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

Chapter 1304 The oriole is behind
The scene Cabrera saw was even more desperate, and he did not give up in the initial moment.

The walls of Puertoliano were inherited from ancient Rome, with an average thickness of an astonishing three meters. Although this is still a big gap compared to the five meters of Constantinople, it still gave Cabrera some comfort.

However, when the Austrian Empire's army gradually deployed, Cabrera felt fear. Just by visual observation, he knew that the number of troops of the Austrian Empire would not be less than 30,000.

Moreover, there were more soldiers coming from the rear, and there were also a lot of artillery. However, compared with the artillery, what Cabrera was really afraid of were the rocket launchers and the rising airships.

A quarter of an hour later, the Austrian Empire's envoy came to the gate and read the declaration of war. Half an hour later, the Austrian army's artillery began test firing.

At first, Cabrera lay on the city wall and watched the enemy's artillery test firing with great interest. With his many years of military experience, he knew that it was absolutely safe at this distance.

Big guns and big ships are boys' dreams, and men like them too.

However, as the gunner pulled the fuse, a dull bang broke the silence of the battlefield, a large amount of flames and thick smoke spewed out of the muzzle, and a cannonball dragged a long trail straight towards the city wall where Cabrera was.

The city wall shook due to the huge impact force, and gravel and dirt flew everywhere. Cabrera fell to the ground, and the soldiers around him became even more embarrassed. Some were even frightened to the point of convulsions.

"Fight back! Fight back!"

Cabrera's roar was heartbreaking, and he felt that he must have misjudged the distance. The artillery on the top of his own city began to roar, and Cabrera quickly took out a telescope to look.

The result made him break out in a cold sweat, as none of the Spanish Republican Army's artillery shells could hit the artillery positions of the Austrian Empire.

"Keep firing! Don't stop! Have you sent out the carrier pigeons to ask for help from the friendly forces around you?"

"There are three groups of messengers, and two groups of carrier pigeons have been released."

The adjutant beside him answered.

"Call for help from Toledo! Tell Ferrante Duval that we are finished and neither is he!"

"Yes!"

"Tell the brothers, if we can hold on for two weeks, we can completely wipe out the main force of the Austrian Empire!"

"Yes!"

Suddenly, there was a crisp cracking sound, followed by the sound of air exploding. A ball of fire fell on a soldier, followed by a heart-wrenching scream.

The white flames were extremely dazzling, emitting a pungent stench and thick white smoke. The flesh and blood and even bones of the victims were dissolving bit by bit. The scene was so nauseating that one could not help but feel sick.

Cabrera looked up and saw that it was the Austrian Empire's airship. Countless bottles reflecting white light in the sun were dropped, and screams were heard all around.

This time Cabrera finally felt fear. He immediately left the city wall and the front line, preparing to take a carriage back to the Governor's Palace.

Then Cabrera saw a strange scene. A middle-aged man came to his carriage with a big wooden barrel and a smile on his face.

The guard beside the carriage was about to drive the man away, but the man lit a match and smiled strangely. There was a loud bang, and the carriage and the man turned into pieces.

Cabrera suddenly remembered the man, who used to be the owner of a grain store. Why did he say "before"?

Because the man couldn't pay the tax, the grain store was confiscated. At this time, the grain store was already owned by Cabrera. But it didn't matter. Cabrera just wanted to escape back to his nest as soon as possible.
However, he met many old acquaintances along the way, including the son of the clothing store owner, the innkeeper's family, pedestrians he had knocked down on horseback, and a prostitute with whom he had a brief relationship.
After escaping one thrilling assassination attempt after another, Cabrera finally returned to his lair and began to think about countermeasures.

Although the chances are slim, he must figure it out, otherwise the only outcome waiting for him is death.

In fact, we are far from the end of our rope. As long as Puertoliano can hold out for a week, the surrounding troops will rush to support us. In just two weeks, our troops will be able to complete the counter-encirclement. By then, we can cooperate with the outside forces.
"The walls are falling! The Austrians are coming in!"

Someone was shouting in panic, and the next second a gunshot rang out, and the person who was shot fell to the ground.

"Cabrera is here! Kill him before the Austrians get here!"

Cabrera's mind snapped.

In fact, the trial system of the Austrian Empire often resulted in people being imprisoned in the absence of sufficient evidence, pending further evidence before being tried again.

Some people were indeed wronged, or their crimes were not so serious, or they still had value for some reason, which made the Spaniards feel that this procedure was not straightforward enough, so they had to resort to lynching.

After all, no one could kill someone in front of a military judge of the Austrian Empire unless that person didn't want to live either.

The city walls collapsed, the gates were broken, and everywhere there were fleeing defenders, as well as resistance forces and guerrillas who took advantage of the chaos to attack.

Most of the Governor's Guards, who had been so glorious in the past, had fled at this time, and the remaining ones were simply unable to stop the revenge army coming from all directions.

The remaining guards were quickly wiped out, and those who came for revenge were still not satisfied, so they dragged the bodies of the Governor's guards through the streets and paraded them.

Naturally, they would not let Cabrera himself go.

But when the angry crowd rushed into Cabrera's office, Cabrera took out a warrant with the ink still wet, in which he ordered the pardon of all the crimes.

Cabrera hugged the leader of the resistance organization, kissed him and laughed.

But the Avengers did not intend to let him go. They cut off Cabrera's head, impaled his body upside down on a wooden stake, and finally pressed his head on the tip of the stake.

The victorious avengers placed Cabrera's body on a parade float, dragged behind by his generals and city officials.

The situation in other cities on the border was similar. The Austrian Empire's comprehensive counterattack was swift and efficient.

At the same time, the French army was busy clearing the rubble on the road, and Ferrante Doyle in Toledo was somewhat incredulous.

You know, although the border area is not large, the military force there is much larger than the one actually controlled by Ferrante Duval.

Marshal Cabrera was famous for his military prowess, and Ferrante Duval thought that at worst he would be able to fight the Austrians to a draw.

However, the war had just begun, and before the French reinforcements arrived, Cabrera's army was doomed.

At this moment, Ferrante Doyle only wanted to say one thing.

"Lord Palmerston, I beg you to save me."

"Don't worry! The British Empire will never be stingy in helping its friends."