Chapter 188

I don't know that Grand Duke Ferdinand, who is being missed, is in the spa town Iliza, 10 kilometers away from Sarajevo. He has stayed here for these two days with Franz Konrad von Herzendorf, the chief of the Austro-Hungarian general staff, watching the exercise. By the way, this Herzendorf was also involved in the exercise. Commander in chief.

After two days of watching, Grand Duke Ferdinand was a bit tired, but because there was only one day left to visit Sarajevo.

In essence, the marriage of Grand Duke Ferdinand was torture for the couple. Because in 1900, the Austro-Hungarian crown prince signed a declaration of abstention under the persecution of his uncle, Emperor Feranci Joseph I. In this statement, the children born of his marriage with his wife Sophie cannot inherit the throne.

His wife, Sophie Hotek, is not considered a common citizen. She comes from a Czech noble family, but because her family is too humble, she can't compete with the great Habsburg family.

In addition, Sophie used to be a maid of the Habsburg Grand Duke of Mary Christine, who wanted to marry Ferdinand very much. One day Ferdinand changed clothes to play tennis and left the little gold box she carried with her in the locker room. The grandfather's mother opened Ferdinand's little gold box, hoping to see a picture of her daughter, but this What my mother saw seemed to be a picture of the maid named Sophie at home.

Ferdinand did not give up love for the dignity of the family, he planned to marry this secret lover. This drew strong opposition from the members of the Habsburg family, but Grand Duke Ferdinand still went his own way and married Sophie Hotek, which made most of the members of the Habsburg family regarded as humiliation and refused to forgive him.

His wife could not be forgiven, although Sophie won the title of Grand Duke Hornberg in the end, but she must endure endless humiliation. At the royal banquet, she must enter the venue last, and she always arranges for the last seat on the table, away from her husband. Even at the Iliza dinner on Saturday (a religious banquet hosted by the crown prince of Austria), Sophie was forced to be between the two archbishops even though she was far away from the Vienna palace and patiently listened to her husband's painful actions. Does not involve the wife's toast' (Ferdinand can no longer mention Sophie's name in public or official occasions).

So there are rumors that the Crown Prince Ferdinand went to Sarajevo this time to accompany his wife to relax, so as to relieve the huge pressure in Vienna.

In Sarajevo, the work of welcoming the crown prince has already been carried out. In his decree requiring the citizens to show a hospitable attitude, the mayor of Ferdinand has written out the driving route of the Grand Duke Ferdinand, including the Epique (to and from the city hall The only way to go). He wrote the route in the hope that the citizens and shops on the side of the road will put the flags and flowers of the Empire on the street. In fact, on June 28th, the citizens of Sarajevo hung a large portrait of Grand Duke Ferdinand on the walls and windows.

And Ilyich also summoned the assassins to distribute weapons, preparing to give the Ferdinand and his wife a surprise. In the morning of this day, he distributed weapons to the three local assassins he recruited and Principe from Serbia. Among them, Prinship took a Browning pistol, Chabrinovic took a grenade, and Graber took a Browning and a grenade. It is obvious that the three of them are the core of the assassination.

He recruited three local people, the first two of whom were Serbs, named Willis Chubrilovic and Cvitko Popovic. As for the third person who is a Muslim, this person's name is also very special, called Mohammed Bashit.

Finally, in terms of the position of the people, Ilyich chose a position near the Chumurya Bridge on Epikuy Street, with Popovich by his side. Chubrilovic, Mohammed Basit, and Chabrinovic stood in key positions along the river. According to the route, the Grand Duke's team will first encounter two assassins with revolvers. Before passing the Chumurya Bridge, Chabrinovic stands with a grenade. If all three of them miss, Prinship, holding the Browning pistol, will do it before the convoy reaches the next bridge called Ratena. If it still misses, the convoy will meet Graberge, who is also the only assassin with a gun and grenade, not far from the Caesar Bridge.

The Ferdinands arrived in Sarajevo at 9:20, accompanied by military governor Potiorek. Today Archduke Ferdinand is wearing the uniform of an Austrian cavalry general, a blue jacket, black pants, and a red belt. His wife Sophie is also very elegantly dressed, wearing a white tulle and a hat, with a bunch of red roses tied to 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 car leading the way. The mayor and the chief of police were sitting in the lead vehicle, and three vehicles with entourage were followed by the grandduke and his wife. The salute fired 21 times and the royal parade began.

The assassination plan designed by Ilyich is very talented, because it is a multiple insurance. However, this plan has an obvious flaw, that is, it overestimates the dedication of the assassins. The two most critical positions in the assassination plan were given to the unsuitable. One was Chubrilovic, the Bosnian who was neither trained nor timid. The second is Mohammed Basit, this Mushrin youth is probably not serious about the Serbs. When the convoy passed in front of them, they didn't even move their fingers.

It was the third assassin's turn to take action. He was Chabrinovic, who was also the first assassin from Burgrade. When the convoy passed the Chumurya Bridge, he opened the back cover of the grenade and threw it at Grand Duke Ferdinand's car. Fortunately, the driver of the Duke's eyes was so clear that he speeded up after seeing the assassin's actions. At the speed of the car, the grenade grazed Grand Duke Ferdinand's face and hit the hood and was bounced away. It was under the accompanying car following Ferdinand. Then the grenade exploded directly. The explosion did not cause any seriousness to the car. The loss only injured Portiorek's adjutant and a few passers-by. Chabrinovic jumped into the dry river bed to escape, but was caught by the police before he had time to swallow the poison (if he wanted to).

Within a few minutes after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was exposed, the archduke's convoy accelerated, which made the assassination attempt difficult. However, after seeing Chabrinovic's miss, Prinship and Grabezh, who were waiting for the opportunity behind the bus route, both evacuated their assassination sites for fear of interrogation by the police.

At this time, Grand Duke Ferdinand and his party arrived at the city hall, where they met with a delegation of Muslim women and prepared a public speech here. The speech was very interesting. The tradition of the Ottoman Empire was created under a pure golden Moorish canopy. Grand Duke Ferdinand was welcomed by a group of Islamic scholars wearing hijabs, bishops wearing religious costumes, and imams wearing Ottoman robes.

It was almost 11 o'clock in the morning after the speech. According to the schedule, I should visit the museum and then have lunch, but this is the most congested Joseph Street. Grand Duke Ferdinand's military adviser advised not to go to the museum and go directly to the official residence of Portio Rec. Grand Duke Ferdinand is a man with a sense of honour. He chose to go to the hospital and condolences to the injuries of Portiorek's adjutant and other personnel. Then he went to have lunch. This was considered a good trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina. the end.

Due to the more congested Joseph Avenue to go to the hospital, Portiorec insisted that the convoy walk on the wide Epiqueway Avenue and strive to pass through at high speed to prevent people from throwing bombs.

At the same time, after the initial panic, Prinship and Graberz got together again to discuss the next move. Grabergi intends to take his new position on the Caesar Bridge, where he hopes to shoot at close range, because the returning convoy will slow down here.

Principe also occupies a new position on the road to the museum. It is opposite the Ratena Bridge and in front of the Moritz Schiller condiment shop. If Grand Duke Ferdinand insists on the original schedule, then his car You will come from Epiquey Avenue, and you will slow down when you turn right at this place.

The two chose to wait until the Grand Duke Ferdinand motorcade slowed down. That was because they only had a few weeks of training and it was impossible for them to hit Grand Duke Ferdinand in a high-speed car.

Therefore, the danger of publicizing the driving route of Archduke Ferdinand is shown. As long as the archduke chooses one of the two destinations, his car will slow down in front of the two corners, and the two assassins from Serbia are here. Waiting for him. However, because Archduke Ferdinand insisted on choosing a third destination, and Potiorek decided not to take Joseph Avenue and asked the team to move forward at full speed. These changes all weakened the possibility of the Assassin's second assassination. If all goes well, then Prinship and Graberj can only watch the car passing by, unable to take aim.

The Ferdinands, Potiorek and the others, together with the police **** who came to the reinforcements, left the city hall after 11 a.m., and proceeded at full speed along Epiqueway Avenue. For the sake of prudence, the order of the convoy was adjusted. The police car drove the mayor's car to follow, followed by the car of the Ferdinand couple and Portio Rec, and there were three accompanying convoys behind.

The Archduke's close friend, Earl Harak, offered to ride the plowers on the archduke's left to prevent attacks from the river (the previous attack was initiated by the river). Now that the Grand Duke is in the middle of a high-speed convoy, it is very difficult for him to receive a bomb attack, and he is hardly shot by a gun.

Grabergi stood near the Caesar Bridge, and could only watch the convoy passing by him at high speed from far and near without turning. When the convoy approached the Latera Bridge, it might be because Portio Rec had forgotten to inform everyone that the first two cars turned to Joseph Street, and the third car carrying the Crown Prince and his wife and Portio Rec followed suit. Turned.

Portiorek realized the mistake and ordered the driver to turn back. The turn-back point was in front of the condiment shop. The driver of Grand Duke Ferdinand stepped on the brake and shifted into reverse gear. At this time, Gavrino Principe saw the target stand still at a distance of 2.5 meters in front of you~www.mtlnovel.com~ The time lasted for about 2 to 3 seconds. Although the Earl of Harak was acting as a bodyguard, his position was in the car. On the other side. Principe stepped forward, approaching the target, and fired two shots with Browning's pistol, the first shot to the neck of the Volkswagen Grand Duke Ferdinand, and the second shot to Sophie's abdomen.

The Grand Duke's car finally turned around and moved in the direction of the mansion. Others in the car didn't know that the gun hit the target. By the time it was discovered that something was wrong, the Ferdinands had been seriously injured and died.

And this Gavrino Principe, who caused tens of millions of casualties in the First World War, was quickly arrested by surrounding police after shooting. Sentenced to 20 years in prison in October 1914. Principe in prison underwent an operation to remove his arm due to health reasons, and died in prison from tuberculosis on April 28, 1918.

The other personnel involved in this assassination were sentenced to Danilo Irik, Nedelico Chabrinovic, Necho Kerovic, Mikhayelo Jovanovic, Yakov Milovich was hanged (on appeal, Kerovic's sentence was commuted to 20 years, and Milovich was commuted to life imprisonment). Sentenced to Principe, Chabrinovic, and Grabe for 20 years of labor; Vasso Chubrilovich to 16 years of labor; Popovich to 13 years of labor—on June 28 each year, the above 5 People should be confined in separate cells. The remaining 6 people were sentenced to three years imprisonment to life imprisonment.

Only Mohammed Basit escaped to Montenegro and survived, but he was arrested and executed in 1917.

Now the turmoil caused by the assassination of Grand Duke Ferdinand has just begun.