Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

On one side, Zhukov was worried about the safety of the Trans-Siberian Railway. On the other side, President Wilkie encountered something even more disturbing.

In the office, President Wilkie was reviewing documents when his secretary ran in in a panic. "Mr. President, I just received news that riots occurred in Detroit!!"

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Although later Detroit was the largest bankrupt municipal government in American history and became a "ghost town", Detroit at this time enjoyed the reputation of "Paris, America"; because at this time Detroit is a world-famous automobile capital. In the automobile manufacturing industry in the United States, Detroit can be regarded as a small player. The city is known for its "high income and many job opportunities." It is like a magnet, attracting a large number of immigrants. From 1900 to 1950, Detroit's population increased six times. By the 1930s, "Motor City" Detroit had developed into the second largest industrial city in the United States after Chicago.

However, racial conflicts in Detroit are relatively acute. Two large-scale riots broke out in this city in the original time and space, the first of which occurred in the early 1940s.

The cause of the riot is unknown (some people believe that the riot was started by the Germans, but there is no definite evidence). It is said to have been triggered by two rumors: the first rumor was that a group of white people killed a black mother and her husband. The baby was thrown into the Detroit River, causing mother and son to drown alive. The second rumor is that a group of black men raped/killed a white woman. This inhumane rumor soon spread to the entire city, triggering conflicts between whites and blacks. Thousands of people fought on the Belle Isle Bridge. The riots lasted for three days and nights.

Hotels and bars are closed, and many schools are unable to open classes. The baseball game between Detroit and Cleveland was also forced to be canceled (baseball is one of the most popular sports in the United States, known as the "national sport" of the United States, and this sport continued throughout World War II). In some areas of the city, shops were robbed, windows were smashed, and cars were overturned and burned.

Federal troops who responded three days later used tear gas and fired more than a thousand bullets. Police reported that more than 1,300 people were arrested and the situation was finally brought under control.

At this time, President Wilkie obviously did not realize the seriousness of the matter and was not in a good mood. "Does this kind of thing still need to be reported to me? Can't we just let the local police handle it?" Does he need to handle this kind of thing personally? Are the local police all useless? !

The secretary said extremely anxiously. "Mr. President, those thugs have a large number of weapons, and most of them are Thompson submachine guns."

As we all know, the United States is a country of pioneers. Guns have been with Americans from the early European immigrants landing in North America to the westward movement and other historical processes until today. Americans in the colonial era needed guns to defend themselves and to obtain prey. In the process of expanding westward, Americans had to use guns to seize land from Indians and prevent attacks by western bandits. Therefore, people in North America had a tradition of using guns long before the founding of the United States. Over time, a strong gun culture has formed in the United States today, and guns have become common items in Americans' daily lives.

Maybe buying weapons through formal channels requires cumbersome procedures, but there is another way in the world, called the black market; as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't buy in the black market.

The corners of President Wilkie's mouth twitched slightly. "Thompson submachine gun?" The Thompson submachine gun is a household name in the United States. This gun came out at the end of World War I. The war was over before the military could equip it in large quantities. Lacking support for the war and catching up with the post-war economic downturn, the highly promising Thompson submachine gun was in an embarrassing situation. Thompson, who was desperate, tried his best to promote it to the civilian market.

At this time, the U.S. government was promulgating alcohol prohibition, and gangs all over the country were trafficking in private liquor to make huge profits. If gangsters want to deal with the police, they must have guns; if gangs fight with each other, they must have guns. There is no firepower advantage when holding a pistol. If you want to play, you have to play big, otherwise how can you be called a gangster? The Thompson submachine gun has strong firepower, fast rate of fire, and good portability. It is simply an indispensable weapon for murder and arson. It has naturally become the standard equipment of gangsters and is favored by the underworld.

For a time, news of murders and robberies related to the gun filled the headlines of major newspapers in the United States. Because this kind of submachine gun can be easily hidden in a violin case after removing the wooden stock and drum, criminals called it the "Chicago Violin". Chicago was the area with the most rampant gang activities at the time, and because of its continuous The rhythmic sound of gunfire "click-click-click" is often called the "Chicago typewriter."

"These thugs openly exchanged fire with the police, and the local police have suffered many casualties."

President Wilkie suddenly felt angry and said sternly. "Let the local National Guard suppress the riot immediately!" He finally experienced what it means to have "powerful enemies outside and worries inside." The war had already spread to his own country, but these bastards were still fighting in their dens? ! Damn it!

In fact, without his order, the governor of Michigan had already dispatched the National Guard to suppress the protests.

But things didn't go as smoothly as they imagined.

"boom!"

A National Guard convoy had just entered the city. With an earth-shattering noise, two trucks filled with soldiers exploded into two raging balls of fire. The soldiers in the vehicles collectively went to see God.

Before the captain leading the team had time to react, several strong men holding Thompson submachine guns sprang out from the roadside and charged at them.

There were no advanced communication equipment such as walkie-talkies at this time. Even if there was an attack here, no one two blocks away might know what happened.

In this way, the National Guard who dispersed into the city suffered various attacks and suffered heavy casualties. After the surviving personnel exited the city in embarrassment, they were shocked to find that out of the 500 people who entered, only more than 200 came out, most of whom came out. Some of them are also decorated.

This made the commander of the National Guard shocked and angry. He did not expect these thugs to have such combat effectiveness and firepower.

Seeing the injured soldiers screaming in agony, the angry commander decisively dispatched tanks. The National Guard is no different from the army. It is consistent with the army in terms of training and weapons and equipment.

This time, the M3 tanks took the lead, and everyone moved forward cautiously.

The air in the city seemed to be filled with the smell of blood. The shops on both sides of the street were burning. From time to time, corpses lying on the ground or large patches of blood could be seen on the ground.