Chapter 434 A Mess

Paris France.

In the Place des Vosges (also known as the Place Royale), Prince Albert fell to the ground after a gunshot.

However, it did not appear that his life was in danger because the gunshot site was in his buttocks.

The entire square was filled with panic and anger, as well as dignitaries running around and roaring soldiers.

The guards immediately protected important figures such as Queen Victoria and Louis Philippe to prevent a second attack.

However, the gunfire never sounded again. They knew that the assassin knew that he could not succeed and must have escaped.

On the other hand, the Paris police force is chasing the murderer in the direction of the gunfire.

"Honey, are you okay?" Victoria asked nervously, tears welling up in her eyes uncontrollably. She thought that the assassin's target would only be her or Louis Philippe, but she didn't expect that Albert would be injured.

In fact, it was later proven that the gunman fired the gun from 600 meters away. With the accuracy of firearms in this period, it is not impossible that the target was aimed at Victoria and missed Albert, who was three meters away.

The murderer used an extended Brown Bess. The barrel was made in Austria, and the bullets used were the latest French Mini bullets.

In fact, except for Russia and Prussia, the other three major powers have actually researched the Minie bomb.

As early as the Revolutionary War, Americans had already set a record for killing an enemy from a distance of 600 meters. The most famous one was Moses Murphy's one-shot kill of British commander Simon Fraser at the Battle of Saratoga. General.

The distance between the two is more than 500 yards, about 455 meters.

The French army in Algeria used minire bombs and set records of killing enemies from a thousand meters away many times. Of course, it is impossible to know whether the person killed was the one he was aiming at.

Therefore, the plan to snipe from 600 meters away is not entirely a fantasy. Of course, the success rate will be very low considering the actual situation, but it is impossible to assassinate Queen Victoria when the French have made careful arrangements. things.

Prince Albert subconsciously touched his butt with his hand, and immediately retracted his hand in pain.

"It's not good, it feels like my butt has been sprayed with pepper spray."

"It's a shame I didn't shoot you to death, I gave you a false alarm..." Victoria blushed and lowered her head.

Since the shooter used a special extra-long barrel, the muzzle velocity of the bullet was much faster than normal and the penetration force was stronger.

The minie projectile penetrated Prince Albert's butt and was not stuck in the flesh or bones, so the damage was not serious.

At this time, the Europeans and later Japanese Japs overemphasized the range of the rifle, which resulted in the phenomenon of excessive penetration and insufficient damage, but this was a good thing for Prince Albert at this time.

The place where the murderer shot was a count's mansion. After escaping a distance of one kilometer, he tried to hide in the underground pipes of Paris.

But this approach did not fool the Paris police, and the murderer committed suicide in the sewer.

The murderer was an American. The purpose of his trip was to do business in Paris. He was born in Ohio and was a potato merchant. No other identity information was known.

The Paris police only found out that he had an affair with the countess in the mansion, so they took the body to the count's home to investigate.

The latter confessed that it was indeed the countess who had brought the man to her home.

The countess still remembered the details of their meeting. She opened the door and looked up. A tall and handsome man, probably in his thirties, stood at the door. His confident and charming smile left a deep impression on the countess.

The man asked, "Is the Earl here? I am his friend and I came from the United States to visit him."

The countess did not suspect anything and answered enthusiastically.

"My husband went to Lyon to fight the rebellion and it may be a long time before he comes back."

The man said he wanted to leave a note for the count, so the countess let the man go home.

She wasn't sure whether the note was written or not, but they chatted for a long time, from Lafayette to Napoleon, from waffles to donuts. She found that they had many common hobbies, such as eating steak and playing poker.

Then the Countess took the man into her room, and from then on the man could freely enter and leave the Earl's mansion.

Until today, the man fell in a pool of blood.

"I'm sorry, Lord Count. We have to take your wife away because this involves France's national interests. You must also stay here and wait for our investigation at any time." The police chief asked.

"Well, will she be punished?" asked the tall earl.

The Sheriff took off his hat.

"The law will give her a fair trial."

Finally, the countess looked at the man with great nostalgia and got into the carriage of the Paris police station.

A week later, people discovered that the Earl was missing, and after an autopsy, it was discovered that the dead gunman was the real Earl.

Although an assassination occurred, fortunately, the two heads of state, Victoria and Louis Philippe, were not injured. As for Prince Albert, he was considered to be his escort.

At this time, the Earl of Aberdeen, who was accompanying him, had a good conversation with the senior officials of the Soult government. They found that they had many common interests with each other, especially in terms of their stance on combating the Holy Alliance.

Another point is to win over Prussia to destroy the Holy Alliance. The militarism and aggressiveness of Prussia could well inhibit the development of the Holy Alliance.

Prussia is a good country. It is strong enough that Austria and Russia cannot underestimate it, let alone annex it. It is also small enough that it is impossible for it to swallow such giants as Austria and Russia.

At this time, Bismarck was not happy at all in the bar in Paris.

Historically, if Bismarck heard that Britain and France wanted to support Prussia, he would agree with both hands, but at this time he began to worry about the fate of his motherland.

Because nationalism is rising in the German region now, if Prussia really chooses to fight a civil war with Austria, it is unknown whether it will be attacked by other small countries at that time.

Of course, there are still large contradictions and differences in the distribution of global interests, because Louis Philippe also wants to have a share at this time.

The Earl of Aberdeen is the British Foreign Secretary at this time. This person is far less tough than Palmerston, and more often chooses to give in in exchange for peace.

Historically, he gave up Britain's interests on the East and West Coasts of the United States. This is related to the background of the times. At that time, Britain was deeply troubled by the economic crisis and did not want to be involved in disputes.

At this time, Britain was also in an economic crisis, even more serious than in history, so it was not impossible for the two sides to reach an agreement.

Neither side took the assassination seriously, after all, their goal had been achieved.

At the dinner, both sides were ready to celebrate, but at this time an uninvited guest came uninvited... She was the Spanish Queen Regent Christiana.

The first sentence she said choked everyone present.