In fact, after repeated exhortations from Franz before, John Sina can be called cautious, and the latter has adopted an attitude of preferring to kill possible rebels by mistake rather than let them go.

But it was this one who put John Charlie Fremont in, after a large number of American immigrants and adventurers who wanted to enter California were either deported or attacked by bounty hunters and natives, and none of them could drive into it as a wedge.

As an explorer who explored the Rocky Mountains, John Charlie Fremont earned John Taylor's trust. So the latter gave the former an almost impossible task.

That was to start a major rebellion at the same time as the Union Army attacked California, helping the United States gain a foothold there.

An area where no one could set foot on it, which sparked the blood of the former's adventurers, Fremont pondered several unsuccessful ways to enter California, and even witnessed a Mexican legion slaughtered by Austrian border troops.

Later, he came up with the idea that it was easy to penetrate from the sea, especially in an inaccessible no-man's land like Baja California.

But it was impossible to organize a rebellion in such a deserted place, so he came up with a way to get the identity of an expedition leader from a high-ranking Mexican official.

John Sina had long been accustomed to such Mexican expeditions, which were nothing more than a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, and he usually gave them a few favors to get rid of, and he didn't bother to care if they didn't touch the gold mines.

Fremont and his team blatantly began to "explore" and set up camps, and after a long period of operation, the explorer finally bought off the Austrian magistrate in San Diego.

News of the San Diego rebellion soon reached San Francisco (now Los Angeles), and John Sina choked with a choked throat.

"Does anyone else know about this, Colonel Mithra?"

"No, sir." Adjutant Mithra replied.

"Order that the news be blocked, that the news of the fall of San Diego must not be allowed to spread, and that any lawbreakers who dare to spread rumors about this matter will be arrested by me. If necessary, I authorize you the right to suppress it directly by lethal force! ”

"Yes, sir!" Colonel Mithra gave a military salute and walked out of the office with a solemn expression.

At this time, San Francisco was the center of the Austrian Empire in California, and San Diego was only 190 kilometers away.

It only took five days for the rebels to march to get there, and perhaps the enemy was already on their way to San Francisco.

What's even more terrifying is that San Diego is still an excellent port, which can be used as a landing place for the Americans, and if the enemy and the rebels meet, it will be a great threat to San Francisco.

At the same time, they also had the option of joining up with the U.S. Army to the east to attack the fortress of St. Gabriel, and once it fell, the Austrians would have to huddle in a few cities and wait for the fate of being divided and surrounded.

John Sina picked up a cigar and put it in his mouth to cool down, but he couldn't wipe the fire several times, and even broke the match because his hand kept shaking.

"Boom!" The flame finally lit up, John Sina took a sharp breath, and Archduke Carl Ferdinand withdrew the lighter in his hand.

"Calm down, it's not as bad as you think." The latter comforted.

"How can I calm down!? I'm a Jew! I used to sell candy when I was younger! Shoeshine! Pick up cinders everywhere! Not like a nobleman like you, born with everything!

Even if you lose, you will still be a royal duke! Or a general! If I lose, it's no different from a piece of, or a piece of that someone else steps on and is dirty!

You don't understand anything! You can lose as many times as you want, but I can't afford to lose once! I am our family's only hope."

John Sina roared hysterically, all these years of caution and dedication in order to one day trample the Rothschilds under his feet and restore the former glory of the Sinaes.

"Pay attention to your words and smoke less, it will not be good for your body and career. Don't be bitter and have a drink. ”

Archduke Carl Ferdinand reminded that he, as the son of Archduke Karl, perfectly inherited his father's sanity and indifference.

When he heard the word "career", Johann Sina remembered that Austrian officials were not allowed to smoke at will, such as in the imperial palace in Vienna and in front of the royal family, and he had indeed lost his mind just now.

John Sina immediately extinguished the cigarette in his hand, but he did not touch the wine, for he knew that it could be messy; It is true that the moment of crisis has come to a critical juncture, but he will not take the initiative to go to the British.

"Win it all or lose it outright." This is John Sina's truest thoughts, and of course he will not say it.

Archduke Carl Ferdinand continued to persuade.

"Don't worry, this rebellion is not a good thing for us."

John Sina's eyes lit up immediately, he didn't understand military matters, but he knew that the young Grand Duke in front of him was definitely the best in the army.

"Your Highness, are you saying that this is good news for us? I don't understand, your biggest concern before was being caught between two sides. ”

"Indeed." Carl Ferdinand replied sincerely.

"Isn't that the worst situation you describe now?

And we don't have the sea power to stop the Yankees' navy, and if we scuttle a cargo ship, we might be able to block the port of San Diego."

John Sina was saying that a crazy idea suddenly came to mind.

Of course, such a professional idea could not have been conceived by a layman like him, and the person who came up with such a crazy and reasonable military strategy was naturally Archduke Friedrich.

This method is indeed reasonable and feasible, but there is a problem, that is, it may be too late in time, after all, the Austrian side does not know the movements of the American fleet.

If you rush to San Diego and meet each other, it will be like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and another problem is that it takes a lot of courage or perfect escape conditions to sink yourself.

And apparently the California Coast Guard at this time does not have any.

Archduke Carl Ferdinand shook his head and continued.

"That's my brother's crazy strategy, and it's only him who can really execute it, and we can't do it.

But what I'm afraid of is that if I don't know it, and now that we know the other side's course of action, we might as well be bold. ”

"You mean?.take the initiative?" John Sina was a little incredulous because the intelligence said that the U.S. military had at least 100,000 men and hundreds of ships.

"Yes."

"But the intelligence said," John Sina had not finished speaking when he was interrupted by Archduke Ferdinand.

"Read less American newspapers, read ours!"

The former took the newspaper and was startled.

"Five thousand men and ten boats?! It can't be! What can this force do?! ”

"It doesn't matter, the propaganda is true or false. The important thing is that I still have 20,000 troops at my disposal, and I was planning to launch an offensive to eliminate the outposts of the First American Army.

Now I can change the plan to go to San Diego and fight the Americans. ”

"But that's too risky, isn't it?"

"Mr. Sina, the most difficult thing on the battlefield is not to fight, but to judge the enemy's movements. Now there's a rebellion in San Diego that kills the landing site of the American troops, and all we have to do is go there and defeat them! ”

(End of chapter)