War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

The Slovak uprising would have been a good thing for the Austrian Empire, not just Baron Gregrich. After all, this was another royalist victory in a sense.

In the eastern section of the Hornad River, the ancient city of Kosice, close to the Hungarian border, once again sounded the alarm.

But the bell ringer has changed, and what remains unchanged is the same piercing sound.

Baron Gregrich outside Kosice was confused because after the Battle of Banská Bystrica, the Magyar army was almost collapsed.

But the city in front of him, which was difficult to associate with majesty, actually blocked his way. Baron Gregridge did not believe that all the Magyars were not afraid of death.

If the Magyars really have warriors who are not afraid of death, then he will definitely help them. After all, their heroes are my enemies.

Such a crazy nation, the stronger it becomes, the more terrifying it becomes.

Baron Gregridge had just ordered the siege of the city, and a team appeared on the bridge outside the city.

The size of this team is not small, there are three to four hundred people, but it doesn't look like they are fighting, more like they are bluffing.

"Report! Lord Baron! The Czechs in Kosice demand negotiations."

"Czech?"

"Yes, they call themselves representatives of the Czech nation and the Slovak region."

"When did Kosice become the domain of the Czechs? And when did it become representative of the whole of Slovakia?"

Baron Gregrich was confused, but more importantly angry, but still received the representatives of Kosice.

"Loyal subjects of the empire, you can now put down your swords and guns and let everything return to normal. The power of the Magyars has collapsed, and the empire will now restore order in Kosice."

As an officer with a noble background, Baron Gregridge is still good at speaking in situations. However, the representatives of Kosice responded extremely coldly, and the leader, an old man wearing traditional Czech national costumes, said in a bad tone.

"This city is ours."

Baron Gregridge was a little helpless.

"Of course this city belongs to you, but legally speaking this city also belongs to the emperor and the empire."

The leader of the group, the old man, angrily hit the ground with his cane.

"This city is ours now, and if you want it you must agree to our conditions!"

The Galician officers on the side were very angry, and they wanted to tear down the old bones in front of them immediately.

"What do you want?"

Baron Gregridge's tone was surprisingly calm, but everyone who knew him knew that this was a sign of his extreme anger.

“We need to revive our culture and keep our language. Czech must be used in schools, shopping malls, hospitals and government agencies!

We want to vote for our own parliament and government, as well as the power of local self-government! "

"We don't want to get involved in your war with the Hungarians!"

"That's right! We want political, economic and judicial independence and no longer be controlled by the Austrian Empire! Otherwise"

"Then please prepare to fight. We are in a hurry and don't want to waste too much time."

Baron Gregrich no longer wanted to talk. He was a close associate of Count Stadion and naturally understood the source of the turmoil in the Austrian Empire.

The privileges of the few and the few who want to continue to expand their privileges, and enough idiots and a dirty enough society.

Baron Gregridge also hated this country when he was young, and hated his own origin even more. If he were a great nobleman, he might have the ability to change the world. If he were a commoner, he would overthrow it without hesitation.

Unfortunately, the Gregridge family is neither a wealthy family nor a common people.

Baron Gregridge's parents were close relatives. Among the six brothers and sisters in the family, he was the only one who was mentally sound. After his father died, Baron Gregridge had to take on the heavy responsibility of taking care of his mentally retarded mother and five siblings.

Baron Gregridge was repeating hopeless work day after day. He had no connections and no money. Even if he got full marks in all courses, he still couldn't get a first-class evaluation.

(At that time, the education evaluation system of the Austrian Empire was divided into five levels from high to low, with first level being the highest level.)

But I don’t know since when, this country has changed, and a large number of meritorious positions have appeared. He has gradually changed from the secretary of an infantry regiment to the deputy commander of the Galician Army.

Baron Gregridge loves this country, so he doesn't want to leave too many borers behind. He has seen the light, so he doesn't want darkness to cover the sky again.

At this time, the old man opposite became anxious.

"Asshole! I won't talk to you, let your commander talk to me! You are ignorant! There are five thousand young men in Kosice! We still have a moat."

Baron Gregridge wants no nonsense.

"I am the highest military commander here, and my orders are to remove all obstacles on the road to Budapest."

"What? Are you saying we are an obstacle that needs to be cleared?"

"Aren't you?"

"I won't talk to you, let your boss come!"

"I give you two hours to evacuate innocent civilians from this city."

"Let Franz come! Otherwise the thirty-five thousand residents of Kosice will fight you to the death!"

Both sides said their own things, but neither had the slightest intention of giving in.

It's just that the local nobles and gentry in Kosice don't want to be martyred for Czech nationalism. After all, they are Slovaks or upper-class people, in short, they are not Czechs.

Seeing that Baron Gregridge was about to leave with his people, the talkers from several big local families in Kosice immediately chased after him.

"Master General, please wait. We have something to discuss. We are all loyal ministers to the Austrian Empire, but the Hungarians used copper mines as collateral to expropriate a lot of things from us.

As long as you can guarantee that we can obtain the mining rights of the copper mine, we will open the city immediately to welcome the army into the city. We are also trying to stabilize the order in the rear, you can understand. "

Baron Gregridge glanced sideways and sneered.

"Understood, why don't I understand? You are just using the Magyars to attack your business competitors. Now that the Magyars are finished, you want to threaten the lives of 35,000 civilians in the city to ensure that you get The benefits can be pocketed.”

Several middle-aged men in gorgeous clothes looked at each other for a moment. They thought that the soldiers of the Austrian Empire were a bunch of rough guys, but the young general in front of them was obviously not.

“I remember correctly, the copper mine outside the city is the property of the Pillai family.

The Pillai family raised troops to fight against the invasion of the Magyars, but was betrayed by traitors. As a result, the entire family except their youngest son, who was studying in Vienna, was hanged on this bridge. "

"Haha. We also sympathize with the Pillai family's plight, but the deceased is gone. The copper mine is related to the country's plans. We have to resume production, right?"

Several middle-aged people in gorgeous clothes said with a smile.