Chapter 508: Entering the City

With the roar of the engine, the hovercrafts slid out of the dock, and a huge mist immediately rose from the sea. The effect of the air cushion greatly reduced the movement resistance and increased the speed of the ship, but the compressed air was ejected and dissipated in all directions, causing quite large waves and splashing a lot of water, which consumed a lot of energy. Although the ship increased its speed, it also required a lot of horsepower, so these hovercrafts were equipped with high-power aircraft engines.

The hovercraft formation went upstream along the Thames and entered the city of London through the gap in the blasted dam. The water in many places in the city of London was more than one meter deep. Although the potholes on the ground could not be seen, it was not difficult to see how fierce the bombardment of London had been in recent days from the buildings on both sides of the street that were bombed beyond recognition.

Many citizens gathered behind the windows of these shabby buildings, watching the hovercrafts passing by with complicated expressions. After blowing up the river dam, Yannick ordered V1 and V3 bases to stop shelling and did not launch a large-scale air strike on London; the London residents hiding in the underground air-raid shelters took a sea bath and returned to the ground.

Many people gathered on the roof, pointing and talking at the helicopters whizzing through the sky. Many people have never seen this new equipment. The hovercraft that can walk on water and drive freely on land and the helicopter with propellers on the body are all novel to them.

The lieutenant on a hovercraft reminded loudly. "Everyone be vigilant!" Although the British government has surrendered and the London City Hall has issued a "Letter to London Citizens" to the whole city, there is no guarantee that some hot-headed guys will do something stupid. Before coming, they also asked their superiors what to do if they encounter civilians or armed personnel disguised as civilians to resist? The superior only threw them one sentence. "Are you holding fire sticks?"

Several helicopters went straight to Buckingham Palace and hovered above the palace. Fully armed soldiers descended from the ropes of the helicopter and landed on the roof of the palace.

A soldier raised his foot and stepped hard, saying excitedly. "Haha, who would have thought that one day we would be able to step on Buckingham Palace! We should really take a photo to commemorate this moment."

The prototype of Buckingham Palace was originally the hunting ground of Henry VIII. This king loved horseback hunting, and the area around Buckingham Palace was originally a deer park for him to hunt. It was not until a hundred years later that the Duke of Buckingham built the first residence here. The Duke liked the gorgeous European style and spent a lot of money when building this house. It took several years and cost a lot of money. When it was finally completed, the Duke was almost on the verge of bankruptcy.

The house was later bought by George III as a manor for the queen to live in. Eventually, as the city of London took shape, the original suburbs became the city center. The original luxurious mansion was repaired and expanded by several generations of British royal family, and finally became the huge and luxurious palace in front of us.

"Stop talking nonsense and get down to business." The captain who had rappelled down together began to assign tasks. "Frank, take your platoon to occupy the high ground and set up firepower points. Hans, Schmidt, go take down the Union Jack and hang up our national flag. The rest of you follow me down, and kill without mercy if you encounter resistance! But don't hurt the royal family, okay?" They were responsible for the area on the north side of the palace, and the royal private bedroom was in this area.

A soldier asked. "What if the royal family resists?"

The captain thought for a while. "Hit them. You must remember that everything here is the spoils of the empire, and no one is allowed to hide or embezzle it. Keeping your hands and feet is to save your head. I think everyone is very smart, so I don't need to repeat it."

"Action!"

Buckingham Palace covers an area of ​​830,000 square feet and has a total of 775 rooms, including 19 state rooms, 52 royal rooms and bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.

There are more than a hundred rooms in the north area, but all the doors are open, as if they are worried about being destroyed by violence, which makes it convenient for them to search.

After searching the entire fourth floor carefully, they locked up the guards and housekeepers in a room. They left a squad of soldiers to guard these people and went down to the third floor to continue searching.

As soon as he walked down the stairs, the captain saw seven or eight guards guarding the door of a room not far away.

Seeing these German soldiers with live ammunition coming over aggressively, the captain of the guard spoke neither servilely nor arrogantly. "Captain, this is the bedroom of His Majesty George VI. I hope you can give enough respect."

The captain said coldly. "Sorry, it's our duty. From now on, we will take over here. You can go and rest." With a wave of his hand, several German soldiers took the guards over without saying anything.

The captain knocked on the door politely and pushed it open. Compared to the luxury of the entire palace, this room is surprisingly simple; it is hard to believe that this is the bedroom of the king of the British Empire.

After looking around the room, the captain saluted Queen Elizabeth, who was sitting on the sofa with a calm face. "Sorry to bother you, Your Majesty. We need to search here, please forgive me." The two little princesses leaned close to their mother, staring at these murderous soldiers nervously.

Queen Elizabeth nodded silently. "Search."

The captain gave an order behind him. "Search carefully, don't break anything." In a bedroom inside, he saw George VI lying motionless on the bed, with a needle inserted in the back of his hand and an IV drip hanging. He looked haggard and looked like he could die at any time. The captain did not disturb him, but quietly withdrew, leaving a squad of soldiers to guard here and continue searching other rooms.

In addition to Buckingham Palace, the German army needed to occupy many places, such as the war headquarters, London City Hall, the police department, the telephone bureau, the radio station, the newspaper office, the major hospitals, the scenic spots, the banks and the financial exchanges, and so on. Some facilities can continue to operate, while others are temporarily closed and sealed, depending on the specific situation.

There are also some military facilities, command agencies, arsenals and military production enterprises in the city, especially some military research institutions, which also need to be occupied, blocked and cleaned up by troops, so that weapons, important production tools and research materials cannot be scattered.

When the Germans rushed into London Metropolitan Police, they found that the police had already put all their weapons into storage and they encountered no resistance. The senior leaders were very cooperative and said they could help the Germans maintain public order.