British 1986

June 5th is the United Nations International Environment Day.

Although it has already entered summer, the temperature difference during the day is still a bit large. When Allen got up in the morning, it was almost eighty or nine degrees outside, so he needed to wear a coat.

By one or two o'clock in the afternoon, the highest temperature in the whole day is around fifteen or six degrees.

Carmarthen is not a coastal city, but is an inland valley and hilly area. The average temperature is a little lower than that of Swansea or Cardiff in the south. It is considered a "temperature in the mountains."

Wearing a cloak of black outer and red inner, Allen stood at the door of the hall with high spirits, waiting for the servant to lead his horse, and the riding crop in his right hand hit his left hand.

At this time, dozens of huge tents were set up in the front yard of the manor. Since taking the position of the head of the family, so many people have not lived in the manor for a long time. Now that more than a thousand people have come here at one time, it still looks very crowded. marvellous.

Although the rooms in the castle are crowded and can be accommodated, there are not enough beds. Hu Te is sending people to buy beds urgently, and the remaining people can only live in tents temporarily.

At this time, on the lawn, dozens of Allen's bodyguards were directing thousands of new employees of the takeaway company to move weapons and clean guns from the underground warehouse.

It just so happened that we had enough manpower to take care of all the old weapons at home.

Although these people are retired veterans, many of them don't know how to maintain such old weapons at all, and they have to ask their "bodyguard captain" to demonstrate them.

There are classic firearms from the First World War, as well as those from the Second World War. Anyway, there are several models of all kinds. These are the assets that the Hill family has accumulated little by little through dealing with several earls over the years.

Now that so many weapons have been brought out of underground warehouses and seen again, it looks extremely spectacular.

After the rows of firearms were cleaned, barreled, oiled and other steps completed, they were placed neatly on the ground.

The guns are polished, and there are still cannons. There is nothing too heavy firepower at home, they are all classic old weapons.

It was an old 18-pounder gun that was in service during World War I and was used until World War II. Later, it was upgraded and replaced with pneumatic tires so that it could be towed by cars.

There is also an early model of the 2-pounder gun of World War II. This was an anti-tank gun used to fight tanks. Later, when the German armored vehicles were upgraded, this thing could no longer be used, so it was retired and replaced with a batch of new artillery. These retired old guns, He was taken home by a caring person.

There are also some more savvy nobles who sell these outdated old artillery to Asia. The armored vehicles of the island country at that time were relatively fragile, and they shot one by one in front of this thing.

The "Italian cannon" in a famous anti-war drama is very similar to this thing.

It is said that it continued to be used after the war. Anyway, Allen didn't know much about this aspect, so he wasn't too clear.

These British measurement units are very troublesome. For example, for artillery, some are measured by pounds and some are measured by caliber.

And even if measured in pounds, the old-fashioned artillery is big, dark, thick, has a large charge, but has a short range, and is not very powerful, while the new artillery has a small charge, has a long range, and is very powerful.

Just looking at these data, it is impossible to distinguish the power of various types of artillery.

Fortunately, these items were suitable for filming the British troops in Canada at the time.

Canada is far overseas and even more remote than Wales. With these old equipment, it seems very realistic that the army's equipment is backward.

Looking at the thousands of soldiers on the playground and the weapons on the ground, although the weapons were not very advanced, Allen still felt a little complacent at this moment.

If only. If this power were given to him a hundred years in advance

I also need to mention the size of my title.

According to family history records, when the Hill family was at its peak, it only maintained less than 300 heavy cavalry.

Moreover, this heavy cavalry is just a heavy cavalry named after the standard equipment of the British side. It is not the real heavy cavalry in ancient China where even the horses are wearing iron armor.

The Hill family's heavy cavalry is a knight wearing plate armor with a mail lining inside, and the horse is wearing leather armor. This is considered a heavy cavalry.

In addition to the handymen who rode inferior horses to provide logistics for the cavalry, it was known to the outside world as five hundred heavy cavalry at the time.

This was the "heavy army" raised by the money provided by the British royal family who tightened their belts at that time.

Don't underestimate these less than 300 heavy cavalry. This is a force that can destroy the world in Wales!

Unlike what is written in some novels, there are hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of cavalry at every turn.

Those who ride on horses without armor and just pick up any weapons are simply called cavalry.

Those who are truly fully armored, like the heavy cavalry raised by the Hill family in the past, take advantage of the geographical advantages of the many hills in Wales. Under a single charge, the entire village-level population gathering unit in Wales is simply like no one. territory.

It can be said that the total cost of raising these hundreds of heavy cavalry was more expensive than raising a first-class battleship at that time.

Think about the concept of putting a land-based "first-class battleship" in Wales, which had a total population of only two to three million people at that time. !

Throughout early June, Carmarthen Town was in chaos. Some people drove to other cities secretly to join relatives, but most people were still working locally and had no choice but to stay.

The mayor took several town councilors and distributed leaflets door to door.

The latest schedule is printed on the flyer. Every household must tidy up their house. Anything too trendy outside must be removed, and the advertising signs in stores must also be removed.

Moreover, there are bilingual signs in many places in Wales, with Welsh on the left and English on the right. These must be dismantled and hidden first, and then taken out after the filming is completed.

Every household has to find old clothes, and don’t wear clothes that are too fashionable, which will affect the sense of time.

The mayor was so worried about Allen's order.

These idiots didn't quite listen to him, and Mr. Allen didn't even show up.

So everything was in a mess, like a cat and a mouse. Often things that were just explained here would cause trouble there again. The old MG shabby car was suddenly driven out of the taxi by the mayor. It feels like I wander through the streets of Carmarthen town every day.

As for the specific movie to be made, the mayor did not say, and Allen did not tell him. He only asked him to inform the people in the town to make preliminary preparations.

The residents of Carmarthen Town were also confused. They only knew that they had to wear old-fashioned clothes recently and hide all the trendy things at home.

In just a few days, in this chaotic atmosphere, Carmarthen Town, which was not very modern, demolished some neon signs and billboards. In an instant, it seemed that the economy had regressed fifty years and returned to the 1940s. Like the 1900s.

The buildings are still the same, and people put on their old, tattered traditional clothes from home, and they still look the same.

Some of them did not come back, and in the homes where the houses were vacant, special actors were arranged to play some French people.

Canada is a country where the British and French make up the majority of the population.

On June 20th, towards the end of the month, the entire town of Carmarthen was finally ready for filming and was waiting for their lord director to arrive.

But early in the morning, before dawn, the door of the Hill Manor was brightly lit. The searchlights that had not been turned on for who knows how many years were also turned on, and beams of light directly illuminated the road at the door.

Starting from the gate of the manor, more than fifty vintage Austin K30 trucks, plus dozens of modern trucks, have been waiting for a long time.

Among the dozens of trucks following behind, there were more than 300 Koreans who were not behaving well and were brought back from the construction site.

They have an important role in this movie, guest appearance as Indians!

Winnipeg, Canada, is a city where Indians gather. In history, many Indians settled here to escape the pursuit of Americans.

As for these Koreans, they were hiding in the truck and shivering. Some of them were a little braver and still had time to whisper to each other.

"What's going on here?"

"Are we going to mutiny? Assi, are we going to die?"

"Aren't you planning to use our sacrificial flag?"

"Keep your voice down! Don't let these ghost guys hear it."

At this time, at the gate of Hill Manor, dozens of groups of soldiers wearing German military uniforms, carrying British rifles, were ready to go.

They all have high noses and deep purpose. Once the military uniform is put on, Koreans can’t tell whether they are British or German. Anyway, they look like they are dreaming back to World War II.

Click, click, click.

Although the steps are not too neat, the momentum is very strong.

Some soldiers were still helping to carry supplies and "ammunition boxes" to the vehicle.

Some are still hanging towed guns on the back of the vehicle, looking like they are preparing to go to war.

The "German Army" numbered in the thousands and also carried equipment.

Just this scene, let alone Koreans, everyone who comes to see this scene will be scared!

Especially the rows of large swastika flags on the truck canvas are extremely eye-catching.

"Master, everything is ready. Do you think we should get in the car first?"

Xiao Shitou also changed into a German military uniform and followed Shanruliu.

It seems like a translator.

Allen was dressed in a German officer's uniform with the same bad taste. He flicked his horsewhip and said: "I'm not going to ride in the car anymore. You can ask a few people to come with me. Let's ride there."

The journey on horseback takes about ten minutes at most, but Allen is too lazy to take a car. The atmosphere today makes him not want to take a car.

"yes!"

Xiao Shitou subconsciously put his feet together, tilted his head, and raised his chin, looking a bit like a German soldier.

Relaxing the reins slightly, Allen rode his big white horse given by Boss Cha, with his cape flapping behind him, from the end of the convoy to the front.

There are also sidecar motorcycles and several old tanks here. They are all real vehicles that can be used after emergency maintenance!

"Set off!"

Looking at the flagpole standing on the tank, the small swastika flag was swaying.

Allen waved his hand, feeling as if he was about to attack Carmarthen Town.

After giving the order, Allen took the lead and patted the big white horse under the seat like a free spirit, making it run at a fast pace, along the road, and towards the night, towards Carmarthen Town.

It was half past five in Carmarthen Town, and the sky was not completely bright yet. As early as three o'clock, there was a noise in the town. The crew arrived early to arrange the photography track and crane.

The mayor, with dark circles under his eyes, led a few people behind Siphis to help with the work.

Having been busy for more than two hours, Syphis was just about to praise the mayor when he suddenly felt the ground shaking slightly.

The River Towey separates the town of Carmarthen to the north and the Hill family estate to the south.

It was not yet dawn, and Siphis was standing on the outside again. He was originally preparing to greet Allen, but now a little noise caught his attention.

This sound sounded muffled, as if a group of people were running towards this direction, thump, thump, thump.

When the sound got closer and closer, I saw a small team consisting of dozens of horses running towards this side.

The only one who can form a team of dozens of horses in this formation nearby is his own young master.

Although it was a little strange why the young master was interested in riding a horse so early in the morning, Siphis couldn't care anymore. He patted the mayor on the shoulder and said: "Stand by the roadside, your lordship is here!"

There has always been a very miraculous phenomenon. For example, when you tease a dog, you will make onomatopoeia sounds like "whew" in your mouth. No matter where you go, no matter which country you are from, puppies will react to these syllables.

But what if instead of a dog, it’s a horse?

When the Chinese were riding horses, they would often shout "drive!" if they wanted the horse to speed up. When stopping, there would be a corresponding command of "drive".

So what should I say when I change to a foreign country?

Allen didn't know about other places, but here in Daying, commands were generally not shouted.

Civilians also have passwords when riding horses, such as "O, shop".

However, the equestrian education of the Allen nobles is based on the equestrian skills of the cavalry. There are noisy sounds on the battlefield. If you rely solely on the command, the horse will easily be unable to hear the noise from the outside and be delayed.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, you just pull the reins and clamp your legs to give corresponding instructions.

For example, for Allen now, the horse was almost running in front of Syphis before he pulled the reins. The big white horse's forelimbs lifted off the ground and made a pedaling movement. It looked extremely handsome.

"Master?! You are here, everything has been arranged here, look."

Syphis rubbed his hands and stood outside. It was still a bit cold in the morning.

But he deliberately didn't want to go in and rest, so that Allen could see him immediately, especially how hard he was working!

After all, you have just been awarded a title, so you still have to behave well and show your loyalty to the young master.

"There's no rush! Let everyone get ready first. I'm going to do something big later. I'm going to personally give a wake-up call to the residents of the town!"

Allen looked at the town of Carmarthen before dawn. As the old saying goes, armed with sharp weapons, murderous intentions arise.

He feels a little like this now, and always wants to ride into the town and have a good time.

But his only sanity limited Allen. After all, he was making a movie and he couldn't go too far.

However, I heard from the mayor that he issued a notice a few days ago asking the people in the town to cooperate with him in making a movie, but some unruly people were not very obedient!

Thinking of this, Allen looked down at the mayor standing next to Siphis and said: "Where is the map I asked you to bring? Give it to me!"

The mayor looked at the big white horse that Allen was riding and was slightly in a daze. This was one of the few opportunities for him to get in close contact with Allen. He had seen him from a distance several times before, but this gentleman didn't even have the desire to talk to him. , now I finally have a chance to show my face in front of him.

Hearing Allen's voice, the mayor got an idea and quickly took out a map from his pocket and handed it to Allen on tiptoe.