Chapter 25: First Steps to Saving Austria

  Chapter 25 The First Step to Saving Austria

The weather in Vienna in January 1848 was exceptionally cold, and the snow and ice had not yet melted.

The cold wind on his face, Franz shivered, the noble officers behind him were even worse, and many of them were already freezing and shivering.

If Franz was not also on the training ground, they would have run back to the house to warm up.

There was no way, the honor of the nobles did not allow them to retreat at this time.

Lieutenant General Albrecht, who was in charge of the training, revealed a satisfied smile, he didn’t expect Franz to use this method to get this group of veteran soldiers to participate in the training.

Icy weather was the most important time to hone one’s will. Franz knew that Austria’s peaceful days were coming to an end, once the March Revolution broke out, what was the safest place to be?

Without a doubt, it was the barracks!

Whether it was to suppress a rebellion or to run away, staying in the army was safer than being in the palace.

Behind this group of noble officers, is Franz’s team, although counting on them how to see how unreliable, but always have to try is not it?

When discovering that your teammates suck, don’t panic, don’t fear, in fact, your enemy sucks even more!

This is Franz’s bottom line, no matter how bad the city defense army is, it’s still an army, isn’t it?

The enemy he had to face wasn’t a world power, it wasn’t even an army. If the enemy could have a gun in his hand, then he would lose!

“Attention!”

“Everyone run around the training ground, those who fail to complete the task will not have food this morning!”

Albrecht coldly issued the order, and under the cold wind speculation, many people on the field had a shiver in their hearts.

This training ground is not small, a circle down is more than ten miles, for these pampered nobles, it is really too difficult for people.

Do not wait for them to refuse, Franz already in front of the lead run, no way can only bite the teeth to follow.

Who asked their family to boast about it? Long before the training started, Franz had already feasted on these officers.

After a few glasses of wine, each one forgot what kind of goods they were. Without even thinking about it, they agreed to the request made by Franz.

Now well, accompanied by the Crown Prince to carry out training, who wimped out who is a grandson, for the honor of the nobility, they must hold on.

Otherwise, prepare to become the laughing stock of the noble circle! It’s okay to not keep your word, but it also depends on who the object is ah?

Many people are waiting for Franz to be unable to stand it, so they can take the opportunity to ask for a reduction in training intensity. In other words, the face of the Crown Prince can be taken care of, and they do not have to follow the suffering.

Obviously, the final result of the crowd disappointed, Franz this body is from childhood exercise to big, this dozen miles, he is still run down.

Breakfast began, Franz and the noble officers who had already finished running ate bread, drank milk, and quietly looked at the large force that was still moving at turtle speed.

When they saw people fainting and being carried down to be treated, they didn’t forget to point their fingers, as if these people were a disgrace to the nobility, so that the rest of them wouldn’t dare to follow suit so easily.

Everyone wanted face, and no one was willing to admit that they were trash in full view of everyone.

Besides, Franz didn’t look for everyone, most of those who participated in this training were teenagers in their late teens and early twenties, and the old greasers were naturally not among them.

In Franz’s opinion, these middle-aged teenagers can still be salvaged, cultivated a little bit may also be able to become the backbone of the Austrian Empire.

The old oil even if, those people again how to cultivate, can not change the nature of the empire moths, the stronger the ability to harm instead of the greater.

Watching the last officer run, Franz did not laugh, but applauded.

“Grand Duke, they performed so poorly, why are you applauding?” A nearby officer asked very cooperatively

Franz said with a clear conscience, “No, their performance wasn’t bad, although the process was a bit convoluted, they still insisted on completing the mission, this is a qualified soldier, of course the personal physical fitness still needs to be strengthened!”

Hearing this, the faces of the crowd immediately turned cloudy, that’s right they completed the mission and did not disgrace themselves.

One by one, they consoled themselves, soldiers, to fulfill the order as the first element, the process is a little bit twisted for fear of what?

Franz is not stupid, how could he intentionally demoralize everyone? Don’t look at this group of nobles is not good, in fact, their bottom is not bad at all.

From a young age are receiving military education, under the ears and eyes, professional quality than the vast majority of people are stronger, only the back of no one to urge, only slowly become a dude.

To save the Austrian Empire, first of all, we must save the next generation of Austrian aristocrats, only this group of people up, the empire can really be strong.

In fact, Franz has long wanted to enter the army, but unfortunately because the age is too small, now are not even 18 years old, if not the outbreak of the January Revolution, he has no reason to convince his family.

Looking at this group of easily fooled teenagers in front of him, he knew that the road of conditioning was a long way to go.

Right now the time is already too late, only to be able to make do with what you have, I think a short-term raid to deal with a group of rabble will probably be able to work, right?

With the Labor Protection Act underpinning it, the masses of toiling people shouldn’t be dead set against the government, right?

Historically, the March Revolution in Vienna was able to be dismantled by political means. It was only after the May Revolution broke out later that the government couldn’t control the field and made a strategic turnaround.

“Assemble!”

Albrecht’s serious voice rang out, and the officers who were resting, dragging their tired bodies, slowly lined up in formation order.

Looking at Albrecht’s angry, ironic face, Franz knew that this general felt that his men had disgraced him.

The queue is neat, but the spirit, Franz recalled the military training in the university, each one is like a frosted eggplant.

Suddenly Albrecht’s mouth smiled slightly, and Franz knew that someone was going to have bad luck.

Only to see Albrecht holding a baton, walked down from above, a miserable scream came from behind.

Franz turned around out of habit, only to see a fat man lying very comically on the ground, and if he looked closely he would see a footprint behind his ass.

“What are you looking at!”

Albrecht’s icy voice rang out, and the crowd hastily withdrew their gazes. This time everyone was much more spirited, with one chicken, no one wanted to be the second one.

Even so, from time to time, there were still screams ringing out, and Albrecht waved his baton, looking at the ones that were not standardized to take a hit and help correct the mistakes.

There is no way, the noble officers are all veteran soldiers, except for Albrecht, the master commander status is high enough, other instructors do not have the guts to move them.

Now is a rare opportunity, miss this time, want to find their people inside the barracks are not easy.

(End of this chapter)