Chapter 384: Failed Uprising
Chapter 374 – Failed Uprising
On February 15, 1865, the “insurrectionists” who did not know that they had been betrayed, launched an armed uprising according to the plan, and the beacons were lit in Milan and Venice at the same time.
Led by the backbone of the Hungarian Independence Organization, a group of Italian mercenaries confusedly became rebels, and launched an attack on the Austrian government.
In Venice, the insurgents, who were attacking the police station, were met by the policemen. In this era of rebellion, it is not just a matter of having more people, you must also have guns.
Unfortunately, the few guns in the hands of the Hungarian Independence Organization were not enough, while in the police station there were more than a hundred armed policemen on standby.
Taft panicked and said, “Otko, the situation is not right. The enemy is prepared, the raid has failed, retreat immediately.”
Looking at the boxed-in daredevils, Otko knew it was over. Don’t look at the fact that there were quite a few of them, but their fighting ability was crummy.
Imagine a bunch of insurgents with cold weapons facing heavily armed police, the end result speaks for itself.
Besides, these Italian mercenaries were just being held hostage into the battlefield, and had no awareness of bleeding and dying for the revolution.
Otko said with a panicked look, “It must be that the news has been leaked, immediately disperse and break out, run away one by one.”
From the leaders of the independent organizations down to the enthusiastic masses who received the letters, they were all betraying them. In just over a month’s time, the Venice Police Department and City Hall had received more than three digits of real-name reports, so how could the uprising have succeeded?
Otko’s decision was not wrong, realizing that after the failure, an immediate dispersal and breakout was the best option. If they resisted, they would be wiped out, but if they spread out, they might be able to get away with a few.
Unfortunately, this was Venice, and as a city on the water, their means of transportation was not carriages, but boats.
By the time Otko gave the order to break out, the insurgents were already in disarray. The sirens rose up, interspersed with the roar of steam engines, and the water police came over.
What to do when an ordinary boat meets a gunboat?
Running was impossible, and these small gunboats were not something they could handle. The insurgents had no artillery and even few guns.
The smart people chose to land on the shore at the first time, using the surrounding buildings to break out to have a chance of survival. Individuals who are gifted have already jumped into the water, ready to break out of the water.
This is entirely dependent on luck, not the protagonist do not try. Rush to the water police directly on the water to kill, anyway, Austria on the rebels have not asked to catch the live.
Trying to swim away is simply the way to death. Unless you can stay out of the water, you won’t be able to escape the pursuit.
Taft was a smart man, and at the first opportunity, he took his own people in that boat and docked at the next building not far away, abandoning the boat and fleeing.
“Bang Bang Bang ……”
Gunshots rang out one after another, and the sharpshooters lurking on the surrounding buildings began to make their presence felt. Taft and the others, who had just landed, were immediately met with a head-on attack.
The gunfire was getting denser and messier, proving that it couldn’t all be Austrian regulars. After all, many years earlier, Austria had standardized the caliber of its rifles.
This kind of universal-made gunfire, there is only one explanation for the local residents to hit them black.
There was nothing to be surprised about, from the moment they tried to dock, the two sides were on opposite sides. Wouldn’t it be bad if they let the rebels into their homes and take on the police?
The rebels were on the downside and doomed now anyway, and helping the government put down the rebellion might even earn them merit after the war.
This is also bullying Taft and the others for not having guns in their hands, people are not afraid of them at all. The Venice area is the least short of mixing overseas, most of these sea runners have guns in their hands.
Guns were an essential part of overseas colonization and trade in this era, and it was much easier for them to apply for a gun permit than ordinary people. After all, overseas is not like at home, and fists are often more persuasive than reason.
Guns were heroes’ guts, and many people thought that the opportunity to perform had come. Even if the battle merit gained was small, there was always no problem exchanging it for a reward after the war.
The bullets received at the police station were all numbered and documented, and the enthusiastic crowd was not at all worried that the fruits of war would be gobbled up.
Taft’s face was pale, he had just been accidentally hit in the knee, and his right leg was already ruined.
Gritting his teeth, he said, “Don’t mind me, you guys run away, run away one by one.”
The Italian people’s revolutionary fervor was something they couldn’t experience anymore, they encountered hitmen, and originally counted on running away under the cover of the local people.
Reality told Otko that the propaganda slogans were all lies. Not everyone wanted a revolution, let alone one led by Hungarians.
Regional blackness is present in many places, and the Hungarian region was small countryside compared to the bustling Venice area, where many Italians looked down on the Hungarians.
How is it possible to get them to put their lives on the line to help the Hungarian Independence Organization?
Even though most of the insurgents were Italians, such fraudulent mercenaries did not represent public opinion, and the local population told them in practice – they were not welcome.
As the gunboats approached, the Italian mercenaries surrendered in a very ungentlemanly manner. No matter how much the commanders of the Hungarian independence organization tried to persuade them, it was of no use.
Babatov was one of the mercenaries, and now he gnashed his teeth viciously at this group of revolutionaries. It was clear that we had agreed to go overseas to open up colonies and make a fortune together, but in the end this bunch of fuckers actually wanted to revolt against Austria.
If he knew that the mercenaries were a Hungarian independence organization, he would never have participated. Now that he was directly pitted, it was too difficult to get out.
In order to take revenge on these bastards, Babatov decided to surrender, and by the way, tied up the small leader of the Hungarian Independence Organization planted on the ship, and used it as a token of surrender.
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In the city of Milan, the city guards of the Kingdom of Lombardy had surrounded the rebels. This was, after all, the capital of the Kingdom of Lombardy, with a heavy military presence.
In order to suppress the rebellion as soon as possible, the Lombardy government had also made sufficient preparations. However, the king didn’t have the backbone to let the city guards suppress it in the first place.
The trapped rebels are clearly out of shape, even if they want to fight for their lives, it’s now cold weapons VS hot weapons, this battle can’t be fought at all.
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Port of Venice, one of the leaders of the Hungarian Independence Organization Paul urged, “Come on, Stephen. There’s no point in focusing so much on an uprising that’s already started by this time and is doomed to fail.”
Stephen smiled bitterly and said, “We can’t leave now, the time is not ripe. Leaving at this time, if word gets out, how can we hold our heads up for the rest of our lives?”
Paul nodded, running away when the outcome of the uprising was uncertain, the reputation of cowardice was going to be with them for the rest of their lives.
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