The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1171: Earth-shattering (Part )

Some people say that the Hungarians followed the example of the French and built a guillotine in the center of Budapest to execute opponents every day, and that Archduke Stefan and his family died under the guillotine.

There are more theories of torture, such as the flowering pear, the iron maiden, the torture rack, the drill, the piercing punishment, the rat punishment, the wheel punishment, and the five horses pulling a corpse apart.
There are many different opinions about the performance of Archduke Stefan's family. Some say that Archduke Stefan and his family were dragged out like dogs, wagging their tails and begging for mercy to the executioner.

Some people say that Archduke Stefan and his family faced torture without fear and went to die bravely, and even looked directly at the executioner's blade, scaring the masked executioner to death.

Some people portrayed him as a saint, striding towards the execution ground to protect the innocent, and some even said that everyone in Archduke Stefan's family gave an impassioned speech before they died.
The monarchs of various countries who had just abolished their constitutions had a surprisingly consistent attitude at this moment, and everyone wanted to eat their flesh alive.

Before the French Revolution, no one dared to touch the royal family. Even if they were defeated or committed evil deeds, they did not have to worry about their lives.

However, this iron rule was broken since the French Revolution. The execution of kings and nobles was not impossible for common people, and it even became an entertainment program at a certain period of time.

Decades after the Conference of Vienna had finally made them forget the fear in their hearts, but at this time the Hungarians once again aroused the fear in their hearts, and fear to the extreme turned into anger.

Of course, this anger was well-founded, and this confidence came from the invincible Austrian army, especially Louis Philippe and the new King of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II.

Facing the double pressure from France and Napoleon, Louis Philippe simply regarded himself as the Duke of Germany. Like his ancestor Louis Equality, he directly called himself the Duke of Alsace-Lorraine.

This made Count Chambord, who was also affiliated with the German Confederation, very ashamed, and was even criticized by the French orthodox. However, the Orleanists believed that this was the attitude of a real man who was willing to endure hardships and suffer humiliation.

Louis Philippe not only openly took sides, but even used state power to directly organize troops and labor camps to prepare to go to the Hungarian front.

In fact, this was not the first time that Louis Philippe had expressed his loyalty in this way, but before it was only in the form of a volunteer, but this time he completely disregarded his face.

In addition to Louis Philippe, the new king of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Vittorio Emanuele II, was also jumping around.

There was no other reason. The Po River Guard was always hanging over the head of the Kingdom of Sardinia. There were also nationalists, republicans, dissatisfied nobles, merchants and civilians within the Kingdom.

Coupled with the failure of the war against Austria and the impact of the French invasion, the situation that Vittorio Emanuele II faced at this time was much worse than in history.

So he took a different approach and publicly announced the confiscation of the property of the Hungarian rebels to support the great cause of the Austrian Empire.

Once this trend started, Hungarians' overseas assets across Europe were wiped out. Bank secrecy laws and neutrality laws were simply not worth mentioning in the face of huge interests.

The most outrageous thing is that among the countries that announced the confiscation of Hungarian assets, the French Second Republic was listed.
The reason why the small countries were so aggressive was, on the one hand, because it was profitable, and on the other hand, because Austria and Russia had built this powerful orthodox alliance.

Duke Uvarov's speculation was correct. Nicholas I was indeed willing to lend troops to the Austrian Empire to quell the civil war, and even the number of 300,000 troops was exactly the same.

But Franz would never accept it, because he did not want to repeat the mistakes he had suffered in history. It is true that Nicholas I hated the revolution, but Russia's attack on Hungary was not necessarily to help Austria.

In fact, many separatists have received protection from Russia. As to whether this is a coincidence or has ulterior motives, that depends on one's own opinion.

In a high-end salon in Vienna, several men of extraordinary demeanor had sad faces.

"What are the Hungarians doing?" "They are breaking the rules of the game that have been in place for thousands of years! Do they want to die?"

"Don't be so pessimistic. The French also broke through, and they almost unified Europe."

"Fuck you! Were the French's opponents the same as the Hungarians'? You still dare to speak for the Hungarians now. Do you want to be trampled to death by the tyrannical king like an ant?"

A middle-aged man with white hair stopped the quarrel between the two juniors.

"We have lost too much strength in the past year, and the Hungarians were the ones who broke the 'rules' on their own initiative.

In the past, the Habsburg family was the most "rule-abiding" family, and even a tyrannical king had to abide by the "rules".

But now the Hungarians have gone too far. It is impossible to end the civil war peacefully. The Habsburgs have to give the Hungarians a hard time even for the sake of face.

Not to mention that this is no longer just a problem for the Habsburgs and Austrians. All royal families and nobles will take this opportunity to strike back and let the covetous and the rebels know what the consequences of not following the rules are. "

The streets of Vienna were filled with anxiety and fear, and most people's first reaction to the news was disbelief.

For a long time, wars in Europe seemed to have followed certain rules, and many people did not believe that the Hungarians executed Archduke Stefan.

After all, in theory, Archduke Stefan was the king of Hungary. What the Hungarians did was tantamount to tearing off the fig leaf of the monarchy, and the charges were changed from rebellion and secession to treason, treason, and even opposition to the civilization that people knew.

Fear and anxiety soon turned into anger, and the rage that rose to the sky grew more and more like a raging wave. Almost everyone was cursing the Hungarians' crazy behavior, and something very subtle was quietly changing.

Before, most people had no idea about civil war. They felt that it was far away from them. However, the death of Archduke Stefan made them understand one truth: when the nest is overturned, no eggs can remain intact.

At this time, nationalists jumped out again. Guiding national sentiment is what they are good at.

So Hungarians became the outlet for this torrent.
People took to the streets holding up the flags of the Austrian Empire and wooden signs that read "War", singing songs improvised by musicians.

"On the banks of the Rhine and the Alps, the glory of our ancestors flows in our blood. Fearless warriors, holding spears, defend our homeland and drive out the enemy. We will never surrender."

A man who looked like a leader of the people shouted from the platform:

"My fellow Austrians! Our great empire has suffered an unprecedented insult and injury!

The Hungarians' rebellion and brutality have gone beyond our tolerance! Now is the time for us to unite and fight back! "

"Long live the Austrian Empire! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

The crowd below the stage cheered and applauded warmly from time to time.