When Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Perrière arrived in a hurry with dozens of National Guard soldiers, the scene had become chaotic. The shrill whistles were incessant, mixed with the cries and screams of women.

The two policemen on the periphery did not dare to rush into the midst of the large number of rioters, so they could only stand on the periphery, anxiously blowing the whistle to call for their companions.

When Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Perrière arrived, he saw only a dense crowd of people, many of whom were shouting and shouting with their arms out, while the nuns and grandmothers and the schoolgirls were completely nowhere to be seen, as if they had been drowned by the stirred waves.

"There...... There are 7 women in total, and they are in dire need of help. The sturdy Chinese policeman rushed over and pointed anxiously in the direction of the street.

"Captain Jensen, take your men and rush away from them, and the others are on guard." Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Perrière immediately gave the order and directed a group of more than 20 National Guards to rush to the place where the mob was concentrated, trying to break up the crowd of marchers and free the besieged schoolgirls.

However, the National Guard members were soon stopped by the marching crowd, and many rude workers stood in front of them, pushing and shoving them, angrily calling them "lackeys of the rich" and "a bunch of idiots".

Although the National Guard members are equipped with guns, they don't even have uniform uniforms, and their deterrent power is far less strong than that of the garrison of the Tang Empire, and these workers and gangsters at the bottom don't sell it at all.

After several consecutive shocks, Captain Jensen and his men were pushed out by the marchers, and some even received a few punches, knocking off the caps on their heads.

In a fit of rage, Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Perrière took out the revolver he was wearing at his waist and fired three shots into the sky, which made the emotional thugs finally calm down and subconsciously flinch.

Captain Jensen took advantage of this opportunity to break through the obstacles with his men and rush in, and the situation inside made him stunned.

A few of the convent mothers were better, and the schoolgirls were rolling together with a dozen thugs, their clothes torn and tattered, their heads disheveled and bruised and swollen, and there were clear mud footprints on their clothes.

The National Guards rushed up and lifted the thugs away, dragging the schoolgirls out of danger, and several monastery mothers, who were already pale with fright, followed closely behind, so frightened that they walked weakly.

Seeing that the incident that had caused the situation to deteriorate was quelled, a thug who had been overturned to the ground was furious. Got up and suddenly took out a revolver from his clothes, ran a few steps, and pulled the trigger on Captain Jensen, who was covering everyone rushing out.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

A crisp gunshot rang out, and Captain Jensen and one of the team members next to him were hit by bullets, and immediately their chests and thighs were hit by the scorching bullets, and several piercing blood holes were chiseled out, and they fell to the ground weakly.

The sudden sound of gunfire caused even more chaos, and many marchers began to flee in all directions in panic, and some women and weak people were overturned to the ground in the panic, and their feet trampled on like raindrops......

When Lieutenant Mo Jiabao arrived with a platoon of heavily armed Imperial soldiers, he witnessed this scene from a distance, and he immediately ordered the soldiers to stop advancing and quickly turn into the front and rear columns.

"Rifle bullets are loaded, aim in front for indiscriminate shooting, ready to ...... Put ......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

A dense volley of gunfire rang out, and the hot bullets knocked over several people at once, and blood splattered the streets, which caused even greater panic, and the marching crowd fled for the road.

Lieutenant Mok Ka Po was not a reckless move, but a decisive disposition in accordance with the provisions of the Military Operations Order, and immediately suppressed the signs of insurrection.

Whenever someone shoots or injures someone during a mass demonstration, it means that the march turns into riots and riots in the neighborhood.

If it is not suppressed decisively, it will be followed by a rapid spread of riots, and one or several neighborhoods in the vicinity will be affected, and many more people will be harmed, as has happened too many times.

Washington, D.C., White House

In the Oval Office

President Grover Cleveland listened to the briefings from the states with a solemn expression, smoking a heather pipe, his brow furrowed into a deep Sichuan character look, and he no longer had the vigor of the early days of his presidency.

Fortunately, the "Jensen Incident" in Philadelphia was suppressed in time and did not cause a big mess, but the demonstrations in other cities turned into vicious urban riots, which made him feel deeply powerless as a president.

He inherited a mess in which he had not many cards to deal with the chaos due to the government's heavy debt, the extreme reduction of the administrative and police forces, and the inability to even maintain a small army.

Since the signing of the Lost Treaty in 1862, U.S. customs and finances have been supervised by the "International Committee of Creditors," and every administration has danced through thorns as if in heavy shackles.

"Well, I see, Hughes, as long as there is no more Battle of Gettysburg in this country, it can be considered a period of calm under the control of the government by default." President Grover Cleveland said in a tired tone.

Briefings from states and cities in the United States, as bad as ever.

Demonstrations in the streets are a constitutional right to freedom for the American people, and rioters who take advantage of the march will be punished by law, or they may be suppressed by the local garrison, and the governor or mayor will deal with these troubles.

President Grover Cleveland is now busy lobbying all parties in Congress for the Equal Employment of Citizens Act to pass Congress, a priority bill he has been pushing since the beginning of his presidency.

On the other hand

President Grover Cleveland has been in frequent contact with the British, hoping for more financial loans and political support, and no one will consider splitting their country unless absolutely necessary.

Even if he barely maintains the status quo, such a notorious thing cannot happen during his tenure.

White House Chief of Staff Hughes, seeing the president's irritability, walked over and sat across from him in a chair, and said patiently;

"Mr. President, the people of this country are very confused right now, they are at a loss, and someone needs to take them out of this difficult situation.

I know you can't do much, but it would be a very meaningful action to show up at the right time, to instill the right ideas in various public places, to promote the idea of justice, fairness, and freedom in the United States, and to convey a clear attitude to society. ”

"Hughes, this won't solve anything." President Grover Cleveland shook his head, pointed out the window, and said;

"The affairs of America are not decided in this office.

The previous president, Chang, used anti-corruption slogans to change almost all the bureaucrats in Washington and the states, and there were their people everywhere.

Even if I make a joke in the office, I will know in the Daming Palace on the second day that there are countless obstacles in the direction we want to work towards.

Not only the Tang Kingdom, but also Britain, France and other countries in Europe have also intervened in North American affairs.

We're in a terrible situation now sitting in a small boat that doesn't know when it's going to explode, with no pulp, no food, not even a revolver.

I've heard too many promises, but none of them have been able to materialize.

Maybe the British were right to overthrow all this with the help of the people, but that was the last thing I wanted to see.

Hughes, do you have any suggestions? ”

Hughes was dumbfounded, the situation that Mr. President faced was that God could not help it, let alone him?

(End of chapter)