Wild North America 1846

1876. 9, 12

Boston West

It started with the closure of a trading firm opened by a Scotsman, causing 133 local whites to lose their jobs, and the arrears of wages were not paid, which directly put the lives of these 133 white families in trouble.

The white people who lost their jobs gathered near the trading house early in the morning, and their anger reached its peak after hearing that the owner of the trading house ran away with money and no one would pay the owed wages.

The workers who were dazzled by anger smashed open the doors and windows of the trading house, swept away the few tables, chairs, benches and valuables left, and burned the house down.

The raging fire attracted the police and the Boston National Guard, who used force to disperse the gathered crowd and arrested some rioters.

However, the situation did not calm down. The white people who were dazzled by anger began to call for friends and storm the shops in the city.The thugs robbed passers-by, burned carriages, and beat and ransacked wealthy Chinese who rode in carriages.

When Carl, the "madman" of the West End Union of Workers, led a large number of whites to arrive, the riots further escalated into riots, and quickly spread across Boston's neighborhoods, and a new round of vandalism and looting began.

Carl's men carried sticks, knives, guns, and guns. They began to loot grocery stores and shops along the street in an organized manner, and burned the shops to create chaos. More and more white mobs joined them, enjoying the carnival of turmoil.

Facing the out-of-control situation, the Boston municipal authorities did not take effective measures in time, and even many National Guard soldiers joined them with guns, which further exacerbated the chaos.

it's noon
Most of Boston has fallen into disorder and turmoil. Fires are burning everywhere in the city, crowds running around on the streets, screams and carnival of mobs resound.

"...

Come to think of it, guys, it's those damn orientals who are making us lose everything, with the most beautiful white women in their arms, lying on top of us sucking blood and draining every last penny.

The richest people in this city are those Tang people. They own the factory, the wharf, the mine, even the bank and the telegraph office.

They make all the money and we don't get enough to eat after a hard day..."

Madman Karl stood on a overturned carriage, waving his arms and preaching hoarsely. Every time he said a word, the black and white thugs below cheered loudly, making the atmosphere extremely warm.

"What must we do?
If you don't want your beautiful daughter to be a plaything for those Tang people, then take up arms and kill them all, drive them out of this city, take back the jobs that belong to white people, take back what is ours.

To rob their wealth, to play with their women, to kill them all..."

The "madman" Carl standing on the carriage shouted wildly with a distorted face. His words were extremely provocative, hitting the hidden desires in the hearts of the white thugs who were in a frenzy, and completely releasing the flower of sin.

"Let's go... kill all the Orientals!"

"Go and rob their wealth, play with their women, and kill them all."

"Great, I've wanted to do this for a long time."

"I like this, so what are you waiting for? I can't wait to cut off the head of the Oriental, hahaha..."

Thousands of restless thugs waved knives and guns, pouring into the wealthy district in the eastern part of the city. The wealthy Chinese lived in that neighborhood, and it was also the safest place in Boston.

The surging violent emotions spread rapidly, and many Chinese who were too late to return were out of luck, and were soon overwhelmed by the thugs with knives, guns and sticks.

In this city that has lost order, tragic events are happening in every corner of the city.

The riot soon spread to other white shops, and then turned into a full-scale smashing, looting and burning, and the order was completely out of control.

The thugs carried the looted things in big and small bags, and took them home with smiles on their faces. Everything was messed up.

Immediately after the urban riots broke out, the Chinese community in Boston's East End felt a great threat and warned each other not to stay away. The local Chinese residents quickly took up arms to defend their homes.

Among the Tang people who settled in the United States of America, a high proportion had military service experience. Coupled with their relatively affluent living conditions, they generally owned guns and other weapons.

As the riots intensified, Chinese residents in the eastern district of the city quickly formed a self-defense force of more than 870 people, and sent people to the nearby garrison for help, and then organized people to build barricades in the neighborhood.

The response in the local Chinese ghetto has been strong, and civil society groups have played an important role in bringing everyone together.

The carts full of heavy goods were pulled out, and one after another was laid across the street, filled with various sundries, including tables, chairs, benches, temporarily felled trees, and even pianos.

The captain of the militia, Fu Yuheng, is a retired lieutenant colonel with rich combat experience. He divides his men into teams of 50 to 60 people and guards seven barricades. As long as mobs come up, he will directly greet them with volleys of guns.

The other more than 400 people, with a hundred people as a squadron, formed a total of 4 squadrons, which were placed in the rear as a mobile guard force, and they would support wherever the barricades were in danger.

Some other old people and women formed a support team to deliver ammunition and food to the militiamen guarding the barricades, as well as clean water and rescue the wounded.

When the black mobs poured into the East District along the streets, what they saw were the self-defense militias and barricades, as well as people with big tin trumpets in their hands.

"Get out of here, citizens, please don't be incited by hate speech, no matter what ethnicity you are a legal citizen of the United States of America, property and personal safety are protected by the Constitution."

"Think about your family and your children, don't try to act irrationally, don't try to attack the barricades, go home and close the door, staying quietly is the only correct choice."

"Don't follow blindly, don't listen to gossip, get out of here, citizens, no one wants to hurt you."

"Please stay sensible citizens, leave here, don't believe the malicious instigation of people with ulterior motives, please leave here as soon as possible..."

It is a pity that the thugs who have been dazed by fanaticism, how can they listen to these advices?
The other side has guns, they have guns, and there are more people.

The conflict soon broke out, and soon there were clear gunshots everywhere in Boston, and there were bursts of intensive gunshots, and the bloody and killing atmosphere permeated the entire city.

"Hurry up and carry the wounded down. What's the use of crying now? You have to pick up a gun to protect yourself, the survivors, and protect your homeland. Let's talk about survival first."

The head of the militia, Fu Yuheng, loudly reprimanded some crying women and ordered them to carry the bloodied wounded down for treatment.

Now he lives at the barricade in the East Park, which is also the place where the mobs attacked most fiercely. A group of women hurriedly helped the wounded into the carriage, and then drove the carriage away quickly.

Fierce battles were erupting on both sides of the barricade, and a squadron of militiamen had come up to reinforce them, occupying the heights of the houses on both sides and shooting down to cooperate with the militiamen in the barricade to fight.

And on the other side of the barricade

The bodies of the thugs lay on the ground randomly. It is roughly estimated that there were at least 130 dead bodies. Many thugs hid behind street corners, doors and windows, and kept firing at the barricades.

The two sides "crackled" each other, and the battle had lasted for several hours.

"Cease fire, all cease fire." The militia captain Fu Yuheng raised his hand and shouted loudly, then he bent down and ran to the barricade, pointing outside and said;

"Don't fire indiscriminately, be sure to implement a volley of guns.

In this case, the enemy did not make a large-scale attack, so they hid in the barricades to rest.Don't ignore their provocations, and don't shoot at random, it doesn't make any sense.

Pay attention to protect yourself, let the guys on the high place take charge of the lookout, if the mobs attack the barricades, hit them hard with a volley of guns.

If the mob hides behind and fires sporadically, then ignore them, there will be no threat..."

Just as he was talking, a stray bullet hit Fu Yuheng's arm suddenly, making him grunt, staggered two steps and almost fell down on his buttocks.

The militiamen around him hugged him and asked eagerly, "Captain, how are you?"

Fu Yuheng reluctantly raised his arm and looked at it. The stray bullet hit the outside of his upper left arm and took away a piece of flesh. At this time, the blood on his arm and clothes were already stained red.

Enduring the severe pain, he said: "It's okay, I scratched a piece of skin, and it will kill me, come and help me bandage it, and find a bottle of high-strength wine to disinfect and prevent the wound from festering."

Fu Yuheng, who was born in the army, knows some knowledge of war first aid, and wounds must be disinfected with alcohol or hard liquor.After applying the medicine, it must be bound with a clean bandage to prevent wound ulcers and bacterial infection.

There are golden sore medicines that are very effective in the army, and some secret wound medicines can also be bought in Chinese medicine shops, which are very effective in healing wounds.

The angry militiamen were about to fight back, but Fu Yuheng stopped them again, he said;
"Don't be impulsive, guys, this is a real battle, everyone must obey the law, and inflict maximum damage on the enemy at the right time, instead of blindly shooting at each other.

Apart from venting emotions, this will not do any good, but will bring unnecessary casualties.

Everyone, calm down and obey the commander's orders. "

The wound was quickly bandaged, and Fu Yuheng stood up with a gun in his hand. He arranged for all the personnel on the barricade to be divided into three shifts. One shift was on duty every hour, and the others rested on the spot.

They must hold out until tomorrow morning before they can be aided by the Imperial garrison.

The imperial garrison's camp is in the town of Celtron, 23 kilometers south of Boston, with about one regiment of officers and soldiers stationed there, and it takes at least four and a half to five hours to walk there.

Even if they set off immediately after receiving the call for help, it was already dark when they arrived here, which was not conducive to combat.

What's more, it takes a lot of time to send out the army to ask the superiors for instructions, and it takes a lot of time to send the message back and forth, and the response is not so fast.

Therefore, the greatest possibility is that the whole army set off at two or three o'clock in the morning, arrived in Boston at dawn, and began to suppress the local riots.

This requires the militiamen in the East Side to hold on until tomorrow morning, and make sure that the mobs cannot break through the ring barricades, that would be bad.

Fu Yuheng dragged his weak body after the injury, got into the carriage and immediately rushed to the next block. Behind him was his home, his wife, family and children, and he had to grit his teeth to support him.

Now I can only rely on myself, and insist on what I say until tomorrow morning.

News of a large-scale riot broke out in Boston was quickly spread through telegrams, causing an uproar in public opinion.

Stimulated by the riots in Boston, rioters took to the streets to varying degrees in cities across the United States of America.

Some were quickly stopped by the police, and some caused even greater chaos, disturbing the entire city all night long.

The Tang Empire responded immediately, and the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a solemn statement;

The United States of America is required to fulfill its obligation to protect the diaspora, stop the further expansion of the riots, punish the perpetrators severely, and protect the personal and property safety of the Chinese diaspora.

The Empire, under the right circumstances, will respond as necessary.

The solemn statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Datang Empire further pointed out;
The reason why the current situation in the United States of America has developed to this point is that the government of the country has always been manipulating ethnic conflicts, inciting ethnic antagonism, and creating topics to sensationalize the public.

The Tang Empire will closely monitor the situation and take all necessary measures to protect the personal safety of the imperial nationals.

In the Tang Empire, dual nationality is recognized.

Most of the Tang residents living in the United States of America have imperial household registration, so they are called expatriates, that is, residents living in other countries.

Now this time point is very sensitive, because the presidential election of the United States of America will be decided in 1 to 2 weeks, and it is in a sensitive period on the eve of voting.

The US Republican candidate Rutherford Birchard Hayes and the Liberal Party candidate Zhang Zongliang are both canvassing votes across the country, trying their best to sprint for the election.

In order to attract the attention of voters, the Republican candidate Rutherford Birchard Hayes showed a tough campaign stance. After the election, he will vigorously restrict Chinese capital and let them pay more taxes, limited to telecommunications and finance. The development of sensitive industries creates more job opportunities and so on.

The meaning inside and outside the words is to create ethnic antagonism in order to win the votes of most white voters.

This trick really works

Republican candidate Lasafford Borchard-Hayes received 53.7% support in the polls, while Zhang Zongliang only received 31.2% support, more than 20 percentage points behind the other party.

Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland won only 15.1 percent of the support, trailing the previous two.

If there are no accidents, the possibility of the Republican candidate winning this presidential election is extremely high. He will continue the strength of the Republican Party and continue to enter the White House.

However, what is unexpected is that...an accident happened.