Wild North America 1846

Chapter 637 An Angry Assassination
Philadelphia
Zhang Zongliang, leader of the Liberal Party who won the presidential election, lives in Philadelphia. The headquarters of the Liberal Party is located on McKate Street to the east of the Central Square. It is a large two-story French-style palace-style building.

This reflects the strong strength of the Liberal Party. As a political party representing the interests of Chinese and new immigrants, the Liberal Party has many supporters among its supporters.

During a presidential campaign, a typical fundraising gala can raise tens of thousands of dollars, the envy of the other two parties.

After winning the presidential election, Zhang Zongliang's mansion, which is also located on McKate Street, has significantly strengthened security. There are often some strong men guarding the surrounding area to prevent irrelevant people from approaching.

From now to February 1877 when the new president was sworn in, there was a transitional period of more than three months. Zhang Zongliang just took this opportunity to take a good rest and plan his administration measures after taking office.

The presidential campaign lasted for more than half a year, running from city to city, rally after rally to promote and canvass votes, which was really exhausting physically and mentally.

this day

In this heavily guarded mansion on McKate Street, three black carriages drove out one after another, head to end in the direction of Brodling Street in the south.

Zhang Zhongliang and Tao Qian, the secretary-general of the campaign, sat in the middle of the carriage. After officially taking office as president, Tao Qian played the role of chief of staff of the White House and the real confidant of the new president.

"The preparation of public opinion against the Italians can begin, and the public has a process of acceptance.

We can start with the clumsy performance of the Italian gangsters in the Boston riots, and establish their image of greed, brutality, and accomplices.

These Italians were very active in the riots, and it is easy to find all kinds of black material about crimes. It is necessary to select some typical cases and atrocities that are likely to arouse public outrage, and expose them one by one.

Our people are already familiar with propaganda and campaigning, and they want to stir up this issue so that more people will resent these thugs.

This is very important to the first bill proposed after I became president, and it is easier to be accepted by the general public. "

sitting in a carriage

Zhang Zongliang, who is a bit fat, is explaining some matters. Although he has not yet assumed the presidency, he has already begun to plan the three fires after taking office.

Tao Qian was sitting opposite, holding a pen in his hand and taking notes at a high speed. The bumpy carriage did not affect the speed of sketching at all, and his hand was surprisingly steady.

This is a unique skill that has been practiced with Zhang Zongliang all the year round, and it is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The scenery outside the carriage recedes all the way, Benjamin Franklin Street extending southeast from the City Hall is a wide boulevard.The three carriages joined each other end to end and drove all the way, passing important places such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rodin Museum and the Fez Planetarium.

This trip is an important event to participate in the Centennial Exposition of Independence in Philadelphia. Hundreds of celebrities will be present, and the next president Zhang Zongliang is the most dazzling big shot, the focus of attention of the audience.

When passing Fairmont Park, the carriage in front began to slow down and prepare to turn, turning onto a tree-lined road, which was already very close to the venue.

The American Independence Centennial Exposition was held in Fairmont Park, which stretches along the Schuylkill River and covers an area of ​​1600 hectares, making it the largest urban park in the world.

The first carriage slowed down and had just turned the corner and drove onto the tree-lined road of Fairmont Park, followed by the second carriage when a crisp gunshot was heard.

In the leading carriage, the coachman and the armed guard sitting next to the coachman were covered in blood, their bodies trembling from the hot bullets, and the two healthy horses were also hit by more than a dozen bullets, screaming and falling to the ground. Death.

The unstoppable carriage moved across seven or eight meters abruptly, and then was forced to stop, but it completely blocked the way.

Seeing that something was wrong, the coachman in the second carriage tightened the reins desperately to stop the two healthy horses. The two healthy horses wiped three-meter-long hoofprints on the road before they stopped. Potential.

Then the hot bullets hit the two draft horses, and the two strong draft horses fell to the ground and died, their big eyes revealing their confusion.

The armed guard sitting next to the coachman hastily drew his gun to fight back, but one punch was no match for four hands. In the clear and crisp sound of "cracking" gunshots, the armed guard was shot several times, and fell down and died one after another with the coachman.

At this time, the assailants came out from the dense woods on one side of the park. There were as many as 26 or seven of them. Each of them held a French-made Chasaipo rifle in their hands, and a gun full of bullets hung on their waist belt. revolver.

Obviously, this was a premeditated ambush.

After killing the drivers, armed guards, and shaft horses of the first and second carriages successively, these attackers aimed their guns at the third carriage by coincidence, and then opened fire violently.

The attackers were well calculated;

As long as the armed guards and horses are killed, the people in the carriage are lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and they can be captured in minutes.

At this time, the third carriage had stopped, and the coachman and the armed guard rolled nimbly and hid to the side of the carriage, using the cover of the carriage to avoid bullets.

The clear and crisp gunshots were like raindrops, hitting the carriages with "clinking" dazzling sparks. These carriages were actually made of bulletproof steel plates, and the bullets couldn't pierce through them at all.

Fortunately, the assailants were numerous and well-prepared, so they ran over with several heavy explosives, planning to use them to completely destroy the carriage.

No matter what kind of bulletproof steel plate, once such a large explosive package explodes, it will kill even the shock.

Seeing that they had fallen into a mortal situation, suddenly, the roofs of the first carriage and the third carriage opened, and a Colt 1-tube hand-cranked heavy machine gun slowly rose from below, with the black muzzle pointing straight ahead These attackers who appeared.

Oh selling cakes...

This terrifying scene frightened the assailants almost to stop breathing on the spot. They stared at the heavy machine gun with cold hands and feet, and regretted it in their hearts at this moment!
But it was too late to regret, "Da da da da... da da da da da da..." The two heavy machine guns roared almost in no particular order, forming two fire whips like death scythes, aiming at the attackers Beat me mercilessly.

just for a moment
The scorching bullets tore the attacker's body ruthlessly, blood burst out, and the grass and trees were broken. When the bullet hit the body, blood mist rose up, and he fell down like cutting wheat.

In just over a minute, the heavy machine gun's terrifying "da da da da... da da da da..." whistle stopped, and there was a bloody killing scene in front of us.

26 The seven attackers were all turned into dilapidated corpses, and the thick bloody smell at the scene was so choking that it made one's hair stand on end.

The assassination of the new president ended in failure, but the three carriages at the scene could not move. A total of 6 healthy horses were killed and [-] were killed. The carriage was paralyzed.

On the first and third carriages, the faces of the heavy machine gun shooters were blackened by the heavy gunpowder smoke. They calmly removed the long magazines that were finished, and replaced them with new magazines full of bullets, and then Aim the muzzle of the heavy machine at the perimeter for security.

The danger has not really passed, who knows if there are other attackers in the dense jungle?
In the 2nd carriage
Zhang Zongliang slammed his fist on the seat angrily, and said, "It's too rampant. These damn Republicans, I'm 100% sure they did it. No other force can come up with such a big deal."

The situation at the scene was obvious. The 26 and seven attackers were all very experienced soldiers.

Four highly skilled armed guards were killed and a gunman was wounded.These are the confidantes who have followed Zhang Zongliang for many years, and even the young descendants of the Zhang clan.

How can it not be heartbreaking to see them die so tragically here?

Tao Qian, the secretary-general of the campaign, also had a serious face. After looking at the current situation, he said, "Sir, please wait patiently. The security guards will arrive in a while. The matter here must be reported quickly, and the Imperial Security Bureau will find out who is behind the scenes." , they act stronger and faster."

"You can do the specifics. These crazy lunatics may disappoint them?" Zhang Zongliang sat in the carriage with a gloomy face that dripped water.

Anyone who encounters such a thing will be angry. If it weren't for the bulletproof carriage and heavy machine gun sent by the empire, today's catastrophe might not be escaped.

At this moment

Tao Qian suddenly had an idea and said, "Sir, after you take office, you will be the first to introduce a bill targeting Italian immigrants. I am afraid you will encounter a lot of resistance. If this attempted assassination is directly blamed on the Italians, it will definitely play a big role." The good effect has attracted strong repercussions from public opinion."

"Oh... yes, I will start to arrange it after I go back." After hearing this, Zhang Zongliang agreed with only a little hesitation.

The crime of assassinating the new president is very serious, and Italians can't wear such a heavy hat on their heads. It will inevitably set off a wave of opposition and hostility to Italian immigrants in society.

The real culprit of this abominable assassination case cannot escape, but from a political point of view, it is appropriate to place the charge on the Italians, which is conducive to the implementation of the next bill.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Zongliang readily agreed to the proposal.

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