War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

When the two sides collided again, the rebel soldiers discovered some problems. The Austrian soldiers at the front were all very tall and carried guns without bayonets, and they also carried a large can behind them.

This made the rebel soldiers feel a little confused.

"Are they using water guns to spray us in the face?"

However, when the two sides approached a distance of 20-30 meters, the Austrian soldiers fired first, knocking down all the rebels' front row in an instant.

But this was within Giovanni's expectation, and he immediately shouted: "Don't be stunned! Rush! Their bullets are out!"

At this time, Giovanni's student soldiers decided to take the lead, and General Fabio also ordered his reserves to rush forward. They knew very well that as long as they could bring up morale, the outcome of the battle might be reversed.

But they were wrong. The Austrian soldiers in front of them still had bullets in their guns. They were not carrying buckets, but airbags.

This is the characteristic arm of the Austrian Empire - air rifle soldiers. However, since the anti-French war, due to the high cost and lack of ideal results, they have gradually withdrawn from the army and have become the private armed forces of some princes and nobles. .

Therefore, it is normal for even the rebels who also serve in Austria have never seen this unit.

But at this time, thanks to Franz's efforts, the air rifle soldiers were "resurrected" again.

Only the sound of "Ta! Ta! Ta!" was heard, and those weird firearms fired bullets continuously.

More than a dozen soldiers armed with high-pressure air guns suppressed the rebels with fire, and the rebels couldn't even get close. Coupled with the dark Austrian soldiers behind them, the rebels at the front collapsed in less than a minute, dying and fleeing.

This time neither Giovanni nor Fabio could stop the decline. Daniele Manin looked at the crowd who fled back again and roared.

"For God's sake! Do something quickly!"

"What the hell can I do?! Damn it! If you, the bastard, hadn't bewitched me, I would be the hero of Austria now!"

Fabio roared back and pushed Daniele Manin, the new honorary mayor, to the ground.

"Damn traitor! Catch this traitor quickly! He is a lackey of the Austrians!"

Daniele Manin had tried this method on countless people before, but it failed at this time because people were thinking about how to escape.

Fabio spat hard in Daniele Manin's face. Just when the former was about to kill the latter, a group of cavalry and a large group of infantry in mixed clothing rushed over from behind them. .

The two-sided attack accelerated the collapse of the rebels, but the difference was that this time someone finally shouted, "Surrender and avoid death."

In fact, the force that came to outflank was the reconnaissance force sent by Franz before. After breaking through the encirclement, they contacted the loyalist forces in Venice.

In addition, Franz had contacted the remaining navy in the harbor area before, and a joint sea and land force was born.

The rebels, who were attacked from both sides, almost sealed their defeat from the first moment, and then watched how they died.

There was no suspense about the outcome of the battle. Most of the rebels chose to surrender. Those who did not surrender or did not have time to surrender were all killed on the spot.

General Fabio and Giovanni appeared at the front of the team holding Daniele Manin, announcing the end of the battle.

Franz accepted the other party's surrender, but the trouble was that Fabio and Giovanni insisted that they had captured Daniele Manin and he was the hero of Austria.

"Archduke Franz! We have been waiting for the arrival of the Austrian Empire's heavenly soldiers for a long time! These damn gangsters have controlled our families and tempted us with high-ranking officials and generous salaries. We were forced!

But it's fine now! You are here! The imperial sun has risen again! "

Franz looked at the sky, which was already dark. Due to the damage caused by the war, many lighting systems in the city were damaged, making the whole city look extremely dim.

"Invite them to the square of the city hall and starve them for a few days first."

"Archduke Franz"

The soldiers of the Royal Dragoons had seen this kind of thing too much in Galicia, so they were not surprised and directly took several ringleaders for interrogation.

According to past experience, these masterminds will have a list in their hands. They don't know why. These people don't run a company, so why do they have to have a roster and account books?

The first thing Franz did when he occupied Venice was to restore communications with the outside world. One was to announce the good news. Since the war began, Austria had been on the defensive and needed a victory to boost morale. At the same time, it was also to frighten Xiaoxiao. The internal threat was The most troublesome.

Another reason is that Venice's position was too important at this time. It was not only the core of northern Italy, but also the most critical maritime node of the Austrian Empire.

Although Franz has been developing Trieste, people's thinking and government policies have inertia, and everyone will always unconsciously tilt towards Venice. People in their own country are like this, let alone other countries.

Venice's glorious history gave it another chance to be reborn, but the war destroyed half of its vitality.

But at this time Venice was still one of the most important ports in the Austrian Empire and even on the Mediterranean coast.

At this time, the external channels were too important for the Austrian Empire. The reason why the Austrians were able to live a life with almost no worries about food and clothing during the disaster years was due to the blood sucking from the colonies.

Once the supply to the colony is cut off, the domestic situation will quickly deteriorate, but it will not collapse. After all, Franz has accumulated a lot of inventory over the years.

However, this will seriously slow down the subsequent economic development of the Austrian Empire and leave certain hidden dangers.

The original purpose of this war was to solve the hidden dangers that had accumulated in the country for hundreds of years. Franz would never tolerate rape just to end the war.

In fact, in addition to this, Franz also reserved a hand, specially prepared for the British.

The third point is to relieve Albrecht's worries. After all, the main supporters of the rebels who support the Papal States and Italy are in the cities, while the vast rural areas are more inclined to the royal family.

It is easy for people in this era to look down on farmers, especially those high-ranking urban men. It is absolutely impossible for them to join forces with farmers. Poland was the best example before.

At the same time, Marshal Radetzki led his main force to leave the battlefield in Milan, which made the rebels in Milan breathe a sigh of relief. They felt that their sacrifices were finally worthwhile.

Carlo Alberto promised to arrive in Milan within seven days, and at the same time, he would first give the rebels in Milan five thousand rifles to survive the most difficult time.

But what they didn't know was that Eusebio, the veteran general of the Kingdom of Sardinia, was just preparing to cross the river. What they didn't even know was that Marshal Radetzki himself had arrived at the river with the vanguard and was watching all this quietly. .