Wild North America 1846

Chapter 634 Riot

Author: Portuguese toothless

September 12, 1876

boston west end

It started with the collapse of a trading house opened by a Scot, causing 133 local white people to lose their jobs, and their unpaid wages were not paid, directly putting the lives of these 133 white families into trouble.

The white people who had lost their jobs gathered near the trading house early in the morning. Their anger reached its peak after they heard that the owner of the trading house ran away with the money and the owed wages were never paid.

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

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

However, the situation did not calm down. The white people who were carried away by their anger began to call friends everywhere and stormed the shops in the city. The thugs robbed passers-by, burned the carriages, and beat and looted the wealthy Chinese people who were riding in the carriages.

When "Madman" Carl of the West Side Workers' Federation arrived leading a large number of white people, the riot further escalated into a riot and quickly spread throughout Boston's neighborhoods. A new round of beating, smashing, and looting began.

Carr's men were armed with clubs, knives, and guns. They began to systematically loot grocery stores and shops along the streets, burning the shops to create chaos. More and more white thugs joined them, enjoying the carnival of unrest.

Faced with an out-of-control situation, the Boston municipal authorities did not take effective measures in a timely manner, and even many National Guard soldiers joined in with guns, which further aggravated the chaos.

It's noon

Most of Boston has been plunged into disorderly turmoil, with fires burning everywhere in the city, crowds running on the streets, screams and the carnival of thugs.

"...

Think about it, guys, it's those damn Orientals who made us lose everything, with the most beautiful white women in their arms, lying on our bodies sucking blood and squeezing every last coin out of us.

The richest people in this city are the Tang people. Their factories are theirs, their docks are theirs, their mines are theirs, and even their banks and telegraph offices are theirs.

They made all the money, but we couldn't fill our stomachs after a hard day's work..."

Madman Carl stood on an overturned carriage, waving his arms and preaching at the top of his lungs. Every time he said a word, the black mob below cheered loudly, making the atmosphere extremely enthusiastic.

"What do we have to do?

If you don’t want your beautiful daughter to become the plaything of those Tang people, then pick up the weapons in your hands and kill them all, drive them out of this city, take back the jobs that belong to white people, and take back our things.

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

Standing on the carriage, "Madman" Carl yelled with a distorted face. His words were extremely inciting, poking the hidden desires in the hearts of the fanatical white thugs, and completely unleashed the flower of sin.

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

"Go and rob their wealth, play with their women, kill them all and leave no one behind."

"That's 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 chop off the heads of Easterners with my own hands, hahaha..."

Thousands of agitated thugs, brandishing knives and guns, swarmed into the affluent area in the eastern part of the city. Rich Chinese people live in that neighborhood, which is also the place with the best security in Boston.

The surging violent sentiments spread quickly, and many Chinese who were unable to return in time were unlucky and were soon overwhelmed by the thugs with swords, guns and clubs.

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 evolved into all-out vandalism, looting, and burning, and the order was completely out of control.

The thugs carried large and small bags of stolen goods and carried them home with smiles on their faces. Everything was in chaos.

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 action and 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. In addition, their living conditions were relatively affluent and they generally owned guns and other weapons.

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

The local Chinese community's response measures were very effective, and civil society organizations played an important role in bringing everyone together.

Carts filled with heavy goods were pulled out, one after another across the street, filled with various sundries, including tables, chairs, benches, temporarily felled trees, and even a piano.

Fu Yuheng, captain of the militia brigade, is a retired lieutenant colonel with rich combat experience. He divided his men into teams of 50 to 60 people and guarded seven barricades. Whenever thugs came up, he directly greeted them with volleys of guns.

The other 400 people, divided into squadrons of about a hundred people, formed a total of 4 squadrons, which were placed in the rear as a mobile guard force to provide support wherever the barricades were in danger.

Other elderly people and women formed support teams to deliver ammunition, food, and clean water to the militiamen guarding the barricades, and were responsible for rescuing the wounded.

When the dark mobs poured into the East District along the streets, they saw self-defense militiamen and barricades, as well as people with metal loudspeakers in their hands.

"Get out of here, citizens, please do not be incited by hate speech. No matter which race you are, you are a legal citizen of the United States of America, and your property and personal safety are protected by the Constitution."

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

"Don't follow blindly, don't listen to rumors, leave here, citizens, no one wants to hurt you."

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

Unfortunately, how can the thugs who have been carried away by their fanaticism listen to these advices?

The other side has guns, they also have guns, and there are more people.

The conflict soon broke out, and soon crisp gunshots were heard everywhere in Boston, and there were bursts of dense volleys of gunfire. The atmosphere of blood and killing permeated the entire city.

"Hurry up and carry the wounded down. What's the point of crying now? You can only pick up a gun to protect yourself, the survivors, and your home. Survive first."

Fu Yuheng, captain of the militia brigade, loudly rebuked some crying women and ordered them to carry the bloody wounded down for treatment.

Now he lives here at the East Park Barricade, where the mob's attack was most intense. A group of women helped the wounded onto the carriage and quickly drove the carriage away.

Fierce fighting was breaking out on both sides of the barricade. A squadron of militiamen had already come up as reinforcements, occupying the heights of the houses on both sides and shooting downwards to cooperate with the militiamen in the barricade.

And on the other side of the barricade

The corpses of the thugs were lying on the ground indiscriminately. It was roughly estimated that there were at least more than 130 corpses. There were also many thugs hiding on street corners and behind doors and windows, and kept firing at the barricades.

The two sides exchanged "crackling" shots, and the battle had lasted for several hours.

"Cease fire, everyone cease fire." Fu Yuheng, the captain of the militia brigade, raised his hands and shouted loudly. Then he bent down and ran to the barricade, pointing outside and saying;

"Don't fire indiscriminately, be sure to carry out volley strikes.

In this case, the enemy did not launch a large-scale attack and just hid in the barricades to rest. Ignore their provocations and do not shoot at them indiscriminately. This is meaningless.

Pay attention to protecting yourself, and let the guys at the top be responsible for the lookout. If the thugs attack the barricade, use volley fire to give them a taste of it.

If the thugs hide behind and fire sporadically, then ignore them, there will be no threat..."

Just as he was talking, a stray bullet suddenly hit Fu Yuheng's arm. He groaned, staggered two steps and almost fell down.

The militiaman beside him hugged him and asked eagerly: "Captain, how are you?"

Fu Yuheng endured the pain and raised his arm to take a look. The stray bullet hit the outside of his upper left arm and took away a piece of flesh. At this time, the blood had stained the arm and clothes red.

He endured the severe pain and said, "It's okay. I've scratched a piece of skin. It won't kill me. Come and bandage it for me. Find a bottle of highly potent alcohol to disinfect it and prevent the wound from festering."

Fu Yuheng, who was born in the military, knows some war first aid knowledge. Wounds must be disinfected with alcohol or liquor. After applying medicine, they must be tied with a clean bandage to prevent ulcers and bacterial infection.

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

The angry militiamen prepared to fight back, but were stopped again by Fu Yuheng, who said;

"Don't be impulsive, guys, this is a real battle, everyone must follow the rules and prohibitions, 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 cause unnecessary casualties.

Everyone should stay calm and obey the commander’s orders.”

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

They must hold out until tomorrow morning before they can receive assistance from the Imperial garrison.

The main camp of the Imperial garrison is in the town of Keltron, 23 kilometers south of Boston. About a regiment of officers and soldiers are stationed there. It takes at least 4 and a half to 5 hours to walk there.

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

What's more, when dispatching troops, you need to ask for instructions from your superiors, and it takes a lot of time to send messages back and forth, so you can't respond so quickly.

Therefore, the most likely possibility is that the entire army will set off at two or three in the morning, arrive in Boston at dawn, and begin to suppress the local riots.

This requires the militiamen in the East District to hold on until tomorrow morning and ensure that the thugs cannot break through the ring barricade. That would be terrible.

Fu Yuheng dragged his weak body after injury, got on the carriage and rushed to the next block immediately. Behind him was his home, wife, family and children. He had to grit his teeth and hold on no matter what.

Now I can only rely on myself and persist until tomorrow morning no matter what.

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

Stimulated by the Boston riots, rioters took to the streets to fight, vandalize, and loot in various cities across the United States, but the extent varied.

Some were quickly stopped by the police, while others 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 its nationals, stop the further expansion of riots, severely punish the perpetrators, and protect the personal and property safety of Chinese nationals.

The Empire will respond as necessary under appropriate circumstances.

The solemn statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Tang Empire further stated;

The reason why the current situation in the United States of America has developed to this point is inseparable from the fact that the country's government has always manipulated ethnic conflicts, incited ethnic antagonisms, and created topics to sensationalize.

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

In the Tang Empire, dual nationality was recognized.

Most 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.

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

Both the American Republican candidate Rutherford Hayes and the Libertarian Party candidate Zhang Zongliang canvassed votes across the country, trying their best to sprint to the election.

In order to attract voters' attention, Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes showed a tough campaign stance. After the election, he will vigorously restrict Chinese capital, make them pay more taxes, and limit Chinese capital in telecommunications and finance.

The development of sensitive industries will create more job opportunities.

The implicit meaning behind the words is to create ethnic antagonism in order to win the votes of the majority of white voters.

This trick really works

Republican candidate Rashaford Borchard-Hayes received 53.7% support in the polls, while Zhang Zongliang only received 31.2%, trailing his opponent by more than 20 percentage points.

Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland only won 15.1% of the support, lagging behind the first two.

If there are no surprises, the Republican candidate is very likely to win this presidential election, continue the strength of the Republican Party and continue to win the White House, and will also tightly cover the corruption of the previous president.

However, what is unexpected is...an accident occurred.