Chapter 818 Do You Believe It?

At first, when Franz heard that Frei Holose had self-immolated but not died, the former was still thinking about how to avenge the burning of his ancestral land, and whether he could avenge it.

As a result, when he saw the latter, Franz was shocked. Frei Holose's clothes were intact. Not to mention burns, this was not even a scald.

It turned out that he ran away because he felt hot and was caught by the people watching the excitement outside. There were two bruises on his face, which might have been caused by being beaten at that time.

The accompanying Colonel Monta thought that torture should be used. Burning people's ancestral homes is a very serious crime in any region and any culture. This is a very serious provocation and humiliation.

"We will stick him in front of the Eagle Castle and let the mountain eagles on the Alps deal with him. It is just right to warn those potential enemies and tell them that challenging the empire and the family will cost a price."

Colonel Monta fought a battle along the way, that is, killing an assassin with only a dagger.

At this moment, he was eager to show himself, and if the burning of the ancestral house happened to an ordinary noble, it would be a matter of life and death. Colonel Monta felt that Franz must feel the same and hoped to strike the enemy in the most cruel way.

However, Colonel Bordeaux, an attendant on the side, felt that Franz would not be so reckless in his usual way of handling things.

"As the leader of the rebels, Frei Holose must be as guilty as the Swiss local officials we met before. We may be able to hand over this power to the people as usual and try him before he dies, just like we did in Poland before.

However, for safety reasons, such unforgivable people are often very powerful in the local area. In order to prevent secondary harm to the people, I suggest cutting off his tongue or putting a cage on him so that he can't 'hurt people with bad words'."

Franz touched his chin. He was surprised that Bordeaux could say such words. It seemed that he had really made progress.

As for Colonel Monta's feelings, Franz could hardly empathize with them, and his approach was really too ill-considered. Using torture is fun, but what will historians and the media say?

The prosperity of the powerful Austrian Habsburg family is not a big problem, and it can even be said to be a representative of bravery and blood, but what about when it is on the decline or encounters setbacks?

I am afraid that those who praise it at this time will only jump out to add insult to injury at the first time.

Bordeaux's method is good, and Franz did the same thing before. It can achieve the goal and throw the pot away.

But the situation at this time is different. If someone bullies you and you still have no emotions, you will not be regarded as unfathomable, but will only be regarded as a joke after dinner.

However, Franz will still not deal with him personally, because there are more efficient ways to deal with it.

In fact, Franz still has another person in his hand, that is former President Joseph Löwy, who was sent by the French.

Joseph Löwy and Frei Holosai are really brothers in distress. The latter attempted to burn himself, and the former successfully sold out his country and fled.

Louis Philippe probably didn't want to pay the 20 million francs, and he also wanted to show goodwill to the Austrian side. After all, the power of the two sides had reversed at that time.

In fact, the French did this for another reason, that is, they hoped to get rid of Joseph Loy with the help of the Austrian Empire.

The advantage of doing this is that they don't have to bear the infamy, which makes it easier for them to wash away the image of invaders and make France look more like a protector.

This trick is really powerful. If the Austrian side directly executed Joseph Loy, then the Austrian side would be very happy, but in the eyes of Joseph Loy's supporters and ordinary Swiss people who don't know the truth, it would be completely the opposite.

But if Joseph Loy is not executed or the punishment is too light, it will cause endless harm and leave a weak image.

This dilemma is exactly what the French want to see, but Franz does not intend to wander around in the other party's thinking trap.

Joseph Loy, a failed patriot, has been captured for only more than ten days, and his blond hair has turned gray.

"Hello, Mr. Joseph Loy."

Franz said very politely.

Joseph Roy smiled and looked at Franz.

"Are you the Archduke who will inherit the Austrian throne? Is Switzerland such a big threat to you? The Habsburg family actually sent two Archdukes.

That's right! Switzerland lost this time when we fought against you. Haha! We lost everything this time!

But we have to admit that Archduke Karl is really powerful. He defeated our 200,000 troops with only 40,000 people.

If we Switzerland also had a Napoleon, maybe we could even fight to Vienna."

Joseph Roy said to himself. In fact, he wanted to take the initiative in speaking, but Franz had no other purpose for this trip, so he followed the other party.

"In fact, strictly speaking, your soldiers cannot be called soldiers at all. The battle between the two sides is still stuck in the last century.

Due to other reasons, the casualties are at least three times the combat casualties. It is reasonable for Grandpa Karl to win against you.

As for whether there is Napoleon in Switzerland, I don't know, but General Dufour is a respectable man. If the opponent is Constantine Sigwart and Ulrich Salis, he will end the war before the European countries take action."

Historically, Dufour ended the war in 27 days, at a cost of only 78 killed and 260 injured.

Joseph Loy laughed.

"Indeed! Those two idiots Konstantin and Ulrich are actually afraid that I will break my promise and kill them. What's the use of me killing two pigs? Haha!

But don’t worry! We Switzerland will not perish! The Shinra of those days couldn't defeat us! Even Napoleon can't defeat us! It is even more impossible for Austria to defeat us!

You Austrians are indeed ferocious jackals, but don’t forget that there is a lion beside you. Now that Switzerland is gone, hungry lions will tear you apart sooner or later!

By then we, Switzerland, will be able to regain our country again! France and Austria, you will pay a bloody price for today's greed! "

"You're a pretty good politician, but everything you can think of can be thought of by others."

As Franz spoke, he took out a prepared strategic distribution map. Joseph Loy stared at the colorful new map of Switzerland for a long time and was speechless.

"Are you, Austria, going to such great lengths to go to war just for that piece of ancestral land? Just tell us that we can discuss it!"

Franz shook his head.

"Most of those who died were people loyal to the Swiss Confederation or people who were forced to be loyal to the Swiss Confederation."

Joseph Loy was speechless for a moment. Franz was right. This was a civil war in Switzerland, and of course the people who died were Swiss.

He thought for a long time and spoke again.

"I said I am a patriot, do you believe me?"