＜ Episode 143 >
“The time has come at last. Comrades.”
The time of revolution has come,
Their plan was thorough.
First, the Irish comrades will move.
The Irish Independence Army pledged to buy time. The price they promised is independence.
The British Empire does not have many army forces that can be dispatched immediately. Although large-scale ground troops were mobilized in the Great War, the army was the first to receive a mace after the war was over.
In fact, there was also a part of it because they almost fell into the trouble of distributing weapons to foreign countries almost free of charge and dealing with weapons that had no use, only taking up storage costs.
In any case, if the Irish Independence Army rises up, the main British forces will move to Ireland. It’s much faster to project an army force from the mainland than it is to pull out a colony.
Of course, they remember how the St. Petersburg uprising was put down.
But they had a corner to believe.
British royal family.
If you don’t move in time to give the Royal Family and the Cabinet a chance to escape, at least it will keep them from escaping from London.
The Russian Empire bombarded its capital in the first place, as all information leaked out in advance, so the bombardment began only after all the key ministers and the imperial family escaped leisurely. has called
And they were convinced that in the democratic British Empire, the admirals of the Royal Navy would not have the guts to fire artillery fire on London, where the king and royalty, the prime minister and the cabinet and parliamentarians, and the millions of Londoners remained intact.
“Forget all about subduing the military bases, declaring victory, and taking control of communications facilities. Shut up and secure these three places first: Buckingham Palace, Westminster, and Downing Street.”
“Comrades from Westminster and Downing Street continue to report on the positions of prime ministers and key ministers. Schedule.”
“The royal family?”
“There’s so much…. No matter how blind the investigative bureaucrats are, it’s not enough for our comrades to enter the royal family.”
“That’s unfortunate.”
“But traffic in London is going to be completely paralyzed, so we have to walk there.”
The woman stood up and opened her mouth.
“Now is the right time.”
“… Chairman.”
“I will put up a red flag at Buckingham Palace, and in the future, Buckingham Palace will be renamed after Karl.”
She spoke quietly, speaking the name of a comrade who gave her life in Berlin.
“Victory or death together. For the International, for the Revolution.”
***
London’s mood grew more and more ferocious.
A massive revolt broke out in Dublin, calling for Irish independence.
The two divisions were urgently sent in, but the rebellion grew bigger and bigger as the springs were pushed more forcefully.
And, as if in time, protesters in London began to grow rapidly.
***
Buckingham Palace.
“Ship the Guards Division.”
“The Crown Prince.”
By the grace of God, His Majesty, King George V, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and overseas British territories, Guardian of the Faith and Emperor of India, is invisible to government.
During the Great War, his health, which began to deteriorate after falling out of a horse, was barely maintained, such as going to recuperation due to bronchitis.
And the Prime Minister felt dizzy at the orders of the British Crown Prince.
“The Guards Corps…. The Guards Guards, what do you mean by that? They, they are civilians. They are the subjects of the empire. just….”
“Aren’t they each carrying a gun? Are they really unarmed? How did Germany fall, the Chancellor doesn’t remember?”
“majesty.”
“Can’t you remember what happened in Russia? At that time, don’t you remember what the Magi did in St. Petersburg? What would have happened to Russia if he hadn’t been able to respond in the first place? And, do you think the situation is different now?”
“There are so many innocent people in London! My lord, please take it.”
“When did I command the Royal Navy to bombard the protesters with battleships? I was just telling you to prepare the Guards Division just in case, are you saying that you shouldn’t even do that? Then, what is the Guards Division for?”
“that…….”
“I don’t want to hear it! Declare martial law immediately and have the Guards Division defend Buckingham Palace and major government offices.”
The prince said coldly. He was even thinking of ordering the protesters to open fire if they did.
Russia was agile in the face of a national crisis. Why didn’t he do that?
The prince clenched his teeth, remembering the face of the man a year older than him.
‘I’m not inferior to you.’
Britain is not inferior to Russia.
The Crown Prince had a gut feeling, that his reign would be his battle with him until the last minute. It will be a fateful confrontation between Russia and Britain.
And, what you learn from them, you must learn. What to imitate must be imitated.
Existences that are immersed only in the way of the past and only in traditions are culled. His friend said so too.
The Crown Prince, who had almost expelled the Prime Minister with a hard order, pressed his temple firmly.
“Okay, you were right, you’re timid.”
“Sir, they are weightlifters. It’s a very obvious tool. Sooner or later, a mob, excited by their agitation, will come to Buckingham Palace. Carrying one gun at a time. To prepare for this, it is the right choice to dispatch the Guards Division.”
“Yeah, nothing is best, but safety always comes first, so you’re not wrong, as always.”
“I, too, have been with such people for a while, so I know their methods well. My Majesty, I just want to thank you for believing in me and writing to me.”
The Crown Prince looked at the lawmaker who was two years younger than him.
“One day… if I ever wear the crown of the British Empire, I want you to be prime minister.”
“Whether it be Your Majesty, Prime Minister, or a mere rifleman, I am loyal to Your Majesty, Great Britain and the Royal Family.”
That was even more satisfying.
When he thought of his uncle, his relative, who was resting peacefully after leaving a prosperous country, he added confidence that his choice was not wrong.
Nicholas II, who favored the literally nothing young wild doctor and entrusted him with the crown prince, he not only saved the prince, but also led the great war to victory, and made the empire of the tundra great again.
All he did was trust, trust and support him.
Such loyalty is common to everyone. It’s just the difference between realizing and not realizing, and he’s not particularly lucky.
The Crown Prince was convinced of that by looking at Italy.
Even the monarchs of Italy had such a person. And, maybe, that man might be like that too.
He, too, may be the only loyalist for himself.
A fateful meeting that will make the empire even greater.
Isn’t that the case with this young man? He doesn’t have anything either.
A member of the House of Representatives with no political basis except to the extent that he was elected to the House of Representatives several years ago.
However, Nicholas II pushed him because he had something his opponent showed him.
He also wanted to trust the man in front of him once.
“I believe in you, Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet.”
***
The man caught among the protesters checked the ‘sprayer’ in his arms.
Submachine guns have been used in numerous incidents since their appearance in history.
It is most famous for being used as a military equipment by the Russian army, but it was also used in various bank robberies and back alley shootouts.
And the part that all operators of submachine guns, from the Russian military to bank robbers to criminal organizations, agree is that submachine guns don’t have to worry about accuracy.
The rate of fire is the accuracy, and it is used to pour out bullets from close range.
Its birth itself was made to grind enemies in the trenches, and if you’re going to fire precision shots, you’ll need to bring a rifle.
Also, the strong shot is big. Larger bullets have to sacrifice ammunition or convenience.
And those who serve such a ‘job’ cannot sacrifice both convenience and ammunition. And as I said before, if you’re not going to fire long-range with a submachine gun, and you’re going to subdue the enemy with one or two shots, just bring a rifle.
If you don’t fall down with one or two feet, you can pour it all over the enemy’s body. In other words, it pours weak bullets into the enemy’s body with a tremendous rate of fire.
Therefore, those who thought that the life of a submachine gun was in its rate of fire created a weapon that at first glance would be difficult to think of as a gun if only the trigger and handle were covered.
The comrades who hid this weapon, which looked like a tool other than a 50 round cylinder, five barrels, a pistol handle and a trigger, were not used in this era, in their coats, intervened in the protesters one by one.
Of course, they weren’t embers.
It’s just a spark that wants to make the embers bigger and bigger and burn up London and England, all of Europe, and the capitalist world of all mankind.
***
Scotland Yard, London.
The meeting was in full swing in the London Police Department conference room.
“Protesters are marching along the River Thames. Dartford is long gone, and it looks like it will get closer to Waterloo in time.”
“We have to stop at Waterloo. One bridge from Waterloo is Westminster Palace, and 500 yards is Buckingham Palace.”
“The first priority is to build checkpoints and barricades on the River Thames. There are three bridges in the neighboring area, and if you look a little wider, there are about five, each…”
At that moment, the door to the conference room swung open.
“I don’t know that you’re in a meeting… Huh?”
The officers of the London Police Agency, who saw the appearance of their direct superior, were surprised by the appearance of the Chief of Police, but were even more surprised by the words they heard immediately after that.
“Your Majesty has ordered the Guards to go to Westminster.”
“Yes?”
“From now on, the defense of Westminster is entrusted to the Guards Infantry Division and the Guards Corps, without the defense plan there.”
“……”
Cold sweat ran down their bodies.
In Ireland, police officers on the Isle of England are practically free of weapons. It was after the Second World War when security issues arose a lot that the organization of the armed police was established in Britain.
Therefore, if it is judged that the situation is likely to become serious, it is not strange to mobilize the closest available force, the Guards.
However, it was unlikely that things would turn out so well.