The hard heels of the shoes clashed against the floor tiles, making a dull footstep sound, and under the order of the second prince, the Windsor guards in charge of guarding the royal palace were all put into combat readiness.

Wearing high velvet hats and red uniforms, the soldiers opened the arsenal and took out the Dreiser bolt-action rifles, hundreds of salutes, and five turntable-tube machine guns.

Seeing that the Windsor Guards had come up with such sophisticated equipment, Ma Wei was surprised: "You guys have collected so many good things!" ”

Herrera explained: "The salute is of different models, many of them are antiques from 20 years ago, but they are very well maintained and barely functional, the Dreiser bolt rifle is standard, and the rotary machine gun is requested to be purchased by His Majesty, which is the latest type of equipment used by the United States of Citi, with strong firepower and high collector's value." ”

Since it was a positional battle and needed to find a better point of fire, the guards simply raised the rotary machine gun to the roof of the building and condescendingly aimed it at the garden below.

Buckingham Palace is surrounded by a large flat lawn with few trees, and a wide field of vision, which is sure to give the enemy a head-on blow in the event of a fire salvo.

The artillery was also erected downstairs, divided into four directions, and no matter which side of the enemy came, it was necessary to welcome the baptism of artillery fire.

Just as the guards were setting up the fire points, Ma Wei came to the roof of the building and found the second prince smoking a stuffy cigarette and looking unrefreshed.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

"Oh, it's Nicholas."

The second prince exhaled a puff of smoke and said quietly: "It's nothing, it's just that I feel a little unhappy." ”

"Because of the Great Prince?"

"I am at odds with Charles, and it is only natural that he should launch a coup d'état, and he should not provoke me."

After a pause, the second prince added: "I'm not happy because of what my father said. ”

"What did Your Majesty say to you in the bedroom just now?"

"I asked my father to save me, but he said I wasn't worthy to command the royal guard." The second prince said with gloomy eyes: "Father doesn't approve of me!" Nicholas, you say, am I not worthy to command the Royal Guard?! ”

"Maybe Your Majesty is referring to the aspect of military literacy." Ma Wei comforted: "Your Highness, you have not received professional training, and you are not a general, of course you are not suitable for commanding the army. ”

"I know, but what my father said was never a matter of military literacy." The second prince sneered: "He just thinks that I am not worthy of being a king, and I am also his son, is he not qualified to compete for the throne?" If he doesn't want me to be king, why didn't he let me die in the first place? Give me hope and destroy, I don't accept it! ”

Ma Wei shook his head and said: "There is nothing to be dissatisfied, as long as you can spend tonight safely, Your Highness, you are the king, I said that I would help you ascend to the throne, but now you are only one step away." ”

"If I can survive this night safely"

The second prince looked at Ma Wei: "Nicholas, I want to appoint you as the prime minister, let you form a cabinet, and enter No. 9 Downing Street." ”

"Me? To be Prime Minister? ”

"Yes."

"Baron Frederick would be more suitable." Ma Wei cried and laughed: "What am I going to do as the prime minister?" Potions Inc. is busy enough. ”

"At first I was thinking about Baron Frederick, but I figured it out." The second prince said with a cigar in his mouth: "At the critical moment, Baron Frederick will not be able to provide me with effective help, because this is the age of theocracy, and I can only get more power by attaching myself to the church." ”

"Nicholas, you are the link between the kingdom and the church, if you are willing to take over as the prime minister of the kingdom, then the judgment made by the cabinet will be supported by the church to a certain extent, as long as there is the support of the church, what can not be done?"

"What's more, it's the biggest reward I can give you."

"Remuneration."

Hearing this, Ma Wei smiled, he helped the second prince, he definitely didn't want to ask for anything from the second prince, the second prince was just a pedal in his plan, but the second prince had been thinking about it, and kept giving 'gifts' and 'rewards'.

"Prime Minister, this is a position that many people will never reach in their lifetime."

Seeing that Ma Wei was not very interested in the Prime Minister, the second prince hurriedly said: "The Prime Minister has the power to dissolve the House of Commons, submit bills to the Parliament, recommend senior judges, appoint ministers of various ministries, and decide on the powers of various ministries. There is also the general command of the army and navy, which can declare war on foreign countries. ”

"The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Windsor, and even the President of the United States of Citi, have more power!"

"If Nicholas becomes Prime Minister, not only will you get the full support of the Church, but the Royal Government will also obey you! Even I'm your nominal leader! ”

"Your Highness, you seem to be scared." Ma Wei said a little strangely: "What are you afraid of?" ”

"Me"

The second prince opened his mouth and was speechless.

The arrival of the enemy broke the stalemate.

The dull sound of footsteps echoed through the streets, the ground shook slightly, and countless soldiers appeared from all directions, surrounding Buckingham Palace, led by generals on horseback and looking at the palace with binoculars.

When Mavi and the second prince arrived, Herrera was discussing with Arthur about countermeasures, and the Windsor Guards had already arranged their positions, no matter which direction the enemy attacked, they would be blocked, and the entire palace had been turned into a fortress, ready for battle.

"Two hundred years. For two hundred years, this is the only time that the royal palace has been surrounded by rebels! ”

Looking at the army below, the second prince roared angrily: "I order you to retreat!" Immediately! Right away! ”

The generals below scoffed at the second prince's order, not to mention that the second prince is not the king now, even if he is?

The army stationed around London has long been subdued by the third prince, and the disobedient generals have been replaced early, coupled with the action orders of Prime Minister Winston

It is no exaggeration to say that they are the one who is right!

The second prince is a rebellious minister and thief!

Surrounding the palace, the army did not launch an attack at the first time, but waited for the arrival of the eldest prince before assuming an offensive posture.

"What are you waiting for! Offensive! The eldest prince yelled at the soldiers around him.

"Your Highness, I don't see the priest of the church."

"Can't you fight without a priest? You are soldiers! Soldiers of the kingdom! It is your duty to obey orders! ”

Hearing this, the leader gritted his teeth, rode in front of the soldiers, and after reviewing back and forth, fired the first shot.

"Offensive !!"

"Kill !!"

The soldiers gathered into a sea and rushed towards Buckingham Palace, and as soon as they stepped into the garden, they were bombarded by artillery, and in the violent explosion, countless people were killed and wounded.

On the roof of the palace, Herrera looked at the soldiers rushing out of the artillery fire and waved his arm: "Shoot!" ”

Bang bang bang!

Suppose the turntable machine gun on the roof of the building, along with hundreds of Dreiser-action rifles, burst out with dazzling sparks, the light of the fire illuminates the sky of the palace, the bullets rain wildly, and one army soldier after another falls, and for a time it is impossible to get close to the palace.

"Bastard! Bastard! Where did they get their heavy firepower! ”

Seeing that he couldn't take the palace for a long time, the eldest prince couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately pulled out his flare gun and shot it into the air.

The blinding ball of light burned high in the air, and at the signal, the three warships docked in the port of London hummed along the Thames and headed for the central district.

In addition to the three warships that were originally resting in the port of London, Rear Admiral Joshua personally commanded five warships to almost arrive near the port of London, and the eight warships lined up in front and back and sailed into London.

On the lead dreadnought, Toure Crowley looked at the cities on either side, his face sinking like water, his saber clutched tightly in his hand.

He was waiting for Ma Wei's signal, but he didn't see it for a long time, but waited for the order of the eldest prince to attack.

"General! Checkmate! ”

The soldiers on the watchtower suddenly shouted: "There is a bridge ahead!" We can't get through! ”

Bridge?

Toure picked up his binoculars and looked ahead, and did see a bridge across the river, which was London Bridge.

"General! What are we going to do! The warship is too high to pass! The adjutant suggested, "Why don't we blow the bridge down!" ”

This is a really good idea, Toure glanced at the adjutant and said, "London Bridge is an important facility connecting the north and south of the city, and blowing up the bridge will cause unnecessary trouble to the residents, so it can't be blown up!" ”

"But General, we won't be able to pass without blowing up the bridge!"

Toure looked back at the towering watchtower, in the era of sails, the importance of the mast was self-evident, it was the key to whether the ship could sail with the wind, but since the installation of the steam engine, the warship no longer needed sails, and the mast erected was only used as a watchtower.

Do they need watchtowers right now?

It doesn't seem to be needed.

"Blow up the watchtower!"

"What?! Checkmate! Are we going to blow up warships?! ”

"Just blow up the watchtower! Just blow up the watchtower and the warship will be able to pass under the bridge! Execute the command! ”

"Yes!"

The adjutant turned away, and in a few moments a loud bang rang out under the watchtower, accompanied by a screech of metal bending, and the watchtower slammed into the river and quickly sank to the bottom.

Without the watchtower, the height of the Intrepid warship was immediately halved, and it narrowly passed under the bridge, and several warships followed by the same way, blowing up the lookout pole and rushing to the central area as fast as possible.

At 8:35 p.m., the warship arrived in the central district and stopped in the middle of the Thames.

At this time, the battle for the palace has entered the white-hot stage, the machine guns are red and smoking, and they are paralyzed, and some soldiers want to water and cool down, but they don't expect the barrel to crack with a 'bang' and completely ruined.

The Dreiser bolt-action rifle also had to be reloaded, and the original ferocious fire was suddenly insufficient, seizing the opportunity, the eldest prince once again ordered the soldiers to charge, and the soldiers stepped on the corpses of their companions, screaming and killing towards the palace.

This time, without the obstruction of the machine guns, the soldiers easily reached the downstairs of the palace, blasted open the palace gate with explosives, rushed in, and started a white-knuckle battle in the corridor.

"Report! The first floor is lost! The enemy is fighting at the top of the staircase! ”

"Report! The staircase on the left side of the first floor has been captured by enemy forces! There are too many enemies! Attacking the second floor! ”

"Oh no! Artillery positions have fallen! ”

Whether it is the army stationed in London, or the Windsor Guard, they are the elite of the elite, this battle is hard-hitting, without the help of the church, every life and death is real, the soldiers on both sides are not afraid of death, the palace has become a meat grinder, both sides are constantly filling the troops, trying to grind each other to death, often a room has to build several lives.

But there are 20,000 troops in the army, and they are still coming from all directions to join the battlefield, the Windsor guards stationed in the palace are retreating one after another, and the gate has fallen for less than half an hour, and there are only 500 people left for a thousand people, and the staircase is the most fiercely contested battlefield, explosives, bullets, and cold blades are harvesting life all the time, like the sickle of death.

Eventually, just as the staircase was about to fall, a soldier detonated explosives and completely collapsed the staircase.

His sacrifice dragged on for a few minutes, but only a few minutes before the enemy set up a ladder and continued the assault.

"What about the Royal Navy?!"

The enemy had already captured the second floor, and it was only three stories away from the roof, and seeing that the situation was not good, the second prince asked loudly: "Nicholas! Isn't the Royal Navy here yet?! ”

After estimating the number of soldiers besieging the palace and finding that there were more than fifteen thousand, Ma Wei felt that the time was ripe, drew his flare gun, and fired it into the sky.

Bang!

A red signal flare flew high into the sky, reflecting the blood red of the earth, and the eldest prince looked up at the signal flare, and suddenly a bad premonition rose in his heart.

Whoosh –

The chirping of cannonballs piercing the air sounded in his ears, and the Marquis of Brecon looked up, his face changed greatly, and he shouted His Highness, rushed forward and knocked the eldest prince down, and in the next second, a cannonball exploded where they had just stood.

Rumble!!!

Rumble!!!

The shells rained down, and the eldest prince was so shocked that his ears were ringing and he was dizzy, and he lay in the crater and did not forget to yell at the Marquis of Brecken: "Where is the shelling? Where is the shelling?! ”

The Marquis of Brecon looked at the size of the crater and shouted, "It should be naval artillery!" Naval gun! ”

The tinnitus could not hear the sound clearly, and he could only judge what the other party said from the shape of his mouth, and the eldest prince, who was blown up, turned his head to look in the direction of the Thames, his chest was stuffy, and then his upper lip was hot, and something hot flowed down.

Reaching out and touching it, it was thick blood.

"Your Highness! Your Highness, are you alright? The Marquis of Brecon crawled to the eldest prince's side, and when he saw that the eldest prince's ears and nose were bleeding, he wanted to cry without tears: "The Royal Navy has betrayed us!" The Crowleys reversed!! ”

The eldest prince, whose blood was surging in the shock, was speechless, grabbed the Marquis of Brecken's sleeve tightly, raised his trembling hand, and pointed to the palace.

"I understand, I understand."

The Marquis of Brecon nodded heavily and gave the death order to take the palace within ten minutes.

Only by taking the royal palace and laying the overall situation can the Royal Navy be forced to surrender!

The other side.

USS Intrepid warship.

The shelling of the naval guns stopped, and the direction of the palace was in flames, lighting up the night sky.

With the boarding board on the shore, Toure slowly drew his saber, turned to look at the naval soldiers behind him, and said loudly:

"Brothers! Army mutiny! This is a once-in-a-century opportunity! It's time to make a difference! We're going to tell the world! The Royal Navy is not only powerful in naval warfare, but also stronger in land warfare than that group of land forces! Everybody's on orders! Whatever I want. King Qin! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

(End of chapter)