May 2, 1848.

"There was a riot on the streets of the coal market!"

"There is a fire on Haber Street in the south of the city!"

"There was a robbery at the Old Town Opera House!"

From the morning onwards, the security forces throughout Vienna were exhausted.

Everyone had an ominous premonition that the security forces were being stripped away from the central area little by little, but they were subject to some orders that had to be carried out.

The most central area of Vienna was now the weakest area of law and order.

Dozens of large and small civil society organizations are gathering here in the north of the city, but there is no power to restrain or supervise them.

In fact, they weren't supposed to gather here, but suddenly these dozens of organizations changed their original plans within a few days, and even some of the original leaders of the organizations disappeared from the world.

Most of these people were coerced, and each of them was asked to get more people on board.

At this time, tens of thousands of people gathered in the north of the city, and then began to march towards the palace under the leadership of the leaders of all parties.

Until then, though, routine performances are indispensable.

"Against hunger! Against oppression! Against tyranny! We want bread! We want cheese! ”

A man who looked like an opinion leader stood on a raised platform made of a makeshift crate, and the crowd in the audience applauded thunderously.

It's just that although their blood is surging, they don't know what it's for, only that there are always a few special excitement and exaggerations in each area.

However, the mood of the people is extremely susceptible, and even if a few people are still awake, they are not willing to stand up, or even dare not stand up.

In fact, the people who come here today are more or less lucky, they feel that the government will compromise with them.

If the government could open a warehouse for grain, their life would be much better, and the Vienna government has not failed to do so in the past few years.

It would be nice if they could send some more money, but they don't want cash-for-work. Although the wages of government projects are high, they are often accompanied by high-intensity manual labor.

It's better to have money without having to work

Of course, there are also those who really want to follow the example of the Parisians to overthrow their national government, and these people are also the most active part of them.

However, more people are pretending to be hot-blooded, but in fact they are watching coldly, and at this time they are standing with these idiots, just needing to use their flesh and blood to pave the way for themselves.

"To the Hofburg Palace! We want to convince the Emperor! We want bread! We want cheese!."

"We want bread! We want cheese! ”

The marching crowd swaggered through the city, and there was still no team to stop them. The remaining small group of gendarmes and police could not do anything even if they were discovered.

Jon Brax, a young police officer, can't ignore the chaos. However, just as Jon Brax was about to step forward to stop the crowd, his partner Carl von Blauski stopped him.

"Jörn! Are you crazy? They're going to eat you! ”

"Are you going to let me sit idly by? Look in the direction they're going! ”

Jon Brax is ashamed and angry at his companion's actions, but Carl von Blauski is calm.

"I saw it, they were going downtown."

Jon Blax was even angrier.

"You know what the city center is! There is nothing but the imperial government is the court! Are you going to sit back and watch them storm the palace? Subvert the imperial government? ”

"It's not like this kind of thing hasn't happened before, it's better for us to stay away, these people are crazy people who will get angry with us if they don't get it right."

Carl von Blauski was telling the truth, there had been several demonstrations in Vienna before.

Attempts to stop them were all beaten and several clergy and officials lost their lives.

"If these guys continue to make trouble, the country will be finished! They will only make things worse!

At the time of Prince Metternich's absence, at least our country was at peace, the government would distribute relief food, and prices would be stable.

Look after Metternich is gone! How many prime ministers and how many cabinets have been changed one by one! I can't even remember!

Is it really the incompetence of the big guys? I think it's the problem with these bastards! The prime minister and the cabinet will change when they say they will change!

What Sardinia, Modena want to come and take a bite! The Hungarian barbarians dare to rebel! If it weren't for them messing up the government, would these flies and mosquitoes dare to make trouble? ”

Jon Brax said sternly, and Carl von Blauski shook his head.

"So what? What can we do? You and I are just sesame mung beans in the eyes of others! ”

"Then I'm going to stop them too!"

"Don't die! Come back! ”

Jon Blax shook off his partner's hand and strode towards the march that was engulfing the crowd.

The planners knew that the more people there were, the easier things would be, so they tried to bring in as many people as possible along the way, even knocking on doors.

However, after many repeated tugs by the government and liberals, most of the people have become vigilant, and the quality of the people in Vienna is relatively high, and the per capita has a primary school education, so it is not so easy to fool.

But most people did not dare to confront such marching groups, they simply closed their doors and windows and refused to join the farce.

"Hey! Listen! Hurry home! I'll act like nothing happened! Otherwise, you will bear the consequences! ”

Jon Blax yelled, but the crowd took him as a joke.

The leader of the procession always liked to wear a pair of glasses, so everyone liked to call him "the wise man".

The "wise man" saw that there was only one person in the way in front of him, and deliberately leaned his ear over.

"What do you say? I didn't hear it. Say it again! ”

The "wise man" is very good at mobilizing the atmosphere as the leader, and this kind of guy with the mantis arm is the best way to humiliate him, and it is best to boost the morale of the collective.

Those who walked at the front of the procession were naturally familiar with the style of the "wise man", and they immediately let out a burst of laughter in cooperation and then repeated the words of the "wise man" loudly.

"Say it again! Say it again! Brat! You repeat! ”

Normally, the other party will be like a tsunami, and the momentum will be completely lost, and even the butt will urine.

But this time there was something different, the lonely figure was not intimidated, he walked directly forward and grabbed the ear of the "wise man" and shouted: "Get out of the house!" ”

The "Wise Man" did not anticipate this, and he did not have time to retract his head, only to be caught by Jon Brax's ear and roared, causing him to lose his head.

Jon Blax, a police officer with extensive experience in basic work, understands the truth of hitting a snake and hitting seven inches, so he grabbed the leader by the neck and buckled him.

"Listen! The party is over! Get out of here! Otherwise I'll put you all in jail! Do you know that you are sinning? The army is on its way!

Don't want to die! If you don't want to go to jail, get home! ”

Since the "Wise Man" was still in the hands of Jon Brax, these words directly made the parade parade silent.

What Jon Brax said is indeed very reasonable, and the credibility is very high, although he made it up, but the fact that there are tens of thousands of garrisons in Vienna at this time is well known.

Moreover, the government and the army have suppressed some radicals several times before, and that is a bloody lesson.

What barricades, what street fighting, were ineffective in front of the Austrian army.

In fact, due to Franz's presence, Albrecht's main focus in the past as commander of the Vienna City Defense Army was on dealing with barricades and how to fight street fighting.

Although it is a summary of some immature experience, it is far ahead of the times, and the opponents are just some militants who are not even a militia.

Seeing that the people in front of them hesitated, especially since even the wise man, one of the leaders, was caught, the people in the procession began to whisper.

"What should I do? It was like Officer Brax. ”

"Mad Dog Brax? Oh, my God! ”

"What's wrong?"

"This guy even dares to catch the dog of the noble lord!"

"That's crazy enough."

When the people on the side heard someone say this, they immediately replied.

"Outlander, huh?"

"Yes, I'm here to report to Vienna."

The tall foreigner has two very arrogant beards, just like Roger's beard in One Piece.

"Coming to Vienna at this time to report on work? You're not funny, are you? The country and the royal family are going to be finished, what else do you do!

Rebel with us! Delicious! Drink spicy! Just like the Parisians. ”

"Parisians can't eat anymore."

The tall stranger said with a blank face.

"Really? Don't lie to me! I've heard people say that as long as the old and decaying dynasty is overthrown, all of us can live the same life as the emperor.

You can eat as many as you want about the pig's trotters, and you can drink all-you-can-eat cabbage soup every day. ”

"His Majesty the Emperor may not be able to hold the pig's trotters As for the cabbage, it doesn't seem to belong to the court cuisine. After all, Czechs, Italians and French people are not very fond of cabbage. ”

The tall stranger said as he recalled.

"You're pretty researched."

"I understand a little, but what do we do now?"

The tall stranger asked suddenly, and the answers of the people around him were very crisp.

"Watch the play! Whoever wins, we'll listen to whom! ”

"That's right! In this way, we will not suffer! ”

"But what if what the little officer said is true?"

"It's okay! The law does not hold the public accountable! And the Austrian government always picks on those who lead the trouble, so we don't need to be afraid. ”

"That's right! Earn without losing money! Occasionally, you can smash a few stores and make a fortune. Ha ha! ”

"Haha!"

Jon Blax couldn't stop the parade, because the real bigwigs couldn't wait, let alone care about a minion.

Out of nowhere, a gunshot rang out, right in the chest of the "wise man".

The "wise man" vomited a few mouthfuls of blood in disbelief and slowly collapsed. As for where this shot was originally aimed at, it is not known who it was aimed at.

In the face of the sudden change, Officer Jon Blax made the right decision.

That's one word "run"!

Fortunately, this police officer's job on weekdays is to walk the streets, and there are not many people in the team behind him who really want to desperately avenge the dead "wise man".

So Officer Jon Blax escaped without danger, and the hero of a few seconds could not change anything, and the parade continued to move forward.

In fact, these people are just cannon fodder, and according to the information of the Fantroy family, the royal guard is fully capable of resisting the attacks of these ordinary people after several expansions.

Later, Lieutenant General Morka's city defense army was the main force to capture the Hofburg Palace, and they would launch a surprise attack on the palace under the pretext of the royal family's massacre of civilians.

In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, Lieutenant General Morka brought all the artillery in the armory of the city defense army.

In fact, even with the help of artillery and rebels, Lieutenant General Morka's more than 10,000 city defense troops were not sure to defeat the equally well-equipped Forbidden Army.

But Lieutenant General Morka was confident at this time, because everything was under his control. He thought it was a good thing about the fire at Duke Fantro's house and the disappearance of Duke Fantro.

Especially since even Solomon Rothschild has disappeared, so when he captures the Hofburg Palace and captures Ferdinand I alive, the Hungarians will at least make themselves dukes.

No! You need the title of prince!

Lieutenant General Morka confidently sat in the tower in the distance and watched what was about to happen, it was impossible to compromise on the part of the Janissory Army, they were ready for battle, and the artillery was in the direction of the street.

This seems to be a duty of the forbidden army, but from the perspective of the marchers, it is a completely different situation.

The latter was reasonable, yet the former pointed cannons and bayonets at them. Then, the angry crowd began to storm the palace.

By the time the two sides are almost finished, Lieutenant General Molka will clean up the mess himself, and he still has a hole card.

Everything seemed to be running according to his script, but suddenly a white line blocked the procession.

They were the disabled veterans of Les Invalides in Vienna, but they had no weapons in their hands, only crutches and armchairs.

The veterans were neatly dressed, with their medals and ribbons hanging on their chests, with solemn and solemn expressions. Although it has been away from the battlefield for many years, the momentum has not diminished in the slightest.

The procession was forced to stop again, and some of them didn't know what to do with the old bones.

"Look at these old bones, they can fall apart when the wind blows! Are you here to touch porcelain? ”

The leaders wanted to make a few jokes about the veterans, but the atmosphere was frighteningly cold.

The citizens of Vienna still have a lot of respect for these veterans who fought for their country, and no one wants to make fun of this group of people who are not afraid of death.

As mentioned earlier, the economic situation of the Austrian Empire at that time was very bad, so the soldiers who could enter the Invalides were really dead.

Otherwise, you can only receive a meager pension and return to your hometown to fend for yourself.

"Go back! Go home! Be honest and loyal! Bread will be there! Cheese will be there too!

Our country will get better and better! The Italians have already surrendered! Pius IX also made Archduke Franz King of Rome.

This war is nothing more than a conspiracy of some careerists who have bewitched His Holiness the Pope. Now those people have been punished as they deserve, and His Holiness is back on our side!

Let's go home! The army of Archduke Franz is already on the way! ”

(End of chapter)