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

Chapter 1179 As expected
"Sympathy? I'm afraid you're just gloating. If the Pillai family doesn't fall, then their family will still have the mining rights to the copper mine for at least 30 years."

Baron Gregerridge mocked mercilessly, which shocked the middle-aged men in fancy clothes again. There was no doubt that the other party knew all about their activities. The feeling of having their cards seen through was very painful for them.

In fact, Count Stadion had previously investigated the cities along the Galician Legion's route, and with his intelligence it was not difficult for him to guess the whole story.

On the other hand, Franz was well aware that knowing both yourself and the enemy would ensure victory in every battle, so he never stopped his reconnaissance of the Hungarian-occupied areas.

The state apparatus of the Austrian Empire was obviously much stronger than the power that Count Stadion could mobilize personally. There was no need to guess about the former. They could be sure that it was the betrayal of the local family in Košice that led to the tragic deaths of the Pillai family and the anti-Hungarian heroes in the city.

If it weren't for these traitors, the rebels would not have been completely wiped out, and the Pillai family would not have been retaliated by the Magyars and almost exterminated.

Baron Gregerridge was indeed not a monster who could see through people's hearts, but after learning this information, it was not difficult for him to make the right choice.

"Surrender is not an option for you traitors."

"What? You can't do that!"

Several middle-aged men in fancy clothes finally began to panic. They did not expect things to turn out like this. After all, they were just following tradition and fighting for their own interests at the right time.

It's always been like this
Shouldn't the Habsburgs show mercy at this time?
Shouldn't the stupid and greedy soldiers bargain with themselves?
It should have always been like this
At this time, the old man who had been silent for a long time sneered twice.

"Idiot! This is the true face of the Austrian Empire! Only war and killing can win their respect just like the French!"

Several middle-aged men in fancy clothes finally noticed the difference.

"That's right! It's you!"

"Fuck your Czech nationalism! We are Slovaks!"

"Kill him!"

"How dare you!"

Behind Baron Greggrich, the two groups started a fight on the spot. The fight between the two sides was very fierce, but Baron Greggrich didn't care about these clowns.

In fact, disintegrating local resistance and separatist forces was the basic strategy set by Franz. It can be said that the fate of the rulers of the city of Košice was doomed the moment they decided to take advantage of the situation.

Since there is a rare opportunity for civil war, Franz will naturally try his best to eradicate these stubborn problems. Some traditions should be changed.

In addition, Baron Gregory also wanted to buy time to set up artillery and get the airship into the air.

The reason for letting the airship take off was not because the city of Košice was so strong, but mainly because they were afraid that the traitors would drag ordinary people down with them.

This is not judging others by one's own standards. These so-called gentry and national leaders are definitely capable of doing such a thing. After all, they are the ones negotiating, and no one can refute them no matter what they say.

In the city of Košice.

"Residents of Košice! Take up arms! Defend our homes! The Austrians, like the Hungarians, want to take our property, our wives and daughters!

We can’t agree to that!”

Several gorgeously dressed people shouted loudly in the square in the center of the city.

"Why? Aren't the Imperial Army here to save us?"

Some people among the people who had been looking forward to it for a long time couldn't help but ask in disappointment.

"No! The Austrians are just like the Hungarians! They only want to suck our blood and eat our flesh! Take up your weapons and show them that we Czechs are not to be bullied!"

"Yes! Take up arms! Defend our homeland!"

To, who had been lying in ambush in the crowd, jumped out at this moment. "Fight for freedom!"

"For Košice!"

"Fight the Austrians!"

"Master Pekarik, Master Shktel, Master Zabavnik, please lead us to defeat the Austrians!"

People were outraged for a while, and those gentlemen looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't really want to fight the Austrian Empire to the death, let alone defeat the Austrian Empire.

Their purpose was clear from the beginning, which was to use fighting to promote peace, and to use this opportunity to send those who opposed them and disobeyed their discipline to the front line, and to use the Austrian army to eliminate dissidents.

Even if the Austrians were really crazy, they could still use the secret passages they had dug long ago to escape. The plan was perfect, but suddenly huge snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

No, those are not snowflakes, but pieces of white paper with words on the front.

"Residents of Košice, please do not die with the traitors, the Pekarik family, the Shktel family, the Zabavnik family
The above fourteen families secretly colluded with Hungarians to murder loyal officials. They are now defending the city in an attempt to establish their own separatist regime.

The Empire cannot bear to see lives destroyed, and even more so, cannot bear to see innocent people deceived by villains, so I hereby inform you."

The literate residents of Košice had already read it out, and the faces of the gentlemen on and off the stage changed drastically in an instant.

"Don't believe it, this is a conspiracy by the Austrians. They are just trying to undermine our will!"

"Hurry up and knock that monster down from the sky!"

If no one had shouted this, no one would have noticed the huge monster flying in the sky.

Everyone looked up and suddenly discovered the source of the "snowflakes".

"Help!"

"There are monsters!"

"Run!"

Not to mention the ordinary people, even the well-trained French army and the battle-hardened British army were frightened and defeated when they first saw the airship.

The crowd on Košice Square exploded, and in the chaos, some people raised their guns and shot at the steel behemoth in the sky. As a result, the gunshots triggered a larger-scale riot.

As for those words, as long as people are not stupid, no one would think that the credibility of those families in Košice can compare with the promises of the Habsburg family.

At this time, some smart people had already picked up guns, but they were not going to help the fourteen families fight against the army of the Austrian Empire.

They wanted to kill these culprits before the Austrian army launched an attack, either to protect the city, to achieve merit, or both.

The chaos in the city and the frantic escape of the people were completely within Baron Gregory's expectations. He just waited quietly for the outcome.

Two hours later, the city of Košice surrendered.

Most of the forces involved in the rebellion have surrendered or been directly eliminated. Baron Gregory gathered the captives together, preparing to hand them over to the subsequent temporary court and war tribunal for trial and public neutralization.

Vienna, Hofburg Palace.

The various armies advanced smoothly, and the people lined the streets to welcome them wherever they went. However, in this hopeless situation, the Magyars' counterattacks and retaliations became even more frenzied.

At the request of the Hungarian government, all men, whether children or the elderly, had to take up arms and fight, and even women had to join the army.