Roque had planned to return to Johannesburg after Alfred Milner's inauguration.

But on 27 August, a serious violent incident occurred in Johannesburg, and Roque had to return to Johannesburg early.

"Boer guerrillas attacked the Summerfield gold mine last night, and they robbed about 5,000 ounces of gold, as well as weapons and explosives stored in the arsenal, and the mine owner was killed in the attack." Martin reports to Roark on his way to the Summerfield gold mines.

5000 ounces, about 155 kilograms.

"Is there any news from the Welch Fusiliers?" Roque is not in a hurry, the attack has already taken place, the guerrillas are estimated to have traveled thousands of miles, and it is useless to be in a hurry.

The Transvaal was still under military control, and the Welch Flintlock Regiment was one of the three regular army units stationed near Johannesburg, but the Welch Flintlock Regiment was an infantry unit with few horses, and it was impossible to expect them to clear the guerrillas.

Although the command of the expeditionary force had declared the end of the war, in fact, the Boer coalition army had been reduced to pieces, and the partisans were still fighting.

These guerrillas had the opportunity to be supported by certain countries, such as a colony next to the Cape, so the Expeditionary Force Command focused a lot of attention on border defense, which led to unprecedented pressure on law and order in the hinterland.

In fact, the Expeditionary Force Command did the right thing, and the guerrillas could not get external assistance, so they could only rely on raids to obtain supplies and feed the war with war.

And it is unwise to attack the army directly, the army of the Cape is a regular army, they are much better equipped than the guerrillas, the Boer coalition army can not defeat the expeditionary force in the frontal battlefield, and the guerrillas attack the regular army is to find death.

Therefore, gold mines became the best choice for the guerrillas.

Johannesburg is surrounded by gold mines, and although the mine owners have hired security guards and thugs, these guards and thugs are a rabble, not comparable to the guerrillas who have experienced the war, and they use them to scare the miners, and the guerrillas are coming, and it is estimated that they can run faster than the mine owners.

However, in order to ensure the safety of the mine, the mine owner often spared no expense in purchasing weapons, which led to the mine becoming a big fat in the eyes of the guerrillas, and attacking the mine could not only obtain gold as a financial supplement, but also get a large amount of supplies.

"No, there's no news from the Welch Fusiliers." Martin's answer was expected by Roque.

Roark no longer, the commander of the Welch Flintlock Regiment is also a talent, the expeditionary force in order to clear the guerrillas, in the Transvaal Fortified Field, Johannesburg, there are about 200 forts, each stationed three British infantry regiments, not far from the Summerfield gold mine, there is a fort where the Welch Flintlock Regiment soldiers are stationed, but when the attack took place, those soldiers did not play any role at all.

In fact, it can also be understood that the establishment of the British Army is not fixed, in different periods, the number of a regiment can be different by several thousand, under normal circumstances, the establishment of a regiment of the British Army is less than 2,000 people, but in World War I, a regiment of the British Army can have tens of thousands of troops.

During the Boer War, the regimental units of the British Army were about 2,000 people, and such a few people were distributed among the about 70 forts in charge of the Welch Fusiliers, and one fortress was about 30 people.

Of course, the so-called "inability to attack" is when the guerrillas attack.

When the guerrillas withdrew, the regular troops became very active, and by the time Rock arrived at the Summerfield gold mine, the mine was already controlled by soldiers of the Welch Fusiliers, and the police were only responsible for the perimeter security of the mine, and could not even enter the mine's gates.

In fact, it doesn't matter about the gate, when the guerrillas attacked, they used explosives to blow up a section of the wall around the gold mine, and now the blown up wall has not had time to repair, and the entire gold mine is in an undefended state.

"Who's in charge here? I'm Senior Inspector Locke of the Johannesburg Police. Roque understood the rules, and while he was briefing, a five-pound note was slipped.

For the sake of the pound, the soldiers on guard only muttered "There are police in Johannesburg too" and happily went in to report.

Salutes are impossible, the regular army will not salute the police, even if Roque is a senior inspector.

Soon, a second lieutenant walked briskly out of the door.

"I'm sorry, but our head of the regiment is investigating this attack and doesn't have time right now." The second lieutenant looked impatient, turned around and left.

Special!

Roque could see very clearly that many soldiers were shuttling back and forth in the gold mines, and the large bags and small bags on their bodies were definitely not brought by them.

Yes, this is a gold mine, and the guerrillas come and go in a hurry, and it is certainly impossible to loot them all, so there is a lot of oil and water to be fished.

"Good!" Roque didn't dwell on it, and when he turned around, he ordered Martin: "Shut up, this matter is now in the hands of the Welch Fusiliers, and I will write a report like this when I turn around." ”

Well, the entire Transvaal is in charge of the military, so it makes sense to report it like this.

The second lieutenant came back immediately: "No, you are now in charge of perimeter security. ”

If you want to go, it's not that easy.

"Mr. Ensign, you are the Welch Fusiliers, you are a regular army, and we are only police, and we are not even qualified to investigate cases, you need our police protection?" Roque almost burst out laughing, which was too.

"It's not protection, it's about maintaining law and order in the neighborhood." The second lieutenant can also pull, and his ability to talk nonsense with his eyes is no less than that of Roque.

Well, policing is indeed one of the work of the police department, the reason why Johannesburg wants to set up a police station, is also the interim government hopes to restore the production of gold mines in Johannesburg as soon as possible, which is very important for the interim government, because the interim government has allocation, there is no shortage of money, but sooner or later the interim government will have to be financially independent, so tax work will be the core work of the interim government in the future.

In order to restore production, it is first necessary to ensure social stability, and the work of eliminating the guerrillas is the responsibility of the regular army, and the work of the police is to maintain law and order.

"There's not even a ghost in the vicinity, what kind of security is maintained? The guerrillas have just looted this place, and they won't be back anytime soon. "Roque still hasn't said a word, the guerrillas robbed the first time, you robbed the second time, and it is estimated that the rats can starve to death in the warehouse of the mine now.

The second lieutenant wanted to say something, but Roque was in no mood to talk nonsense with him, the regular army and the police are not one system, and even if the commander of your family is a general, he can't control Roque.