Chapter 395

In Venice, the senior executives of the Hungarian independence organization gathered to make the final preparations for the uprising. No, to be exact, they were making the final preparations for their escape.

After all, fame and fortune were unavoidable in this world.

"Profit" Stephen and the others had already earned enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. The most important thing now was to protect their reputation.

Others could be traitors, but the senior executives of the independent organizations could not be traitors, or rather, they could not let anyone know that they were traitors.

Otherwise, how could the Americans, who had contributed money and effort, let them go? Now that their family businesses were in America, the missionaries could run, but the churches could not.

Stephen said, "The ship has been booked. Once the uprising fails, we will immediately go to Albania, then enter Greece by land, then go to Asia from the Persian Gulf via the Osman Empire, then take a ship to San Francisco via Japan. "

Somra was puzzled. "Mr. Stephen, why do we have to take such a big detour? The Austrians have already promised that they will only chase us symbolically. We can go directly to America by ship. "

Stephen explained, "That's right, the Austrians promised to let us go, but what if something happens?

Letting us go is highly confidential, and the Austrian navy is active everywhere in the Mediterranean. What if we are unlucky and get caught?

To reduce the risk, we have to take a detour. From Venice, we will take an unnoticed fishing boat to the The Balkans and leave through the area where the Austrians cannot reach. That is the best choice. "

In order to act more realistically, Stephen was also doing his best. They could not let their underlings be unlucky, and the bosses were fine. They had to at least act like they were fleeing in panic.

Paul echoed, "Mr. Stephen is right. We must be cautious at this time. It might not be a good idea to return to America as soon as possible. The Civil War is coming to an end.

If the federal government wins, it will be fine, but if they lose the war, they will need the intervention of other countries to preserve their power.

In that case, the Lincoln government will most likely hand over our revolutionary organizations in order to ask for help from other countries.

For safety's sake, it's best to return to America after everything is over. "

Everyone's expression changed. If the Americans really gave in to the European countries and handed over all the members of the revolutionary organizations, their businesses in America would all be gone.

Seeing that everyone was worried, Stephen comforted them. "Don't worry, as long as we are still wanted, no one will dare touch your businesses."

No one dared to rob a fugitive's money. This meant that they would not be able to spend it.

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Otko, the rising star of the Hungarian independence organization. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, participated in the Civil War, and served as a battalion commander.

On the battlefield, he was famous for his courage to fight and kill. The leaders of the Hungarian independence organization were all men of high morals who did not care about fame and fortune, so the important task of directing the uprising in Venice fell to him.

Looking at the thousands of soldiers under his command, Oteko was in high spirits. The only pity was the lack of weapons, for the sake of safety, according to Mr. Stephen.

After all, this was the territory of the Austrians. If there were thousands of armed men, the local garrison would have rushed over.

Oteko felt that it made sense. Austria's system was very strict. Although there was no complete ban on guns, there were still a large number of guns among the people, but most of them were hunting rifles.

Firearms of the firearms of firearms of their own., he said, he didn 'of Gun.

Not everyone could get a permit. At least, none of them met the requirements.

It was very easy to buy a gun in Austria. There were more than ten gun shops in Venice that sold cannons. It was a colonial empire. How could the colonial teams survive without weapons and equipment?

Weapons were easy to buy, but ammunition was not.

If it was for colonization, he could buy as many as he wanted. If he wanted to use it in Austria, he could only apply for bullets at the local police station with a gun license.

The government cracked down on the illegal manufacture of weapons and ammunition. The police had the right to kill anyone who traded arms in the black market.

Over time, everyone got used to it. If they wanted to play with weapons, they could go to the hunting ground or the club. As long as they had money, they could play with cannons.

There was no need to go to the black market. If they were treated as arms dealers, there would be no one to blame.

Without a market, there would be no buying and selling.

It was impossible to buy enough weapons and ammunition for thousands of people. Therefore, Otko, the commander-in-chief of the rebellion, only had ten guns, including eight shotguns and two old revolvers.

They were all sponsored by the local Italians. There was no way to get more. They could only wait for the uprising to break out and seize them from the enemy.

On February 1st, 1865, in the headquarters of the rebellion, a few high-spirited young men were making a battle plan.

Don't underestimate them just because they were young. They were the few military talents in the Hungarian independence organization. Most of them had participated in the Civil War.

If the situation wasn't critical, the Federal Army wouldn't have let them go. Everyone knew how much the Americans lacked officers.

Otko opened a sketch and said, "This is the information provided by Mr. Amko. Although guns are allowed in Austria, the control of ammunition is very strict.

All the weapons and equipment stores don't have ammunition. Only the hunting ground, the gun club, the police station, and the local garrison have enough ammunition.

There's no need to worry about the garrison. With the guns we have, we'll probably be suppressed before we even reach their gates.

The hunting ground is far from the city. We can't run dozens of miles away to seize weapons and then rush back to start the uprising.

The gun club doesn't have a lot of ammunition. Their ammunition comes from the police station and is replenished every two or three days. That can't meet our needs.

If we want the uprising to succeed, we have to take the police station and seize enough ammunition. "

Speaking of this, Otec was very depressed. The ammunition depot in Venice was actually next to the naval base. It was impossible to take it.

Or rather, even if they did, it would be useless. Within the range of the naval artillery, they would be finished before they could move the ammunition.

"Venice isn't suitable for an uprising. We have to go by boat when we go out. These small boats can't make use of our manpower advantage.

It's almost impossible to take the police station with the guns we have. Even the northern branch with the least number of people isn't something we can take.

Besides, these Italian mercenaries can't be relied on. If something happens, they're likely to scatter and flee. "

The young man who objected was called Taft. He had also participated in the Civil War and had some military knowledge.

However, he was too upright and had always been marginalized in the revolutionary organization. If it wasn't for the importance of this uprising and his military ability, there wouldn't be a place for him in the headquarters.

Otko patiently explained, "From a military point of view, Venice is indeed not suitable for an uprising. Even if we occupy this place, this city on the water is still under the threat of the Austrian navy.

But we have to do this politically. The military has to serve the political. To achieve a shocking effect, the organization decided to launch an uprising in Milan and Venice at the same time.

Once the revolution in these two cities is successful, then Lombardy and Venetia will be shaken. The entire Austrian Regions of Italy will respond to us.

We'll use the independence of the Regions of Italy to attract the attention of the Government of Vienna and provide cover for the uprising in Hungary.

The Austrians won't be able to bombard Venice the moment the uprising begins. This is our opportunity. As long as we make use of this time difference to form a revolutionary army, we can burn the flames of war to the inland areas.

The more momentum we create in the Regions of Italy, the higher the success rate of our uprising in Hungary. So, from the beginning, this uprising has no strategic goal.

We just need to create more noise, stir up chaos in the Venetian region, and bring more people into the rebel army. Winning or losing is not important at all. Even if the uprising fails, the ones who die will be Italians. "

Everyone was very satisfied with this explanation. They grew up in the United States, so they were naturally influenced to think that politics was more important than military affairs.

Little did they know that before seizing power, the order was reversed. Only when the military victory was achieved first would there be room to play in politics.

The last sentence about the uprising failing and the ones who die will be Italians left Taft speechless.

Stephen didn't order them to fight to the end. From the beginning, he told them that causing trouble in the Regions of Italy was just a diversion to provide cover for the uprising in Hungary.

As long as the momentum was created and the enemy's attention was attracted, the ultimate outcome of the uprising wasn't within the organization's consideration.

It was almost as if he was telling them that if the uprising failed, they would run away. The Italian mercenaries could be used as sacrificial pawns.

Otherwise, Otko wouldn't have been so relaxed. Wasn't it foolish to expect a bunch of rabble to overthrow Austria's rule in the region?