War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

After teams of Austrian soldiers got off the train, the Frankfurt citizens and caregivers who were waiting for them were a little confused. A few minutes later, several train station managers holding batons finally arrived at the scene.

"Are you here to fight?"

"No, we are here to liberate you!"

The first batch of Austrian troops quickly occupied the Frankfurt train station. At this time, the intelligence personnel of the German Federation arrived at the dock with the news of the defeat on the front line.

In fact, the intelligence on the front line should have been sent back to Frankfurt by telegraph as soon as possible, but it happened that there were some problems with the line from the Bavarian Confederation Telegraph Company to Frankfurt.

(There was no radio at the time. If a private person laid a telegraph line, it was no different from opening a company. The cost of laying and maintaining it alone was sky-high.)

In fact, it is hard to say who is the home court in Bavaria. Although the Bavarian government surrendered to the National Assembly at the first time, it does not mean that Franz's influence here is weak.

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In fact, the Bavarian royal family has been weak in its presence due to its long-term performance, but Mrs. Sophie and the Austrian Empire are synonymous with strength in the minds of Bavarians.

Coupled with the Bavarian Association and the German Customs Union, as well as the years of cultivation of the church, Franz, the emperor from the Habsburg family, has a high degree of recognition in the Bavarian region.

At this time, Bavarian King Maximilian II was actually very opposed to the union of the German states, and a weak presence does not mean non-existence.

It has to be said that the intelligence personnel of the German Federation have accumulated rich experience in the long-term battle of wits and courage with the governments of the Confederation. They first thought of pigeon letters.

But pigeons are just animals. They can travel back and forth to specific places but will not look for specific people, let alone knock on the door and break into the meeting room for emergencies.

Moreover, the personnel responsible for handling pigeon letters were not on call 24 hours a day. It was not uncommon for them to be on call for a few hours at night, or even for a day or two.

At this time, the speed of horses could not catch up with the train at all. Apart from the train, the fastest way to get from the Bavarian border to Frankfurt was to take a steamer.

So the intelligence personnel in the front of the Federation also took a steamer back to Frankfurt just in case, but they were too late when they arrived.

The vanguard of the Austrian Empire had arrived in Frankfurt, and the ships carrying the Austrian army on the river were also approaching.

It must be said that as the headquarters of the National Assembly, the army in Frankfurt was quite loyal to it.

Two thousand well-trained city guards quickly assembled and tried to retake the railway station and the dock.

However, this well-trained was only relative to those hooligans and tax defaulters who usually disturbed social order, but they were really vulnerable in front of the Austrian army, which was far superior in equipment and discipline.

After all, street fights and tax resistance usually do not use cannons and rockets, and the city guards suffered heavy losses under the bombardment of heavy weapons of the army.

Frankfurt, National Assembly.

A man with burnt hair and a gray face broke into the parliament hall, and the faces of the members around him were very ugly.

Deputy Speaker Gabriel Riesel asked anxiously.

"How? Can they be driven out of the city?"

The man shook his head, and Deputy Speaker Gabriel Riesel continued to ask unwillingly.

"Can it be defended?"

The man shook his head again and said with a wry smile. "Please retreat first, members of parliament, we will swear to hold back the pseudo-emperor's running dogs. Please keep hope for the German nation"

"Okay, remember. Don't forget to organize the people to build barricades. All this is for the future of Germany. Go, kid."

The man still had a lot to say, but the members of parliament obviously didn't want to listen.

"Mr. Simsson, what should we do?"

A member of parliament asked in a panic, and Edward Simsson said without hesitation.

"Go to Cologne, where there is a military fortress built by the Prussians. The Austrians have blocked the central railway station and the docks.

Now everyone go back and start preparing. We will leave from the new station in two hours and blow up the railway."

Although Edward Simsson said it with certainty, most of the parliamentarians were in doubt at this time.

How could hundreds of thousands of people be defeated? Will they be safe in Cologne? Is the National Assembly finished?

Once people start to waver, they will have a lot of thoughts, so some people want to leave the main force and escape alone, some want to take the opportunity to take power, and some more ruthless people simply make up their minds and prepare to abandon the dark and join the light.

However, most of them failed to do so. The Frankfurt City Guards did not resist for too long. The Austrian army quickly blocked the main passages of the entire city.

This naturally includes the newly built railway station in Frankfurt and the small ports on the river bank. Even if someone can escape from the private port, they will encounter the Austrian inland patrol on the river.

Franz had done his homework for this day, and it was not difficult to plant spies in a place like the Free City of Frankfurt.

Franz's primary goal was to capture members of the National Assembly. Franz needed them to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes. He didn't care about the small fry who were on the surface.

Franz knew very well that he could have as many agents as he wanted. No matter how many he killed, it would be useless. The rash stigmatization would only make him look bad and be labeled a butcher.

It would be better to say that doing so would help the real masterminds. After all, they would be relieved if these people died, and they could even save the trouble of doing it themselves.

At the same time, it would provide them with countless new excuses. As long as the powerful emperor and government were not so powerful, they could jump out and continue to do whatever they wanted, and stare at these scars and expose them fiercely.

It was like a ulcer attached to the bone. No matter how hard you tried, you could not prevent it. Cutting off your wrists and arms, or even digging out your heart and lungs, it was useless.

The capitalists of all Germany had united long ago, but the nobles were still fighting among themselves and even sympathizing with their enemies.

According to the theory that the butt determines the head, Franz could not tolerate this situation to continue. He wanted to break this trend, even if it meant being an enemy of the entire German liberals.

Franz's secondary target is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. After all, everyone's property should be protected, and Frankfurt obviously does not have this ability.

Franz thinks Vienna is good, and most of the stocks in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange come from the Austrian Empire. In 1820, the first stock listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange was the Austrian Imperial National Bank.

Of course, the headquarters of major banks established in Frankfurt are also protected, but the Austrian army is only responsible for protection, and the banks themselves have to handle the sealing and relocation.

Franz usually does not force people, unless some people are ignorant or have dirty butts.