Wild North America 1846

Chapter 637 Angry Assassination

Author: Portuguese toothless

Chapter 637 Angry Assassination

Philadelphia

Zhang Zongliang, the leader of the Liberal Party who won the presidential election, lives in Philadelphia. The Liberal Party headquarters is located on McKate Street 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 party that represents the interests of the Chinese and new immigrants, the Liberal Party has many big donors among its supporters.

During the presidential campaign, an ordinary fundraising gala could raise tens of thousands of dollars, making the other two parties envious.

After winning the presidential election, the security of Zhang Zongliang's residence, also located on McKate Street, was significantly strengthened. There were often some strong men guarding the perimeter to prevent irrelevant people from approaching.

There was a transition period of more than three months between now and February 1877 when the new president was sworn in. Zhang Zongliang took this opportunity to take a good rest and plan his policy measures after taking office.

The presidential campaign lasted for more than half a year, running from city to city, and promoting and canvassing for votes at one rally after another. It was really exhausting both physically and mentally.

this day

From this heavily guarded mansion on McKate Street, three black carriages drove out one after another, heading south towards Brudelin Street.

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

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

You can start with the poor performance of the Italian gangs in the Boston citizen riots to establish their image of greed, cruelty and collusion.

These Italians were very active in the riots, and all kinds of criminal information are easy to find. We need to select some typical cases and atrocities that can easily trigger public outrage, and expose them one by one.

Our people are already very familiar with propaganda and campaigning. We need to heat up this issue and make more people feel disgusted with these thugs.

This is very important for the first bill I proposed after taking office as president, and will be easier for the public to accept."

sitting in carriage

Zhang Zongliang, who is somewhat put on weight, is explaining some matters. Although he has not yet taken office as president, he has already begun to plan the three things he will do after taking office.

Tao Qian was sitting across from him, holding a pen in his hand and writing rapidly. The bumpy carriage did not affect his sketching speed at all, and his hand was surprisingly steady.

This is a unique skill that has been practiced by traveling around with Zhang Zongliang for many years, and it is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

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

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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 and the focus of everyone's attention.

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

The Centennial Exposition of American Independence was held in Fairmount Park, which extends along the Schuylkill River and covers an area of ​​1,600 hectares. It is the largest urban park in the world.

The first carriage slowed down and had just turned the corner and drove onto the Fairmont Park Boulevard, followed closely by the second carriage, when a crisp sound of gunfire was heard.

In the leading carriage, the carriage driver and the armed guard sitting next to the carriage driver were covered in blood. Their bodies were trembling from the hot bullets. The two strong horses were also hit by more than a dozen bullets and fell to the ground screaming.

Death.

The still-moving carriage moved sideways for seven or eight meters before being forced to stop, but it completely blocked the way.

The coachman in the second carriage saw that something was not going well and tightened the reins desperately to stop the two strong horses. The two strong horses wiped out hoof prints more than three meters long on the road before he stopped.

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Then the blazing bullets hit the two draft horses. The two strong draft horses fell to the ground and died in mourning, with confusion in their big eyes.

The armed guard sitting next to the coachman hurriedly drew his gun to fight back, but he was unable to defeat the four-handed man with one fist. Amidst the clear "crackling" gunfire, the armed guard was hit by several bullets, and he and the coachman fell down and died one after another.

At this time, the attackers emerged from the dense woods on one side of the park. There were as many as twenty-six or seven of them. Each of them held a French Xia Sebo rifle in their hands, and there was a rifle hanging from the belt around their waists.

A fully loaded revolver.

Obviously, this was a premeditated ambush.

After killing the drivers, armed guards, and horses of the first and second carriages, the attackers aimed their guns at the third carriage and then fired a volley of fire.

These attackers calculated well;

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

At this time, the third carriage had stopped. The carriage driver and the armed guard rolled nimbly and hid on the side of the carriage, using the carriage's cover to avoid bullets.

The clear gunshots were as dense as raindrops, hitting the carriages and splashing out dazzling sparks. These carriages were actually made of bulletproof steel plates, and bullets could not penetrate them at all.

Fortunately, the attackers were outnumbered and well prepared in advance. They even ran over with several heavy explosive bags, preparing to use the explosive bags to completely destroy the carriage.

Regardless of the bulletproof steel plate, once such a large explosive package explodes, it will be shaken to death.

Seeing that they were already in a certain death situation, suddenly, the roofs of the first carriage and the third carriage opened, and a Colt 6-barreled hand-cranked heavy machine gun slowly rose from below, with the black muzzle pointing straight ahead.

These attackers showed up.

Oh selling cakes...

This horrific scene scared the attackers to the point where they almost stopped breathing on the spot. They stared at the heavy machine guns with cold hands and feet, feeling regretful at this moment!

But it was already 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 him mercilessly.

Just a moment

The hot bullets tore apart the attacker's body mercilessly, blood burst out, and the vegetation was broken. When the bullet hit the body, clouds of blood mist rose up, and he fell down like wheat.

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

The twenty-six or seven attackers were all turned into mangled corpses. The strong smell of blood at the scene was so nauseating that it made one's hair stand on end.

This time the assassination of the new president ended in failure, but the three carriages at the scene could not move. A total of five of the six strong horses were shot dead, and the carriages were almost 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 finished long magazines and replaced them with new ones filled with bullets.

Aim the muzzle of the heavy machine gun at the perimeter for precaution.

The danger has not really passed yet. Who knows if there are other attackers in the dense jungle?

In the second carriage

Zhang Zongliang punched the seat angrily and said, "It's so outrageous. These damn Republicans, I'm 100% sure they did it. No other force can do such a big deal."

It was obvious from the situation at the scene that the twenty-six or seven attackers were all very experienced soldiers. Their attacks were fast, accurate and ruthless, and the carriage convoy was caught off guard.

Four highly skilled armed guards were shot dead, and one gunman was injured. These were all close men who had followed Zhang Zongliang for many years, and even young descendants of the Zhang family.

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

Campaign Secretary-General Tao Qian also had a solemn expression. After looking at the current situation, he said, "Sir, please wait patiently. The security guards will arrive in a moment. Things here must be reported quickly, and the Imperial Security Bureau will find out who is behind the scenes."

, their actions are stronger and faster.”

"You can do it specifically. These crazy lunatics may let them down?" Zhang Zongliang sat in the carriage, his face so gloomy that he was about to drip.

Anyone who encounters such a thing will be angry. If it weren't for the bulletproof carriages and heavy machine guns sent by the empire, I might not have been able to escape today's disaster.

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'm afraid you will encounter a lot of resistance. If this attempted assassination is directly blamed on the Italians, it will definitely have extreme consequences.

The good results have aroused strong response from public opinion."

"Oh... ok, I'll start setting it up when I get back." After hearing this, Zhang Zongliang agreed with only a slight hesitation.

The crime of assassinating the new president is very serious, and Italians cannot bear such a heavy hat. It will inevitably set off a wave of opposition and hostility to Italian immigrants in society.

The real culprit of this heinous assassination case cannot escape, but from a political point of view, it is appropriate to place the blame on an Italian, which is conducive to the implementation of the next step of the bill.

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

(Now we are publishing one chapter and one chapter. There is no other way. Please understand, readers.)

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