My Italian: Chapter 588 gunshots in sarajevo

Archduke Ferdinand, who was missed by the hot-blooded young Princip, is now on his way with his wife Sophie Hotek.

That's right, when the Grand Duke Ferdinand came to Sarajevo, apart from state affairs, he also had a little private matter, that is, taking his wife to relax.

Speaking of it, although Archduke Ferdinand is the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his marriage with his wife Sophie Hotek was a smooth sailing.

Because Sophie is just the daughter of a down-and-out count in Bohemia (down-and-out nobles are automatically reduced by one level), and by chance, she met Archduke Ferdinand in the family of Grand Duchess Christine. However, there was a small gap between the status of the two at that time. Archduke Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Sophie, the count's daughter, was just a maid beside the Grand Duke.

One more word, the Grand Duchess Christine is pursuing His Excellency the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince is not interested in her. On the contrary, he fell in love with the beautiful maid beside him.

The subsequent results are known. For the pursuit of Archduke Ferdinand, Sophie Hotek, the daughter of the down-and-out earl, has no reason to refuse, and then the two fell in love.

If it was someone else, then there was no need to guess what happened next. Sophie became the lover of Grand Duke Ferdinand, and the children of the two would also become the grand duke's illegitimate children (the kind without inheritance rights). Then the Grand Duke got married and had a son, and the two continued to maintain their relationship as lovers.

However, Archduke Ferdinand did not take an unusual path. He was not satisfied with the relationship with Sophie's lover and wanted to marry her.

This time, his uncle, Emperor Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, and others from the Habsburgs persuaded him to change his mind. Because he is the heir of the noble Habsburg family, it is nothing to marry the daughter of a down-and-out earl.

He, the heir to the empire, was born noble. Not to mention marrying a princess, at least he needs to be the daughter of a grand duke, and he also needs a prominent duke from his ancestors. Otherwise, he will lose face to the Habsburg family.

However, in the face of the persuasion of his family and elders, the Archduke Ferdinand remained infatuated and insisted that he would not marry Sophie. No matter how other people persuaded him, the Archduke Ferdinand would not change his mind. In the end, the Grand Duke chose to marry Sophie, which made most members of the Habsburg family see it as a humiliation and refused to forgive him.

As the default price for Ferdinand to marry Sophie, the offspring of the two have no inheritance rights, and Ferdinand cannot mention Sophie's name in public or official occasions.

As for Sophie, who married into the Habsburg family, life was also difficult.

Although he won the title of Grand Duchess Hornberg, she had to endure endless humiliation. She had to be last at royal banquets, and she was always given the last seat at the table, away from her husband.

All kinds of suppression made Sophie feel better, so Ferdinand often brought his wife to relax when he was traveling.

Of course, as a qualified crown prince, the priority is to ensure that the business is important, so Archduke Ferdinand went to the military exercise first and watched the military exercise completed by the 4th, 9th, and 17th Divisions of the Army. Afterwards, he also had a conversation with General Hetzendorf, the commander-in-chief of the exercise, and the chief of the army's general staff. The focus of the discussion was Serbia, the imaginary country of the exercise.

During the conversation, the Chief of Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army said frankly that if a war was launched against Serbia, then Austria-Hungary would not need to mobilize, and then he slightly mentioned his concerns about Russia's attitude.

As for the chief of staff's concerns, Archduke Ferdinand persuaded that Russia had great domestic difficulties and could not intervene in the Balkan War. And the Kaiser also gave him a guarantee that if Russia intervened in the Ossay conflict, Germany would assist Austria-Hungary.

Well, after a night of rest at the drill site, the Ferdinands only had to visit Sarajevo as the last stop, and they completed their itinerary in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In Sarajevo, the preparations for welcoming the crown prince have already been completed. In his decree issued by Mayor Fehim, he asked the citizens to show a hospitable attitude. In addition, he also wrote the driving route of Archduke Ferdinand Ghost?). His original intention of writing the route was to hope that the shops on the roadside could place the imperial flag and flowers on the street.

As for the three of Princip, with the assistance of the mayor, they mastered the driving route of the crown prince. So the three decided to act separately. Each took a handful of Brownings and a hand grenade.

As for the distribution of positions, Grabez will be prepared on Epikwe Street near the Chumulya Bridge, Zabrinovic will be prepared on the Chukaiser Bridge, and Princip will be prepared on the Latina Bridge.

If Archduke Ferdinand's driving route does not change, then he will encounter Grabege first, Chabrinovic next, and Princip last.

It wasn't that Princip flinched, but that Graber was the best marksman among the three. In order to ensure the success rate, he had to carry out the first assassination. Chabrinovich's marksmanship was not bad, so he performed the second assassination. As for Princip, he has the worst marksmanship, so do it as a last resort.

When all three were ready, the Ferdinands also arrived in Sarajevo, accompanied by the military governor Potiorek.

Today in Sarajevo, Archduke Ferdinand wore the uniform of an Austrian cavalry general, blue jacket, black trousers, and red belt. His wife, Sophie, was also very elegantly dressed, wearing a white tulle and a hat with a bouquet of red roses tied on the hat.

After arriving, the Ferdinands first inspected the army, and then the Grand Duke and his wife boarded a royal convertible and followed the leading car. The mayor and the chief of police were sitting in the leading car, and there were three entourage vehicles behind the grand duke and his wife.

A 21-gun salute was fired and the Royal Parade began.

The parade motorcade showed the demeanor of the crown prince and his wife to the residents of Sarajevo along the predetermined driving route. The residents were also very helpful, waving flags and throwing flowers to the crown prince and his wife. The crown prince and his wife also showed great face, waving to the enthusiastic residents on both sides.

For a while, it showed the friendly interaction between the crown prince and the residents of Sarajevo.

Soon the convoy will arrive at Epikwe Avenue and drive towards the Chumulya Bridge. At this time, it should be the time for the first assassin, Graberi, to do it.

The value of life cannot be measured by anything, and Grabez may have been able to see death as home before, but when this emotional impulse gradually faded, so many things have different views.

So when the convoy passed in front of him, the man with the best marksmanship in the assassination team didn't do anything, but watched the convoy pass by.

The convoy of the Crown Prince and his wife, who did not notice the danger, continued to drive forward, and soon came to the second assassination point, the Caesar Bridge where Zabrinovic was. The passionate Serbian youth who was about to assassinate did not hesitate. The back cover of the crown prince and his wife were thrown towards the driving vehicle of the Crown Prince and his wife.

However, when he was about to throw, a plainclothes policeman next to him noticed his actions. One of his pushing hands caused a huge deviation in his aim, and the grenade was thrown directly into the river, making an explosion sound.

Chabrinovic was subsequently arrested by the police.

Regarding the assassination just suffered, the Ferdinands were still a little terrified. However, as the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, Ferdinand did not want to change the itinerary, so he rejected the mayor's proposal to change the itinerary. (Decentness is the most important thing for aristocrats. Princess Sissi was stabbed in the abdomen from the back, and if she had to remain decent, she would have passed away without making a fuss.)

Then the convoy of the Ferdinands ~www.mtlnovel.com~ continued to cruise along the established route. Drive all the way to the Latina Bridge where Princip is located.

At this time, the tire of the leading car suddenly blew out, causing the convoy to stop here. More importantly, Princip is only 3 meters away from the Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. Given such a good opportunity, Princip did not hesitate. He stepped forward, approached the target, and fired three consecutive shots with his Browning pistol. The first shot hit Archduke Ferdinand in the chest, the second hit his neck, and the third hit Sophie in the abdomen.

The sound of the gunshots drove everyone present crazy, and the driver immediately started the car to send the Grand Duke and his wife to the hospital. The murderer, Princip, was directly pushed down by the side guards.

Now that the Grand Duke has been shot, no one knows what that means.

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