The difficulties encountered by Benjamin also shocked the British Crown Prince. Prince Edward, who was arranging his gown at St. Paul's Cathedral, turned pale with fright when he heard that 400,000 people had come.
"Four hundred thousand? How is this possible... Is the police department enough manpower?" Although Edward appears to be a dandy prince who seems to care about nothing but food, drink and fun, in fact he is still a very capable politician in his heart. His assessment was spot on.
He just let his mother's halo be outshone. Queen Victoria was too powerful, and no matter how outstanding his successor was, he couldn't shine even a little bit in front of her.
After Queen Victoria died, Prince Edward ascended the throne as King of England, namely Edward VII. Under his leadership, Britain still maintained the glory of the empire on which the sun never sets. Moreover, through his superb diplomatic skills, he laid the foundation for the Entente in advance. prototype.
Many military alliance treaties were signed in his hands. Without his diplomatic efforts, Britain would have suffered greatly in World War I.
Such a talented person who was temporarily hidden, once he encountered something serious, he immediately lost his cynicism, and analyzed the key to the problem with a glance.
He said to Colonel Walster who brought the news, "Tell me the truth. Did Benjamin encounter some resistance? Does anyone dare to jump into internal strife at this time? Say..."
Walster snapped, the heels of his leather boots hit each other, and he stood at attention and replied seriously, "No, Your Excellency, I have not seen any internal strife... Although some officials had quarrels, they did not deliberately restrict them!"
"Oh? Really...Gladston didn't say anything?"
"Your Excellency, I only know that the Chancellor of the Finance has mobilized thousands of grassroots members of the Liberal Party and has taken to the streets to help the military and police to maintain law and order... But the number of people is too large, and those thousands of people will be a drop in the bucket!"
"The situation is urgent. It will take some time for the troops outside London to move up, so the Prime Minister asked me to ask the prince for help. Now the only way is to mobilize the cavalry in Hyde Park. This is the nearest reinforcement!"
Hearing that Gladstone didn't hold back, Edward's expression relaxed a little, "Well... Gladstone really didn't do anything? Why can't I believe it?"
Walster smiled bitterly and whispered, "This...this...there are still some sarcastic words, but when it comes to major matters, the finance minister will not mess up. After all, today is a very special day..."
"Okay, as long as there is no evil hand, I don't care about the quarrel... I only have the power to use two battalions of troops, no more. I have no power. You take my note and go to Hyde Park and let them Send out seven hundred cavalry!”
Hyde Park is the largest green space park in London and is equivalent to the lungs of London. This park covers more than 360 acres. It was originally the property of the church, and later belonged to the royal family. It was not open to the public until the Victorian era.
The Hyde Barracks here is the closest barracks to guard Buckingham Palace, and the Guards are stationed here.
The Crown Prince is right. The Royal Guards are an army directly managed by the royal family. It is difficult to mobilize these soldiers to the Minister of War. It is necessary for members of the royal family to come forward.
If all the more than 2,000 Royal Guards want to be mobilized, only the Queen can give the order, and the Crown Prince has two battalions of troops, 800 of them.
After receiving Prince Edward's order to mobilize troops, the cavalry stationed in Hyde Barracks quickly dispatched. These cavalrymen wearing bearskin high hats and red military uniforms were greeted with cheers from the people in the streets as soon as they rushed out of the barracks.
"Look, it's our Guards!"
"What a mighty hat. I want to be a Praetorian Guard when I grow up... a bearskin hat!"
"This group of British lobster soldiers are really loved by the people..."
The Guardsmen, whose chins were raised to the sky, exuded pride from every pore on their bodies. This was the era when the British Empire was at its peak, and Britain's glory was inseparable from the military's battles, and the Guardsmen defended the royal family. Sharp sword.
All the soldiers did not speak. They just used tall Arabian horses to separate the crowd. The policemen who followed them ran and shouted, "Walk on the left, everyone walks on the left..."
"Diversion, diversion... Citizens on the left, please take Grosvenor Street... Thank you, please follow!"
"Make way, make way for the lady with heatstroke..."
The cavalry is more useful than the infantry at this moment. The tall horses are lined up in a line, which is a moving wall. Soon, the chaotic crowd that has condensed into a big lump is gradually washed away.
Diversion, diversion and diversion, the streets soon returned to order, and the London police who were so busy that their legs almost broke were relieved.
At this moment, on the bustling street, at the top of the bell tower of Westminster Abbey, several well-dressed men were looking at the city of London below them with binoculars.
"Ouch? The chaos in Hyde Park has begun to subside! It seems that the British still have a backup plan..." The speaker was Pierre, who returned to Europe early, and beside him was Leo, the golden penholder.
In fact, Pierre and Leo basically set off from Asia to return home at the same time. However, for safety reasons, in order to avoid being pursued by the French intelligence organization, the two did not take the same route.
Pierre went north via the Suez Canal, while Leo went south to the Cape of Good Hope to circumnavigate the entire Africa.
Pierre attracted the attention of the French intelligence agency, and Leo arrived in Europe safe and sound, first going to Prussia and then secretly sneaking into London.
At this moment, the two of them shouldered the secret mission conveyed by Xiao Letian. With the support of Gladstone and the royal family, they climbed to the commanding heights of the church. From here, they would launch a war without gunpowder, and their target was the 400,000 people in London. heart of.
Leo put down the telescope and sneered, "The number of the Guards sent out is not large. It seems to be the order of Prince Edward... Haha, it's a drop in the bucket! Even if the Guards are capable, but the number is too small, they can't control the chaos in the entire city." living!"
"Look, there's chaos over there at the Thames Tower again..."
Pierre's palms were sweaty with excitement. "Yes, this chaos started because of the head of state, so the only one who can calm it down is the head of state himself! Not the Metropolitan Police Department, nor the British army..."
"The chaos of 400,000 people has exceeded the limit of the government's organizational capabilities in this era. Just wait, newspapers all over Europe will be laughing at the reports tomorrow..."
"To take action or not?" Pierre suddenly asked in Chinese.
Leo took out his pocket watch and checked the time, "Wait a little longer, I hope they will be more chaotic..."
"Do you still have to wait? If the troops outside the city really come up to maintain order, and we take action then, the visual impact will be weak!"
"We can't let those armies take our credit!"
Leo nodded, "I understand the logic, but it depends on the time. The army outside the city wants to march in. Twenty minutes is not enough. If we let them mess around for another ten minutes, we have to throw out our weapons before the army arrives." Killer weapon!"
"Führer! The wind from the east has blown here, just watch! We will definitely break the hearts of these 400,000 people!"
