Chapter 187: Occupy Wall Street (Part II)

Although Morgan insisted that repression was necessary and that the sooner the better. But Reuben?? Governor Fenton was still reluctant to take such an extreme approach, and he insisted on at least a high-sounding ultimatum before cracking down.

"Isn't it okay to just block traffic or something?" Morgan said.

"This is not a no, and that does not justify such coercive action. We need a more urgent reason. "Reuben?? Fenton shook his head.

"Let's say, for the sake of hygiene and immunity!" Morgan said, "Let's just say that they sleep on the streets for a long time, litter, and don't shower, and there is a danger of leading to an epidemic of infectious diseases." Therefore, drastic measures must be taken to protect the lives of New Yorkers. Is this reason sufficient? ”

"Alright then, we'll send them a spy at once, and give them twenty-four hours to leave. Otherwise, we will have to take drastic measures. "Reuben?? Governor Fenton said.

"No, twenty-four hours is too long. They really want to retreat, and it won't take so long at all! Two hours is enough! Give them three hours, no more. You know, every hour of delay costs you an hour......"

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"Commander, our people have arrived." A soldier said to the head of Leonto.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this mission is very important." Commander Leonto said to his cavalrymen, "In this operation, we must be resolute and resolute from above. I think you should be able to understand what that means. If the task is done well and to the satisfaction of the above, each of you will receive a special reward of twenty-five dollars this month. If a person is injured in action, he can receive the best medical treatment in the best hospital in New York, all expenses are borne by the government, a full salary allowance for the duration of the injury, and a one-time condolence payment of 10 to 100 US dollars, depending on the condition of the injury. Okay, now do you guys get it? ”

"Commander, if those people don't obey, how can we control the proportions?" One of the horsemen asked.

"Proportion? In this operation, our sense of proportion is no measure! Do you understand? Captain Leonto replied with a sneer, "Alright, all out!" ”

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"Look, Mr. Toldo, something seems wrong. All of a sudden, the banks on the side of the road are closed! ”

When the procession first entered Wall Street, almost all the banks were temporarily closed, but soon after, because of the good discipline of the workers, and the fact that there was no direct attack on the banks, coupled with the rapid decline in the number of marchers, some banks began to try to open their small doors and continue to open. This move was not attacked by the workers, and more banks began to open. But now, the banks have suddenly closed their doors, and although there is no news about it, the protesting workers instinctively feel that something may be wrong.

"Comrades, don't panic. Hold your breath. Toldo said. Although the people who are still there are certain psychological preparations for being suppressed, when they are really facing the situation of repression, everyone is still quite nervous.

Ten minutes later, a group of about 500 cavalry appeared at one end of the street. The soldiers were mounted on their horses and ready to charge, just as they usually did in battle. The only difference was that the sabers in their hands were replaced by wooden sticks. But once the horses charged, even with sticks, they were deadly.

The caravan slowly approached about 150 meters from the camp of the demonstrators. In this position, the cavalry was able to directly get the horses to lift and attack as quickly as possible.

A soldier rode out of the queue and rushed towards the workers, who rushed almost all the way to the front of the workers before reining in his horse, then condescendingly threw a piece of paper to one of the workers in front of him, while saying: "The New York government has asked you to withdraw from Wall Street within three hours for health and immunization reasons, otherwise we will take coercive measures." ”

After saying this, the soldier did not wait for the workers to answer, but turned his horse's head and ran back towards the cavalry ranks.

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Collins carefully aimed a MacDonald 1857 Precision Shot rifle at a horseman's crotch from the roof of a street-side building. The cavalry were now motionless, and from such a distance, it was simply too easy to shoot at a fixed target the size of a war horse. Collins gently pulled the bolt, the gun did not go off, the MacDonald 1857 precision fire rifle in order to achieve higher shooting accuracy, to avoid the force when the bolt is pulled to affect the shooting accuracy, need to reduce the trigger force as much as possible, for this reason, Scrooge designed the trigger stroke to be very long, so that you need to pull the trigger twice to complete the shooting. And this design of some sniper rifles copied from later generations has also become one of the iconic designs of precision shooting rifles in this world.

Collins held his breath and pulled the bolt again, and with a "bang" of gunshot, one of the horses immediately fell to the ground on all fours, causing the cavalryman above it to fall as well.

"Attacked! Fight back now! Commander Leonto raised his stick and ordered, "Follow me, rush!" So hundreds of horsemen rushed towards the workers' camp like a flood at once.

Collins quietly put away his gun and disappeared like a ghost.

The sudden sound of gunfire startled the workers, who had thought that they would be attacked by the cavalry for at least three hours, but in the blink of an eye, the situation was completely out of control.

"Who is it? Who shot it? Someone asked.

"No, none of us fired, we didn't bring rifles. It was impossible to hit the cavalry so far. Someone replied.

But now, such questions and answers are meaningless, because the cavalry has already rushed forward.

Captain Leonto swung his stick and slammed it in the face of a young worker who was looking at him in astonishment, the tip of the stick striking the worker in the face with such force that the tremendous force not only completely tore the skin off his face, completely shattered his mandible, but also turned his entire head in the direction of the volley, until it turned at a completely uncanny angle. Then the worker didn't even shout, and fell down. This blow directly broke his cervical vertebrae. In fact, when the horses were running high, the clubs wielded by the cavalry were not much less lethal than the real swords.

Some of the workers who reacted, pulled out their pistols and tried to resist. But the pistol is too ineffective against the cavalry. The range of this thing is quite limited, well, according to the manual, it can probably have an effective range of about 5o meters. At a distance of 5o meters, the cavalry rushed over in the blink of an eye. What's more, the so-called effective range of 5o meters is actually a theoretical value. In fact, a pistol that could really effectively shoot at a target at a distance of 5o meters did not exist at all in that era. Even in later generations, there are only a limited number of pistols that can effectively shoot at targets at a distance of 5o meters, and these limited pistols have one thing in common, that is, they are all equipped with a rifle-like butt that can be worn against the shoulder.

Because the aiming line is short and the hand-holding shake is large, in fact, even if the pistol is used to shoot a fixed chest target at a distance of 15 meters, a novice may not be able to hit even a bullet on the target after fifteen magazines. And if it is a sports target, even a fairly trained person can hardly guarantee that he will be able to hit one before he misses the magazine. Those on TV who are holding pistols, hundreds of hits, and can hit wherever they want, in fact, are just bragging. As for the current workers, although some of them have guns, they rarely practice, not to mention shooting high-moving targets such as cavalry in a panic, which is basically impossible to hit. And for those well-trained cavalrymen, these workers are too easy to deal with, controlling the war horses to rush up, with the help of horsepower, swinging wooden sticks, almost every blow, can knock a panicked worker to the ground. Sometimes, before the cavalry could rush forward, the panicked workers would fall to the ground on their own and be trampled by the horses marching in unison.

After just one round of onslaught, there were no more protesters standing on Wall Street, they all fell to the ground, their tents and everything was overturned. The cavalry stopped at the other end of the street and turned their horses, but there was no need to charge again.

The police in New York State began to pick up the mess, and they loaded the demonstrators who had been put down by the cavalry into a wagon, and then someone came to clean up all the things they left behind, and finally the municipal water trucks began to clean the streets, and after a few hours, the whole and Wall Street were clean again. It's as if nothing was born here.

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"In order to avoid the hygiene and immunization problems associated with the concentration of the crowd, yesterday the municipality issued an ultimatum to the demonstrators of Occupy Wall Street to leave within a certain period of time. Agitated, the demonstrators not only rejected the espionage of the municipal authorities, but also took the initiative to shoot and attack law enforcement officers. Law enforcement officers were forced to fight back, using force to expel demonstrators from Wall Street, injuring several in the process. Today, Reuben?? Governor Fenton went to the hospital, visited those who were injured, and thanked them. In an interview with our correspondent, Ruben ?? Governor Fenton expressed outrage at the attacks on law enforcement officers, saying that the criminals would be punished by the law. At the same time, he praised the loyalty and restraint of law enforcement officers ......" - New York Daily Times

"You can't fool anyone." Scrooge smiled, "Now, Morgan's name is estimated to stink ten miles in the wind." ”

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