Chapter 1131 Assassination failed
Although there were relatively few people here, Ferdinand still happily greeted the crowd, and amidst the cheers of the crowd, no one noticed Garilov's unusual behavior.
Finally, Ferdinand's car was getting closer and closer to Garilov's position, and the distance between the two sides was less than five meters away.
Garylov saw the right moment and suddenly accelerated a few steps closer. At the same time, his hands moved and a Browning pistol suddenly appeared in the air.
At this time, the scene of Garilov suddenly breaking away from the crowd and approaching Ferdinand's car naturally attracted everyone's attention.
Including Ferdinand himself, after seeing a young man break away from the crowd, his instinctive alarm went off. In conjunction with Garrylov's action of pulling out a gun, Ferdinand did not think that Garrylov would take it out of his arms at this time. Anything but a pistol.
Garilov's heartbeat accelerated. He looked at the nearby Archduke Ferdinand, who was briefly in a daze. He did not hesitate to pull the trigger of his pistol, and a sharp gunshot broke the noise of Sarajevo.
When Garilov pulled the trigger, Ferdinand also reacted immediately and hid behind the car at high speed.
But unfortunately, Garilov was very close to Ferdinand, and the shot hit Ferdinand on the right side of the chest through the car window.
Garilov wanted to shoot a few more times, but unfortunately he had lost his target. After all, the car only had one window to aim and shoot, and the car was already moving around the corner, so in the blink of an eye, all Garilov could see was The rear of the car.
Garylov had no time to think, and instinctively fired two more shots at the rear of the car, hoping to pose a more deadly threat to Ferdinand through the car body.
At the same time that Garilov was shooting, another member of the Black Hand organization finally took action. Unfortunately, he did not have the position like Garilov, so he could only shoot at Ferdinand's car.
The streets of Sarajevo were in chaos. The Austro-Hungarian soldiers who reacted began to arrest the murderer and surrounded Ferdinand's car in the middle. This basically announced that this round of assassination operations had stopped.
A soldier with obvious Chinese ancestry rushed forward with a rifle and hit Garilov **** the head as he was still trying to reload.
As a soldier of the Bosnian local forces, his original position was behind Ferdinand's car. As for the front of the motorcade, there was a guard of honor carefully selected by the Sarajevo city government and the military.
The **** of the gun hit Garilov on the head. The soldier showed no mercy at all. Garilov only felt his head was hot and his eyes were blurred.
Blood seeped out of his hair, and the Chinese soldier continued to attack violently, kicking Garilov's pistol to the ground, and using the rifle as a support, he pushed Garilov to the ground. After a few seconds, Others arrived and helped him subdue the criminal completely, but by this time, Garilov had already lost consciousness.
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"My God! My dear, how are you?" The matter was far from over. In the car, Ferdinand's wife Sofia was completely panicked.
Sofia was not in danger because she was sitting on the inside. In the original history, she was also shot because of the car's open-top design.
The Bosnian military government chief, Potiorek, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was also panicked. After all, the person who had the accident was the Grand Duke of the imperial family.
Fortunately, as a soldier, Potiorek quickly showed his due performance, and he began to quickly command the scene.
Ferdinand did not lose consciousness completely. He held his chest with one hand and touched Sophia's head with the other and said: "I... feel like I can still be saved, don't worry!"
Archduke Ferdinand and Sofia were considered true love. After all, Sofia was just a palace maid. In an ancient palace like Habsburg, Archduke Ferdinand, as a top nobleman, chose a palace maid as his wife. Obviously, the two still Emotionally based. At this time, Potiorek was also comforting him: "Your Excellency, you will definitely be fine."
He turned to the driver and said, "After I get off the car, go directly to the nearest hospital."
After saying that, he opened the car door and got out of the car. After all, there were still many things to deal with. When Ferdinand was injured, he was the top person in charge of the scene.
Soon, under the command of Potiorek, his adjutant led the way and escorted Ferdinand and his wife to the hospital. At the same time, in order to avoid the tragedy from happening again, this time Ferdinand's car was surrounded by a large group of soldiers, who followed him all the way. Trot, fortunately this is the city center, the hospital is not far away, and Potiorek stayed at the scene of the incident and started to arrest people.
Soon, the disgraced Garilov and his two accomplices were brought to Potiorek. At this time, Garilov was still in a coma.
Potiorek pointed at Garilov and asked: "Who captured the murderer?"
As the real murderer, it can be said that Garilov left a deep impression on Potiorek. After all, he was sitting in the passenger seat. If Garilov's gun had been slightly deflected, he might have become a direct victim. .
“Reporting to the general, it’s Juno from the Bosnian Infantry Regiment!”
A strange name came to Potiorek's ears. After all, this kind of name was not in line with European tradition. He asked: "Is it an Ottoman?"
"No, he is a Chinese, or a soldier from the lower reaches of the Neretva River."
“No wonder!” said Potiorek.
Potiorek still has some understanding of the soldiers under his rule. There are two types of people in the Bosnian Infantry Regiment that are very unique. One is the Ottomans. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a Catholic country, so pagans like the Ottomans are chosen as The source of troops is very inconsistent.
Another well-known group is the Chinese in the lower Neretva River Valley. In recent years, due to the obedience of Chinese soldiers, the Bosnian Infantry Regiment has recruited many Chinese soldiers.
Potiorek met the Chinese soldier named Juno. Although he was not unfamiliar with the Chinese soldiers, Juno's fluent German further aroused Potiorek's favor. After all, in a country like Bosnia Among the local troops, the language was not harmonized at all.
Potiorek decided to reuse people like Juno, the descendant of Chinese immigrants who spoke fluent German, provided, of course, that he could continue to serve locally.
After all, Archduke Ferdinand had an accident in front of him. If Archduke Ferdinand died unfortunately, it would definitely have a certain impact on his future.
So after briefly chatting with Juno, Potiorek rushed towards the hospital where Archduke Ferdinand was staying.
However, the final result still made Potiorek breathe a sigh of relief. Although Archduke Ferdinand was hit in the chest, fortunately it was not hit in a fatal position. The bullet was still a certain distance from the heart and had a greater impact on the lungs. , and because the incident happened in the city center, close to the hospital, and the rescue was relatively timely, Archduke Ferdinand’s life was saved.
And this is completely different from history. In the previous life, Archduke Ferdinand was directly hit in the neck by Principle, and there was no chance of rescue. This time, it was just because of the difference in car design that the murderer was not left with many opportunities.
Even the five shots at the back did not cause further harm to the occupants because of the car's bulletproof performance. As time goes by, the defensive properties of a car like this specially produced for dignitaries will naturally be greatly improved. After all, the first car produced in East Africa was A car uses bulletproof windows, and the technology has become more mature in recent years. This is also the main reason why Garilov cannot make further achievements.
If Ferdinand had not waved to the crowd at that time, but had closed the car windows tightly, the assassins of the Mafia organization might not even have found the opportunity to assassinate him. So to a certain extent, it can be said that the car produced in East Africa saved Ferdinand and his wife. life.
(End of this chapter)