Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 470 The Living Legend

No one would have thought that Rock's counterattack would be so sharp.

The heir of the Duke of Marlborough and the newspaper tycoon conspired to infringe on a military nobleman and try to seize the property of the military nobleman. Although Rock handed over two reporters to the police station, they died strangely at the police station that night, but the news It still spread throughout London in just one day, and public opinion was immediately shocked.

The British's enthusiasm for gossip can be seen from the sales of "The Sun". What's more, the secrets of the royal family, the grievances of the nobles, the little things under three inches of the official's belly button, and the gossip are all spread with nose and eyes, not to mention this There are pictures and truth, which inspired the creative desire of the whole society almost overnight. For a time, various tabloids were flying all over the sky, and gossip was everywhere. Even the romantic affairs of King Edward VII when he was young were brought out to be revisited by people. I don't know how many times.

Bad luck came to William and Alfred Harmsworth at once, and when the current Duke of Marlborough found out about it, he immediately sent William to work in India, Alfred Harmsworth S——

This name is too difficult to pronounce. In fact, he also has a name called Lord Beiyan. This Lord is different from Roque’s Lord. Roque’s Baron is a title of military merit. There are no fiefs, and the status is relatively low.

The aristocratic system is very particular about superiority and inferiority. Low-level nobles must maintain humility in front of high-level nobles. Compared with other nobles, military nobles have a higher status. To be ahead of other nobles, let alone a commercial noble like Lord Beiyan, is simply not worth mentioning.

If the heir of the Duke of Marlborough wants to seize Roque's property, and the whole society can tolerate it, then Lord Beiyan's offense to Roque is unacceptable.

It is said that Lord Beiyan himself did not know about this incident. As soon as the rumors surfaced, Lord Beiyan went to Roque's home to beg Roque, hoping to explain to him face to face.

It's a pity that Lord Beiyan failed to fulfill his wish. Rock has now gone to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy to start his study career, and he is not at home at all.

In fact, Philip was right. In terms of military affairs, no one was really qualified to teach Rock.

While being a baron, Roque is also a powerful general, the kind who holds military power.

Many of the instructors in the military academy have no real experience in 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 for all officers.

"General, I'm a student. It's inappropriate to do this." Rock didn't want to go. He came to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy to avoid the limelight, not to show off.

"Locke, you are also a general, and you are obliged to set a goal for your descendants. The cases that can be written into the textbooks are legends, and you are a living legend. Through the war, you have completed the transformation from the police to soldiers and nobles. What else can you compare? What about something more inspiring?" Victor Foster insisted, he didn't even know that the big melon that broke out in London was related to Roque, but he just wanted to use Roque's success to inspire students to work hard.

Compared with the navy, the British army was raised by its stepmother, and it really wants to work hard.

It's a pity that the situation of the United Kingdom 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 military expenditure of the army is less than one-tenth of the navy's military expenditure. Very little.

"General, you're flattering yourself." Rock couldn't laugh or cry, let alone a living legend, Rock wasn't yet 30 years old, and didn't want to get this kind of honorary title that should only be given when he was 80 or [-] years old.

"Not at all. I'm ready. Tomorrow morning in the officer's auditorium, all the teachers and students of the school will participate, including me." Victor Foster did not allow Rock to refuse.

Rock had no choice but to accept Victor Foster's arrangement.

The Officers Auditorium is the sacred place of the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. It will only be used a limited number of times a year. Except for the graduation ceremony, the Officers Auditorium will only be used for events such as the king's enthronement. Usually, the Officers Auditorium is Sandhurst The honor wall of the Hearst Royal Military Academy, the corridor outside the auditorium is full of portraits of celebrities who have studied at the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy, Victor Foster is also among them.

In the future, it is estimated that Roque is also qualified to hang the portrait here.

Victor Foster was still very face-saving, 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 Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. He is not yet qualified to hang a portrait in the corridor. In the future, Winston will be Sandhurst One of the most distinguished graduates of the Royal Military Academy.

Before Rock started his speech, Victor Foster personally introduced Rock to all the teachers and students in the school. When Rock was introduced as the Baron of Nyasaland, there were sporadic boos in the corner of the auditorium.

It was clear that the cadets were also concerned about what was happening outside the school.

Rock was still a little reluctant before, but when he heard these boos, fighting spirit gradually surged in Rock's heart.

The applause that welcomed Roque was not enthusiastic, and Roque was unmoved, and strode towards the podium wearing a dress with a general's badge.

When shaking hands with Victor Foster, Victor Foster whispered in Rock's ear: "Behave well, now this stage is yours."

Standing on the podium, Rock calmed down by adjusting the microphone, then scanned the auditorium with proud eyes, and started his speech.

"On February 14 five years ago, the commando team of the Cape Town Police Department also took the train to Dordrecht amid suspicion and boos. At that time, most of the commando members were Chinese, and there were even women. , is my current wife, Phyllis—" Roque looked at Phyllis with affectionate eyes, and Phyllis responded with a sweet smile.

"Wars should keep women away, and the police should not be on the battlefield. As a minority, African troops can only undertake reconnaissance missions in the expeditionary force. Many of them don't even have weapons, because they It was considered that they could not undertake relatively complex tasks, nor could they learn to use weapons, let alone relatively complex tactical actions and combat tasks. The commando team composed of Chinese was the only ethnic minority unit with weapons in the Boer War. "

There were sporadic applause in the front row of the auditorium, there were still boos in the corner, and some instructors stood up and looked over with angry eyes.

The applause from Phyllis and Winston was the most enthusiastic.

"Even the Boers thought an all-Chinese commando was vulnerable, so they set up an ambush on our way to Dordrecht and tried to wipe us out, and now everyone knows the commando was wiped out That guerrilla unit was also the first time a guerrilla unit was wiped out by the establishment during the Boer War.”

The applause is gradually increasing. After all, the soldiers still have to talk about their achievements. Without achievements, it is useless to rely on verbal bragging. The textbook only writes how the commando attacked Joubert's guards, but it did not mention the Cape Town Police Department. Why did the police appear in Orange.

"After arriving in Dordrecht, we were ordered to launch an attack on a position of the Boer coalition forces. The previous offensives of the expeditionary forces all failed. Hundreds of corpses of expeditionary army officers and soldiers lay in front of the positions of the Boer coalition forces, and the supporting firepower was insufficient. Troop morale was low - our commanding officer at the time, Henry Matilda, now Lord Farwalt, and the commanding officer argued that the police should not take on more than they could handle, but the commanding officer insisted , The police force is also very effective, because the most powerful force in the Republic of Transvaal is their police force, so the officer who gave the order probably also thinks that the police force in Cape Town should also be very effective—” Luo Rock's emotions were slowly accumulating. At that time, the commando was forced to join the war. That kind of resentment and grievance hadn't appeared for a long time. Rock himself didn't notice that his breathing was getting worse.

At this time, there was no applause in the auditorium, and everyone could feel the situation of the commando at that time from Roque's words.

The 45 expeditionary army, dealing with the Boers with a total population of less than 40, still needs the police to attack the positions of the Boer coalition forces. This is a shame for the expeditionary army and 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 members of the Boer coalition army and captured 89 members of the Boer coalition army. Our own losses were only single digits. In fact, compared to killing Joubert I think this battle is more qualified to be written into the textbook." Rock looked at Victor Foster with a playful look, and Victor Foster looked very surprised, and immediately asked the other person beside him a general.

The other general had an ugly expression and shook his head slightly at Victor Foster.

It is estimated that they did not even know that this battle took place in the Boer War.

It's understandable when you think about it. The police are involved in the battle, and it's this kind of tough battle. The expeditionary force is probably too embarrassed to write this into the battle report, so it's normal that the Sandhurst Royal Military Academy didn't notice this battle. thing.

The point is that this contrast is a bit stark. In the two Boer Wars, there were many times when the expeditionary forces suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, and the losses of the Boers were in single digits.

Now the expeditionary force has finally achieved a disparate casualty ratio, but it was made by the commandos 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.

(End of this chapter)