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

Chapter 1217 Behind the Scenes
In a short period of time, dozens of uprisings of varying sizes broke out throughout Russian Poland. The rebels were no longer limited to nobles, soldiers, overseas exiles and college students, but included a full-scale rebellion of workers, peasants and handicraftsmen.

Coupled with the large amount of weapons and ammunition flowing out of Warsaw, the Russian troops in Russian Poland immediately became stretched.

In addition, the fall of Warsaw, the ruling core, also left the entire Russian Polish army in a state of leaderlessness. The Russian army was often attacked halfway while running for its life, or a fire broke out in the backyard.

The main thing is that this time the Polish rebels did not concentrate in big cities waiting for Russia to attack them, but were dispersed throughout Poland, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

However, some of the Russian army's actions brought them more enemies. Unable to distinguish between civilians and rebels, some Russian generals followed Russian traditions.

"In the face of difficulties, the iron rod sweeps across, and as the difficulties grow, the iron rod becomes thicker."

If the Russian army cannot find the rebels, they can simply massacre the nearby village to deter them. They are very familiar with this kind of thing and they like to do it.

However, such an approach will force a rebellion even if there was no rebellion originally.

Under normal circumstances, terrorist means are indeed the most effective, but it is different now. The entire Russian Poland is in turmoil, and even the most timid people will consider more extreme means.

The result was that the Russians succeeded in offending everyone, and they did not even dare to besiege the city, because as soon as they left, the Poles would try to occupy their rear bases or cut off their supply lines.

The Russian army, which was tied up, finally fell into a passive position.
At the same time, a large number of armed personnel and unidentified caravans began to appear on the borders of Russia, Austria, and Russia, and what was even more outrageous was that there were fully armed mercenary groups waiting for business on the border.

The border guards of Prussia and Austria only conducted symbolic inspections and even turned a blind eye to some people and things.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. The border policies implemented by Russia, Prussia and Austria have always been strict entry and loose exit.

Anyone or anything that crosses the border will be strictly checked, and as for those dangerous elements who want to leave the country, it is usually too late to send them off.

Vienna, Hofburg Palace.

Franz looked at the latest intelligence sent to him. He didn't know whether to say that the Poles' national character was too strong or that the Russian rule was too bad. Maybe it was both.

Everything was going so smoothly that it seemed like it was spinning out of control.

Franz casually threw aside the pile of reports that gave him a headache, and looked at the woman next to him who was giving him an even greater headache.

At this moment, Celestina was looking at him with eyes that were both adoring and fearful, with her disordered breathing, the uncontrollable waves in her chest, and her eager and almost artificial behavior.

Everything proved that she had fallen in love, and Celestine seemed to have forgotten that Franz was the murderer of her adoptive father and the actual demise of the Yasuski family.

Franz doesn't like gambling, and he can't risk his life and property for a little profit.

Besides, the relationship between him and her was far more complicated than Celestina had imagined.

Apart from looking very similar to Ajani, Celestine's other abilities are very different and she can only serve as a middleman.

This may be related to personal experience and acquired learning, but in short, Franz was unable to entrust him with important tasks, and did not even have the ability to share the pressure with him.

Franz, on the other hand, has to waste his energy dealing with her.
As the adopted daughter of the Yasuski family, Celestina was well aware of the corruption of the Polish nobility and the struggle for power among the restorationists.

At the same time, they also deeply understood the indifference of the people and the strength of Russia. However, Franz made earth-shaking changes in the entire Russian Poland region in a blink of an eye. Those factions that had always wanted to avoid each other actually worked together, and everyone's power was integrated. The arrogant Russians were played in the palm of their hands and eventually collapsed.

But the most terrifying thing is that those people don’t know that they are being manipulated, let alone who the real mastermind is.

What Celestine didn't know was that Franz's actions were actually overdrawing the power of the Polish Restorers. After the previous defeat, the Polish Restorers actually had little remaining power.

If they were given a chance to lick their wounds, they would be able to recover in about a decade. However, the uprising at this time was an act of spending money that would not be enough for the next year. The seemingly grand uprising was just a last gasp.

Celestine didn't know Franz's purpose, and she didn't dare to know, not only because of the warnings of others, but also because she was instinctively afraid.

The feeling was so subtle that Celestine subconsciously paid attention to Franz's every move and every detail, always cautiously probing, trying to find something.

But Franz didn't care about this feeling, and he didn't like being tested, so he decided to move Celestine to another place.

There was another inconspicuous woman in Franz's study. This woman had an ordinary appearance, and her figure and clothes were equally ordinary. Even her presence was so weak that it was difficult to notice.

However, the woman in front of him was the head of the intelligence department of the Violet Knights, an important spy organization under Franz's control.

She was a Polish orphan who had been displaced since childhood until she was adopted by the Violet Knights and trained to be an excellent spy. Due to her extraordinary loyalty, she was promoted rapidly.

In fact, the Violet Knights were the descendants of Franz's Polish Restoration Army. In the early days, the entire organization was almost entirely composed of Poles, and many of them were even the widows of Polish restorationists.

They were particularly concerned about Poland's troubles, so Franz was particularly familiar with the situation in Poland, but this indirectly caused the Polish people to suffer particularly severely.

Due to different positions, it was difficult for Franz to make a choice that was truly beneficial to the Poles. After all, he was the emperor of the Austrian Empire.

But someone who grew up in Austria and was personally trained doesn't have to worry about loyalty issues.

She has no name, but also many names. People prefer to call her "the Faceless One" because almost no one can remember her face, and no one dares to say that they have really seen her face. After all, she wears a different face every time she appears.

"Now that the Polish issue has come to an end, France is our focus. Unfortunately, our base in Paris was discovered and suffered heavy losses, and the entire network may not be safe.

I need you to re-establish the intelligence network in Paris. The movements of the French are very important to us.

Please write a list of the personnel, intelligence, identities, funds, etc. required for the mission and submit it to the organization. I will do my best to meet your needs."

"As you command." The faceless man spoke in a calm tone as if he was talking about something unimportant.

However, Paris at that time was definitely a dangerous place for spies, as the Second French Republic had just carried out a comprehensive cleanup of the entire Paris.

Louis Napoleon did not play by the rules and directly used torture to extract confessions, but it must be said that such methods were indeed effective.

The intelligence of European countries in Paris has suffered varying degrees of loss, but now the main focus of each country is still on Poland, so the French actions have not been condemned too much.

(End of this chapter)