Chapter 749 Take a Gamble

But it is difficult to prevent thieves from attacking your home. Several slaves who had worked for Yasuski for decades attacked Vihliu, injuring his left hand.

Now Franz brought 5,000 people to the Yasuski Manor. If he said that he had no idea about the territory and property of the Yasuski family, Vihliu Yasuski would not believe it at all.

Thinking of this, his hands trembled and the tableware almost fell to the ground.

"This"

Vichliu Yasuski subconsciously glanced at Colonel Bordeaux, and found that the other party was staring at him, so he swallowed his saliva and said.

"I think they are a group of hopeless traitors who have completely failed the kindness of the Habsburg family. I am willing to invest 200,000 florins to help the empire quell the rebellion!"

Vichliu Yasuski gave a generous speech to scold the Polish Restoration Army and the rebellious nobles, and repeatedly drew a clear line between himself and them. Finally, he took out a military fund to express his determination.

Franz didn't know how many times he had heard such words along the way. Of course, some people said it with real thoughts, while others did it to clear the relationship, but Vihliu Jasuski was different.

At night, a carrier pigeon flapped its wings and left the Jasuski Manor. As early as three days ago, Krakow received a letter with almost the same content.

The letter contained detailed movements, troops, weapons configuration, and even logistics information of the Austrian army.

When Bem, who had just been released, saw this information, he was so surprised that he could hardly close his mouth, because hundreds of siege heavy artillery could completely raze the entire city of Krakow to the ground.

The few long-barreled 16-pound cannons of the Polish Restoration Army could not solve any problems at all, and the number of nearly 300,000 troops made Bem unable to find any chance of winning.

The Polish Restoration Army mobilized several times in Krakow, but there were more deserters than recruits. At this rate, it would take less than two months without the Austrian army taking action, and the Polish army would run away.

However, Vihliu Jasuski's letter still brought a glimmer of hope, which was definitely good news for Krakow, Poland's last hope.

Archduke Franz Joseph, the crown prince of the Austrian Empire, was a guest at Jasuski's manor. The distance between the two places could be reached within ten days if they marched quickly.

Franz's identity as the crown prince was announced on his birthday, which was a birthday gift from the family to Franz.

No one in the family opposed this matter, and the influence of Queen Anna was negligible at this time.

Ferdinand I was willing to leave the palace and live in the countryside, because in the Hofburg Palace, he was the nominal emperor anyway, and he had to listen to the ministers arguing with each other whether he wanted to or not.

He also had to agree to a lot of things that he didn't know or understand at all. Being a puppet was boring, especially when he had no personal freedom.

Archduke Franz Karl was forced by Madame Sophie to sign the abdication agreement. Although he was a little reluctant, no one wanted him to succeed to the throne, and no one would help him, because the entire Austrian Empire was calling for a monarch who could do something.

At this time, the international status of the Austrian Empire was very high, but most people felt that it could be higher. Officials, nobles, and the army all felt that the country was very strong at this time, and it was time to make achievements.

Nationalists were looking forward to the clarion call of unification. Although there were barriers between different ethnic groups, the overall trend remained unchanged.

The church was one of Franz's bases. Under Archbishop Rauscher's unremitting praise, the expectations of the people were directly raised.

The advantage was that this would provide Franz with very broad support. The disadvantage was that once he failed, or people felt that he was not worthy of the name, there would be a huge psychological gap, which would intensify social contradictions.

Franz brought 5,000 cavalry to the manor of Jasuski, but because there were too many people, he had to withdraw 2,000 people.

So at this time, he was protected by only 3,000 cavalry, and Tisovsky and Dembowski had a bold idea.

Tisovsky and Dembowski were the actual rulers in Krakow at this time, because Landre Promi mysteriously disappeared and could only be replaced by others temporarily.

Tisovsky and Dembowski were chosen by everyone. I don’t know how capable they are, but at least they can bring the scattered restorationists together again.

Tisovsky: "General Bem, can you lead an army to capture Franz Joseph alive?"

Dembowski: "It’s okay to die. This will also hit the morale of the Austrians. At least everyone’s blood will not be shed in vain. We can tell the world that Poland exists."

Tisovsky wanted to capture Franz to negotiate terms, while Dembowski wanted to fight to the death. However, Bem was in a dilemma because the two places were too far apart and there were too many variables in ten days. This military adventure was almost impossible to succeed.

Bem sighed: "Mr. Secretary of State, I don’t think this plan is actually feasible."

This is too hurtful. After all, everyone released Bem in the hope that he could bring miracles. And Bem almost denied the feasibility of all the plans of the Polish restorationists in the past few days.

In fact, this is also a kind of helplessness, because a good cook cannot cook without rice. At this time, Krakow was not enough to fight against the Austrian Empire in terms of manpower, weapons, and supplies.

Tisovsky was a little annoyed: "General Bem, can you beat the Austrians?"

"I can't."

"Can you hold Krakow?"

"I'm not sure either."

"Then what are you considering?! We still have hope if we go all out now. The other side has only 3,000 people, while we have 30,000."

"Yes! Yes!"

"Let's fight!"

"Yes! We can't defend it anyway, so why not give it a try!"

Tisovsky's words immediately aroused a response. To be honest, this feeling of waiting to die is the most uncomfortable. Staying in Krakow, you may be crushed by the Austrian army at any time, but you can't do anything about it.

At this time, they finally found an outlet for venting. This only hope immediately aroused the remaining blood in everyone.

Bem never reads people's faces. He only says what he knows.

"The troops around Franz Joseph must be the elite of the Austrian army. It is impossible to judge their combat effectiveness simply by the number of people."

Tisovsky: "Do you think we Poles are not as good as the Germans? How can we lose when ten of us fight one?"

"Yes! Mr. Tisovsky is right! We are fighting the elite!"

"What elite? Cavalry is strong in mobility. Do the Austrians dare to use one-tenth of their troops to counterattack?"

"Even cavalry is not as good as infantry when they dismount!"

"And Vihliu Yasuski is a patriot. As long as he cooperates with us, we will definitely be able to catch all the Austrians in one fell swoop. Then we can use that damn archduke as a bargaining chip!"

"Yes!"

"Send troops!"

"Send troops!"

"Send troops!"

The voices of the crowd soon overwhelmed the voice of General Bem, who wanted to say, "It would be good if half of the troops were left when we reach Dorobichi."