Chapter 57: Do You Believe?

At first, when Franz heard that Frey Holocey had set himself on fire and was not dead, the former was still wondering how to avenge the burning of his ancestral land, and whether he could avenge it.

When he saw the latter, Franz was stunned, Frey Holosey's clothes were intact, not to mention burns, not even burns.

The co-author escaped from the heat, and was caught by the people watching the excitement outside, and there were two bruises on his face, which may have been beaten out at that time.

Colonel Monta, who accompanied him, felt that it was a very serious sin to burn people's ancestral homes by torture, in any region and in any culture, and that it was a very serious provocation and humiliation.

"We'll stick him in front of the Eagle Castle and let the Alpine Mountain Eagle settle for him. Just a good time to warn potential enemies that there is a price to be paid for challenging empires and families. ”

Along the way, Colonel Monta fought a battle in which he killed an assassin with only one dagger.

At this time, he was anxious to express himself, and if the burning of the ancestral house was placed on ordinary nobles, it would be an endless matter, and Colonel Monta felt that Franz must empathize with him, hoping that he could fight the enemy in the most cruel way.

However, Colonel Bordeaux, the chamberlain officer on the side, felt that Franz would not be so reckless in his usual way of handling things.

"Frey Holosey, as the leader of the rebels, must be as guilty of sin as the Swiss magistrates he has met before, and we may be able to give this power to the people, as we normally would, and try him before his death, as we have done in Poland before.

However, for the sake of safety, such heinous people are often extremely powerful in the local area, and in order to prevent secondary harm to the people, I propose to cut out his tongue or put a cage on him so that he cannot 'speak ill words'. ”

Franz touched his chin, he was surprised that Bordeaux could say such a thing, it seemed that it had really grown.

As for Colonel Monta's feelings, Franz is difficult to empathize with, and his approach is simply too ill-conceived. It's cool to torture yourself, but what will historians and the media say?

The prosperity of the powerful Habsburg family in Austria is naturally not a big problem, and it can even be said that it is a representative of courage and blood, but what about when it goes downhill or encounters setbacks?

I'm afraid that those who praise at this time will only jump out and fall into the ground as soon as possible.

Bordeaux's approach was good, and Franz had done it before. The purpose can be achieved, and the pot can be thrown out.

But the situation at this time is different, if people bully themselves to the top of their heads and still have no emotion, it will not be regarded as unfathomable, but will only be regarded as a joke after dinner.

However, Franz still won't deal with him himself, because there are more efficient ways to deal with it.

In fact, Franz had another person in his hands, and that was former President Joseph Lowy, who was sent by the French.

Joseph Loy and Frey Holosey were really brothers, the latter attempted to self-immolate, and the former failed to betray the country.

Louis Philippe most likely did not want to pay the 20 million francs, and at the same time had the intention of showing favor to the Austrian side, after all, the forces of the two sides had already reversed.

In fact, the French did this for another reason, that is, they hoped to get rid of Joseph Loy by the hands of the Austrian Empire.

This has the advantage of not having to bear the stigma, which makes it easier for you to wash away the image of the aggressor and make France look more like a protector.

If the Austrian side directly executes Josef Lowy, then the Austrian side seems to be happy, but in the eyes of Josef Lowy's supporters and ordinary Swiss people who do not know the truth, it will be completely different.

But if Joseph Loy is not executed, or if he is punished too lightly, he will be left with a legacy of great misfortune and an image of weakness.

This dilemma is exactly what the French want to see, but Franz does not intend to wander into the trap of the other side's mind.

Joseph Lowy, a failed patriot, has only been captured for a dozen days, and his blonde hair is gray.

"Hello, Mr. Joseph Lowy."

Franz said very politely.

Joseph Lowy looked at Franz with a smile.

"You are the Grand Duke who will succeed to the throne of Austria? Is that much of a threat to you in Switzerland? The Habsburgs actually sent two archdukes.

That's right, too! We in Switzerland have lost this time against you. Ha ha! Just this one made us lose a lot!

However, I have to admit that Archduke Karl is indeed powerful, and he defeated our army of 200,000 with only 40,000 men.

If only we had a Napoleon in Switzerland, maybe we could go to Vienna. ”

Joseph Lowy said to himself, in fact, he wanted to take the initiative in the words, but Franz had no other purpose in this trip, so he followed the other party.

"In fact, in the strict sense of the word, your soldiers cannot be called soldiers at all, and the fighting between the two sides is still stuck in the last century.

For other reasons, the attrition is at least three times that of the battle, and it makes sense that Grandpa Carl can win against you.

I don't know if there was Napoleon in Switzerland, but General Dufort was a respectable man, and if his opponents were Constantine Sigwater and Ulrich Salis, he would have ended the war before the European nations became active. ”

Historically, it took Dufour 27 days to end the war, at the cost of 78 dead and 260 wounded.

Joseph Loy laughed.

"Definitely! Konstantin and Ulrich, the two idiots, they were afraid that I would break my promise and kill them. What's the use of me killing two pigs? Ha ha!

But don't worry! We in Switzerland will not perish! The HRE of the past could not defeat us! Napoleon could not defeat us either! Austria is even less likely to defeat us!

You Austrians are indeed fierce jackals, but don't forget that there is a lion next to you. Now that we are gone, the hungry lion will sooner or later tear you apart!

At that time, we will be able to regain Switzerland! France and Austria, you will pay the price of blood for today's greed! ”

"You're a good politician, but you can think of anything you can think of by others."

Franz said and pulled out a map of the proposed strategic distribution, and Joseph Loy stared at the colorful new map of Switzerland for a long time.

"Are you Austrians so aggressive just for that ancestral land? You just said we can discuss! ”

Franz shook his head.

"Most of those who died were loyal to the Swiss Confederation or were forced to be loyal to the Swiss Confederation."

Joseph Loy was speechless for a while, and Franz was right, this was the Swiss Civil War, and of course it was the Swiss who died.

He thought for a long time before speaking again.

"I said I was a patriot, do you believe me?"