on the spot.

At this moment, no one shot the prisoners of war, so more guerrillas who had no time to escape raised their hands and surrendered.

Rock rode up 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 aftereffects of the rapid secretion of adrenaline will cause the body to become weak, the ecstasy of the remaining life after the catastrophe, and the regret and grief for the comrades-in-arms all turned into choked gratitude at this moment.

"Sorry, Captain, I'm late—" Rock had just finished speaking, and suddenly felt that this sentence was very strange.

Well, it's really weird, the police are always late--

Captain Ted Barton, who had calmed down, only noticed the police rank on Rock's body and the baron's badge: "Sir—oh, you are Sir Locke—"

Speaking of Rock's name, it was also widely spread in the four colonies of the Cape. Although the expeditionary force command gave the honor of killing Joubert to Henry, the guy who was kicked out of the army, in fact, almost all officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force knew Well, there was a guy named Rock who was the main reason why Henry, the lucky guy, killed Joubert.

"Yes, Captain, let's get to know you again. I'm Locke, Johannesburg Police Chief. Nice to meet you." Locke said politely.

God knows how terrified 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 mud. Most of the blood belonged to those who had already fought. Dead Frank.

So when Rock introduced himself, Captain Ted Barton wiped his hands on his clothes at a loss, and then saluted Rock.

"Sir Locke, it is a pleasure 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 Royal Lancers consciously Captain Patton lined up behind him, standing at attention and giving a gun salute to Roque.

This is standard etiquette for nobles.

"Captain Ted Barton, you have defended the honor of the Royal Lancers with courage and blood, please accept my respect." Rock returned the salute with a solemn atmosphere.

Someone faintly blew the Scottish bagpipes, the sound was melodious and long.

The breeze blew gently from the top of the mountain, and the air was mixed with blood and gunpowder smoke. Everyone's backs were straight, like javelins.

Gunshots finally came from the foot of the hill. It was the Rhodesian police shooting the guerrillas who surrendered.

trial?

If it doesn't exist, the guerrillas are erratic. Even if they tell the whereabouts of the guerrillas, they will be gone without a trace.

"Sir Locke, I request to join the law enforcement team." Captain Ted Barton wanted blood for blood.

"Yes, but if your injury is too serious, don't force it. You need treatment and rest now." Rock didn't want to make a mistake at this time.

Along with Rock were doctors and nurses dispatched from the Bigwi Town Hospital. They have now arrived at the battlefield to treat the wounded and bandage them.

The patrol team suffered heavy casualties. There were more than 30 survivors, and even the eight-man firing squad could not be assembled. Captain Ted Barton only found four survivors with minor injuries. The death penalty for partisans.

Rock did not participate in this matter, and he did not accept the accusations of "the police did not keep their promises". If the regular army captured the guerrillas, they would be executed by shooting. If the guerrillas captured the regular army, they would usually be dismembered. No one is better than the other. Everyone has become a devil. On the battlefield, there is no such thing as a bottom line.

In fact, the equipment of the patrol team is still very complete, and more than 70 soldiers who died were quickly packed in body bags.

These body bags were originally prepared for the guerrillas, but forget it now. Those who were killed in the battle were too many guerrillas who were shot after the war. There were not enough body bags, so they had to be dumped in the wilderness. The patrol team cut down the guerrillas. Part of the corpse, as proof of battle.

Most of the victories belonged to the police force led by Rock. The patrol team only killed less than [-] guerrillas in more than an hour of fighting, but their own casualties exceeded [-]. It wasn't that the patrol team didn't work hard, it was the guerrillas. too cunning.

The final statistical results show that more than 100 guerrillas were killed by the police force, and more than 100 guerrillas were executed collectively. Only a few guerrillas who were in charge of peripheral patrols sneaked away. Purely in terms of record, they are also expeditionary forces. A rare victory for the headquarters.

Of course, in the final statistical list, no guerrillas were shot collectively. All the guerrillas were killed in battle. The number of guerrillas killed by the patrol was 100, and the number of guerrillas killed by the police was 150. Everyone is happy with this result.

The battle was over, and we had to return to Kimberley as soon as possible. Just a short while after the wounded were rescued, another seriously wounded person died of ineffective rescue.

All wounded soldiers were loaded into bullock carts and sent to Kimberley immediately.

The police are still busy cleaning the battlefield.

Because the guerrillas live in no fixed place, many guerrillas will take everything with them when they attack.

Now the belongings of the guerrillas, as well as the horses seized in the battle just now, have become the trophies of the police.

There are still a lot of trophies. There are more than 400 war horses alone, many of which are expensive horses. The sheriffs of the Johannesburg Police Department finally changed their guns. The Rhodesia police also helped to select them. Now they can be regarded as comrades-in-arms 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 troops of the Royal Lancers. After listening to Rock's description of the battle, the major who led the team was grateful, but still sent someone to the battle site to check.

It's okay, don't be afraid to investigate, the bodies of the guerrillas are still there, now that Roque is a nobleman, it should be Roque's credit, and no one can take it away.

"Recover well, and I'll come see you again in a few days." At the gate of Kimberley's temporary hospital, Rock said goodbye to Captain Ted Barton.

To say that the regular army in Kimberley is really miserable, the condition of the temporary hospital is obviously not as good as that of the Bigwei Town Hospital, the wards are still tents, the sanitary conditions in the hospital are not very good, the smell is suffocating, the garbage is everywhere, and the bandages in the camp area are drying. There are bloodstains, if it is in the Bigwi Town Hospital, Aunt Bull who is in charge of health work will be in bad luck.

Captain Ted Patton didn’t feel how miserable he was, and he lived in Baosi for a long time without smelling the smell. Captain Ted Patton had never been to Bigwig Town, and he didn’t know that there was such a paradise in Johannesburg, so now let Ted Patton The Captain was saddened to have to separate from Rock.

"Sir Locke, when I recover from my injury, please allow me to thank you in person." Captain Ted Barton didn't dare to let Rock come to see him, let alone Rock's status as a "baron", if it wasn't for Rock Appeared, and 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.

After bidding farewell to Captain Ted Barton, Rock and Aiden went to the Kimberley branch of the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company. Someone came to eat and drink.

Yes, Rock and Aiden lived in the same mansion that Rock and Henry lived in last time, but the last time Rock and Henry were still dominated by Henry, this time Rock and Aiden lived in the same mansion Grams are the main ones.

"Sir Locke, I finally know why you were made a baron, and I am just a senior superintendent who is not recognized by the outside world." Aiden still felt his blood boil when he thought of the battle in the afternoon.

Unfortunately, the protagonist of the battle is not Aiden, or even the Rhodesian police.

The Rhodesian police only participated in the charge, and then they were responsible for cleaning the battlefield. The commandos and detective teams were responsible for chasing the remnants of the enemy. It seemed that the guerrillas were not as invincible as the legend said.

After learning about the tragic situation of the survivors on the patrol, the Rhodesia police were surprised to find that it was not the guerrillas who released the water, but the Johannesburg police in front of them, who were stronger than the legendary police force, so the guerrillas Only vulnerable.

Knowing this gap, the psychological impact on Aiden and other Rhodesian policemen is very serious, and Aiden also respects Rock.

"Hehe, Aiden, don't care about this. The battlefield is not what you are good at. What you are good at is in the office. Work on the battlefield. Let me do it. I am better at this." 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 it's also possible, but Rock doesn't have enough time, there are too many things that Rock needs to come forward, too many interests that Rock needs to fight for, and too many relationships to maintain, Rock can't confine himself to the gold mine, the world is going Changes, the difference is thousands of miles away, and it is possible that if you can't catch up with one step, you can't catch up with every step. Rock can do what Aiden can do, but Aiden cannot do what Rock does. This is the biggest difference between them.

In fact, the "social division of labor" mentioned by Roque has another meaning.

Ideally, in Johannesburg, there needs to be a social division of labor between Chinese and British as well.

Because the social status of the Anglo-Americans in Johannesburg is relatively high, many basic jobs need to be done by the Chinese.

Also because the number of British people is too small, to a certain extent, the interests of British people also need to be protected by an increasing number of Chinese people.

This trend is not obvious at present, but when the war is over and a large number of Boers return home, the contradictions among the British, Boer, and Chinese will become more and more prominent. At that time, the importance of Rock will be highlighted.

After the expeditionary forces withdrew, the police station was probably the only violent institution in the Johannesburg area.

Well, I'll be busy then.

(End of this chapter)