The crowd of marchers became noisy again, and the messages from the veterans clearly did not match what the former knew.

"What? Austrian army conquers Rome? ”

"I guess it's liberation." The tall outlander corrected.

"How is this possible? Doesn't it mean that Austria is now suffering from internal and external troubles? The Italian battlefield was beaten to the point that his armor was abandoned, and Marshal Radetzky's beard was burned! ”

"Yes! I heard that the Hungarians had entered Pressburg and had committed a massacre."

"More than that! The Bohemians also rebelled! ”

"There are only a few hundred of them."

"What's wrong with a few hundred people? There were only a few hundred Hussites back then! Isn't it the same as the Holy Roman Empire's coalition to lose their armor? ”

But in any case, the confidence of the marchers was once again shaken.

In fact, when Franz was crowned King of Rome by Pope Pius IX, the information reached Vienna as soon as possible.

Although it was just a political show, anyone knew how important it was to Austria at the time.

The only one who didn't take the matter so seriously was Franz himself, who was more worried about the international implications of the title.

After all, the word "Rome" is so influential in Europe that it conjures up a lot of things.

At this time, however, the Vienna government was in utter turmoil, with more than two dozen prime ministers in less than 100 days.

The average life expectancy of a government is less than 15 days, and the longest is just over a week. The direct consequence of such frequent changes is not only confusion, but also poor communication of information.

With the exception of the government, there were disagreements within the royal family about Franz's coronation. Mrs. Sophie and Archduke Franz Karl naturally felt that this was a good thing.

The former is ambitious and naturally likes Franz's title and title as long as possible, while the latter just looks very excited and happy.

As for Ferdinand I, he was even more amissible, to be honest he didn't like the mess at all, and he knew full well that he would retire in a few months.

But the conservative Grand Duke Louis and Empress Anne were very dissatisfied, because Ferdinand I was still on the throne at this time, and whether a crown prince had the right to receive titles from other countries still needs to be discussed.

They even moved out of Salik Law

Due to the heated internal controversy, the news of Franz's ascension to the Roman king was repeatedly delayed.

The reason why the veterans of the Invalides were able to learn this news was entirely due to the fact that the herald who was responsible for delivering the order had acquaintances at the Invalides.

The presence of disabled veterans on the streets at this time was completely out of Franz's plan, after all, he did not want these people who had shed blood for their country to make unnecessary sacrifices in their old age.

In fact, the conspirators of Lieutenant General Moorka and Duke Van Troo knew that Franz had won a great victory in Italy.

But because of this, they had to launch this coup d'état immediately, after all, Archduke Franz had never liked them very much.

And once Franz returns, he will have unparalleled prestige, and the power of the royal family will once again overwhelm the aristocracy, and they may have to face a scene where people are swords and I am fish.

However, they were not completely in a hurry, and according to their calculations, even if Franz set off immediately at the same time as the message returned, he would not be able to bring the entire army back to Vienna in two or three days.

In addition to this, in order to ensure victory, they also sent men to sabotage several key railways and bridges.

In fact, in their hearts, it would be best if they could blow up Franz on the way back and put the blame on the Italians.

The presence of police officers and veterans has seriously affected the morale of the marchers, and some of them have begun to retreat.

Lieutenant General Morka naturally couldn't allow such a situation to happen, but he didn't need to go into battle in person.

The leaders of the parade knew very well that they were doing their own business, and that the big men could be forgiven, but if they failed, they would be doomed.

They didn't sympathize with the disabled veteran, and the gunfire rang out again. With a burst of exclamation from the crowd, a veteran fell straight to the ground.

However, the neat queue of veterans did not disperse, and no one scurried around. The veterans didn't even glance at their fallen companions.

The shots rang out again, and another veteran lay in a pool of blood, but they still had no intention of backing down.

People may panic at the first shots, but the gunshots rang out one after the other, and the marching crowd soon discovered the gunman's location.

A lame veteran raised his crutches and pointed at the gunman, but he didn't say anything.

Suddenly a veteran sang the Austrian national anthem, it was their youth, it was their pride, it was the greatest achievement of their life

After the march, the crowd left only the corpses of the veterans, and the tall stranger watched in silence, he just silently saluted the warriors, and then disappeared with his men into the bloody streets.

The sound of gunfire, cannonballs, explosions, and screams continued from a distance, and Lieutenant General Morka put down the red wine glass in his hand.

"It's our turn! Today we are going to be the masters of Vienna! ”

The lieutenant carefully untied Lieutenant General Morka's scarf like a waiter and wiped the food scraps from his mouth.

In the camp of the city defense army, Lieutenant General Morka spoke to the soldiers with great grief.

"Our royal family, our government, they have shed their cloak of mercy and shown their murderous side!

It pains me to look at the compatriots and innocent citizens who are being massacred by the Royal Guard."

"Down with Austria! Down with the Habsburgs! We're going to save our people! Long live Germany! ”

Lieutenant General Morka's cronies were very cooperative and shouted very loudly, but there were still some people who thought it was incredible, they were just low-level nobles, and they didn't think about rebellion or anything like that.

But with Lieutenant General Morka and his cronies present, this part of the population can only remain silent.

Lieutenant General Morka still expects this group of people to work hard, and naturally he can't allow the existence of wall grass.

"Just now I received an order from Emperor Ferdinand I, who asked me to kill all the nobles in the city.

My conscience prevents me from carrying out such crazy orders."

The range of nobles without titles is large, and those who are hereditary nobles usually do not have hereditary titles.

"Down with Austria! Capture Ferdinand I alive! ”

The sword was already hanging on his head, and at this time, when he heard the demagogy of Lieutenant General Morka's men, those people also had to join Lieutenant General Morka's team, and shouted slogans with it.

Threats and fears alone cannot fully motivate people, and Lieutenant General Morka knows this.

So Lieutenant General Morka promised that if he captured the Hofburg Palace, he would be able to sack the centuries-old palace.

(End of chapter)