Chapter 734 The Terrifying Fleet
Little Pitt just frowned slightly and signaled the palace officials to close the huge white windows. Then he turned around and continued to talk to George III about how to ensure that the opposition parties would not hinder the parliament.
For possible civil protests or even riots, he has already made corresponding arrangements, so there is no need to worry at all.
In fact, the Public Security Committee had mobilized 5,000 militiamen two months ago and stationed them around London on standby.
The British militia is not a ragtag army - the militia in wealthy places like London are even better equipped than the British Army.
In the early days of the founding of the United States, the United States followed the example of its old masters and directly withdrew the continental army and relied on the militia to conquer the world.
Sure enough, just over ten minutes later, the rhythmic sound of military drums came from the north side of Downing Street.
A large group of militiamen lined up neatly in front of St. James's Palace, with densely packed flintlock guns standing behind them, like a steel jungle.
The army stopped, and an officer stepped forward and loudly ordered the demonstrators to disperse immediately.
The struggling workers began to burn scarecrows with the names of politicians or factory owners on them, and shouted louder:
"Lower the price of sugar!"
"It is forbidden to lower wages without authorization!"
"We have the right to live!"
"Please come out and see us, Prime Minister!"
The officer waited for a while and had people shout several times. When he saw that the demonstrators not only refused to leave, but began to surge forward, he decisively signaled behind him:
"Disperse them!"
"Yes, sir!"
More than a hundred militiamen in the front row immediately followed the drumbeats, moved forward in formation, and under the command of the officer, used their weapons to Long wooden sticks were thrown at the crowd in front.
The demonstrators immediately picked up sticks, shovels and other objects to fight back, while workers in the distance kept throwing stones at the militiamen.
The streets in front of St. James's Palace suddenly became chaotic and chaotic.
George III glanced in the direction of the window and said to Little Pete:
"You must defeat our enemies as soon as possible, otherwise this situation will be unstoppable sooner or later."
"Yes, Your Majesty, please rest assured."
The king nodded and picked up the "Principle of Population" and read it again:
"Please remember, you may only have one chance."
The conflict in Downing Street became more and more intense. When a stone as big as an oval hit the shield in front of the militia officer, the officer's face suddenly darkened and he drew his pistol from his waist.
As he fired into the air, the soldiers behind him immediately raised their flintlock guns with bayonets.
The militiamen holding wooden sticks in the front row spread out to both sides, exposing the demonstrators to the muzzles of their guns.
The leading demonstrators gritted their teeth and continued to move forward, waving and shouting:
“Don’t be afraid, we just want to see the Prime Minister, they won’t shoot!”
"Everyone, follow up, in order to buy cheap sugar..."
However, they only took about ten steps, and the flintlock gun on the opposite side spurted out flames.
The three leaders and a dozen workers behind them fell in a pool of blood. The only leader who was not shot looked at the corpse next to him in horror, turned around and ran back in a hurry.
The demonstrators did not expect that the government would actually open fire, and they fled with a bang.
A large number of police officers immediately emerged from all directions and began to blow whistles and arrest demonstrators.
Screams, whistles, and curses became the main theme that could be heard in St. James Palace at this moment. The next day.
The front pages of major newspapers in London are almost all the news of "An illegal riot occurred in Downing Street, but the rioters were dispersed in a short time and the police arrested dozens of people."
At the same time, the newspaper also published news that the Parliament had decided to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act and would pass the Ordinance for the Prevention of Illegal Associations of Workers, and called on citizens not to participate in any rallies or demonstrations.
Not a single newspaper had a report sympathetic to the demonstrators.
Because press controls have begun across the UK.
……
The north shore of the English Channel.
Plymouth Harbour.
The sound of exciting music filled every corner of the port. A band of more than 80 people sat upright on the podium on the south side of the port, playing hard and in the best condition of their lives.
The tall soldiers of the British 2nd Grenadier Guards Battalion, wearing bright red military uniforms, holding flintlock guns, lined up from the port entrance to the fleet mooring, forming several red human walls.
Under the solemn and majestic gaze of the soldiers, the British Foreign Secretary Lord Grenville smiled and talked about something with the diplomats from Prussia, Austria, the Netherlands, Hanover and other countries beside him, and faced the music outside. Go to Hong Kong.
Behind him were a group of senior officers from the British Navy and Army, as well as several executives from Plymouth Shipyard.
"Thank you for coming to this naval review. Oh, look, you can already see the greatest fleet in British history here."
Grenville faces southeast Signal: "It will always and fully defend the interests of Great Britain and our allies!"
The diplomats from Prussia, Austria, the Netherlands and other countries looked up and all showed shock.
In the spacious military port in the distance, there were more than 40 huge warships, floating quietly on the sea.
Those huge figures, like giant beasts that can tear everything apart, give people a great sense of oppression.
However, at this time, those "giant beasts" were arranged in a neat square formation, seemingly under the control of the gods, ready to devour the enemies directed by the gods at any time.
You know, these are all battleships of level four or above! There are also a large number of cruisers and frigates in the distance, probably hundreds in total.
And only the warships of the Mediterranean Fleet and the Bay of Biscay Fleet.
This fully shows the terrifying strength of Britain, the maritime overlord.
As everyone continued to approach the military port, the appearance of those giant beasts became clearer.
The densely packed masts were like a large forest emerging from the sea, covering most of the military port. An adult is not even taller than a plank on the side of the boat.
If two ships are connected together, they are almost as big as their country’s palace!
More than ten minutes later, Grenville and a group of others passed a very wide springboard and boarded the British Mediterranean Fleet flagship "Victory" docked at the pier.
When everyone was on board, the British Minister of Naval War, Admiral Jervis, came to the front of the team and proudly introduced to everyone the most powerful first-class battleship in the world.
“She is 227 feet long, and the mainmast is 205 feet high...
“On the Atlantic, she can reach a high speed of 8 knots with a tailwind...
< br>“She has three gun decks and can carry more than 100 cannons! The firepower is enough to destroy any enemy ship, even a small fleet.
"And her hull is made of oak up to 2 feet thick, which can withstand direct fire from a 24-pounder gun within 100 yards. Even a 32-pounder gun cannot penetrate her at a distance of 300 yards!"
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