Chapter 588 gunfire in sarajevo

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

That’s right, this Archduke Ferdinand came to Sarajevo, in addition to taking state affairs, there is also a little private matter, that is, taking his wife to relax.

Speaking of which, although Archduke Ferdinand is expensive as the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his marriage to his wife Sophie Hortek was a difficult one.

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

In addition, the Christine Grand Duchess pursued His Excellency the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince was not interested in him. Instead, he fell in love with the beautiful maid beside him.

The subsequent results were known. For the pursuit of Archduke Ferdinand, Sophie Hotek, the daughter of the desolate count, had no reason to refuse, and then the two fell in love.

If it were someone else, then you don’t have to guess what happened next. Sophie became the lover of the Grand Duke Ferdinand, and the children of the two would also become the illegitimate children of the Grand Duke (the kind without inheritance rights). Then the Grand Duke got married and had children, and the two continued to maintain their relationship as lovers.

However, Archduke Ferdinand does not take the usual path. He is not satisfied with the relationship with Sophie’s lover and wants to marry her.

This is not easy, his uncle, Emperor Joseph I of Austria-Hungary, and others in the Habsburg have persuaded him to change his mind. Because he was the heir to the noble Habsburg family, and it was nothing to marry the daughter of a poor count.

He, the heir of the empire, was of noble birth, not to mention marrying a princess, at least he needs to be the daughter of a grand duke, and he also needs a duke who is distinguished by his ancestors, otherwise he will lose the face of the Habsburg family.

However, in the face of the persuasion of the elders of his family, the Grand Duke Ferdinand did not change his infatuation, and insisted that Sophie would not marry. No matter how others persuade, the Grand Duke Ferdinand is infatuated. In the end, the archduke chose to marry Sophie, which made most members of the Habsburg family see it as humiliating and refused to forgive him.

As the default price for Ferdinand’s marriage to Sophie, the descendants of the two do not have the right to inherit, and Ferdinand can no longer mention Sophie’s name in public or official occasions.

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

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

Sophie can’t be in a better mood after all kinds of suppression, so Ferdinand often brings his wife to relax when he travels.

Of course, as a qualified crown prince, the priority is to ensure that business is the most important thing, so Archduke Ferdinand went to the place of 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 Herzendorf, the commander-in-chief of the exercise, the army chief of staff, and the focus was on Serbia, the imaginary country of the exercise.

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

Regarding the concerns of the Chief of General Staff, Archduke Ferdinand persuaded that Russia was in great domestic difficulties and could not intervene in the Balkan war. And the Kaiser also gave him a guarantee that Germany would aid Austria-Hungary if Russia intervened in the Aussie conflict.

Well, after a night of rest at the exercise place, the Ferdinands have only the last stop to visit Sarajevo, and they have completed their trip in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In Sarajevo, the preparations for welcoming the crown prince have already been completed. In his decree, Mayor Fehim asked the citizens to show a hospitable attitude. In addition, he also wrote the driving route of Archduke Ferdinand (certainly not Inner ghost?). His original intention for writing the route was that he hoped that roadside shops would be able to place imperial flags and flowers on the street.

As for the three Prinship, 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 Browning and a grenade.

As for the distribution of positions, Graberge was preparing on Epique Street near the Chumurya Bridge, while Chabrinovich was preparing at the Chucaisar Bridge, and Principe was preparing at the Latina Bridge.

If Archduke Ferdinand’s driving route does not change, he will meet Graberge first, then Chabrinovic, and finally Principe.

It’s not that Princip has flinched, but Graberge’s marksmanship is the best among the three. In order to ensure the success rate, he has performed the first assassination. And Chabrinovic’s marksmanship is not bad, then execute 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 Portiorek.

Coming to Sarajevo today, Archduke Ferdinand wore the uniform of an Austrian cavalry general, a blue blouse, black trousers, and a red belt. Wife Sophie is also elegantly dressed, wearing a white tulle and hat with a bunch of red roses tied around the hat.

Upon arrival, the Ferdinands reviewed the army, and then the Archdukes boarded a royal convertible and followed the lead car. The mayor and the police chief were in the lead car, and three vehicles of entourages followed behind the Grand Duke and his wife.

21 gun salutes were 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 strong, waving their flags and throwing flowers to the crown prince and his wife. The crown prince and his wife also showed great respect, waving to the enthusiastic residents on both sides.

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

Soon the convoy was about to arrive at Epique Street and head towards the Chumurya Bridge. At this time, it should be the first assassin, Graberge, to do it.

The value of life cannot be measured by anything, and Graberge may have regarded death as home before, but when this emotional impulse gradually fades away, then many things will be different.

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 drive past.

The convoy of the crown prince and his wife, who did not perceive the danger, continued to drive forward, and soon came to the second assassination point, the Caesar Bridge where Chabrinovic was located, the Serbian young man who was ready to assassinate did not hesitate. He unscrewed the back cover of the grenade and threw it at the approaching vehicle of the Crown Prince and his wife.

However, when he was about to throw, a plainclothes policeman next to him noticed his move. His push-hand movement caused a huge deviation in his head, and the grenade was thrown directly into the river, making an explosion.

Later, Chabrinovic was arrested by the police.

The Ferdinands were still a little terrified of the assassination they had just suffered. 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. (For the nobles, being decent is the most important thing. Princess Sissi was stabbed in the abdomen from the back, and she had to keep her decent, so she didn’t make any noise and died.)

Then the Ferdinand couple’s motorcade continued to cruise according to the established route. Drive all the way to the Latina Bridge where Princip is located.

At this time, the lead car suddenly punctured, causing the team to stop here. What’s more, Princip is only 3 meters away from Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. With such a good opportunity, Princip did not hesitate, he stepped forward, approached the target, and fired three shots with a Browning pistol. The first shot hit Archduke Ferdinand in the chest, the second hit him in the neck, and the third hit Sophie in the abdomen.

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

Now that the Archduke has been shot, no one can know what that means.

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