Chapter 1131 Assassination failed

Although there were relatively few people here, Ferdinand still greeted the crowd tirelessly, and in 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.

Garilov seized the opportunity and suddenly accelerated forward a few steps, and the movement of his hands occurred at the same time, and a Browning pistol suddenly appeared in the air.

At this time, Garilov suddenly left the crowd and approached Ferdinand's car, which naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Including Ferdinand himself, after seeing a young man leave the crowd, his instinctive alarm bells rang loudly, and in conjunction with Garilov's action of pulling out a gun, Ferdinand did not think that Garilov would take out anything other than a pistol from his arms at this time.

Garilov's heartbeat accelerated, looking at Archduke Ferdinand who was close at hand and was in a daze for a short time, he pulled the trigger of the pistol without hesitation, and a sharp gunshot broke the noise of Sarajevo.

When Garilov pulled the trigger, Ferdinand also reacted immediately, and he quickly hid behind the car.

But unfortunately, Garilov was very close to Ferdinand, and the shot hit Ferdinand's right chest through the car window.

Garilov wanted to fire a few more shots, but unfortunately he had lost his target. After all, there was only one window in the car to aim and shoot, and the car was moving at the corner, so in a flash, Garilov could only see the rear of the car.

Garilov had no time to think, and instinctively fired two more shots at the back of the car, hoping to pose a more fatal threat to Ferdinand through the car body.

At the same time Garilov fired, another member of the Black Hand organization finally shot, but unfortunately he was not in the same position as Garilov, so he could only shoot at Ferdinand's car.

The streets of Sarajevo were already in chaos. The Austro-Hungarian soldiers who reacted began to arrest the murderer and surrounded Ferdinand's car in the middle, which basically declared the end of this round of assassination.

A soldier with obvious Chinese ancestry rushed forward with a rifle and hit Garilov's head hard, who was still trying to shoot again.

As a soldier of the Bosnian local forces, his position was originally behind Ferdinand's car, and in front of the convoy was the guard of honor carefully selected by the Sarajevo Municipal Government and the military.

The butt of the gun hit Garilov's head, and the soldier showed no mercy at all. Garilov only felt his head hot and his eyes blurred.

Blood oozed from his hair, and the Chinese soldier continued to attack, kicking Garilov's pistol to the ground, and using the rifle as a support to press Garilov to the ground. After a few seconds, others arrived to help him completely subdue the criminal, and at this time, Garilov had already lost consciousness.

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“My God! Honey, how are you?” Things were far from over. In the car, Ferdinand’s wife Sofia was completely panicked.

Because she was sitting on the inside, Sofia was not in danger. In the original history, she was also shot because of the convertible design of the car.

And the head of the Bosnian military government, Potiorek, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, was also panicked. After all, the person in trouble was the Grand Duke of the Imperial Family.

Fortunately, as a soldier, Potiorek quickly showed his due performance and began to quickly command the scene.

"Archduke, we should send the Archduke to the hospital first. He was only shot in the chest. Maybe he can be saved."

Ferdinand did not completely lose consciousness. He held his chest with one hand and touched Sofia's head with the other hand and said, "I... I feel he can still be saved. Don't worry!"

Archduke Ferdinand and Sofia are in true love. After all, Sofia was just a maid. In an ancient court like the Habsburgs, Archduke Ferdinand, as a top noble, chose a maid as his wife. Obviously, the two still have a foundation of love.

At this time, Potiorek also comforted him: "Your Excellency the Archduke, you will definitely be safe."

He turned to the driver and said, "After I get off the car, go directly to the nearest hospital."

After that, he opened the door and got out of the car. After all, there were still many things to deal with. In the case of Ferdinand's injury, he was the highest person in charge on the scene.

Soon, under Potiorek's command, 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, a large group of soldiers directly surrounded Ferdinand's car and trotted along. Fortunately, this was the city center and the hospital was not far away. Potiorek stayed at the scene and began to arrest people.

Soon, the dusty 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 arrested the murderer?"

Garilov, as the real murderer, can be said to have left a deep impression on Potiorek. After all, he was sitting in the co-pilot's seat. If Garilov's gun was slightly offset at the time, he might have become a direct victim.

"Report to the general, it's Juno from the Bosnian Infantry Regiment!"

A strange name came into Potiorek's ears. After all, this name does not conform to European traditions. He asked: "Is it an Ottoman?"

"No, he is a Chinese, or a soldier from the lower reaches of the Neretva River."

"No wonder!" Potiorek said.

Potiorek had some understanding of the soldiers under his command. There were two very unique types of people in the Bosnian Infantry Regiment. One was the Ottomans. After all, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a Catholic country, and it was very inappropriate to choose pagans like the Ottomans as a source of soldiers.

The other more famous type was the Chinese in the lower valley of the Neretva River. In recent years, because of the obedience of Chinese soldiers, the Bosnian Infantry Regiment has recruited many Chinese soldiers.

Potiorek met with the Chinese soldier named Juno. Although he was not unfamiliar with Chinese soldiers, Juno's fluent German further attracted Potiorek's favor. After all, in local troops like Bosnia, the language was not unified at all.

Potiorek decided to reuse the descendants of Chinese immigrants like Juno who spoke fluent German, of course, on the premise that he could continue to serve in the local area.

After all, Archduke Ferdinand had an accident in front of him. If Archduke Ferdinand died, it would definitely have a certain impact on his future.

So after a brief chat with Juno, Potiorek rushed to the hospital where Archduke Ferdinand was.

However, the final result still made Potiorek relieved. Although Archduke Ferdinand was shot in the chest, fortunately it was not fatal. The bullet was still a certain distance away from the heart, which had a greater impact on the lungs. Moreover, because the incident happened in the city center, close to the hospital, the rescue was timely, so Archduke Ferdinand's life was saved.

This is completely different from history. In the previous life, Archduke Ferdinand was hit directly in the neck by Princillin, and there was no chance of rescue at all. This time, it was just because of the different design of the car, so there was not much chance left for the murderer.

Even the five shots that followed did not cause further harm to the occupants because of the car's bulletproof performance. As time goes by, the defensiveness of cars like this, which are specially produced for dignitaries, will naturally be greatly improved. After all, the first car produced in East Africa used bulletproof windows, and the technology has become more mature in recent years. This is also the main reason why Garilov could not make further achievements.

If Ferdinand had not waved to the crowd at that time, but closed the car window, the assassins of the Black Hand Organization might not even find an opportunity to assassinate him. So to some extent, it can be said that the car produced in East Africa saved the lives of Ferdinand and his wife.