Holy Roman Empire

Chapter 34 The Panicked Duke

In the Hofburg Palace, after receiving the news, a group of royal princes were anxiously thinking about countermeasures.They don't want to run, they can't run anymore.

Before the situation got out of control, the Vienna court was holding a secret meeting to consider whether to replace Prime Minister Metternich to calm down the anger of the people.

The result was a sudden chaos that broke the deployment of many people.Now that there are rebels everywhere, they dare not venture out.

The lessons of the French Revolution told them that no matter what the noble status of the rebels was, the nobles were killed.

In fact, at this time, as long as the palace guards went out of chaos, there is still a great possibility of strangling the rebellion in the cradle.

It is a pity that there is even one of the nobles who dared to assume responsibility. No one dared to make this decision, and even had the courage to go out and command the city defense army in chaos.

The attitude of Emperor Ferdinand I was already negligible. Suddenly, I was so stimulated. At this time, epilepsy was committed again, and I cannot expect to make a decision.

No one wants to be blamed, and Queen Anna is not stupid. She never likes to participate in politics. At this time, she will not express her views.

Duke Franz-Karl, whose identity is second only to the emperor, was so scared at this time that it was obviously impossible for him to make a decision.

Grand Duke Louis, who is a little capable, is also incapable of coping with such a big scene, otherwise he will not be suppressed by Prime Minister Metternich in the Regency Committee.

"The news has been sent out. At most two days, the city defense army will come back to rebel and order the troops to stand by and help!"

Duke Louise, who frowned, finally made a decision that was not a decision.

Give up Vienna to escape?

No one can bear this consequence, and Grand Duke Louis cannot afford it either.

Once Vienna was abandoned, the impact would be great. If the Habsburgs would be companions with the Royal Family of Orleans in France, they would lose the throne together.

At this time, everyone looked at Ferdinand I like a child, and everyone felt that there was no bright future.

If Ferdinand I is a normal person, this can also summon the rebel leader to negotiate. After all, most of the rebels in the city revolted under the banner of the emperor.

Using political means, it is still possible to win over some rebels, and the rest will be easier to handle.

They think that their ability to fight in politics will not be lost to a bunch of upstarts.As long as it is within the scope of the rules, everyone has a way to deal with it.

This is a good thing for Franz. For their own benefit, the nobles now need a promising monarch to reshape the monarch to protect their rights and interests.

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The news of the rebellion in Vienna had been passed to Franz, but it was a day later than the government order.

"Albrecht, there was an accident in Vienna. The confrontation between the demonstrations on March 7 and the army that intercepted them clashed. The rebellion broke out in Vienna that night."

Hearing this news, Albrecht changed his face quickly and asked: "What is the situation now, has the rebellion been suppressed?"

Franz shook his head and said: "I don't know yet. However, the possibility of repression is very small. Prime Minister Metternich is old. No one in the Vienna government has this responsibility!"

The Austrian Empire is old, and no one wants to bear the consequences of suppressing the rebellion.

The emperor cannot act normally, and whoever makes this decision means the end of political life.

This is not only from the dark of the enemy, but also from the inside. It is also a lot of crimes such as the hands of the hand, the butcher and so on.

In this case, in order to avoid becoming a scapegoat, at the beginning of the outbreak of the rebellion, many people would be afraid to order bloody suppression.

Basically, we have to wait for things to go wrong. Everyone is aware of the threat, and then the conservatives can work together to suppress it.

This is the commonality of the old European empire. Taking the Paris Revolution as an example, the number of deaths is only a single digit. Where is the revolution, it is clearly a village-level fighting.

The March Revolution in Vienna is almost the same. The casualties caused by the exchange of fire between the rebels and the government forces are definitely not caused by the rogue rogues.

In many history books, the so-called military sympathizes with the revolution and maintains neutrality in the revolution. In fact, no one even orders them to suppress it.

In this era, "traffic depends on walking, communication depends on roaring", and information transmission is very inconvenient. At the beginning, no repression was ordered. When the rebellion became serious, even the order could not be passed.

This is European politics. The officers at the bottom do not dare to be the masters. They suppress the rebellion and report to them in layers, waiting for the cabinet to make a decision. When they make a decision, the daylily is cold.

Albrecht sighed, looked at the direction of Vienna, and said helplessly: "Then let's speed up!"

"No need! At the current speed, we can arrive in Vienna the day after tomorrow morning. Even if we speed up, we can't attack at night!

Vienna will not fall so quickly, there are so many police and five thousand city defense troops in the city, even if they are all waste and delaying time, should there be no problem?

I have already ordered the palace guards to strengthen their guards, and a group of Ugly people cannot attack!"Franz explained

It is impossible to march through the night. The troops must maintain sufficient physical strength, otherwise how can they guarantee combat effectiveness?

Franz ’s military command ability, although only average, but he still understands the principle of “weakness of the soldiers”.

Albrecht wants to speed up, the main reason is still political factors.Originally, the city defense army went out for training, which caused the Vienna rebellion not to be suppressed in time. His commander of the city defense army was about to lose his head.

Now that I have received the news, I have not rushed back as quickly as possible, which is also a political stain.

All these responsibilities will be borne by him as the commander of the City Defense Army. It has nothing to do with Franz. Who makes him the coach?

Franz also knows these issues, but now he cannot take risks. It is the most important thing to firmly suppress the rebellion.

The problem is that the subordinate does not hold back for the leader.

"However, the chaotic party is still a group of rioters. If the time goes on, it may become a climate, and it will be hard to fight!" Albrecht thought and said

"Albrecht, don't worry about this issue. I can guarantee that the longer the time, the more chaotic the party will become, and it is impossible to integrate them!" Franz said confidently.