It was an unequal battle, and the British knew this from the beginning, and they did not intend to fight the Germans to the death, at least at the command level. The senior officers understood the whole plan, and they only needed to hold the line for twelve hours, wait for Prince Henry to take control of the situation, and immediately surrender to the Germans.

But the soldiers did not know anything about it, they were told that the empire was in danger, that a strong enemy was approaching the city, that they wanted to burn the city and slaughter the people, that the careerists and traitors had betrayed the people and willingly acted as the internal response of the invading army, and that the generals and politicians wanted to murder the royal family and overthrow the great and glorious British Empire.

At such a time, the brave soldiers of the Guards must stand up to stop it, as the guardians of the royal family, this must not be allowed to happen, they are the last hope of this country, Prince Henry will lead them to continue to resist, at this moment, the British Empire needs every soldier to stick to their posts and do their duty, they will go down in the history of the British Empire as heroes who fought bravely against foreign enemies.

The soldiers of the Guards Regiment listened to this demagogy and blocked the German chariot with full blood. The problem is that their commanders are clearly overly optimistic, they greatly overestimate the Royal Guard, this force is not as strong as they thought.

By the time the bell rang at two o'clock in the afternoon at the Elizabeth Tower, the British line in Westminster had been broken through, and all five Royal Guards regiments had been broken up, three of which were almost completely annihilated, and the situation completely collapsed.

By this time, the mutinous officers had lost effective control over the troops, and the British army lacked radio communication equipment, and basically relied on wired telephones for command, and once the defenders were driven out of their original positions, the British superior and subordinate units would immediately lose contact.

In the fierce street fighting, the survival index of the British heralds has dropped to freezing point. The German snipers did appreciate the brave soldiers who were running back and forth in the open streets, but this did not prevent them from bursting the forehead with a single 7.9 caliber bullet.

The entire chain of command had been completely dismantled, and the remaining soldiers of the Guards Regiment continued to fight the Germans in infantry squads or even in combat groups of two or three people. And the loss of command is a very fatal blow to an army, and it can even disintegrate an elite army in an instant.

Some people think that losing the command of an officer on the battlefield is no big deal, and that soldiers can continue to fight if they have a gun in hand. Those who make such statements are clearly motivated by a lack of basic understanding of the military as an organization.

The combat effectiveness of the army comes from a complete organizational system, just like a sophisticated war machine, every combat unit is a part of the machine, and the officer command system is the screw, nut, iron bolt and hinge that combine this machine. When the chain of command fails, the machine falls apart and can no longer function properly.

Let's take a look at what kind of situation the soldiers who have completely lost their command will face, they cannot know the combat intentions of the superior commander, nor do they know the real-time changes in the battle situation, once they lose the commander, there will be a lot of problems in front of them. Where are the friendly forces, what are the enemy forces doing, and whether the troops on the side positions have retreated. How long do you want to stay in this place? Will there be reinforcements, should we also retreat, where to retreat, where to assemble.

Who will take over the command. I know that person, and the level is not good. You say you want to attack, where to attack, and where the attack ends. There are no allies on the flanks. There is no artillery cover. Where to replenish the ammunition, where to get the supplies, what to eat at noon today. Where's dinner today?

When most of these questions are not answered, one can imagine how dazed and overwhelmed the soldiers will be, the unknown will cause fear, fear will lead to rumors, morale will be rapidly low, and the morale of the army will be instantly dissipated. Without the suppression of the officers, no one could prevent the deserters from appearing, maybe at first one or two, then one squad and two squads, no one would be willing to support the others, and finally it became a rush to disperse.

Some elite units may select some senior soldiers and non-commissioned officers to command, but limited to their rank and military level, at most they can only organize their own squads and platoons, as for other units, sorry, which one knows you, who do you think you are?

A small force is now reduced to a bunch of smaller groups, in which case the group has actually lost its basic offensive capabilities, and the only thing left is to instinctively resist for survival. The current situation of the British army was like this, the low-level non-commissioned officers and officers fled in all directions like headless flies, and there were German troops everywhere, and no one told them where the last line of defense was and where they should run.

Without a unified dispatch and command, the army's logistics supply system also collapsed, with the logistics soldiers guarding a pile of ammunition but not knowing where to send it, while the soldiers on the front line looked desperately at the rifle magazines that were about to be emptied, not knowing where to go to get supplementary ammunition. Some of the daring veterans tried to find supplies from the corpses of the dead, but as soon as they broke out of the sheltered area, they were immediately swept to the ground by the German machine gunners guarding the corpses.

If the British had maintained an intact chain of command, they would have sensed from the enemy movements reported by the front-line troops that the Germans were clearly blocking the streets and carrying out an organized liquidation of the British troops.

The 1st Infantry Division had occupied the Houses of Parliament, and the remnants of the Cold Creek Regiment guarding the building had been completely annihilated, and the 7th Panzer Division had broken through the Hangelford Railway Bridge and eliminated the three infantry companies guarding the bridgehead, and the Cold Creek Guards, the oldest infantry regiment in the British army, had been completely wiped out at this moment. This was the second time the army had been wiped out in the war, and they had also participated in the mutiny initiated by Prince Henry, so it was impossible for either Germany or Britain to allow it to be rebuilt.

"Your Highness, our time is running out, please leave with me immediately." Sir Simon was still trying to persuade Prince Henry to escape.

The knight had now taken off his splendid gown and put on a very ordinary plaid suit, wearing a snow-white hard-collared shirt, a gray tie, and a rattan cane, and at first glance he looked like a newspaper editor or a university professor.

"Your Highness, now our plan has completely failed, the German army is approaching here, we really don't have much time, if it's too late to leave." Sir Simon had almost run out of patience, but the stubborn royal family remained unmoved.

"Go yourself, Simon, I'm done." Prince Henry sat in the conference room of the War Department, his hands pressed against the green velvet tabletop, and he looked around the empty room.

Who would have thought that two hours ago, it was full of dignitaries and dignitaries of the British Empire, and the nobles and ministers were still standing and bowing happily, shouting to themselves Long live my king. But as the situation worsened, the atmosphere here began to become strange, and I couldn't remember who was in charge, as if Mr. Brown, the Secretary of State for Scottish Affairs, had left the venue on the grounds that he was unwell and needed to take medication. Then Cranburn and then Attlee, and as if a dam had burst, it quickly lost control, and some people didn't even bother to give a reason, just put on their hats and ran out the door, and in less than an hour, they became what they are now.

What a royalist, what God bless the king, Prince Henry closed his eyes, this is like a ridiculous farce at all, and what is even more sad is that he is the most important harlequin, this is really a great irony, his previous ambitions and ambitions now seem so ridiculous.

"Your Highness, I ask you to come with me again, while the Germans have not yet discovered the truth, we still have a chance to leave in disguise, I have contacted the US Embassy, and they have agreed to let us take refuge temporarily." Simon placed a leather bag on the conference table.

"There's a civilian costume in it, I'm sorry I can't find the right size for a while, maybe it will be a little unsuitable."

"I can't run away, I'm a member of the royal family, I have something I have to maintain, Simon." Prince Henry stood up.

"In these few hours, more than 8,000 officers and men of the Guards Division fought against the most powerful army in the world because of my ambition alone. These people fought for me and died for me, so if there had to be someone to stand up and take responsibility for all this, it would have to be me, and it had to be me. Henry patted Simon's arm.

"I'm glad you came, I didn't expect you to be the last to stay with me, Sir Simon. It's all over, as you say. I hope you'll be able to take this if you allow it. Henry removed his ring from his finger.

"It's a souvenir, a gift from my father when I graduated from the military academy, and it's engraved with my name, and there's a small crown engraved here." Henry placed the ring in Simon's hand.

"You go quickly, get out of here immediately, the Germans have arrived, I can feel it. You still have family to take care of, and you can't be arrested with me. ”

"Your Highness......" Sir Simon's eyes were red, and he held the ring in his hand, and bowed respectfully.

"No matter what happens in the future, in my heart, you will always be my king...... God bless my king. Simon puffed up his chest and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Henry shook his head and let out a long sigh. "Go, Sir Simon."

"Yes, my majesty, I retire from my duties." Simon walked backwards to the door, glanced at Henry, and then turned and walked out of the conference room.

After a while, there was a jumble of footsteps in the hallway, and the door to the conference room was pushed open, and a German infantryman cautiously poked his head in, and after finding that Prince Henry was alone in the room, the soldier walked in with a 98K rifle in his hand.

Asking for a monthly pass, asking for a recommendation ticket, this month's results are not very ideal, but considering the complex and chaotic situation inside, it can only be like this, but if you can go further, of course it will be better.

Thank you all for your support. (To be continued.) )