Chapter 960: People Are Different, Hearts Are High
The mayor's strength completely frightened the little assistant who was still worried about the safety of Her Majesty. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 He nodded stunned, then ran to the back and began to relay the mayor's orders to the others.
And listening to the buzzing sound that came as his order spread, General Ross knew how much trouble his order would cause him. This made General Ross sigh immediately, and then said to him in a serious tone.
"Your Excellency, is it really necessary for you to do this? Although you are doing this out of the safety of most people, they may not understand your painstaking efforts. Moreover, this act of yours is obviously intended to offend many people. If the Queen of England retreats safely here, then you will definitely be blamed by her. ”
"Let's talk about that later!" With a wave of his hand, the somewhat elderly mayor sat down with difficulty, and then said earnestly to General Ross. "And seriously, what if I get blamed? At this time, even if the Queen of England came forward, it would be impossible to remove me. I am a representative elected by all the citizens. This is no longer Victoria's time, and she doesn't have that much power! ”
"Maybe!"
General Ross agrees with his statement on the surface. But in reality, he didn't think so.
Indeed, in this era when royal power is on the side and dishes are in power, even the royal family of the former empire where the sun never sets cannot call for wind and rain as in the past. Their rights in this country are so small that they can only play the role of a mascot. However, this does not mean that their influence will wane.
After more than 90 years of ups and downs, it still stands tall in this country. Let the glory of the British royal family always be there. Elizabeth II's abilities and means are unparalleled for a moment.
And in these turbulent times, if Her Majesty does something with her influence in this country, even if this Mr. Mayor is capable, I am afraid it will be impossible to stop her.
She's going to be a hidden danger, a very serious hidden danger. At this time, General Ross even wanted to suggest that the mayor in front of him should get rid of the old woman who had lived for ninety years as soon as possible while no one was paying attention. to prevent her from making any moths in the next situation. But when it came to the end, he couldn't say that. So he could only say it very vaguely.
"Your Excellency, is there anything we can do to help? We'll be evacuated in five hours, but we'll be able to free up some of the staff to help you with some of the problems at hand. ”
"Trouble?" Shaking his head, the mayor immediately refused after understanding what he meant. Still, he clearly had something else in mind. "However, Your Excellency, there may be something I need to ask you for!"
"Say, as long as it's within our reach. I can promise you directly! ”
"It's easy!" Pointing to the coastal location of the map above his head, the mayor said to him with a frown. "Here, London City Airport. And here, the University of East London. Here are our two sanctuaries along the River Thames. Most of the people inside are students and tourists. I am going to evacuate some of the women and families with children to these two shelters. If you are going to take control of the harbor and evacuate by boat, then I want you to take these students, tourists, women and children with you. ”
"It's not a lot of people, but it's a hope. If the country really can't escape the final doom. I somehow thought that more young people could get a chance to live. In this way, it can be regarded as my last effort to leave a little spark for this country and nation. ”
At this point, the somewhat aged mayor let out a long sigh. Obviously, he didn't know if he was right or wrong to do so. But from his position, he has indeed done everything he has to do.
This is a conscientious person. General Ross commented in his heart, so at the moment, he couldn't help but say to the mayor.
"Your Excellency, why don't you evacuate with this command center with us. With our power, we should be able to keep you safe. ”
He would say this out of admiration for the mayor's personality. If there were more people like this in the United States back then, then the United States would not be what it is now. This is a good person who lacks ability, responsibility, and wisdom at all, and is completely different from the scheming bureaucrats he has experienced. So naturally, at this dangerous time, he wants to give such a good person more chance to survive.
However, for his kindness, the old mayor still chose to refuse. Moreover, his reply was quite humorous.
"Forget it, Mr. General. I'm too old to walk that much. And, if I were to think of it as a war, I would be a soldier on duty right now. If I leave this place, leave the citizens I am guarding. So does that mean I'm a deserter? I don't want to be shot by you, so I can only thank you for your kindness! ”
Such words are tantamount to denying the best chance to live. And he behaved so calmly and calmly that General Ross immediately straightened up and gave him an incomparably standard military salute.
"Sir, you are an admirable person. If I have the opportunity, I hope that I will have the opportunity to sit down with you for a long time in the future, as I did today. ”
"If fate is willing to give me an old man a little more time and luck, there will be this opportunity." Stretching out his hand and shaking it vigorously with General Ross, the old mayor straightened his expression and said to him with the most solemn attitude. "Your Excellency, General, I have entrusted you with the future of this country. I hope you can protect them! ”
"I promise!"
With a heavy heart, General Ross reunited with his companions and men. Looking at their still ignorant faces, he sighed and said.
"The situation is terrible! Perhaps 100,000 people have already disappeared into this fog. We don't have much time, so we need to start now. The mayor of the City of London said there were ships parked near the port of London. We have to find a way to get one of the big ships in motion and then do as much as we can. ”
"But what are you going to do about it? Directly let this mayor mobilize the citizens and let us evacuate with them? ”
Natasha asked, seeing the dangers of doing so. So she subconsciously wanted to deny it.
"No, Mr. Mayor thinks it might cause a commotion, so he doesn't approve of us doing it. All we can do now is capture the ships, and then gather the citizens along the way and evacuate them. ”
"But we won't be able to bring too many people with us. There were only a few dozen of us, and even if we were to rescue all the way along the road, we would only be able to take a few hundred people out with us at most. And if there are only a few hundred people, then our action is ......"
"I know what you mean, so we're going to these places before we retreat." Interrupting Natasha's speech, General Ross directly found a map and spread it out in front of them. "These are London City Airport and the University of East London, two temporary shelters formed by Guildhall. Combined with nearby residents and workers, it is conservatively estimated that there should be tens of thousands of people here. Coupled with the fact that Mr. Mayor plans to transfer some women and children, it should be possible to make up about 100,000 people. And what we have to do is to use the boat to bring these 100,000 people to a safe place. In this way, both for ourselves and for this country, we can be regarded as having an explanation. How is it, do you have any comments? ”
At this time, they naturally won't have too many opinions. Even the most critical and demanding Natasha would not say anything about such a decision. She's a little cold-blooded sometimes, but that's also about the object. For a group like children, it is difficult for her to be ruthless.
She was not destined to have children. Therefore, she cherishes every living child very much. Now, if she can give more children a chance to live, she will naturally not refuse.
The Avengers' actions were thus set. They began to make their way towards the harbor and began to find a way to drive the big ship and carry out the rescue work.
And while they were doing so, the convoy was speeding forward in the fog.
It was the Queen's convoy, and they were evacuating from the other side of the bridge, on the other side of the city. And the reason why they will evacuate Buckingham Palace, this place that symbolizes the majesty of the royal family. It's all because it's impossible to hold on there.
The troops, guards, and security guards stationed there were wiped out without any resistance at all. And the funny thing is that they don't even know who did all this. In this case, the queen immediately recognized the seriousness of the problem by virtue of her own experience. So immediately, she ordered her guards to evacuate with her and the members of the royal family.
This evacuation was carried out in secret. And in doing so, she is abandoning the civilians who have taken refuge in Buckingham Palace. But this is also a helpless thing. Because the queen knows very well that if they know what they are going to evacuate. Then it's not so easy to go by your own.
Sacrificing others or sacrificing herself is obviously a question that she doesn't need to think about much. Therefore, there is a situation where she sits in the car and quickly evacuates to the other end of the city.
But, after all, she was one step too late. Because at this time, it is not long before the time announced by the mayor to blow up the bridge. (To be continued.) )